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RY OLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2ii 1898. VOLUME XXXIII--M). 3i>. AT THE THAT is the inducement we are making to secure your trade. We couldn't begin to sell Goods at lower prices than others if we sold on credit. Cash Buying and Cash Selling is the only way to cut prices down. We have cut them deep, and the advantage is mostly gained by you. Every cash dollar you spend with us will purchase more than a promise to-pay dollar will buy anywhere ; and when we say we can save you from 10 to 20 per cent, on your purchase we mean every word of it, and can easily prove it. By an interesting turn in trade we secured a big lot of All Wool Clay Worsted Suits much below their market value. These Goods are full regular made, with good Serge linings, and sewed with Silk all over. They are $7.00 Suits, but as we sell for cash and can turn the money over quickly we have marked them $5.63 They won't last long at the above price. Your money back if you want it. THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. \AJ - -\>. BROCK BROS., AGENTS. COTTON IS CHEAP AINU- SO ARE G IKK EmiiS. LIVE AND LET LIVE IS OUR MOTTO ! WE have a choice and select Stock of FAMILY and FANCY GROCERIES, Consisting of almost everything you may need to eat. Our Goods arc fresh. were bought for cash, and will be sold as low as the lowest. Please give me a call before purchasing your Groceries. Thanking all for past favors and soliciting a continuance of the same We are yours to please, Gk F. BIGBY. STATE NEWS. - Wm. Y. Fair Las been' appoi postmaster at Newberry. S. C. - J. H. Hays of Kock Hill been appointed agent for the Cati Indians. - It is reported that John ll. bert, of Greenwood, will be appoi collector of eustoms at Charleston - Col. T. J. Lipscomb, ex-Su inteudent of the State Pcnitenti has been nominated Mayor of Col bia. - Thc Port Royal dry dock is t arranged to allow the largest war sels to go in and out at any stag thc tide. - The late W. C. McGowan. Abbsville, carried $44,000 life surance, all of which has been pail his heirs. - Your Uncle George Tillman digoantly denies that he will w draw from thc Gubernatorial race, says he will stay in to the finish. - Senator Scarborough of Ho county has been announced as a c didate for congress in opposition the present incumbent, Hon. Jar Norton. - Judge Samuel Melton is critica ill at his home in Columbia. Then not thought to be any present dan: but his malady is said to have tal the form of paralysis. - It is announced that L. Childs, if his health permits, will the prohibition candidate for govert and that J. A. McCullough, of Gre< vlile, will be his running mate. - The Asylum for Imbeciles a Insaac in Columbia has !>88 patien more than they have ever had. Th are forced to send harmless incurabl to the county poorhouse in order th room may be made for curable patien! - The number of pensioners Greenville county this year is on third greater than last year. A sin lar increase all over the State will d crease the sum each pensioner receiv to less than a mere pittance. - Au old colored man named B( Stephens who lived near Liben Chapel church in the Mars Blu section died Tuesday at thc advance age of i>7 years. He was the father i about 40 children and has been ma ried several times. - In case of war, South Carolin caa fit out ti thousand regiments wit officers, from captains up, if the oth< States will furnish the privates. W can also man the whole commissaria calling upon others only for the stufl Chester Lantern. - The record of crime in Sout Carolina printed in one Columbi paper of March li) includes five kil' ings-all negroes. One was a worua murdered by her white male compati ion: another was a man killed by whit constables, and the remaining dent:; resulted from ordinary negro row?. - Thc Risers, father and two sous were convicted of various crimes com mitted at Pomaria, Newberry county a few days ago. They were suppose? to bc respectable, well-to-do people but they had been robbing .--tores, etc The old ?nan. who was (w years o't and a member of the church, wai sentenced to eighteen mouths <.:) th< county chaingang and the two sons t< the penitentiary I'*--:" five years aud on( month. The courts of Newberry seen to do their duty. - President Boggs has announced, unofficially, that the Pickcns Ii. W. will certainly roll into Picken- on Monday. 