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NEW ENGLAND Now Utica ISTew Grit of the (From the Providence, (R. ] Is the business life of New Eng land at stake? Does the sword of Damocles hang over its head? These questions are not idle thoughts, nor are they wt Uten without a fuli appre ciation of their meaning; they are written in soberness and truth, with the hope that they may awaken the people of New England, the bankers, the individual capitalists and the merchants as well as the manufactu rers, io a serious consideration of the possible danger. Possibly the public at lar^e has not quite understood how absolutely essential to the business life of New England is our cotton industry. For years we have faced ita relative de cline; we have seen Southern con sumption inorease in 10 years from C00,000 bales to 1,900,000 bales, while New England has stood still, its con sumption being only 2,000,000 bales now against 2,000,000 as far back as 1801. We have se^n the Dwight, the Merrimac, the Massachusetts Com pany and other great corporations for a generation or more the pride of New England, build great mills in Ala bama, Georgia and other States, and now we face a new crisis greater than any of the past in the organization of the Southern Cotton Corporation. Let us-seriously study, for a moment, the plans of this company as they may be made to affect the future'-* of New England unless we are to mee* the situation. We knew the character, the power and the financial strength of Eome of the men back of this or ganization, men who have done a mighty work for New England's de velopment, and who, after a most pa tient investigation of the plans of some of the farseeing leaders in South ern development, have joined in an undertaking which, besides the capi tal it has at its command, has also ehe greatest mechanical and engineering skill available in this country. These people propose to improve the ginning and compressing of cotton. AB this will improve the staple, lessening the coBt of insurance, and bring the cot ton to market in better condition than heretofore, this feature of their plan is of importance to every eotton spin ner in the world, so that this feature of the work of this eompany does not militate against New England. In addition, however, lo the improved methods of ginning and compressing, the company proposes te establish throughout the t?outb a system of warehouses whose receipts are to be made "gilt-edge" collateral in any money market of the country That means the storing of the cotton in the South by Southern farmers and Southern mills at a low rate of inter est, thus absolutely destroying one great advantage now possessed by: Nev ~ogJaod over .Southern mills in the ??%>vt rate of interest which our milli eo;oy as compared with their competitor in the South. It means, moreover, an immense iooresse in Southern banking business, as ootton, which in itself is the boat possible basis for hanking collateral, will bo finanoed by Southern hanks through these warehouse receipts with more safety and more profit to the banks than the present system, and at the same time bring greater profit to the Crower. . A l?.di?g New England miii mao, at one time president of the New Eng land Cotton Manufacturer's . Assooia ti OD, ie quoted as having recently said that ia his opini?n this is the greatest and most far-reaching bu Bi ness propo sition that he has ever seen, and al though haying no personal interest in it, he realises its. tremendous signifi cance and its vast .influence on the world's ootton trade. We are advised that the Southern Cotton Corporation is to he absolutely free from' sp?cula tion; that it does not intend to bay or sell cotton, but it will simply in addition to its improvements in gin tining and compressing, provide ware houses for the public and issue io the Ifarmer or anyone else a receipt for wotton placed in its warehouses, and ?then guarantee, if desired, to provide loans against these receipts. Natu s rally: Southern bankers will see in this the sams: opportunity which the grain elevator receipts gave to Wes tern bankers to finance the entire crop hemselves, instead of having itfosf >r the East and Europe; A? of ; he*e advantages vastly strengthen the x louth's position in dominating ins . ottos world, and this move, ought to ie met by spmo comprehensive work ?y New England people. \ It is true that New Eolian d's busi ? ess; life is at stake, and that the plan f the Southern Cotton Corporation - ? the sword of Damocles which hangs bovo tis? /Let us see.