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Intelligencer. .Published every Wednesday. J. F. CLINKSCALES, ) EDITORS AND C. C. LANGSTON, J PROPRIETORS. TJSBMSf ONE "SEAR, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS. - - - 75 ' WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1899. Farmers are making better progress than usual, even better progress than if they had been blessed with an ideal spring. .mm * mt-?? It is said that Speaker Reed will re sign from Congress and go into the | - practice of law in New York with a ? guarantee of $50,000 a year. Congress ? ' is to be congratulated. A proposition to utilize negro troops to a large extent in future military op erations in the Philippines, is atfcract ingmuch attention, and it is believed ? will be considered by the administra- j ?on in the ncarfuttire. 'S-. ;?; Admiral Dewey is not a politician. ?aa published interview, he says de cidedly and simply that he will not be a candidate for the presidency, because he does not consider himself fitted for the responsibilities of the office. -mt . rn*-; There is a well defined rumor that Chairman J. K. Jones, of the National Democratic Executive Committee, will resign on account of ill health. Mr. '.? .'Jones has been of inestimable value to the Democracy, and the party leaders to a maa will regret losing his manage - ment. -- ' Texas is about to pass the Arkansas anti-trust law. One feature of that is to demand a heavy license from all trusts, or large "business corporations operating in the State. In many cases : it amounts to prohibition. The monied ' " classes of both States are fighting hard against its enforcement. The business men of Anderson, can get that new cotton mill here with a little expenditure of energy, and they should do it. Every enterprise that can i>e brou ght to Anderson helps every business in it. There is room hera for this colton mill and we must have it. Put your shoulder to the wheel and help push the mill to completion. . The South Carolina & Georgia Eail ; ? road has passed into the hands of the Southern Railway, th? trade having feeexi consummated in Charleston last Saturday. Tliis is cause for congratu lation, not only to Charleston, but to the entire State. The Southern Rail way is progressive, and is energetically working for the development. and, up building of every portion of tie coun try touched by its vast system. Augusta is arranging for a grand galavreak, beginning on Monday, 15th inst., and we are in receipt of a letter inviting all the people of this section to attend it. A l?ng list of attractions : ' have been engaged for the occasion, and free exhibitions will be given on the streets of the city every day throughout the week. The progressive citizens of Augusta' will make it inter ^V^restmg to all of her visitors on this oc casion. The Treasury Department estimates that the next census willshow fully y : ^500,000 population in the United i States. The statisticians figure an in crease o?, say 140,000 every month, a possible gain of 1,500,00,) every year. In 1890 the population was 62,831.000, and in 1880 50,000,000 in round num. pers.. The records demonstrate that .: [, the ratio of increase has been 100 per . cent, in every thirty years since the foundation of the Government, thus the figures for 1900 will probably show more than double what they were in 1870. The rapid growth of the country can, perhaps, be better appreciated > when It is understood that the increase f in the past ten years is about equal to the entire population in 1840. ,-. The punishment inflicted upon Sam Hose, the negro recently lynched at Palmetto, Ga., was horrible. But in comparison with his crime it was very mild. The full truth of the negro's horrible crime hasnot and never will . find its way into print, because it is so sickening,'loathsome and repellant not even the sensational press is heartless 'enough to lay the naked truths before their readers. We do not wish to be understood as advocates of lynch law, but when a brutal negro or white man commits the same crimes that Hose did we say hang him ! burn him ! do anything to avenge such outrages and teach such brutes that our women will beprotected! Let editors of the "bloody shirt'' papers in the north inquire into the facts of Hose's terrible crimes and then bring it home to some of the loved ones of their own households, and we venturo they will then be ready to commend the action of the citizens of Palmetto. _ A great deal of the feeling manifested in Germany, England and America with respect to each other is pure co quetry. Some of the absurd remarks made by the extreme German press about this country wear upon their face the spitefulness of mere jealousy or the captiousness of a young lady who is.not attracting as much attention as she thinks she deserves. The meet ing of Germans in Chicago to declare vehemently against an alliance ol' thc United Suites with England betrays a good deal of this feeling. There is really no j?ood reason why a closer bond ol: friendship between Great Britain and the United Sfcates.should ?ot bc ot' advantage i o Germany. The ultimate interests .sought, to V con served by an nnwarlike and coiomer- i :;ial understanding apply almost equal ? y to all three mitions, whose noblest purposes are in the vx?i\i;i identical si j ar .'it' civilization is Cancer:;??!, mere] fact that the Germans in any large numbers have their emotions stirred by the flirting of England with America is only an evidence that they are entitled to do a little of it them selves. On the whole this looks like a little innocent family brawl, every member of which family will come promptly up shoulder to shoulder if an outsider dares to take a hand. Reorganize the Yoong Men's Business League. EDITORS INTELLIGENCER* For the past twenty years or more statesmen, economists and practical business men have been predicting the approach of indu8triiii development in the South, where the great staple, cotton, is rais ed, not thinking then that we would be here when that time arrived. Now, it is right on us, witnessing the begin' ning of this long-chenshed hope, real izing that it is no longer the dream of mere theorists, perfectly aware of the splendid achievement in cotton mill building, and its successful manipula tion in this. Piedmont belt, where cli mate, labor and other conditions are J highly favorable, as has been most practically demonstrated, yet no move ment has ever been inaugurated in our midst calculated to attract manufactu rers and capitalists from other States. That the movement is fully ripe, goes without saying, for there are daily ac counts of enterprises being located in the South by New England people, some very large ones recently located in Georgia and Alabama, but the com munities that secured these mills were thoroughly organized, spending money and working hard to have secured them. We started out with, a business league about a year ago to do what? Evidently it was intended that this Young Men's Business League should foster, encourage and stimulate every movement calculated to build up our town, out there was no provision for the maintenance of work to" be dose connected with expense. In order to accomplish such results, a membership fee of at least ten dollars per annum should be exacted of each member, a paid secretary and treasurer and a cor responding secretary elected, whose d aries it should Toe to he perfectly fa miliar with industrial development throughout the United States, and con stantly on the alert for would-be in vestors from other States. Judicious advertising would ajs? he necessary, all of which costs money, but we in Anderson: have an idea that all things come to him who waits. To wait, un til someone will come without an effort on our part, I fear will find, most of us living to-day in our graves, and every one in this age of progress knows that ii?e is too short for such idle dreaming. Mr. Editor, I say never will anything come without an effort and an exceed I ingly strong one at that. The struggle for existence has al .ways been severe since man first ap peared on this earth, and the survival of the fittest has held good in all ages to the extent that the fittest survive and the unfit perish. Communities are in no way exempt from the strug gie for existence any more than the in dividual, and the community *or indi vidual who are competing for commer cial and industrial supremacy, must keep in line with the grand army of workers on its goal towards reaching the pinnacle of human happiness, which consists in employment for the masses and diversified industries. Or ganize, or rather reorganize, the Young Men's Business League on such a basis as indicated, and it will not be long before more enterprises will be located here, a demand for real estate created, our contractors and builders will have plenty work to do, our stores crowded with customers, our idle boys and girls profitably employed, and a smiling countenance on every face in our com munity. The outlook for gigantic enterprise, huge undertakings, safe and profitable investment, in the conversion of the raw material at our doors into various, fabrics, has never been more eneour aging. The writer feels confident of two new cotton mills tobe built her soon, but that is no reason for stopping to bring more, if energy, work, effici ency.and the expenditure of a little money will accomplish it. The Young Men's Business League co uld do won ders if only they started in a business way. 0. G. Confederate Veterans Reunion. Char leston, S. C. The C. W. C. Railway will operate the following schedule, commencing May 8th : Leave Anderson at 10:20 a. m., con necting at Calhoun Falls with the Sea board Air Line Vestibule for Atlanta, Ga., reaching Augusta at 3:35p. m., and arriving in Charleston at 7:40 p. m. Returning, leave Charleston at 8.15 a.m., Augusta 1:401). m.-connecting with Seaboard Air Line train from At lanta-arrive at Anderson 0.10 p. m. This train will afford a fast and con venient schedule to parties attending the Veterans' Reunion, and as the train will be run every day during the Re union it should prove a very attractive route. Please note the convenient hours of arrival and departure at Char leston, The rates for this occasion, via the C. ?S? AV. C., will be as follows : Anderson, $4.80; Dean, *4.G0; Stan-, ?84.(10; Iva, $4.50; Barnes, $4.40; Lown desville, 84.30: Calhoun Falls, 84.10. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks Jike it, but iher- is really no trick abo:n it. Anybody can try it who has Lnn.e Back and Wt-ak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We u:eau he CHU cure hitneelf right a?