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The Advertiser J. C. (/A /,' /, I A' (Ti ) A*i /..*/> / 3TO /?, LAURENS, May Ot li, 1880. Subscription Prlce--12 Months, $1.00. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Huton Tor Advertising.- Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, Ono inser tion, $1.00: oneil subsequent inser tion, ">*i couts, tiiliorul reduction noel?! for largo Ad vertisements. .J. C. (JAKTJNCTON A CO., Proprietors, FREU TUITION. Some of tho new - pupers in this State that clamor loudest against tho injustice of n Government forcing its citizens to pay a tux on imports, in order to protect certain home industries; with the same breath demand that the state of South Carolina shall exact a tuition fee of all students w ho at tend her educational institutions, simply to protect other schools. Tin? argument resolves itself Into this: Because under the present educational system which the State has adopted, young men can obtain an education nt a less cost than some denominational colleges can afford; therefore, in order to protect these schools, the price of education should be raised. Ts it more i m port ifni that the poor young men of the State have an opportunity td'obtaining a liberal education, or that we have numer ous colleges all over the State for those who ?ire able to pay tuition fees ? j In determining this matter of free tuition, we have but one ques tion to solve: is il encuinbenl upon the State to provide for tho educa tion of its citizens ? If it is, then everything possible, that will en able young men to avail themselves of these advantages, should be pro vided. But, if in this advanced sigo, we have any doubt as to the Advantages of a general diffusion of knowledge, ami especially of higher education ; ?fit is not cer tain that the subject of education is of sufficient importance to justify the State in taxing for its promo tion, then thi? whole public school system, which has the sanction of every State in the Union, is wrong. Educate tho masses and we.?.:?"' .?xpeci, Arjpuftfft? \ :: \" "1,,ay > ..i.... v o.-f.-oi ny to result. It is a good thing and WO have yet to see the man who has too much. **A little learning is a dangerous thing." Yet, some nico would have us believe that only those ?who are able to pity tuition should taste of higher education. Tho State should give tho poor such a smattering as our country schools alford, but a collegiate course is a luxury -which cannot be given by the State free of charge. All foolish, childish, nonsensical, self-contradictory arguments that we have ever heard advanced Ir rational men, are laid ill the shade when these champions of denomi national colleges affirm that thc South Carolina University ls a "rich man's college," and with the same breath demand that it shall not be left "free and open" because denominational schools cannot suc cessfully compete with it. As to the matter of establishing a purely Agricultural College, we see no particular objection. If tho State was able, wo see no reason w hy the best ta'ent that the world affords should not be engaged in an Agricultural College, a Medical College, n Law School, and n sepa rato and distinct school to fit men for every trade, pursuit or avoca tion thai can be followed In the South. But Til K AnVERTISEIl does oppos any measure that seeks to abolish or cripple an institution that gives to the bumble as well as rich, liberal education, and thus qualify him for the duties of a citi zen and any avocation his choice may dictate; and place instead a school of agriculture or any other particular profession. Agriculture ls a matter that concerns the whole State, whatever promotes the in terest of farmer should be encour aged. An Agricultural School of tho right kind, will ill the course of time work a wounderfrl change in this profession, and TIIK AUVKK TisKitis heartily In favor of such an institution. Ul t the University stand; let it remain free and open to nil, and establish as many oth ers a* circumstance*) will allow. One ofour esteemed contempo raries says "lt has been (dearly shown that this free tuition mea sure is contrary to the letter and spirit of the constitution." We have nt least read that celebrated document known as the Constitu tion of South Carolina, several