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Intelligencer. Published every W ednesday. J. F. CLINKSCAI.KP, I EDITORS AND O. C. LANGSTON. \ PROPRIETORS. 'IK HMS; ONE YEAH, - -*- - SI 50 SIX MONTHS, - - - R<5 WEDNESDAY, F KB. 21, 1?JUB. President Eliot declares thct na far a? Harvard ia concerned football mu>t be reformed er abolished. We may at least join io tho opinion th at the professional coach should not receive a higher salary than the college presi dent. . ? ? i-? -i - Ii takes a rich man to hold the position of Ambassador from the United States to the court of St. James. Tho salary is $17,500 per au num. The house rent item alone ?H $-15,000. "(Toole San" should ??uit trying to make his servants work for nothing. The Southern -Field very truly re marks that President 'Roosevelt will do exaotiy right if Lo pardons aad re instates those hazing cadets at A n napolis. But tho officers v.Lo str ,d by and encouraged or condoned su*. . conduct on tho part of ihoughtle ? boys should bo kicked out of ?ne army. It impresses us that they are investigating tho wrong set. The Chicago Kecord-IIorald states that, according to statistics, women have during the past twonty-five years increased ia btaturo two and one-half inoheB, while men have grown that much shorter. If this thing keeps up for a century or two more mere man will need a stepladder when he de sires to whisper thc glad word in her ear._ _ From thc tono of somo of his rccont interviews it appears that Senator Tillman might bo induced to run for Governor in the approaching cam paign. In his testimony before the investigating committee in Colombia a few days ago he proved that ho is mnoh more of a suooess as a speaker than as a witness. 'He delive.ed a speech to the committee in defense of tho dispensary but did not give a word of evidence as to its work, or tho events that have ibeen brought to light. Tho News and <3ourior very truly says that tho farmers of tho South have tho power and they should uso it for their own protection with firm ness and discretion. The cotton growers' movement ia a purely busi ness enterprise, lit has not been made a kite to anybody's p^lUioa! am bition or purposes and held steadily to the objeot of its organization it will go forward conquering and to oonquer all the enemies who have] put up the price of the at?*:!? or put it down for their own pruitt without thought of the patient toilers io the Southern fields. Keep poli ti o s out of tho or ganization ard hereafter the men who make the cotton will also name tho price at,which it snail be sold. The various oounty colton growers' associations arc reported as having good attendance at tho recent monthly meetings, and muoh enthusiasm pre vails throughout the Stato. Every farmer in South Carolina should bo a member of the association and help to continue tho good tvork tho organiza tion is now engaged in. In unity ; there is strength, and if tho members will keep the politicians from out of their ranks they will win the battle they are now engaged in, Thc Alli ance and the Grange were good organi zations but the politicians rode them to death. Alabama's Senators are both over eighty years; old. Tho term of Sena tor Morgan cxpireB in 1907, when he will be, if living, eighty-three years old. Senator Pettus' term expires two years later, and he is now nearly eighty-four years old. Alabama's Legislature meeta only onae every four years. After next year's Legis lature there will be no session until 1910. Next year's Legislature will, therefore, elect two Senators. As far aa known, Gen. Morgan and Gen. Pct tuB desire and expeot re-election. Sup pose they are re-elected. At che end of their new terms, (if they Hvo that long) Geo. Morgan will be eighty-nine . and Gon. PettuB ni ne ty-fe ur. Judge Geo. E. ^Prince has rendered an important decision in which ba bolds that the Aotof tbe Legislature exempting Confederate veterans from ai license tax is unconstitutional. The ease came j up oh an appeal from Lau rens. A Confederate veteran was j} >ed by tbeamaycr <of that oityfor doing business without having paid a license, the mayor holding that the Act wat? in violation of the. constitu tion. Judge .Prince says that a deci sion upholding the law and exempting {??ho veteransofrom all license taxes would have?been*more}>to his liki?g, but the lair andaoonetitutioo were be fore him gand, it waa his duty to de clare tba Acf iunconstitutional.. . The ; ?aaa will probably.be carrie dr ??otba Supremo {Court and the Laue settled Anally. W?*?fifi\. V':^ ." [ -^/:":.v;, IV-'v. ? ? . .???'