*ay by inking Electric Bitters. This m edie: nf- rone'- up the-whole svstero. a?ts as a s-.iii:ulan: n Sews from Old Rocky River. "General Green'1 has again visited us, and without welcome, and has made much appearance since the much needed rain that fell last week. Wheat and oats are growing very rapidly at the present time, and we are hoping to reap a large crop. Our venerable old friend, Mr. E. Hall, who has had a very severe case of the well known la grippe, has recov ered and is out again. Messrs. Clayton Hampton and Ross Price, of this fairview, made anew call on some girls of the Flat Rock section. Ask them did the evergreens get killed? I think by the way one of our nearby bachelors goes up the country once every month and stays all night and the next day and a part of that night, I think there will be quite a change this time next year. Messrs. E. Hall and B. C. Ale wine went to town last Friday on personal business. Messrs. W. 'P. and L. McMahan, of Fairdeal and Belton, spent last Tues day night with their father in this sec tion and returned Monday. One of the meanest tricks a man can do is to break open other people's let ters, and say there were no mail. This has been done recently, and it is a vio lation of the United States postal law. Next third Saturday is Memorial Day and Sunday communion day. Let all come that can come and hear our good and humble preachers. DITTO. In Memoriam. * Mrs. Elizabeth Sears died at her home in Fork Township at Sunset last Sunday, April 30, in her 81st year, she having been born January 2,1819. She had been a sufferer for twenty-live years, going niuch of the time on crutches, but not until recently did her general health break down. For some months past she was never out of bed and declined steadily through great suffering to the end. She was a daughter of John Whitt, and was born in Greenville County, where she spent her girlhood, but removed with her parents to the eastern side of this County, between Williamston and Belton. Here August 18, 1835, she married William Sears, who, the next year, served in the Florida Indian War under the distin guished Pierce M. Butler. Mrs. Sears was the mother of thir teen children, all of whom grew to ma turity. Eight of these survive, includ ing four madden daughters, upon whom the sense of loss and bereavement seems to bear most heavily, for they, with the old mother, constituted the immediate home circle. Three of her five sons, the others being too young, were in rlie Confederate army, and one,; Jasper N. Sears, a member of the Fourth S. C. Volunteers, was killed in the summer of '02. Her husband, who was a man of exemplary traits, died nine years ago, and she assumed and carried forward with excellent judg ment the affairs of the farm and home. She never made a profession of religion till rather late in life, when she joined the Methodist Church. She never paraded her religion, never proclaimed her piety from the housetops, but deep down in her soul, we have reason to believe, her faith was hid with Christ in God, and in her last hours she talked of her fearlessness of the King of Ter rors, of the rest she would soon enter upon in the mansions of glory and of the greetings of loved ones gone before. Her body was laid to rest Monday af ternoon, at Cedar Grove, beside that of her husband, in the presence of a large concourse of friends, the services being conducted by her pastor, Rev. L. L. Inabinet. X. -- Since July 1 twelve inerchaut ves sels have been named by their owners after Admiral Dewey, six after Admiral Sampson, two after Admiral Schley, one for Ensign Worth Bagley and one for "Bob" Evans, two for Gen. Joe Wheeler and one for Fitzhugh Lee. War memories are also preserved in the merchant marine thus far this year by one Maine, three Oregons, two Iowas, two Olympias, one Rough Rider and two Manilas. -.The First Baptist Church, Phila delphia, of which Dr. K. B. Tupper is pastor, proposes to erect ?a new house of worship at a cost of $350,000. This will probably be the finest Baptist Church in the United States, with the possible exception of Tremont Temple, Boston. - ? new editor having taken charge of the Gallatin North Missourian, the following apologetic notice appears In the first issue published under his man agement: "Attention has been called to one blemish upon our record, that of a term in the Missouri Legislature; but we can ofter as an extenuating circum stance the fact that when uri attempt was made to give us another term we were acquitted by a large majority." - The Greenville Nairn has been in terviewing a prosperous young farmer of its county and reports, among other things : "One thing more you ought to tell farmers," he said as he was leaving : "I like whiskey bui I'm laud hungry. 