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Anderson intelligence! PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. P. CLINKSCALES, \ EDITOBS AND G. C. LANGSTON, 1 PKOPBIETOBS ~1 ~TERMsl~ ONE YEAR.*1 50 SIX MONTHS .^_75 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1897. It is reported that the Southern ac the Seaboard Air Line railroads hai reaehed on agreement and ceased figh There is a reported wheat corner i Minneapolis and some of the exchanr. operators are talking about ;l.r wheat before many months; Democrats have no responsibility in connection -with this session < ?ongresss, further than to watch ti Republicans and keep the counti ... posted on their intentions. The South Carolina Conference hi ele?ted Rev. John 0. Willson, edite .f the Southern Christian Adwoeai for another term of four years. Th Conference could not have done bet ter. _' __ Florida expects to send 200,00 boxes of oranges North this seasoi about double the quantity shippe it last year. That, however, is but te per cent, of the yield before the grea freeze and will not count for much i tie market._ According to the latest news, th ;. Cabana are taking the ending of th war into their own hands by takin forts away from the Spaniards. Whei BO longer they need help, Mr. MoKin ley will probably recognise their in dependence, and ask the country t give him credit for.it. rn-. Bishop Capers is engaged in an im portant work for a cyclopaedia whicl is to be published in ^Atlanta, unde the direction of Gen. Clement A Brans. The bishop is to write of th* part South Carolina played in th* 'late unpleasantness," and he ii gathering material for the article. The party of New York mercbants bankers and manufacturers who hav< recently been making a tour of th< Ssuth, regard this section of th? eoontry as presenting a very inviting field for the investment of capital. - It ia believed the inspection of thest gentlemen will result in the expend? tare of considerable money in cottoi mills in the States visiteo? The man who gets through the ex ii ting business conditions-the lo? pri?e of cotton, poojr-T??llections, pool ||r" sales, the complaints and unrest oi asen, the' never-ceasing demands tc ?over the necessities of lifo-and re saainB an optimist, deserves the praise of the world. But few such men cac f.. ? %. found. The world, unfortunately? is full of pessimists whose sordid ?atures darken and turn to ugliness ?sat which might be bright and beau tiful. - * mt According to an official estimate, ?ade in the Treasury Department, the present population of the United States slightly exceeds 77,000,000. This indicates an annual increase of more than 2,000,300 sinee the last Federal census was taken, in 1890, when the total population of the country was found to be more than 62,000.000, We are now within three years of another Federal census, at which, it is reasonable to anticipate, 'the. total population of thc United ?States will exceed 80,000,000. A wagging tongue (not a wagon tongue) is many a source of annoyance to those who are forced to come in contact with it. Persons who have so much to say must necessarily run out of truth, and, ?s a rule, these travel ing phonographs in human shape sup ply the deficiency promptly. There is one thing they never allow them selves to be beguiled into, and that is saying a good thing for any one. They would rather lie on credit than tell " the truth for cash. Decent people are disgusted with their presence and will shake them at the first opportuni ty._ Messrs. Latham. Alexander & Co., of New York, have sent out carefully verified estimates of this year's cot ton crop, fixing its aggregate yield at 10,188,000 bales. These figures are based upon information received from several hundred planters and mer chants scattered about over the cot ton-growing States. With respect to the amount of cotton produced in each State the showing is as follows: Ala bama, 1,109,000 bales; Arkansas, 852, 000 bales; Florida, 66,000 bales; Georgia, 1,430,000 bales: Louisiana, 703,000 bales; Mississippi, 1,379,000 bales; North Carolina, 594,000 bales; South Carolina. 