?'C Thc ridgefield Chronicle remarks that a little politics now and thoo is probably good fora community. It s'.irs things up and ?ives the people BOincthing b?.sidcri tlio c iter. :r:::rk'.t and chrysanthemums and church en tertainments on which t / centre their interest. The capital ol neatly ?ill thc wealthy citizens of titi- country is invested io manufacturing, mining >n- transporta tion, giving useful and profitable ?m ploymcni to millions. Many of these citizens are giving more time to busi ness than their employees do. Sonic of tlie owners of vast properties are accused of squandering their wealth because they arc free-handed in spending money. But that puts their cash into the channels of trade, pay ing for labor of many kinds. Of course, there are rich fools, for thc ability of a man to accumulate a great fortune does not furnish an assurance that his sons will inherit his business capacity along with his estate. Dat these weaklings, by exercising their folly, on'jy distribute thc millions ? their fathers piled up. As for intel lectual strength and culture the pres ent gener?tio" of Americans shows no decadence. As to morals, this gen eration is on a higher plane than any that has preceded it. OUR COLUMBIA LETTER. COLLMIIIA, S. C., Feb. 1?. The Legislature baa adjourned, St adjourned (somewhere about 4 o'clock Sunday morning, and the ?State dispen sary still stands. A new board ot' di rectors lins been elected, and none of the old board is on it. Neither is there any change in tho tax laws nor will there be biennial session. Nor will tho children growing up in ignorance be compelled to go to school, mid the boys ol criminal ten dencies will bo sont to ?i reformatory, which will have $4,000 to start on and no lund for its support, except the amounts paid in by the counties from which the boys come. Winthrop gets no model Behool and the pension lund will not be raised to ?250,000 but to $2215,000. It will bc seen that the sum total of the General Assembly's session can best be expressed in negatives. It did not do this and it did not do that end because it did not either purify or abol ish the dispensary the Legislature has laid itself liable to be called by the senior Senator "driftwood." The Morgan local option bill having passed the House it was refused by the Senate which sought to substitute the Kaysor-Manning bill Hut the House would not accept this measure, which sought to remove the opportunities for graft and corrnption from the sys tem. The House stood flat-footed for the abolition of the Stute dispensary at Columbia, and the revelations of tho dealings with the glass company here hud something to do with lix in g the determination of the House. The Senate would not assent to that prop osition, and so thero was no agree ment. Seeing that things would re* mais as they were the two Houses agreed to meet in joint session Satur day and elect a board of directors un der the unchanged law. Chairman ii. H. Evans was a candidate for re election, bat Messrs. Boykin and Towill ..ere not. Mr. Evans, who is a Jovial, popular and in many respects likable man, was very badly defeated, receiving only 80 votes to 108 for Mr. J. M. Rawlinson, of Richland county, a member <>f. the Legislature, who bas taken little part in the debates and who ia by no means a strong man in any eennu of the word, bot who bas been regarded as a good man. He is from lower Richland and is a farmer. The other two .it'tces were filled by the election of Mr. ' soph Wylie, of Ches ter County, and Major John Black, formerly of Colleton. Major Black came here as shipping clerk of the State dispensary seven or eight years ago, and sinoe relinquishing that posi tion some years ago has for some of the time at least represented whiskey houses in thia State. There was no opposition to Mr. W. O. Tatum, the State liquor commissioner, and ho was ro-eleeted. Daring the last few days of .tho Gen eral Assembly the matter of the dis fienaary's transactions with the Caro ma Glas9 Company was n matter which demanded considerable atten tion. The investigating committee had brotr.?.t out evidence that the State bourd had bought glnss bottles in almost unlimited " nan ti ties from this concern, located in Columbia, and the committee recommended that the Legislature caucel the contracts with the company. This the legislature would have done, but the attorneys for the company appeared before the com mittee and o fibred to cancel the con tracte and enter the market for the dispensary's business in competitive bidding, and this