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Intelligencer. J'iihlisftnl every Wednesday. J. F. Ci.iNKscAi.ns, f KIMTOKS AND C. C. LAN?..-ION. s I'lcoi'iiii.Toits. l i;HMS : ONK YEAH, - ."?<> SIX MONTHS. 7? VVKDNKSDAY, I-'KU. 1 1, 1900. Iii?' Atlanta Jon nial, Great Itrituin's trusted organ in tin* South, is "agin thc prepost I ?nu" lo build tho N ?curagua ('anal, which is another argument in lavoi ot immediate building. Hon.'Win. J. Ibyan hus accepted an invitation from tho Legislature t<> \ ?sit Sont h Carolina and will arrive io Co I II in l)ia to-morrow. On to-mon ow id? i noon he will deliver an addles.- iti th?' Slate House, ami no iloiihl ...ill I" greeted by a very large audience. Senutoi .leter C. I'rilchnnl. ?il North Carolina, is saiii lo h.IM- Vice-1'resi dential aspirations willi Major Kill McKinley :i- lii-t in command. lt modesty is mu n- own reward, tin Senator should he ?II some w ay pm vided loi. ll In- is not subject lu vi i ligo, his a-pirations might ns well bc moved ni? :i peg'01 I wo, giving Majoi Hill I hr second place on the tn hit. Pritchard ?ind McKinley doe>u'i -.nun! had' The re j ?oil come- li om Columbia that Hon. Frank li. O a ry. Speaker ol' the House ot Representa! i ves. will be a candidate l'or tSovernor in the pri mary next summer, ll seems to us that this distinguished lan lily has been very well eared Cor during the past ten years, one ol' I hem being an Associate .lustiee and ri Circuit .Judge. The honored Sneaker should be satisfied with his present position for awhile at least. American goods.andespecially Amer ican manufactures, uro making rapid gains in popularity in Russia. This fact is shown not only by the increased total of our exports to that country, but by the warnings which the consu lar representatives of other nations in Kussiu are sending to their home gov ernments respecting thu popularity ol' American goods ami the success of American mendiants in their business methods. The legislative mountain at Colum bia, having labored with mindi writh ing and groaning, has nt last, delivered itself of a round, sleek mole. The dis pensary, which luis occupied so much of tho State's valuable time, has been smashed, overhauled, slashed, patched, ripped up the back and plastered over till now all it lacks of being a bran new law is the fact that it is practical ly the 6umc old one with a little more musk on its breath. - mm ? mn European manufacturers, it seems, have just realized that the cotton crop is short, and the price ot the staple is steadily advancing, n number of tho exporters believing that it will reach ten cents. We hope that this will not prove an incentive to tho farmers to plant a large crop this year. If the farmers will plant less cotton, keeping the crop down to eight or nine million bales, they "dil receive more money than if they raised an enormous crop. m m m* As n representative of South Caro lina, Senator John L. McLnurin has been a conspicuous failure. Having represented Mr. McKinley so faithful ly in tho Senate, it would be a titting tribute to his fidelity for the President to appoint him ns a member of the new l'nilippine commission, lt would cer tainly be a graceful net for him to ac cept the appointment and resign tho Senatorship, allowing Governor Mc sweeney to appoint ft more representa tive successor. Tho Democratic Senators and ^v.. sentatives hold a conference on the oc casion of Mr. Bryan's recent visit to Washington, and agreed to a definite Philippine policy to bo pursued until the next national convention. Its principal tenets are the suppression of tho rebellion, organization (d' a repub lic, withdrawal of the anny, abandon ment of sovereignty, and substitution of a protectorate, retention of coaling stations, and repayment by the Filipi nos of the 820,000,000 paid for the is land. The L?gislature is still studiously shunning all wholesome legislation, confining its latent energies to the usurpation of tho constitutional forty ?lays with the much coveted per diem attached. The