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CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, KEB UT A RY 22. 185M. YOI j I'M E XXXIY-NO. 85. I THE BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST SPOT CASH PRICES 1 * . THAT'S the inducement we are making to secure your trade. We : Jd n't begin to sell Goods at lower prices than others if we sold on Credit. Oh Buying and Cash SelliDg is the only way to cut prices down. We jjtve cut them deep, and the advantage is mostly gained by you. Every cask dollar you spend with us will purchase more than a promised :. ay dollar will buy anywhere. When we say we can save you money on r r CLOTHING, HATS and FURNISHINGS, we mean every word of it. V! wc want is a chance to show our Goods and to quote you the low prices jfl them Remember, we give you-YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU YfA>TT IT. HEN'S BLACK WORSTED SUITS l?y an interesting turn in trade we secured a big lot of Black Worsted t much below their market value. These Suits are full regular made, vr.-.a good Serge linings and sewed with silk all over. They are the kind of that the Credit Stores make a leader of at 86.50. We have marked $5.00. Ir*)' won't last long at the above pi ice. No matter what you want in the Clothing line you'll save money, by ?ging your Cash with you to this Store because " WE SELL IT FOR LESS." 0. Evans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. Hi??-Orr Drug Company's Specials ! fyrup Red Clover Compound, The greatest and best blood purifier. Pint bottle $1.00. johnson's Headache Powder. Safe and sure for ali pains in ilie bead, 10o. and 25c. |armint| The best of all Cough Remedies. 26c. and KOc. f. 0. D. Co'8B Horse and Cattle Powder. A teaspoonful is a large dose and the result will surprise you. A fine Tonic and specially good for hide-bound and stoppages, 15c. and 25c. a bagful. oimson's Palatable Worm and Liver Syrup, Removes th? worms every time, is safe, and is not to be followed bj castor oil or other active ad nauseating medicines. 25c. mmol. ? We offer this new and latest remedy fur Headache, Neuralgia and all pains. This remedy we need hot recommend, as it stands above j? all remedies heretofore offered as a reliever of any kind of pain. 25c boxes. ' HILL-ORR DRUG CO., Headquarters for Medicines of all kinds, Faints; Oils, Glass, Seeds and Bye Stuffs. IR SPRING SHOE DEPARTMENT IS now open for the inspection of the public, and we know we can suit Irybody. in exactly the Shoe yon want. In Men's 8hoes we bave cot prices, [ure selling high grado, first quality Harvard Ties at $1.00-former price Men's Satin Calf, thoroughly solid Shoes-former price $1.25-our 'lot at only 90c. In Fine Shoes wo have all the latest and newest produc ?t in all shades of Tans and Vioi Kids, Cordovans and Patent Leathers-, can give yon any style Toe or any width male. In Ladies' and Hisses Shoes we are sure there is no house in the city ' can compare with UE~ ?N mttm* FIT OB PK* E We hav3 everything in. Oxfords and Spring Heel Shoes, in Blacks and fi. ' 1 ,. . % I If Ton want to seo the most perf?ot-fitting, attractive and elegant line of lish ?nd up-to dato footwear ever shown in Anderson come in to see ns. We aro headquarters for Shoes. Very truly, ' D. O. SRGW?S &. ??O= Doesn't Feed Her People. WASHINGTON, May 21.-A report on tue plant products of the Philippine Islands just received by the agricul tural department is authority for the statement that the Philippines, al though an agricultural country, do not produce enough food for the consump tion of its inhabitants. In order to supply the deficiency it is the custom to draw upon other rice producing countries, notably the French colony of Cochin China. No explanation of this condition is offered, the report dealing exclusively with agricultural resources of the island as they now exist. The report shows that of the area of the Philippine Islands one-ninth, or about 8,000,000 acres, is devoted to ag riculture. Taking into account the natural fertility of thc soil and the vast portion of these rich lauds not yet under cultivation, it can safely be as sumed, it added, that with better methods of exploitation the total agri cultural production of thc islands could be increased to ten or fifteen times its present amount. One of tho most important food pro ducts of the island is rice, which forms tho staple food of not only thc native population, but also of the. numerous Chinese inhabitants. More than 100 varieties are grown, and bj' planting alternately an early and a late variety two crops a year can bo secured. Thc ordinary price of rice