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BY (33NK3(^ ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1902. ""VOLUME XXXVTI-NO. 28. Almost four years ago we started our Cash Business, and burning every bridge behind ns made our retreat impossible, We have encountered obstacles at every turn, but step by step we gradually overcame them. Our defeat or demise was predicted scores of times, but we are still in the ring, with cur business growing fast, Last year (1901) being by far the largest year's business we have eyer enjoyed. Our success in the past convinces us that our way oi doing business has met the approval of the trading public. So in the future this business will ba conducted on the same high plane heretofore adhered to : Cash Buying, Cash Selling, Oood Goods, Fair Dealing. And they'll win out. Watch Us Grow. A happy and prosperous New Year to you. ANDERSON. S. C The Spot Cash Clothiers Attention, Farmers ! We have jut received one Car Load of Fancy Winter Grazing Oats. Come quick and secure some of them before they are all sold. O. D. ANDERSON ? SRO. IF YOU ARE A PURCHASER OF 6nr Prices and Goods will surely Tempt Ton. V e have always given good values in this line, and there k no reason why * I should not do the same for yon. In buying 8hoet you want to look at the jnality as well as the price. Ours stand the closest inspection and are well li ade and durable. a use the tmost caution and buy only those Shoes which way absolutely be of tie very best quality. We do not experiment with Tarions lines Iht stick to those which have the manufacturas? as wait as our guareatee behin^then, and should by chance any imperfection in workmanship or I occur, yea wfll always fiad us ready to satisfy you. know acatuCl THE BIOS SHOE FOS WES, liis is the most reasonably priced High Grade Shoo on the market. We have ^em in all the various leathers and styles. McCTJLLYBROS STATE MEWS. ? The postoffioe at Maysville was broken open and robbed last Friday night. ? Tho big cotton mills in Colum bia gave the operatives each a Christ mas turkey. ? The United States government has installed a fine fishing exhibit at the Charleston Exposition. ? A Christmas jail delivery was planned by the prisoners at Saluda. Only two, however, escaped. ? Greenville has organized a paid fire department, which will consist of four companies of five men each. ? Cliff Clanton, a white man, for ged notes on Darlington banks for $900, got the money, and skipped. ? The exhibit of live stock at the Charleston exposition it is said will be the largest ever seen in the South. ? J. L, Crater tree, of Lexington Co., was killed by a runaway horse eleven miles from Columbia Thurs day. ? At Barnwell a negro boy on Christmas lost one hand and a finger on the other by the explosion of a cannon oraoker. ? Hugh McElrone, aged 103. died in Columbia last week. He was a na tive of Tyrone, Ireland, and lived in three centuries. ?> It looms tobe conceded on all sides that Spartanburg is going to win the prize for the best county ex hibit at the Charleston exposition. ? A disastrous firo ooourred at Bishopville last Sunday ' morning. Two large stoves and the dispensary, with all their contents, were < estroy ed. ? Fnrman Johnson, was mot at Easley on the 24th by a stray s tat from a battle between a policeman and a drunken man. He was desperately wounded. j ? Jno. Philips, of Hampt?i coun ty, was killed by his wife witppn axe. In abdrucken frenzy he had his wife with a gun and she | save her own life. ftacked uok to J. M. Bell, Jr., supervisor of Edgefield county, enjoys th tion of being the youngest in this State. He is onlyj years old, but active, energjtic and a hard worker. ? Congressman Lever distino fipervisor about 28 as intro duced a bill directing the treasurer of trastees church in which were some years timber is the United States to pay tlje of St.. Stephens Lutheran Lexington $2,000 for inj or es done to it by Sherman's troops in 1165 ? R. M. Hays, a meml sr of the Charleston exposition committee for Greenwood county, has some pieces of timber for the exposition [ gotten out with a whipsawj previous to 1800. The sound and the track of the whipsaw is distinctly shown. ?