875,000 bales: Ten nessee, 395,000 ba'cs, and Texas, 2, 785,000 bales. Up to date' 5,178,084 bales of the cotton crop of 1897 have been marketed. As cwu pared with the figures for the corresponding months of preceding years thc bulle tin sent out by Messrs. Latham, Alex ander & Co., shows that 4,966,013 bales were marketed up to the same time in 1896; 3.742,476 bales up to ' ?he same time in 1895 and 5,250,954 Hp to the same time in 1894. The sugar beet industry, from re ports received by the Agricultural Department at Washington, indicates that it has proven one of thc most profitable crops that has ever been raised and placed on the market by thc American farmer. Thc factory at Rome, New York, which has recently been started demonstrates beyond doubt that the sugar beet produces as fine qualities of sugar as any now mar keted. The price paid for the beets, and the bounty paid by the State of New York on every ton, nets a very satisfactory return to the raiser. The interest manifested by the people of New York ts so great that a new plant is to opeu up at Auburn. Sugar beets are indigenous to any soil, and ere long the people throughout the country will recognize the merit and profit in this industry, and establish factories throughout the entire United States. ^ It Paid Handsomely. Editor of the Yorkville Enquirer: In your issue of December 2 I note a suggestion from the News and Courier to the effect that many people would probably be interested to know wheth er or not there was a profit in the crop of four bales whith I recently gathered from an acre of ground. At the time of writing the report, it did not occur to me but what 1 wa3 sufficiently ex plicit on this subject to enable any cotton raiser to figure the whole mat ter out for himself, and with entire satisfaction; but if you will kindly al low me the space, I will be pleased to go into further details. The crop paid me, and it paid hand somely. Here are the figures for fer tilizing: 1,033 pounds Charlotte acid....:.$6.71 433 pounds kainit. 3 24 233 pounds soluble guano.2.09 50 bushels cotton seed. 5.00 6 two-horse loads stable manure. 3.00 Total.~.$20.01 Now comes in the labor. Estimat ing the labor of a hand at 50 cents a day and that of a horse at 25 cents a day, the expense for: Work.$ G.? Picking, 4,125 pounds at 40 cents. 1G-50 Ginning./4.00 Bagging and ties.1.20 Hauling to market. ... 2.00 Total...:'.:../...$30.65 For my cotton when solcj I received an average of 6? cents per-' pound. 1,722 pounds./.$105.47 100 bus bel s of cotton s eefl, worth... 10.00 ' 9115.47 Subtract total expense. 50 69 Leaving nonprofit of..$64.78 Of course^x have left out certain expenses, including interest, etc., that are usually counted in; but these will be more than offset by the value of the fertilizer that has not yet been made available, and the calculation is 'close enough for all practical purposes. The cost of my cotton, it will be seen, was not quite 3 cents a pound. This I know is so low as to be almost be yond belief with many farmers; but, in my opinion, it is easily possible to make further reductions in the cost. Now, before I conclude, allow me to make another observation. As the result of my report already published I have been literally overwhelmed with letters asking for cotton seed and for various points of information. In regard to thc cotton seed, I will do the best I can to carry out my proposition to send a pound te all who send me 12 cents with which to pay postage; but I cannot undertake to answer all of the letters that I am receiving. This I regret very much, but positive ly I cannot spare the time. Respectfully, E. D. THOMPSON. Point, S. C., Decembers, 1897. Discrimination. A slice of the dispensary profits is divided hetween the towns and the counties. In the city of Sumter, so it is reported io the State board of con trol, the dispensary law has been fre quently violated. Therefore the pro fits of the city of Sumter are to be snspended, a constable will be sent to Sumter and he will be paid a salary ont of the profits that would otherwise go to the city treasury. In Spartanburg county recently there were violations of the dispensary law so open and common that a force of four constables camped in the neigh borhood. The profits going to Spar tanburg county were not taken away. The county was not asked to pay the expenses of this constabulary invasion. It is notorious that in certain parts of the State ''country blind tigers" are numerous. We should not bc punish ed if the liquor law is being violated in parts of Greenville county. When a blind tiger is discovered in thc country, it's all right and there is no outcry. But in the city-why. it's an outrage for which the city must be punished ! We do not believe that the country people of South Carolina approve of such discrimination. They i4demand equal rights for all and special privi leges to none," and we suspect that ?hey will resent this shameful injus tice to taxpayers merely because they dwell within the corporate precincts of a town.