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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18. How la the time to change from that brain-heating Derby to a cool Straw Hat, Brims are Narrower this ses son. Popularity will be decided between? Splits and Sennits, -WITH ? ? , Soft Milans and Panamas t Coming to the fore again. Shapes and proportions to fit every man's head and fig ure, and prices to fit every man s idea of expenditure. Good Hats all prices : 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, ~ $2.50. PANAMAS $5.00 and $7.50. ONE PRICE TO AIAi. B. 0. Evans & Co, _ THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. ?" 1 - . " Tho Parmors' Educational and Co-Opera?ve Union of America. I CONDUCTED BY J. O. 8TRI0LINQ. j - I MW* GommuloatloDB intended for this ; II department should be addreaaed to ' J. C. Strlbllug, Pandleton, 8. C. Farmers, Ponder Over This. Farmers should take to heart tho profound advice of Herbert Spencer, that whatever is done for farmers, should be done by farmers. It makes one tired to read current news about the Department of Agri culture investigating itself on the charges of leakage of cotton reports. We had just as well expect an old hen to come off nor nest, splutter about, sqnall a few times and try to shake the mites off of herself as to expect the Department of Agriculture to free it self of its parasites and grafters with out help from the outside. An inves tigation of any character to be credi table before the scrutiny of an exact ing publio must come from a creditable force of disinterested investigators. For these reasons we should be sur prised to hear of any discreditable re porta against any employee coming from one of its fellowmembers. A business farmer?how do yon like the saying? A business farmer?when ever you see a farmer of this kind you will see an independent farmer! "I own stock in a cotton warehouse; I have an invested interest in a Far inera7 Cotton Exchange." This talk has the ring of the true metal. For the reason that others than the cotton grower has made good dividends on investments in cotton warehouses, the cotton grower may make as good div idends on cotton warehouso stock as outsiders do, and in addition to this dividend on warehouse stock, the cot* ton grower provides protection in a safe and practical way against allow ing cotton speculators to name priceB and forcing the producer of cotton to deliver the goods whether these prices are profitable to the grower or not. We have some hot stuff on this point down in ice to keep cool until we can turn it loose before the union. If your local Union president is not in posses sion of the Key note, and ia not able to sound this bugle blast of warning to cotton growers of impending danger ahead to the vital interest of all cotton producers, be sure to go out to the county meeting on 11th of July and you will be astounded at the audacity being displayed by cotton speculators. Would it not shook you for a cotton mill man to say to you that he has bought your this year's crop of cotton from another man for 7? cents per pound. More surprising still is it that these parties are no partners of yours in your business. They are strangers who live hundreds of miles away. These cotton speculators, these pi rates of legitimate trade, make laws I aod rules unto themselves as to tbe pricing and controlling of a product they never spend a dime or an hour'", labor to produce. Tho proposition before you at our next County Union meeting will be how to meet a proposition to compel the cotton grower to deliver his cotton to till a contract at prices tho grower never made! Will the farmer continue to "sow in doubt, reap in uncertainty and sell in despairT" Or will cotton growers lino up to amra and assert their manhood by saying to those prico makerc that we must positively refuse to deliver our cotton at prices we never made. Cotton growers ought to Know more about what it cost to produce cotton than others, therefore, tbe produces has a right to name such as will give him a reasonable profit *, for his outlay. { This is all we want and it ia just