The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, November 20, 1901, Page 4, Image 4
Intelligencer.
Published every Wednesday.
J. F. Cl.INKSCAI.K8, I - DITOHS AND
C. C. LANGSTON*, S PROPRIKTORS.
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ONE YEAR, - - - - $1 50
SIX MONTHS. --- 75
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, ?001.
In a precinct in New York where
voting machines were used the result
was known two minutes after thc
polls closed. The accuracy and speed
of these machines will in the end re
sult in their adoption over the whole
country.
2->The Gaffney Ledger says: "It is
reported that n change of postmaster
will shortly take place in Florence.
Thc negro parson, Wilson, who now
holds the office will be ousted and a
white man put in. A Mclaurin man
l>ul ju, wc suppose, ii' this is true
Editor Ayer, ol" the Florence 7 inns,
will, wc [?resume, [?ot bc pleased, and
will register a great, big kick against
such action.
The American Anti-Cigarette
League, which is said to have a mein -
bership of '51)0,009, bas drawn upa
pledge which is to be read in every
Sunday behool in tim United States,
Sunday, November 24. lt binds the
signer to abstain from tho use of ciga
rettes or tobacco in any form until lil
years of agc. Tbe expectation is that
several hundred thousaud signatures
will bc obtained.
- - . -i -?
Tho Democratic party has good
cause to be pleased with tho outcome
of the recent elections, considered
without reservation and with thc
fullest statement of thc vote in ail
sections. The truth of adequate
Democratic organization has been
made plain. Thc promise of Demo
cratic success in 1002 and the encour
agement for the best Democratic en
deavor in 1901 arc sufficient to justify
Democratic confidence.
Allendale is thc next new county
that is seeking formation. Tho sur
vey bas been made. These small,
new counties are increasing expenses
to taxpayers, lt is impossible to
carry ou forty-live or fifty separate
county governments with the same
ecouomy as one-half tho number.
If, however, thc movement is success
ful it will bo the lust mutilation to
Barnwell County possible under the
present law, as no other county can
bo cut out without reducing the urea
of Barnwell below 600 square miles.
An exchange coughs up great gobs
of truth when it says the class that
builds up a town and country, and en
joys life and makes the best citizens,
are the enterprising and liberal men
who believe in living and let others
live and who, when they get a dollar,
don't squeeze it until the goddess of
liberty feels as if a corset laced to the
last notch would feel more comforta
ble. Such squeezing is what causes
hard times and stops the circulation
of the American eagle. If it wore not
for our broad gauged, enterprising
men it would be impossible to build a
prosperous town.
- mt m> **.
Just one week from next Monday
President Roosevelt will press a but
ton in the White House at Washing
ton which will set in motion the my
riad of wheels which aro to turn at
thc South Carolina Interstate and
Wer* Indian Exposition, and that
great fair will that instant be officially
opened. The preparations making
for the great show are now, of course,
going forward with a deafening rush.
The religious exercises, an elaborate
program of which bas already been
arranged, will take place Sunday, De
cember 1st, but the real formal open
ing of the Fair does not occur until
the following day as has already been
stated.
Within the past few weeks there
has been considerable discussion in
the Northern press in reference to the
negro problem, and nine-tenths of tho
writers know nothing whatever about
the negro. Here in the South the
negro is understood and he is given
friendly aid to thc furthering of his
every legitimate aim. and the white
mau is the negro's true friend, and if
loft to itself the South will work out
the negro problem by methods mutual
and rational. The Northerner who
knows not thc situation looks through
strained optics and through mock
philanthropy thinks he can adjust
things from a distance. When the
matter is bi ought home to them they
have shown they arc less tolerant than
the Southern white. Thc Northern
per. ^'e ought to inform themselves on
the situation hero or cease to meddle
with thc matter.
