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"BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER iii. 18!)!). VOLUME XXXV-NO. 17. t . Q THAT you would hav/? to pay a certain part of all losses by bad debts if. you traded at Credit Stores. You would laugh 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 bills. It isn't the intention of the Credit Stores to bear these losses by bad debts. They figure each year how much they will lose, and of course somebody! has it to pay. The way it's done is this : Everybody ia made io pay much mor? than we ask for ihe same Goods to make up these losses, and you pay your part if you pay youx bills. Some Credit Stores tell you they will sell you Clothes and charge them to you a\ th?ir Cash prices, and then they actually ask you for Cash trade. If you spend your 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 a duty you owe to your income to ' buy your CLOTHING, HATS and FURNISHINGS FROM US. We thiuk so. Rememb-r - YOUR MONET BICK IF IOU Mi IT! A Suit for $6.00 see ours for $ 5.30 A Suit for 7.50 see ours for 6.00 A Suit for 9.00 see oura for 7.50 A Suit for 10.00 see ours for 8.50 A Brdt pr 12.50 see ours for 1G.0G A Suit for 15.00 see ours for 12.50 THE WHY AND THE WHEREFORE: 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 coming in to investi gate. We've got everything in Clothing that any other Store has, except trash, which we most positively will not handle. We carry no Suit cheaper than S4.00.for 'Men, and none cheaper than 8100 for Boys, became any to retail for lets ia ''simply rotten." It's a pleasure to show you how CHEAP wo; sell good tlothmg, and you will find us mighty reliable people to do usiness with. TH? SPOT CASH OLOTHIERS. ? FRONT. An Appeal for T-*wer Taxes. Greenville Mountaineer. Tho Newberry Observer makes a strong and cogent appeal to the Legis lature for a reduction of taxes in this Stato. Whether or not this appeal will be heeded wc aro not averse to making an endorsement of ita views, because wo believe tho danger ahead is on thu other line, and unless there is a vigor ous protest against any increase ot' taxation, the chances aro that tho levy next year will keep paco with the in crease in taxable property. It is not hard to believe that the majority ot' our people favor high taxes, as hus been alleged in some quarters, for there is seldom any earnest and concerted ac tion on tho part of tho people to cause a reduction in tho levy. All the salar ied officials in tho State are entirely willing for the taxes to remain as they are, so far as we have any information on this score, and the beucticiarics ot' our government in any capacity are not opposed to the present arrange ments. On tho contrary there is an un ceasing demand for larger and more extensivo appropriations from the pub lic treasury, and when the Legislature meets iu January the members will bo asked to add here and there to tho ex penditures of the State, while not a word will be urged against them ex cept by a few legislators who will act in a surprising minority. One of the reasons that will bo given for these ex tra appropriations is that the taxable property of tho ^cate Las been consid erably increased and that tba '?tate can afford to make such expenditures because tho rate of taxation will not bo increased thereby! There will al ways be found plausible excuses for making extra appropriations, but the Legislature bas yet to bo formed in South Carolina that will engage in a systematic reduction of expeu?es, so that an actual beneiit will accrue to the taxpayers. Cheap and inexpensive government seems to be a thing of the past, and rendering service t? the State must be accompanied with a liberal compensation these days, all of which requires taxation to meet the expenses. Tho non-taxpayers aro in an overwhelming majority, and tho Legislature will contimte to favor the State with generous appropriations, because the people who pay tho taxes are not aggressive and persistent in their demnnds for a reduction in the levy. The Observer says: Tho taxable property of the State has increased for the current year to the amount of three and a half minion dollars, and when the people know this fact they aro bound to think to them selves some very strong thoughts that are also bound to bo heard later on in the form of words. They cannot un derstand how it is that the burden of taxation cannot be made lighter, lt 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 tho 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 now bear 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 after most farmers pay their taxes, guano and lien bills, they have noth ing left. We are honestly of the opin ion that the State government could be administered at less outlay of money than it is now