w? agre ad to. The investigating committee has adjourn* ed to meet at the call of the chairman, Senator Hay. As stated above, tho Legislature did nothing on the biennial sessions prop osition. The amendments to the con stitution adopted two years ago were found to be technically defective, and j last year a Joint com mit too was ap pointed to investiga*- the matter and report at this session. The committee reported several resolutions necessary ; to get the matter in shape but the Hongo did not take them. So there will be annual sessions as heretofore. Several propositions looking, to re form iu til?' methods of nsBcssiug and i tax i UK property were presented but noue of them ".vas accepted and th??, tax law? remain H? they jue j On the appropriation trill tlie lion?? sud Senate disagreed ?ss regard to sev- i 1 . ral items. The Hons?- raised tho pen Mon appropriation to $5?30,OOU but the, Senate dissented ami tim item was tinnily lix? ?! at $^.?,<XJO. Tho House j voted s]o,W) for an exhibit to the; Jamestown KxpoKition ami the Senate voted ?:;O,OHO, hut the matter waa com - 1 ' promised ?it Th? appropria- 1 i ion t<*r the reformatory wa? tixed at ?1 ?4,000 and tile mullel school ut Win-j1 throp was not given at all, Tho Senate did not consider tho J j House bill to reduce paHnciitfi-r faro fruin three to two and one-half cents. : Tho Holer killed the ten hour law. Tim hank examiner hill wan patted j and alrto the bill to establirth a board ' of paidons. The Governor has already unnouoce<l tho JJoard, having named Messrs. lt. W. Shand, of Columbia, Wilson li. Harvey, of Charleston, and K. Maye?Cleveland, of Greenville. The Legislature now goes back to tho people. Many of tho members will ho candidate* for ro-election while others will oder for other ollicea. A new Legislature will come here next January, a new Governor and State odicials will be sworn in for two years. The fact that nothing was done on the liquor question-as predicted in this correspondence, by the way, at the start-means that the dispensary will be the issue in the campaign thia sum mer again, And this raeuno that the ; campaign will doubtless be as bitter and aa sensational as any that South Carolina has had for the last twelve j'Oii??. U . Xl. A Pretty Celebration of an Ancient Cus tom. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holder entertain ed in a simple yet pretty way their junior friends at their home, "The Oaks," near Septus. . The invitations were issued for the party io a very formal style for Feb. 14, 1?00\ at8:8U p. m., the ruse being a Valentino Party. Oar hearts beat with high hope as wo drove through tho beautiful grove of stately oaks and Baw the cottage allumed with bright ligbtB. Even na ture seemed to nod our welcome. It was a dreamy moonlit night, and each thought of tho ono who was to roceivo his or her missive of love. Tho spacious front room WOB taste fully decorated, the color scheme be ing love's ow? color, pink. Half hid den among bolly and ferns could bo seen dozeuB of pierced hearts and on spraye of iniBletoe were silver tipped arrows, and, behold! in a nook half hidden among moss was the little god "Cupid," himself with silver wings, bow und arrow, looking ou with smil ing face at us trying to imitate him in his love and courtship, giving to our lady-love "water, bitter and sweet." Artificial birds were here and there among red-berried holly with valen tines sealed with the popular mono gram, "hearto" between their iittle bills. As we were uehered in by Mr. J.J. Wilson and Miss Lessie Wilson we felt as iE we were each a very sig nificant being. Our hostess BOiiiiogly received us in a dignified manner, in troducing to us her daughter, Miss ? Maude Wilson, OB substitute hostess I and chapen ?er of the young de ! butees. ; The evening's enjoyment was open ed up by a game of "hearts,'' being I two large puzz'e pink ht arts filled with j numerous smaller ones, in which was snow-white pop corn, aiso a senti mental little verse. Ono heart basket was passed to the ladies, the other lo ; the yoong men, each drawing one email heart. The ones whose verses being the same were valentines for the evening, the verses being read by each .guest in turn. Then the valentine basket waR passed the valentines taken np and distributed by Miss Naomie Eliot and Mis* Hattie Madden, of Pen dleton, Miss Louie Mulikin breaking the record by receiving so many pretty ones. Each one chatted so lightly we oould not help thinking "cupid" was surely among us and doing bis best to win the day, aud our opinion is he