It is ei-courag?Dg to note that in
most of thu former slave States the
white population is growing more
rapidly than thc black. Louisiana
has ceased to bo a black State, her
white citizens now outnumbering her
colored. Alabama has gained dis
tinctly in white population. So have
Georgia, TenneBseo, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky and Mary
land. South Carolina und Mississippi
arc now the only two States in which
tho blacks predominate. Mississippi
has a negro percentage ol' 58.0. and
South Carolina of 58.4. Hut if thc
present industrial revival in South
Carolina continues, this State will
soon follow Louisiana out of this nar
rowing class, leaving Mississippi thc
only commonwealth where, ou a count
of noses, thc colored race would rule.
Diffusion is apparently doing a good
deal to lessen the pressure of thc
negro problem in tho cotton States
as much perhaps as could have been
expected from a diminished birth rate.
And this process, emphasized by the
ligures of thc latest census bulletins,
will undoubtedly continue to over
come, so far as tho dangers of negro
overcrowding are concerned, any re
lative inflation from one census to
another in the rate of negro growth.
Portman Letter.
h'lliior J n dermal lnteltt{/ein.vr: There
is but one justifiable reason in making
this letter n public correspondence, to
forewarn I hose who need to bo fore
armed ns n?wH gatIn-rers; und also to
acquaint them with the climax that
may terminate their best effort for the
publie good. Devout! this philan
thropie purpose, the communication is
personal, us ?1 correction ol a mistake
in last week's letter mid one which lilis
the correspondent with humiliation.
Tlie letter, perhaps, ought tn be pub
lished for tho benefit of those school
children v.hoare endeavoring to make
those Portman figures work put right.
The children might labor through eter
nity and lind no nearer solution to the
problem, because it had no beginning
except in tho Unite brain of tho corres
pondent, who must confess now to an
unchallengeable ignorance of ligure?
that is appalling.
Tho day following tho appearance
of THE ISTEi.i.KJKNC Kit the engineer at
Portman discovered where dwelt tho
Andersen correspondent, lie peremp
torily enquired: "Do you know who
wrote that Portman letter Inst week
for tho Anderson Intelligencer?"
"I," I replied, a great wave of pride
swelling up in my heart and over
whelming all lesser ambitions.
"Do you know who sent in those
dam ligures?"
Echo answered "1," with tho same
magnitude of overawing responsibility,
my band on my heart.
"Doyen know," said he, "that you
don't know any more about figures
than a ghost does about Christmas.'"
1 replied that my acquaintanceship
with the seet was limited,.but
"Hut," said he, "you don't know any
thing about corresponding for a paper,
either."
1 now thought that be accredited my
last, eff usion to divino afflatus, and was
not willing to allow mo any claim in
tho honor. 1 assured him I had every
thing to do with tho achievement my
self and wished to retain my laurels.
Said he: "Do you know if 7,?i00 cubic
feet of water per minute would wash
out a hen coop 40 feet high in some
thing over 17 hours?"
"lt depends," said I, with alacrity,
"upon tho coop's area and the number
of-"
"Number of nothing," he impatiently
interrupted. "Never say number of
anything again; you almost might as
well have said 7,300 cubic inches."
"But I didn't say inches," said I.
"No," said he," you did not know
enough for that. You remind me of
people who give measures for pies an'
things. Why, there ain't a child be
tween this and Georgia who won't be
gray haired figuring out t \Oa figures.
You've lost your calling; yon ought to
have been on the building committee
for the Exposition nt Charleston. You'd
make jin architect, you would."
I thought now this was one of the
engineer's practical ways of joking and
laughed; then recollecting the hen coop
said, well it depended on the area of
the buildings and tho number of peo
ple; but a look into bis face showed mo
1 was on unsafe ground. 1 arose and
handed him the paper; asked, him to
ligure it out; that ns it was it suited
me all right. Ile looked nt the figures
and a grimace illumined his counten
ance that wns a laugh, yet not a laugh.
"You don't know how much power it
takes to turn a churn, do you?" bc
asked, as though seriously.
"Yon mean 40 feet high?" said I, re
verting to the measurements that were
running beneath his eye. Ile did not
seem to have heard me.
"What made you write 7,300 when it
should have been 73,000?"
