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The Prosper1 Cf The Hera .s. X. o THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. An Interesting .Letter Covering the Doings of the People of New berry's Sister City. Prosperity, December 5.,Mr. J.. F. J. Suber has rented the Langford home, in McNeary street, tand Wilr move to Prosperity to educate his children. We.-welcome Mr. tiber to our town. Mrs. J. D. Bowles, of Coronaca.'afid Mrs. Horace Julian, of St. Louis,'Mo., who have been visiting relatives in Lexington county and Mr. S. L. Fellers in town, have returned to their homes. Miss Alma Kennedy, of Due West, is visiting Miss Lula Moseley. Miss Lula Moseley returned last Thursday from her visit to friends in College Park, Ga. Miss Lena Moseley stopped over at Abb ville and Clinton and will return today. Ding dong, the bells are ringing. We have three marriages to report this morning. Mr. A. Z. Counts and Miss Lilly Mercha.t were married on December 4, at the residence of the bride's parents,' by the Rev. W. A. Lutz. Mr. Peter Counts was married Sun day morning to Miss Pearl Beden baugh. daughter of Mr. D. M. Beden baugh. by Rev. Mr. McCain. We also learn that Mr. Ashlev Kempson was married Sunday to Miss Ella Hipp. of Little Mountain. We extend hearty congratulations to all and wish them a long life of happiness and much of the joys of life. Miss Erin Kohn spent Saturday and Sunday at hom.- with her parents. Mr. Jas. Dickert will move into the Bruce home, in town, in a few days. Mr. Bonds McCrackin. of Trilby. spent Sunday with relatives in our city. Mr. Peter Counts has resigned >is position with Messrs. Moseley Broth ers. and will return to his farm. Miss Sulie May Boulware spent Saturday with Miss Langford. Mr. Dinglehoef is at home for a few days. Dr. LeGrand Guerry, of Columbia, came up Sunday and wyent out to see Capt. Banks. It is thought now that Mr. Banks is in a good way to re cove r. Mr. G. A. Maffett, who has been confined to his home for a ieew days. is out again and can be found at ida store. Miss Eva Grieshaber will join Mrs. Kreps and Mrs. Scherer at this place on .Tuesday and wvill assist in the work in which these noh!e women are engaged. They will *be at Mt. Tabor at 2:30 p. in., on Tuesday. All are invited. It is currently reported here that Mr. Arthur Merchant, son of Geo. S. Merchant, was married in Columbia yesterday to Mrs. Brunswick. The slump in cotton is felt by our people very forcibly. We hope 'to see it go back. Rev. C. M. Boyd held communion services on Sunday, with services on Saturday. We hear his sermon of Saturday very highly spoken 'op We need more of this kind. Mr. A. M. Lester holds the palm for big hogs, 496 pounds. Say, Allen, doesn't that mean spare ribs for your humble scribe? A certain medical student says he has dften heard of a trombone, but he can't find any reference to it in the medical books. List of lgtters uncalled for in post ofie at Prosperity. In calling for them say vou saw it in Herald and News: Messrs. Fox & Padgett. Mr. Padius Roil. Mr. Andrew Mayer . Mr. John Metz. Mr. Pleas McFai!. Mr.-Bennie Lindsay. Mr. George Kennerly. Mr. Ben Hawkins. Mr. A\. M. Carter, Jr. Mr. Emil Block. Mr. John Caldwell. Mr. WVilliam Dawkins. Mr. Jas. Williams. Mr. J. WV. Wheeler. Miss allie Waters. y Department Id and News 2T.2.vIanager Mr. George Clark. Dr. B. H. Warren, pure-food com missioner of Pennsylvania, has made a startling discovery regarding the cheap grIdes of whiskey sold all over the state. He says: "I have discovered by analysis that nos,t of the cheap whiskey sold in Pennsylvania is manufactured from wood-alcohol and red or Indian pep per, the latter element giving the deadly dose the desired 'snap.' I was astounded when the chemists inform ed me of the findings in a number of cases, and immediately had over one thousand samples tiken up all over the -state. Ninety-five per cent. of the samples so far examined have shown the presence of wood-alcohol in poisonous quantities. along with the pepper. Some samples contain ed arsenic, turpentine and traces of prussic acid." Doctor Warren said he had institu ted