did. There were fifteen couples present and all seemed to enjoy the evening. Miss Alma Harris, Misa Naomi Eliott and Mr. Clem Harris sang a quartette. ! Misa Sammie Holder playing the nc- i cornoaniment to the songs, "A bird in n Gilded <2oge," and "Break the News to Mother.'' Mr. Walter King and Miss Sammie Holder played and sang "In tho Shade of the*01d Apple Tree" as a duet. Delicately tinted "sweet-henrts" (candy) with dainty little versea on each were served as mementoes. Then nico gaines were played and we to our regret found our time uc and bnde our host and hostess "good night," some with smiles and some with hearts pierced with Tove's arrows, for "cu pid',' was busy. We hope to enjoy many more such occasions at their pleasant home when we again can eing to our lady-love: I love Thee! I love Thee! With a lave that shall not die, ! Till the stars are old, And the sun grows cold, And the leaves of the great judg ment book unfold! . Wishing all a happy year with their chosuu wleutine, and especially onr bachelor editor, I am "A Dart from Cupid's Bow?" - Fifty delegates attended the hear ing of woman s suffrage before the House committee on the judiciary, io Washington last Thursday. Mis? Kate M. Gordon, of Louisiana, spoke for the Southern women, and said it is not true that the women of the South do. not desire the ballot. Sho expressed regret that no Southorn members of the committee were pres ent, and asked the other members to carry her r?m?rks to their Southern associate*. ag SSS-B|fWS?MPWMB* ttStfWSWWTCTB^ In Akmoriam. On thc 2?th of January, 1900, Mrs. C. K; Irby, wife of B. T. Irby, near I'iercetown, Anderson County.. H. C., died at her home and waa buried on the Wt h at Mt. Pisgah cemetery, tho funeral being conducted by tho writer in the presence of many sorrowing friends and relative?. Mrs. Irby wan. a daughter of Mr. William Cason, of tho upper part ol this county. Her tirst marriage waa to L'ol. James Long, and after Iii? death ?homarried Mr. B. T. irby, who now survives her. Mrs. Irby has been for many years ii consistent member of tho Baptist Church at Mt. Pisgah. She leuvea besides her husband two nephews, W. A. and John Cason, and ono niece, Mrs. J. T. Wigginton. May tho God of all grace comfort them in this soro trial. I). I. Spearman. ?lentil of sn Infant. Joseph Bee, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Watson, ol Fair Play, died on Wednesday, the 7th inst., at 7:30 o'clock a. m., after a painful illness of a week's duration. His body was laid to rest on the following day at 2 o'clock p. m., in tho Beaverdam ceme tery. Kev. A. P. Marett conducted the burial services. His little epirit budded on earth to bloom in heaven. The bereaved family have the sym pathies of the whole community. Friend. More Ashleys Wanted. It is a great pity the South Carolina legislature could not have a few more "retoricAl" members the like of Josh Ashley. Ashley is undoubtedly level headed, honest and endowed with a good deal of common sense. These are the needful qualifications for the legislator. The high sounding elo quence of many law makers falls flat and is of little consequence. When Afihloy rises to talk he commands an audienco and whethor through curios ity or otherwise thero is no doubt about his hearers being convinced with his good, sound sense._ Thero is a decided tendency on tho parc of many of the younger members o? tho house und tho senate to depart from conservatism and sound reason ing and to seek big game high in the air-they advocate in many instances mensures and means entirely unsuited to tho community for which they oro intended and tho State at largo. They try to do big things and they fail bo cadee common sense docs not back the theory. Ashley muy be inclined to crankiness along certain lines, but as a rule he has proven himself a valu able member of tho lower house, and Anderson County would do well to send him back when bia term expires. We need more like him.-Greenville Herald. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the Eatatts of Mary Earle and Fletcher Latiner, deceased, are hereby notified to preses* them, properly proven, to the undersigned within thirty days after publication horcf for nsyment. P?. Y. H. NANCE, Judge rf Probate as Special Referee. Fob 21.1900 30 . 