"Inspiration," said I, "natural fac
ulty."
"For lying!" said he, completing the
sentence to suit himself.
I now rebounded upon the Inst straw
of escape, called vicarious implication,
and said I believed the types made that
mistake. Ile said no, the types were
like figures, they did not lie when tho
truth was put iu them. "Now," said
he, "you should have said 73,000 cubic
feet; that quantity of water per min
ute, Oowing 2 miles long, would fill a
cavity 700 feet wide and 10 feet deep in
17 hours, 04 minutes and 30 seconds.
What sort of a river would we have nt
7,300 cubic feet? and what sort of fig
ures? Set the children right."
I calmed bis conscience by assuring
him I would try and Ret the children
right-as nobody ? Iso would care; then
to change the current into smoother
regions I asked: "Now that the nv
pony had all this now power on their
hands, bow long would it take them to
effect a sale?" but I was ns deer> in
complication ns before.
"Why," said he, "'twas sold before
they had it, before 'twns made."
Thia, with all deference to tho engi
neer's information, threw me upon a
revci ic o? the exchange markets in cot
ton and grain. 1 had heard of people
dealing in "futures;" buying wheat,
for instance, that ?.nd never been sown
nnd selling wheat that had not been
reaped. I knew of the enormous
j amount of wheat that Leiterin Chicago
i had bought, and had heard a great
dca' about this buying nnd Helling, and
at tho Hame timo had heard thc prac
tico very strongly condemned. All the
'justice in my heart arose and I Haid:
"Why do you condemn the grain mar
kets? What would farmers do if there
were no buying and selling? Does it
not give them an incentive to labor
moro?" I wa? told then that these peo
ple, or "merchants" on exchange, who
bought and sold millions of dollars
worth in I he year, never saw a grain of
the crop, and that for that matter they
were selling what had not yet been
sown-that all their buying and selling
was of imaginary grain-problematic
crops, and did not help the farmer a
particle but very often hurt him. That
these "markets'' were gambling dens
of tho highest functions of death and
dishonor to many, and unjust gain to
others; that if the number of mon who
had staked their lirst few dollars or
hundreds on imaginary grain, had put
tho amount in the earth toward a prac
tical, material crop, thia world would
be a bind of Canaan, flowing with ali
tin- earth's richest blessings and the
problem solved of labor and wealth
? combined, with au era of no poverty.
Contrasting the reverie of tho past
.with my knowlegc of the present, that
thc people who bought their power be
t?re it was made, bought a certainty in
the future. That tho commodity is
now theirs for the bent-lit of us many in
the county as tile power can reach.
That it means an income to thc posses
sor and a constant, source ol' revenue to
i tlmse who wish employment. 1 could
not help thinking, under tho considera
tion, tiie enormous amount of good
money cnn produce and the amount of
satisfaction honest labor can bestow
upon the employer and employee, and
that there, is nothing in this world but
labor that will bind rich and poor
together in common understanding and
sympathy, for each needs tho other and
both together are joined in union for
the world's welfare. H. K. L.
- Twenty counties will have ex
bibil? at the Charleston exposition.
NOTICE.
ALL persona aro warned not to huDt or
otherwise trespass on our landa in Cen
tarville Township, Anderson County.
Persona disregarding thia notice will be
prosecuted to ttl? full extent of the lnw.
MARY J. CHAMBLEE,
\rATTTiij BOLT
LUL?'CHA MBLEE,
M ALLIE RHIKKEY,
ALBERIK A OH ? M BLEE.
Nov 2U. 1001_'2J_3?
FOR_S?LE
TOE undersigned will sell on Salesday
in 1 ?ocemt?T, l??l, ou Publie Square nt
Anderdon ('. II., H. < '., ono Lot-shout ono
acre-near Orr Cotton Mill, facing Cotton
Mill hotiSHf. Good aland tor a Store and
a niro building site for u dwelling bouse.
Al-o, ono Loi, containing one-hull' acre,
adjoining land? of th? Anderson Cotton
Mill Co. ?ml other*, with a good Htore
room and a six-room dwelling house,etc.