-Saluda is a new ccinty. town, blazed out of tho wools and the stumps on the streets has the appear* anoe of a ne aground. L few days ago a man was arrested i ar swearing on the streots of that city The man was indignant acd pat in a plea that a man was excused for cursing in a new* ground. ? The Spartanburg Journal is au thority for the statement that there is another fake of (he endless ohain variety. This time the [headquarters of the concern is alleged!to be in Co* lumbia, and the promoters propose to deal extensively in rose pushes. The circulars are oouohed in the usual lan* guage to catch tho gullible. ? The President has appointed Q. B. Newman, of CheotorQold county, who graduated at' Clemson last June, second assistant engineer in the rev enue cutter service. Clemson is do ing a noble work for the young men of the State, and positions of honor, crust, and profit are open to her grad uates in all the departments of life. ? The general merchandise store of G. W. Ragsdale, at Riehburg, Chester oounty, was blown up with dynamite last Thursday night. The destruction was complete. Several young men who had sleeping rooms above the store were out .visiting and so csoapod, There is no olue to the misoreaut. Bloodhounds followed the trail for some distance, but were baf fled. . ?The annual inspections of the military companies of the State have now all been completed, and Adju tant-General Floyd is at work pre paring his annual report to the gen* eral assembly. The report thia year will show that the militia is in better condition than for some] years. Gen eral Floyd expeota to mako some re commendations, however, looking to the continued betterment of (he ser vice. ? Charleston was visited reoently by the most destructive fire that has ooourred since the Hayna street con flagration. Ten buildings were total ly destroyed and several others more or less damaged, the total loss being estimated at between $25,000 bud $27,000, with $15,000 or $16,000 in surance. Business in the district was broken up. Several families were made destitute. A funeral wake was interrupted. ? Tho people of Fairfield oounty assembled in mass meeting to con sider thegadvisability of issuing bonds for the improvement of county roads so as to give people employment dur ing the winter. They represent the county to be in a deplorable condi tion. Merchants arc unable to ex tend help another year. They say the county is nurse of! than it has been since 1865, after Sherman's de vastating raid. / GENERAL NEW H. ? Flows of oil have been discovered in Kentucky and Tennessee. ? The makers of fire engines have formed a combination, with a capital of $9.000,000. ? Grover Cleveland is said to be far from well. He has not left his room in five weeks. ? The earnings of most of tho im portant railroads in tho United States arc now larger than ever before. ? Constable Murray and Dentist Simcook had a street duel in Austin, Texas, in which both were killed. ? Tltc Chinese population of the Uniteu States is decreasing and the Japanese population is increasing. ? In one New York factory 30, 000,000 cigarettes a week are turned out on an average all the year round. ? Oil developments in Texas, Cali fornia and elsewhere are introducing new industrial factors, especially in railroading. -7- Geo. D. Ramsey, a white oon viot in the Tennessee penitentiary for life for killing his brother-in-law, hanged himself in his cell. ? The baseness of the character of the average Filipino is daily brought to light. Three Filipinos were re cently convicted of murdering five captive American ?qldiers. ? Former President Cleveland has agreed to aooept a position on the oommittee named to Bettle disputes between labor and oapital. ? There are forty counties in Texas the residents of whioh have to seek legal advioe in other counties, as they have not a single attorney of their own. ? The Zionist congress to promote the return of the Hebrews to Pales tine is in session at Basle, Switzer land. Over' one thousand delegates are in attendance. ? Reports from all sections of Florida are to the effect that the re cent cold snap did no material dam age either to market gardeners or orange growers. ? In the old countries the number of women exceed the men, but the United States have 1,800,000 more men than women. Immigration is the accounting cause. ' ? The New York po.