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BY CIINKSCALBS & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1899. vnT.mn? YTTV wn 01 noose Yo H fl ll I THAT you wou?d hav^e to pay a certain part of all lost es by bad debts if. you traded at Credit Stores. You would iaugh at the idea. Now, wouldn't you ? Well, that's what you will have to do if you trade at Credit Stores and pay your bilis. It isn't the intention of the Credit Stores to bear these ?O?SCS br bad debts. They figure eaeh year how much they will lose, and of course somebody has it to pay. The way it's done is this : Everybody is made to pay much more than we ask for the same Goods to make up these losses, and you pay your part if you pay youi bills. Some Credit Stores tell yod they will sell you Clothes and charge them to you ai their Cash prices, and then they actually ask you for Cash trade. If you spend \our Cash with them, how about those losses by bad debts ? We sell for strictly SPOT CASH. WE HAVE NO LOSSES. Don't you think it's ? duty you owe to your income to buy your CLOTHING, HATS and PURMSHINGS FROftfl US. We thick so. Reinemb-r THI INR Uti IF m NIT IT ! UL A. Snit for $6.00 see oms for $ 5.00 A Suit for 7.50 see ours for 6.00 A Suit for 9.00 see ours for 7.50 A Suit for 10.00 see ours for 8.50 A Suit for 12.50 see ours for 10.00 A Suit for 15.00 see ours for 12.50 THE WHY THE WHEREFOR The comparative figures above do not lie. They repre sent actual facts. If you doubt, give us the benefit of the doubt-only to the extent of corning in to investi gate. VvVvc got everything in Clothing that any other Store ha3, except trash, which we most positively will not handle. We carry no Suit cheaper than $4.00 for Men, and none cheaper than Si 00 for Boys, because any to retail for less ?3 "simply rotten." It's a pleasure to show you how CHEAP we sell good Clothing, and you will find us mighty reliable people to do husiness with. WHITE FROWT. An Appeal for Lower Taxes. Greenville Mountaineer. The Newberry Observer makes a strong and cogent appeal to the Legis latnre for a reduction of taxes in this State. Whether or not this appeal will be heeded we are not averse to making an endorsement of its views, because we believe the danger ahead is on the other line, and unless there is a vigor ous protest against any increase of taxation, the chances are that the levy next year will keep pace with the in crease in taxable property. It is not hard to believe that the majority of our people favor high taxes, as has been alleged in some quarters, for there is seldom any earnest aad concerted ac tion on the part of the people to cause a reduction in tho levy. All the salar ied officials in the State aro entirely willing for the taxes to remain as they are, so far as we have any information on this score, and the beneficiaries of our government in any capacity are not opposed to the present arrange ments. On the contrary there is an un ceasing demand for larger and more extensive appropriations from the pub lic treasury, and when the Legislature meets in January the members will be asked to add here and there to the ex penditures of the State, while not a word will be urged against them ex cept by a lew legislators who will act in a surprising minority. One of the reasons that will be given for these ex tra appropriations is that the taxable property of the State has boen consid erably increased and that the State can afford to make such expenditures because the rate of taxation will not be increased thereby! There will al ways be found plausible excuses for making extra appropriations, but the Legislature has yet to be formed in South Carolina that will engage in a systematic reduction of expenses, so that an actual benefit will accrue to the taxpayers. Cheap and inexpensive governmeiii-. seems to be a thing of the past, and rendering, service to the State must be accompanied with a liberal compensation these days, all of which requires taxation to meet the expenses. The non-taxpayers aro in an overwhelming majority, and tho Legislature will continue to favor the State with generous appropriations, because the people who pay tho taxes are not aggressive and persistent in their demands for a reduction in the levy. The Observer says: The taxable property of the State has increased for tbe current year to the amount of three and a half million dollars, and when the people know this fact they are bound to think to them selves some very strong thoughts that are also bound to be heard later on in the form of words. They cannot un derstand how it is that the burden of taxation cannot be made lighter. It is getting