what wo are goiug to have. Union. Write union iu largo letters at the head of all your resolutions at your lo cal meeting, aud when you leavo home for your next county meetiug on 11th July keep this important word freBh in your minds all day long. Make all your talk, actions aud thoughts con form to tho one word Union, and you will nil return to yonr homes i'oeung liko you had done your best to improve your own condition and that of your neighbors, too; do not for once let selfish ideas take possession of you and intiemate to all yonr best friends that if you don't do my way I won't work at all. Now, my friends, we have been working along this fool hardy plan of every fellow for himself and the devil take the kindmost man long enough. We have worked this old Btaid plan until it does some times let k like the devil or the cotton mani pulators will get the whole compoodle ment. Join in with all your best neighbors and make one hard pull, and a long pull, a pull all together for good, and pood is sure to come to all and you will feel good as long as you work for good. If the Farmers' Union desires to set itself up against an unrighteous com bination who have combined agaiust our interest, we must j ni up our beBt business man and back him up with our caoital and a set of rules and reg ulations that will ensure confidence in our management. We must have a man with enough manhood about him to take a credit able position as our representative on the market and aiaiaiain this posi tion. If the farmers want anything, send a farmer after it! If tbe farmers want anything accomplished that it takes pluck, energy, grit and good conser vative bnsinesa qualification to bring it in, you must send that kind of a man for it! Every fall the market is flooded with cotton; all try to see who can get there first. More cotton is dumped upon the market than present demands can take care of; then prices drop down to where speculators cau see from $5 to $10 per pale in it by turning it into their storehouses nnd holding it, aud that is what they do. These speculators make use of busi ness methods that the cotton grower has failed to use and the speculator roaps the profita that should have gone to cue cotton grower. Wo often lose more profits at the Belling end than we make at the pro ducing end. Wo must watch both ends of our bur.iness or somebody else will watch it for us. Bidding for What ? Editors The Intelligencer: Some en terprising towns of South Carolina appear to bo in euger competition to secure the location of tho Presbyterian College of South Carolina, now located at Clinton, S. C. It is probable '.hat tho bide for tho institution are being made in ignor ance of the facts of tho case, which aro as follows: The college is worth about $110,000, invested in improved real estate in three blocks. Two of tho pieces of property aro owned by the Clinton Col lege Association nnd are held in trust for the Hoard of Trustees of tho Pres byterian College of South Carolina for their use iu conducting the Presbyter ian College so long as that institution remains at Clinlou. These two pieces of property havo all tbe public buildiugs, together with the entire equipment of library, labora tories, society halls and college furni ture of all kinds. Ou this property is included ono professor's residence, the dormitory, the mcBS hall,tbe recitation hall and the athletic grounds, total 21 aores. This property cannot be moved and cannot be sold by the Board of Trustees. The third block of property ia owned by tho Board of Trustoes, and may be sold and the proceeds removed to any other localit;. This block consists of 8 acres of Ian.;- and 2 professor resi dences, on which rests a mortgage of several thousand dollars. If the pro perty were sold, it would net, above indebtedness, not exceeding $2,000, which is the total sum of values which may bo moved from Clinton to a new location. In other words, any town bidding for this college can secure just as much property by adding $2,000 to their bid and establishing their own coliego de novo, without causing any injury to the college at Clinton. These