^toffice has been informed by the postoffico de partment that all mail matter is mail able to Porto Rico in the same manner as to any 1 art of the United States. ? Spanish squatters on the island of La Costa, southwest of Florida, have been ordered by the government tc leave at onoe. The island is famous as* the former rendezvous of smugglers. ? In a feudal fight at a ohurch in Pike oounty, Ohio, six persons were fatally wounded and many others seriously hurt. When the fight was begun the churoh was orowded with women and children. ?r At Dwight, Va., near the Harian oounty (Ky.) line, T. L. Wilson a far mer, and his neighbor, Tern Parlin, quarreled over the question who was the greatest general of the oivil war. Parhn ahot Wilson dead. ? Ex-president Cleveland and President Elliott of Harvard have ac cepted appointments on ik% industrial commission to settle the disputes be tween oapitol and labor. The former writes approving the plan. ? It is estimated that ? ,000,000, 000 acres of land are devoted to the cultivation of tobacco. The world consumes eaoh year 6,300,000,000 pounds, or nearly 2,812,500 tons, worth 52,000,000 pounds sterling. ? In MieDissippi the other day a house was set on fire by an iciole. The icicle, a big one, fell into an open barrel of unslaoked lime. The chemi cal action that was set up generated sufficient heat to set the barrel on fire, and thus the house was burned. ? Eloped on Sunday, married on Tuesday, forgiven on Wednesday, separated Thursday, baok home Fri day and divoroed on Saturday, is the rapid-fire matrimonial experience of Marie Tomnkins Henry, aged seven teen, daughter of a prominent Rich mond, Va.jfomily. ? Two churoh organisations whioh split during the oivil war have just suc ceeded in getting together at a meet ing held in St. Louis. The Atlanta Journal suggests that ? when the churches can get together it is about time for every vne else to bury the hatohet. --T- Every employee of the American Express Company, from the small boyu who paste labels on the packages to the general manager, received $10 gold as a Christmas present from the company. One hundred : thousand dollars is the sum thus distributed, of whioh $40,000 went to employes in Greater Now York alone. ? The will of Thomas Mannion, filed in the surrogate's office at Morris town, N. J., is one of the most pecu liar document', ever recorded thore. Mannion was a resident of Netoong and owned considerable real estate. The family homestead, with the ex ception of the cellar, is left to Kate Mannion, a daughter. The collar is left to the widow. ? The per capita of currency was $28.73 on December 1, on a popula tion-basis estimated ky the treasury at 78,324,000. The total amount of money in circulation waa also larger than at any other period ia the coun try's history, being $2,250,256,230, as compared with $2,158,767,337 on De cember 1, 1900, an inorease of $91, 494,863. The amount of money held in tho treasury as assets of the gov ernment $269,095,666, whioh was a decrease of more than $8,000,000 since November 1, due to bond pur chases. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Oicn Correspondent. Washington. D. C, Dec. 29,1001. Mr. Koosovelt is astonishing those Republican leaders who regard him ns an auiateuv in the game of politics b$ the shrewdness he is displaying in be half of his persoual political future, and diegustiug them by the tumbu his Inck of tact and judgment is piling up for the Republican party. Iu get ting II. C. Payne into Iiis Cabinet lu got the benefit of the brains that or ganized the two last Republican nn tional campaigns. Hauna was the fig urehoad iu those campaigns, but t host on the inside know that collecting tin big campaign fund used iu both wai the extent of Hnnna'e work and tha the brain which managed was that o Payne. The Republican leaders knov that with Payno managing Mr. Roobo velt's campaign for the Presidentin nomination in 1004, it will be no eas: task to head it oft*. Another shrew< move in his own behalf was made b: Mr. Roosevelt when he got Gov. Sbaw of Iowa, to agree to succeed Secretary Gage ns heud of the Treasury Depart ment, and it was probably a suggestioi of Payne's. Not that Gov. Shaw's in terest in two small banks in Iowa mad? him such a shining light in the finau cial firmament, but because by getting him into the Cabinet Mr. Roosevelt re moved a possible rival who might hav< become dangerous, besides adding tw< Senators to the number that can b< counted upon to stand by him in th< fight with the Senate for which he ii slowly but surely paving the way. These things indicate a shrewdnesf that no one thought Mr. Roosevelt pos sessed. Mr. Roosevelt's blunders in tht Schley case are likely to cost his part j dearly, and they