The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, May 08, 1901, Image 1
"BYTCLINKSOALES & LANGSTON., ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1900. VOLliME XXXYI-NO 16
OOPTRKIHT i soi
HABT. BCM?JTNI* * ?IA**
There waa aman in Hill County, Illinois, who had an
eighty acre farm, and worked it hard for thirty years.
Sunrise and sunset found him in the field. On rainy
days he went out and piled brush or jut hodge for recrea
tion, and he kept this up to the day of bis death.
They buried him on his own ground, and when they dug
his grave they made a discovery.
That , man, for thirty years, had been living over the
richest vein of coal in the State of Illinois ! !
Some of his neighbors said he knew all the time it was
there; and he may at times have suspected it, but the fact
remains that he did not dig for coal.
There is a close analogy between the case of this farmer
and the man who goes along, day after day, in a plodding,
humdrum fashion, buying CLOTHES of Credit Stores, with
no original qualities or SPOT CASH prices to recommend
them.
The buyer who hides his light under a bushel, who is
?lind to his opportunities, who does not avail himself of the
?hance that would make his pocket-book heavier and his
Clothes flt better- ^
The buyer who does not take advantage of the saving
offered in our way of doing business
Who misses the benefits of our large Cash Buying and
Spot Cash Selling
Such a buyer, like the farmer, may be satisfied to plow
[ the surface of the ground and wrest a livelihood from the
ifeluctant soil
He may be contented with the thought that he is making
i?? honest living, and doing as his father did before him
'ut he is Not
;ing for the Coal*
0, Evans & Co,
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f HB SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. *
i
FROM THE NATION'8 CAPITAL.
From Our Own Correspondent.
1
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 0,1901.
One somewhat unexpected result of
the Morgan purchase of the Leland line
will probably bo che abandonment ot
the ship subsidy bill. So ut least Bay
those who are moat familiar with ship
ping interests, their idea being that
the passage of tho bill appropri?t i nor
nine nji?uuua a year for twenty year?
would be such a bait that it would
cause Mr. Morgan to take immediate
steps to corral rho greater pari o? ii
for his new line, thus leaving tho
American line, which has worked so
h ird and so long to grab about three
fourths of the sum out in tho cold with
ao small a pittance that it really would
not be worth while to compote for it.
On the other hand, whilo Mr. Morgan
might urge tho passage of the bill on
his own account, he is unlikely to do
BO, because, after he got through, ho
would have to build other vessels, ton
for ton for his pinchases, before they
could draw subsidies. Tho purchase
of these ships, besides considered
strictly in itself, presents an argument,
which it is thought will be fatal to the
subsidy bill. If American shipyards
are overcrowded with work at present,
and if the shipping business is so good
that American capital, no longer con
tent with the stocks and bonds of our
own industries, must go abroad to par
chase steamship linea, where is the
need for subsidizing tho merchant ma
rine? Where the necessity for encour
aging tho shipyards?
Leading Democrats, assisted by Rep
resentative Babcock, of Wisconsin,
Chairman of the Republican Congres
sional Campaign Committee, (who baa
recently become almost as- good a
Democrat aa those who call themselves
by that name), are discussing tho ad
visability of urging in the m-i.' Con
gress a law which will restrain tho
i eel; lens speculation in tho wat er of
hugo busiuess consolidations. At pres
ent these trusts-or whatever else they
are called-organize and issue stock to
the value of two or threo times their
combined capital. This is sold by the
organizers on the market at prices fur
beyond its value. Then in a y ear or so
comes a slump, the consolidation fails
to pay and ultimately goes into bank
ruptcy, and the then owners of the
stock lose, while the fraudulent organi
zers got away with fortunes. This is
proposed to be prevented by making
an owner of stock liable for thu debts
of tho corporation for two years after
he lins eold his interesta, some Mich
rule seems co furnish the only posai ble
remedy for the pernicious work of un
scrupulous promoters. Corporations
aro being organized on every hand, and
nobody knowe who or what is behind
them. When the crash comes, the
men who put up tho job are cst cf the
company entirely, ?nd only the new
nnd innocent holders of the watered
securities can- be reached. Con gre *
can legislate BO that the actual holders
of tho oriainal stock certitt ates shall
be responsible. This will tend to pre
vent wholesale transfers in blank, and
if the original stockholders know that
they cannot escupe their liability for
a year or two after they sell their stock,
they will bo moro slow about wrecking
corporations.