timos, and although it may be our obtuseness, we have so fur signally failed to And anything either in the letter or spirit of that document, that Is Violated in this particular. Perhaps It if! there, but we prefer to have some better showing than merely this bald statement, (icu Cordon delivered an excol Jeiit address nt Montgomery, Ala. l&Lfe ..... Till-] CONVENTION. The deliberations of this largo and intelligent body Of South Car olina fanners, would doubtless bo of the greatest interest to the rend I ors of the ADVUUTISKK, but to give a detailed account of the numer ous speeches, resolutions otc, would fill our columns for months to come. On our outside will bo found a full synopsis of tho proceedings. The leader of this movement, is "nothing ii not critical," and one Who so freely exercises the undis puted right to criticise others, must ! expect to be himself watched. I How ever, we propose to be fair and I Just in everything we suv. Mr. H. Yt. Tillman ls undoubtedly tho moveing spirit of tho conven tion. His opening address, as a whole contains practical suggestions to the farmers, which will benefit them if followed, without injuring tithers. We presume noone has ever been so unjust, ns to accus.? Mr. Tillman or Ids followers, of becoming will ful ins'truinent for tho disruption of the Democratic Party. Snell un idea would stamp any man w ho ad vanced it, as a fool, to say tho least. The men wdio compose this convention ure the staunch and sturdy democrats of '70, and nothing is further from their pur pose than to disturb for a moment tho equilibrium of the grand old party that redeemed the State. Put, there are those w ho did fear that tho Convention might assume such a political shade as to have tl different effect from that intended. If they had claimed a right tn nominate State officers; if this "down trodden" majority, who have organized as a farmers con vention, should nominate candi dates, these candidates would run, not as democrats, but ns farmers, And, whether such bo the inten tion or not, this course would sink in oblivion forever the party now in power. It would bc a death blow to Democrey. What this convention will do, i. a question which linn only car answer; but perhaps some idea 01 what it will try to do, cnn be gath ercd from a scries ol' resolut i .?ns offered hy Mr. Tilmnn, a synopsis of which we take from thc JVeWi (an! Courier: "1st. To urge the Legislature to 0? '1 iT lisb at some; . .- - v. ' :r" "TccooTs.ao 111 cc i,.!7t>itu*o a real agricultural ami .??oilii.Yiilcnl college, modelled after those of Michigan and Mississippi, 2d. Tho Control and and management ol of this et dlogo to be vest od in the board of agriculture. Sd. Tho establishment of an experimental station 111 eon nee tion with ibis college, llb. 'Po memore ali/.e Congcrcss to pass the Hutch bill now ponding, appropriating $15,0009 ame ally in each Slat?- for the esluhlishliionl of experimental stations. M h. Protesting llganlllSt t his money, in case the bill pas ses, being reeieved by l he t rustees ot t hi South Carolina College. Kvcry dolla: spent on tho agricultural annex of tba College is so much monee wasted. Wi dont nek HOW lodge that tho lawyers um professional men arc the proper petViOili lo control and manage an agricultura college. Util. The board of agri culturo to bo oleetetl by a eonvontioi of fanners, to meet annually in Colum bia: that board to consist ol' ten mem hers, live elected Clich year, and to hav power to elect a secretary, who shal perform the duties of tho present com lil! ..doner. 7th. That in order to SUSttlil this college tho privilege tax ?in (li salo of fertilizers ho doubled, wide Would give an income ol' about 50,001 which, with tho .">,7no arising from th laud scrip, would be SUlliciont to Nil| port it. sib Thu Inspection ol'fertilizer is now dotlcint ami unsatisfactory an additional legislation is needed. Cot ton seed moal, whether used as fortilb er or as stock food, should bo 8 ll bj ot to analysis. Otb. Thc Citadel Aeadein at Charleston should Ix; aholisliot and the numcy given to tb South Cand?na College. A small tu timi should bo charged with th trustees to grant free tuition to dosen itlgVOlltllS. Ililli. A school to be opone at tfie Citadel, for girls, in place ol' th: u.'Utury dude factory now thon ami ni l e liberally supported by tli State. Nth. A eoilliulttt.f seven I be appointed lo present these matters I ( the lionorid Assembly in person and t j help sci ure tho passage of the niCIISUl'f I Indicated. Now, we see no particular objet lions, to fliest; resolutions, wilie we will herc mention exec] to tilt; 0th, which ls: Th.