killing by the Senate of the oil inspection bill and the bur ial alive of the broad tire bill in the House only tends to raise up a more formidable and irrepressible ghost to haunt the timorous and apprehensive solons who sought to heap clods on a premature grave. The example of Haman in this connection might be edifying to South Carolina's states men. mm . c? - Southern Congressmen should lose no opportunity at this session to secure' the reimbursement to the South by the government foi cotton seized n? aban doned property during the war togeth er with full interest thereon; also, to have remitted to the South $20,000,000 and interest, on Rame, direct tax on cot ton levied by the government directly after the war and collected from South ern planters. This tax was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, but all efforts to have it refunded have been futile. True it is that the inter est would now be double tho principle, but it is a question of simple justice on?y, and though it may exceed thc amount in the treasury for that pur pose by many million dollars, it right fully belongs to the South, and now that the country is reunited, our Rep resentatives should dem.md thc lights so long denied us. 'J suggestion ni'our honored towns man, lion. (leo. K, I'ri uro, as the sue ces.-or ot Senator Mel,am in. in case ?ii the latter's resignation, isa happy one, ami om- that will eoinniaml serious consideration when the proper time for ? action an ives. Mr. Prince has demon- j struted din ing his public career re- j markalde tact, eitln-i in the committee j room or cm the Hour ol' the House. ( >u j the hustings he is without a peer, ami j in the sphere of au intluentiul worker j foi his constituents he is an ideal Hep- j resell tal i ve. Ile i- hold, aggressive. ' ami. above all, logical and convincing, j Il lin- Stale is lo be favored by the ie- j siguation ot Mr, Mci.narin ami lin- j ele. lion ol his successor lull- to the | Legislature, that body will ?lo a great deal tow ard condemning its misdoings onothei matters by rising to a high pl.me ol true Statesmanship .uni ried tug to I he I 'nited Slates Senate thal noble Represent a 11 ve nt true South Carolin;' chivalry a combination of the old school nt -I a (eera fl and the modern, asl ute ami progressive polities -(ieorge I.. I'i ince, ill Soul li Caroli na. Thccvliu .-!'.'). nun appropri?t eil I'm coinmoil -i hollis b\ tlie House ol Hep I cseu I a I i ves last l*rida.\ was a complete surprise lo every fact inn and was pass ed mole in a spirit of binti than with an intention lo increase the common school fund, lin- friends nf I lie Slate Colleges, having been charged with partiality for the cause ol higher edu cation ?ind willi unfriendliness to the common schools! in a spirit of banter declared their willingness lo make ns large an appropriation lot commun schools ?is the opposition. This dec?a ra tion was met by a proposition to lix siiHi.uon additional to the :: mill levy ami the pull tux for (he school lund, which passed in a Hush. This makes a levy of v. mills for all purposes, lt is to bc hoped that the Senate will refuse to concur in the appropriation, inas much as il is irregular and at this time ill advised. Whatever position we may hold on State College appropriations, the common schools of t he Slate are not ready in equipment nor system for snell an irrational and spasmodic in crease as is proposed, and will not prof it thereby until they are so prepared. twm ? . -mm 'I'lii' Senate should lose no lime in repudiating the Hay- 1'aunccforte trea ty which was made solely in the inter ests cl'the opponents of the proposed Nicaragua canal, ostensibly to abrogate the Clayton-Uulwer healy of is.ln hut in reality to renew i - provisions and give to Croat Urbain a more linn fool hold upon Central American soil. The government of Croat Urbain has berni forced to relinquish valuable rights conceded to her under the old treaty, so that it is to her now practically val ueless, ?ind she seeks by clever and