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i'". m. THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCE! ronoded 188? S North ?ala Strati ANDERSON, 8. C. WILLIAM BANKS - - Edito W. W SMOAK - Business Manage Entered According to Act of Con gras? aa Second Class Mall Matter a the I'oBtomYo at Anderson, 8. C. I Published Every ^Morning Exoep Semi-Weekly Edition on Tuesday an< Friday Mornings . - Semi-Weekly Edition-$1 60 per Tear Dally Edition- ?G.00 per annum 12.50 for Six Months; ?1.25 for Thrw Months. IN ADVANCE Member ot the Associated Presa an< Receiving Complete Dally Telegrapt Service A large circulation than any otb? newspaper in this Congressional Dis tri ct TELEPHONES? Editorial - Business Giffie* Job Printing Local News Society . Nowe The %ntellfgencer ls , delivered, ?j carriers; In the city.' If you fall tc get you* paper regularly please notify us. Qnpbslte your.name on label of you* paper is printed date te which your paper ls paid. All checke and drafts Should be drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. Washington, April 16.-?Forceas!: South \ 'aj-ol(un--Pair Friday warmer uorth portion; Saturday partly cloudy. April-"little hints of sunshine." -o The war In Mexico seems Just so. Anderson ls My Town-Rev. K. G The emeus Is a lovely flower. Also, tho eirena. . j Millinery belongs to the millionaire thean days. ': Presjwt Allson has shawni \k% world Jajho's who. -o When John Und did speak the war dogs growled Inf^ehr^ ~ .???.? T?O-- :. Dally thought-niter April fool day is over, quit being one. Cleo, the coutnry la I? fme condi tion tor a humper oats ^^^^^ Seems a flimsy pretext on which lie-? Prank got th*?, new trial. '' It will not be long before we may all ?lng "i Stood On tho Bridge." Now that Loo Frank has a new trial, what ls he going to do with It? i John Lind's whisper waa heard wherever a war vessel rode at an? 'C?MMT. i?v^'.^l Will the Stats of South Carolina have to fire a salute to Secretary Garrison? ' ? Hrlaaey. Elmore.- Fowler, alphabeti cally. How's Uiat to." * commission for tko city? The only kick about spring is that it la a vtattor and not a residenter, awhile. ^thi aplit'log drag on bad places A road-even at th? coat of a farm work. Stay Vi We are glatt that that sainte ta to bc tu Tampico if it la aa notay ?s som? of aur Christmas salutes. Greenwood Is ?ne of Ute beet towyal over boosted by a lot of live wires. It is up to Anderson to trump that trick. M ia up to ?very Anderson citttWM to commence making pr?par?t lona Ipa the reunion. lx?t the old a?idiera go home bler.atr.,? Anderson. ..Bryan und Carra?as Roa.th an Un, x^twanmnK, " reeds a headline. Ap pears that they haye understood each other pretty wsS? ail the thats. r yat ?hm these gu ?few York. Is ther? i ext ^pt through took ai Y IN U l Tr! MITTATION Tim Hit nation In Mexico has assum .??I ii serlbua aspect. Th?' aovfrnnmo at Washington Ima demanded of Mu ?.rta that he fire a national antut? . to the American flan, in reparador r of Um Intuit offered it when Amer! can murinen were arrested hy Meal j eton J * J? rul rif.i.n. i.... t Ko fur Huerta lina not complice with the demand. Will he comply? Mo ht in a critical situation in ar 1 far us tin- revel nt kfiaia ?r^^ernrt* ix y um loaf every bWtle fouKht with th? ? oiiKittutlonullntn, and the '-Mer ar? . steadily conquering IIIB territory. Hb '.I supplie? and funds are exhausted, and I! I H condition ls desperate *j lt is his hope that by refusing tc fire the subite he will provoke tlx . United Staten to take tim Initiate lt 1 hostilities, and that?such action will ' arouse .the Mexican people, irreapec tivn of parties, to auch rcflentnmnt . again?! the United Statte that they . will bury their differences and unit? In a common fight againat the hated ' Americans, lt la at. least a plausible .onjecture. f lt may be possible that ho ia eu? I deavortng to force Um submission ot i the question to arbitration,, OH by the T provisions of existing treaties between ' tho I'ulled States and Mexico. Thia t action would involve the recognition :! ott . his government by ?aura: au end - 1m tina sought with much ardor. I. Tilla hope be may dlamlss-r-Preal j dent