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Published every Wednesday. J. F. CLINKSCALES, ) EDITORS AND C. C. LANGSTON, S PROPRIETORS. TEEMS! ONE YEAR, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS. - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, NOY. 29, 1899. When asked about tho Philippine question, ex-Speaker Tom Reed quiet ly remarked: "I believe'in the declara tion of independence." It is curious how Democratic a Republican becomes just as soon as he gives up office-seek ing. President Williams, of the Chemical Bank of New York, one of the strong est financial institutions in the country, says that New York is no longer the money center, and it is due froib. the j fact that money drawn from there to J move crops is being deposited in local banks of the South and West or being invested in local manufacturing enter prises. This is the first time it has occurred to any noticeable extent and shows that the general prosperity of the South and West to be beyond the average. The case of miscegenation in Florida in which the white woman was award ed five years and her negro paramour one year seems to bo considered as settled, though from our point of view there are other parties whose culpabili ty should be ascertained and severely punished-the minister, for instance, whose monumental cheek dictates his reason for performing the marriage ceremony that the parties had a legal license and that his church required nothing more. There has also been little effort to ascertain who issued the license. These parties are equally guilty, and should all be meted pun ishment similar to the principals.. The disgraceful methods employed by Mark Hanna to solicit funds for the. recent campaign should receive Con gressional attention in making it a felony for any appointive or civil ser vice employe of the government to con tribute directly or indirectly to any campaign fund. It is a most disreputa ble fact that there is not a United States legation in Europe that did not receive a letter demanding of the min ister and all his surroundings a contri bution to the Hanna fund. If com mon decency does not restrain the cor ruptioni8ts, it is time the criminal Courts were empowered to handle them. I Gov. Mcsweeney is eminently cor rect in his refusal to continue the cus tomary practice of giving rewards for the seizure of contraband liquors to constables or other officers in the dis charge of theil1 prescribed duties in towns and cities where there is no dis pensary. Officers are usually paid an adequate salary to justify them in do ing their duty faithfully. Should they fail to discharge their duty as contem plated by the appointing power, there are others quite as anxious for the job and who are competent to enforce the law. The dispensary under Gov. Mc sweeney bids fair io cease its existence as a political pap-sucking machine. At the next session of Congress, the Postal Telegraph Company will ask for permission for the Commercial Ca ble Company to construct a line from some point in Florida to the city of Havana, Cuba. This right has here tofore been denied this Company by the War Department for reasons not obvious to the general public. It is nevertheless a fact that the Western Union people reduced their rates about one-half immediately upon the first steps being taken by the Commercial Cable Company to establish a compe titive line. If the government can in duce and maintain healthy competition, the growing necessity for government al ownership of cable and telegraph lines and railroads will be greatly ob viated. The Charlotte Observer has won a brilliant vickory over so-called m?dical ethics, alias pretended aversion to newspaper mention. The local physi cians of Charlotte made a concerted request of the Observer not to mention the name of any local physician en gaged in any case of surgery or illness. The Observer protested that il was un fair to the Charlotte medical fraternity to mention the attending physician and surgeon in some notably successful operation outside of Charlotte yet in side the city, unless the attendingphy sician bea non-resident, moke no men tion of them whatever. They, how ever, tore their hair all the more and protested with raging and feverish gesticulations against the disgraceful (?) impropriety of having one's name in print. Their wishes were strictly adhered to. Meanwhile many success ful operations were reported outside the city and the operating physicians mentioned in connection as they de served. This was evidently not what the modest doctors wanted, for several of the most clamorous have indicated a most fawning hankering for such free advertising as the notices give, one prominent physician begging the Observer to "spoil out" his name from the former request and intimating a desire to have further complimentary mention upon occasion justifying it. The moral of this is that a great deal more common, ordinary horse sense can be injected into modern profession al ethics without injury to the patient If the ethics of the profession-an} profession-ventures so far from tiie pale of reason that its modest sensi bilities are shocked by