-Greenville News. European Anxiety AboutCnha. By a cynical coincidence the Christ mas season is being prefaced with war talk on both sides of the world. Europe is looking with anxiety at two centers of possible belligerent action -Cuba and West Africa. The impression prevails on thc other side of thc Atlantic that the United States is about to crowd Spain into abandoning Cuba. The belief over there seems to be that Spain will make intervention on our part a casus belli, and will go to war with us, ex pecting to bc defeated, but preferring, as a matter of national honor and pride, to surrender Cuba to the su perior force of thc Knited States rather than yield to the Cuban insur gents. Our people do not realize the gravi ty of the outlook from the European standpoint.-Baltimore Sun. Burglars Bagged. The Greenville News of last Saturday contained the following account of the capture of two burglar** who are wante j in this city and several other piuca* : Dock ll;cks and Ben McKinney, burg larn bi?ru to the trade, were landed in jnil yesterday by four citizens of Anderson who had been on their trail since Thurs day morning On Wednesday night a blacksmith shop in Slabtown, Anderson County, was broken into and several toola stolon. Having thus equipped themselves with tunable implements they proceeded to forcean entrance into the Rtore of W. C. Scott. They got away with a good deal ol' plunder made up of rniscellaneoUH articles, such as gloves, cologne, razors, etc. Having successfully worked the rabbit foot on Mr. Scott, they next took in an ad joining township calling itself Liberty Several stores in this place were burglariz ed and uo little merchandise was carried off. But the rascals did not stop here, they bad sipped the nectar of su;cesa and wanted more. On to Central was the cry and they did get onto that village with a vengeance The fine Ital- or, rather, Ethiopean hand of the connoispeur in matters burglarious loft its imprint in divers stores of the above named town Circumstances which need not he de tailed here pointed v?ry clearly to the (act that the aame parties who robbed the Slabtown -stores were implicated in the robberies at Liberty and Central. . The citizens aroused themselves and resolved to do some amateur detective work. W. C. Scott, who waa one of the sufferers at Slabtown, accompanied by F. Bagwell, R W. Banks and J L. Lootavy, started forth to hunt the miscreants donn. They proved themselves admirably adapted for this kind of w<>rk a 3d trailed their game to earth in short order. Yes terday about 1 o'clock they overtook the two "burglars about three miles from Greenville near the crossing of the White Horse and Dunbar bridge roads Some of. the stolen plunder was found on tbejp persons and after a little persuasion tiffey made a dean breast of the whole thh^; They were brought on to. the JWSy a'ud Jailer Cooksey has Camfortabl^lQtimiciled them under his hospitahirb roof. Mr Scott and the three gentlerrfen who assiet ed him. are hereby tendered "many thanks" for capt uri ng'uie thieves before they struck this long^ffering community. -- NeVf Ewgland is Beaten. BOSTON^ December 9.-Although Boston is the center of the cotton mill business of New England, the mer/prominently connected with the pride would have little to say concern ing the action pf the Fall River man ufacturers in voting to reduce wages, beginning January 1. The treasurer of one of the Fall River mills, who was willing to discuss the matter, said he regarded this cut as the beginning of a serious time, not only for the Fall River print mills, but for all the cot ton mills in New England. The key to the whole situation, he said, is the relative cheapness of Southern labor, which could not be better shown than hy the fact that it cost the same mill in Georgia or North Carolina 3J cents to produce a pound of material and in New England six cents. With this fact in mind it is evident that the cut of 10 per cent, is not go ing to help matters much, and the on ly thing that will do any good at pres ent will be a radical cut of say 20 or 25 per cent. This would inevitably bring on a strike, but with a cut of 10 or ll per cent., he says, there would be little