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Inteliigeneer. I'itblitshcdZcvcry Ii ahusiluy. J. X\ CLINKSCALEB, ( EMTOKS and C. C. Langst jn, S Puoprietors. TEEMS! ONE YEAR, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS, - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1902. Tho new year has had a bloody opening throughout the country. Every day the telegraphic wires flash across the country some news of a terrible wreok, accident, etc. The Newberry Observer very sensi bly suggests that the Legislature should attempt to devise and enact some better labor-contract law than the one now in force, which is capa ble of groat abuse. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has decided that the three-fourths value clause is invalid in all fire in surance policies in the ?tate. The companies must pay the full amount of the insurance. This ia a just de cision. The Committee on war claims in Congress has acted favorably upon a bill to pay Confederate soldiers for horses, saddles, bridles and sidearms taken from them in violation of the rulcB of surrender between Gens. Lee and Grant. The Englishman gets 33 pounds of sugar for a dollar. The United States protective tariff on sugar gives the trust the other 15 pounds. The same thing is true in all protcoted indus tries, but the Americans like to be humbugged. ? - am m m Last Monday the State Supremo Court rendered a unanimous decision sustaining Cirouit Judge Gary's opin ion that the jury laws of the State are unconstitutional, null and void, in that they are speoial and not gen eral laws as required by the constitu tion. This is a warning to the Gen eral Assembly to avoid in the future the dangers of special legislation, and no doubt will facilitate the work of the present session. After all, what is better than health? John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man in America, is report ed to be almost a physioal wreck be cause of dyspepsia. He eats by rule and measure, crackers and milk being his staple diet. People who have envied Mr. Rockefeller his millions should be thankful that they have the best thing on earth?good stomachs? fcr when the digestion goes wrong all the wealth in the world cannot make the sky look bright. A New York paper says that thir teen States have now applied to Con gress to mako provision to amend the constitution so as to oall for the elec tion by the people of U. S. Senators. This shows considerable progress with the proposition whieh has do" got beyond the suggestive stage, is supported by publio opinion on the ground that the senators feel them selves too independent of the people, and bocause of the general belief that a number have bought their way to a seat, and may again. There promises to be a lively fight in the General Assembly for tho posi tions of membership on the State Dispensary Board of Control. AH of the members of the present Board are candidates for re election, and it is reported that there are at least a dozen other candidates. We are personally acquainted with one member of the present Board, Hon. H. II. Evans, of Newberry, who is a man of good busi ness judgment and taot, has dischar ged his duties most efficiently, and deserves re-election. In fact, a bet ter man could not be selected for the position, and we commend him to the support of the Anderson delegation. The record of parties since 1872 and the present condition of both the great organizations, says the Wash ington Post, afford ground for the im pression, entertained by some of the most sagacious Republicans in Con gress, that their party, which has won the last four contests for the control of the House, has not a hopeful out look for a fifth cousecutive victory. Existing differences among Republi cans upon some of the great and press ing questions render it highly prob able that the end of this session of Congress will lind the Democrats equipped with so large a supply of effective political ammunition that thoy will control the next House. "The darkest day, live till to-mor row, will have pissed away." In an address before the Southern Educational Association at Columbia recently, on "The Problem of Our Pub lic Schools," Dr. Charles \V. Dabney, president, of University of Tennessee, gavo tho following important statis tics: "In 1900 tho States south of the Potomac and cast of the Missis sippi rivers contained 3,081,000 white a(nd 2,429,000 colored children of school ago (5 to 20 years), a total of 6,401,000. Only 6 p?r cent of them wore enrolled in i.';<4 sehool.s in I'.KJ '. The um rage daily attendance was only 70 per cent of those enrolled. The j average child, white and black to gether, in the South'a school at all, stops after ho has reached the third grade. In North Carolina the average citizen gets only 2.G years of school ing, both private and public. In the whole South the average citizen gets only three years of schooling of all kinds in his*entire life. Have we not missionary work enough to do here at our own doors without going to Cuba, Porto Itioo or the Philippines to find it?" ____ ???? COLUMBIA LETTER. What Onr Law Makers are Doing at the Htate Capitol. From (fur Own (forrespondent. Coi.UMliiA, S. C, Jan. 13. When the members of the General Assembly enter the capital to-morrow for the opening of the second session of tliis Legislature they will ascend the broad marble steps to the second story of the capitol. It will bo like entering a new building. Tho old heavy doors opening into the dark downstairs eor ridor are now mipplunted by a hand some entrance. The change is typical of the transformation of the historic building, which now boasts a lofty dome from the summit of which upon n tall pole floats the Palmetto banner of South Carolina. From each side there projects another flag pole upon whioh will be raised tho State and the. National flags to denote that one house or the ether is in session. The session which begins to-morrow being the second meeting of this Gen eral Assembly, there will be no time taken up with the work of organiza tion. The Senate will bo called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Jaa. H. Tillman and the House by Speaker W. F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield. The committees are all organized, and noth ing but the elections will hinder the legislators getting down to the work of enacting laws. The elections will doubtless take place early in the session. There are to be chosen one Supreme Court Jus tice and several Circuit Judges, but the only contests will be in the First and Third Circuits. Judge Benet in the First declines re-election and the can didates are Mr. J. ?. Burke, of Char leston, who has the unanimous en dorsement of the Charleston bar, and Mr. C. G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg. In the Third Judge Buchanan retires and the candidates are moro numerous, some of them being R. O. Purdy and T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, and George Gnllety, of Florence. The Board of Directors of tho Dis pensary and the State liquor commis sioner are to bo elected at this session. The present board and commissioner are* completing .their first term?the first, indeed, under the present dispen sary law as enacted in 11)00. Tho di rectors, L. J. Williams, of Edgefield, chairman, H. H. Evans, of Newberry, and A. F. H. Dukes, of Orangeburg, and the commissioner, H. H. Cruni, of Bamberg, are all candidates for rev election. The candidates for the Bonrd of Directors, which pays $4 a day for not more than 100 days, are numerous. The most important work of the Legislature is always the disposition of such routine matters as taxation and appropriations, most of whioh is usu ally attended to at the last part of the session. But one very important mat ter which the Legislature must settle is in regard to the county government law. The provisions on this subject are so conflicting that at the session of 1001 a special committee was appointed to investigate and report a satisfactory bill at this aeaaion, and this mutt now be acted upon. One Judge has de clared the jury law unconstitutional and another has upheld its validity: the Supreme Court has not passed upon it, and, until it does so, the Leg islature will not want to act but there is a general realization of the need of homogeneity in the jury and county government laws.* Another effort will be made to change the Congressional Districts, and this time with improved chances for suc cess, since Congress has passed a law requiring the Districts in nil States to be composed of contiguous territory. To alter the Districts, however, may throw two of the present Congressmen into the same District and their friends may object. Conflicting ambitious of this sort have before now been effec tive in defeating redistricting bills. Attorney General Bellinger will promptly submit his report of the anti trust investigation instituted nt the instance of the Legislature. The pres ont anti-trust laws are ineffective, and more stringent ones are needed, but no other State hna been able to f mm.* ont. isfactory laws on this subject, and it is not easy for South Carolina to do so. A kin to the subject of trusts is that of corporations, their licensing and taxation. - The Governor and the Sec retary of State will both recommend the enactment of better laws on these subjects, and bills will be introduced of various purports and intents. The fight to prohibit "child labor" in the mines and fuctories will be renew ed. Last year, after a spirited fight, all nnti- mild labor bills were defeated in the House, but Senator Marshall's bill passed tho Senate and 1b now on the House calendar. It is a more con servative measure than the House bills of last yenr, and hence more likely to be formally acted upon. Much work has been done during the year in bo halfof tho proposition, and the advo cates of tho law are now re-enforced by Gov. McSweoney's positive recom mendation of action to restrict child labor. In his last message the Gover nor took i o definite stand, but this time he comes out strongly for the pas sage of h bill prohibiting tho employ ment of children under 13 years of age, with the suggestion that tho law do not go into effect for one yenr. With the opening of the Legislature comes a flood of political