President Gompers ot the American
Federation of Lubor declines to discuss
tho rumors of a strike among the opera
tives of the cotton mills of tho South
ern States, which is said to have been
set for the near future. The story
goes th-tt the federation of labor has
been gradually organizing the opera
tives in that sect inn for several years,
and that tho labor unions ate now very
strong among thu spinners in all parts
ot'i tin South; thal thu plans adopted
by tho federation there aro the same ns
those pursued by them in the anthracite
coal regions-to oiganizo thoroughly
and then demand recognition from the
mill owners for tho unions. Mr. Oom- j
pera prefers not to give any informa
tion concerning tho question of t he or
{pinizatiou in tho ?outh. He denies,
io wc, vcr, iu a tno>t positive m.ni uer the
report that demands ha vu beeu made
upon tho manufacturers, but declures
that if they should bo made they will
be readily gruuted.
If it weronot for Tom Platt and ihe
vtsted interests of tho Unired States
and Adams Express Companies behind
him, the United States could enjoya
pute?la post system similav to that in
v.ogue all over tho civilized world ex
cept in the United States. As it is, wo
shall have" to coutinuo to pay exorbi
tant express rates to till tho private
collers of these gentry. Recently, the
Postmaster General made an nrrango
meut with several foreign countries for
an international parcels expresa, which
made it cheaper to send packages
weighing up to about eleven pounds !?
Gormanv, Venezuela, New Zealand mid
a few other countries than to ship them
for a few hundred miles in this coun
try. Tho express com panics raised
Buchau outcry against this, however,
that thu Department is afraid to extend
. the B.\ stem further, and han returned a
discouraging rt-pty to tho expressed
wishes of t hu british Government for a
sinlil.u- arrangement. Indeed, it is
probable that, tho existing ugreemunts
will bu rescinded.
Representative Bankhend, of Ala
ba mu. any H that if the negro question
eau buuhmintittHi the Republican party
may become strong iu the South. "I
am a Democrat, und, in voting thu
Democratic ticket, vote my senti
meats,1' hu said recently, "but I know
that hero ure many men nf wealth und
social business prominence in tin-. South
who alii li?t u with thu Democratic purry
under protest. There hus been a won
derful industrial development, in Ala
bama and many of tho wealthy and
prominent men engaged in business
etiterpriho* aro at. heurt Repu tilica ns.
and if conditions were such ns to admit
of it would vote with tho Republican
party. Aa long an tho negro is in poli
tica they cannot do so, being forced to
ignoro every other consid?ration when
confronted with tho danger of negro
domination. I feel no nesitition in
easing that if the negro question is
eliminated some ni thu most prominent
menin Alabar a will associate them
selves with the Republican party, and,
aa a Democrat, I say that it would bu i
better for thu Sooth and for the wbolo
country if .?mdi<ioua were such aa to
admit of every man voting his senti
ments on great questions of public
policy without beintr held in bondage !
by disturbing local conditions."
Jacksonville Destroyed by Pire.
JACKSONVILLE FLA., May 4.-The
Uro which broko out yesterday uoon
and was aided in ita work by a south
west gale had spent its force by 0
o'clock last night. Tho damage ia
enormous. ? hundred and forty-eight
blocks were swept away by flames,
and, as far aa known, sevon people
lost their lives.
Kcporia are in circulation /that a
party of twenty people, driven to the
docks along tho St. John's river, were
forced into tho water and loai, at
tempts nt rescue by boats being futile.
