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A SHOT GUN * IS AN UNSAFE PLACE IN WHICH TO PUT MONEY The other day the papers told of a man who had hidden his money in the barrel of a shot gun for safe keeping.. A boarder, annoyed by the barking of a dog, put a shell in the gun and fired. Since then the owner of the gun has been hunting for the dog, hom ing to get back some of his money. If he had planted that money in real estate both his time and mon ey would have been saved. If you, Mr. Reader, will acquaint' us with your desires, in either the purchase or sale of real estate, we will endeavor to serve you profit? ably. Very respectfully yours, 1 Frank & DeCamps Realty Co. (?'PHONE 246 Jno. Frank :-: C. J. DeCamps _- -JL!.1 Special for Thursday Gowns, 5 different styles, low and high neck . . . at 48c Gowns, 10 different styles, high and low neck, neatly trimmed . . . . at 98c OUR CENTER A?SLE IS LOADED WITH NEW SNOW ft *.ITfi UNDERWEAR. D B KNOWS THAT WE ARE 9 .TTirawefeifs u^a ? i?te Lim? ?ff I mm? ' PU'BLi n mit ' M?ia&ia, airadl l?dlgs Us as Am^rsora's ?tor's O??iiliiFttfifteirs. 5 YEAR OF STEADY Tt AN ARTICLE WRITTEN ESPEC OF THE ANDERSON DA (By W. J. Corniack.) Spartanburg, Jan. 13.?Spartan burg, well named "the City of Suc cess", has entered into a period of prosperity, which the optimistic uub InesB men at the helm of her affairs say will have no dimunition, but will continue to grow unless some un toward ev?nt happens. Advanta geously situated geographically, with a back country of uncqualed fertili ty, it has put aside the trappings of a town and donned the rainraent of a great city. Business in all HneB during the past year waB unprece dented, primarily for reason of the large crops produced and the high prices prevailing; bu'. the faith oi the progressive business men in the future of Spartanburg has been a stimulus to all lines of endeavor. Churches of all denominations wjlh large congregations quicken the re llgiouB life of the city; high grade colleges and a superlous system of public schools, with their extentions Into every-dsy life, materially klghten the cultural element; and a progres sive form of municipal government makes for a betterment of the civic weal. Gotten ?3 the aaieriai blood which courses through the financial veins of Spartanburg and keeps alive it3 Industrial heart?the textile Indus try. Later published statistics show that Spartanburg county Is the fifth In the nation and first in South Car olina in the-number of spindles. The intereettng compilation Bhows that this county has 805,123 spindles, be ing only surpassed'by Brit-ton, Mass.; Providence, R. I.; Middlesex, Mass.; and Hlllsborough, N. H. On o totil capltallzatlog of $11,112,700, the cot ton mills of the country, on the first of the "year, issued semi-annual divi dends amounting to $314,515.50. The following are the cotton mills in Spartanburg county: Arcadia, Ark wright, Clifton, Cowpens Manufac turing company, Enorce' Manufactur ing, D. E. Converse company, and Beaumont Manufacturing company, Saxon, Spartan.. Tucapau, Whitney Manufacturing company, Woodruff, Pacolet, Drayton, Appalachle Ches nee. Fairmont, Manufacturing com pany, Cohannett, Valley Falls Manu facturing company, and Wellford Manufacturing company. The banking:^ interests cf the city and county of Spartanburg have done much to further the industrial activi ty which in now making, and the men at their head have a faith in, their city and' county..' On the Ci .-t 'of the year .every bank in the county paid sp Undid semi-dividends, with the ex ception pf two recently established . i. ~..-t.. _ n-.^-i??.!-_ -----J < tion. The banks of the city of Spar tanburg, with an aggregate capitali sation of $1,370,000, paid a total divi dend of $51,800. The other bankB of tho county sent ohft$*? io their stock holders for a total .dividend of $11. 