are blunders which might easily have been avoided by hiaj and would certainly have been avoided by the late Mr. McKinley. Hisnctivity against Schley is all entirely uncalled for, and he will doubtless livo long enough to regret it. He could have tacitly approved the unjust report of the majority of the court of inquiry without coming out openly against Schley, ns he has done, and allowing the fact to become known that his oiU cial displeasure would be visited upon any official who dared to express their honest sentiments on the casiy as Ad miral Dewey did; he might hare ignor ed the remarks of Gen. Miles, endorsing what Dewey said, instead of making enemies of the thousands of friends and admirers of Gen. MileB by order ing Secretary Root to publicly censure the commander of the army, ns though he were some young and foolish officer. But he has chosen to ally himself with the clique which has hounded Schley for years, and having the authority he seems anxious to out do them all in humiliating Sohley and thoie ?Uo dare to proclaim themselves his .'friends. It has beensemi-offlclally announced that neither Admiral Dewey ndr Gen. Miles will be sent to the coronation of King Edward, although it wai understood before Mr. McKinley'* death that these two officers, commanding respectively the navy and the army, Twoold repre sent them there, and tlat their atti tude on the Schley caui is the reason they are to be deprived of this honor. And that isn't all. 1 tj is stat-.d by those in the confidence of the adminis tration that in order to make it all the more humiliating to Admiral Dewey and Gen. Miles, the men chosen to rep resent the army and navy at the coro nation will be Adjutoht General Cor bin, who has been a bitter enemy of Gen. Miles for years, and Hear Admiral Crowninshield, who island has been for years the leader of tUe clique that has worked in every conceivable way to undermine the reputation of Schley. Mr. Roosevelt may not know that these things are adding doily to the chances for the election of a Democratic Presi dent, but the working leaders of his party are not so ignorant. Gen. Miles wiP ot be allowed to re main at the ht^a of the army if he dares to .challenge the right of the President to censare him for having stood up and said: a few words in de fense of a friend and a bravo fellow officer?Hear Admiral Schley. That was the ultimatum of the administra tion that met Gen. Miles when he re turned to Washington this week from New York. Under the law the Presi dent has the authority to order Gen. Miles placed on (he retired list at any time, and the tarent to use that au thority, which will strike most men as a piece of cowardice unworthy of a man who has himself worn the uniform of an officer, was made to muzzle Gen. Miles. In view of that threat it is not strange that Gen. Miles should decline to make any pablic statement at this time. He desires a chanee to think and to consult with his friends, who are numerous am1, who will see that the matter is heard from again?perhaps in Congress, and certainly in the next national campaign. There is no more reason why Con gress should, be represented at the coronation of King Edward than that the British Parliament should be rep resented at the inauguration of one of our Presidents, but the opportunity to spend a lot of public money for private pleasure is regarded by the Republi cans as too good to be lost; hence the Republican scheme to have Congress provide for sending a committee of twelve?six Senators and six Represen tatives?to the coronation and p&ying all their expenses. Democratic sup port is being sought for the scheme on the promise of giving them proportion ate representation on the committee, but it is most sincerely to be hoped that the Democrats in both Senate and House will not only refuse to vote for such a waste of public money as this junket will be but will refuse to serve on the committee, and throw the en tire responsibility for it on tho Repub licans. Thero never ttos a time when a Democratic Senator or Representa tive could serve his party better by watching, exposing and refusing to share in Republican schemes than will be offered duringSthe life of this Con gress. I. Mcdraont Letter. Christm?hoh?ay being about over at Piedmont wc might say the holi days i>a#d off beautifully. No ( drinking, f? carousing, such as make , days andj^nighiH terrible in large ' cities, andfecause regrets in the bosom of the fujply that Christmas should f overcome; Mill people are very sooi 5 able, being confined to silent occupa ' tion all tfiy.they arc, when "the hours ? of darkttBss fall from the wings of . night," Inual to the world's conversa - tionalis^in joiniug together in opin - ions auogcneral light enjoyment. 