-? Poanl of Agriculture to h elected by n convention of farmer te meet annually in Columbia. Section 6R-1 Oen. Stat, provide that the Hoard of Agriculture sim consist of the Governor, who sha be chairman c.r-ojficio, the Mastt of the State (?range, the Presiden of the Agricultural and Meehai ieal Sotd, ty, and two citizens of tli State, elected lt)/ the joint rotc 0/ tl General A s?cmbly. Our government is Domocratl The people, either directly t through their representatives, alon have the right to elect State an County Officers. Because thc film ors ure largely in tile majority, M Tilmnn luis mistaken this elans ft the people. The theory of our go vernment is that'no class, howev< numerous or powerful, shall u sume the prerogatives whloh b longs to the people as n whole, every man In thc Stale wits et gaged in agriculture save mic, th one, would be ns much entitled to voice in the election of every of eer in the State, as any one fnrmt The ballot should bo cast, not by class, but by the citizens of tl Stute, whose money goes to sn port tlie government. It muy Urged flint farmers know best wi are competent to manage tl Agricultural interests; so' won lawyers know best who ari; quit fled to wear Hie Judicial erinn Wo see no greater reason why turi ers only should have a voice in cbc singa Commissioner ot Agrieuitu than to allow lawyers to meet convention und elect judges. If Mr. Tillman wants the farmers to make laws, he must have farmers elected to the legislature; but he can never convert Ids convention into a legislative assembly? This ; would be class legislation in its most ?langerons form. Deplorable , indeed will bo tho condition of af* ! fairs when all the offices of the government aro "lot out" to the va rious classes or professions most distinctly interested. Let us ad here to Jefferson ia ti democracy. The Commissioner of Agriculture is as much a stole officer as tho Governor, and to allow one class to elect him would make an imj>c i t'?tOH in imperio. We might point out other blun ders made by this convention, but this much was expected. lt is somewhat remarkable that an as sembly of three hundred men, gathered together oil the spur of the moment, should show such a conser vative spirit. W ry little abuse w as heaped upon any class except the lawyers, wno arc well able to bear it. If by abusing lawyers, Mr. Tillman can elevate tho farmer, WO say "lay on." The great convention luis assem bled and no one cnn doubt but that good will result. There is enough conservatism to bold in check all who are radical in their views. ! We do not object to farmers dis cussing politics, but they may talk from now till doom's day, and their farms will not be more productive. The greatest good that this con vention could have accomplished won ld be to arouse the farmers to organize clubs for tho discussion of improved methods of agriculture. It is gratifying to 1 lie friends ns Welles the opponents to see the good that ls likely to result from this first meeting. A BUM; u r ri TI KR Hut few countries upon tho face of the earth have been called upon to bear greater suffering and pecu niary loss, than this fair and sunny South. For those who from the cradle Were reared 111 opulence and wealth; who have heretofore scarcely bad a wish that could md easily be gratified, to be rendered in the twinkling of an eye, almost nennile-???..h- iShv ? . . ? i ,.i.,,, un. w orld; ls a condi tion which one might well think calculated to bring a fooling of ut ter dlspondency upon tho South. Tin? inevitable shock, consequent upon such radical change in thc social revolution through which wc have finssed, bus been fell in all ils force, but to the most casual ob server it is evident that we arc entering upon tl new era that is destined at length to raise us to a more favorable position than that from which we fell. To those who have daily confronted thc Southern people; who have lived with them, ami known their modes of life, this