too heavy a- burden especially for the farming class of tax payers, for notwithstanding the great depression in the price of farm products which, with few exceptions, has prevailed for many years, taxes aro no lower. In fact, it seems that taxes are continual ly on the increase. The times seem to be out of propor tion when we consider the relation that taxes should,'bear to the increment of the producing class of our popula tion. Fifteen years ago a pound of cotton would buy a pound of bacon, and these two products nowbear about the same relation to each other. A dollar to-day will buy at least one fourth more than a dollar would fifteen years ago, and everything else has ad justed itself to existing conditions ex cept the administration of public af fairs. . Instead of our taxes being low er, as should be the case, they are con tinually getting higher and higher, and aftermost farmers pay their taxes, guano and lien bills, they have noth ing left. We are honestly of the opin ion thatthe State government could be administered at less outlay of money than it is now costing us, and not be one whit less effective than it is now carried on. Take the salary of one of lice, for instance, at say two thousand dollars. Adj ust i t to present conditions as to how much each dollar of that salary will now secure of the comforts of life as compared to tho time when such salary was fixed, and we find tbat an amount equal to one-fourth less thau such a salary will obtain as much to-day. But when cutting down salar ies is talked about one is always parti cular that his views in support of such a reform should be construed as refer ring to the salary of somebody else. We are aware that this is an old ques tion and that it has been kicked about in legislative halls until it is all ont of shape. There are big salaries and lit tle salaries, and some officers of the government dp not get salary enough. A readjustment is needed. It seems these days that office holders are our masters * in this republican form of government, when they really should be the servants of the people. We must not be understood to bo in favor of "three-for-quarter" statesmen. What we want is lower taxes; what the people want is lower taxes. Here we lind this year that the wealth of the State has made au appreciable in crease and the amount ot taxable pro perty has been on the increase year af ter year for the past decade, yet still there is no relief for the taxpayer. In fact our taxes are higher now in pro portion than they were in the inflated days of carpetbag misrule. There ought to be some relief afforded the people now-at once. The servant is not above his lord, but wo hold to the principle that the allah's of our govern ment .should be administered with the strictest economy and Jeffersonian sim plicity. If we are Democrats in form, we should be Democratic in doctrine, and if we practice what we preach we cannot then afford to have extravagant and luxurious ideas. We appeal for lower taxes. How's This. Wc oiler One Hundred Dollars rivara for any case ?f Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Curo. Wo, tho undersigned have known !..... Chenoy for thc last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan dally able to carry ont any obligations made by their firm. WKST ATRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. V/ALPINO. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug gist?, Toledo, 0. . Ha'l's Catarrh Cure 1B taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tho ay stem. Twtimoniala sont free Price 75c pe?" holtln Sold hv all druggists Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. Cheap Printing. Law Briefs at CO cents a Page-Good Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minutes cheaper than at any other house. Catalogues in tho best style If you have printing to do, it will bo to your interest to write to the Press and Banner, Abbeville, S. C. tf. Holland's Store Items. Rev. H. M. Allen was re-elected at Shiloh last Saturday for the coming year, "or in fact until he sees tit to resign." The rule ot* annual elections was abolished by the Church, and thc pastor elected indefinitely. The old rule and "one which there is no Scrip ture for" has a ' endency to form clans, wire pullers an i place hunters and we think is a curse to any Church and will ultimately result in its ruin. Thc preacher that can't come in on his own merits had better conclude that some thing else is his calling. "The Bible Institute" will meet three times with Shiloh next year, the first time in April, two days each meeting. It will be presided over by Revs. Earle, Al'.en, Barton, and