Wibma will never consent to this , course, The probable outcome ts that when , the wily old fox sees, that he can't force recoghttloh ho will. lllco'Diavy Crocket's coon, "come down." He will fire tho sainte. Certainly lt ls to Im hoped ab. It would be an unutter ably sad tragedy If . this cbuntry should be compelled to go to war with thean people. i.et us hope that lt will be averted. But at thia writing Wirti battleships steaming toward Tampico the out? look for peace ls ominous. . Since the above waa written, the incident baa been closed, practically. Huerta s declaration that nh witt nave he salute fired ha? for the time being postponed any hostile act from. thia government, tb?t ; tho president has boen generous tn perj ^w<lUla>fhth? salute te ha acknowledged1 hy the American war vessel, but even this ma/not be coiQiW4? W a>?ceg nilton ot the Mexican faction lu the City ot Mexico. tUlANINU TOTTO.V Wjaj-woald suggest ! thaU those who nprjbJ^UM by congress standard ise th v /Tades or cotton should write to Congressman Lever In thejiext faye d^ye and give him their The bill Introduced by Senator E. D. Smith la now In lh< house, having passed the senate, lt denies tba nae ot the malls to all contracts for fu turo delivery of voiiott that do not come np to certain requirement's. Under his bill tho contracts are to specify .tho number of bale? .contract ed for and requires that; the grade ba within the limits fixed hy the sec retary od agriculture. ? Mr. I ??ver also has ? bill requiring that tho secretary ot agriculture sh designate the bona fide spot markets.' The readers or thia paper are fa miliar with rK~ ?*-~- wj? viii -.^ of Senator Smith's Jalao. . .;*Ttu>'point we wish td: Make1 M thU the time has come for some legisla tion. :! ..-.'. t. . ? .'-,' j in vost tgnt. lons have pees, made and lt ' tuts hc?n proved thai' kom? kind of. remwllal legislation ls neccasary. Speculation has ruined the market at tlfnoa. What the government la trying to get at la som o way to pro tect the producers-and at the same tinto to deal Justly with the eonsom ers Thla legislation, if accomplished successfully and applied properly will moen everything for the south. MlitiKSTKI? WIR -TOMMI ri KS The statement tn th IS' paper yester day that J. 3. Fowler waa being urged to pcrmli himself to bo put In th?. mayor'? ' race wa* rehired with ? great deal pf iatrreet and Jt t? under stood that Mr. Fowler yet ' has ''the: matter nader serions consideration,. , M.J -?-?J t LiM2k.L:\ i . ? * f ?/vQB ha? been to r-?e Anderson under a commleakjp ic^T^^rnmt*r?t, ,a*d we ?acTerataad that the communitv generally mvorV 40? *?app***? etkmW about sdi that u ?fv>r*?a?#-* *. ?he manor to be taken ap and put through. A well-known cltfsen yesterday ca tered thia augg^thja -That Ht. F..w j 1er. .Mr. W?T?re~atid Mr. llrisaey, whoa* nome? h?ya, been mentioned. J permit their narie* tAfW ?sed ?ifrr |'?e?te!^i8aers ot ?w -fly ?u?d*.r a iceeamteaket form pt go vt rameo Vf UottiaU tali for coaaideration. 1* ". J in nm v; IUHI?VESS 1 >'. a large afore of very honored name became Insolvent und passed Into the banda of a new own er-sn energetic young mau. Little waa left to the business but' Hie good name, There were - nong stores ull around lt. The firm thiiiK this merchant did the emphasise In lils advertising that, bo kepf we|| known popular ar tick^r mentioning thoa? tdverilaed in the local newspapers by the manu facturers. He did not advertise them at a cut price. He merely let lt be known tbat;)ie carried Hiern and would Rive good jaervlce. That was a few months ago? Al ready the business bas started to re vi voj to an extent that competitors are sitting up and taking notice. This man makes lt a rule to men tion every day in his advertising the natue* of some well known, branded ar ticle -that he carries-a name that stands for character lu the mind of the public. HO I Kl. ALMOST IN SIGHT It ia stated that good progress was made on the Hotel project yesterday, and' that if co-operation is secured la the mext several days there ls now a i im. .t .