Terina-Cash. MRS. E. A. KELLY.
Nov 20, l!?0l_?2_ 2_
FLORIDA
ORANGES.
They are cheaper this year than
they have been in ten years-from
25c. a dozen up. My Store is stocked
brim full of good things to eat
RAISINS,
CURRANTS.
CITRON,
COCO?NUTS,
BANANAS,
NORTHERN APPLES,
MALAGA GRAPES,
CRANBERRIES,
CELERY,
MINCE MEAT.
It id tempting to visit our Store.
Como and see us and our Stock
whether you want to buy or not.
Yours for Cash,
C. FRANK BOLT.
FAIR NOTICE
ALL those indebted to us, either by
Note or Account, must call and settle
at one?;. We most positively will not
carry you longer than Dec. 1st. We
u< ed tho mon ev and must have it.
H. G. JOHNSON & SON.
Nov 13, 1P01 21 4
A FEW WORDS ABOUT
Flows may come and Plows may go,
But the Oliver ?oes on forever.
MANY (line-rent makes of so-called Chilled Plows have been brought
out, and a large number having enjoyed a brief sale have been forced to give
way to the superior merits of the OLIVER.
Others which arc yet on the market claim to be as good as the Oliver,
but none of them claim to be better. The only safe plan is to buy the
GENUINE OLIVER
At the start, and then no question can arise as to thc quality of your Plow.
The fortunate possessor of an Oliver Plow bas no difficulty to contend
with in the matter ol' extras, as we constantly carry in stock a complete line
of perfectly fitting duplicate parts.
Sullivan Hardware Co.
RED STAR HOUSE !
CLOSING OUT. CLOSING OUT.
GOING TO QUIT BUST
_ T7 " '1 _ r Thousands of Dollars -worth
tx Ollie liar ly ?? Merchandise to go at a SAC
Our entire Stock of
CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS,
- AND -
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
MUST BE SOLr.
Tor the next 50 days we will slaughter prices and make
them go. Our stock is a well bought one, of good selections
and values, and as we intend selling them at less than origi
nal cost, this means a great deal to you.
Come quickly, so benefit yourself by better selection.
This is certainly the grandest opportunity for merchan
dise buying Anderson has had for many a day.
Cash does the work. We underbuy, we undersell ! And
now we'll beat that !
Shakespeare said : "There is a tide in the affairs of men,
which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; omitted, all the
voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries."
So don't let this chance pass by you.
LEVY * CO.,
Anderson, S. C., west side Court House Square.
P. S.-Household Furniture for sale._
Are you getting your Share
of the Good Things at - -
The Magnet ?
' The reason we ask you this question is, that we have heard so many ex
pressions like this : "Oh, why didn't I come to The Magnet before buying ?"
Our anxiety for you to see our Goods and get our prices before making your
purchases is not founded on brag, bluster or reckless claims ; it is simply our
unbounded confidence in our ability to SAVE YOU MONEY.
We advertise what wo have and have what we advertise.
Beginning Monday, Nov. 11th, we will have a whole week of Bargains
for you. Special Prices like these throughout, the entire week :
Good Green Coffee all the week 12 lbs. for $1.00.
27-inch wide Cotton Checks 3$o.yard hy the bolt, 3$c to out.
The 7}c quality Drilling priced all the week at 5:1 c a yard.
Best A. 0. A. Ticking priced all the week at 1210 a yard.
All Standard Prints, fancy designs and patterns, one week only 4$c yard.
Very best Knitting Cotton, all numbers, at 23c pound.
^ Real Linen Window Shades, on spring rollers, with complete set of frx-^j
tures, specially priced next week 20o.
Curtain Poles, complete, 20c each.
Shoe Nails, one-quarter pound packages, two for 5o. *
10o Bottle Yasaline, bargain week price 5c.
Ready Mixed Paints, 35c and 40c nt tho drug stores, our price 10c Can.
High Grade Paint Brushes 8c, 10o and 12o.