artful diplomacy to re-establish her self in territory to which she hasn't the faintest semblance of a claim, eith er by possession or protectorate. Well does she calculate upon her opportuni ty; seeing the alarm of Northern states men at the growing sentiment iu favor of immediate canal vonstruction, site recognizes in them u valuable u??y, hoping by their aid and in their des peration to rush through such Machi avel ian methods as will more thorough ly intrench herself in the isthmus and secure for herself such a balance of power there that she becomes mistress of all future maritime negotiations. Croat Britain is not averse to the building of the canal, but she wants iirst to become ensconced behind all treaty rights which English diplomacy alone can tempt and court. The canal opponents are obstructionists for sec tional and commercial reasons alone, and on this account would install Great Britain's power upon any State of the Western hemisphere, regardless of Gie Monroe doctrine, if by so doing they could save to tho North the commercial center of the United States, They know well that tho ratification of the new treaty must delny, if not etl'ect uully kill, the canal bill, and it is upon this slender thread that their forlorn hopes are suspended. In a question of such gravity involving as this does the commercial standing and political welfare of the nation, the Senate should be extremely cautious in the ratifica tion of all alliances and treaties lest we become entangled t urf her in foreign embroglios and "criminal aggression." FERTILIZERS HIGHER. All the Crude Malcri?is have Materially Advanced. President Morgan, of the Virginia-Caro lina Chemical Company says the Sell ing Price is Lower than cost of Materials Warrant. Haleigh Xcwtt und Obnerrer. RICHMOND, VA., Feb. l, 1900. To thc Ktlitor: My attention has been called to a communication in the News and observer, published under date of Wednesday, January Jil, 1000. in refer ence to the advance in the price of fer tilizers, wherein it is stated that the farmers ol Pitt county, North Carolina, propose to organize and tight the ad vanee in the prices of fertilizers, and by insinuation our Company is cen sured ns the cause of t his advance. I desire to make a plain statement of facts and conditions as now obtained in the fertilizer trude, and to show to the dealers and consumers of fertilizers that the advance in the price of manu factured fertilizers is not only just and warranted but is absolutely necessary, and that the manufacturers of fertil i/.cin could il?t ?u?onl io Hull li ie n i ?lt lilt*. price ruling last year unless they did so ?it ?i very henvv loss. Now to get down to factsand figures: we will see what has really caused the price of fertilizers to be advanced this year over last : Acid Phosphate beiugone of the prin cipal ingredients in nfl completo fer tilizers,!, desire to show here how much this article costs to make in excess of the cost price for tho same thing last year. The advance in pyrites, from which sulphuric acid is made, is more t han $2.00 per ton over lust year. The advance in Nitrate of Soda, which isa necessary ingredient in the manufac turo of sulphuric neid, is fully $8.00 >er ton more than last year. Phosphate iock bas advanced a minimum ?vf $l.?ii per ton at the mines, ?iud in sonic grades of rock the advance is more than $3.00 per ton. These three arti cles constitute what is necessary to make Acid Phosphate. Put them to got hoi in the proper proportion .uni a (diinl Acid Phosphate will cost pei ion moro than it did la>t year. IJags atc rusting II- Mr. per t * J 11 mure than they did last year, HOM lt?' crude mittel ?ul going intoa ton ol Aeiil Phosphate is costing approximately %'iM7 mole than it did a y eur ago. Kvery piece ol' factory supplies and inacliinery, coal, and e\ eryl hing neces sary to operate a factory, is from ~'? tn IOU per rent, higher than it was ?1 year ugo. I'his w ill add certainly au addi (ional l"c. to the cost, of a ton of fertili zer, making iii the IIMISI conservative : i M<1 reasonable estimate possible a ton ol \:\ pei ci'iit. Arid Phosphate, hagged and ready lor shipment,cost tin- maiiu I act Ul el tf'i.'