- New England . ss in round figures about $300,00O> 00 ingoted in cotton, mills with as ?any million more invested ia textile lashin?ry plants, in engine forks and GOTTON MILLS *is ^-treater rJ?h.an .Any > ."Past. [. ) Board of Trade Journal.) j kindred enterprises, absolutely de pendent on the maintenance of our cotton trade. Allow the cotton mill industry to leave us, and it would mean not simply the destruction of this industry and its $300,000,000 of invested capital, but it would mean thc transference to the South of tho several hundred thousand operatives now employed in our mills and kin dred industries. That would mean that thc mechanic and the day laborer, whose families now work in the cotton mills, and thus any to the family in come, would have to follow tbo mill operative. Our great engine interests, ocr textile machinery builders* and many cognate industries would be left with but a limited local market for their product, and without the supply of labor now available would have to follow the mills South. These indus tries arc already at a disadvantage. They have to bring their iron from the South or from the West, turn it into machinery and ship a large part of this machinery back to the South. With $300,000,000 in cotton mills, and probably equally as much invested in industries connected with cotton man ufacturing, and dependent for SUOOOBS upon the cotton trade, we may safely say that $600,000,000 of New Eng land's industrial capital is at stake. The vastness of this can be under stood by a few comparisons. This $600,000,000 which is at stake is only 20 per cent less than the aggregate capital of all of the national banks of America, and is nearly the same as the market value of the Standard Oil Company, whose operations oover the world. With this $600,000,000 wiped out, or moved to the South, would we not indeed see the industrial deoline of New England? But New England can save itself. We are not accustomed to give up or sit supinely down and bemoan fate. We oan bid the South godspeed in detelopment, if we will take care of our own, for there is room enough for both sections without the one pros pering on the ruins of "the other. If our people, our bankers and every man interested in the prosperity of New England will awaken to our dan ger we oan take on a new lease of life. We must be prepared to re-equip with modern moohinery every mill that is not up to date. We must send to the scrapheap every engine or boiler or loom that is not producing the highest possible results; we must, if necessary, forego dividends for a while, or invest new eapital in the re-equipment of our mills, and thus stop the South ward trend of cotton manufacturing capitol, and at the same time provide facilities for lessening the cost of get ting ootton from the South to the mills. Is New England equal to the emer gency, and will it save itself from snoh overwhelming loss as will come abont if it should prove equal to its danger and its opportunity?. We have seen our iron industry, our rolling mills and many kindred things leave us, bat they' were of minor imp?rtanos as compared with that industry on which our business life is staked. He-Used Bible Every Sunday. Stories of surprises in cress ezsmi nation were exchanged in a small group of men the other day,'nearly all of whioh had been published in the news papers, and then the following was sprung by an Illinois man: "Years ago one of the prominent lawyers of central Illinois was D. 6. Tunoioliff, afterwards justico of the State supreme court. Tunnioliff was a great wit and a very smooth artiole on cross examina, ion. He did not often get the worst of it from any body. He seldom attempted bsuldos ing in cross examination, but could back an unwary man. into almost any admission. ? 4 'Ono day Tunnioliff had an old farmer named Dave Brown on the op posite side and the value of the old man's testimony depended upon his cl aim that he could not read. It wai believed Ihftt ht ccsld read ? little and Tunnioliff tried to trap him. Af ter several adroit efforts which old Dave neatly sidestepped, tho lawyer changed the subieet and wandered ?way from the leading question. Sud denly ho asked; ^".^ave you'*, Bible in your home *%???ia>v?^am?? Bitte. Had it for years.' "'lam glad to hear that. Every good mao should have a Bible in his I ome. You use your Bible, I hope.' : *\14Yes, sir. I use it regular/ " 'That's right. ;A good man should ] use his Bible often. About hiw of ten do you uso your Bible?' " 'Every Sunday morning, sir*j said the old mao, with apparent interest. " 'Everv Sunday morning. That is commendable. There is no more ap propriate time for using the Bible than on Sabbath morning. . And what do you ure your Bible for on Sabbath morning?' ' ?. 