facts may be disappointing to enterprising gentlemen who are work ing to secure the location of the Col lege. But they should not be, as they indicate a method whereby all the con testing towns can be successful, if they are willing to add a couple of thousnud dollars in each case to the amount of the bids and establish their own col lege. The above statements can be veri fied by reference to eny of the direc tors of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, or any momber of the Clinton College Association. The fact is that Clinton College will remain where it is even if the name, Presbyterian College of South Caro lina, is taken to some other town. J. F. Jacobs, Ex-Director of the Presbyterinn Col lego of S. C. ? W. C. Ir'by, Jr., and W. T. Crews, both of Laurens, have started a weekly paper called The Vidette in Columbia. In its salutatory it says it is printed in the interest of the "re form faction" and will support the dispensary as the best solution of tbe whiskey question. STATE NEWS. ? The dispensary at Piokena has ai last been closed. ? Two negro boys were ue.it to the penitentiary from Charleston for stealing bioycles. ? A strange bug bos baen discov ered at Aiken which has doctroyed 75 aores of ootton. ? There are confined in the Aiken jail nine persona charged with mur der and one with rape. ? Governor Heyward will make an address before the Aiken law and order loaguos on tho fourth of July. ? Navigation on tho Congareb be tween Columbia and Georgetown will begin about the first of July. ? The wall of a new two-story briok building at Bishopville fell iujuring two nogro briok-layers. ? W. P. Young, of Spartanburg, released 3,000 pigeons, which out tho air for their lofts in Philadelphia and other places. ? Two negroes attempted an as sault upon two ladies near Aiken, but were frigbtenod oil by their soreams. ? The freight oar which carried tho stock of whiskey and beer to Co lumbia from Piokena last week was draped in mourning. ? S. 11 Baker, a progressive far mer of Kershaw, mude 42 balos of ootton on 34 acres of land last year, using only white labor. ? In Spartanburg Couuty in 1904 twelve sohool libraries were estab lished and elevon so far this year say& the Herald. ? Mrs. Addio Rollins, mother of R. C. Rollins, cashier of the Bank of TimmonBville, had hor arm broken and was otherwise injured by being thrown from a buggy attaohed to runaway horse. ? Ralph, tho young son of J. T Ward, of Newberry, fell from a swing the other day and broko both bones of his left forearm. About six montha ago he broke his leg while playing football. ? A horse fainted upon seeing an automobile in Spartanburg. Horses all over the State it seems cannot get I ueed to tho modern method of travel ing. Frequent runaways or horser, I being frightened by automobiles are almost daily reported. ? Marlboro County is setting; a mighty good example to the rest of the country in the matter of atook raising. Not very long ago one far* mer in that country aold 20 head of fine beef qattle for shipment to Rich mond. ??Rev. H. D. Grainger, a Baptist miniater, was ahot from ambush and instantly killed while ploughing in his field in Horry County last Friday. A near neighbor, C. Johnson, is charged with the murder and has been arrest ed. n 8 O I e d I t ii c g \i 0 ? Mrs. P. M. Cope, of Orangeburg, is filed suit against tho Southern ailway for $75,000 damages on ac unt of the death of her son, C. M. ape, who was brakctnau on the Og in special train, which was wreoked , Greenville April 29. ? There will be a grand reunion of 10 old ex-slaves and their children id grand ohildren at Old Piokeos on uly 4th. Kvorybody invited. The eloomo address will be made by La mia Jenkins, responded to by Carrie hoioe, of Soneoa. Other speeches ill be made on the grounds. ? The Charleston Post saya a ogro man by the name of Robert ourtriet was received into the city ospital Thursday, suffering from a ittlesnake bite. lie died Thursday ftornoon at 2:45 o'clock. The rat [csnake, said to have been four feet >ng, bit the man at Midland park, otne miles from the city and tho egro was blooding prjfusoly