in the husk is from sixty cents to sixty-five cents per bushel, while shelled rico brings from ninety cents to ninety-five cents per bushel. The annual production of this commodity is about 30,000,000 bushels, an amount far below the actual re quirements of the population, even when supplemented by maize, sweet potatoes, bananas and other native fruits and tubers. In some years the quantity of rice imported into Manila from Saigon has exceeded 3,200,000 bushels, with a value of nearly $2,000, 000. Maize, next to rice, is the most im portant of the grain products of the Philippines, the report stating that in several provinces it is the chief subsis tence of the natives. Tuberous roots also constitute a val uable source of food. Among these the sweet potato occupies first rank, with an annual production of about 1)8,000, 000 pounds. The common white pota to, although a rather inferior quality, comes next in importance. Then fol lows th? enmatengcahoy or manihot. There are also a large number of other roots and vegetables, the list in cluding most of the more common kinds that are grown in this country. Fruits grow in great abundance, ba nanas heading the list, while other va rieties are the mango, pineapple, or ange, lemon, plums, bread fruit and pawp.? ?v. The Philippine plants cultivated for industrial purposes are quite numerous. Among sncchnrriferous plants cane is the only one that is at present employ ed for the manufacture of sugar. A species of sorghum called batad is grown, but does not appear to be used for sugar making. Owing to crude methods of manufacture the sugar made in tho Pliilippines is inferior in quality and consequently brings a low prjice. About 500,000 pounds a year are exported, exceeding in importance all other exports except those of" Manila hemp, of which nearly the entire crop is marketed abroad. The average yearly shipments amount to nearly 100,000 long tons. Cotton has recently lost much of its former importance, partly because of excessive taxation, but principally be cause of the successful competition of British fabrics. Hampton Thanks His Friends. To the people of the State r My duties during the past week at the Reunion in Charleston left me no opportunity of expressing to my friends my grateful sense of the spontaneous and almost universal sympathy shown by them for the loss I have recently sustained by fire. Let me now assn re them that I am profoundly touched by their man ifestation of kindness and by the pro posal to rebuild' my house. But they must pardon me for asking them to abandon this intended net of kindness, though the motives which prompt it are fully and gratefully ap preciated. I cannot accept from my friends a testimonial of regard such as they propose, but the affection shown by them in wishing to reimburse rae fer my loss can never be forgotten, for it is prized by me far more than any gift from them could over be. It is the duty of every citizen to serve bis State whenever called on to do so, and his sole reward should be the con sciousness pf having fulfilled. that ob ligation. If my fellow citizens think that I have ever been able to serve my State in any manner I only discharged my duty in doing so, and am amply compensated for any service rendered by their verdict of "Well done, good and' faithful servant." I am, with heartfelt than ks for the great kindness shown me, your fellow citizen, ' WADS HAMPTON. Cheap Panting Law. Briefs at 60 cents a Page-Good Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minutes eheaper than at any othes house. Catalogues in the best style. If you have printing to do. it will be to your interest to write io tho Press and . i ???....?. ..ummiic, O. \j, U. New Law. There ?en law oil the statute books of South Carolina which is very much u dead letter. This law was approved by the governor on the 3d day of March, 180?. lt is entitled: "An Act to Prevent Drunkenness and Shooting Upon the Highway." The provisions of the law are very plain, simple and easily understood. "That any person who shall engage in any boisterous conduct under the influence of intoxicating liquors, or while feigning to he under the influ ence of such liquors, or without just cause or excuse shall discharge any firearms while upon or within fifty yards of any public road, except upon his own premises, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or be im prisoned for not more than thirty days." Probably very few people know that there is such a law and it will be well to read it carefully and understand that there isa severo penalty attached. lt will be easy to work upa "just cause or