'To etrojp my rssor, sir' ' ' No Froftt ia Deception. ^Eugene F. VV^ro, the Comnisssioner of Pensions, was'asked the other day if much deception was practiced on tue pension office. "Not muon,*' ho answered. "De ception doesn't pay in the long run, and men are coming more and more to realize this truth. Every deoeiver is, to a greater or less degree, in the position of the Pole in the Ghillioothe tavern; his deception harmed himself more than anyone else. "To a Chillicothe tavern," Mr. Ware went on, "two Poles oame for their evening meal. They asked what the rates were, and prices were quoted them-ohiokens, so muoh; ham, so muoh; eggs, so muoh; steak, so mueh. "Being frugal the Poles took eggs, boiled eggs. They soon finished, paid their bill, and resumed their journey. In a lonely quiet place tho younger of the two stopped and gave a loud laugh. " 'What ails you?' said his compan ion. " 'Baok there at tho tavern,' the young P ilo answered, 'I deoeived tho landlori finely.' " 'How did you deoeive him?' *' 'Why, T ate a whole chicken in one of my eggs aod didn't pay a eeut for it,.*" Providence and Physicians. Dr. William Osier who has been appointed to the Regius Professorship of Medicine at the University of Ox ford, haa a good-humored way cf tell ing stories that reflect unfavorably on physicians. At a medioal banquet Dr. Osier re sponded to a toast on "Providence." He began : "A merchant, after a long absence, reappeared at ohurch one Sunday morning pale and thin. " 'Where have you been,' said a Trustee. " 'I have been ill,' themerohaut an swered. 'I have been very ill. My doctor had a good deal of difficulty in pulling me through.' "'Tut,' said the Trustee. "Tut, man. It wasn't your dootor that pull ed you through; it was Providence.' " 'Maybe it was,' returned the mer ohant, 'but the dootor will charge for it.' " _ m - "I can't , imagine how you can dislike work ; to me it'o real enjoy ment," said the father to his lazy son. "Yes, father/' was the guileless re sponse, "bat I don't want to give my self np wholly to pleasure." - The devil waa awful smart to pre fer weeda that will grow without any hoeing or watering. The State Farms. Dr. M. O. Rowland, Mr. D. B. Peu rifoy and Mr. J. O. Wingo, of thc board of directors of thc State peni tentiary, have returned from a trip to DeSausBure and Reed farms in Sumter and Kershaw counties. Mr. A. K. Saunders, auother director, has a plan tation adjoining the State farms and ho visits the State property quite often. Mr. Peurifoy, who is a good farmer himself over in the Saluda valley of Saluda county, declared this to be the finest crop ever grown upon tho State farms. Tho most satisfactory exhibit of all was a drovo of 30 mule colts. Theso will bo brought to tho State Fair with the hope that farmers in South Carolina will take up the breed ing of mules in view of the fact that the building of tho Panama canal will require tao uso of thousands of mules, and the market will offer good prices. The farms are also stocked with hogs, sheep and goats and other farm ani mals, in raising which there is found to be a profit. Tho field crops are magnificent, not withstanding the oontinucd damp spell in August. Mr. Peurifoy states that 500 bales of cotton will be marketed and that there are 500 acres in corn, with thc finest yield thc farms have ever known.-The State. Lawyer and Judge Agreed. The ninth district of Ohio was rep resented in Congress by Judge Hall, and this good story is told of him, says the Nashville Banner : A case of some importance was reaohed on the docket, and tho parties and witnesses were on hand. The at torney for the plaintiff, Charles Brown, was considerably in hi? oups, a condi tion which seemed chronic with tho really brilliant lawyer. He submitted motion after motion, and the court did not appear to humor his extravagant demands, realizing, too, that thc at torney was not in a condition to pro ceed with the case. Brown was per sistent, and Judge Hall, becoming somewhat irritated, said : "It is the opinion of ?this oourt that the counsel for the plaintiff is pecu liarly disqualified at this time for conducting this oaso before the Court." "What is that, your honor ?" de manded the intoxicated lawyer. "The court believes the counsel for the plaintiff entirely too drank to con tinue with the ease." "That is the first correct decision I ever knew your honor to render." - When the inexperienced go trav eling they take along a guide hook, the experienced a eheok book. DO YO? NEED A MEDICINE? ff COSTS rOU NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE. There is no one who does not need a Liver Medicine occasionally. The symptoms of Liver Complaint are well known to every one, such as consti pation, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, sleep lessness, headache, a tired feeling and many others of a similar nature. Thousands die annually by not heeding the warnings of nature. Many acquire some chronic disease from which they never recover. Many of these could be spared for years of usefulness, by keeping in the home some reliable remedy. We believe that we cnn convince any fair-minded person that there is no bet ter remedy for the Liver known, than Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup. The formula is known, consisting of: Buchu, Hydrangea, Mandrake, Yellow Dork, Dandelion, Sarsaparilla, Gentian, Senna and Iodide of Potassium. You know just what you are taking. How many other formulas of a liver medicine are published ? Ask your druggist about this. It is already prepared and eau be taken immediately. The strength is extracted in the most skillful manner, certainly superior to any powdered preparation known. (We also manufacture a fei ver Medicine in pow dered form, with which any druggist can supply you, but this, like all other dry Liver Medicines requires preparation.) Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup is pleasant to take, doa not lose its strength, as Liver Medicine in dry form, and will keep in any climate. Your doctor, however skillful, could prescribe nothing better. There is no opportunity for a doctor to make a mistake in writing a prescrip tion, or a drug clerk to make a mistake in compounding the same, (besides a doctor's bill and the cost of the medi cine.) You can be absolutely sure of the proper proportion being in every dose. Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup has been used with the greatest confi dence and BUC-CCSB in thousands of homes for 62 years, and is prepared by a phar macist of 25 years' experience, in a labo ratory equipped with the most modern appliances for the most perfect safety. r' if you do not underatand your cat*, write today for a jVrco eample bottle ana "Dr. Thacher's Health Book." (Ure tymptome for advice. We ?imply ante that you try it at our exponte. Ho know what it 'dildo. fl ALE BT ALL DRUOOISTB. ' AO cent? and S1.00. THACHER MEDICINE CO. Chattanooga, Tenn. PAINTING ! Furniture Repaired and White Enameled. Sigu Painting a specialty. Awnings! for windows, piazzas or,store fronts. Making and laying Carpets and Mattings. Upholstering. Prices to suit everybody. ROBT. B. CHESHIRE, Opposite Fretwell's Stable. Sept 14,1004_13_3m THE - Faners Loi & Tnt Go., ANDERSON. S. C. Quite a number of people are ma king Wills and appointing the Farm ers Loan & Trust Co. Executor of the Will and Guardian for their minor children. We will be glad to take the matter up with you. We pay interest on desposits. Any amount received. OWEN8BORO Wasons We have just received a Car Load of all sizes. Pri ces right. See ns if you want the BEST Wagon. H. G. JOHRSSR & SOUS. l?KHj Pele caa. The first flection of S3rd year will be gin Tuesday, Sept, 27, 1604. at Greenwood, S. G. Our well-known advantages with valuable additions. Bate? reasonable. Send fer Catalogue io JOHN O. WILLSON, WilliamMton. 8. C., or Greenwood, 8. C. Aag 17,1904_0_ 6 UND FOR SALE. Tract No. 1-Contains 184 acres. Good house*. Tract No. 2-Contains 161 acres. Fair ly good house?. Tract No. 3-Contains 155 acres. Two buildings. All ofabo ve Land In Hone? Path Town ship. Apoly or address J. M. HARPER, R. F D. No. 8, Anderson, 8. C. Aug 31, 1004 ll 4* Great Bargain in Land. For pale a good Farm, situated within four mlle? of the city or Dalton, Ga., and on one of the main thoroughfares lead ing into that city, containing 224 acres 80acres in bottom. Duelling with six rooms. Two tenant houses. Good neigh borhood, with good schools and church es. All for Fifteen Hundred- Dollars. For further particulars apply to H. ii. -FANT, Anderson, 8. C. Sept 7,1904 12 4 FURMAN UNIVERSITY, ffiWUk^ Courses leading to tho degrees of Bachelor of Art? (li. A.) and Master ol Arte* vM. A.) Library Reading Room. Laboratories. Large and Comfortable Dormitories,. Expenses red aced to a Miuimum. Next session begins Sept. 14. For rooms apply to Prof. IL T. Cook. For Cata . logue or information address The Secretary of the Faculty. Flooring, Coiling, Siding, Framing, Shingles, Lime, Cement, Lathes, Brick, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mantels, Turned and Scroll Work, Devoe's Paint, Lead, Ol!, Turpentine, Hard Oil, Glass, Putty. Etc. EVERYTHING Tal* THE BUILDER. "W. Hi. IMPORTANT INVESTIGATE when ir* need of any kind of BUILDING MATERIAL. See me. If I don't sell yoxxi I'll make the other fellow SELL YOU RIGHT. ANDERSON, S. C. 3? REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. We offer for sale the following desirable property, sitt> ated in this and surrounding Counties. Nearly all of these* places have good improvements on them. For full partic ulars as to terms, location, &c, call at my office. 50 acres, two miles from city, un improved. House and Lot, ti acres, near city limits, very desirable. 1 acre, with new dwelling, in city limits. llj acres, near city limits, cleared, no improvements. 200 acres in Fork township, on Tug aloo River, two dwellings. 400 acres in Oaklawn township, in Greenville Co., half in cultivation, 5 tenant dwellings, 50 acres of this is in bottom land. 700 acres in Hopewell township, on Six and Twenty Creek, 300 aores in cultivation, 2 good residences, ti ten ant dwellings, 40 aores in bottom land. 91 acres in Garvin township, on Threc-and-Twenty Creek, good dwell ing, barn, &o. 200 acres in Center township, Coo nee County, 100 cleared, balance well timbered, well watered, good mill site with ample water power. 