1 want more land. T figured out years ago that with very moderate drinking I'd drink au acre of good litnd every year. So 1 quit. At the end of the year I tcllniyself I'm just ari acre ahead at $25 an acre by not drinking. I lind when I put it to my neighbors that way it makes 'em think. You tell farmers to think about lund ?very time they start to buy wniskey and calculate how much real estate they ure driuking or giving away.'" Sdlue 'men, who are liot frrmcrs, could accumulate a goodly plantation'every year by the indicated plan, as there is good land in thc State to be had for only two or three dollars au acre ; but thc Naen goes on to say : "As the farmer left he was chuckling over the story of Bob Means's Alliance corn patck. Mr. Means says when thc Alliance was first organized he marked off a ten-acre held of corn ?ind deter mined that he would work it only while his neighbors were attending Alliance meetings und looking after polities. His scheme fell through been use lie found he uns working Iiis runt ti? death."' When you want a new Bicycle Saddlo, an Inner Tube, a Floor Pump, Cement, or anything in the line of Bicycle Sun dries, please bear in mind that Sullivan .Hardware Co. can save you money on snob, items. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF GREEN VILLE. To WHOM IT MAT CONCERN. Patent No. 613101, dated October 25,18913. We hereby certify that W. H. Will i man is the pate ateo of the above-a com bined FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR AN? CULTIVATOR. Lette? Patent deposited for safe-keeping in American Bank, Greenville. W. T. GASS AWAY, Cash'r. HENRY BRIGGS, Pres. 8worn to before me this 10th day of April, 1899. J. F. DORROH, Not. Pub. All infringers will be promptly prose cuted by W. H. WILLIMAN, Reedy River, S. C. May 3, 1899_45_ FOR SALE. X\J\J CITY LOTS-S50.00 to ?2,500. Four cr five well located, nicely built modern Houses." I am the only up-to date Real Estate man in town. [ PAUL E. AYER, ! Real Estate Agent. Room 4, P. 0. Building. Notice to Creditors. _ i ALL persons having demands against j the Estate Louisa C. Ligon, deceased, are j hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, within the j time prescribed by law, and those in- j debted to make payment. H. A. LIGON, Ex'r. , April 19,1899_43_p_ The Success Weeder And Cultivator. nnHE best Implement for growing crops .1. on the market. Increases the yield in small grain 5 to 15 bushels, keeps the yonng corn and cotton free from grass, and the soil well pulverized on top. You can work from 15 to 20 acres per day. Now is the time to use it on Wheat and Oats. Mr. B. Harris says: "The Weeder is a great success. I have used it on grain and growing crops of all descrip- i tion and find it invaluable." M-cCULLY BROS. ! YOUR HOME PLEASURES "VTO influence lends so much to home JJN life as music. No Stock offers greater attractions than ours, and we wish to help yon to happiness. It's not alone that we say it, bnt yon know that we mean it, as we sell the best class of PIANOS and ORGANS, Ashwell asi small Musical Merchandise, and will give yon fall value lor ev ery dollar. You are cordially invited to call in person and inspect our Stock, or write for catalogues and prices. We also represent the leading SEWING MACHINES Of the day, and are constantly receiving new additions to our Stock. We appeal to your judgment and will sell you the best in this line. We still handle thoroughly reliable Carriages, Buggies and Harness, And can save you money by an investi gation. Look to quality first-then price. Most respectfully, THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. DR. J. H. BURGESS, DENTIST. IN Pendleton every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. At Clemson College every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. April 26,1899 44 t? m A SPEECH WORTH READING. FELLOW-CITIZENS, LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN: It affords us no little pleasure to be witb you this evening, because we have been pouring our tale of woe in your kind ears for ten long, weary years, and you have never turned a deaf ear to' our supplications. Our experience has proven that a straight, honest statement of a proposition is all you ask, but is what you must have. Our efforts always being on this line, we are brought more closely together, and when we have asked you for bread, or its equivalent, we have not been given a stone, nor have we delivered you pebbles instead of grain. And now to draw the cord which binds "thee to me;' more tightly we have contracted to fool away about one thousand dollars worth of Shoes-a great sacrifice compared with regular prices. With this in view, we have secured the sample lines made up by two of the largest and best Manu facturers in this country. If a factory makes only one pair of good Shoes in a whole year we believe they would be the sample pair. Does it strike you that way. Now, remember, these goods came only one pair of a kind, and if that pair fits you-you have a bargain for the asking. Now, would you be doing yourself justice to pass them by. None so blind who do not wish to see. We put one of these sample lines on sale last Thursday, and you should have witnessed the sport. The second line we will offer beginning to-day, and we want to see you fellows in at the rat-killing. To illustrate the value of the bargains we actually offer in these goods it is enough to tell you what some of our competitors are doing to try to head-off the rush. Some two or three of them, have gotten out their old stock of odd sizes and ancient styles, threw away the boxes, and spread the Shoes out on counters and tables like ours, and would have you believe they are selling samples, too. Some folks always ready to try to do like us. It is always easy to buy samples, but the opportunity to buy samples, made expre.csly for sam* pie purposes