excuse" for discharging gun. pistol or other tire arm. but it will be diiicult to work up an apology for a roaring, middle and both sides of the road jag. Thc jagger had better do the quiet? reeling, say nothing to nobody jag. as "boisterous" is thc essence of offense. Thc noise of firearms and thc roar of the jagger seem to meet on a perfect equality in the provisions of this law. fireenrille AVir*. A Jugular Vein He moved. Should William Jennings, lt? years old of Greenport, L. I., recover from au operation on him at the New York Eye and Ear infirmary, he will have the distinction of being one of the few persons to live with one jugular vein removed. He was taken to the hospi tal suffering from necrosis ot the lnme behind the left ear. Three inches of diseased bone was removed from his skull and an abcess in the brain was cut out. The removal of the left jugu lar vein was made necessary by the discovery of three clots of blood, which, unless removed, would result in death. Dr. Gorham Bacon performed the ope ration. Previous to being placed under unrest bet ics the situation was explained to young Jennings, and he was told that the chances of saving his life were very slim. In addition to Dr. Bacon, there were twelve other physicians in attendance. The jugular vein was Bevered just above the collar bone and then cut from near the upper part of the head and the ends tied. A portion of the vein several inches long was taken out. The physicians have strong hopes of his recovery.-Keir York Sin? Lynching Case Decision. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May 17.-Judge John H. Baker, of the United States District Court, has rendered a dec?s ion, in which he holds that the heirs of Marion Tyler, who was lynched at Scottsburg several months ago, had n right for action for damages against the sheriff of th? county and his bonds men. The decision was rendered ou a motion to overrule a demur to the complaint. James F. Gobin, the sheriff, and his bondsmen were required to answer the complaint within ten days. The case, which is for $25,000 damages, is expected to come to trial in about a month. In holding that a sheriff is re sponsible for the prisoners in, MB care, the Court said : If the law imposes a duty of care in respect to animals and goods which he has taken into hi? possession by virtue of his office, why should not thc law impose the duty of care on him in re spect to human beings who are in his custody by virtue of his office? Is a helpless prisoner in the custody of a sheriff less entitled to his care than a bale of goods or a dumb beast? The law is not subject to any such reproach. Gen. Gordon's Thanks. To the Editor of the New? and Courier: Tho official order expressing the thanks of the U. C. V. organization to the people of your State and city was written by Gen. Moorman, my able adjutant general, at a time when I could not command the leisure to take any port in its preparation or to give any expression to my personal appre ciation. I beg, therefore, to add, over my own signature, that no community has over deserved, or could deserve, a larger share of gratitude from all Uni ted Confederate Veterans than do the people of Charleston and South Caro lina. J. B. GOItDON. Atlanta? May 13,1809. - She-Why haven't you told me that yon had been married ? He Who said I was married ? She-r-I can tell by the way yon take all the am brolla yourself. How's Tala. We ofter OM Ha ad red Donan reward for any cate^f Catena faa* cannot be eared by Hal? Catarrh Core. We. the undersigned bara known F.k . Cheney fer tho ia* 15 years, ead belitre him perfectly honorable la all basinets transactions and Saan dally able to carry ont any obllguions nude by their Sm Warr A Taoax, Wholesale Dragrtnte, Toledo, O. WjJUmtO. KOOJAN A L?ABVIM, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo Q. Han'tOatarrb Core is taken Internally, acting I directly opon the blood tad c&noous surftest o : the system Testimonials tent free. Pri?e 76c I mmr fcn?tU H~1A w~ -ti <-??-?-?; I; Hall's family Pills oro tba best. Trusts, Trusts, Trusts! I'iTT.sitt'1?;, May ls.-A combination of three ot'the largest manufaeturers ot lamp chimneys in the world and con trolling the output ot* the United States has been practically completed. The Licorne A. Macbeth (?lass company and the Thomas Kvans ( i lass company have been merged into th? Mnebeth hvnns Glass company and the libbey lilass company of Toledo was ab sorbed by it. The company will have ?i capital ol' $2,000.000 and will operate the live best chimney plants in thc United States, lt will also control ami i?