proceedings in over one hundred cases where the deadly stuff had been sold. From present indications the total number will exceed one thous and, and before the investgation is completed may reach five thousand. "No wonder." said the doctor. "that our asylums are full "-Exchange. We wonder if our moral institution i ci III" any 1V better goods. Ti not. one needs to be copper lined and clipper builL or the end is near if he indulges. "It is never too late to mend a broken gate. a leaky, roof, or poor house." Trv it. "Peter Tumbledown thinks the plow or old wagon in the shed or a leafless tree are good enough for his chickens to roost on during the wirt ter. since he will not need them next spring." His fowls will be half frozen, and no eggs at a time nien prices are highest. Are vou like P. T.. or have you provided a shelter for your faithful egg producers? Say. Mr. Editor, would it not be 'a good idea for our legislature to pass a law% requiring railroads to pay de murrage to shippers when they do not deliver goods promptly?. They require shippers to unload promptly adtisa poor rule that will not work both ways. WVhat is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander. This respectfully referred to out dlelegation for consideration. Just think how long some times they' kepa shipment out and it makes no dijfference what the losses may beC there is no redress. WVhat (do yo u say, gentlemen? A co'mparison of six crops: corn. wheat, oats. potatoes. cotton and to bacco for six y'ears. corn for 1896 1003. wheat 1899-1904. oats 1899-1903. potatoes 1896-1903, cotton 1898-1904, tobacco 1899-1904. 'shows for the crops of Igo3 and 1904 an increase in value of one billion, one hundred and seventy-four million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, nine hun dred and fifty-three dollars. Gee whiz, what a big sum. Who says farming doesn't pay? The only kind of farming that don't pay is the Peter Tumbledown sort. The cotton crop of 1903-1904 will be in round num bers about II,200.ooo bales, worth about $254,532,959. Just think of it! All this crop is raised in the South, and a4l the-profits should go into the pockets of Southern farmers, but, alas, the WVall Street speculator too often gets the lion's share. This shoulE not be so. Live Oak Camp Woodmen of the World elected officers last Thursday night: C. C.-George Brown. P. C. C.-J. Sidney Wheeler. Clerk-T. A. Dominick. A. L.-Magnes Kempson. Banker-WX. W\. Wheeler. E,.cort-F. E. Schumipe'rt. WVatchman-A. K\empson. Senltinel.-T. A\. Counts. MTanau.ers---T. C. Schum1pert. S. II. i Iawkins. M. L.. W\heeler. The camip will give theatricals (luring the holidays. They will also roll s'me hine youing timber into the forest and add it to tile woodpile at next meeting. It was stated in the daily papers that Jas. Hartman, of Prosperity, w~as elected treasurer of the State rneinatind of the R. F. D. Post men. It should have been Joe. B. Hartman. The Ram's Horn says: No guise is too good for evil to ap propriate. Prudery is the foe to purity. Most models are made of wood. There are no swordless saints. Yesterday's remedies cannot worL today's reforms. It is the gifts we use and not the ones we have that makes us. Gingerbread on :the house is not as good as coal in the furnace. A man finds as much good in peo ple as he looks for. The worst thing in the world is not dying; it is being dead and not know ing it. Mr. J. S. Wheeler, of Columbia., is visiting relatives in Prosperity and vicinity. Gov. Browns' son, of Georgia, sug gested that we (the soutb) made the election of Roosevelt unanimous. We would suggest to him that we trade off their man Fairbanks for our man Davis. The south would then be able to get a vice-president for all her efforts. We don't think Teddy would object. It would give him a unique position. We would again call attention to the rally of the mission workers, Mrs. Kreps and Mrs. Scherer, to be held in Grace church on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. They have finished up in this section and go to Colony on Wednesday. with a rally at Newberry later. The Prosperity Oil mill has ginned over 2.ooo bales of cotton and the Prosperity Ginnery company about T.ooo. The cotton in this section has nearly all been ginned, we are told. .