Col. J. B. Patrick, which insures an intellectual treat to all who attend. Wheat sowing is progressing very well an i a good area will be put in. Oats aro up and growing nicely, and sowing still continues. Corn has "been gathered, and we think the majority of our farmers have made enough for home consumption. Potatoes have turned ont well; and turnip patches can't be excelled. Some changing of locations is going on and others will follow. An old ob server says that a bad crop year is al ways followed by moving and marry ing almost to an unlimited extent. From indications we think we can send you an account of a dozen more or less, before tho holidays are over. The health of our immediate neigh borhood is very good. Prof. Ruebush, of Virginia, will open a singing school at Mt. Creek Church the 10th inst., and will close the 2nd of December with a concert. Robt. Witherspoon is at home from Clemson for a few days. Mr. Ed. Anderson, of Fort Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday in this vicinity with relatives and friends. Hard Scrabble Mills only run now three cays in thc week-Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Those want ing grinding done will govern them selves accordingly. BURKE. TowuTille Items. Wc learn that Mr. E. P. Earle has been awarded thc contract for the er rection of our new school building/ Mr. Clinkscales, our teacher, has en rolled one hundred pupils in the school. He is assisted by Miss Dick son. Both aro well qualified for the positions. . The good people of the Methodist denomination, we learn, have decided to erect a Church at this place. Mrs. Dickson, widow of Rev. J. Walter Dickson, has given two acres of land as a building site. Our farmers generally have made enough corn to do them, and corn shuckings are thc order of the night now. A large crop of small grain is being sown in this section. With the exception of bad colds, the health of our community is good. Capt. H. R. Vandiver .and sister, Mrs. Ledbetter, are at this writing vis iting friends and relatives in Ander son. A number of visitors attended ser vices here last Sunday. Prof. Moore, who taught school here last year, spent last Saturday herewith his friends. ? Some of our young people attended Children's Day services at Bethel Church last Sunday. A wedding will occur in this section in the near future, and there may be others to follow. Mr. Graham, a most clever young man from near here, is now clerking in our postoffice. SCHOOL BOY. The Law of Trespass. Now that the hunting season is open ed we publish Section 170 of the Re vised Statutes as to trespass on real property: Every entry upon the lands of an other, after notice from the owner or tenant prohibiting the samo, shall bc a misdemeanor, and be punished by fiue not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of the county not ex ceeding thirty days: Provided, That whenever any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice in four con spicuous places on the borders of any land prohibiting entry thereon, and shall publish once a week for four suc cessive weeks such notice in any news paper circulating in the county where such lands are situate,' a proof of the posting and of publishing of such no tice within twelve monthsprior to the entry, shall be deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person ma king entry as aforesaid for hunting and fishing. Cards of Thanks. Mn. EDITOR: We desire to express our heart-felt thanks to the many friends who so kindly ministered to us during the illness and death of our lit tle daughter. That God's richest blessings may rest upon each and ev ery one of them is the earnest wish of Mit. AND MKS. J. M./AAILEY. MR. EDITOR: Please permit mc to use your paper to thank my many friends and neighbors for their kindness and tender sympathy during the illness and death ot our dear daughter and sister, Ada. May God's blessings rest upon them all, is the prayer of the family. JAMES F. MCLESKEY. Annual Fall Festival in Charleston. On account Gala Weekat Charleston, S. C., the Charleston and Western Car olina Railway beg to announce that round-trip tickets will bo on sale from all stations November x?Oth to 25th, good to return until tho 27th, * me first-class fare. Also, lower rates on scaled basis will be sold from all sta tions November 21st, 22nd and 23rd, good to return until tho 25th. For fur ther information call on agents, or W. G. CKAIG, General Passenger Agent. - T. J. Thackston, of this city, yes terday met an old friend on the street, and during tho conversation the civil war was discussed. Mr. Thackston learned that his brother, Zdoy, who was a member of the Third South Car olina infantry, had been killed in the battle of the Wilderness in Virginia. Zdoy Thackston enlisted in tho Con federate army directly after South Carolina seceded, and nothing was heard of him from then until yester day.