635. Entering as Ii b into a larger growth. It is natural that there should be activity la building operations. Last year there .were new structures erected add Improvements and addi tions made ; to old buildings to the amount of $03.1,602. Of this total mere than $100.000 was expanded on the erection of the handsome Chap man office building, bight stories high. The Charleston & Western Carolina railway completed a com modnpuft. freight tornV.ual at tho initial cost of $12.500. Tito Southern Bell Telephone company is now mov ing Into tt8;,mod^rn exchange on East Main street, which cost $40.000. while the underground r,yutem of wiring cost $250,010. The brick and con crete depot and warehouse of the Gree.n.ville, Spartanburg & Anderson railway, which, when finished, will cost $40,006, Is noarfhg completion. Excavation has started on the mod ern flvc-stJry Young , men's Chrls tiun Association building, which oo?t ?70.000. The following building ! o^srsticne hrtvc olrcaiy; been con tracted for or will start in the near future: Mow science hall for Con verso College, cost- $25,000; new building for the Industrial Textile I ] lus^tute, cost $25,000; new union, j passenger, oost unknown; probaulo passenger station and hotc.1 on old Spartan Inn site, West Main street; seven-story, hotol on East Main street; live stores on Converse street; five story hotel on Liberty street contemplated If city makes certain I Improvements to she tlmroughfnre. In connection with the building op eration In the city, the book.- of the J county auditor shew that $9,014,302 In real estate Was returned for last year; $7, 07.GU In personal property, and a total of $l;*,28S,327 in all prop erty was returned for taxation. Spar tanburg l*J only .exceeded by Rich land and Charleston county for Its property rvealthr according to tvi? report of the comptroller general, the advance sheet of-which- have ?mal I been issued. i A decided feature which /enter? in I to the growth' - and prosperity, of I Spart&cbarR !? Jt* cplendhi railroad J facilities. It is' an important Juu-2 tional point for the Southern railway I and a termjjrjs for f'ie Carolina, ! Cllnchtleld i^Ohio nJ the Charles ' ton A Western ( - i. find t>y Feb J ruiary l&.'.lf estimates are correct, it will be & terminus of tha C?reonvilI?%-1 i spartanburg & ,*n??jraon. Conimer* cislly great .'au &l* city 1? today, ii-.i full'life ??-?tpccWd,to be quickened when the Irtteruriisn" *nt-:f.< and the "Cllncht^ltl- I Eipletwi lu Elk bom retention, given it a through flue to the Went, spartan burg hau an uuevcvlleil train ?wrvi<>?. both IE SPARI?N Gi?? I ALLY FOR FIRST NUMBER ILY INTELLIGENCER passenger and freight. Seventy pas goner trains arrive into and leave the city every twenty-four hours. Spartanburg county is probably the greatest agricultural county of the State. Cotton is its main crop. The story of this staple cun best ho told in the graphic word? of W. S. Glenn, a broker of Spartanburg, de livered at a dinner recently given in Now York by A. B. Leach. t!;o great financier. "In bales," said Mr. Glenn, "the cot ton crop of Spartanburg county this year is more than 70.000?-worth, in dollars, Including the seed, $6,000.060. This represents the raw cotton pro duced in this county. Ah the. cotton mills of Spartanburg county use 250,000 bales annually, the manufac factured product, being wort:? twice the raw material, you c?n easily fig ure tho annual output of these plants to be worth approximately $ 10,000, 000. This money finds its way Into tho Hmncels of trade?the farm, tin factory operator, the merchant, t'ao railroad man aud banker?all profit by It, until, In truth, we are rnpldly becoming the wealthiest people in the world " Spartanburg county is second in the production of corn, second In tho growing of penrs, yroluces a large crop of hay,. Is one of the leading counties In the. State. In'the growtug of small grain, it loads in poult*y and in bees and honey, according io the 1st government report. The city of Spartanburg has fust started under the progressive com mission form of government, and al ready Improvements In the muntcipal system are noticeable. John P. Floyd, assisted by the following com missioners, all of whom are success ful In various Unes ot endeavor: John P. Ficldc-r, C. I?. Wnljcr, Joseph i. Hudson and O. T. Gallmen. Many miles of streets have been paved and the work Is still progressing under a bond issue of 8100,000, recently is suud. The city bas a superior water sy6t?m, better sanitation Is being fought for by a, wide-awake health department, iwlth the .result that sewerages are daily' b^ingi connected. Tho pollco d'.