5 The End of The World of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Ia., of all usefulness, oame when be began taking Electric Bitters. Ile writes: Two years ago Kidney trouble cicaed me prent suffering, which I would never have survived had I not taken Electrlo Bitters. They also cured me of General Debility. Sore cure for all Stomsoh, Liver and Kidney com plaints, Blood diseases, Headache, Diz inness and Weakness or bodily decline. Prtrua 50/?. (iimraTittici? ho.Or.? Ornv A I Co's, drag atore. i Poultry Netting lu all heights Ia car ried by [Sullivan Hdw. Co. . HIDES WANTED. Don't sell your hides before you get to the city, bat brinn them to headquarters for highest market prices ai d honest weights. We aro wholesale and retail buyers of hides and are therefore in posi tion to pay higher prices than small deal ers. PANT BROS. Opposite Brlfcsey's Lumber Yard. Feb 14. 1900 85 2* That we are selling for Cash more Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Clothing, Furnishings, Etc., than any other Store in Anderson-conclusive evi dence that we sell the best Goods 10 to 25 per eent cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. ::::::::: OUR SILK SALE Is proving a wonderful success. We are selling 19 inch Ta?eta ll Silks, 27 and 36 inch China Silks, 36 inch Taffetas in plain blacks, ? changeable and checks, at 20 to 50 per cent lees than you can buy them elsewhere. GUE SHOE SALE Was a record-breaker. Just simply could not serve all of our customers Satur j ay, bat we have hundreds of pairs of this Bar* gain ?ot left. We are sailing Da via & Daniel's $1.50 Ladies1 Shoes at the pair... 98c 82.00 Men's and Ladies' Shoes at the pair................W.49 We are agents for Queen Quality and Walkover Shoes for Ladies aad men. DRESS GOODS SPECIALS. 1000 j ards Blouse Linen at the yard only./............... 10c 36 inch Blouse Linen at the yard only........!....... 16o Best 10c Bleaching at the yard only.....-... ........... 8p Yard-wide Bleaching at the yard only ?.........'.......... 6o All wool lied Flannel at the yard............"... ....... lOo ?? dozen Ladies* Ribbed ??c??, worth 15c, at the pair....... 10c 50 dozen Men's Seamless Socks at the pair... *.../ 5o 60 dozen Men's Fast Colored Fancy Striped Hose, worth 25c,. ( at the pair. ...?'...?..<.<..........?...??*??....... 10c, \j ? Boys' Wool Hats, each........>'....... ......... . ?. 5o No? 40 all silk satin Ribbons, worth 20o; ai .the yard-. * .> . ^%10?' sar [lOOO Yds. Fine Edge Laco^j pOOO Yards. Wide Ew? ^ Five Cents. ^broidery, Ten Oent^j Julius H Co. opEiiii suns mm. Everything that is pretty, and new you will find here. Come and let ns show yon through our largo Store and , ?ame our very low prices that prevail. 5000 yards Beat Indigo Prieta...?. 6c 5000 yards Soft Bleaching.. 5c 5000 yards Heavy Drill. 6c 5000 y tiru 6 ????vy Plaids. 5c 2000 yards White Lawn... 5c 20oO yards White Pique.... ,. 9c 2000 yards White Brilliantine.15c 2000 yards White French Waisting.25c 3000 yards Light Ground Percale.;. 5c 3000 yards Best Apron Gingham.5c 3000 varda Dark (5round Percale..?.....?.."*. 7?o 3000 yards Heavy Hickory Stripes._.8c 500 Silk Parasols..81.00 500 Ladies' Collars.25c 500 Ladies* Bella.25c 500 Ladies' Hand Bags.50c 1000 pairs White Lace Curtains.98c 1000 Woven Bugs.81.00? 1000 Art Squares.-2.76 1000 Curtain Poles.20c 2000 yards Matting, per yard..,.20c 2000 yarda Wool Carpet, per yard..48c 2000 White Curtain Poles, each.10c 2000 Linen Window Shades.-.. 25o 4000 yards Black Brilliantine... .40o* 4000 yards Black Skirting...48c 4000 yards Alhatros.-.. 40c 40C0 yards China Silk.-,.42c 200 Ladies' Underskirts.-* .48c 200 Ladies' Pants.-18o 200 Ladies' Gowns. . .25c 200 Ladies' Corseto.25c j M BOYS' CU AND MEN'S SUITS Just come in from the Factory-all nice Goods at very at? tractive prices. We are opening our- . SPRING OXFORDS, SHOES?. -- AND ? Respectfully, JULIUS H. WEIL & Cu. IIS Granite Kow. e nave I^?acLed. Tip WITH THE BEST i^i^orrii ! wtSBS? \ :: ?' sp . : , .-.WPS ?t? ANTICIPATION pf the big demand which quality and price are ??te to bring, A We keep our entire Stock right np-to-date, ?nd we can always supply anything and ever y thlug m the, GROCERY LINE> a nd we guaran tee everything Re sell to b^ the b^t for tte price. V : : > Best Patent Flour... v.. ... ?. 'i....... .1 ? .85 60 Best Three-QuarterJPa^?.". ... 5 00 h. Best Half patent Flour..... , - . > v. 4 60 Hog Flour, 140 Ils; Jute Sacks. . :... 2 50 M f- -Shorts, 100 lbs Jute Sacka..? 1 60 Wheat Bran, 80 Ib?i Jute Sacks.;.,...,. *. ? 1.00 - Rice, 18 ania 25 lbs....".... - ?> ....-v 1 00 \. ; ' Lion ?pf?ee,Ylbe.?..v>v.? ...........vvtlQ?v Gmaulatod Sugar, 1$ ....... . . . .... 1 00 We have the exclusive aalea of tte Celebra and "L, ?> I?." Molasses ; also for "Boiler iKing" ?nd "Alpine S' iow? Flour, w hick is tte sm o