likelihood of a strike, as the operatives are well acquainted with the conditions and know th.it a reduc tion of some kind is necessary. Even this would still leave a difference of about 25 per cent, in the cost of labor in favor of Southern mills, too great a difference to struggle againut success fully. . In the first place, says this treas urer, the Southern mills have every natural advantage, they have cheaper eotton and less burdensome taxation. Some of the big mills in Fall River, for instance, have a yearly payment of $10,000, $15,000 and even $20,000 in taxes to make, whereas in Georgia and North Carolina the mills are in many j instances exempted from taxation for j ten or twelve years. It is in labor, however, the great difference lies, according to thc official quoted, for the labor in the South is as good as it is here, and., taken as a whole, is about 33 percent, cheaper" The Southern laborers have had about ten years' training in mills started by experienced cotton manufacturers, and attend as many machin?is and turn out just as good work as operatives in the best New England mills. Another great advantage the South ern mills have is not being hampered by legislation. In Massachusetts the hours of laborers are limited to fifty eight a week, while in the South they arc unlimited. The only hope fer the New England mills, according to the speaker, is either in the improvement in the print cloth market or in a general evening up of conditions between the North and South. A Bungling Execution. DARLINGTON, December 10.-John Wright, colored, convicted at the Oc tober term of the murder of Clarence Byrd, white, was hanged here to-day. Extenuating circumstances induced many influential citizens from all sec tions of the County to petition Gov ernor Ellerbe for commutation of sen tence, but ail efforts failed. Wright's attorney, R. L. Dargan, did all that could be done to save him. Several trips were made to Columbia in behalf of the culprit, and three or four tele grams were sent this morning, but all efforts failed. At 12o'clock to-day he faced death, and was quiet and com posed to thc end. De was pronounc ed dead by attending physicians, and the body was placed in the jail. More than an hour later the unfortunate man was alive and breathing, and he was carried to thc gallows again, and this time he was hanged by the neck until he was dead.-News and Cou rier. - A man was charged vrlth indocent behavior in a churchyard in England be cause ho sprinkled whiskey into the opon grave of a deceased friend, but was ac quitted because it was proven that his deceased friend had especially requested ' him to do so. The dead man was a j soldier ol' bibulous habits and had mado the singular request on his death bed. Tho man who went to the funeral and shocked all present by his act bad done so meaning no barm or disrespect. - Uneasy rests tie number KG vea foo wbioh wears a number five shoe. - Advice to old bachelors who dye their hair-"Keep it dark." - A London paper records the death of a Scotch terrier who was widely known as the "Hertfordshire Collecting Bog," and which belonged to Benjamin Squire at Ware. The dog's name waa Bruin He had quite a genius for collecting money in behalf of charitable funds, ana raised large sums for the crippled chil dren's dinner in London, the Prince of Wales Hospital fund at Ware and other charitable institutions. Bruin's method of soliciting subscriptions waa to stand before his object of appeal and bark per sistently until the object produced a coin, and then the intelligent creature would promptly carry the coin in his mouth and place it in tho collecting box in his master's possession. And what is also remarkable, when he was hungry he would call at a baker's shop and deposit a coin for food. NOTICE. 3000.HIDES.3000 WANTKD AX ANDERSON TANNERY. Highest market price guaranteed if deliver ed at Tannery. No outside buyers. Dec 15,1897 25 4 STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUN_^T.^ By R. M. Bujriss, Judge of. fa&ate. WHEREAS, C. I^O'Sheala has allied to rn? to grant b-iiln Letters of Ad ministration on the "Estate and effects of Asa Lollis, deceaaef'i. . These are the*'afore to (ute and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said Asa LoUfts^ deceased, to be and appear hefort^me in Court of Probate, to beheld at Jfnderson C. H. on. the 29th day of December, 1897, after publication hereof, fk> show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 13th dav of December, 1897. R. M. BURRISS, Judge Probate. Dec 15. 