-partment is ejficiejrrt, and the. eity is freer from law -break ers than'in several years past. A good Arc, department. with, approved apparatus' inBUre3W?tkte tire pro tection. ^iuQnclMMw???!*Mjut ,a fair cond'tlonl ^' The cducatlpM?l| advantage of the city of Spartatittoeg M equal of r.r.y IS the- Stele* G??Jrdrce colleao for women has a national reputation, and It receives pupils from all over tho nation. In conn?cti?m with this institution the South Atlantic States Aiustc festival, cstaniumca in lasi. glvsa " annual concerts celebrated throughout America for achievement and character of artist* attracted. The auditorium nt Ccnvrerse ha:; a seating capacity ot 2,r>00 : to 3.000. The festival laut year, coat 110,000. Woiford coilego with WolTord Fit ting school, is the leading Methodist coll?ge of,the State for.{he Higher education'of men. In the' city there are Beven public schools," five for white and two for negro children; three business colleges; several pri vate schools, and tbi> Textile Indus trial' inbiiiutc. The county sy?tem of lommon and hjgh schools is conced sd to be the best In tho State. The number of churches in Spar tanburg attest to tho fact that its population is essentially religious. Every pliaso of- religious activity can i? found in this city. There arc luraborlesa missionary societies, and probably no city in tho State givoB is much to. foreign, and homo rais ?lons. than doos. ; Spartanburg. The murchea conduct night schools for ;he education of the mill worker, and ihey arc doing a wonderful w?i :. "In the limited space of an article jf this character it is imposlblo to tlve tho full particulars of a city and :ounty like Spartanburg, but the fol-' lowing terse tacts will add to the bregolng: 8partanbJ''75 has an elevation o' UC feet; population, community 30. ?00, third largest city in SouGt Caro lna; climate no extremes, rtlri fall, >4 Inches, average temperature 61; ato ot mortality very low; best and lurest of soft water; located at the bot of the Bluo Ridge mountains ; io malaria, splendid health record; jest lighted city of its slzo In tho South; unequalled paved streets and ildewalks, sewerage, gas and elec ricity; reads and automobile blgh raya superior: Gamowcll Ore" alarm -.ystem and paid firo department, to?fly industrial wagea. outside of a,.rrs-,i;$2.',53>.89a, and many other h'i??ps. umie?:sH'AK?.?? now for the yoiLo-vix;: Iggs and day old cVc':*. tuff Plymouth Hot-:-, i'r^c winning stock Jo/August. At'?^V-i. O ?. awn Ducks-^Ffom pr*to witraorii. iront*. Tarkey??^Ptrc t.-ju p.::: - cro -. - ed with Virginia wild turkoya. oUiig Oockeral Caponed so can car ry, all chickens' With them. Till gl&dly answer all inquiries. It. V li.OLtANB, .nderson.S. C. (Another car of. carsfully .selected, ottng mule*, welt broke and sleek, omc and k -t your choice. You can't out thom v.s,fwhore. Terms and rtc?s always right. ti1k fmetwem, co. -t4-*I). ENGLAND AND KING MENEUK. British Government Watching Abys sinia?A Remarkable Cereer. Since the dont I) of Mouellk England I has been looking with anxious eyes upon Abyssiuia, Tor there is coDsid erable disorder in that country. Ter ritory amounting to 8.000 squure mite-? was ceded by the late negus to Brit ish Somnllland in 1807. All uloug the frontier bandit tribes hnve been col lecting uud threatening the central gov ernment. If, as the indications BUg gest. there ts destined to be a series of wars to establish one of the many claimants to the throne, destitution ; umong the Abrssloittns will increase. , and so will raids oo British surround Photo by American Press Association. TUB LATH KINO IIEXEMIC Ing territory, ftlcnelik had n'grant re gard rm well as a wholesome fear of the British government. With little authentic known about the Etnperor Meuelik. he did enough iu his own obscure corner of the world to establish the reputation, of being I one of the most remarkable men whom ! the negroid race him produced In re j cent, years. The descendant, ?B he I.boasted, of the queen ?if FJfe?ns, when he ascended the throne of Ethiopia he ' bnd. to fuge n country vlven among a j score of petty states and principalities. I He bath to establish unlnr unit intrn. 