talk and gos sip to the capital. Candidates for State offices are already in the field. It is understood that Gov. McSweeney will stand for re-election, and tho other candidates so far announced are Ex-Solicitor Martin F. Ansel, of Green ville, Mr. I). C. Hey ward, of Col le ton, Congressman W. J. Talberr, of Kdge field, and I.ieutenant-Governor Jas. II. Tillman, ot Edgefield. There will be others, including perhaps Secretary of State M. W. Cooper. Attorney-General Bellinger will stand for Congress in his District to succeed Mr. Talbert. The Assistant Attorney General Mr. U. X. Gunter. Jr., will be a candidate for Attorney-General, and it is understood that Speaker Steven son will oppose him. For Secretary ot* State, the present assistant, Jesse T. Gnntt, the Gover nor's private secretary, Mr. E. II. Aull, Col. J. Harvey WilBon, a Representa tive from Sumter, and doubtless one or two more will be candidates. The other places will not go begging, und with the fight for Senator McLau rin's seat the campaign, this summer will be lively enough. J. H. ? Two >.[' Coi um bin's br.uk s, tho Losin and Kxchaiigi Hank of South Carolina and th<.- Central National ! Bank, will be consolidated under tho name of the Central National Bank with a capital of $300,000 and a sur plus of 0'";r $100,000, making it the Htrongeu bank in Columbia. ? The Kichland County board of commissioners arc making an effort to bring the Good Road's train of the Southern Railroad and Good Roads Convention to Columbia early in Feb ruary. The board has appropriated f300 for this purpose and has asked the city of Columbia to do the same. ? The net earnings of the United States Steel corporation the past year were $84,000,000. Notice to Teachers. THE unveiling of the Confederate Monument will take place on the IHth inst. On this account the Teachers Meet ing will be postponed until the fourth Saturdav, the 25th inat. K. E. NICHOLSON, Co. Hupt. Ed. Jau If), l?K)ld 30 1 PENSIONS. THE Coiluty FuuHiun Hoard of Ander non County, 3. C, will muet at Andernon Court iloune next Monday 20th inst.) to examine the roll. ,ltc. JOHN T. ORKEN, Chm'n. Board. J. J. U ILM Kit, <;ierk Board. FOB SALE OB BENT. A Handsome Dwelling and five acres of Land in the corporate limits of the City of AnderHon. Desirable locution and beautiful view of the surrounding city. The house has only been completed about two yijars. Nicely arrengeu with water and e'lectrio lights. E. O. McADAMS, Otllce in Court House. Jan 15,1002_ 30_3_ Executor's Sale. ON Satnrday, the 8th day of February, A. U. 1002, at 11 o'clock s. m., I will sell at public auction at the late residence of Henry Kirk soy, deceased, the Tract of Land of said deceased, containing Seven ty-fonr acres. Terms cash JAM^3 I. KIRKSEY, Executor of the Lost Will and Testa ment of Henry K lrkr; v \ deceased. Jan. 15, lOOii ~ 30 8 NOTICE Of Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Andersen Water, Light and Pow er Company. IN pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Anderson Wa ter, Light and Power Company, adopted January 10th, 1002, notice is hereby given that there will be a special meeting of the Stockholders of said Company at its of?ce at Anderson, South Carolina, on Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1002, at 12 o'clock in. The purpose for which said meeting is called is set forth In Bald resolution, sud is as follows : In view of the recent disaster at Port man In the destruction of the dam of the Anderson Vy iter, Light and Power Com pany it wi'.l, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, be necessary for the Compa ny to secure funds for the purpose of car rying out the object of the Charterof said Company. Therefore, be it Resolved, By the Board of Directors that a Special meeting of the Stockhold ers of said Company be called by the President, to be held on Wednesday, tho 12th day of February, 1002, at 12 o'clock m.a at the Company's office at Anderson, S. C, for the purpose of authorizing the borrowing of money Id an amount not to oxcee J Five Hundred Thousand Dollars for rearranging the indebtedness and re pairing the Plant and securing the same by Bonds and Mortgage or a Deed of Trust on the properties and franchises of said Company, and that m copy of this resolution be mailed to each Stockholder and published in one of the newspapers st Anderson, 8. C, as required by Statute. 8. M. ORR, President. Jsn 16,1002_SO_4_ WHITE STAR COFFEE Is Pure, Delicious, Economical, Healthy. From 15c. to 40c. a pound. If yon like good Coffee this wilt please you Fresh lot of? CELERY, Nicely bleached at? C. FRANK BOLT. The Cn<-h Grocer. TO RENT. ONE good two-horee FARM, situate on the Barlo's Bridge and Pelzer Road, known as Ihe Holland place. For fur ber particulars apply at this office. Jau 8, 1902_ 20_2 J. W. QUATTLEIJAITM. KRNKST V. COCllKAX. QnattiaM k Gociiraii, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 4NOEKSON, - - - - - - S.O. Office Removed to Post Office Building. Jan 8.1002_21?