wonderful change, this spirit of progress, that has charac terized us as the "New South, is in deed bard to understand. Our dif ficulties nave been great, but us soon as tho people realized their loss, and the necessity of doing something for themselves, they have put forth every exertion, and to-day, ouch capitalist that conics within our borders, shows the nion suto <>f their success. In this bright picture which the New South reveals, the work of woman's band can be (dearly t raced. She who has encouraged by ber ex ample, solf-rellnncc ami willing ness to do with ber own bands what circumstances require, and recognized daily thc dignity of la bor, bas done ber full share in ma king the happy bornes that now till our land. Southern women, who in beauty, strength of charac ter and nobleness of purpose, have never yet been excelled,.have now shown themselves equal to any emergency. In all that ls best and noblest in Woman, they have no superiors) During tim debate in thc Senate on the bill making Washington Terri tory nState, Senator M USTIS offered i.u amendment restricting ile ballot to men. Women are allowed to vote in Washington Territory, and this being the cawe, a woman might be elected to the Semite, which would lindobtodly put an end t.i secrot sessions. Rven though a Senator, it is scarcely possible, thought Senator Kr KT is, that wo men can observe the injunction ol secrecy. Ho therefore urged all advocates of secret sessions, to sup port his amendment; butSonntoi BROK poured oil upon thc troubled waters by saying flint there was m (lunger of the election of n femnh Senator, ns no woman would nd mit that she lind reached the agi which the Constitution requires foi admission to the Senate. Georgia promises to have an ex citing race for Governor. Thi Chronicle is booming, Bacon Gordon is spoken of; but many vo tors would gladly place the Chlo Executive office upon the shoulder: of Hon. Patrick Walsh. Such i choice would reflect credit upoi tlie State, and had Condina a voice the matter would be settled at once He is a statesman, worthy of un; honor which tho people of Gcorgli can bestow. NO ?OOO TO lt HS ULT. Mr. Jefferson Davis is a great man, wo honor and admire liiin; hut wu van SOO no possible good that van result from his going (?vor tho,South making speeches. His lifo is in tho past. Not only will bis warm reception by tho Ex Con federn tes whom headdresses, be the subject of Bevero criticism by Northerm Democrats as well as Republicans, but ns tile past has shown, bis language will be dis torted ami his motives misjudged. As President of the Southern Con federacy and the only remaining representative, it is. probable that this ontluislurfm/will appear to be thc rekindlitigW the finnie of sec tional animosity that bi med toa white heat in '00. What good eau come in brooding over the past? We should not for get the brave soldiers who have laid their lives upon their coun try's altar, nor should we instil In to tlie minds of the rising genera tion tho idea that their fathers were traitors; but tho "furled ban ner" mount more than an end to bloodshed. lt signified that WO aro in the Union and there to re main; henceforth the interests of North, South, Hast and West, are common. What WO need is to for get tho past,-look to the future; the New South. Now that the po litical party of our (dioico is in power, to parade before tho people lum whose very name suggests nil thc bitter hatred that existed from 'tin to '(;.">, is, in our judgment, pro ductive of no good. Hotter for Mr. Davis, hotter for us and hotter for tho nation, that Mr. Davis remain at home. Wholesome Advice to the Free Trade Association. Letter of Hon Ouorcc. D Tillman. We publish part of a lotter from Hon. GKOIMJK 1). TILLMAN to the Fret! Traders of South Carolina. It abounds in good, practical sense, and exhibits ll judgment and with al, ii firm, manly independence, which is seldom seen In tho politi cians of .mr day. His views on the tariff and tho silver issues coincide exactly with the position heretofore taken by Tin: ADVKH TlSKlt. Our limited space will not allow a publication of the whole letter, which is well worth a careful perusal : Hoi si: UK I* Il KSK NT ATI V ES. ' ^s,^^^,;:(ft;A1?r";i) wi '"l'rof. lt. Means Davis, Chairman of tho Executivo