.l? tuon- than il did twelve ! UKUil li- ago. I Now N t II- luul. at complete uiiltuoni .iti ?I I? 111I1/1 i-: Wi-will lah?' what is j commonly known ns standard grade of ; complete fertilizer, running, -ay, .'. pcrcciit.nl ammonia, s pei cent, ul avalladle phosphoric acid, ami 1 per ii ni. ol potash. Asl hilve above de monstrated, acid phosphate costs > .'.'?i more than last year. This i- equiva len) to .1 little more than Plc. per loo j pound-, lu making thc . v-< and I fer! i lizers, I,'.'Uti pun mis ol' acid phos phate would lie necessary, soul We. ad ditional eosl pei loo pounds, the addi tional cns! lot acid phosphate would la* 1 .-M.-.'O. ? I lt rot inn seed meal was used for the ammonia, il would take approximately ? no pounds, and cotton -ced meal is now w m t li .-li.oo pei I on more than I a.-I year, which is ; equivalent to "tic per inn pounds, ami ,00 pound- would co-i !*'..'.IO mole than it did las) \?-ar. Now add '.'"c. Im i xi ra eosl for ibo hags and you have ,*:{.?o pei iou more for the materials than wi paid foi these -aim* , malcri?is last y ar. Il tankage or blond was used foi the source of ammonia instead ol colton >ecd meal, the advanced cost over last, j year w ould be s:?. jo pei t on. as amnion ia hom tankage ur blood is now lille, pi r iimi higher than las) year, so Im .J. pei cent, ol' ammonia the extra, eosl over last year would be s I.NO. Sulphate ol ammonia is the. only 1 other source ol ammonia commonly j used in the manufacture of fertilizers, j Twelve months ago this article was sidling at about ? I:{.(M) per ton. We paid for it this week $02.(10 per ton. Now I assert that, the price of felt iii- ? /.eis has not advanced nearly so much , as the price of raw materials going into . them. Let us-ec who is to blame, if I any one. for the advance ol these crude ! materials. Take Pyrites: We buy ; from Spain more than three-fourths ot' j all we use. Nitrate ol'Soda. We buy | entirely from South America. Potash j Salts: Wo buy entirely from Germany. 1 So it cnn not be said that our company 1 controls or is in any wise responsible tor i he ad vance ot" these materials, ns wi- have no interest whatever in tiny of j these properties, either directly or in directly. Take phosphate rock: We du mine :i small proportion ot our wants ol' phos phate rock, but we mine none for sale, and we buy from other mines more 1 than two-thirds of w hat we consume. | So no one will suppose that we were anxious to put up the price of phosphate rock. As for cot ton seed meal we have no interest, either directly 01 indirectly in any coll?n sired oil mill, so we are not responsible for the advance in this ar ticle. Itlood and tankage are made by the. large packers in the West, and we have no interest and no control over these products in any way. Why, then, should tho Virginia-Car olina Chemical Company bi' blamed for the advance in the cost of crude materials, and would it be business like for us to want an advance in crude materials, of which we have to buy al most entirely all of our needs and of which we produce absolutely nothing, except a small quantity of phosphate rock ? It is our aim and purpose to manu facture fertilizers ns cheaply as possi ble and to sell them at ns low a price as we can alford, thereby stimulating a large consumption of fertilizers and their general use for all crops. Let us see how the former is situa ted: He is getting this year from 2i to 21c. a pound for his cotton more than last year, and we understand that fora great deal of the cotton seed the cotton seed oil mills are now paying 25c. per bushel. Are these advances wrong, and are the manufacturers who are having to use this product condemning the parties who produce them, simply because the demand is such that the {trice has increased so enormously over nst year ? At present pri?es the farm er can sell the cotton seed from ono acre of land and buy ns much fertili zers ns ho usually puts over two to three acres, even though there is a small advance in the price of fertilizers, caused by the manufacturers having to pay high prices for the materials enter ing into them. Wo propose to be perfectly fair and camliit in our statements aiid believe that when an unprejudiced farmer looks into tho situation ho will realize, that ho is not charged as much for fer tilizers as the cost of materials under present conditions warrant. Yours very respectfully, S. T. Mimu.vN, Pres. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Bridge Notice. WI l L tnt to tho lowest rf spon?.lbln hW d?T at il?? hrW?e titf, ..? Tuetalay, Kel?. 20lU, H'lMi, nf lt . '"lock a..o ., the" bulbi uar .?>. IK,-Hiemg ot H bridgy over Town Cr?Mik, ou rond I end ?mr from Pendleton to Passmore brid?? io Garvin Township, near R IL Shankiip's. Kourving right lo Hceept or reject any or all bide? Bun eushfiil bidder will "be required to give bond for laithfol performance of work. J. N VAND1VKR, Co. Supervisor A. C. Mule, Horse and Buggy for Sale. OM) ''I Mule, ri HIM years old ; i no i?<n?l IIUIHM U'Hlvti yearn old ; une liuuttV. May bo MM?II at M. K. Catnea' sta Oin-. Torino Cash, or tuna on ap prov wi pater. JOSEPH v KROWX. A?*itiriep. 15. l'HANK M A C LUI N, Agent. Feh l-l, I'.f'O 34 1 NOTICE. riilIK Stockholders of ibo Anderson ?. Vam ami Knitting Mill are uoiilled to meut at th? Court House an Anderson, s. <\,n'. 12 o'clock tn., ou Tuesday, the Pith day of March. 1*?00, to consider a rfcHoltuion <d tba Ji ard of Directors nf Kaid Corporal ion thai the Capital Stock t hereof bo increased from Fifty Thousand I> ?liars to a maximum amount of Two 11 ii tu! red Thousand Dollars, and that ibo nauio of said Corporation ha chnnuedto Kiviatsini: MANCKACTCUINO: COMPANY. 1). P. M cit KC VICK, President, i vi. 11, pinn :M I NOTICE. SHALED RIDS will |>e ?ocal ved at tho lillico ot City Clerk lill February 2S, lillie, for tho contract for collecting, haul ing and dispoi-jug of City refuse matter, saul contract to expiro August Iii, MOO. Successful b dder to provide dumping (.'rounds and giving boud io the sum of >. <io Particulars wph ?peciticatlou1? can bo li?d by applying lo tho iiudoraigiicd City reserves ri^lit to reject anv or all bid* a W. KV ANS, Chair mau Sanitary Committee. Fuh 1 I. jiiOO :: I -j Opening of Books of Subscrip tion. H tut? of South ( andina, I County of Anderson. ) 1)1! USU ANT to a Commission issued to tho undersignod as Corporators bvM. K Cooper, Secretary of 8tate, on tho "th day of February, ii?'m, notice is hereby niven that Kooks ot Subscription to Um'Capital Stock ol' The Williauiston Mills will lie opened ar <!. \V. Sullivan's Store, in tho city of Witliamston, State ami County aforesaid, on Monday, l'.?h February, at Iii o'clock tu. The asid pro potted Corporation will have a Capital rs turk or $100,000.0(1, divided into lunn Miaros of the par valli? of $100. no each, willi ita principal place of business at WilliauiHlou, S. C., and will be etnpowed tooiigage ?o liid business of Cotton Man ufacturing, Arc. Uno. W. dulbvan, ll..fi Wilson. C. E. Horton. K. 1'. Hansom, W. A. McKelvy, ii. H. Mahou, lt. A. liray, .Jas P. Cosnett, ll. C. Martin, Corporators. Fei> 14, PJU0 ^54 1 _ Notice to Teachers and Trus tees. THE next regular examination ..for t nae hers will be held on the l&i i nut., beginning at 9a. m. Those wishing to tie examined are re qunsted to be here at that hour, supplied with tho necessary stationery, etc. livery toucher is hereby notified that (linState Superintendent requires a com pete roll of all pupils who attended the public school a not less than ten days during the year. Thia rob must brat be MIIII?!) t i the Trustees, and then tiled in the County Superintendent's office as a part of the records, before he can approve tho teacher's final pay claim. Care should be takeu that no pupil be enrolled in more than one school fur the same scholastic rear. From these rolls the en