-xi client chance of the Impos ing 'structure being built. )Vliile' ihe committee who are at work on the matter would not give out any detalla, they seemed "to wear a Bini lc- of near satisfaction;" and the. cor,t-luslon ta th?t with assistance suthj at/^aa; reoelvfdby. ;tyr. iMcKdn,-; ney}* committee yesterday, the new big deal can be putted off. Hogdera ot the Intelligencer will) remember when this paper carried! the first official story of tho prnpo tltiou ahout ten days ago that Messrs. Hrown and associates of South Rich mond, propose to erect here a sevea story hotel, costing shout 1100.000 fire-proof and modern In every re spect. The better the hotels, the better th? town; the more the hotels, tho j bigger the town. We have one. Let's get'inor?. .nil lONVFRSUlN itY SILAS Ol* hil the fossils in our town MlHaskitrs Was the bb*s. Hdaahld the antytuonilo never Xfould "replaco tile hoss. Hanauer* uster 'sneer and'snort -WW^ehever ene went by, And whfen he'd siee one hasted' down ate'*'laugh'tin he'd cry. J i Hs said the owners all were fools To go and 'spend their dough For them goldarned contrivances That never seemed to go. Them idevH-'wagoce -got .hla goat; He'd never fall for one, or all the gol-durn foollshnesa Oas wagous took the bun. One day a- nephew died and left Au old one-lunged machine A-staadlug out In old SI's b?- i. Si got some gasoline And pu?red it in ?he ?^?i-d'jrn thing To 'see If lt would start. He cranked lt up and thought he'd try To drive'the old gas cort. ile drove U down the road all right, Forgetting e?l bia "care And rude around till almost night And Visited everywhere. Next morning bright and early. He waa pounding down the street; He scared the bosses right and left. And knocked folks off their teat. ' f.., A week from then lie bought a car. . I It Was a .hlgh-hosp power. ? ile didn't take tim? to eat, J But drove lt every hour: j He raced-with everybody who !* Showed up;.wltbln a mile; w ! He sate you might &? ?>a h* des ' ' As jo?t to he in styl??. His whiskers brew out In the br?ese, Ap hewn the read he flew: He' SSH, -i'll ?how these gol-dlng . boobs . ?.?''? A taney trick or tew." I Ho spent all his waking honra In showing them new tricks; [Four cylinders became too tame. And so ne bought a six. ! He's hecn arrested nineteen times i For speodln' so they say. He'? got his whiskers all shaved, off. ?For thev got In his way. ?fM1^* He talks of touring ears all day And dreams or them at night And nowaday* .whenever he tee? A piece of hcrar- flesh pass . tie Kiri cVhackler sneering like. And boilers out: "No class!" --Topeka (Ked) State GapU?l ^fAtTRSSX i Ab, I .waa er King and ike waa ft Quee t day-that day,' IllliaPail 'Sah' non:' M* re wor^'^dreanv {Hid abewmy^?e^u and 1 vXf?t i Twa? a -w orld that waa reel K>.jfad?e? waaaroe-' LflWi ??eat aard so true that ?That I stand and ?sk. Oh. ttite? fi^-vfrv?* hy Sig** tm ttetasay iriteioh/ipy" Min-~*iwt alway! John Balle? Adger MuHallv. that i.aea.een bat? ?re prndaeAS an naall? ta the United Staten.. naaKng an average ot one base blt per bet. o o a o o o o e o e c o o II o o o o o ? o THE PEI>KRll. ?I IV U By Frederic J. Huckin o o ?- o I 0 -?TS FUT'-UK - o O ' ol ooooooooeeeaonooosono This series of Id i I I s has shov?r? that the city of \V:::.\:?.::::\ -\: ia governed by tim whole people of the United 8tuteH throsgh)tpejcungrfKH and 'bat mitions of thc people'* money has been *p\?nt in provldmr a federal etitabllah ment In in? District of Columbia. For and maa* rearons it is the city of groatcstuintoreut to Lite greatest number of people In thc knited States and In rocemvyeefs those, who aro in terested In the Improvement of Amer ican cities have focase dthelr efforts bn making Washington the specimen city of tlie country. It is said to compare favorably in its present atate with other national capitals, but plan? have been made for improvements on au extensive scale which will make Washington unique not only in America but in the world . Early modifications of the original plan of the city have already been de scribed. Subsequent Improvements were carried on without consideration I of the influence of the individual im provement ou the nypearanc? of the city aa avwhole. The Treasury Depart ment building aa. it now Blands de ?troya L'Enfant'? plan of a reciprocal view between the White House and rho capital and1 lt is said to'bat? been selected on the nrb'trary selection.ol General Jackson, who stuck his ata/f Ihto tit? ?bil at the corner of Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, and r.aid. "Build' ifpere." U ..' ' J 1..