\vn the plants tor glass blowing ma chinery and will install these machines in all its plants. Th? headquarters of the new company will be in Pittsburg. The new combination will have an an nual output of .*?.000.000 dozen lamp I'himneys. Pliii.AiiKi.iMUA, May is.-The Record to-day says: "The worsted yarn trust, to be known as the United States Wor sted Yarn company, with a capital ot' $50,0tK),000, is practically an assured fact, and all that remains to be (.one is the matter of formal organization. Nineteen worsted yarn spinners, in cluding the largest spinners in thc country, have agreed to enter the trust. Their plants have been appraised, amt Hie prices at which they are to bi- taken into tin-, new company have been agreed upon." CHICAGO. May IS.-A special to the U broil icio from St. Louis. Mo., says: Leading soap manufacturers of New Vork, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City and Nashville ar? organ izing u gigantic combine. Plans have been practically completed at recent ineetiugs held in St. Louis and Chicago ind will be finally clinched at a ses sion to be held in Cincinnati next week, lt is said that the new combi nation will' have a capitalization of isr>0,iK)0,000. one-half of which will be six per cent, preferred and the balance sommou stock. NKW YORK, May 18.-Gustav Hock i)f Habana is in this city arranging the union of his tobacco syndicate with the newly formed Habana commercial L'ompnny, of which F. Garcia is the leading spirit. Mr. Hock's syndicate is Knglish. lt is expected that all arrangements for the union with the commercial company will be completed by June. 1. If it is completed the effect will be a monopoly of nil the higher prudes of Habana cigars. mum . - Kew Flying Machine ls not a Success. WASHINGTON, May 12.-Professor S. P. Langley, secretary of the Smithso nian Institute, the inventor of the Aeriodome. who was given .*,2.">,000 by the board of ordnance to experiment with his flying machine for war pur poses, made his first test at Quantico, | Va., yesterday. Professor Langley with the amount of money placed at his disposal built anew and larger ma- j chine than that with which he experi mented two years ago. The machine was launched from the top of a house boat anchored in a broad sweep of the Potomac, about three fourths of a mile from thc island owned hythe Quantico Hod and (?un club. The result was not so successful as were Professor Langley's former ex periments with the smaller machine. The machine soared aloft to a height of 500 feet, but descended after a hori zontal flight of 800 feet. His former machine, which was propelled by a small steam engine, flew three-quarters of a mile, and only descended when steam was exhausted. It wa? under stood that Professor Langley was to overcome the limited power capacity of the former machine by the use of a condensing engine, which could repeat edly utilize the condensed steam from th? boiler. Dreams Make One Fat? An English physician1 claims to have discovered a new and efficacious cure for persons afflicted1 with nervous or mental maladies. If such persons, he ?ays, can only procure pleasant dreams they will soon regain their health, mid his aim is, therefore, to furnish them with delightful dreams. For thia purpose he uses a soft leather enp, which cover? thc patient's head (ind cars and leaves only thc face un covered. Beside the ears are placed two metal plates, which are joined by a rubber tube to tho phonograph. The patient rests on a divan in a dark room and in front of him is a sort of magic lantern, from which are projected at brief intervals various- enjoyable pic tures. In this way, it is claimed, the 3yes of the sick person are delighted, while at the same time his ears aro soothed by thc vibrations of the pho aogrnph. As a result weariness conies upon him and is soon followed hy slumber, ?md it is while he is dozing in this man ner that happy dreams are evoked, bb auks to the phonograph and the ster copticon. After this light slumber comes a deep- sleep; which, we are as sured, is always-most beneficial. Several teat? of this kind have been made with success, and it is said that not only are tired' nerves refreshed by this method; bnt that the patient's body also rapidly increases in weight. That pleasant sounds- and sights are sooth ing to the nerves we have all known for a long time, hut that pleasant dreams have a tendency to make per MHiR fiit. win certainly bc ?CTTS to tho general public. The Truth About Our Country. To the Editor of The Kew? mid Cou rin-. Please allow nie to thank you for the tirst-class advertisement you have given my "School History of tho Uni ted States" by republishing the article ot the Philadelphia Preen, which quotes the criticism of the (?. A. IL Encamp ment al iiuffaio on my book. I plead guilty to the soft impeach ment. 1 ?lo teach in my history, as clearly ami emphatically as I am able, that in the great "War Between tho States" the Confederates were right and the Federals wrong in tho begin ning and in the conduct of the war. I teach clearly, and I think conclu sively, that th? Southern States had not only a perfect right to secede, but sutliciont cause for doing so. and that the war made upon us by th?