rollment for the different district?, and for the whole County, will be computed. Tho Trustees of tho several school dis triots are urged to make up their poll lista for 1809 at once and forward them to this office, so the poll tax already collect ed may be credited to the proper dis tricts, and the names of those who have made no returns may be given to the Au ditor and Treasurer. AU males between the sges ot twenty-one and sixty years (Confederate soldiery fifty) are liable to poll tax. This is an important duty, ead tbs Trustees are earnestly requested to discharge it as soon as possible. R. E. NICHOLSON, Co. Hupt. Ed. WANTED ! A N AGENT in every Township in -x. Anderson County to sell the Brown Adjustable Heel Sweep. Write me at Beverly, Ga. J. C. THOMAS. Feb 7, 1900 33 4 THE following are a few of many de sirable pieces of property in our hands for Hale. When you call on us fer priesa and terms j ou will see that we have carefully selected for your benefit only Rih'iiblo Lands : 17.") acres, lo three.Tracts, six miles of City, on tho highway, fresh land, wooded land, bottoms and other features. 55 acres, well Improved, and located tor truck farming. Six-room House and Lot on East lloundr.ry Stroot, Six mun House and L'it on Morris Stree', enter John's Street. M?.m Kooui aud Lot, two fronts, with um pin roo itt for large Warehouse. Two vacant Lots, South Main Street. And many others. FRIEKSON & 8HIRLEY, Real Estate Agents. THE LYNCHBURG CHILLED PLOW IS THE UP-TO-DA ' K TURN PLOW tu evory sense of the word, and now is the lime to break y. n? iron! ri>**p MI HK IO retain the moisture In the ground In case of tn? dry weather wu II?IIHII> l-.ave in the Summer This Plow wil1, do the work for you and give entire sHM?tYtction. Seeing ls believing. Try one and you will be con vinced that it i* th? OM?? Torn flow on the market. We have UAH <>WS of all klndl-S-Dlsc, Round or Scallop Wheels. Also, Kntne second baud IIHIHWH which wo will nell you cheap-Spike Tooth Smoothing Harrows, the very ming von nwj to aainothn your ground. Call on UH and ?et a set of BLACKSMITH TOOLS. Genuine SERI) POTATOES from Arrostook Co., Maine. N. O. M CLASS KS, Georgia and Ribbon Cane SYR?P. BECKER'S OAT MEAL and sel r raia? n g BUCKWHEAT. CARLISLE BROS., Andeieon, 8. C. P. S.-Low prices and square dealing 1B our motto. MOVED! i in i wnwwuiMaaawMMfc -co-?m ? - ? nw ?? i M. M. PATTISON, State Agent, Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. - OF - HTTn'WJLxo:, IST. cr. Now located in New Oi.iccs in Peoples' Bank Building, ANDERSON, S. C. Farewell Old Year and Howdydo to the New. Have you turned your back ou thc . dd year, thc happy sweet old year of 1800? llave you forgotten her smiles and her joys, her hopes and her sweet promises? Have you forgotten with what care and with what pride you nursed and petted her-when the latot young thing-in years? You made her mauy promises, some of which you kept, but now you have turned your back on her. And so have we. Wc are making all our promises to the year . 11)00. Wo look to her for a harvest of pleasure and au increased business. Hut can we do more than the old year eave us? To this we say, watch aud see. Wc would remind you that we are nut a timi that retrogrades. Our motto is the other way. The young blood that .-tirs our enthusiasm ever aud anon docs not allow a backward step or even a halt. "tinward and upward" is inscribed or? ?."ir hammers. "Push" is our watch word. "Wc underbuy, we un dersell," is our pass word, and "Down with competition," is our battle cry. We ask you to join hands with us in our New Year resolutions-the ?nore hands the bigger the circle. We oller the inducements; see if they meet your approval. All wool Flannel, slightly damaged, will be closed at 5c per yd., 20 yds or more at 4-jO yd. 1 case wool finish Dress Serge, 27 inches wide, 5c yard. About 2 cases (Juting to go at -lc and 5c per yard. A good (?ingham at 5c and a fair ono at -lc yd, the best Gingham at 0c. A pretty lino of Calicoes at 4c and 5c yd-none