\nd now they say we are going to have a bumper crop of cotton, (over i2.ooo.ooo balcs. We will not believe this until the cotton has actually been sold and delivered. We think this .is a bear raid to put down the price. The wish may be father to the thought. but if the farmers will keep the:r cotton off the market, yot will see the price go back up. This report is based on the amount ginned. Cotton was selling at 7 1-2 to 7 3-4 here Saturday at the close. CONDITION OF THE BANKS. Interesting Tabulation Showing Healthy Condition Through out the State. Columbia. S. C.. Dec. 5--The comp troller general's ofnice today conclud edl a very interesting~ tabulation of the hundred and thirty-eight state. i<; national and nine private banks oi the State. showing their condlition on the 3oth of June last. The comptrol ler general's last report embraced a tabulation for the state banks, show. ing their condition on the 1st of Jan. nary, 1903. but this is the first comn pklte tabulation of all the banks in the state. For a midsummer statement tabu. lation it makes a splendid showing, and reflects a healthy- condition throughout the state. The table shows these interesting totals for the three kinds of banks: Real Estate .. .... .....$1,111,852.21 Furniture and fixtures . . 2,009,284.15 U. S. Bonds.. .. .....2230,055.61 S. C. bonds,. .. .. .. ..8,85o,972.og Premium on state bonds.... 9,835.5c Other bonds and stocks 3.648,oo3.8g Overdrafts,.. .........143,972.55 Loans and discounts,. .-36,943,391.4? Redemption fund,..... ...58,125-oc Due from banks. ... . 2,498,881.38 Suspense accounts,.....-30,252.06 Cash on h and,.. .. ....4,114,149.90 Total resources,.. ....51,829,934.05 Capital,..............9121,872.70 Surplus..............1,873.053.08 Undivided profits,. .. ..2,524,487.48 Bills payble... .. .. .. 3237,908-57 Rediscounts....... .. 2588.677.73 D)ividendls unpaid,l.........125834.83 Circuilation. .. .. .. ..1.705,800.00 Dep' sits. .. .... .......29.893-574-25 Dne banks. .. ....... .... 81.726.41 T tal l'abilities.. . .....1.882.934.05 Thie \\'inlnsboro Gran ite(C company :ah-ises that the Chicamatnga Park Mo;nttment is ready for inspection by te c Cmm'!1m. A chartt r was issued this morning to the ll ames ( wholesale) Gro cery comp)any. of Union. capitalized at 825,000. The directors are L. J. and B. L. Hamnes, William T. Magness. M. M. Scott, D. B. Tree, Jr.. J. S. Welch, F. M. Farr. L. J. Hames is There was no insurance. I In Bailey Brothers' establishment three bales of cotton were saved*. three tons of guano being destroyed The building was totally destroyed. it being stated that it was insured. EXECUTORS' SALE. By virtue of the powers vested in us by the last will and testament of J. W. B. Lever, deceased, which will has been duly probated and filed in the Probate Court of Lexington County, State of South Carolina, we will offer for sale to the highest bia der, at public outcry on the 19th- day of December, next, 1904, at eleven o'clock a. m., before the Court House door in Newberry County, State of South Carolina, the follow ing real estate to wit: -. One tract of land, known as the Kelley place, containing one hundred and thirty-five acres (135) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Jenkins H. Smith, and J: Munroe Wicker, and Willie Ruff. 2. One tract of land, known as the Rose place, and containing twenty four and one quarter (24 1-4) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of John F. Glymph, John B. Crooks, and Thomas Crooks. Terms of Sale: One-third of the' purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance to be paid in two. equal successive annual installments. %with interest frcm day of sale. se cured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, sai' mortgage to contain clause of at torncrs fee in vase of suit or fore closure. with leave to any purchaser to pay more than one-third or all cash if desired. Twenty-five ($25) dollars per tract to be paid.when the same is knoc*:ed down or a resale is