- North was unconstitutional and wicked, and that in defending our soil from inva sion, our homes and altars from des ecration, our people were not "rebels" or "traitors,*' butas true patriots as the world ever saw. Ido teach that as the ships of old England and of New England brought the negroes to this country ami sold them to the colonists-that ns the North ern States abolished slavery, not on moral, but purely on economic grounds, i after they found that it would not pay j in their climate, ami among a manu facturing people, as they did not free their negroes, but sold them South and pocketed the money-and inasmuch as the Constitution so distinctly recog nized slav?'ry that Mr. Lincoln himself said in his inaugural address that he had "no right to interfere with slavery in the States, and no disposition to ?lo so if he had the right,'* the proclama tion abolishing slavery was "unconsti tutional," and its tinal accomplishment by the triumph of brute force over jus tice and right was "a bold piece of wholesale robbery," and the plea of ''military necessity" tmly "the plea of the freebooter through tho centuries." And 1 ?1?) t<>a<:h that in thc conduct of the war tho Confederates acted on thc highest principles of modern civi lization, while Sherman's "March to the Sea" and through the Carolinas, Sheri dan's desolation of tho Shenandoah ; Valley and the conduct of other Federal soldiers were an eternal disgrace to the Hag they bore. But excuse me, 1 did not mean to write s?> much, but. merely wished to thank you for copying the article in thc Philadelphia Press-beautiful rep reseutntive of "the City of Brotherly Love" and thc "new era of fraternity between tho sections''-which 1 shall ask my publishers to put into a circular ar?l scatter all through tho South. I ?lo not ?leay that Jones's School History is Confederate to tho core, but I claim that thc number of leading Northern papers whicii say that it is fair to both sections do not put it too strongly, and all I ask of Southern teachers and school authorities isa full examination of my book, that it may stand or fall on its merits. Allow ino to a?l?l my thanks for your editorial of to-day on Lee's feeling ns to the war, and to say that the proofs that his heart and soul were in "our great struggle for constitutional free dom"-as he always called it-are cu mulative and overwhelming. I call your attention to just ono in addition to those you giv?>. When, in June, 1800, that noble old Kornau and unconquera ble patriot, tien. Waile Hampton, made the address at Washington College, and was th? guest of Gen. Lee, in a free talk with the great lieutenant about the war-its causes, conduct, and re sults-Lc?' snit! in reference to his own course, in refusing thc supreme com mand of the Federal army ami espous ing the cause of the South : "We could have taken no other course without dishonor, ami if it were all to bo dono over agaiu I should act in precisely the same manner." Gen. Hampton related this incident at thc Reunion in Rich mond, and it was received with the most enthusiastic ( Confederate yells of the vast crowd present. The G. A. IL may growl as much as they I please, but we must teach our children and our children's children that we thought wc were right in '61 -'05, and know now that wo were right. J. WILLIAM JOS I.S. Charleston, May 17, 180it. Spring of Life Comes From Kids. ( un v<;o, May 10.-The Tribune says: A tliscovcry which, it is claimed, solves thc problem of circumventing obi age, has just been made publi?'