The river is being searched.
Thu city was placed uudcr martial
law at 4 o'clock this morning. All the
local companies of tho State militia
have been on duty since midnight and
on o ide- of Gov. Jennings, military
companies from four cities are speed
ing to Jacksonville by special train,
Extra police have boen sworn in and
every able-bodied mau not doing duty
in somo capacity in tho tire-swept dis
trict, it* impressed into service.
Tho negroes are huddled in groups in
different parts of the city and fear ot
an attempt at lawlessness by them, al
though not openly expressed by thc
whites, is the reason for the large mil
itary force ordered hore.
Fire companies from Savannah, Fer
nandina, Ocalaand other cities were
necessary to effect tho quenching of
the flames.
Losses by the Aro will not be known
fora week. Tho r.uh of the flames
thirteen blocks wide is nearly two
miles long. ' Practically all of old
Jacksonville has been destroyed, noth
ing .being left but a few surburbs and
tho riverside, the most fashionable part
of the city.
It is believed that tho fire was the
largest in proportion to the size of the
place that ever visited nry city.
A distressing feature was tho IOBS by
many families of libraries, pianos aud
household goods, after they had been
moved to su imposed place of safety.
Street car service hus been at a com
plete standstill since yesteiday after
noon. Tho city was iu darkness.
Eleerie li .urti t circuits were interrupted
and the gas plant destroyed.
A conservativo estimate places the
number homelea-, people in tho city nt
10,000. Most of these spent the night
in the parks, on the docks, on barges,
and some slept on what fow belongings
they bad managed to save from the
general wreck.
A meeting was caliea at 10.30 o'clock
to take action looking tn the allevia
i???n of the suffering. It is oxpected
that an appeal to the people of the
United States calling for aid will bo
issued some time during tho day.
Leading business men and insurance
agents estimate tho total loss of pro
perty at ten to fifteen million. Tho
St. Janies Hotel, which was destroyed,
has bern closed since April 19. Tho
loss of this building was $175,000.
Among tho buildings destroyed were
tho Emery Auditorium, tho Board of
Trade, St. Janies Hotel, Windsor Ho
tel, Seminole Club. Daily Metropolit?,
City Hall and market, Gardner build
ing and tho largest office building in
tho city, the Hubbard building.
Mayor Rowden said to the Associated
"Press representativo this morning:
"Say to the world, please, t hat tho lons
to Jacksonville is greater than ever be
fore inflicted by fire iu tho South. I
estimate tho loss of property at 815,
000AM. There is no hint of lawless
ness; the people of every race and con
dition have shown tho most helpful
spirit to each other, and I cannot lind
words of commendation enough to ex
press my admiration for tho work done.
The progress of the fir? was BO rapid
aud the heat was so florece that it was
only tho helpfulness and obedience
Hhown that provented a terrible loss of
lifo."
iid Hog Items.
Children's Day will be observed at
Zion Church next Sunday, 11th inst.
Como one, como all, and bring well
Ulled di liner baskets.
Mrs. Enos Gambreil died other home
i in Pendleton Township last Wednes
day, 1st inst., in tho 58th year of her
ugo. Shu hud boen sick moro than two
months with a complicated disease.
She was buried tho following Friday
ut Mt. Tabor Church, the funeral ser
vices being conducted by Rev. H. *i.
Allen. 1 ho family have our sympa
thy in their soie bereavement.
Mr. Reed Gumbrell, of Pelzor, is vis
iting friends and relatives in this sec
tion.
Somo of our farmers have to replant
their cotton.
It is generally believed that we will
get a Free Rm ul Mail Delivery estab
lished herc shortly.
Mr. J. C. Palmer has been on tho
sick list for the last fow days.
The farmers generally are done
planting, and will now enjoy a few
days rest.
Mr. Jacob M an gr mu had the misfor
tune to g?it about forty cords of pine
wood barned a fow days ago.