Committee of the Free Trade Association of South Carolina-Dear Sir: I have been in no burry to answer your com munication of Mandi I, in relation to the turill', for several reasons, two of which I will mention. I>t. lb-cause, as you published your letter in the newspapers be fore it reached me, I supposed you cured more to seo your own pro duction in print than my reply, ?ind i'd. Because, as it was given out seemingly by authority, and with u flourish of trumpets, timi your Free Trude Association was formed nt Columbia to discipline the South Carolina Congressmen in their duty on the turill", I thought it better to give you and your associates am ide time to suspect that I purpose to do my own thinking on nil po litical questions, without responsi bility to anybody, except the peo ple of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. As your letter is tho Hrs! bugle note calling for au organized goil eral agitation in South Carolina of tho doe! cine ol'free trade, 1 regret to have to differ with you at tho very outset, when you say: "Of all causes assigned for tho present deplorable prostration ol industrial interests in the United States, none is moro disastrous and far-reaching emu the system nf so called protection under which n grievous tariff, imposed avowedly as an extraordinary war measure, bas been perpetuated through twenty years of profound peace." Now, my dear sir, as tho same "deplorable prostration of indii 1 rial interests" that you complain of in thc United States exists else in (Cngland, where free trade pre vails, how is it that protection can produce the identical result hen that free trade produces there*. You must seek sonic other othei cause that does not contradict itself a more all-pervading force, that h operating in nearly every quartm of Europe and America. Thal force, In my judgment, is the Merci and long protracted war on silver prosecuted mostly ny thc cxeeu live department of our Govern mont, although ours is the larges! silver-producing nation in tin world. That war is lmlng vigor ously pressed nt ibis very inomoir by our Democratic Administration so called, in the interest of tin bondholders and national bank: agains the people and against tin traditional "hard money" policy o the Democratic party, and m amount of reduction in the turi! cnn help "the deplorable prostra tion of the industrial interests" ii this country until thc secretary o tho treasury shall quit administer lng his high office for the benefit 0 tho few ut tho expense of the ninny Unless you had informed mi What you und those you represen mean by "free trude," I cannot tel Whether wc agree or not as to tin best method of raising Federal rev enuc. The phrase "free trude" ha a great ninny different menning! like the word "religion," or ut lens different shades, qualifications nm imitations of menning. However, as you declare you association have "resolved to urg upon the people of South Cn ml hm in public meetings, tho propriot; of tltimanflinfl of Congress u speed, abolition of urtifbdal barriers am governmental toll-gates," i info that you propose doing uwny wit! customhouses Altogether, and prc pose to raise the nee<--oir revenue by direct tif.ru/io/ If this bo your pinn, so fa from approving it, f hope yo will not got offended whoo I Intl inute that your friends, and tho friends of ?those members of tho as sociution wno agree with yon, ought to be looking out for quarters in that well-known institution where disordered minds uro sometimes restored. Yet nguiu, if you munn by "free trade" th:vt the bulk of the Federal revenue ought to bo levied exclu sively on articles imported from abroad, that ure not produced in this country, such ns ten, ooline, spices, Arc, candor compels me to admit that I still differ from you, because I prefer, as o general thing, n tariff for revenue, with incidental protection to American Industries, 'rbis hus always been thc doctrino of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson und tho other luthers of the Democratic party. lt', however, your associa tion advocates moderate tariff, chitdly on imported articles, pro duced iii whole or in part In this country supplemented by n heavy income tax to support the Federal Govern mont, then I um with you, and there is no necessity for your brotherhood