costing us, and hot bo one whit less effective than it is now carried on. Take the salary of one of fice, for instance, at say two thousand dollars. Adjust it to present conditions as to bow much each dollar of that salary will now secure of the comf?rte of life: as compared to the time when such salary was fixed, and we find that 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 us refer ring to the salary of somebody else; We are aware that t his is an old ques tion and that it has been kicked about in legislative halls until it is all. out of shape. There arr big salaries and lit tle salaries, and some ' officers of tho government do 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 be in favor of "three-for-quarter" statesmen. What wo want is lower taxes; what the peeplc want is lower taxes. Hero we find this year that the wealth of the State has made au appreciable in crease and the amount ot taxable pro perty has been on tho increase year af ter year for the past decade, yet still there is no relier for tho taxpayer. In fact our taxes are higher now in pro portion than they were in the inflated days of carpetbag misrule. There ought tc be som o relief a fib ni cd the people now-at once. The servant is not above his lord, but wo hold to the principle that the affairs of our govern ment should be administered with the strictest economy and Jeffersonian sim plicity. If we are Democrats in form, wo should bo Democratic in doctrine, and if we practice what wo preach we cannot then afford to have extravagant and luxurious ideas. We appeal for lower taxes. How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for ?ni awe of Catarrh that cannot be oared by Ilaire Catarrh Cure. 1 We. :hrt undersigned bare koowa * - ^. Chen uy ft? tho la-it is jes? ?d bc!Uve hiia perfectly honorable In all bualnea* transaction:, and finan cially able to carry out any obligation* made by tho! r firm. - WBST A TBUAX, Wholesale Drontots, Toledo, O. WAUmto. KUWAIT & Kasvin, Wholesale Drug giata, Tolodo, O. . . HaU*s Cutarra Core ii taken Internally, aeUn g directly upon tho blood and raucous surfaces cf the system. Testimonia*.* cont tr-. Fries 7Se per betti* Sold h?sll ?mulata Hah'a Fatally ruis are tho best. - m? m mm -: Cheap Printing Law Briefs nt 00 couts a Page-Good "ork, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. utcs cheaper than at any other "so. Catalogne? io ?ie best styls if you bavo printing to do. it will be to your interest to write to the Press and Banner, Abbeville, S. C. tf% Holland't) Store Item?. Rev. H. M. Allen was re-elected at Shiloh last Saturday for tho coming year, "or iu fact until ho secs tit to resign." Tho rule of annual elections was abolished by tho Church, nnd the pastor elected indelinltely. Tho old rule and "ono which there is no Scrip ture for" has a tendency to form claus, wiro pullers and place hunters and we think is a curso to any Church and will ultimately result in ita ruin. Tho preacher that can't como in on his own merita had better conclude that some thing ciao ia bia calling. "Tho Bible Institute" Will meet three timea with Shiloh next year, tho lirat timo in April, two clays each mooting, lt will bo presided over by Revs. Karlo, Allon, Harton, and Col. J. ll. Patrick, which insures au intellectual trent to nil wiio attend. Wheat sowing is progressing very welland a good aron will be put in. Oats aro up aud growing nicely, and sowing still continues. Corn has been gathered, and wo think the majority of our farmers have made enough for home consumption. Potatoes have turned out well ; aud turnip patches can't be excelled. Some changing of locations is going on and others will follow. Au old ob server says that a bad crop year is al ways followed by moving and marry ing almost to nu unlimited extent. From indications wo think wo can send yon- an account of a dosen moro or less, ue?erotho holidays aro over. Tho health of our immediate neigh borhood is very good. Prof. Ruebush, of Virginia, will open a singing school at Alt. Creek Church tho 10th inst., and will close tho 2nd of December with a concert. Robt. Witherspoon is at homo from Clemson for a few days. Mr. Ed. Anderson, of Fort Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday in thia vicinity with relatives and friends. Hard Scrabble Milla only run now three days in the week-Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Those want ing grinding done will govern them selves accordingly. IK'KKK. Towuville Items. We learn that Mr. E. P. Earle baa been awarded tho contract for tho cr rection of our new school building.' Mr. ClinkBcnlcs, our teacher, hns en rolled one hundred pupils in tho school. Ho is assisted by Miss Dick son. Both are well qualitied for tho positions. ? The good people of the Methodist denomination, wo 