Mr. Reed M cU rea ry, tho road scrape
ps&o, ia doing some excellent work on
Ctie roads near Pendleton.
Mr. Lather Graham, of Townville, ia
spending a few days in Wild Hog.
Wheat is (unking tino but needs a
refreshing shower. YIN KO AR J DO.
May 4, lP?i.
Roofing, tin w?rk, galvanised lieu
work ana pinmMm? on i on alert so?oe
by Osborne A Osborne.
.STATE NEW?.
- In some of ino lower counties cot
ton seed nro in demand nt ono. dollar n
bushel.
- Tho capitol stock of tho Monnrch
Mills, Union, is to bo increased $550,
000. The shares are $100 each.
- A little son of Ed Maw, of Cen
tral, died ns a result of carbolic ii cid
given him by mistake by his father.
- Tho tobacco growing counties of
tho State arc prepuring to make a big
exhibit at the Charleston exposition.
- Tho Kev. D. N. McLaughlin is to
deliver tho annual address beforo the
Alumnae association of Winthrop Col
lege, iu Juno.
- The latest crop report anya wheat
nud oats aro doing well all over the
State. Melons have a poor stand.
Corn will bo late.
- Judge \V. C. Benet's mother died
at her home iu Scotland April 20, aged
93. Judge Benet made a trip to Scot
land last year to see her.
- The monument to Henry Tinned,
the great South Carolina pout, was j
dedicated in Charleston on tho 1st of
Mny with appropriate ceremonies.
- Twenty-live of tho 40 cadets of tho
Kings Mountain school at Yorkvillo
bavo left because of somo disagree
ment among faculty and students.
- Senator MoLaurin has been in
vited to speak at Gaffney by Mayor N.
IL Littlejohn and others. He hns ac
cepted and will be there on May 25.
- Tho fund for State pensions has
been tied up in the courts and tho
Comptroller will await the decreo bo
fore he draws his warrants for thom.
- The governor has offered a reward j
of ono hundred dollars for the arrest
and conviction of Dan Smith who kill
ed Jas. Walker at Central on tho 31st
of March last.
- S. W. Richardson is tho owner of
probably tho finest Jersey cow in
Greenville. She is n registered Jersey
mid gives livo gallons of milk nud
iliree pounds of butter a day.
- The attorney general of tho United
States has accepted tho resignation of
Deputy Marshal E. Brooks Sligh and
in his piuco appointed ex-sheriff Geo.
S. McCravy. of Laurens County.
- Policeman Koofman, of Charles
ton, had a close call a few days ago.
A negro made a rush for him with n
five inch knife but the blade struck
tho officer's watch and he was not hurt.
- A citizen of Charleston county
found a dead body washed ashore and
in one pocket was $100 in gold. Ho
reported to Governor Mcsweeney and
asked for information OB to what ho
should do with the money.
- A woman died in the alms houso
in Charleston the other day and was
buried as a pauperby tho city. An in
vestigation of her effects after her
burial showed that she had been a
miser and bad a bank account. Tho
city will get her money if no heirs claim
it." It is about $800.
- Three life convicts, who woro
plowmen on tho State farm nt Hngood,
knocked a guard in tho bend, took his
ri?lo nnd went to tho swamp. They
were surrounded. The man with the
ri?o fired nt hts pursuer, but did no
harm and wns captured. Another was
secured, but the third made good his
escapo.
- Tho Buffalo exhibit has been se
cured for tho Charleston Exposition.
Senator McLaurin went to Washington
and saw the members of the cabinet
and tho matter was settled that the
e tidbit should come to South Caro
lina. Some, of the details have tobe
arranged yet. It will bc a great attrac
tion and the managers of the exposition
are to bc congratulated on theirsucceaa.
- John M Shannon, a well-known
farmer, who lives about livo miles
southwest of Yorkville, was drowned
Inst week. Ho had gone to a creek
near where ho lived to catch tish, and
wbilo attempting to cross tho stream
by menus of a fallen log had au attack
of epilepsy, to which ho was subject,
fell in tho water and waa drowned.