2Sth inst. The engine is at Kasley pulling iron and the track is laid and spiked up to the Vaudivcr hill. At thc pr?tent rate, with no other uuiorscen drawback we can cer tainly meet the cars at the Pickens depot on the above date. By the way will there be any demonstration what ever over this noted event. - Pivkcn* Sentinel. - The case of the Governor s sus pension of the Clerk ol Court. \\ i?. Bullock, was argued in Abbeville last Saturday by Assistant Attorney (.?en era! Townsend and Mr. William N. Graydon on behalf ol Mr. .McMillan, the Governor's appointee, and by Messrs. lillis <?. Graydon and Frank li. Gary on behalf of Mr. Bullock. .Judge Kl ugh, whu heard the ease, decided that the Governor had no authority to remove the Clerk at this time. The grand jury may act on the case again in June. - While torpedoes and mines are being planted at the entrance to Port Koyal harbor it is almost certain that several of the monitors will be station ed there permanently if hostilities begin. Because of the depth of thc harbor, adequate protection cannot be ? supplied by mines. There are no fortifications to protect the govern- | ment dry dock and station, po the towns of Port Boya! and Beaufort : could be destroyed ina few minutes by one ship, lt is the only port in j thc south where any battleship of j Spain can steam up to the wharf. An enemy landing there could CUL thc riant railway at V'emassee. ;i few miles away, the mair, line between the north and Florida. Beaufort, the utc?~i exposed town on the coast, is . also one of thc oldest lt has nearly 5.000 inhabitant-. Wait Another Week. KEV WEST. Fla.. March 20.-The Court of Inquiry, according to Hear Admiral Sicard. will continue its work through the coming week, as it is not yet ready to make a report on the Maine disaster. The statement that Capt. Albert S. Barker carried the re port to Washington is officially de nied. The object of his flying visit to Key West was not ascertained, out side official circles until to-day. It can be authoritatively stated that Capt. Barker had uothing to do with the Court of Inquiry. He came here on Friday from Tam pa cn a special mission to investigate the harbor defences, following out some lines suggested by Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, in his recent in spection of land fortifications. Capt. Barker's plan, when he left here last night, waa to confer with Commander McCalla, of the Marblehead. who is now at Tampa, and he will probably remain there a day or so. Capt. Bar ker formerly commanded the Oregon. It is impossible to say definitely whether any synopsis of the findings of the Court up to date has been sent to Washington. The notion prevails here that this has been done, but no official confirmation is obtainable. That the final report has been sent to Washington can be definitely denied. Capt. Sampson and Lieutenant Commander Marix remained on board the Iowa to-day. Capt. Chadwick and Lieutenant Commander Porter did not leave thc New York. The Court is expected to reconvene to morrow on the Iowa. The two unidentified bodies from the Maine brought here last night were buried to day in the city ceme tery with simple services. A divis ion of blue jackets followed the hearse. Col. Fernando Salcedo, of the in surgent army, arrived this morning from Nassau on the schooner Hattie Darling. With a companion he left tke shores of Cuba in an open boat and after au eight days tempestuous passage they landed at Nassau, half dead from exposure. Col. Salcedo is on nick leave. His companion is car rying dispatches from Gen. Maximo Gomes to the junta in New York. Tomorrow the Indiana is expected from the Dry Tortugas and that sta tion will then be left with the Texas and the Massachusetts, which did not sail yesterday as was expected. These battleships will take on more ammu nition and unless their orders are un expectedly changed, will leave in a day or two for Hampton Roads. The survey boat Bache sailed for the Tortugas to-night to resume her usual work of surveying thc channels. The Mangrove will sail to-morrow for the Tortugas and will lay buoys there. This is merely in line witii the activi ty already shorn iu improving harbor facilities al thc Tortuga-. 'flic Detroit and Montgomery ar rived from the Tortugas to-day. Thc former put moro ammunition on board thc New York and thc Iowa, and then anchored ir. the harbor. The torpedo boat Porter left fi r thc Tortugas and thc torpedo boat Dupont returned li c.v. Thc licet oft Key West uow consists (d' thc Iowa, the New York, the Nash ville,'.