- Geccnrille Times. STATE NEWS. - Charleston's annual Fall Festival begins next Monday and continues through the week. - The opening of the federal courts in Columbia has been postponed from Nov. 28 to December 12. - Clemson won in the football con test iu Columbia Thursday. Tho score stood', Clemson 34, Carolinas 0. - The politicians are warming up in Laurens, lt is said that Col. Irby is going to run for Congress in the Fourth district. - Dr. F. Y. Pressley has been elect ed to succeed the late l?e v. Wm. M. Grier as president of Erskine College at Due West. - The Sparfcanburg Board of Health have recommended to the city coun cil the passage of an ordinance pro hibiting spitting on the sidewalk. - Dr. Masc; Lee, of a well known family of Darlington, who killed his father some time ago, has been found gniity of murder with a recommenda tion to mercy. - It is stated that Gen M. C. Butler has been retained as counsel for the Louisville and Nashville Eailroad sys tem at Washington, with a salary'of $10,000 per annum. That is better than politics. - It is announced that, commencing December 10, 18i)9, thc Southern Rail way company will operate through train service over its own new line via Columbia, Perry, Blackville and Allen dale, S. C., to Savannah, Ga. - A lamp exploded without seem ing cause at Shandon near Columbia. A negro boy was covered with burn ing oil and died from the injuries re ceived in horrible agony. When will we get an oil inspection bill in South Carolina? - The State Dispensary has just made its last quarterly report. It turns into the public school fund of the State $48,413.70. This amount does not include the profits that go to the Counties and towns in which the dispensaries are located. - The fifth cotton mill in the im mediate vicinity of Greenville will be built in the next few months. Stephen Greene, the famous* mill engineer from Boston, has located the site for the Brandon mill, and work will commence immediately. - Mrs. W. A. Curry suffered a vicious attack from her milch cow at her home in Fairview, Greenville county, Sunday morning and received serious and perhaps fatal injuries. She was attacked while trying to save thc life of her little grandchild at which the cow was running. - Secretary of State Cooper has re ceived a letter asking him for a copy of the coat of arms or seal of South Carolina, as it is desired to use the design in some iron treize work, which is to be used in decorations of the Paris Exposition buildings. South Carolina will at least have that much at the exposition. - The barn of Mr. J. J. Haley, of Oakway, Oconec County, containing four mules and one horse, 5,000 to 6,000 bundles, of fodder, two buggies and on? set of harness, were burned up on Tuesday morning, November 7th, 1899, between one and, two o'clock. Origin of tho fire unknown, but supposed to be incendiary. - The late Dr. W. M. Grier of Due West made, as he supposed, his will; but alas! it had but two subscribing witnesses, while the law requires three witnesses. The. instrument of writing was, of course, refused probate. To be a will the writing must be signed by the testator and by three witnesses in presence of each other. - The historic old oak tree at Winnsboro, S. C.. under which Lord Cornwallis camped during the Rev olutionary war from October, 1780, to January, 1781, has been killed by the excessive drought and heat. The tree stands in the yard of the Mt Zion school, and a table is to be made out of it for the school libary and souvenirs for its alumni. - Mr. W. D. Whitmire of Greenville accidentally shot himself as he wras leaving his boardinghouse. His pistol fell on the steps and exploded, the ball entering his left thigh and ranging up rards, lodged near tho hip joint. The wound is not considered dangerous, and is pronounced by the attending physicians to be a severe flesh wound, but it will disable the recipient for some time. - Thc Court of General Sessions at Walhalla was abruptly terminated last week on the ground that the grand jury had been illegally drawn. Thc motion was made by Attorney George E. Prince, representing Wil liam Powers,, charged with murder. Thc county commissioners had allow ed each chairman of the eight town ships to select his quota of jurors and each deposited the names in the box, j in the absence of the members of the board. - A. E. Brady was shot and serious ly wounded