when o reaohed tho city. ? The Spartanburg Herald of Wed 08day says: Congressman J. T. John on yesterday reoeived offioial notific ation that tho claim of Mr. A.lviu H. )ean, of the county, who was depriv d of a horse by the Union soldiors ireotly after tho surronder of Lee at Lppomattox, had been approved and ho money would bo forwarded in tho tumediate future. Mr. Dean will re eive $125. ? The railroad commission has iven out its findings in the Ogdcn rreok. Blame is laid upon the crew f the Ogdcn train, but dissatisfao ion is expressed as to the explanation aade as to tho part the Greenville 'ard people had in tho matter. The inding praises * no general system of he Southern as to the operating of rains, but recommends that in cities ike Charleston, Columbia, Greenville ind Spartanburg the railroad have a jotter system of having the yard imployes informed of the trains ox >eoted. ? According to reports whioh have >een oomiog into Columbia recently here is some extensive grafting gqisg >n in tho pension system. Tho sita ilion inColleton County is furnishing in immediate sensation, with otill nore startling revelations to oome Tom there in the immediate future. Jther counties will be heard from ater, it is said. From the facts just nade public by the Colleton County tension board, half a dozen appli tations filed for pensions for women in .901, and whioh have been paid regu arly sinoe they were certified to the kate Board by the County Board have >een discovered to be fraudulent, >ased on porjured affidavits. Tho ;rand jury has taken the matter up ind those concerned in the fraud will >e brought before the courts. ? You can always mako a womsa ?avo a good time talking to her about 1er ohildren and a man about him> lelf._ f. V GREAT MANUFACTURERS' Only five days have passed of this great Ten Days' Sale, and we have had more people visit our store than we thought were in Anderson County. We increased our Sales-people to over five times our regular force, and still we were unable to handle the crowdsu "aRsfJeSfc"-' WASH GOODS. ?09 yds Figured Muslins, worth 5s...... i....? .. ..?.?...........*....? ... m?.Bit 40 jUu "2500 yds Flfiursd Batist?, worth 7o.at *? 6000 yds FlfiUM>d end Plain Lawn?, worth 10 and 121o.at 71a 3500 yds Figured Cottea Voiles and Suitings, worth l??o.at I ^ pi?* yd-wlfo Percale, worth lOo...?.aid*) yd 50 piece Cotton Checke, .worth 6o.......;.at ojo yd WHIfB GOODS. 9000 yds'White Lawn, worth 2500 yds F?cc White Lawn, worth lOo.,...at 7io yd 1500 yds Fine White Lawn, worth 12ic.at 8{o yd 2000 yds White Mercerized Pique sad Oxfords In lengths of 2* to 10 yds, saoh worth 26c...........................t.;?. at Wo yd 10 p!?o3 White LacoStrips, worth ?e..............<;*............?.....?....?.. ;.........ot io yd SHOES AND OXFORDS. 90 pairs Children's Tans and Black Oxfords,; worth 65o..............................at 65opatr 110 pair* Men's Tana or Black Oxfords.?.reduced from ?! to S?e MeK Viol Shoes, worth $1.25.;.....at 89s Mea'*CalfBh<WB, worth $1.60..at $1.10 Msa's VWShoas. worth 2.00. .at 1.25 Men's Vid Ahosa^worth 2.25. ... .....a .,at 1.g0 125 paire lad!??' Kid Shoaa, worth 1.25.,.,.at 05o Ladlea* Taa Oxfords, worth 3.50.?.m at 1.10 SHIRTS. " ' Men's and Boye' Soft Brown Shirts, wurth 2Oeand a0o.........M..M?.,..........M....stlOo Men's ?hirt?. worth COo. .........<.. j. ...............................................at )?jo Men's SMrie worth 76o.;...?4fl 69o Men'o Bhlrta, worth 1.00 and 1.25....at79o Men's Work Shirt?, worth 80s...,..;..........,.v....mm.....>......ft 10e Men's Work .Shirts, wcsrth50o. at 86o LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HATS. Sailor'* worth 25oand esc,. at 17o Bailor's worth 50o acd 76c,..,,....................,.......?.,,...................at 89o HERE ARE SOME SPECIAL ITEMS NOT ADVERTISER LAST WEEK. 6-foot Buggy Whips, worth 16c, at 5o each. % 6?foot Buggy Whipa, worth 20c, at 10c each, 6-foot Buggy Whips, some with loose lash, worth 26c and 38o, at 18c each. Search light Mafrcboa lo a jjos. TrimmedB>^-worth 6?oM..,.v;..,. ...w.............. at 250 Trimmed Hat , -JmedHais, worth 1,00. Trluamed Hat?, worth 160. .at49o ..................;st69o colored BrooadlnS, DRY GOODS. wtnthl&o.................. VtfM worth 40o... BLACK GOODS. S p?eca double fold Black Goods; worth l5o. 5 plsoo double fold Blaok Goods, worth 2?o. 8 pieces Wool Voile, worth 40o. 6 pl?eo Black Brllliantino, worth 05o. 5000 yda Brown Dreso Lining, worth 18o. 76 plecs Apron Checke, worth 6o.,. 