of frei? truders to seek to exact tiny further confession of faith from me. Hut it may be that your defini tion of "free trude" in Federal poli ties is the sumo ns that ?d' Mr. Cal houn, n turill* not to exceed twenty per cent., Which would suit inc very well, if it could yield enough revenue to sustain tho Govern ment; und it ought to do that, when ndded to our inreriinl reve nue tux, provided expenditures could bo kept within reasonable bounds-nil Impossibility In view of the large und Indefinitely ex panding pension roll. Therefore, ns n free trade?, or twenty per cent, tariff, even when reinforced by the present internal revenue, w ill nut sulllcc for the Government, 1 unite my voice with tho almost unanimous cry of Vir ginia, North Carolina und Georgia for tile total exptirpntion of the whole internal revenue tux, und I favor support of the Government by a graduated income tux. As the pensions which our con querors ure irrevocably deter mined to levy upon us for tno next forty years will make it Idle t<? talk about "free trade," or oven about getting rid of the internal revenue, unless we collect a large income tax in its stead, I nm de cidedly for helping to reduce the turill* by means of an income tax. As between thal und the internal revenue, I nm unqualifiedly for the former joui I . t ;i.ls(> t lu* ^ liberty of recommending your association lo agitate, (il it must agitate BOIIIC tiiing,) tho substitution of un in come tux for the Internal revenue. In my judgment the best method, and the only method, of keeping pensions within jud limits, ls to eolleet thc Whole pension fund spe cifically from the Income of the wealthy, who reside almost exclu sively at thu North, where nearly all tlie pensioners reside I'kewlse, und while some one ought to begin the agitation of this policy. I cannot' seriously recommend your associa tion to commence it, because, I must be pardoned for expressing tin? opinion, that it is exceedingly unwise in South Carolina, either by u Stale association, or by lend ing Individuals, ut this time to !> conspicuously chimoring for nn\ kimi of reform in Federal taxation or Federal legislation. F von the appen rn nee of attempt ing leadership by South Carolina in nutionul ulla i rs will bo resented by both North and South. Polities is very analogous to war-in fact it is mimic war; and just as the best soldiers do not like to follow a de feated general into buttle a second time, so the conquered South has Inul enough of South Carolina gen eralship for some time to come. It has not been long since our State was the recognized lender of both the South and thc National Demo cratic party, und flint leadership ended in war, tlefeat and ruin, tither people have not forgotten it although it seems that some of our folks have, and thc South will- dis trust our fussy discussion of the .'free trade" problem at this time, ns mindi as the Republicans nt thc North will be delighted at it. Kven If lhere were a good chance tc enact n free trude turill* by levying both nu income und un internal revenue tax, or otherwise, South Carolina's obtrusive chuinpionslii* of such a measure would defeat it It will be many a day before tin Confederate states, ami, least of all before South Carolina shall be per mitted to dictate the policy of Hu Federal Government on the tarif or nny other momentous question Let us by nil means exercise om full constitutional rights of discus sion und voting on every Importun issue, but tho eternal fitness 0 things requires tba South Carollnt should take a buck seal, at present ns regards political leadership. ***** No other Southern State, ns \ un advised, is nt present trying f , I aa I Itself Into n furor of excitemen against n protective tariff. Thei Why should we volunteer to prend ll crusade for redressing tho sup posed wrongs of the ugrieiiltiiru States of the South und West Sundy WO ?'un hour the ills of pre tection ns long ns they cnn. Bc skies, ninny of the grout States o the West, usually believed foy supot tidally informed persons to be ex elusively agricultural in their put suits und consequently for frc trude or low tariff, ure largely en gnged in manufacturing; so largel; t hut if the issue were mude bet wee ti protective und n free trude ttirif it is very probable thai two-third of those