. by Prof. Jos. IL Hawley and Alex. C. Weiner of the Chicago Clinicnl school. Tho re turn to youth, it is asserted, is pro duced by hypodermic injections of the lymphatic fluids of animals, particular i ly young goats. Tho discovery was made a year ago, and subsequent dem 1 onstrations of its efficacy are proved. The general theory of the discovery ! is that if the mineral deposits which \ accumulate in the bones^in the process I of life can be replaced with the life cells contained in the lymphatic glands of goats, deterioration of'the bones will bo prevented and elasticity and youth will be retained in the system longer. A number of animals and human be ings, it is said, have been experiment ed on in Chicago with good results. The apostles of the discovery do not claim that n man or woman thus charged with goat's "lifo cells" will live forever, but they say life will be prolonged, perhaps doubled. STATE NEWS. - Herri* Allen, a negro man, wa< found dead near Seneca one day la-f, week. - The Neal investigating commie tee will meet again ?Tune 13. Glenn Springs is suggested as the place for meeting. - The railroads carried H0.00U pas sengers into Charleston and home again during the Reunion without a single accident. - The medioal examinations before thc State Board of Medical Examiners in Columbia last week resulted in giv ing the State 48 new physicians. - The Carolina Midland Hoad has been purchased by the great Southern Railway system, which recently bought the South Carolina and Georgia Road. - The indications are now that there will be nine or ten candidates for governor and G ve or six for the Tinted States senate in South Caro lina next year. - Hishop J. S. Key, of Kentucky, will preside over the next meeting of the S. C. Conference M. E. Church, South, at Orangcburg, beginning De cember Hth. 1899. - Mr. Eugene Loeb, a most excel lent young man of Charleston, who has been attending the Scuth .Carolina College, was drowned last Thursday near Columbia while bathing in a pond. - Gen. Wheeler indignantly deuies that he was snubbed at Charleston. On the contrary, he says : "I was never more royally entertained, both by the citizens and veterans, in my entire life." - Application has been made for a charter for tho Cowpens' Battle Asso ciation, of Gaffney. The object is to collect historical data relative to the famous battle, and make efforts to have a national park established at the battleground. - A meeting of the county trustee stockholders of thc Farmers' Alliance Exchange of South Carolina will be held in Columbia on the 27th day of July at 8:30 p. m., to consider ques tions connected with the business of said Exohange. - Last Sunday night, in Horry County, a row occurred in which Walter Rowell, 18 years of age, shot and killed two brothers, Brogdon and Von Elvington, aged 18 and 20. The boys were on their way from church, when the difficulty occurred. - Mr. E. ii. Hitt, of Greenwood county, has au invention which, if it accomplishes what he claims for it, will land him in the ranks of those who enjoy fame. The invention ia nothing less than a solution of the perpetual motion problem. - Lieutenant C. B. Smith, a well known member of the editorial staff of the Columbia State, who enlisted and saw service in Cuba with the Second South Carolina regiment, has been ap pointed to a lieutenancy in the regular army and assigned to the 8th infantry now stationed at Havana. - A ten-year-old colored girl was killed by an extra freight train on the S. U. & C. railroad on last Saturday afternoon below Glendale station. The train was moving at the rate of fifty miles an hour round a sharp curve when the child was struck and in stantly killed. An inquest was held and the railroad men exonerated from blame. - President lieu ry S. Hartzog, of Clemson College, has secured the ser vices of Mr. J. C. C. Bruoson, of Florence, one of the best tobacco farm ers in the Pee Dee county, as lecturer at the Farmers' Institutes, to be held the coming summer, on the cultiva tion, curing and marketing of the fra? grant weed. - The Altamont Bible Institute /ill bc moved from Greenville to Co lumbia this fall. The friends of tba institute claim that while their pres ent situation is advantageous for quiet, hard study, it dees not present thi so opportunities for Christian wo?t among thc people which are so much desired in connection with an enter prise of this kind. - A charter has been applied for the Olympia Cotton mills of Columbia* Its capital will be $1,500,000. The power will be electricity, furnished by the power plant on the Columbia canal. It will be the largest mill in the South, having 104,000 spindles and 2,600 looms. The corporators are Columbia's mill and bank presidents and leading business men. - Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania, has officially invited the manufactur ers and citizens of this State, through. Governor Ell erbe, to participate in the exposition of Amerioan manufac* turers whioh is to open in Philadol* phia September 14. The exposition is to bo mad? a ner??????esi cse nnd will be a complote ''show" of Ameri can industries.