higher. Fairquality Bed Ticking at 4?c yd. Halmoral Un derskirts, cut to make, 15c each. A few patterns in Fleeced Prints at 5c yd. A good quality Towel Crash at Ole. A good Flannelette at 4c. Good Table Damask 24c, fair quality 15c yd. Good, heavy Domestic Checks ai 5c, very good at 4c. 17 nice Capes, hand some goods, down to the cheap ones ; we want to close them out this week and next, so will give you a Silk Plush Garment, triiumed with beads and braid over satin and fur all round, at $4.10. ( lae almost as good and pretty at $3.00. A good full sweep Cape at $2.00. Nice Plush Cape, with fur col lar, at $1.00, and so on down. Gen tlemen's Suits, some beauties. $10, $8, $7 and $5. A Wool Suit, that is wool, for $4.50. About 217 pairs genuine gentlemen's flue Pants, in 7 styles and colors, at $2, $1.05, $1.25 and $1.20. These are only a few cents over half value. Now is your time. Some Stores tell you Clothing has advanced, but our prices are lower than theirs ever was. The proof is examination. Gents' fancy Scarfs and Neck Ties, good silk quality, 15c, 20c, 25c. Gents' Shirts aud Drawers, Ladies' Under vests now at prices which are appre ciated. Have about 500 yards heavi est weight Canton Flannel io short lengths, worth 12A, but see our under selling price to close at 7?c. Hand kerchiefs-don'*? say a word- we have them 2A e, 5c, 8c, 10c, 15c and up to 50c if you want them. Stockings and Socks for you, the old lady, the baby, and all intermediate sizes ; these run from 2iu a pair, 5o, 8c ; lisle finish rib Hose 10c up to 15c and 25o. If you ' wear Stockings try oars, a benefit to your feet and solid comfort to your pocket book. Have we a collar around your neck ? If not, let ns put on one of our new best grade or Tip Top Linen Collars for you-we'll do it for 8c. Just see how dressy Ihey make you look. Celuloid Collars at 5o, bet ter goods at 10c. Coffs 10c, 15c pair. With our small Musical Instruments yon can bring more solid pleasure into your home than any other way we know of. Accord?ons 50c. and up to the best. Banjos, guitars, and mando lins to suit your notiou and yonr purse. Embroideries and Laces-a nice selection. A lot of Ribbons being closed at reduced prices-valuo no ob ject. Nearly 1,000 pairs sample Shoes bought at reduced price before ad vance in leather. The wearer is the gainer. We are just now getting in a lot of these goods bought away last year, and if money is what you want, we will certainly save it for you. Of course if that is no object to you. we will have to let you pass on. Hats, yes, Hats, little boys, bigger boys and growu people's Hats. Our Hats are made to give thc most service for least money. And now-ah, this ah-wo mean to say ah! That we have kept thc best for the last. We have *now come to our original line. The line that has always been our standby. Tho line that is a part and parcel of us. Wherever you find us there you find this line in abundance and in all its glory and luxuranoe. What line did you say? Ohl It is the house fitting line. It is for the dining room and the kitchen. It is Chinaware in all its beauty, stone China so noted for durability. Tinware from the least piece to the biggest thing. Lamps in almost every conceivable size, style and shape. These g iuds we bought car loads of before the advance aud that's why we eau make the prices we do. What do you think of a 44 piece Decorated Tea Set for $2.75, or a 58 piece Decorated Dinner Set for $4.50. Wc have it whether you believe it or not. Real China Dinner Sets at $22, 50. Beautifully decorated plates 35c. and 50c. per set. Beautifully decora ted cups and saucers 50c. and OOo. The prettiest line of fine -10 piece toi let Sets ever shown in this oity. Those at $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50 I are dreams of ? perfect beauty, while those at $3.50 to $2.50 are scarcely less artistic, and we have a very good Set at $1.75. Trunks and Valises we handle in ear lots, and make wholesale prices on them to the retail trade. Why pay higher prices when