133 acres, in Pendleton township, well improved. Berry place, V?rennos, 87$ acres. 437 acres, Pendleton township, tor ant houses and dwelling. 145 acres, Evergreen plaoe, Savac nah township. 150 acres in Savannah township*, well timbered, no improvements. GOO acres in Hopewell township. 130 acres in Broadway township,, improved. 230 aores in Fork township, on Sen - eca River, good dwellings, &o. 800 acres in Anderson County, oil Savannah River. 96 acres in Lowndesville township Abbeville County. 84 acres in Corner township. 75 aores in Oconeo County. 75 acres in Piokena County. 152 acres in Rock Mills township* on Seneca River, 2 dwellings. 700 aores in Fork township. 56 aores in Macon Co., N. C.,'SK* miles above vValhalla, on road _tc Highlands. All the above are desirable Lands, and parties wanting good bomen, -ai' low prices, can eeles? ?from Ile above and call for further particulars. NOT? is the time to secure your bornes for another year. JOS. J. FKETWELL, ANDERSON, 8. O. m 9 8 ? > S * plw g ?td 0 -td Q W td . S This Establishment has been Belling IN ANDERS ON for more than forty years. Daring all that time competitors have come and gone, but we have remained right here. We have always sold Cheaper than any others, and during thooe long years we have not had one dis satisfied customer. Mistakes wi]l sometimes occur, and if at any time we found that a customer was dissatisfied we did not rest until we had made him satisfied. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and last ing, and we can say with pride, Jjut without boasting, that we have the confi dence of the people of this seotion. We have a larger Stock of Goods thia season than we have ever had, and we pledge yon our word that we have never sold Furniture at ss close a margin of profit as we are doing now. This ip proven by the fact that we are selling Furniture not only all over Anderson County but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Come and see ns. You? parents saved money by buyinaf rom us, and you and your children can savo money by buying b ?re Iso. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture line,. Ce F. TOLLY & SON, Depol Street. The Old.Reliable.Furniture Dealer? THOUSANDS SAY THAT McClure's Magazine Is the best published at any price. Yet it is only IO cents a copy, $1.00 a year.. In every number of McClure's there are articles of intense interest ?r> subjects of the greatest national importance. Six good short stories, humorous stories, stories of life and action-and < alway? good. In 1904 McClure's will be more interesting, important and entertaining.-: than ever. "Every year better than the lost or it would not be McClure's. THE 8. S. McCLUBE COMPANY, 623 Lexington Building, New York, N. Y NOW IS THE TIME For Overhauling Carriages and Buggies so as to have them ready for sei vice in pretty weather. We have a tine lot of material and plen ty good, ' reliable help, and will do four best to fplease with repairs on all vehicles. PAUL ?TSTEPHENS"; B AN MER 8 ??V? the) moat healing salve in the world. CITY LOTSFOR SALE. SITUATED on and near North Vain Street. Five minutes' walk Court House Apply to J. F. Cllnkscales, Intelligencer office._" Notice to Creditors. ALI, persons having demands again*!' the Estate of D. 8. Maxwell, deceased " are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time proscribed by law, ant*, those Indebted to make payment. MM KATH B. MAXWELL, Ex'z, Jane22, 1904 1 - $ CET THE HABIT ! To Look for Bargains THE BOST0N SH0E STORE Lakes'Three-Strap Sandals at. 60c ^ Misses' Two-Strap Sandals, Patent Vamp. 76c Children's Two-Strap Sandals, Patent Vamp.. 60c Gentlemen's Kangaroo Patent Oxfords.81.25 Ladies' High Grade Pour -Strap Sandals..1.25 Seiden Calf, Men's or Ladies, Oxfords. 1.25 Seiden Calf Oxfords are made from the best stock of Calf Skin, Solid Inner Soles and Counters- and give splesdid satisfao- f tion. "GET THE HABIT" to look for SHOES or OXFORDS in the Boston Shoe Store. We can fit tender feet, and our prices are moderate. TRY US. Trying means buying. Buying satisfaction. Respectfully, MARTIN SELIGMAN. Next to tko Farmers and Merchants Bank. EVANS' LIVE?? AND KIDNEY FILLS. MESSRS. EVANS PHARMACY, Anderson, S. a Gents : I have used your Evana' Liver and Kidney Pills, and can re commend them to all people suffering from Liver and Kidney troubles. I keep them on hand all the time, and find them to be all that you claim for them. " J? N. EMERSON. Feb. 12,1004. -?????? ? -x^---'. . ' . ?. [ . - I MOVED I . ' WE have moved our Shop and office below Peoples' Bank, in front of Mr, J. J. FretwelTs Stables. We respectfully ask all our friends that need any Roofing done, or any kind of Repair work, Engine Stacks, Evaporators, or any kind of Tin or Gravel Roofing to call on ns, as we are prepared to do it promptly and in bett manner. . Soliciting y our patronage, wa arc, _ Respectfully, B?RRIt?B & DI WEE.