by the manufacturers themselves, and consequently the very best they can make, does not come often, nor to many people at all." Listen what some of our customers are saying about us. A lady bought sixteen pairs, and told her husband that she was about to pass our door when, she reckons, the Lord directed her to come in. Another lady, seeing a lot that was carried home by a friend to select from, nabbed one fine pair, and came right on to our Store and got two more pairs. Two gentlemen met on the street, stopped and planted their shapely, well-dressed understandings on the sidewalk for inspection, and were about to advise each other to attend our exhibition and get shod, when each discovered that the other had already been to see us and was all heeled. One little girl insisted on keeping her feet on the seat at Sunday School "because," she said, "I must take care of these Shoes ; they are the best I ever had. Mama bought them at the 10c. Store." A happy old fellow that never saw such values before says : "I can wear Shoes even in the Summer-time now." We also have a pretty line of 50c. Shirts which we will sell you at 25c. each. Don't be too slow and miss thc pic-others arc grabbing, and why not you. Special prices to Merchants everywhere in our Wholesale Department. Yours always truly, SPOT CASH DOES THE WORK. Labor-Saving, Grass-Killing Implements, including the popular - -------- - KLONDIKE aM TERRELL HARROWS. The Original Count's Home-made Grain Cradles-hand-made, hand-set, perfect. The well-known 14-Finger Grain Cradles. Diamond Harrow Blades and other shapes. Have you seen our latest ONE-HORSE WEEDER, A great implement for little money, j Remember, we are always tc the ! *? i front. i SCLLITAX HARDWARE CO. m EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA ! im Our regular Sale for Thursday next, May 4th, will be on as usual, and upon the counters of this big Stoie will be displayed greater bargains in greater number than usual, with nla cards on each item telling the .'special price for that clay. We would emote here the usual Thursday Bargain Prices, except that the space must be used to announce to the Ladies ?eir BRAMBBST OPP?BT?fflTY for securing the greatest of all The American Lady Corset, at a minimum price. Cut out the coupon printed herein, follow the directions printed. thereon, and procure the best known 81.00 in the world for 75c. [ase. Special Offer of 2?!j ] JULIUS H. WEIL & CO., Anderson, S. C. \ j G-ood for 25c l This Coupon is issued by us to introduce the American Lady Cor ( set, and will be received as 25c. cash on each purchase of one of these [ popular Corsets on the following days only : May 1st to 6th inclusive. C Only one Coupon received on the purchase price of each Corset. 125 c. Good for 25c. 25.? We have striven for many months to secure the sale of this celebrated make of Corset, and we make the special offer to our patrons for the next six: days. The Model Form and the American Lady Corsets are the best material and in the latest and most approved shapes. We confidently assert that they are superior to any other Corsets manufactured. Every Lady conc?des the fact that no part of her wardrobe is of more importance to a good appearance in dress than her Corset, whereby abe. ia most instances, obtains that perfect proportion of figure, making her graceful in every movement and most attractive to all eyes. Yours truly, .. JULIUS H. WEIL & CO, LOOK HERE, "SKEETERS?" A "RINKLE" FOR THE " R1NKERS V On.the night of the Grand Skating Carnival, May o, 1699. I will give to the Gentleman giving the best exhibition pf Trick and Fancy Skating an Accident Policy for Three Months, providing $3,000 in case of death, and $15.00 per week for dis abling injuries, under "Preferred" Cla?s, or an equivalent under a higher classification. Only residents of Andersen allowed to compete in the con test. Office over P. O. Life, Fire and Accident Ins. We have recently opened up a complete line of DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, Patent Medicines of all kinds, Hair, Tooth, Wail and Shoe Brushes, Combs, Sponges and Rubber Goods. PRESOMPTIONS ACCURATELY filled day and night F. B. GRAYTON & CO., Freeman & Pack's Old Stand. For the return of stolen Bicycle, and information to convict party or parties who stole it. For further information call on THOMSON CYCLE WORKS. STOV?S, TINWARE, CROCKERY. ALARGE LINE, carefully selected to suit the public. We sell the Iron King. Elmo and Garland Stoves and Ranges, and the Times and Good Times. Kuth. cottage and Michigan Cook Stoves, ranging in price from ?7.00 to $35.00. Ail are guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, if not money will be refunded. Be sure you mah? us a call before buying a Cook Stove. We are bound to sell you and are iure to please you. Wo will take your old Stove in part payment for a new one. < ?ur Tl S WAKE I'M the best on tho market, We carry a well-selected Stock ol CHINA, such as Dinner Sets. Tea Sets ?hd Chaniber Sets. Wu also carry a full line of PORCELAIN GOODS. Al st?, ii nice line or GLASS WA UK. We do all kinds of KOOi-'IIvG. Tin Roo??ng. Slate Hoofing- and Repair "v-ark. \v. ?.;!] U. pleased : ht:ve y ? g?ve us a rsi; before baying. OSBORNE & OSBORNE. K-- 2'.. ii .*. .. ..; ?<. ..; : ?. ' ts?. " 1 '. -?icky 'alf ? um'*! L?8 se?tle?i