Mr. Shannon was about thirty-five
yeo s old and was unmarried.
"Tnitcd States Revenue Collector
Screven was in town last week, and
gavo some information which is of in
terest to dealers in tobacco. In order
to get advantage on tho reduction in
revenue tax, to take effect July 1st,
dealers must make an inventory of
stock nt that dato and make affidavit
before two witnesses. No rebate will
bu allowed for less than $10, which
will require a stock of not less than
417 pounds.-Hamberg Herald.
- A rather unusual case has j mt
developed in Barnwell couuty. Thir
teen miles of railroad track and right
of wtty have been levied upon by the
sheriffof that county nnd will bo ad
vertised for Bale at the approaching
salesday. One Watts, a penitentiary
guard, full into an unprotected cut of
tho Southbound, in Columbia. Ho
sued for damages and got a verdict for
$7,500 but the road resisted payment.
All tho road in Barnwell county waa
levied on.
- Two widely separated points in
Aiken conn ?y report tho presence of a
strange wild animal. A large beast,
with the abort end of a chain dangling
from ita neck, frightened a fisherman
on upper Three Runs. Ho droppod his
rod, abandoued his firth and fled.
People j?> the vicinity of Ellenton ex
presa tho belief that this animal ii? a
tiger escaped from some circus. But
no circus has been through the Stats
recently, nor ha? the escape of a tiger
been reported.
I V J
ii EN KU AL Nh ?VS HEMS.
- Forty thousand boys have left tho
old farm iu Michigan to take up life in
i cities.
- The indemnity now asked of China
by thc powers <>f Europe and America
is now about $275,000,000.
- Secretary Hoot has given instruc
tions f;;r thu reburial of thc Confeder
ate soldiers in Arlington cemetery.
- An almanac 234 years old has just
been sold in Huston for $155. It was
printed for the year 1007 by Samuel
Green iu Cambridge.
- David Rankin, thc Missouri cattle
king, will plaut 10,000 acres of corn thin
year, employing about 250 men and
utilising OOO horses.
- A good (low of oil has been fontal
at Martinville, La. Tho South is just
beginning to find out that it is loadet
down with coal, iron and oil.
- Tho Methodist general conference
at New Orleans gave $50,000 fort?n
university nt Soochow, China, in volun
tau y personal donations in a collection
- A thrashing was given Miss Bran
ford Gist, a school teacher at Chases
Md., by Mrs. Jacob Syuder, whos<
daughter hud been whipped by th*
teacher.
- During thc year 15100 moro thai
5,000,000 Bibles, Testaments and pur
tionsof the. Scriptures were issued ii
England, an increase of nearly 000,00
copies over any previous year.
- The oil wells of Beaumont, Texas
have gone deeper and higher grad
of oil found at a depth of 1,200 feel
The yield from a well is 1,000 barrels
day under the force of tho pumps.
- A school teacher of Marysville
O., was indicted by tho grand jury ft
assault and battery f jr severely whii
ping a boy in his school and pl eade
guilty in court, and was lined 8100.
- A law college for women, with
corps of 18 professors and lecture
has been opened at Washington. Thr<
years study in thc college will gradua
a woman ns bachelor of laws and foi
yenrs ns master of laws.
- The newspapers along tho'Oh
aro heming up tho tlood damage
It will reach moro than a million do
lars from Pittsburg to Curio, not tal
ing into consideration tho sickness ai
deaths almost sure to follow.
- Upward of ?8,000,000 worth
bananas from tho West Indian ni
Control American plantations arc cat?
in tho United States every yenr. Tl
island of Jamaica also sends to tl
country 4.000,000 bunches annually.
- Cuba bas a population of about
500,000 of whom 010.000 aro nati
whites, 142,000 foreign whites," 234.C
pure blood negroes. 280,000 mulatto
or half breeds aud 14.000 ChincE
More than 00 per cent aro unablo
read and write.