legitimate news items and even advertising, the golden age of quackery is dawning and about all there will be left in that profession .will be its "( thies." Mr. Richard H. Edmunds contribu? cs to a recent number of Jlnr]>crx Weekly an article, on thc growth of commerce and industries in the South which is full of facts and ligures of a most in teresting character, especially to busi ness men and manufacturers. He re lates in an easy style how thc Southern States have steadily advanced (luring the past twenty years until they have become an added strength to the indus trial power of the country. He shows that the wages paid to factory hands have increased from 875,000,000 in 1S80 to $360,000,000 in 1800. In 1880 the South produced 431,000,000 bushels of grain. The crop for ISOS-'OO aggrega ted 736,600,009 bushels. The railroad mileage, which in 1SS0 agsregated only 20,600 miles, has now reached 50,000 miles. The Southern cotton mills in 1880 consumed 233.886 bales. In 1898 '99 they consumed 1,309,000 bales. The capital invested in cotton mills has in creased from $21,000,000in 1880 to $125, 000,000 at the present time. From 397,000 tons of pig iron in 1880 the pro duct has now grown to 2,500,000 tons. There is $40,000,000 capital in cotton seed oil manufacture now, as against $3,500,000 in 18S0. The capital invested m manufacturing ta-day aggregates $1,000,000,000 while in 18S0 it was only $257,000,000. The spindles in cotton mills in 1880 numbered 667,000. This ! year they number 5,000.000. The amount of phosphate mined has in creased from 750,C00 tons- to 2,000,000 tons. The value of manufactured pro ducts in the South has kept pace with the increase of the output. From $457,400,000 in 18S0 this value has reached $1,500,000,000 in 1S99. We doubt if there is another section of our whole country that can make a better showing for the same length of time. There is a little one-horse six-by-ten Congressman up in Indiana named Crumpacker, whose alarm at the wip ing out of sectional feeling borders on desperation. He reasons, if indeed such calculations can be called reason ing, upon thc assumption that his con stituency are a narrow, prejudiced, in tolerant and fanatical people, who don't know much and aro not capable of learning much; assuming this him self, he is appealing to those prejudices, playing to the galleries, as it were, in braying about his intentions to advo cate the-reductiou of Southern repre sentation in Congress to a basis of its voting strength against the present re presentation based on population. This little congressional donkey is one of the many whose jobs are dependent on the perpetuation of strife and hatred. Fortunately, however, for the Ameri can republic, men who represent people of this class are at a discount among Statesmen, ' so that their hysterical ravings and frenzied paroxysms are usually retailed to such appreciative congressional audiences as empty seats, and such officers of that body whose presence is obligatory and who take advantage of the time to dream of their own dear donkeys braying, kicking and snorting and raising cain generally in the quietude of their green, waving pastures. These people are a necessary evil in all governments; they are bell-buoys on the treacherous sands of garrulity as a warning to others that man is mighty near akin to the j ackass, the latter gentleman being only handicapped in the intelligible expression of his ideas. The good sense and patriotic motives of the con gress of the nation will ever predomi nate, and we have no fears of such a partisan innovation being thrust upon the country, especially when the cause is championed by statesmen of the Crumpacker calibre. Our remarks several weeks ago in reference to the loving-cup craze and the slobbering and slushing sentiment that superinduces it, recur to us again anent the revulsion in feeling over the much-transferred home of Admiral Dewey. The ordinary run of public opinion is notoriously inconstant and vacillating. This, however, is the liv ing principle of all republics. It is all a mistaken idea that it is difference of opinion which makes politics, though it is true that that subtle cerebral cain batati veness ligures almost ex clusively in horse races. The re;<\ force in republican politics is thc all-power ful, much courted and pampered bal ance of power, the floater. To-day you bud bim going wild over sonic va gary ol* ephemeral beauly, to-morrow he slumbers beneath tho soothing in fluence of its entrancing intoxication, and thc day after lie is howlinghimself hoarse tor the winning rival with all tlie zest of a life-long advocate. These are thc fellows who are making asses of themselves now in the Dewey inci dent. When all the world stooped to honor the nation's greatest hero, there were none so bold to oppose thc popu lar acclaim, but at the beck of design ing politicians and yellow journal scandal-mongers thc breath of suspic ion at a perfectly legitimate and regu lar business transaction has fanned a Hame which but illumes the noble character it attempts to consume, while it throws lurid and forbidding shadows upon his cowardly traducers. After