1897 _2? 2 MONEY TO LOAN. IP you want to borrow money in suras of not lesss than Three Hund-ed Dol lars, at seven per cent, on improved Perm ing Lands call on us SIMPSON 6 HOOD, Attorneys, Office above County Treasurer's O ince, Valuable Plantation for Sale. THE undersigned will, on Sale?dav in January next, sell at public outcry, in tbe eily of Anderson, his Plantation, situated five mites south of the city, on the General's Road. The placo contains Si acre", about t!0 acres of which are in H high state of cultivation, and bas good dwelling house and all nece-sary outbuild ings. /V good patch nf rye .md four aorea of wheat, highly fertilized, have been sown Come ?nd see the place and in spect ii. It will positively be solo" r.o the highest bidder. L. D. BERRY. Dec Io, 1897 25 3 Notice of Dissolution. THE undersigned, composing the Firm of Fripp & Ligon, have this day, by mutual consent, dissolved copartnership John T. Ligou & Co having purchased the interest "of C. B. Fripp will assume all the liabilities and all indebted will make payment to J. T. Ligon ot Co. C B FRIPP, J. T. LIGON, JR. Anderson, S. C., Dec. 13, 1897. ?Having retired from the Firm of Fripp ct* Ligon I return thanks for all patronage extended by the public, and bespeak for John T. Ligon <fe ff&?. "luitimisnce of^sst favors. C. B. FRIPP. ICfQJJ^E OF FINAL SETTLEMENT -lok The undersigned, Administratrix "?i the Estate of Sarah Major, deceaied, hereby gives notic* that she will on the ?5th day of January, 1898, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from her office as Admin istratrix. MOLLIE C. SKELTON, Adra'x. Dec 15, 1897 25 5 CONTINUES AT THE Each day some articles are cut lower. It is true that the flaming advertisements and herculean efforts put forth by some of our competitors as soon as they learned of our deter mination to close out our stock and retire from business, nas neutralized our endeavors to effect speedy sales to some ex tent. This, however, will only prolong the agony, whilst we candidly admit it is to our loss and hurt pecuniarily, our op ponents may not fare any better, though we wish them we*. We knew whei^-w* began to wind up at so unfavorable a time that it would require sacrifices of values, but it is em greater than we anticipated. If we rea^ia? 75c. on the dollar, based on first cost of our Goods, our present expectations wftl be more than realized. - But we are going to sell, and will name prices regardless of cost and consequences that will move our stock. We st?L offer greatest bargains in the Goods we have most of. Fer instance, we have more than TWO CAR LOADS MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS Of the best makes and shapes, and you ought to see the prices on them. We offer many Bargains in SHOES, especially in the finer grades. In the better quality of IFS ii BOIS' CLOTHING ol F?IISHES, The slaughter is tremendous. In Ladies' Fine Dress Goods, Trimmings, White Goods, Laces, Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Gloves, Etc., We are prepared to make glad the heart of bargain hunters. Ii ie, New, Sly! lien, lions Especially, Mrs. Gardner will make prices that will astonish any lady who appreciates nice headwear. We have five times ie? much Millinery. It will pay any one who knows how money comes and appreciates the purchasing value of a dollar to come in aa? ask to see the lines we offer greatest inducements on. To make a long story short, our prices throughout will discount five-cent cotton. We may sell out iii bulk any day, so THE SOONER YOU COME THE BETTER. A word to the wise is sufficient. Yours in earnest, Manager, We are always reaching out for more Trade, and making bids for new customers. By Offering Inducements Which we KNOW will attract them. THEY arc not special inducements in the strictest sense of the word, but the attraction consists in our offering the best aud most reliable Merchandise at the Lowest Prioea. We do this every day, not once every two or three months, and the inducement to trade with us is not because we mark one line of Goods below cost and charge double profit for another, but because everything we sell is at a Uniformly Low F^ioe. We conduct our business on strictly honorable linea, ?ad offer only reliable Merchandise. We do not buy everylhing that ia offered us, but chooae such Goods aa are beet adapted to the wants of