-- .. . . , The first step taken towards V'J beaut location-of Washington on a con sistent plan,'twas tho appointment of the so-callefl' MacMillan commission, in 1901, whldh developed-a pian- for the treatment of ' the park space ber tween the White House and the copi-1 i toi. AB ah IncioVjt to this plas, it is proposed to remove all of the buildings on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue and io replace them with mon umental structure* for the use of tbe federal departments. Five squares of 'groudd have already been acquired to-, ward the accomplishment of this pur nose. Th? prejutnt hntlrlln* wilt ha ra. moved and new department buildings will' be erected. The advantage af utilising the .ser vice of tho besVartistH In architecture. landseaphig'ab?Mhe klndsfed arte in un effort U make WbahtnRtonia anode! tar th? world B*a#>tw lappatwn^Jthat tl? original obniadiKloU>'was?followed by a fine arta >comtnisF>iotrf*lr1cb is still in existence^ tftt**n ^gentlemen whs are leaders*h tkotr rcapottlve.profea clcnn. and! whw>?sk>iRtana international t^paUtlfia.Vmeek^tsoito^ without,-. 11 ash >isifa|iai^n*itip?sB cup?n thespians .ft?* ?hobnaew otnldiag?ft1 bridges, mounmeutoliaad?, oUrtr con structions -and ,onbtbe>4?lans ipr im pwivomem of pupil*e'pa/asifl;Tfhey:do not' Of course, actually prepare thc plans, but dat aHWjilry'lo determine whether ' tlie details ;bf^pfoposed' 'gov ernmental "'work*"are''bf a standard which would1 he1 coftSlMteht with the MAA? i rx'J OtJIUmik - - - -. ?- - . fcj. V^J " |,(ito , tl Vt" of the city or Wjfrblnkton. According to tK? l>ynno?lMan? ?};>? ! ? pending, the Washington of the future, c ocvupyiug the entire area of the Dla- * trict of Columbia,' Will be bordered on t the three land sides by broad avenues G already provided for in the plan of tho " per nauent highways of itu? city, ?n the Maryland side of the Potomac o river there will be two ?real parks; ? one of which. Potomac Park, la alrcadv d In cxloience. and uie other, the Ana- ? .costa river improvement, has been au- ? thorUed by congress. Thc Anacosta I river is a tidal stream running but a I ?hort distance lnl?h?ipnd at low tide- t ls a mere thread pt water through ex- ? tensive flats. The'.plans for Improve- J men ts Include thaHHHk?iinn nf thou t Jita'whlch will ctS^pet?r$e park areas * borderlnR th'e The water ls' * to be kept at uutfQ*A.na$gbt by th*. t mesas Of a dam at a point where the! ? river widens Into Its pom nt rci?l chan- < nets. A houlev^^^^Hflner side and 1 aa eapaiiae of '.'wttjf??Hr boating and ? abating Pre Included the scanne, together with a number ot recreation 1 parka i On tho KMlprn ?M? nf tha r>\tv KA tween the original cits of Washington and the former town of Georgetown, a small stream, Creek', runs through a valley which connects Po tomac Park with trw Kock Creek Para. This stream, formerly a beau tiful waterway has been defaced hy refus* Clumped aloa? tts bank, that it ts Tor a part of tts distance, coffin ed between nearly perpendicular banks forty reel high. Cougreaa has authorized a counectWft between T Creek and Potomac J?a?k* along " course of this stream, which wm a*> res?ltate thc removal nt tr?!?;^?. pll<'.of refit** RA (hat si fitaji n.AV rrvnvV jj be constructed which, wilt c?uneot]tl the present parkr aaCFwWMMmdijr j e d*ve(op other sm ?1l?r pafFaxeaa, ocr j ti or which made h^utTfurhy a bend in c. tba-stream and surrounded by picture \v\ etan?, hui0h?aa JIMM-i oeauty spot.? "of Washington. On taa^f^pamVM'?f Mi? Potomac ?Vie niu in iiil?BIffiiiHIM i c\Wi," "sw?, a tsrge trvWf'OT land as th* re- Isl salt of uarroTiu^tk* *M*a*l at ta?