you know where we are. One-gallon Glass Oil Can at 20c each, Brass Hand Lamps 10c, Stand Lamp, 14*-inch high, 18c. .' Bowls and Pitchers at 50c set. A big whito Chamber for 25c. Don't let prejudice hold you away from these bargains. Remember our mission is to save you money. No I mercy for competition, j Yours, always truly, C. S. MINOR and thc TEN GENTS STORE, Barton Building, No. 36 Granite Row. Our Buyers are Away. During the past week Mr. S. Strouse and Mrs. H. D. Gardner have taken their departure for the Northern cities to make the heaviest Spring purchases that this firm has ever made. The heavy business of our firm during the Fall season passed is an assurance of the demand from us for mer chandise that must come in the next six months. Our buy ers will spare no time nor effort to look into every detail of desirable merchandise purchasing and make careful selec tions. Our instructions to our buyers are emphatic to pur chase the very best goods afforded by the market. Many special orders have been received from our cu stomers to be purchased by our buyers while absent, and we extend an in vitation to all to place their special wants with us, and we will assure careful attention. The new purchases will place before you a brand new HOUSE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. Chinaware, Earthenware, Crockery, Wooden ware, Tinware, Hardware, Novelties, and everything that goes to make up a first-class House Furnishing Store. We have set aside a large floor space opposite our Millinery Department where we will supply your Furnishing wants at prices always the lowest for superior goods. We expect that this Department will be open about March 1st. OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Purchases were all made early. Goods have, up to this time, advanced 25 per cent. We have taken for Spring de livery ordere for over one hundred special Suits at old prices. The styles are simply the best we have seen. We can re ceive orders for about fifty more Suits at these prices when we will have reached our limit. Come in and look over the prettiest line of Spring Suits you have ever seen. We know you will place your order with us and be a winner. Respectiuilv, Julius H. Weil & Co. Groceries at Wholesale. TO ALL WHO WILL BUY THIS WAY WE H A. VE THE LARGEST STOCK OF FANCY GROCERIES EVER SEEN HERE. Agenta for all the lending brands of Tobacco. Sugar and CoffLa by the car load. We ship you Flour direct if you are on the railroad. Thia eaves hauling. Ten car loads Rodd's Molasses. Corn, Oats and Hay specialties. Carr? the best Lime and Cement. ?*-*COME AND SEE U*. LIGON & LE^BETTEE, WHOLE8AI E GROCERS. -THE ANDERSON Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Wrote its first Policy Sept. 23,1896, and has made only two assessments since it commenced business. This is a great deal cheaper than you can get fire insurance elsewhere. If interested see REV. J. J. BECK, Agent. Farming Implements for 1900 Will be found in all styles and sizes at Brock Brothers. WE have a full line of all sizes of genuine Georgia Steel Plow Shapes, bought before the recent advances, and we are sejling them very low. Also, Plow Stocks, (Georgia R?chet and Hinman Beat Foot) Boy Dixie Stocks and Boy Carbon Stocka. Two-horse Dixie 8tocks and Syracuse Chilled Turn Plows. K388 Cutaway Harrows, (the Thomas and the 24 "Torrent.") Smoothing Harrows, (different kinda.) Cultivators and Cotton Planters, (any kind.) Leather, Shuck and Cotton Hone and Mule Collars. Trace Chains, Log Chains. Stretcheis and Tongue ned Brca?t Chains. Collar Pads? Back Bands, Hame Strings. Curry Combs, Bridles, Plow Lines, Whips. We also have a full line of BLACKSMITH OUTFITS which we are selling at very low prices. When you need an outfit como in and see us. We also have a full and complete line of all kinds of BUILDERS' HARDWARE and MACHINERY SUPPLIES. Anything you need in the Hardware line you will find in our Store, .and prices are very reasonable. Come in to see us when in the city. BROCK BROS.