-the Montgomery, the Detroit and the torpedo boats Dupont. Wins low. Foote ann Gushing. The [ndi- j ana will bc added to-morrow. Cm. Kllerhc Will Command Our Troops. At last thc Governor of South Car olina comes out unequivocally, says he believes war is inevitable, an nounces hi.- intention t" order out the State troops the moment they are needed, and declares that he himself will lead thc State's soldiers to the front. This is the first time the Gov ernor has spoken and it is thought that lie has had seme advicis. Last night he cave the press the following interview: "M rovernor. what do you think of tip- prospect of war with Sj ain? "War-"is a very serious matter and should not at any time be undertaken except fer special ami sufficient rea sons. If. however, the <.'<>urt ol' In quiry decide.- that thc Spanish gov ernment is responsible for the blow ing up of the Maine it seem- to nie that war is inevitable. The dastard ly ace of taking the ?ive.- ut' 25U un suspecting American seamen while quietly asleep in a friendly port should not be treated lightly by any nation of courage. The conservative policy which has been pursued by the administration is to be much com mended.'1 "If war be declared and you are called upon what do you propose to do?" 'i would order out the State troops immediately." ;IIow many tuen could you put out on short notice'/ "I have about 5,000 armed and equipped, who would rc-pond tu a man ami light a circular saw to pro tect the honor of thc American flag. ' "Who would you putin command?" ''If thc troops id' my State are put in the field 1 will take command my self. I have ordered Adjutant Gen eral Watts to fully equip every com pany and direct thc captains to re cruit their companies to the numbers required, - Th: Stat'. For the INTELLIGENCER. DiYeru'fleu Farming. Diversifying crop9, under a judicious system of rotation, is a subject that cught o claim a much larger share of attention from Southern farmers than it does. That we in the South are wedded too much to one kind of crop goes without saying. Until we get divorced from it and turn attention to other necessary and paying products, we will never be the in dependent and prosperous people wo ought to be. By diversifying crops, of course we mean the cultivation of all kinda of profitable farm produots, with their alternation upon different plat3 of ground. In this category we may place corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, peas, pota toes, sorghum, and even king cotton, liesides these field crops, every farmer should have a good garden, growing all kinds of vegetables needed for family use, and some to spare for market.. How often is it that many do not have a gar den worth the name. They live on bread and meat, much of which comes from a distance, and often at high figures, lie cause this ia naturally a cotton country it does not follow that we are to neglect other things of as much, or more, value Many other crops will do and pay as well, or better, in our climate than 5 cents cot ton. Some of the benefits and advant ages of diversifying crops may be now mentioned. And first, by this system our lands do not become exhausted of any ono element of fertilization. All plants vary In their elective capacity to j obtain nourishment from the soil, and if | continued for a time on the same plat of ground they exhaust it of the elements upon which they chiefly feed. In this case a chango of plant9 becomes neces sary. In many instances also one kind of crop prepares the way and is helpful to another kind. This is true of peas, rye, clover, and even cotton. It is well known that corn, wheat and oats do well after cotton. This may be due partly to the land being clean, but no doubt large ly to tho cotton, in its growth, leaving the elements needed by the grain crop in the soil. Peas obtain much of their ni trogen from the atmosphere, and thereby help to furnish this element to the suc ceeding crop. Besides, this land run ex clusively in one kind of crop for several years, especially in what we call clean crop.", is deprived of vegetable matter so much needed to create humus, and there by rendered them more unproductive. Again, by diversifying our crops, wo can have something coming in the year round, either for home consumption or for the market. A ry e or barley crop, for instance, comes in well in the spring, and so of wheat in the summer, when bread is needed, cash is scarce and credit pretty well exhausted. The farmer who d? pends upon one or two kinds of products only will often lind himself in straitened circumstances. He