{tri >itwm? ni ?VT. trw -wvi?? ww ?riia'rn'-w -?M apundary of nb. .: , . tatvaWa. aa.tba bouBonrv of the."dte-iet "?' ? ts the high water ?ie of tbe riv- ! v sr on the Virent* ?ldc The tract j whVu improved, wttt. ptMraikrt tke peea-1 We Fit the Hard-to-Fit Men. It's a very important feature-of.this business to fit men of unusual figures. Men with big waister and big chest measure1! men with small waists and small chest measure ; veSy tall men, very short me?v very stout m?n, very sprier men; extra big men. There are a lot of such figures; und we make a spe cialty of fitting them. We haye big stocks of the suitable things for!them. The variety i's large; suits styled right, in sizes that will flt. Most attractive values at $10, . $15 $18 $20 $25j BOYS' SUPERIOR CLOTHES; STYLE, GRACE, STALWART SERVICE; THE BEST MADE. New models in Norfolk suits plaids in the new shades; needle stripes; fine cheviots and worsteds. Excellent values at BB" 1' $3 $4 $5 $6 $7.50 $10 $12. A handsome gift knife free with each boy's ^suit. ..i v\M^Thein?w-Manhattan silk shirts at $3.50 are such as will delight youg?ye; very beautiful patterns. t\ w? 'A Plenty of thc n?^ Weaves in ?ew?spring'Shirts- at $1.00,$4.50 and $2-00. *...:... ..-,..,.15.... ?oUn?,-. M.., ' Spring hats mature calculated to f?t all head's and . : / all prices. $1.50${2.GO, $3.00,$^.00, $5:00: Be sure to see our Special hats at $2, named Evans' soec?al, I 1 .. * . I Order by parcels post, we prepay all charges. , "?.rt 4 . ' . s .j i .. M:-V,^UH BB or ffl1* Store gfffei .o lori: *>il'l , , ???? ?i dy authorized by thfc?scon Arlington is a beautiful national cemetery across the Potomac , from iVashington and is the last, resting dace of soldiers of th-j Civil war and Spanish war. it is voe iormer home if Ceneral Robert T?. Lee. comm'ander n-cbief ?f the armies of the S?uth In ha Civil war, it rsa ccr.flscJ*,*-:?'hy ifScers of the Federal government, but ifter the wpr'the courts decided tfcat hese otb ce rs had exceeded their pow - r, and compensation waa, made to the ! larmer owners. A great botanical garden, having not nly the show features of the botanl al- gardens' of "the past, but practical emonst rations of an arboretum on the modern plan ls another, of the propo itlons for future Washington. The resent bot?nico! gardens are located a a small apace nour th**- capitol and aVe ?aug been out of date ss a result f an entire change in botanical ob jeta and methods. It.Is proposed to lace the Sower demonstration near he Zoological Park where they will e accessible to the general public, and o devote a large portion of Rock freek Park to UM ftenbbn<a?d taradi lem?nstrntloas ' ww?a - reqdlre nor??11 reas and Which ar?, of ?dadclalptbfr st to Wientia?*. . The minor parka of Washington, anging from triangles measuripg only few hundred feet to open apace of de area of an entire city square seem I !? lUMt vUitnre tr? WV.M,-?^ *" v. pe of the city's distinctive cbarac- j ?ristie?. There are over 300 of these ! arks and with a few t -uptions they re now laid cut on CiMre.y eonven loaal lines, -lt.ts a part of the. new ! evetopment ot Westlington - to take p the studies of each at these minor arks separately and to. gtve them ew and characteristic treament so lat the Interest and variety of the treeta In the portion of the city usual, r seen by visitor* will be greatly ?n enced....-" , 'vv' ? Th? ?wa? ri?ll*ht.of th? futur* vi; Of tb aj?%*??toO. w?t .nvtArMibtlMtty bft ie system of street lighting. After j ?p?riment with many different ajr^ jl trna and a tzomaarfaon with other} lt iee, a system bas been developed j hieb uses a large number of lights j round H'?ASA globe* on ornamental 1 usia of <aly moderate height. The j ghta at^ apraead pa as to irW th* ef ^cf Af n rnnlln'miit raw ?ll Sr ? ? de of the street or awtaae, ?nd the J malt la an impression of festivity! ?an :? increased hy *be rrBeetieas j ?on? the well kepi asphalt of tit? i treat paving. The great width of j ?.tBvU?ii(? ??Maa KM hom rnttc-1 bad ky higher peels, and lights of j diger caadlo newer ima tfc* ?????H?^ J oa of Ute new system is rapidly going ] a through Ute malu portion of the I ny. The plan of th* city is eapec-j illy adapted to secure pleasing *?-j icu' by tate ?vites ? light in?; and \ m l?afhUd vista* ?I ibo *9#?*B hf ;?*on wUl have su-^oTsd-S'i?* iUoa. vu We are Ready FOP It WeVe got the Goods iiii?t Everybody will wari! Our Spot Cash Gash from Every Di? rect?oa B 9 TBR