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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18.
How la the time to change from that brain-heating
Derby to a cool Straw Hat,
Brims are Narrower this ses son.
Popularity will be decided between?
Splits and Sennits,
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Soft Milans and Panamas
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Coming to the fore again.
Shapes and proportions to fit every man's head and fig
ure, and prices to fit every man s idea of expenditure.
Good Hats all prices :
50c,
$1.00,
$1.50,
$2.00,
~ $2.50.
PANAMAS $5.00 and $7.50.
ONE PRICE TO AIAi.
B. 0. Evans & Co,
_ THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS.
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Tho Parmors' Educational and
Co-Opera?ve Union of America.
I CONDUCTED BY J. O. 8TRI0LINQ. j
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I MW* GommuloatloDB intended for this ;
II department should be addreaaed to '
J. C. Strlbllug, Pandleton, 8. C.
Farmers, Ponder Over This.
Farmers should take to heart tho
profound advice of Herbert Spencer,
that whatever is done for farmers,
should be done by farmers.
It makes one tired to read current
news about the Department of Agri
culture investigating itself on the
charges of leakage of cotton reports.
We had just as well expect an old hen
to come off nor nest, splutter about,
sqnall a few times and try to shake the
mites off of herself as to expect the
Department of Agriculture to free it
self of its parasites and grafters with
out help from the outside. An inves
tigation of any character to be credi
table before the scrutiny of an exact
ing publio must come from a creditable
force of disinterested investigators.
For these reasons we should be sur
prised to hear of any discreditable re
porta against any employee coming
from one of its fellowmembers.
A business farmer?how do yon like
the saying? A business farmer?when
ever you see a farmer of this kind you
will see an independent farmer!
"I own stock in a cotton warehouse;
I have an invested interest in a Far
inera7 Cotton Exchange." This talk
has the ring of the true metal. For
the reason that others than the cotton
grower has made good dividends on
investments in cotton warehouses, the
cotton grower may make as good div
idends on cotton warehouso stock as
outsiders do, and in addition to this
dividend on warehouse stock, the cot*
ton grower provides protection in a
safe and practical way against allow
ing cotton speculators to name priceB
and forcing the producer of cotton to
deliver the goods whether these prices
are profitable to the grower or not.
We have some hot stuff on this point
down in ice to keep cool until we can
turn it loose before the union. If your
local Union president is not in posses
sion of the Key note, and ia not able
to sound this bugle blast of warning to
cotton growers of impending danger
ahead to the vital interest of all cotton
producers, be sure to go out to the
county meeting on 11th of July and
you will be astounded at the audacity
being displayed by cotton speculators.
Would it not shook you for a cotton
mill man to say to you that he has
bought your this year's crop of cotton
from another man for 7? cents per
pound. More surprising still is it that
these parties are no partners of yours
in your business. They are strangers
who live hundreds of miles away.
These cotton speculators, these pi
rates of legitimate trade, make laws
I aod rules unto themselves as to tbe
pricing and controlling of a product
they never spend a dime or an hour'",
labor to produce.
Tho proposition before you at our
next County Union meeting will be
how to meet a proposition to compel
the cotton grower to deliver his cotton
to till a contract at prices tho grower
never made! Will the farmer continue
to "sow in doubt, reap in uncertainty
and sell in despairT" Or will cotton
growers lino up to amra and assert
their manhood by saying to those
prico makerc that we must positively
refuse to deliver our cotton at prices
we never made. Cotton growers ought
to Know more about what it cost to
produce cotton than others, therefore,
tbe produces has a right to name such
as will give him a reasonable profit
*, for his outlay.
{ This is all we want and it ia just
what wo are goiug to have.
Union.
Write union iu largo letters at the
head of all your resolutions at your lo
cal meeting, aud when you leavo home
for your next county meetiug on 11th
July keep this important word freBh in
your minds all day long. Make all
your talk, actions aud thoughts con
form to tho one word Union, and you
will nil return to yonr homes i'oeung
liko you had done your best to improve
your own condition and that of your
neighbors, too; do not for once let
selfish ideas take possession of you
and intiemate to all yonr best friends
that if you don't do my way I won't
work at all. Now, my friends, we have
been working along this fool hardy
plan of every fellow for himself and
the devil take the kindmost man long
enough. We have worked this old
Btaid plan until it does some times
let k like the devil or the cotton mani
pulators will get the whole compoodle
ment. Join in with all your best
neighbors and make one hard pull,
and a long pull, a pull all together for
good, and pood is sure to come to all
and you will feel good as long as you
work for good.