States would he protection Then why oppose the I ll vi table It is ns true now ns lt ever wns thu whoever spits against the wini spits in lils own facet und considet lng Hint South Carolina's policy ICM to the war which forced the Oo\ eminent to contract n debt of neut 1 yathroo thousand million dol?an the payment of the interest mn principal of which, to aether wit! providing for current exponeos uni pensions, requires an anual revenu of nearly three hundred si1111 io dollars, is it becoming in Hont Carolina to prate about free trude HOW TO GET RICH ALL THE PARTICULARS GWEN AT THE Where You Can Bny til.? Ohea> est Fuirnittr? inthe Soiath. jTJLSt Thinly of It A Nico Poplar Chamber Suite, 10 piceos.$tr> no Beautiful Imitation Mahogany Chamber Suite, ten pieces. 28 00 Nice Large Marble Top Suite ten pieces. HO 00 Beautiful Walnut Mrrblo Top Chamber Suite, ten pieces. 4"> Od Vrery Handsome Walnut Maible Top Suite ten pieces..$50 to $500 Hep Loungss, with Springs, $450: Carpet Lounges, walnut framer 7 00 Mohair Plush Parlor Suite, walnut frame.$85 00 Redstead* from $1,72 to $150 ('liairs from 45e, to. 00 00 Rockers with carpets seats and hack. 2 00 These prices just sweep tho deck, and even Factory prices are not fl circumstance, Cull on us mid be convince that this is tho placo to save yuro money. FLEMING & BOWLES, SSS Broad Street. AUQUSTA, <3cJ?. AT EMPORIUM OF FASHION, MILLINERY, DRESS AND FANCY GOODS. Ribbons, Satins, Hosiery, Laces, Umida, (lores, Plower*, Tucking, Cull's and Collars, Feathers Hunching, Handkerchiefs, Hats, Embroideries, Hall's Corsets. HOOTS and SHOES, also Remnant Clothing which we offer at and below cost, to closeout. We sell stictly for cash, consequet ly can and will soil as cheap if not cheaper than anyone else. W. H. G1LK&RSGN At Emporium of Fashion. MAIN STREET, LAURENS. Fl! RN [TURE, FURNITURE ! Minter A- Jumicson's Furniture Palace is tho place where you can buy the best Furniture CH KA I* EST. Just think of it: All Walnut Suit, tu piceos, one-fourth marble, for only ?f2?>/>0; worth In market $35.00. Very Handsome Walnut Marble top suit, ton pieces, for .mly $45.00. Mohair IMusb Parlor Suit, Wainui frame, for only 112.50. Hockers, with Carpet seat and back, for only $1.75. Neat ?ol Chairs for only .r-.7?. "VsTe will not loe undersold. Complete Stock Matresse? Red Springs. Also Cai pols and Rugs Cheap for Caslr NV ll deliver Furniture on the G. L. & s. R. II. between Greenwood and Spartanburg free ol'charge. S P li I N G ! S V R I N G ! ! Our Spring Stock of Dry Hoods, Dress (?nods, Ladies', Gents', Misse* and Children Shoes and Slippers has just arrived, and at prriees lower than ever before. our Stock of Dross Goods and White goods is completo, and at prices WO Defy Competition. Wo sell tho .Lunes Moans $8.00 Shoe, also Chas Heiser Shoes, both of w hich, we warrant every pair. Don't forgot that weare 11 oudquutors for Shoos und Slippers, ami Ladies Dross doods and White Goods. Also, Ready made Clothing. MINTER, Sc JAMIESON, Leaders OP LOW Prices? COME OM, COME ALL And see and feel and be convinced that GRAHAM & SPANKS Have one of the Largest and Best Assorted Stocks d GENERAL MERCHANDISE IN THE COUTI RV Call and examine our Stock of Ladles' and Gents* Hose, GI o Gents'Collars and Cuffs, Ladies' Jorsoys, Walking Jackets, New Markets, Cloak's, Dress Goods, silks, Prints, Hloachlgs, Tickings, Ginghams, shirting, Shooting, Cotton Checks,Tabl?n Damask, Tow els, Doylies, ? il n soys, Joans, Cassi moros, and everything generally kept in a first-class store. CLOTHI1I0 Dur Stock of Clothing is completo this Season. Wo aro now prepared to save von money in this line. Slioes, Shoes. In Ibis line it is useless for us to say anything, for om customers know that we always keep the best stock of shoes in townu HATH and CAPS-In this line wo can suit o very bod?.. Wo wish to call your ttttontlo to our Stock of Shirts. Our $1.00 ,vmirt turns down unythlng:un the bill. Groceries-Sugar, Coffee, Table snit, Cheese, Crackers, Canned t Hoods, So ipa torch. Soda, Bluing, Pepper,Spice, Chewing Tobaco, . Smoking Tobacco, Cigars, AC. GRAHAM & SPARKS Tlie Big Eagle! If you. wish to see him, and touy grooeries low for Gash, oa.ll a/t J. E. Cooper & Co's. Highest P^rioes -padd tor Oountry Produoe, Hides, &0. a,t j. it. COOPER & co.