- The latest is a clothing trust. Cl
cago manufacturers of clothing repi
Bunting an aggregate capital of frc
$15,000,000 to #20,000,000 met last wo
and decided to form an associati
which will combino with similar bod
throughout the United States.
- A reporter's census of a milo
residences on Fifth avenue. New Yo
returns a total of fifteen children i
der tho ago of 12, an average of c
child in three houses. On tho ej
sido tho investigator found sixty-till
children in ono tenant house.
- Tho three hundredth minivers,*
of tho landing at Jamestown, V
occurs in 1007, and a plan is being for
ed to celebrate the event, John Fis
thc historian, heading the inovctne
He regards it as the most import]
dato in the history of tho New Woi
- In a statement, given public
Wm. J. Bryan says in effect that
has no intention of seeking a th
nomination for tho presidency. 1
Brynn's announcement is ntl answei
an article in an Eastern paper, spe
hiting on his plans asa political leac
- Tobacco dealers 6ay that tho p
of raising tho weed in thc shade
going to enrich tho plan tors of C
nccticutby millions of dollars. 1
Government experimented last y
by raising tobacco under a shad
of cheesecloth, and the product <
worth seventy-five cents a pou
This year tho farmers will try
scheme on a largo scale.
- Tho canning industry is of m
value to tho state of Maine than
boasted granite, slate and ico ind
tries combined. In Maryland the c
ning industry is tho largest and n
important in tho State, eniploj
moro hands and representing a grei
invested capital than any other int
trial enterprise. Some figures gi
below, from tho Maryland bureau
statistics, show the extent ?d' thc
dust ry. During tho year 1000 tl
wero packed in the State 33,000,000 c
of tomatoes, 11.400,000 cans of c<
11,200,000 cans of peas, and 10,000
cans of peaches.
- Tho government's weekly crop
port, issued last Wednesday, was
so far as the samo related to cotton
follows: Tho unfavorable ? i?eeis of
frosts of tho previous week nppeu
have been more serious to cotton in
central districts of tho cotton bolt t
was indicated in the preceding bulb
Much of tho crop that was up prie
tho 18th in Louisiana, Mississippi
Alabama was killed, necessitating
tensivo replanting. Tho bulk of
Texas crop is now planted and pl
ing is progressing rapidly over
northern part of the cotton reg
Wide-spread scarcity of seed is
ported from the centra! and eas
districts.
JX.UM.AU AAA T lTmV, ??O.
Portman Letter.
"Well, we've been away, and tbit
is why wc were absent this week" w *
the tirst paragraph that hooded e. ?
letter, thinking probably wo would not
be poshed in time to Anderson. Bat
Portman readers mun not think they
aro forgotten, evcu if the scribe is ab
sent. A loving remembrance pius our
obligations to paper and wc feel like
saying: V Well i cheer up, ?r we should
die, or get married, or any other un
foreseen oalamiiy should happen to us,
enthusiasm w uld raise up another
>eribe for Portman. We were also re
minded of a comical situation tb at oc
curred to the humor of Charles Lamb.
Standing on a bridge and beholding
down upon the water a gaily Attired
party, he shouted, "como out of that
Unat." "Why should I?-' exclaimed
the owner "Well, come out of that
boat I tell you," said Limb again.
"No, I won't," said thc other; "it is
my boat." "Well, I don'toare," said
L imb, "you have no business in it."
'L tell you I have," said ihr- owner;
"it is my pleasure boat." That is
why you have no business in it," said
Charles Lamb; "you can have no
Ousiucss iu a pleasure boat."
So we felt we had no business in thc
pleasure excursion we took, especially
when it took us away from thc busi
ness of our Portmm Letter.
We think we almost fell upon thc
lair of ?"Tige" and "Old Bill"-wild
uamcs for such refined and gcutle cor
respondents. A man may bo as
reline 1 as a woman and a wo
aa i may be as gentle as a
geutlo man, sb wo will leave un
molested their 80olusion in tho se
questered shade of Shiloh and Moun
tain Springs. Wo think, too, wo have
passed by a couple of those "new bug
gies" that have set the country vicini
ty of Piedmont on wheels.