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 sin ?chinga are the order of tho night now. A large crop of small grain is beiug sown in this section. With the exception of bad colds, the health of our community is good. Capt. H. R. Vandiver and sister, Mrs.Xedbetter, aro 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 hero 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 postolnce. SCHOOL BOV. The Law of Trespass. Now that the hunting season is open ed we publish Section 176 of tho Re vised Statutes as to trespass on real property: Every entry upon tho lands of an other, after notice from the owner or tenant prohibiting tho esme, shall bs a misdemeanor, and be punished by fine not to exceed ono hundred dollars or imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of tho county not ex ceeding thirty days: Provided, That whenever any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notieo 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 notico in any news paper circulating in tho county where such lands are situate, a proof of tho posting and of publishing of such no tice within twelve months prior io tho entry, shall be deemed and taken us notice conclusive against the person ma king entry .ns aforesaid for hunting and ?shing. Cards of Thanks. MR. EDITOR: We desire to express our heart-felt thanks to tho many friends who so kindly ministered tb 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 tho earnest wish of MR. AND MRS. J. M. AAILEY. MR. EDITOR:. Pienso permit mo to uso your paper to thank my many friends and neighbors for their kindness and tender sympathy during tho illness and death ot our dear daughter and bister, Ada. May God's blessings Test upon them all, is tho prayer of the family. JAM KS F. MCLESKKY. Annual Fall Festival in Charleston. On account Gala Week at 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 20th to 25th, good io return until the 27th, atone 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 the 25th. For fur ther information call on agents, or W. G. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent. - T. J. Thackston, of this city, yes terday met an old friond on the street., and during the 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 tho Wilderness in Virginia. Zdoy Thackston enlisted in the Con 'federate army directly after South Carolina' seceded, and nothing was heard of him from then until yester day.-- Geccrtrille Z?m<*. * STATE NEWS. - Charleston's annual Fall Festival begins next Monda}' and continues through tho week. - Tho opening of the federal courts in Columbia has boon postponed from Nov. 28 to December P"\ - Clemson won in the football con test in Columbia Thursday. The score stood'. Clemson 514, Carolinas 0. - The politicians aro warming up in Laurens. It. is said that Col. Irby is going to run for Congress in the Fourth district. - Dr. F. V. l'ressley has been elect ed to succeed the late Kev. Wu?. Ai Grier as president of Erskine College at Due \\ est. - The Spartanburg Board of Health have recommended to the city coun cil the passage of an ordinance pro hibiting spitting on the sidewalk. - Dr. Maxcy Lee, of a well known family of Darlington, who killed his father som.e time ago, has been found guilty of murder with a recommenda tion to mercy. - Itisstated that Gen M. C. lintier has been retained as counsel for the Louisville and Nashville Hailroad sys tem at Washington, with a salary'of $10,000 per annum. That is belter than politics. - It is announced that, commencing December 10, 16911, tho Soil thorn Hall 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 $48,418.70. This amount does not include tho profits that go to the Counties and towns in which the dispensaries are located. - Thc fifth cotton mill in tho im mediate vicinity of Greenville will be built in tho 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 tile lifo of her little grandchild at which the cow was runnmg. - 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 uso the design in some iron freizo work, which is to bo 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 Onkway, Oconee County, contamtng four mules and one horse, 5,000 to 0,000 bundles, of fodder, two buggies and on* set of harness, were burned up on Tuesday morning, November 7th, 1805), between ono and. two o'clock. Origin of the lire unknown, but supposed to bo incendiary. - The late Dr. W. M. Grior 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 oik tree at Winn8boro, S. C.. under which Lord Cornwallis rumped during the Rev olutionary war from October, 1780, to January, 1781, has been killed by the excessive drought r>nd heat. Tho tree stands in the yard of tho Mt Zion school, and a table is to be made out of it for tho school libary and souvenirs for its