on the street in Abbeville by Wm. Gates. Brady had been abusing Gates for having arrested him about two years ago, when the latter was marshal of Abbeville. They were going out of town to settle the diffi culty when Brady suddenly assaulted Gates with a knife, and the latter tired live shots, each taking effect. Brady was wounded in the neck, shoulder, stomach and both arms. (Jales was arrested and is in the jail, but it is generally believed tile shoot ing was clone in self-defense. - Members of the 2nd South Caro lina regiment of the Spanish war held au enthusiastic reunion in Columbia last Thursday. Colonel Willie Jones pro sided and delivered a feeling and pa triotic address, reviewing thc record of the regiment. Permanent organiza tion of the association was effected by tho election of the following officers: President, Colonel Willie Jones; vice presidents, Major Eaves, Major Wag ner, Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, Corporal Owens; Secretary, Sergeant Major Fredrick; Treasurer, Captain Perrin. - The probate judge of Barnwell county has been puzzled for some days as to who should administer on tho cstato of Joseph Coker, a negro of considerable means, who died several days ago. Coker liad married three times-once before the war and twice since. All his wives are living, but they had all deserted him and at the time of his death he was living alone and had no children. The difficulty was solved by the estate being en trusted to a sister of the deceased, whoso rights as next of kin and heir at law were fixed by an act of 1865. General News Items. - The Boers are holding their own iii the war with the British in South Africa. - The Exchange Bank at Athens. ?a., has been placed in the hands of a receiver. - The Northeastern railroad of Ga., from Athens to Lula, has been pur chased by the Southern; They paid 5307,000 for it. ' - Imperialism comes high. Our irray and navy are now costing $050, )00 a day, with more prospect of in crease than of decrease. - At an auction of Hereford cattle it Kansas City the other day a calf a year and a day old brought $1,930, and i heifer was knocked down at $2,500. - By December 1st, Otis will have J5,000 men in the Philippines. One thousand more men are to be recruited to bring all regiments to full strength. - Gen. Otis is now pushing the war ivith the Fillipinos with a little more : energy, and is ? Hasing them back into | the mountains,, killing many of them j is they retreat. - Bob Green, ex-prize fighter, has j yeen licensed to preach in Boston. It | ?viii take his best solar plexus licks to j cnock true religion into the sinners of ? ;hat city of cranks. - On behalf of Admiral Dewey and j lis officers and men Washington attor- i leys have asked the court of claims to ? ind that the amount of bouutv moue}' lue them is $382,800. . - At the meeting of the Cabinet :he question of civil government for 2uba was discussed. The President s said to favor the abandonment of ;he present military system in the siana". - The United States cruiser Charles ion, which had been patrolling the lorthern coast of Luzon, was wrecked m a reef ofFthe northwest coast on fuesday' November 7. All on board vere saved. - A company with unlimited capital md 200,000 water power at Ottawa, Janada, lias been organized to fight .lie American paper trust. Its plant dil cost $000,000 and it will make 000 ;ons of paper a day. - Augusta, Ga., is building up a }retty large divorce mill business. kt the last term of court forty-'four nismated couples were sundered. It s said that a good deal of the material 'or the grist comes from South Caro- ! ina. - The cultivation of fruit trees j dong the highways of France is being ; extended each year, the Government laving adopted this practice as a source of revenue, so that now road ?ide fruit cultivation has become an important branch of national industry. - A colored preacher named John Lofton, of Norfolk, Va., was arrested it Winfall, N. C" for passing a coun terfeit bill. A good ten dollar bill had been split and the back half had been pasted on to a counterfeit. The work was skilfully done and only an expert could detect it. - A big Western packing concern lias embarked in the business of sep iratingthe whites and yolks of eggs, canning them separately, freezing them and unloading them on the mar ket. Some thirty dozen eggs are put up in a two-gallon can, which is exactly the number that a case holds. When i baker uses thirty or forty dozen 3ggs in a day it takes time to break the eggs and separate them. The new plan saves time. - To feed her army in South Africa, Sreat Britain is buying from Chicago