If the Farmers' Union desires to set
itself up against an unrighteous com
bination who have combined agaiust
our interest, we must j ni up our beBt
business man and back him up with
our caoital and a set of rules and reg
ulations that will ensure confidence in
our management.
We must have a man with enough
manhood about him to take a credit
able position as our representative on
the market and aiaiaiain this posi
tion.
If the farmers want anything, send a
farmer after it! If tbe farmers want
anything accomplished that it takes
pluck, energy, grit and good conser
vative bnsinesa qualification to bring
it in, you must send that kind of a
man for it!
Every fall the market is flooded
with cotton; all try to see who can get
there first. More cotton is dumped
upon the market than present demands
can take care of; then prices drop down
to where speculators cau see from $5
to $10 per pale in it by turning it into
their storehouses nnd holding it, aud
that is what they do.
These speculators make use of busi
ness methods that the cotton grower
has failed to use and the speculator
roaps the profita that should have gone
to cue cotton grower.
Wo often lose more profits at the
Belling end than we make at the pro
ducing end. Wo must watch both
ends of our bur.iness or somebody else
will watch it for us.
Bidding for What ?
Editors The Intelligencer: Some en
terprising towns of South Carolina
appear to bo in euger competition to
secure the location of tho Presbyterian
College of South Carolina, now located
at Clinton, S. C.
It is probable '.hat tho bide for tho
institution are being made in ignor
ance of the facts of tho case, which aro
as follows:
The college is worth about $110,000,
invested in improved real estate in
three blocks. Two of tho pieces of
property aro owned by the Clinton Col
lege Association nnd are held in trust
for the Hoard of Trustees of tho Pres
byterian College of South Carolina for
their use iu conducting the Presbyter
ian College so long as that institution
remains at Clinlou.
These two pieces of property havo
all tbe public buildiugs, together with
the entire equipment of library, labora
tories, society halls and college furni
ture of all kinds. Ou this property is
included ono professor's residence, the
dormitory, the mcBS hall,tbe recitation
hall and the athletic grounds, total 21
aores. This property cannot be moved
and cannot be sold by the Board of
Trustees.
The third block of property ia owned
by tho Board of Trustoes, and may be
sold and the proceeds removed to any
other localit;. This block consists of
8 acres of Ian.;- and 2 professor resi
dences, on which rests a mortgage of
several thousand dollars. If the pro
perty were sold, it would net, above
indebtedness, not exceeding $2,000,
which is the total sum of values which
may bo moved from Clinton to a new
location.
In other words, any town bidding for
this college can secure just as much
property by adding $2,000 to their bid
and establishing their own coliego de
novo, without causing any injury to the
college at Clinton.
These facts may be disappointing to
enterprising gentlemen who are work
ing to secure the location of the Col
lege. But they should not be, as they
indicate a method whereby all the con
testing towns can be successful, if they
are willing to add a couple of thousnud
dollars in each case to the amount of
the bids and establish their own col
lege.
The above statements can be veri
fied by reference to eny of the direc
tors of the Presbyterian College of
South Carolina, or any momber of the
Clinton College Association.
The fact is that Clinton College will
remain where it is even if the name,
Presbyterian College of South Caro
lina, is taken to some other town.
J. F. Jacobs,
Ex-Director of the Presbyterinn Col
lego of S. C.
? W. C. Ir'by, Jr., and W. T.
Crews, both of Laurens, have started
a weekly paper called The Vidette in
Columbia. In its salutatory it says it
is printed in the interest of the "re
form faction" and will support the
dispensary as the best solution of
tbe whiskey question.
STATE NEWS.
? The dispensary at Piokena has ai
last been closed.
? Two negro boys were ue.it to the
penitentiary from Charleston for
stealing bioycles.
? A strange bug bos baen discov
ered at Aiken which has doctroyed 75
aores of ootton.
? There are confined in the Aiken
jail nine persona charged with mur
der and one with rape.
? Governor Heyward will make an
address before the Aiken law and
order loaguos on tho fourth of July.
? Navigation on tho Congareb be
tween Columbia and Georgetown will
begin about the first of July.
? The wall of a new two-story briok
building at Bishopville fell iujuring
two nogro briok-layers.
? W. P. Young, of Spartanburg,
released 3,000 pigeons, which out tho
air for their lofts in Philadelphia and
other places.