3 The Mproach of holidays does not ^ mean tgthetn, as it does in tho cities, t a separation?sonic going here, somo I going tjbere for recreation?but a com v miuglijb? of families who are glad to - obtain^a whole day at home. Here 1 on national holidays they invite their y friends from the country to come in * and share with them in their Lospita ^ blc lu?mes the gladness and merriment ^ that'in often lacking in the sombre _ domiciles that couch among tree clus l tersyin the oountry. Good fortune on Christmas Day con 9 ducted us to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Dodson, at Piedmont, where we onjoyed ourselvos largely. 3 Also had our Intelligencer brought to , un from the postoffioe, Mrs. Dodson 3 saying she and a neighbor had for 3 years exchanged with eaoh other The * Intelligencer and the Greenville News, and "they would not bo without ' them." I I We watched the masqueraders with a hideousness or jollity of countenance J that would make a clown melancholy / with envy. Little Duff Dodson, 1 known to all Piedmont from mill man [ to merchant, from teacher to child, purchased two masks of the most in geniously wrought artifices ef ugli ness. His mother said: "Duff, what do you want with two? You can only wear one at a time." Said he: "Well, Chally, you know"?his older broth er, Charlie, who Ik a really nice look ing boy?"Chally, you know, he is so ugly I have to have two fauoo faces to get even wif him." Duff says that if Mr. Rowell (the postmaster) did not "give out dose Intelligenoes to people at de window he would like to sell dem an' make money." He sells the " Pennsylvania Git (Grit) and with the two papers he would have enough money some day to build a mill." The exercises at the Churohes were all well patronized, and it is the regret of the correspondent that the ohief aids to theoo successful entertain ments are not known to us at this writing, but perhaps Mr. Rankin, whose business it is to let no suoh in formation esoape, will gather in the devoted workers' names and send them to The Intelligenoer. Of Xro. Ken? driok's (the Baptist Church) we have heard the name of Mrs. JohnCallaham mentioned particularly. The Proobyteriau Sunday School, under the auspioes of Mr. Joe MoCall, Superintendent, entertained on Christ mas Eve. Bev. J. R. Shive, pastor, delivered an address that was full of Christian love a;sd sympathy for all ohildren gathered under Christ's name in His temples. The large number of children apportioned to the immediate care of a few teachers were excellent ly drilled, and performed their part with a valor and technique that oould not be surpassed by the ohildren of a large city. Miss Mamie Donald de sires speoial mention for hergmanage ment of the augmented corps. Mrs. Dr. Crymes, Miss Sue Trowbridge and Mrs. Nesbitt's olasses?of these la dies, Mrs. Crymes and Miss Trow bridge, having gone for the Christmas holidays to Greenwood?their olasses became part of the management of Miss Donald. . special piece was set upon the stage by Mrs. Wm. F. Lee, entitled: "A Little Girl's Recollec tion of Christmas." Whitlook Cole man, daughter, of Mrs. Shive, wife of the pastor, reoited with fine preoision and expression the twelve stanzas composing the poem. Lip and hand were ready to applaud were tho nature of the house other than a aao.-ed edi fice. At the close of littlo!fl Miss Whitlook's part the pieoe was follow ed by the blessing, deliveredjthrough the message of an angel, of lasting happiness upon the head of this child (Whitlook) c7ho had done good in the days gone by to the unohristmassed ohildren of a fatherless home. The ''angel" represented by Miss Agnes MoCall was, by its tableaux effect, pronounced the success of the even ing. Misa MoCall, as an apparition or celestial being, could not bo much improved upon had she {drop pod through tho snow flakes of a Christmas sky. Her wings were as white, their anow and frost as vivid, the star on her forehead as bright as though it had caught a flash from I brilliant Mars in its deaoent; her robes were flowing, her eyes demurely down cast in her pallid appearance; her hair beppuuglod with