ind Kansas City packing houses can ned beef by the car load. The beef is yt the same quality that was bought for tho American army during the Spanish war, and about which such a rumpus was raised against Secretary Alger. So large has been the British orders that the price of beef has been considerably raised throughout the svest. WHY YOU SHOULD US8 ARIAN BECAUSE They Beautify, Prjtect and BECAUSE PARIAN PAIN Adhere to wood, tin, iron BECAUSE PARIAN PAIN Are guaranteed not to cr: BECAUSE PARIAN PAIN Are not affected by salt T *3EC \USE .' PARIAN PAIN Are not affected by ammo BECAUSE PARIAN PAIN Produce a high gloss, co\ most durable Paints et gallon guaranteed, Sokt F. B. THE PLACE FOR BICYCLES, SH Have your repairs done by tl and guarantee it. THOMSON - According to the figures of the paymaster general of the army, our army expenditures for the fiscal year were $71,570,026. Add to this amount the sum paid out for pensions, about $140,000,000, and we hare the mag nificent total of $211,570,026 as the size of our military burden per year. - Until recently broom com has been selling at $60 per ton; but with in the last four weeks there has been an advance of $50 per ton. The price has been run up by speculators trying to get control of the market to $110 per ton. and some are now holding for $125 per ton. In consequence manu facturers are beginning to advance the price of brooms. - A mau without arms was arrested in Clr.cago recently charged with for gery. He is Charles L. Borg, and he is accused of forging a postoffice order for $6. Borgs writes by holding the pen with his teeth, and is charged with signing the name of E. E. Rogers, to whom the order was payable, after appropriating a letter to Rogers which contained the order. - A handsome monument to the memory of the Confederate dead from North Carolina buried in Stonewall cemetery at Winchester, Va., will be erected there on December 1. The money for the monument was raised through the efforts of the North Caro lina Daughters of the Confederacy. Charles B. Rouss. of New York, sub scribed $250 to the fund. The comer stone was laid September 19, 1897. - The centennial of the death of Most Worshipful George, Washington will be celebrated with most impres sive Masonic ceremonies at M.ouut Vernon on the 14th of December. The Grand Lodge of Masons in Virginia will have charge of the ceremonies. It invited the Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Masons of England, to be present, but he could not make it convenient to at tend. The Dispensary Scandal Considered at ? Caucus. Senator Tillman and about thirty other dispensary advocates held a cau cus in this city last night. It has been very noticeable that of the 124 members of the lower house of the legislature, at least half the num ber are attending the fair. Except when the legislature is in session there has perhaps never been such a number of politicians in Columbia as is here now. The factional row which is now on in the State board of liquor control was of course discussed, aud a repre sentative legislator is authority for the statement that the members of the general assembly are disgusted with the recent scandal. It is reported that Representative C. L. Winkler of Kershaw is preparing a bill to be introduced: at the next ses sion which will have for its purpose the modification of the law as it nov stands. At the caucus last night Senator Tillman was chief actor. It is stated that he stigmatized the row of the State dispensary as a-stench, and he is reported as advocating a complete change in the system of government. He is said to favor the abolition of the personnel of the State board with the view of placing the management of the State's liquor business ;.n the hands of the governor, the State treasurer and the attorney general. He also favors the abolition of coun ty boards, letting the intendants of towns and county auditors and treas urers be the members ex-officio of their respective county boards, the dispen sers to be elected by the people. The senator promised his coadjutors to take a hand in the fight and make things warm in the next campaign. It is evident that the dispensary ad vocates are nauseated with the present administration and are casting about for some othei method.-Hie State, Nov. 9. ? . . Preserve your property. TS , galvanized iron, stone or tile. TS sck, chalk, peel, rub off nor blister. rater or sea breezes. TS aia, carbDuic, sulphu ous or othergasesj TS 'er perfectly, are the handsomest aud rer placed upcu the market. Every I only by GRAYTON & CO. iNDRIES, ETC. Iiem. They do first-class work, I CYCLE WORKS, THE BICYCLE PEOPLE.