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OUR GREAT IRON RESOURCES. Capt. Petty Tells of The Mineral Wealth of the Piedmont. Charles Petty in News anid Courier. (reenville is stirred up over the diseovery of ron after waitinl moc tLan a century. A very high vahlw i pot on the discovery up to date. They are talking about millions of dollars not enough to buy it. It has been our privilege to watch some mineral dis eoveries in this Piedmont country for a long time, considering our youth. Before the revolution an excellent quality of iron was made in this county. Before 1825 it was known that there were acres of iron in this the "'Old Iron District." Next came the discovery of lead and copper. A shaft was sunk about two miles froin Limestone Springs, and some fine specimems of galena and copper ta ken from the mine. Just at that time we knew much more: about mineral ogy than we do now for we had just been .studying mineralogy and veins and dikes and faults, and lots of things. That mine being near my home, I eoncluded to investigate it scientifically, for I felt that I was co,mpetent I went down into the earth, selected such specimems as I wanted, examined them and proceed ed to write a column for the Carolini Spartan, showing that lead, copper IJd *silver would never be found in that neighborhood in paying quanti ties. Major Bill Trimmier was edi tor of the Spartan, and in his kind consideration for me he published what I wrote. These juniors in col lege know lots. But any way, there was little work done in that mine af ter my investigation and report. Then tie dd mines were always with us. They have also been investigated. But the iron is abundant. From the old Cherokee Ford to the meighborhood of Landrum iron ore is found in places. Thousands of tons have been smelted. Thousands of acres of land have been cleared to make charcoal to make the iron. In the neighborhood of Blacksburg there~ are acres of iron ore* and some fine magnetic iron. There was a little furnace over in Lincoln county, N. C., running after the war. They made iron with charcoal and magnetic ore. Blacksmiths said it was almost equal to steel. Near Cherokee Springs be fore the war, farmers would dig mag netic ore and haul it to the roller mill. now Clifton and they got a dollar a ton more for that than was paid for the brown hemolite. There are tons of the same sort of ore about Chero kee Springs now, and the farmers are making crops on the land. The beds extend out towards the Southern rail way near Campobello, When the South and Western is finished to Spartanburg, we will be not more than five hours from the Iron Moun tains, where the famous Cranberry' mines are. There is the greatest abundance of magnetic ore for miles) along the southern slope of those *meuntains. Considering the abundance of iron in thlis Piedmont country, and the dis tance from fuel and the fate of Mid dlesboro, KCentucky, if asked for ad vice, we would say to our Greenville friends to sell for one million dollars, good and lawful currency, when offer ed and not wait for five or ten miu 'lions desired. But we are not giving advice to. prospectors and owners of euines. Some of them know much more than we did half a century ago, 'when our knowledge was' astonishing. .At least it must have been so to oth drs,4 for it is to us at this date. While on the subjeet of iron it may 'be well' to state that boiler makers before 1860 considered the iron made at Cherokee 'Ford superior to any they could get in Pennsylvania or elsewhere. Between 1845 and 1850 eannon balls were made at the same iron works. They were boated from Smith's Ford down Broad river to -Columbia. The ore was hauled to the iron works in wagons, much of it be ing carried six to ten miles. At the Hurricane Shoals, long managed by Simpson Bobo, a tram way was built out northward on a ridge about ten miles. Instead of iron wooden string -ers were used. -The cars were drawns by mules, one small mule pulling more wood or ore than four could do when loaded on wagons. The mules were so well trained that drivers were not necessary. Early in the morning the train would start from the rolling ] mill with one or two drivers to look, after the cars and keep them going. Hands at the terminus would do the loading. The mules would be fed, and then start homeward. But the dig ging of ore, tramways, the making of iron and nails, and the burning of charcoal will soon be amongst the lost arts in the "'Old Iron District." Opie Read recently.iade a trip m) horseback through Arkansas. 