1 duce the rudiments of civilisation. { This he nctiiiupushed by calling to , his aid the science and arts of Eu : rope He crushed the minor elitnfa j who opposed him and abolished slnv ' ?ry He fostered the. means of com j munira rtoti und encotirhged agrical j tu re. He even built rniitonds und on- i > couniged his people-to trade with the i outside world. Foijced In by tierce Mohammedans. A byssin nia remained unknown to Eu rope a thousand years fltlll shut off ! {-...:.. the -sea by Italian Eritrea snd British und French Somaliland. It is a hermit kingdom where almost any thing may happen. CHILD SOLDIERS OF MEXICO. Children Arc Prccjed Into Service, 80 Grent Is tho Demand F?r Recruits. The desperate strait* to which tho civil strife U reduced In Me-xlccnreex empllfled by the young boys that are found lighting lu the ranks of both federals, and revolutionaries .'The Il lustration shows a mere child, Jose 8antil!o..a boy of only *I*tm yo?r?4 who bus been" pressed into tho service or uoertn. He Una o nrother who is also fighting under Hoerta's banner and who Is ims vUtren years of age. The horrors oi 1 iiK Mexican civil strife are bronght more forcibly home when mere ct"''ren arc pitted agaliwt one another to a bloody and ruthless war. Slioe Buying A Pleasure Shoes of character built on the principles that fit and satisfy. Every pair sold is gladly fitted properly so as to assure FOOT COMFORT in the future. A mistaken idea is reached when you bear In mind Shoes improperly fitted will give the same satislaction as ones fitted correctly. WE FIT ?HE FOOTOGRAPH WAY Geisberg Bros. Shoe Co. UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE SHOES THAT SATISFY GOOD FOR TWENTY-FIVE VOTm? JS THE ANDERSON DAILY IN TELLIGENCER POPULARITY CONTEST. Candidates Name... . You may send in as many ot these free ballots as you can get, each one will count twenty-trvo votes. This free ballot must reach the contest office not later than Jan. 24, 1814. !V O MIN ATI O IV COUPON To enter the contest fill out this coupon and send to the At Daily ntelligencer Contest Department. Each contestant is entitled te one Nomination, good for 1*000 VOTES?1,000 l? Tun Au?ersuu D?i?y ?uteiiige ncer Popularity uontcst. I hereby nominate Mrs. or Miss. Street No. .District No. . PostofDce .State. Signed Address. Profession. ... Date Only one nomination will be credited to each coutestant. Under no circum stances will the name bf nominator be divulged. busine43?these are the fundamen tals of the President's plan ef action, to be embodied in the message he will road at a Joint session ot con gress next week. "PEACK, NOT WAR", Is the President's Policy Toward *BIg Rosine??." Washington, Jan.. J3.?President Wilson today gave cabinet members his ideas on the government's rela tion to "big business." the field anti trust legislation should oover In.the present session of congress, and the SJ.i.'i? i? V?liC?, ?uc Ut?k ?'.?O?l? ?C approached. Peaor and not war, a frying of friendly conciliation rath.tr than of hostile antagonism and -yet a - con structive program that will eltntl* nato uncerti'Jnty about the law and s'timUat?' the growth ot legitimate * Halifax. N. &. ran. Kl.-The Royal Mall steamer Cobequid, with proba bly 1G0 persona on- board, is aground in a blinding snowstorm at the en trance of the Bay of Fuody- -Report* sxs that h?r ?ax-wf?jxr'. u?i? ??< filled with water an! ?h* i* iiaim? badly. Her wireless, which early Tuesday began to send out calls for a*tds i?D?, has failed. The Cobequid carried 102 officers and crew and' a number of /;;?? *?" gersv The.engine room was report ed flooded at S> a. ui.