all the fury lias exhausted itself, upon analysis it will be found to bc on ly an innocuous fizzle. Thc impetuous and sentimental idol maker, whoso slobberings were most oceanic - and whose sentiment was as soft as butter, is as plastic in thc hands of a master moulder a s clay in the bands ttl" the pottbi These arc your iconoclasts! Vet, sensible people sit and listen and drink with avidity their idle vaporings. The gift home was Admiral Dewey's to dispose of as he saw lit under his rights as an American citizen. His be ing a hero and a popular idol has rob bed him of none of his rights of citi zenship, and he should not be hounded by good people to gratify the vagaries of empty minds. - About 150 privates and non-com missioned officers have deserted from a Vermont regiment which was ready to start for New York to embark for Ma nila. toiture is thc name of a v al li able illustrat ed Dam phlet which should bein the hands of every planter who raises Cotton. The book is sent FREE. Send name and address to GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. FOR SALE. THE undersigned oilers tor?ale a Tract of Land, containing 71+ acres, situ? ?ted io f'enterville Township, two miles North of the Citj' of Anderdon. * good dwelling house with Reven roomy and all necessary outbuildings on tho place. Fiity acres in cultivation. L. REID WATSON. Nov 29. ISl'f)_2j>_P* Bridge Notice. TILL be let to the lowest responsible bidder ou tho 7th day of Decem ber next at ll o'clock a. m. at the bridge place, the building of a bridgo ovi>r Cut* fee Creek, on the read leading to Pendle r.on, near the Larkin Newton old place in Garvin township. Also, on the Och day of December at ll o'clock a. ra. at bridge place, the building of abridgeover Neal's Crotk, near J. L. Geer'*, on road leading from Anderson to Shirley's Store, in Broadaway Township. Also,on tho 12th December at ll o'clock, at bridge place, the building *?f br??g*over Rocky Kiver, known HS "Enets:m's LrM"a," r.t?r E. F. Reed's, in Vareunes and Martin town ships. Plan?* and specifications made known at tow letting, reserving the right to rt-ject any or all bids. Successful bid ders ?ill be" required to give bond for the faithful performance of the wnrk. J. N. YANDI VER, Co. ??up'r. A. C. Nov 29, mo_23_2_ As Straight as a Woodpecker ever Flew to Its Hole. Crooked as a ram's horn, our house was! Straight as an arrow, that's what it is now! And straight as a wood pecker ever flew to his hole, we want you to come. Yes, after two mouths of'hard work, and push and rush wc arc ab last in our new quarters, straight for busi ness. For more than a month we have done our best, hauling in our goods during the day and marking them up at night, till now our big store in Barton Building, No. 3(3, Granite Kow, is full to overflowing with such an assortment and such values as it has never been our pleas ure to show you before. Always add ing new lines, and this time we have more new things than ever before. If you want a-hat, then try our uew hat department. Caps at 8c, 10c, 15c to 25c. Hats at 20c, 25c, 35c, 50c, up to 75c Will save you nearly half and fit you in the latest shape. Do you want a suit of clothing? We will fit you up in the newest thing and save you from one to four dollars, accord ing to value of the suit. Do you need an extra pair of pants. We have 420 pairs of odd pants, mostly fine goods, manufacturers' surplus stock bought at less than cost to make, and will sell you at a little the rise of half value some at exactly half. Think of all wool pants, the $2.50 goods, at $1.25! Will sell 176 pairs at this price, and you pay no middle man's profit. Does your foot need protection? Then see what inducements we offer. We have determined to make the name Shoe carry with it a thought of our store. Are you satisfied to buy your Shoes at cost and-10 per ,cent. profit, or would you rather pay some one else 25 per cent, profit. We have about 1,300 Capes and will sell at 35c, 65c, 98c, and up to thc finest silk plush goods, full length and broad sweeps. We carry comfort at the lowest possible price, and beau ty thrown in for good measure. Wc can please you iu Shirts, 15c to 50c., Undershirts, 15c to 37'>c. Chil dren's, Misses', Ladies' and Gents' lluse at 3c, 5c, Sc and lUc per pair. A few fine Imported Hose at 15c per pair. These are the regular 25c goods. A job lot of nearly 400 Ladies Waists, assorted shapes and colors, at -5c each. Do you waut ow:'! Calicoes at 3c to 5c a yard. Ladies' Searls in many styles, at 15c each. Cents' Scarfs a'nd Neckties at 10c, 15c, and 20c. Ladies', Gents' and Children Handkerchiefs at l ie, 2?.c, 3c, 5c, lUc, and up to thc finest Silks, all colors and shapes. Linea Collars at Se for best goods. Cull's at lUc and 15c per pair. Celluloid Collars at 5c: Cull's at 10c. The famous H. B. turkey Ked Embroidery Cotton-does not fade at all-3 spools for 5c. Now, we wanted to tell yuu about our China and Glassware and our Tin ware and Lamp Goods and sonic other good things we have, btu on account of time we will have to chop it oil right here. No wc won't either, for we have some trunk.