Wo have the largest and best assortment of Dolls, Toys, Christmas Goods,
&c, of any house in tho oity, and none eo?d for more than 25o.
Tell the children that we are ic correspondence with Santa Claus, and
have his word for it that ho will spend hi-* entire time with us while ho is in
Anderson. Come early. Yours always truly,
JOHN A. AUSTIN AN1> THE MAGNET,
yext to Post Office._High Price Breakers and Low Price Makers.
Let Him Strut!
HIS DAYS AliE
H> is big, but none too big to fiji the roomy, white enam
el oven of a Buck's Stove.,
Do You Owe Me ?
if so come in at once and settle, as I must make colicc
tions at once, and save expense of coming to see you.
Respectfully,
JOHN T. BURRI88.
1
This is Weather for Them,
and here they are?
All of our Clothing selling at New York Cost, and of
course Overcoats ure constituted in the Clothing Stock,
There is no reason why a man should suffer from cold or for
an Overcoat when it can be bought here for little money. If
you are needing a winter weight Suit they are here for you?
too-all at New York Cost.
Furs I
Our Fur Stock is now complete, anil everything from the
low-price garment, including those of high cost.
Muffs, Boas, Collarettes and Plush Capes are here in
splendid variety.
Blankets!
The Blanket Sale continues, and the special prices quoted ?
last week are still on.
Our Blanket Stock is most complete.
Respectfully,
Aeents for the American Lady Corset.
Agents for Butterick Patterns.
Ask for Coupons for
FREE PREMIUMS.
Are Your Hands Tied
TO HIGH PRICE
TIME STORES ?
IF MOT SEE
W. F. Marshall & Co's. Stock*
ALL CASH STORE,
Our Line of Outings for Children and Ladies
Are beautiful at 5o: 7e, 8c. 10c. Cotton Flannels-we kuy in solid, caaes
direct from the factory, at 56, 7c, 8c, 10c--best values in town for the mosey.
Jeans-fine line cheap.
Ladies and Childrens Jackets.
Stylish, Cheap and Up-to-Date.
Calico, Percales, Ticking, Bleaching, Brown Homespun, Red and White
Flannels at Rock Bottom Prices. -
Our salcd this Fall in this line has been
much larger than last year. Why ? We
have a batter Stock at Popular Prices.
A Dandy Work Shoo in Women's and
Men's at 81.00. Better ones at $1.25,
81.50, 82.00, 82.50. Best $3.50 Man's
Shoe in the city. Also a splendid line of
School Shoes for the little fellows.
Full line of HOSIERY.
BLANKETS-If you need them these
cool nights we h^ve thom.
TRUNKS at factory prices.
Headquarters for TINWARE, GLISSWARJE, CROCKERY.
Come and see how far a dollar wiU go with us.
Yours truly,
36 Granite Row.
N. B.--What Clothing we have we are selling out at actually 50c. OD
he dollar. We will not keep Clothing after this season.. W. F. M. & Co.
NEW FIRM !
T. A. ARCHER and JNO. J. NORRIS have bought L. H. SEEL'3
Slock of Goods and will continue the business at Mr. Seel's oM stand.
The Senior member of the Fit?^ having ?orve? hts apprenticeship at the
Tinners* Trade years ago, and who has been doing business in our city for
years, is known throughout the County for his pains-taki'-g and.good, honest
work, and needs no introduction.
Give us a call. We can SAVE YOU MONEY, for wo are selling off
our old stock to make room for New Goode
Have a big Stock of STOVES, met as good aa new, that must go.
Also, TINWARE, AGATE WARP, WOODEN WARE, BROOMS,
CUTLERY aud Household Furnishing Goods.
We also have in connection with our Store a Shop equipped with the boat
Tools and Machines that,can be had, and we aro in a position to do all kinda
of repair work in our line.
ROOFING, PLUMBING and ELECTRIC WIRING,
Your* for. businesa,
ARCHER & NORRIS,
PhOHO No. 265. No. G Cfoiquola Block