alumni. - Mr. W. D. Whitmire of Greenville accidentally shot himself as he was leaving his boarding houso. His pistol fell on the steps and exploded, the ball entering his left thigh and ranging up wards, lodged near tho hin joint. The wound is not considered dangerous, and is pronounced by the attending Ehysicians to bo a sovere ilesh wound, ut it will disable the recipient for some time. - The Court of General Sessions at Walhalla was nbrnptly terminated last week on the ground that the grand jury had been illegally drawn. Tho motion was nmde by Attorney George E. Prince, representing Wif liani Powers,, charged with murder. Tho county commissioners had allow ed each chairman of the eight town ships to select his quota of jurors and each deposited the names in tho box, in the absence of tho members of the board. . - A. E. Brady was shot and serious ly wounded on the street in Abbeville by Wm. Gates. Brady liad been abusing Gates for having nrrcsted bim about two years nj?o, when the latter was marshal of Abbeville. They were going out of town to settle the diffi culty when Brady sudden'y assaulted Gates with a knife, anti the latter bred five shots, each taking effect. Brady was wounded in tho neck, shoulder, stomach and both arms. Gates was arrested aud is in the jail, but it is generally believed thc shoot - ing was done in self-defense. - Members of tho "r?d South Caro lina regiment of the Spanish war held an enthusiastic reunion in Columbia last Thursday. Colonel Willie Jones pre sided and delivered a feeling aud pa triotic address, reviewing the record of tho regiment. Permanent organiza tion of the association was effected by tho election of tho following' ofHccrS: President, Colonel Willie Jones; vice presidents, Major Eaves, Minor 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 the estate of Joseph Coker, a negro of considerable means, who'died several days ago. Coker had married threo times-onco 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_alono and had sc children. Tho uuncuity waa solved by the estate being en trused to a sister of the, dec eased, whose rights as next of kin and heir at law .were fixed by an act of 1885. (jouerai New? Iteras. - Tho Boera are holding their nu n in thc war with tho British in South Africa - The Kxchauge Hank at Athens, (ia., has been placed in tho hands ot a receiver. j - Tho Northeastern railroad of Ga., i from At liens to Lula, has been pur- ? chased bv thc Southern. They paid ! $'.107,000 tor it. - Imperialism comos high. Our j army and navy are now costing $0."i),- j ooo ? day, with more prospect ?d' in e'.ease t lian of decrease. - Atan auction of Hereford cattle at Kansas Cit)' the other day a calf a year ami a day old brought si.!?.">i?. and ? a heifer was knocked down at #2,500. - Hy December 1st. Otis will have 1(1.1,000 men in the Philippines. Ono I thousand more men ure to lie recruited ! to bringall regiments to full strength. ! - Cen. Otis is now pushing the war ! with the Fillipinos with a little mme energy, and is chasing them back into : the. mountains, killing many (d' them ; as they retreat. - Hob (?icen, ex-prize tighter, has been licensed to preach in Huston, lt i will toko his best Solarplexus licks to knock true religion int?) th?* sinners of that city of cranks. - On behalf of Admiral Dewey and leis oftieers and men Washington attor neys have ask?'?! the. court ?d' claims to timi that the amount of bountv money due them is ?:fcS2,M)0. ' ' - At the meeting of the Cabinet tin* question ?d' civil government for Cuba was discussed. The President is said to favor the abandonment of the prcsi'Ut military system in the island. - Tho United States cruiser Charles ton, which had been patrolling th?' northern coast of Luzon, was wrecked on a reef oil'the northwest <ioast on Tuesday1 November 7. All on board were saved. - A company wirti unlimited capital and 200,000 water power at Ottawa, Canada, has been organized to tight the American paper trust, 'ts plant. I will cost $000,000 nncl itvf ill make 00!? tons of paper a ?lay. - Augusta, Ga., is building up a pretty large divorce null business. At tho last term of court forty-four mismntcd couples wero sundered, lt. is said that a good deal of the material for the grist comes from South Caro lina. - The cultivation of fruit trees along the highways of Prance is being exteude?l each year, th?