Speaking of pleasure again. In
short time and iu short space wo mast
thank thc exhilarating spirits which
?hook tho woods of Portman with the
laughter of children last week. Sohool
picuics are the next to church picnics,
perhaps first, as thc children can't ap
preciate church if they become not
previously members of thc school room.
Tl.o correspond? nt, from pr? ss of that
terrible "business" in which there
should bc no pleasure, was unable to
ascertain names of schools and their
preception, but was assured they wero
"fine," and tho largest gathering of
school picnics which had visited Port
man so far. Thc correspondent sends
hearty thanks to tho kind teachers
who wished to share their viands and
good cheer with tho Portman corres
pondent for the INTELLIGENCER We
understand an elegant "spread" waa
laid in the dining room of tho hot-1,
and a voluntary acclamation in the
form of an invitation went np for thc
HOI ibo. Tho invitation did not r.'aoh
us, but all accounts of the well-be
haved children and pretty sohool
marms was rendered and especially the
urgency and charm of the young touch
er from Picken?, who just would not
bo deprived of meeting with their
INTELLIGENCER ? scribe. We oan say,
though, if she comes again this way
we may not henceforth be deprived of
her, as a gentleman in Portman has
decided convictions regarding-her per
suasive influence.
The trees here this Monday morn
ing, after the rain, are convincing
sceptics that by thc 10th of Muy thc
oak will be appareled -in full grown
leaves All nature is full of leafage
after thc rain, and tho black sp ices on
the opposite hills, where tire and
smoke had dealt ravage in preparation
For thc ascent of Wt ter at thc cumple*
ti m of thc dam, those black spices
ure charitably covered by the spread
of intervening foliage.
What fire, and smoke and ma'icious
heat wc had here last week-during
the clearing of the ground! We open
ed our windows on thc side to admit
thc air and they let iu smoke, on that
sido to let in "cool" and they let in
Gre, on the other side to let out heat
and smoke and they let in cinders; so
that between three evils wo did not
choose thc leastand shut ourselves up
in our inner furnaoo in tho baking lit
tle white house on tho hill. Mr. Man
gum, we understand, had over a hun
.ired dollars worth of cord wood de
stroyed by thc indiscriminating blaze:
and altogegetber by what thc fire could
steal and what it could appropriate of
its own, it made a- considerable semi
circular bon-firo for the progress of
the work at Portman. How the water
will creep up over these black places
or green pluces-whichever they will
ho ny next winterl How, foot by
foot, it will lick space and smack its
lips from thc unction of its own relish
for p werl How it will hold in its
bosom the secret of the achievement
of which it is tho great factor-whioh
ovill bo the life of thc electric, com
mercial and mechanical sources of An
derson County !
Chat Icy Bridges, wo understand, is
patiently enduring and recoveringfrom
i ho injuries of his fall last week. Mr.
Bridges, employed at the works, sus
tained a tall of 25 feet from tho dam
to the pnwor house, which resulted in
painful flesh injuries. Superinten
dent i). L. Arthur lost ao time in so
curine the set rices of Dr. Hunt, of
fownvil'". who reports favorably on
Mr. Bridges.
Will mu INTEL LIO ENC ER kindly ill
struot tho "comp." who, iu a previous
letter, made jaws read "paws ' in tho
MIRO of Mr. Dtlliogham of Anderson?
Reference was intended to tho sot
t'.eial muscles of Mr. Dilliugbam, and
while in the war path after a crimina!
.to is a lieu, yet we had reference to
no "paws" but to tho ja a?.* of tho
toputy which held on to their dotor
-.-I i nation as a trap to its prey.
If ii:is letter is lost this wook, wo
'nu? it will be first for Por'"tt-?n next
week. K. K. L.