14 l(st his WayN Mid rode u1 to 1 wh1ere RS411r11k,1* WaIs siltinlg. his fiddhI )\- Jy side. where ? asked the squatter with lit tle show of interest. "I was going sunwwhere.'l an sXweired Opie. "but I *ve lost my wax and inow 'm just riding. How do yoil get to the next town?" "Ridin' or walkin'?' "Where do I hit the road?'' Hit it on the side or in the mid dle, or if you all tit close 'nuil you all can hit it with a stick." "Is there any forks to*he road?" "No' forks 't all' mister. jes straight as a string.,' "You're a d- fool." 2Mr. Read said, losing his temper. Yes, sir, maybe so," answered the squatter taking up the fiddle and drawing the bow carelessly over the strings, "but I ain't lost." How Williams Got a Gift. A quarter of a century ago there lived in a Western village a gentle old man subsisting on a meagre sala ry. One day he learned that his broth er had died in San Francisco and left him a fortune of $50,000,000. The transition was staggering, especially so since it was followed by a shower of appeals for money from every quarter of globe and from persons known and unknown to him. His son, who acted as his secretary, noticed with regret that the father seemed unable to grasp the meaning of his new power, and was glad to have him .at last evince a little inter est in one of his begging letters. It proved to be from Williams college, asking an endowment on the plea that the old man's birthplace was near the institution. "I'd like to do something for that school," said he, meditiatively. "Well, I would, father, if I were you," his son encouraged him. "I believe I will." The old man 's ardor kindled. "I believe I will give th-em something handsome." "So you should," the- son pursued. "UWhy not?" ' "I will. I'll give them"-he thought for a moment-'"I'll give them $100." Summer Bros. d Bargain loving r Friday. Never t such a display of newest weaves a days that will be these prices and Black and C< 15 pieces 54 inch Mohair, wor 85 pieces Mohair Suiting, at 1(C 15 pieces 54 inch Mohair, $1 .2~ Great Silk Sal( 15~ pieces 36 inch guaranteed '1 10 pieces 36 inch guaranteed '1 10 pieces 36 inch Peau de Soil 10 pieces 36 inch Boiled in Qi 20 pieces pink, blue and cream yard, our sale price, 44 cer These are the Dest Silk values< Grand El )nce again we will give the goc reat Sale Ernbroideries-a wiJ iesday rnorning you. choice, 1 ( SPEGIALU With ing for $1.00. B New Beveridge Tells One. with a r N *1)1f1y.nn diSci*pleS. de 5iretI j 1 llit11Ial. tw ({1alily of whz:is. f-vs Mh \ilvaukee Seni tinl. --\ IImeanis (. adroitness.' he said. -a You eue1rr CITf the Caliph Caid spro11 in1 one build 1o the import mt aImst of keePer )f tlie priv 1urse T%e calilph sat on a divan. drink iIg ceoffee mid smoking a narghile. atnd his courtiers surrounded him. "Suddeily, wvith a queer frown, he said: l"Whoim do you regard as the rreater man, my father or me?' "The Vizier, the Cadi and the white bear1ed coiuncilors were s.ilent, puz zle(. uiable to think of an answer that would not imperil their places, and even their heads. "But the adroit young equerry stepped easily"into the breach. " 'What was the question, sirev'? he asked. " 'Which is the greater man, my father or I ' repeated the Caliph. 'Your father, sire,' the equerry answered; 'for, though you are your father's equal in all other respects, he is superior in this-he had a greater son than any you have.' A Neat Retort. Senator Foraker was contradicting a certaih statement. "Though this is a firm contradic tion," he said, "I want it to be a pleasant and polite one. It is not necessary, when men tell falsehoods, to call them liars and club them over the head. Their error can be pointed out in neater and more graceful ways. For instance: "In a small town in Indiana a group of drummers were assembled. They sat in the reading room of the country hotel. On the flimsy hotel paper they had finished writing to their firms with the lumpy ink and the rusted pens which the hotel man agement