may be compelled to run up a large supply account that may absorb all bis hardly earned cotton. But with constantly maturing crops be can easily bridge over many a hard place, and hold on to his fleecy staple for other J uses A diversity of crops gives also profitable employment the year round. This is an item of much importance to those hiring wage bauds. When only j a few kinds of crops are grown much | valuable time is eithrr wasted or only nominally employed, in cultivating ; and gathering simply a crop of corn and cotton not more than six or seven months 1 of the year aro put in. A freedman the other day said the ?irs: of March was j timo enough for bim to begin to work, and thu' he made as ^ood crops as any-1 1 ody. Well, no doubt his entire crop consisted chiefly o? cotton and a few I .".eros of yellow, grassy corn, with now and then a pitiful looking pea vine. Diversity i* also a safeguard against unfavorable seasons. !f is raro in this? . country to be blessed with favorable ! seasons for ail kinds of crops in the same : year. Sometimes some arc ont off, while others do well. Last year, in many sec tions, peas, pea vines, oats, hay and po tatoes '.vere a complete failure, while the corn, wheat and colton crops did well. | Where, therefore, there is a diversity of pro luc?s ami some Ail. others succeed ing will supply their places and possibly . prevent suffering. It is furthermore be- j iioved that if diversified farming was , practiced more in this county* it would j lend a charm to farm life that it does not | now possess, on the all cotton plan. It is ? no wonder that our young men. reared j on the farm, seek other vocations. It is j all cotton. (''.'Nm preparationofground. (...ito:! hoeing, plowing, picking, ginning, hauling to market, and all for the pitiful sumof?'i for a hundred poundsofthei break-back stu if. There is no charm in j it uo variety-nothing inducing tuan' aspiring young man. Yea, nhl me:: get tired, of the annual routine the almost disgusting monotony. Variety is said I to hf the spice of life. If so. farming in this country needs to have a good deal of ?nie* ;?ut into it to make it go down well. The writer, understand, is not to-! tally opposed to cotton, for it is good in : ita place, but he sees no reason for allow ing it to supplant everything else that is good. He does not "love Cu.'3ar less but Home more." NKW FOGY. ? ?--? ?-.? - The Gallas tribe in Africa is reported j by a Belgian authority to regard it aft a ! sacred duty to kill cow? on every posai- j hie occasion, with a Y?OW of discovering a ! certain volume of sacred lore, which a ! cow once swallowed. STAIR OT OHIO, Orrr OF ToLKno, I LUCAS COUNTY. FRANK J. CHKNKY makes oath tnat be is th.', seniar pnrtui'r of th'.? firm of V. J. CHBHKY A. Co . doini; business in tho City o;' Toledo. Comity ami '' State aforesaid and that said finn will pay the | ?um of ONE 1IUNORCO DOLLARS for each and every cam; of CATARKH that l anuot be cured bj tb* v.*i ol HALL'S CATARRH CURR. KRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn (.> before mo nnd subscribed in HIV pres ?nec, this 6th lav of December, A. I) iss-j. * i SISAL' J?. W GLEASON. iVitfiirv Public. H.il!'< C?sarrh Cure-is take.? internally and act* lirccily on the blcodaaU mucous surfaces of the v~"t''iv. Send for testimonials, free. 'Address. b*..'. CHBNKY4 CO.,Toledo " Sold by :>r'j;;i*;>. "'<%. Spanish Forces, Urin? ami Dead. i WASHINGTON. March IS.-Seventy thousand men is the number of Span ! ish soldiers who hare been killed, j wounded and otherwise incapacitated 1 for duty during the present war in ; Cuba. These figures have been re j ceived in this city recently from reli i able sources, and is said to be as ! nearly authentic as it is possible to obtain them without recourse to the records kept by the Spanish govern ment. From the same source consid erable other information bearing on thc military strength of Spain and her dependencies is obtained. The pres ent force of Spain in Cuba is as fol lows: Regulars, 135,000. Of this number i it is estimated that SO,OOO of them are I effective for military purposes. They j are distributed throughout the island ! as follows: About 25,000 are in the j two eastern provinces of Santiago de I Cuba and Puerto Principe, and the re I mainder are in ibo provinces of Santa Clara, Mantanzas. Habana and Pinar del Rio. There are about ?10.000 members j in what is known as the volunteer i anny. These arc mostly in the pro vince of Habana, and are largely in the nature of home guards, corres ponding to our military duty from va- .' rious causes. The strength of the Spanish army at home, including her nearby posses sions, is 100,000 men, which in times of demand for additional soldiers may be increased as follows: First reserve. 