? Two negroes attempted an as
sault upon two ladies near Aiken,
but were frigbtenod oil by their
soreams.
? The freight oar which carried
tho stock of whiskey and beer to Co
lumbia from Piokena last week was
draped in mourning.
? S. 11 Baker, a progressive far
mer of Kershaw, mude 42 balos of
ootton on 34 acres of land last year,
using only white labor.
? In Spartanburg Couuty in 1904
twelve sohool libraries were estab
lished and elevon so far this year
say& the Herald.
? Mrs. Addio Rollins, mother of
R. C. Rollins, cashier of the Bank of
TimmonBville, had hor arm broken
and was otherwise injured by being
thrown from a buggy attaohed to
runaway horse.
? Ralph, tho young son of J. T
Ward, of Newberry, fell from a swing
the other day and broko both bones
of his left forearm. About six montha
ago he broke his leg while playing
football.
? A horse fainted upon seeing an
automobile in Spartanburg. Horses
all over the State it seems cannot get
I ueed to tho modern method of travel
ing. Frequent runaways or horser,
I being frightened by automobiles are
almost daily reported.
? Marlboro County is setting; a
mighty good example to the rest of
the country in the matter of atook
raising. Not very long ago one far*
mer in that country aold 20 head of
fine beef qattle for shipment to Rich
mond.
??Rev. H. D. Grainger, a Baptist
miniater, was ahot from ambush and
instantly killed while ploughing in his
field in Horry County last Friday. A
near neighbor, C. Johnson, is charged
with the murder and has been arrest
ed.
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? Mrs. P. M. Cope, of Orangeburg,
is filed suit against tho Southern
ailway for $75,000 damages on ac
unt of the death of her son, C. M.
ape, who was brakctnau on the Og
in special train, which was wreoked
, Greenville April 29.
? There will be a grand reunion of
10 old ex-slaves and their children
id grand ohildren at Old Piokeos on
uly 4th. Kvorybody invited. The
eloomo address will be made by La
mia Jenkins, responded to by Carrie
hoioe, of Soneoa. Other speeches
ill be made on the grounds.
? The Charleston Post saya a
ogro man by the name of Robert
ourtriet was received into the city
ospital Thursday, suffering from a
ittlesnake bite. lie died Thursday
ftornoon at 2:45 o'clock. The rat
[csnake, said to have been four feet
>ng, bit the man at Midland park,
otne miles from the city and tho
egro was blooding prjfusoly when
o reaohed tho city.
? The Spartanburg Herald of Wed
08day says: Congressman J. T. John
on yesterday reoeived offioial notific
ation that tho claim of Mr. A.lviu H.
)ean, of the county, who was depriv
d of a horse by the Union soldiors
ireotly after tho surronder of Lee at
Lppomattox, had been approved and
ho money would bo forwarded in tho
tumediate future. Mr. Dean will re
eive $125.
? The railroad commission has
iven out its findings in the Ogdcn
rreok. Blame is laid upon the crew
f the Ogdcn train, but dissatisfao
ion is expressed as to the explanation
aade as to tho part the Greenville
'ard people had in tho matter. The
inding praises * no general system of
he Southern as to the operating of
rains, but recommends that in cities
ike Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
ind Spartanburg the railroad have a
jotter system of having the yard
imployes informed of the trains ox
>eoted.
? According to reports whioh have
>een oomiog into Columbia recently
here is some extensive grafting gqisg
>n in tho pension system. Tho sita
ilion inColleton County is furnishing
in immediate sensation, with otill
nore startling revelations to oome
Tom there in the immediate future.
Jther counties will be heard from
ater, it is said. From the facts just
nade public by the Colleton County
tension board, half a dozen appli
tations filed for pensions for women in
.901, and whioh have been paid regu
arly sinoe they were certified to the
kate Board by the County Board have
>een discovered to be fraudulent,
>ased on porjured affidavits. Tho
;rand jury has taken the matter up
ind those concerned in the fraud will
>e brought before the courts.
? You can always mako a womsa
?avo a good time talking to her about
1er ohildren and a man about him>
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GREAT MANUFACTURERS'
Only five days have passed of this great Ten Days' Sale, and we have had more people visit our store than we thought were in
Anderson County. We increased our Sales-people to over five times our regular force, and still we were unable to handle the crowdsu
"aRsfJeSfc"-'
WASH GOODS.
?09 yds Figured Muslins, worth 5s...... i....? .. ..?.?...........*....? ... m?.Bit 40 jUu
"2500 yds Flfiursd Batist?, worth 7o.at *?