our trade, and Goods that we can recom mend to you with absolute confidence. While the season, so far, has been rather unpropitious tor SHOE SALES, It has now reached the stage when it will bc absolutely ne cessary for you to provide against the rigorous weather by being properly shod. We can lit any style of foot with any style of Shoe at any kind of price, aud assure you that you will be protected against any kind of weather. We have new idiots arriving every week ; don't buy all at oue time, but keep them coming fresh from the factory, and you can know that you are getting something just out of the works when buying from us. Just come in and let us figure with you for all of the Shoes you will need for yourself aud fam ily this Winter, and see if we cau't make it greatly to you? interest fe) buy from us. We have some excellent articles in Heavy Underwear Which we know will interest you in price. You will need something heavy from now on, and there ?6 MO use delaying purchasing. t?F We are always ready to buy your Cotton. Sec HS 1 before selling. RILEY'S IDIINTlTa- ROOM - Is the place to buy - A Dollar's Worth of COFFEE if want something Rich and Strop". J. G. KILEY. CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR EVERYBODY. WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR XMAS GROCERIES ! FRUITS, CONFECTIONERIES, ETC WIS have the nicest assortment of Fine Candies that we haye ever had. Be sure to see it. Big lot L. L. Raisins, Seeded Raisins, Cleaned Currants, Glazed Citron, Candied Lemon Peel, Dates, Fig?, Shelled Almonds, English Walnut*, Brazil Nuts, Pecans and Almonds. All cheap. FIREWORKS. Fire Crackers, Cannon Crackers, Roman Candles, Red Lights, Whistling Bombf^ Sand Crackers, Ac. Don't fail to come and see our Goods when yon are in Town. Don't matter whether you buy or not. No trouble to show you our Goods. Yours for Trade, OSBORNE & BOLT. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Are sometimes hard to select, but if you will call at - - - OSBORNE & CLIIMKSCALES' AND SEE THEIR BEAUTIFUL STOCK, YOU WILL FIND IT AN EASY MATTER TO GET SOMETHING USEFUL FOR EVERY ONE. For Children buy Vases, Cup? and Saucers, Plate Sets, ABC Pistes, Children's Traf s, Bread and Butter Dishes, etc Ladies all like pretty China, Table and Kitchen Furniture, Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Salad Dishes, Berry Bowls, Celery Dishes, Punch Bowls, Dessert Dishes. Fruit Dishes, Cake Plates, Cream Sets, Lemonade Sets, Lamps. Hanging Lamps, Bread and Cake Boxes, Cruu.b Trays and Brushes, Dust Paus, Coal Vases, Tin Toilet Sets, etc. Gentlemen like Moustache Cups, Shaving Mugs, Cigar Holders, etc. Call and see our Stoct and you will be pleased. Polite treatment to all. - OSBORNE & CLINKSCALES p&~ Remember, we are HEADQUARTERS FOR STOVES, both healing and Cook Stoves. 0. & C. A Delightful Application for Chaps, Sunburn, Eczema, Hard, Rough or Chafed ?Skin, Pimples and Wrinkles. SOFTENING, HEALING and BEAUTIFYING. It is quickly ab sorbed and at once cleanses, softens and nourishes the s&in and keeps it fresh and healthy. Nothing is better to preserve and improve the complexion. Opal Cream is neither sticky nor greasy, and contains no poison or min eral ingredient. Price, 25c* EVANS PHARMACY, Corner Hotel Chiquola, .... Anderson, S. C, Has passed through and left nearly everything he had with For the Little Folks, such as Dolls, Doll Beds, Iron Trains, Guns, Games of all kinds, Velocipedes, Foot Balls, Tin Stoves, Doll Furniture, and various other things. E HAVE A CHINA PALACE In its true sense, well worth your time and trouble to come and get prices, which wo take great pleasure in showing and pricing you. When looking for Doll Cradles, Balls. Tin Trains, Pistols, Harps, Express Wagons, Iron Stoves, Tea Sets, Give mc a look, as I have a beautiful selection in that line for very little money. Wc are strictly up-to-date in .style and prices to suit all. We want eve rybody that wants to see something nice and attractive to give us a call anti inspect our Goods. No trouble to ?how you. We extend a special invitation to the little children to come aud see what dear old Santa has left here for them. This invitation means you and your neighbors and all their kinfolks. I am now selling the handsomest STEEL RA.NGE made-thc best for the money-and it would make your wife a nice Xmas Present. A lull linc of Crockery, Glass, Lamp Goods, Tinware, Cheap Stoves, &c. JOHN T. BURRISS.