50,000: second reserve. 100,000 men, all of whom are instructed in military tactics, and a second reserve which is j not instructed of MOO.000, making in ! all a grand total of (510,000 men. Since these figures were received here recent drafts of 15,000 men to strengthen the army in Cuba leaves only S5,000 men of Spain's regular army in the peninsula, the Belearic Islands, the Spanish possessions in North Africa and the Canary Islands. In the Phillippinc Islands Spain has an army of o2,000 men. which in cludes about 15,000 native troops. Several regiments of the latter were disbanded during the time of war. lt is said that they are of little use to the Spanish government. In Porto Rico there are 5,000 Spau ish troops, which in the event of hos tilities could be supplemented by 4,000 volunteers. - No man ever wants to kiss a girl after he has once seen her hold a nickel the conductor has gi\en ber for change j between ber teeth while she gets her purse open. i ll 'member, we buy Stoves in Car I tage f cheap freight and cheap prices. All Stoves Sold by \ ?r?f" Call before baying and inspec Yours for Trade. OSBORNE & Headquarters OTHER WHEELS ARE Hil At any price, when any "Fellow" can get the At the Popular P The only UP-TO-DATE TRIED AND T IT IS NO FRIEND Call and see the Stearn's Cl EAS Hospital for the Insane Crowded. The care of thc insane of the State has become a serious problem. The number of patients has assumed alarming proportions. To such an ex tent is this true that the board of re gents met yesterday and gave the mat ter their most careful consideration. As a result ?f their deliberations they appointed two committees to study plans to relieve the situation by re ducing the number under treatment. During the past month 989 persons were cared for. This is the largest number in the history of the hospital for the insane. Thirty-four new ones have applied for admission. Thirty one patients were discharged on trial. The regents decided that the insti tution is becoming so crowded that to accommodate recent and incurable cases for whom applications are being made it will be necessary to send ail chronic and harmless cases to the poor houses of their respective coun ties. A committee consisting of Mr. Iredell Jones and Superintendent Babcock was appointed to investigate the subject and report to the regents in order that the matter may be laid before Governor Ellerbe to be trans mitted by him to the next General Assembly. The question of admitting insane criminals is a vital one and Dr. Tay lor, as chairman, was appointed to pre?are a special report. He is to confer with the superintendent and directors of the penitentiary in order to have recommendations for legisla tion which will have insane criminals placed in the penitentiary, where in the opinion of the regents they prop erly belong.-Thc State. - The stained glass window to b? placed in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, in memory of Jefferson Davis, will be unveiled on Easter Sunday. Some well-kaown clergymen Trill be invited to preach, and an appropriate musical pro gramme will be rendered by the vested choir. The window will bear the follow ing inscription: " To the glory of God aud in memory of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Born June ISOS; died December 6,1SS9." The amount necessary to pay for the window has all been subscribed. - In Hoboken thirty yoong women have organized as the "American Mili tary Girls." Annie Huhn is commander, and the object of the organization is to defend the flag at all hazards. There would have been more members, but several dropped out when told that no young men would be admitted to defend them in case of. war. - Some men's facea reflect nothing bus the truth. Some women's reflect nothing but the teeth. VES, STOVES. iE have just received a Car Load ol )K STOVES. Wc keep Forty Diiicreiit Sizes. Forty Different Kinds, Forty Different Prices, Forty Stoves and Range. t up on our iloor to select from. As n as one is sold another is nut in its ce. ors and give our customers the ad van Js are Guaranteed. t our stock. ; CLINKSCAL??S. for Stoves. Crockery, Tinware, Etc. 5H D STEARN'S rice of $50.00. RUE BICYCLE. ru REPAIR SHOPS. ?ainless. JT BENSON STREET.