25 pieos Apron Cheoko, worth 'io.... 1500 yds Dress Glnghama, worth 7c... 1000 yds Dwas Ginghams, worth lOo. TABLE LINEN 15 pi?ces Table Linen, not mors than 5 yds to a customer, 20 doz Fringed DoiHea, worth 5c. 10 doa Maroertt A Tobio Napkins, worth 1.96-. / LADIs?' COLLARS. 26 doa TnrnoTsr&i worth lOo.....at Sc each .~~.r.??So yd ...v.at 16o yd ......st 82o yd .at 29o yd ...at 8o yd .st 15e yd .at 290 yd .u.at 46o yd .at 9|o yd .i.M...w....at 3*o yd ,.at 6o yd .st 4c yd .at 7o yd worth 60o.st 85o yd .st 2c saeh .at 89o doz 10 doa Taraovsrs, worth 15o 15 doa Ladles' Stockings, wortn 15c...... 10 t?oa Ladieo' Stockings, worth 25o. BOYS' CLOTHING. Knee Pants, size 4 to 16, worth 81. Kjm? Pants, adss 4 ta 18, worth ?oo....^.. Boya'S^lta,b!Eo6tol5,worth:.25... Boye* Malta, also0to 10. worth 2.50... BOys? Snita, olz? 4 to 10, worth 8.00... H03IERY. Ladles* Black Hooe, worth 5o........ .. Ladite'Black Hoso, worth iOc. Ladles' Black Hose. Worth 15o.. Men's Hose, worth 124c.......... Men's Heisa, embroldsred, worth 20o. 126 pairs Mau's 1.00 grade Bins Orstalla..v.-.. .at7osaoh .at 7o each ......st lSooach .at 15o pair .at 85o pair .ateOoasir ..at 160 pair .st 1.98 pair .at 2c pair ........at 6a pair .st 8c pair ....at 8o pair .;*t i2jo ?...;.st89n .at40o .-.at 69o ,.st79e .at 96o .at 1.25 .st lo yd .st 2}oyd .atSJo yd .st 60 yd .st 9o yd .at 20c jd ...at lo yd LACK CURTAINS. 25 pr Laos Curtains, 2i yds long, worth 76o.... 20 pr Laos Cartelns, 3 yds long, worth 1.00. 13 pr Lftoe CartslfjfK 8 yda lonjr, worth 1.25. 15 pr Laos CnrtsHap^worth 1.35. 12 pr Laos Cortafns, worth 1.90.?. EMBROIDERIES. 85 pleoss BmbFoldfcriai. 1 to U io. wide, worth 81c. 2000 yds Bmbroldsry, H to 2 tn. wide, worth 5o. 1500yds Bmbroldsry, 2J sad 3 in. wide, worth 7o. 50 pleoss Embroidery, M te 4 in. wide, worth 10c. 76 pleoss Bmbroldsry, 6* to 9 io. wide, worth 15c., 15 pieces Bmbroldsry, 15 lnoh wide, worth 85o. LACE. 25 pleoss narrow Val and Torchon Lsos, worth 8o..... 1000yds ' f Fine Not Laos, from 31 to ^ In. wide, worth i2Jo, 16o and 20o yd....at 5o yd 2500 yds a arch on Lace. 4 to 0 in. wi.. .at 5o yd SHIRT WAISTS in White Lswn aw_ 31ns and.Grey Chambrsy.at 89c each White Lawn trimmed with Embroideries, worth 1.00.?..st 59o DINNER SETS. 200 doz whit* Cnpn afed Sanest* at 6o sseb; 250 dos large Dlnnsr Plates 5o each; 150 Brsskfsst Pistes 6o esobj 60 dos Caps and Saucers gold decorated 9c each; 75 doz large Pistes 8o each; 60 dos Braaknut Plateo 6a each; 22 doz covered Steak Dishes worth 50o at 26a 42 plso* Dinner Set, worth 6.50, st 3.98; 100 piece Dinner Set, worth 12.50, st 7.25; 100 ptSOS Dlnnsr Bat, worth 14.00. at 9.50. Tollst Sets?10 piece Toilet Sots, worth 3.50, st 2.25; 10 piece Tollst Sets, worth 4.50, at 3.25: lOpIeoe Toilet Stts, worth 5.00, st 8.75. GLASSWARE. 1000 GIsss Tnmhlsrs at lo each; Glass Bntter Dishes st 8o saoh; I gallon Pitchers, worth 256, at I5o each; } gallon Pitchers, worth 40c, at 25c; i gallon Pitchers, worth 65o, at 40c; Tall GIsss Vases, worth 25o. st 16o saoh. ^- TINWARE. Wash Basins, worth 7c, at 3c: Wash Bssins. worth 10c. at 5c; 10 qt Milk Palls, worth 18o, at lCc; 2qtTln Dlppora, worth lOo, st 5c; Fibre Water Palls, worth 35c, at 22c; Wire Egg Beaters to. Sb gallon, st r>o gallon. Itoae Jars sad Churns-2, 3 and 4 gallon Jars, worth lOo a Crockery, Chiaa, Glassware, HayUaod and Baasstti Dlansrwsrs, both plant sod decorated) also the best Bnglishwars; every piece ot it to bo sold at 25 pea cant less than the cost to msnniaotnrar. Don't miss this great sal? or you will regret it the rest of your life. We have only attempted to mention a small part of the stock we hare en sale. We haye hundreds of other Bargains that we haw not the space to mention. Next to artment Store* Next to Post office.