6000 yds FlfiUM>d end Plain Lawn?, worth 10 and 121o.at 71a
3500 yds Figured Cottea Voiles and Suitings, worth l??o.at I
^ pi?* yd-wlfo Percale, worth lOo...?.aid*) yd
50 piece Cotton Checke, .worth 6o.......;.at ojo yd
WHIfB GOODS.
9000 yds'White Lawn, worth
2500 yds F?cc White Lawn, worth lOo.,...at 7io yd
1500 yds Fine White Lawn, worth 12ic.at 8{o yd
2000 yds White Mercerized Pique sad Oxfords In lengths of 2* to 10 yds,
saoh worth 26c...........................t.;?. at Wo yd
10 p!?o3 White LacoStrips, worth ?e..............<;*............?.....?....?.. ;.........ot io yd
SHOES AND OXFORDS.
90 pairs Children's Tans and Black Oxfords,; worth 65o..............................at 65opatr
110 pair* Men's Tana or Black Oxfords.?.reduced from ?! to S?e
MeK Viol Shoes, worth $1.25.;.....at 89s
Mea'*CalfBh<WB, worth $1.60..at $1.10
Msa's VWShoas. worth 2.00. .at 1.25
Men's Vid Ahosa^worth 2.25. ... .....a .,at 1.g0
125 paire lad!??' Kid Shoaa, worth 1.25.,.,.at 05o
Ladlea* Taa Oxfords, worth 3.50.?.m at 1.10
SHIRTS. " '
Men's and Boye' Soft Brown Shirts, wurth 2Oeand a0o.........M..M?.,..........M....stlOo
Men's ?hirt?. worth COo. .........<.. j. ...............................................at )?jo
Men's SMrie worth 76o.;...?4fl 69o
Men'o Bhlrta, worth 1.00 and 1.25....at79o
Men's Work Shirt?, worth 80s...,..;..........,.v....mm.....>......ft 10e
Men's Work .Shirts, wcsrth50o. at 86o
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HATS.
Sailor'* worth 25oand esc,. at 17o
Bailor's worth 50o acd 76c,..,,....................,.......?.,,...................at 89o
HERE ARE SOME SPECIAL ITEMS NOT ADVERTISER LAST WEEK.
6-foot Buggy Whips, worth 16c, at 5o each. %
6?foot Buggy Whipa, worth 20c, at 10c each,
6-foot Buggy Whips, some with loose lash, worth 26c and 38o, at 18c each.
Search light Mafrcboa lo a jjos.
TrimmedB>^-worth 6?oM..,.v;..,. ...w.............. at 250
Trimmed Hat
, -JmedHais, worth 1,00.
Trluamed Hat?, worth 160.
.at49o
..................;st69o
colored BrooadlnS,
DRY GOODS.
wtnthl&o..................
VtfM
worth 40o...
BLACK GOODS.
S p?eca double fold Black Goods; worth l5o.
5 plsoo double fold Blaok Goods, worth 2?o.
8 pieces Wool Voile, worth 40o.
6 pl?eo Black Brllliantino, worth 05o.
5000 yda Brown Dreso Lining, worth 18o.
76 plecs Apron Checke, worth 6o.,.
25 pieos Apron Cheoko, worth 'io....
1500 yds Dress Glnghama, worth 7c...
1000 yds Dwas Ginghams, worth lOo.
TABLE LINEN
15 pi?ces Table Linen, not mors than 5 yds to a customer,
20 doz Fringed DoiHea, worth 5c.
10 doa Maroertt A Tobio Napkins, worth 1.96-.
/ LADIs?' COLLARS.
26 doa TnrnoTsr&i worth lOo.....at Sc each
.~~.r.??So yd
...v.at 16o yd
......st 82o yd
.at 29o yd
...at 8o yd
.st 15e yd
.at 290 yd
.u.at 46o yd
.at 9|o yd
.i.M...w....at 3*o yd
,.at 6o yd
.st 4c yd
.at 7o yd
worth 60o.st 85o yd
.st 2c saeh
.at 89o doz
10 doa Taraovsrs, worth 15o
15 doa Ladles' Stockings, wortn 15c......
10 t?oa Ladieo' Stockings, worth 25o.
BOYS' CLOTHING.
Knee Pants, size 4 to 16, worth 81.
Kjm? Pants, adss 4 ta 18, worth ?oo....^..
Boya'S^lta,b!Eo6tol5,worth:.25...