ordered without further notice at the e-xpirat:on of one hour at the risk of the former bidder. Purchaser to pay for papers. B. J. G. .e-:er. S. D. B. Lever. Executors of ihe last will and tes tament of J. W. B. Lever ,deceased, this the 15th day of November, 1904. J. H. Frick, Attorney for Executors. Y BROS., est and Cheapest he Country, e .ast forty years we come to the vel-selected stock of merchandise. ything, from a cambric needle up 1 article to make a sale. WVe give ~teen ounces to the pound. Fair d white. The first sound of the we are selling all our standard' r designs, at five cents per. yard. ea Island 5c. Riverside plaid 6tc. DRESS GOODS. WV e have the new things in dress gods, trimmings, notions, capes, Jackets, Hats, Caps, Mens', Boys' Youth' *lothing; Trunks, Valises and Telescopes. SE~WING MACHINES. Five Drawer, Ball-bearing, Drop Head Sewing Machine, $17-93, and a. cheaper machine for $12-50. SPORTING GOODS. We have a beautiful line of Gnns Shells, Wads, and other Sporting goods, the prices of the Guns rang ing from $3-99 to $2o.oo. STOVES. Don't buy until you have seenorok reliable Elm and Iron King Stoves. They are the best on the market. We have ranges for $20.0o each. They are beauties. Why pay sixty-five dollars for a stove when we h!ave them from seven dollars up. ORGANS. Can sell you a. beautiful organs. Stool included, Walnut Finish, tone elegant, five years' guarantee, for $50-o0 ant sell the goods at the price and is it make to you what people say as SBROS. UTH CAROLNA.' DR. I. E. CRIMM. Recognized Specialist In Refraction. Will be in Newberry from Mon day December 12 to Friday Decem ber 20. With Dr. W. T. Smith, over postoffice. Positively No Longer. Those who have previously exper ienced disappointment with Glasses and who, therefore, are still in nee< of skilled optical services, can save excessive fees, time and vexation by consulting Dr. Crimn. Consultation Free. FIRE IN CLINTON. Originated in J. W. Watts' Store Three Buildings Burned. Clinton, December 5.-Three busi ness houses here were destroyed by fire at 7 o'clock Friday morning, the building in which J. W. Watts con ducted a heavy grocery business, the wagon manufactory of A. D. Blake ley and Bailey Brothers' warehouse being totally destroyed. The fire origirated in J. W. Vatts' store, and is thought to have been caused by a stove. 'Mr. Vatts, it is stated, had come down town and had built a fire in his store before go ing home to breakfast. When he got back to the store after breakfast, he found it in flames. His stock of heavy groceries was totally destroy ed. the loss being estimated at about $2.000. with about Si,ooo insurance. The building, which was of wood, was owned by Mr. George A. Cope land. The contents of A. D. Blakelev's wagon manifactory were saved, the building 6eing totally destroyed. MOS ELE The Oldest, LarQ House in T After standing the storm for tU front this fall with a large and a Remember thatt we sell almost ever Our motto is, never misrepresent at hirty-six inches to the yard, and si and square dealing to all, black at bugle makes the announcement tha prints, black, silver grays, and othe White homespun, 6tc. per yard. FURNITURE. Wie have a full line of full furniture suits, beds, chairs, bureaus, springs, mattresses, and also mattings, car pets, rugs, etc. Elegant reed rockers, $z.75 each. Capes, Jackets, Ready-made Skirts, a beautiful line, new and nice and stylish. We invite everybody to come and see our fall stock and make their selections. An Elegant eight-day clock for $1.99. In Hardware, Tinware, Crockery, Stoves, etc., we claim to lead. Choice seed oats, Sixty cents MILLINERY. Our millinery business is constant ly growing and our display this fall is simply superb. Many Novelties are displayed and our prices are just right to suit the ladies. Our Shoe department is nowv complete and we have the old reliable Bay State brand, Battle Axe, WVolf, etc. In fine ladies shoes we have the Kanatina, the Au tocrat, the Radcliff, the New Idea and others. People say that the Moseleys c rnake a prohit. What difference dot long as you get the goods? MOSELEI PROSPERITY. $0