provided, and now, with newspaper reading anel desultory talk they whiled away the tedious evening. "A young drummer in a red tie took the cigarette from his mouth and said:. "'Well, my day's sales here reach ed $5,000. Not bad for a small town, eh.' "An elderly drummer looked up from his newspaper and said quietly: WDAY lH ry goods departn an, woman and c )efore in the histc bargains offered re here, piled an< money in your p Smatch them in t >lored Dress Goo h $1.00, val.ue sale price, 49 ce cents the yard. value, in blue, grey and cream, !I Great Silk Val affeta, $1.25 value for 79 cents affeta,$ 1.50 value for 89 cents. i Silk, $1.25 value at 84 cents t Black Taffeta Silk $1.25 value, China Silk, wide and worth 7; ts. ver shown over a Newberry Cot ~nbroidery Sale. :d people a chance to sccure sc dow full worth up to $1.00 a: cents the yard. very purchase 01 Son hand and fol Lot of Queen QOc COMIN Silks, White Embroideri Latest Styles C We are still giving a and Boys' Clothing an( lines con ing in. The g the money. Now is yo Seeing is Cope Barga " 'Not bad at all. It is wonderful what one can do sometimes in these little places. On my last trip here my commissions came to just what you say your sales'did.' "The young man reddened. " 'This isn't a lying competition,' he said gruffly. "'Oh, excuse me.' said the other. 'I thought it was.' ' Gave Himself Away. When Thomas drove up to deliver the usual quart of milk the gentleman of the house kindly .inquired, "Thom as, how many quarfk of milk do you ORNG ent begins a gre hild should be t ry of merchandi you at such te I stacked, yes, bi >ckets on every he state if you ( :nts. Val Laces wc 1.000 pieces 9 cents. esT. 1,000 15 ces 100 fine Bed the yard. 100 fine Bed 100 fine Bed e y9rd. 50 fine Bed ! 89 cents. cents the 40 bolts Gold inter. Mennen Talci 1 case Percal 10 Bolts 65 c1 me of our~ ' 1 case solid F yard, Wed- 1 case Madra 100 Pair $. ' $5 we will sell 2 low the crowdst< 'alito Shoes and G IN EVER Goods, Black Goods. es, Laces am ome and Se( pecial discount of 25 g I Overcoats to make roc roods must be sold. Wi ur opportunity to get do believing. Come land! in Givers of Newl deliver daily to your customers?" says Answers. ''Ninety-one, sir." "And how many cows have you?" ''Nine sir.'' The gentleman made some remarks about an early winter and the state of roads, and then asked, ''Thomas, how much milk a day do your cows average?" ''Seven quarts, sir.'' ''Ah--um,'' said the gentleman, as he moved off. Thomas looked after him, scratch ed his head, and all at once grew pale Sas he pulled out a short penil and be at 3 day sale. T Tiere Wednesday, sing in. Newberry impting prices. -mfull of loveline purchase you me :an. ... A Wagon Load ol rth 12 1-2. 15, 162-3 andup to fine Torchon Lace, all linen, at Great Towel: aits Towels, Wednesday, Thursda Spreads, 89 cents, worth $1.25. Spreads, 98 cents, worth $1.50 Spreads, $1.14, worth $1.75. preads, $1.45, worth $2.25. Great Sale 10-4 S ey Bavizig Oppo3 Medal Sheeting, 10 yards to a c im Powder, 10 cents. 100 re e, 5 cents the yard. 1 case :s- Linen Lawn sale price 39 ct! ~ink and Blue Thambry 5 cts. yd. s Ginghams 5 ct.s. yd. Lace curtains, sale'price 98 c O yards of Andro > Newberry 's Chei xfords just land Y DAY! and Cream I Ribbons! Prices Low: Oz >er cent. on all Men's m for our big Spriig a need tlo%e .room and thing at less than cost. and See. I 'os., berry. gan to figure on the wagon co*er: "Nine cows is nine, and I set doWi seven quarts under the cows andiiil tiply. That's sixty-three quarts :i milk. I told him I sold ninety-oie quarts a day. Sixty-three from aial ty-one leaves twenty-eight and 'now to carry. Now, where do I get' de rest of the milk? I '11 be hanged if [ haven't given myself away to one of my best customers, by leaving a big cavity in these figures to be filled with water. Don't forget that a flatterer always Eas an ax to grind. 'CLOCK. 'ake heed, every Thursday and have you had All the world's ss. Three great ike. Just read Val Laces. 25 cts., choice the yard 10 cts. 25 cents a bunch. Sale. .y and Friday at 10 cts. each sheeting. ustomer an 18 cents the yd, ~ady-made Sheets, 39 c each Sea Island Percale, 10 cts. 3. yd. ts. pair. scoggin Bleech apest Store, 'tis Os. ed.