the night's frost rip pled over her back and shoulders. When she entered from the sido upon the stage, her dream-like walk, her realistic appearance startled and de lighted many. With a wreath of flowers in her hand, she raised her arm above little Whitlock, and with it crowned the child's head. Her reci ! tatiou or "message," to the end, was beautifully delivered. Many thanks are due to this young lady and little Miss Coleman for the pleasure they afforded the large audience. Miss Sallio Douald, daughter of Dr. Donald, was secu at the close of the entertainment negotiating with Mrs. Lee for a copy of the poem for Mr. Kankin, who was ill and not able to attend. Miss Donald was taking notes for the scribe of tho Greonvillo News, and with those pret.y eyes of hers lit tle could be within reach that she might not appropriate. Even hearts? hearts seemed at a sacrifice under those eyes! Not to bo outdone by Mr. Kankin, we will ourselves send a copy of the poem to our own County paper, The Intelligencer, in the event that, space permitting, the editor may publish it for the benefit of children who may wish to know what good things happen to little people who give even the "oup of cold water" for Christ's sake. Piedmont is very happy and pros perous under its mild weather, boun tifulness of food and warmth and all the blessings that attend a well be haved community. R. R. L. A Child's Recollection of Christmas. Friends, well do I remember, it was many years ago, In the ohill month ? f December, when the mercury was low; The frost was on the housetop, the snow was on the hill, The ice had Bpanned the river, and was reBtlng on the rill. I was sitting by the fireside, the fire was burning bright; I was thinking of the evening that was bringing ChriBtmas night; I waa thinking of the lowly abed that brought the ChriBtmas King, And the Christmas anthems that the hur ald angels sing. When olose npon my memory there came a scene of pain? A .-cone, I hope, my eyes and ears will ever know again. A group of little ohlldren gathered round their mother's knee; Each child Imploring: "Dear mamma, will Christmas come to me?" They hod not any clothing, their poor rags grown thin and old, They had not any fireing, their small em bers burned low and cold; And food was In the cupooard, but very scanty bread? The children's mother weeping, the chil dren's father dead. I heard her say, "My little ones, I cannot tell you why. But I fear this cruel Christmas that Christ will pass us by. It was not always so with us before your father died." She stooped and kissed their faces, then the little ohlldren crlod. She dried her eyes, and calmly said: "There's somewhere in tho sky A place that God calls heaven! where His people never ory! Where children are not hungry, and they never fael the cold, The walls are built of Jasper, and the streets are shining gold; Where gifts and toys are abundantly scattered everywhere; 'Tis Summer in December, and Is always Christmas there!" I could not help the heart-beats that flut tered at my aide; I seemed to feel their sorrow, my own eyes warmed and orlod. I sold: "Ton shall not hanger while 1 bave food to spare; Of light and warmth that I have, you, too, shall have your share. I'm but a little child, I know; bm -hon I cannotseo Why I can't do some good since God has been bo good to me." I shared with those dear children. Well! I never bsw saoh ioy, As lighted up the features of eaoh little girl and boy. Tbelr mother kissed us all around, and told me while obo smiled Thst Christ hod come to earth again, even os a little ohUd. Now this Decombor evening, while the frost is in iha air, I can hear the joy-bells ringing of Christ? mos everywhere; And angola whisper low to me, that neither yon nor I Must Boo a child neglected?thinking ChrlBt hod passed it by. For God, who gave us good things, Is the God who takes away, And ChrlBt, who gave ue Christmas, la the Christ of every day; And no one !s more hoiy than another in His sight; For all are God's own children on this biassed ChriBtmas night. ANGEL MESSAGE. Dear little girl, Christ hath sent His an gels unto thee, 8aying: "Kindness to a little child is kindness unto me; Yon shall not faint, or hunger, nor feel the piercing cold I In days wnon men and women grow sor rowful and old. And ChriBtmas Eves shall bless thee through many a happy year, Then Christmas dayn forever, when life , ig ended here." j*' ?REBECCA REAVES LEE, '