-, to tell you about. A solid oar load-the only car load of trunks you ever saw-intact, the only solid car load ever shipped to this man's town. Now, what are we going to do about it? We can't retail no car load of trunks at a profit on this market. So wc are just going to cut loose and ?e tail Trunks at wholesale prices till we cut thc car half in two. Doubt it, you say? Well, that s no surprise to us. But will show you the price list or even oar bills for the goods. Now, what do you say. But how do wc pay the freight? Well, we get a cash dis count, which a little more than bal ances that off. Now come on and do your shooting. Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR and the TEN CENTS STORK. Barton Building No. 30, Granite Row, Where Spot Cash does the work. Special prices to Merchants every where. SPECIAL-Wc have a good, young bay mare mule, 6 years old, in perfect coudition. Will sell cheap or ex change for a good horse. C. S. MINOS & Co. '''TIME RIPENS ALL THINGS !" The Original Chilled Plow. Each year they have steadily increased in popularity. No mushroom growth here. QUALITY Is the foundation of their success, and the foundation is to day stronger than ever. ''Look beneath the .surface; let not the qualities of a thing escape you." Many imitators have come and gone, and they have hut strengthened the reputation of the all-reliable Oliver Chilled Plow. Every Plow-maker to-day is seeking to make his Plows possess those qualities peculiar to the Oliver Chilled-but still BEBB I? M cSfflt mtm. OTHO (A tl A I?! KA tTC?x Durability, Light Draft, Ease of Handlings Perfect Construction, And High Quality of Work. IS THE GREAT SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO HOLIDAY FEA Will be contributed to by the Butcher, the Baker, the Poulterer, the Grocer, and others. WE are one of the "others," our contributions being Cloves, Peppers, Mustard, Cinnamon, Mace, Nutmeg, Allspice, Sage, and other Condiments, Anise, Fennel, Caraway and Coriander Seeds, Flavoring Extracts, Essences and Fruit Juices, Chocolate, powdered, ready for making Cakes. Our ground Spices we guarantee to be 100 per cent pure, and that, too, at the same price as ordinary kinds. The same comment applies to our Essences and Extracts for Flavoring, of which we have every variety, either bottled or in bulk. FRESH LOT HIMER S. M L CARLISLE. L. H. CA HU LE WE STILL, SELL THAT GREAT OLIVER CHILLED PLOW, And have on hand a compl?te iin? of ihm WH also handle a full line of other Farm :-?mi \gricultural Imp emVnt* Wagon and Buggy Material, &c. In fact, ?i jenora! line of LIAKD V \ E. We have just received a neal line of SHOT GUNS, and can iuteivst you on prices. If von nc.d AMMUNITION we eau put it cheap. ?V also nirry":i sei ct line of FAMILY GROCERIES. ''ail and examine our Genuine Heavy Red Rust Proof OATS. New Crop N. 0. MOLASSES. CARLISLE BROS., Ander.:,? s.e. Free Ci tv Delivery. 'Phone No. I-3S. ADVERTISEMENT Is so effective or good as a WE lake our cue from thi?, and in everything < ur purpoec is first, last and all the time to sell only reliable Merchandise over our ranier.--, thus in suring satisfaction to the purchaser. While we have ph ased customers in every department of our business, s? iii it is undeniable that we have pltased them best in the STTOTT1 T X-L -^^J Hi J?-fl We have made a special study of this line, and always exercise care in buy ing, eo that we can offer nothing but what we know to be first-class Shoes in avery particular. To outdo in this line hus ever been a hobby with U?, and style, quality and price are points in which we excel. We Keep Everything in General Merchandise, DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, HEAVY 03IT8XGS, FLAXXELS. S MEETING, nu?* tho heat lino ol JEANS OX THE MARKET. sec our (J-ounce Wool Jeans for 25c. It is a beauty, and wort!) more money :han we are asking. EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINE. Two big bars Soap 10c, Ten lbs. best Soda 25c, Ten lbs. Gofl'ee, finest on Mirth, $1.00. f6f See us before you sell Cotton, and let us price you our Goods 1 efore fou buy. McCULLY BROS The same Goods for less Money Better Goods for the same Money ! DON'T wait until we ure crowded to the door with our usual Holiday throng, when it is almost impossible for us to give you the comfort and service that we are able to do now. It does not pay you to wait until choicest selections are made, and to do your purchasing at the very last moment, To be ahead of your necessities, even. Come in and look at the hundreds of little things that will entertain you. Bring the children with you. To-day mi rn Toe Toy OPENS FOR THE PUBLIC, And never has there been seen in this locality a Stock so complete and elaborate as this. Happiness for 1 And happiness for grown folk alike. Everything here to please the young and old of either sex. It is impossible, on c account of lack of space, to mention at length the names of all the n8? Ul Displayed here. Suffice it to say that this Stock contains at this time nearly anything of the heart's desire. (Lit S You need not buy. This Store will closed Thursday of this week to observe Thanksgiving Day. Yours truly,