* Government having adopted this practice as a source of revenue, s?? that, now road side fruit cultivation has become an important branch of national industry. - A colored preacher named John Lofton, of Norfolk, Va., was arrested at Winfall, N. C" for passing a coun terfeit bill, A good ten ?I?.liar bili lind been split and the back half had been pasted on to a counterfeit. The work was skilfully done and only au expert could detect it. - A big Western packing concern lins embarked in tho business of sep arating the whiten and yolks of eggs, cunning them separately, i'rt.ezing them and unloading them on tho mar ket. Some thirty dozen eggs nre put up in a two-gallon can, which is exactly j the number that a case holds. When a baker uses thirty or forty dozen eggs in n. ?tay it takes time to break thc eggs and separate thom. The new plan saves time. - To feetl hor army in South Africa, Great Britain is buying from Chicago and Kansas City packing houses can ned beef by tho car load. The beef is of the samo quality that was bought for tho American army during the Spanish war, and about which such a rumpus was raised against Secretary Alger. So largo hos been the British orders that tho price of beef has been considerably raised throughout the west. - According to tho ligures of tho paymaster general of tho army, our army expenditures for the fiscal year wen- $71,570.020. Add io this amount the sum paiil out for pensions, about $140,000,t)00, and we have the mag nificent total ot' $211,570,020 as the size of our military burden per year. - l'util recently broom corn has been selling at $tMJ per ton; but with - in the last four weeks there bas been an advance of $50 per ton. The price lias been run up by speculators trying to gel control ol' lin- market to $110 pi i t?m. ami some ari- now holding for ?125 per ton. In consequence manu facturers ?ire beginning to advance the prie* ol' brooms. - A mati wit limn arms was arrested in Chicago recently charged with for gery, lb- i- Chai-Ies L. Hoi.ir. and lu is accused ot forcing a postotlice order for $0. Borgs writes by holding tin pen with his (retli. ami is charged with signing thc name of I-'.. I-'.. 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 tho Confederacy. Charles li. Rouss, of New York, sub scribed sv!.*?o to tho fund. The corner . lone was laid .September 19, 1*07. - The centennial of the death of Most Worshipful George Washington will be celebra .(! with most impres sive Masonic ceremonies at Mount Vernon on the 11th of December. Tho (.'rand Lodge of Masons in Virginia will have charge of the ceremonies. lt invited the Prince of Wales, Grand Master ol'the United i J rand Lodge of Masons of England, to be present, but lie could not make it convenient to at tend. The Dispensary Scandai 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 121 members of the lower house ol' 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 ol' politicians in Columbia as is here now. The factional row which is now on in the State board of liquor control was of coarse discussed, mid a repre sentativo legislator is authority for the statement that the members of the general assembly are disgusted wit h the recent scandal. It is reported that Representative C. L. Winkler of Kershaw is preparing a l ill to be introduced", at the nest ses sion which will have for its purpose the nu id ideation of tho law as it now stands. At tho caucus last pijrhc Senator Tillman was chief actor. It is stated that he stigmatized the row of the State dispensary as a-stench, aud he is reported a?? advocating a complete change iu th J system of government. He is said to favor tho abolition of tho personnel of the State board with tho view of placing tho management of the State's liquor business in tho hands of tho governor, the State treasurer and tho attorney general. He also favors the abolition of coun ty boards, letting the intendants of towns ami county auditors and treas urers bo the members ex-oilicio of their respective county boards, tho dispen sers to be elected by the people. The senator promised his coadjutors to take a hand in tho light and make things warm in the next campaign. It is evident that the dispensary ad vocates aro nauseated with tho present administration and aro casting about for some other method.-'lita State, Nov. 9. ._ WHY YOU SHOULD USE . . . PARIAN PAINTS I BECAUSE They Beautify, Protect and Preserve your property. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Adhere to wood, tin, iron, galvauizid irou, stone or tile. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Are guaranteed not to crack, chalk, peel, rub off nor blister. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Arc not a Heated by Fait water or sea breezes. BKCAUSE - PARIAN PAINTS Are not affected by ammonia, carbonic, sulphurous or other gases J BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Produse a high gloss, cover perfectly, - are the hand?omest and most durable Paints ever placed upen the market. Every gallon guaranteed. Sold only by F. B. G PAYTON & CO. THE PLACE FOR BICYCLES. SUNDRIES, ETC. Have your repairs done by them. They do first-class work, and guarantee it. THOMSON CYCLE WORKS, THE BICYCLE PEOPLE.