_1 BONNAM & WATKINS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Anderson,.S. C, Have moved their office rear Peo ples Bank; Entrance through Bank and siile of building. Jsn 8, 1002 20 ^ 8m JOHNSON & GO. WE desire to thank our friends and customers for their past patronagef and desire a continuance of same in future. We shall endeavor to please. SSpecial Price on Fome-made Farm Wagons. For next thirty days* Church Street, Opposite Jail. FRAKK JOHNSON & CO. 1902 ? START NOW! If you haven't been dealing with us now is a good tints to make a start. Any time?all the time?we have special inducements to offer. Others like to come here, so would you. They find it profitable, so would you. Will these offers start you coming our way ? Tacks, six boxes for 5c. Shoe Nails, two boxes (largest size) for 5c. Heel Irons, any size, three pairs for fie. Shoe Hammers only 8c. Peg Awls only 8o Shoe Thread only 5c. Gate Latches, 10c kind, 5c Strap Hinges, 10c kind, 5c pair. Butt Hinges, 15c kind, 10c and 12c pair. Bridle Bitts, 10c and 15c kind, 5c pair. Three Hook brown and white Collar Pad 21c. Trace Chains, the 50c kind, 36c pair. Cotton Rope, 15c per lb. Curry Combs, 5c, 7c and 10c each. 1392 Wire Finishing Nails, only 5c. Handsaw Files, 5c and 7c each. Mill Saw Files, 8 inches, 10c each. Same, 12 inches, 15c each, A good Brace and Bitt, 15c for both. A good Hatchet only 15c. Lever Harness Mender, 50c kind, only 25a Hack Saws, 10c each. Keyhole Saws, 10c each. Biggest Bottle Vasaline, 5c. Dime Shoe Polish, 5c bottle. Iron Block Plane, sold everywhere for 40c, our price 25c. Iron Block Plane, smaller size, 35c kind, our price 23c. Harness Mender Rivets and Harness Menders, 7c box. A visit to our Store will convince you that we are the people that you want to deal with. We can make 1902 a very prosperous year for you. We wish that the whole year will be a joyous one to you, and thank you one and all for your patronage, and hope to see you oftener during 1902. Come here for your wants ; we will surprise you by our good values and low prices. JOHN A. AUSTIN AND THE MAGNRT, Next to Post Office. High Price Breakers aud Lou i'rice Hakers* r?T No. 4 got the Big Doll. Miss Eunice Erwin, of Antreviile, S. C, held; the lucky number._ A Well Furnished Home Is not neceeeaiily an expensively lurnished one, aB at TOLLY'S hand some, even rrumptuous, FURNITURE is procurable without great outlay JSrot that we deal in knocked-togeiher made-to-sell sort, but because we are content with a reasonable profit on really good articles of Furniture Oar best witness is the Goods them selves. ^TiT Yours truly G. F. TOIiLY & SON, The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers, Depot St, Anderson, S. C. IMAfHTErn I?YOU to know that I urn offering PIANOS, OR flftll 1 L.U ! GANS and SEWING MACHINES AT COST* ! have in stock the very best that money can buy. A limited number of Standard Vibrator Sewing Machines for $21.00 each. Pianos from $140.00 to $260 00. Remember, this is Cash, and remember, also, that it is COST. No such opportunity has been offered the people of Anderson. You can save fifty per cent by taking advantage of this sale. Come to see me i! you are looking for <he BEST. IM. L. WILLIS. Next door Peoples Bank. Some desirable Building Lots for sale. Let Him Strut I DAYS NUMBERED He is big, but none too big to fill 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 collec tions at once, and save expense of coming to see you. : : % ' f ' Respectfully, JOHN T. BURRI8S. Ladies 9 Salel YOU can buy the very best Underwear at this Store at pri?es 'way below the cost to make them at home. Yon get better style and the very best materials and workmanship. The reason for this : We placed our order months ago when Factories in this line were practically idle ; we obtain ed prices which were nothing more than first cost?jnst to keep the hands busy. We offer them Now?like this: NIGHT 60WKS, 32c, 44c, 69c, 89c and 81.19. DRAWERS, 15c, 22c, 29c, 44c, 69c, 89c and $1.19. SKIRTS, 49c, 69c, 89c, 81.19 and 81.98. CORSET COVERS, 19c, 20c, 44c, 49o and 69c. CHEMISES, 29c, 89c, 44c, 69c, 89c and 91.19. CORSETS, (The^yriC?O) 50c, ?1.00, 91.50 and 92.00. R. & G. CORSETS, TO CLOSE OUT at 75c. Respectfully, . Weil & Co. Ask fer Coupons for FREE PREMIUMS. WE HAVE If Yon HS~eed th.e Q-oods We Want the Money 1 Blankets, white and brown, at Cost. ? Jackets, Ladies' and Misses', at Cost. Comforts at Cost. All Winter Dress Goods at Cost. Those beautiful Outings, price we sold most at 10c, now 8 l-2o. The 80 quality 7c. The 6c quality 5c0 Cotton Flannels very cheap. ? Ladies'Black Skirts at Cost. Shoes at greatly reduced prices. ? Headquarters for Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Tea Sets and Dinner Sets. COME AND SEE US AND SAVE MONEY. To one all a happy New Year. Yours truly, 36 Granite Row, Anderson, &. C. DON'T STOP TO READ THIS I But come along and let us fit you up with a good Cook Stove, Heating Stove, Oil Stove, ------- STOVES, STOVES, For we are in the Stove business and can give you a bargain in these Good*. We also do? Roofing, Guttering, Plumbing, Electrical Wiring and Bell Work. : We also carry a complete line of TINWARE, WOODENWARE, ENAMELWARE and CUTLERY. CHARCOAL. BOUGHT* ?ftCHER & NORRI8, Phone Ho. 261. ?0. 6 Chiouoia Block