Boye* Malta, also0to 10. worth 2.50...
BOys? Snita, olz? 4 to 10, worth 8.00...
H03IERY.
Ladles* Black Hooe, worth 5o........ ..
Ladite'Black Hoso, worth iOc.
Ladles' Black Hose. Worth 15o..
Men's Hose, worth 124c..........
Men's Heisa, embroldsred, worth 20o.
126 pairs Mau's 1.00 grade Bins Orstalla..v.-..
.at7osaoh
.at 7o each
......st lSooach
.at 15o pair
.at 85o pair
.ateOoasir
..at 160 pair
.st 1.98 pair
.at 2c pair
........at 6a pair
.st 8c pair
....at 8o pair
.;*t i2jo
?...;.st89n
.at40o
.-.at 69o
,.st79e
.at 96o
.at 1.25
.st lo yd
.st 2}oyd
.atSJo yd
.st 60 yd
.st 9o yd
.at 20c jd
...at lo yd
LACK CURTAINS.
25 pr Laos Curtains, 2i yds long, worth 76o....
20 pr Laos Cartelns, 3 yds long, worth 1.00.
13 pr Lftoe CartslfjfK 8 yda lonjr, worth 1.25.
15 pr Laos CnrtsHap^worth 1.35.
12 pr Laos Cortafns, worth 1.90.?.
EMBROIDERIES.
85 pleoss BmbFoldfcriai. 1 to U io. wide, worth 81c.
2000 yds Bmbroldsry, H to 2 tn. wide, worth 5o.
1500yds Bmbroldsry, 2J sad 3 in. wide, worth 7o.
50 pleoss Embroidery, M te 4 in. wide, worth 10c.
76 pleoss Bmbroldsry, 6* to 9 io. wide, worth 15c.,
15 pieces Bmbroldsry, 15 lnoh wide, worth 85o.
LACE.
25 pleoss narrow Val and Torchon Lsos, worth 8o.....
1000yds ' f Fine Not Laos, from 31 to ^ In. wide, worth i2Jo, 16o and 20o yd....at 5o yd
2500 yds a arch on Lace. 4 to 0 in. wi.. .at 5o yd
SHIRT WAISTS in White Lswn aw_ 31ns and.Grey Chambrsy.at 89c each
White Lawn trimmed with Embroideries, worth 1.00.?..st 59o
DINNER SETS.
200 doz whit* Cnpn afed Sanest* at 6o sseb; 250 dos large Dlnnsr Plates 5o each; 150
Brsskfsst Pistes 6o esobj 60 dos Caps and Saucers gold decorated 9c each; 75 doz
large Pistes 8o each; 60 dos Braaknut Plateo 6a each; 22 doz covered Steak Dishes
worth 50o at 26a
42 plso* Dinner Set, worth 6.50, st 3.98; 100 piece Dinner Set, worth 12.50, st 7.25; 100
ptSOS Dlnnsr Bat, worth 14.00. at 9.50. Tollst Sets?10 piece Toilet Sots, worth 3.50,
st 2.25; 10 piece Tollst Sets, worth 4.50, at 3.25: lOpIeoe Toilet Stts, worth 5.00, st 8.75.
GLASSWARE.
1000 GIsss Tnmhlsrs at lo each; Glass Bntter Dishes st 8o saoh; I gallon Pitchers,
worth 256, at I5o each; } gallon Pitchers, worth 40c, at 25c; i gallon Pitchers, worth
65o, at 40c; Tall GIsss Vases, worth 25o. st 16o saoh.
^- TINWARE.
Wash Basins, worth 7c, at 3c: Wash Bssins. worth 10c. at 5c; 10 qt Milk Palls, worth
18o, at lCc; 2qtTln Dlppora, worth lOo, st 5c; Fibre Water Palls, worth 35c, at 22c;
Wire Egg Beaters to. Sb
gallon, st r>o gallon.
Itoae Jars sad Churns-2, 3 and 4 gallon Jars, worth lOo a
Crockery, Chiaa, Glassware, HayUaod
and Baasstti Dlansrwsrs, both plant sod
decorated) also the best Bnglishwars;
every piece ot it to bo sold at 25 pea cant
less than the cost to msnniaotnrar.
Don't miss this great sal?
or you will regret it the rest
of your life. We have only
attempted to mention a small
part of the stock we hare en
sale. We haye hundreds of
other Bargains that we haw
not the space to mention.
Next to
artment Store* Next to Post office.
