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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-10-31
BRUsHY.
slabtoyyn Items.

The condition. of this section of the
County was never better. To mention
the many improvements 10 the way of
building and repairing would be to name
nearly every mans name, which would
be big task To pass through the coun-
try and see the new dwelling houses and
outbuildings, the we'll cultivated fields
and good crops of all kinds, and then
think what good people, good churches,
good schools, and good society we have,
with Heavens blessing what may be the
future of such people2 Our days are
surely days of peace, happiness and pros
perity. May they continue so to be.
In union there is strength, and the
Frrmers' Alliance proves this to be fact.
When we all learn tho true objects of the
Alliance, it will be highly praised. Re-
member, farmers, what liberty is, what it
costs and who is entitled to it. Attend
your meetings regularly, and we will
show that our object is 'peace on earth
and good will to all mankind"
When think of the wealth Of Anderson
County and the progressive and wealthy
little city Of Anderson and her intelligent
citizens, and what o power the INTELLI.
aEEcER is and has been, what sound
political principles it has always advo-
Gated and defended, I think it oughtsto
be daily INTELLl GENCER. hope to see
it published daily in the near future.
The more the people read it, the more
they want to read it. We receive our
mail three times week, and we would
like to get copy Of the INTELLIaENcER
by every mail. Ofcourse there are other
good papers, but none are so dear to us as
the old reliable INTELLIGENcER.
I occasionally read something about big
potatoes. At my house we have them
that will weigh over eight pounds.
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The Southern Farmers Alkance offers
he following good advice to the farmers:

The Southern Farmers Alkance offers
the following good advice tothe farmers:
Brethren, We urge you again to SOW more
grain. Keep before you the fact that in
the next year We will have the great
struggle for independence. You cannot
be independent unlesss you have on hand
a good store Of food. Plant wheat, oats
and barley. No man can be independent,
feel independent or look independent
while he owes debt, drives poor hun
CRY animal or imperfectly feeds and
clothes his family. Now, brethren, five
are to seek TO be free men who can look
their fellow menin the face and owe no
man anything but TO love him, how can
We do it but by laying in q supply of food
crops and making our cotton crop sur.
plus to meet our obligations. Make what
you consume and j. will take but little to
pay the rest"
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Brushy Creek ttems.

a rutflor WIS current that Rev. A. a.
Marshall would preach at Pissah Church
on recent Sunday. A large congrega-
ton assembled to hear him but he did
not come. We hope he will visit us at no
distant day.
AS result Of the tent meeting, Mr..
John W. Sitton will go to preaching. He
preached his first sermon at St. Paul
ChtrGh on Sunday night, goth inst, and
made good beginning.
Miss Nora Smith knows how to make
good syrup. 1t cannot be beat by any
one. She skins it SO nicely that the
skimmings make a hog drunk when they
stand over night.
The Piedmont Factory building on the
Anderson County side of the Saluda is
The finest in the State as far as we have
seen.
This Township has q store where the
proprietor grins at his customers 90 much
that they call the store "Grinnettville." !"
He does good business, all the same.
Mr.. VIM. LaBoon has gone TO attend
the aGrange Military School. He reports
that if a student is unruly during the
week, be- has 10 carry q sixteen.ponnd
musket all day Saturday. A good place
for unruly boys.
Miss Lou Oliver, of Pickens, has been
visiting relatives and friends in this sec
ton. She Is highly esteemed by her nu.
merous' friends.
DR.. r. frank Smith, of Gainesville, Ga,
has been visiting hin fathers family. He
has built up an extensive practice in his
adopted home.
The Methodist people are anxious for
the return of Rev. T. G. Ligon to the
Piedmont Circuit. The Quarterly Con-
ference of the Circuit recently granted
license to three exhorters, making total
of eight since Mr.. Ligon came amongst
us. He is good worker.
Rev. Mr.. Allen has severed his connec-
ton as pastor of the Pisgah Church, and
Rev. D. Weston Hiutt has been elected
his successor.
Miss Daylight Barr, of Greenville, is
visiting the family of Capt. ]. NJ. Glenn.
She is most charming young lady.
On Friday. 18th inst, Mr.. John Long
had the misfortune to break his arm by
getting It caught in belt and carrying it
over pully of his gin.
DIR. Jas. o. Rosamond has gone to Texas
on business visit
BRUsHY.
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"A Pleasant Evening at Ruhamah church.


Mr.. EDITOR: The Concert given by
Prof. M. l.. Willis and his class for the
benefit of Ruhamah Church came off at
the appointed time, and was a perfect
SUCCESS. The house was crowded and the
good order and close attention indicated
that the music was appreciated.
The Concert began by singing the long
s. B. Ford, after which the welcome song
songs. A solo-'The NJ odel Church, )"
was sung by Mr.. Erastus Scales, and was
much enjoyed by all. But the greatest
Prot. Willis little daughter, Miss Lizelle
four and half years old. She sang sew
eral pieces, which were heard distinctly by
the whole audience. She sang the
soprano to some pieces, and alto to others,
keeping correct time and uttering every
word distinctly. She is certainly little
wonder, and has the thanks of the entire
audience for contributing so much to
their enjoyment. The Concert closed with
benediction by Rev. Mr.. Ford.
In connection with the Concert the Ia
dies gave hot supper, which was con-
tributed to and patronized by the neigh
borhood generally, Presbyterians, Metho.
dists and Baptists working together. The
supper was very abundant, aud nice
enough to please the most fastidious. The
whole affair passed off pleasantly and sue.
cessfully. The net products were fifty
dollars.
Many thanks to all the friends who
helped us in any way. u.
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Hollands Store Items.

Mr.. Thos. ]. Holland is now post mas
ter at this Office. He is erecting store
hohse, in which he will keep stock Of
goods in connection with the post office.
The rain somewhat checked the Opening
of cotton. Corn ia being Eathefsd and
garnered, and the quality and Quantity is
EXCELLENT,
fhe cotton gins are doing fine busi-
III Tie 81 time % for sowing wheat is here, but
few, if ahy, are ready. Very few oats
haye been sown in this section yet.
Turnip patches are fihej tAouHh the
weather for tbe paas mohtn has not been
favorable.
The 'possum gets. but little rest; now.
When he ventures out, it is al the risk Of
having his tail pulled throught split
stick and swuhg over the darkey's shout
der.
We were shown some second crop ap.
Piles few days. ago, grown by our good
friend M. w. Gillespie. They We're good
size, and very we'll developed. He says
his trees have borne two crops for num-
Der of years. In thinking over il what
serious reflections we have. How unlike
most of us. Instead Of two crops, or even
one, when some of lbs arc Founded up,
there will be fotnd nothing but leaves.
Prof. McElroy delivered an excellent
address to the Sunday School at the
Grove last Sunday. His remarks we're
practical and pointed throughout, and
greatly elected the praise Of sl| present;
Mr. Wardlaw's friends were disappointed
in him not being present.
The Sunday School at the above Church,
under the leadership Of Mr.. L: s. Clink,
scales, is doing good work for the Mas
ter.
Mr.. B. A. Mcconnell has hen that has
done good service the present year. She
has laid and hatched fofty-nine eggs,
besides sit Oh aid hatched eleven ducks.
He says he will consecrate her to missions
next year.
Rev. T. J. Rucker, Of Elbert County,
Ca, will preach at Shiloh next Sunday at
II o'clock.
Our friend "Jay's" suggestion some
time ago meets with our approval. We
appreciate the Editors kindness in offer
ing their Office as place of meeting.
Hope,Bro. "Jay" will appoint the time.
BURKE.
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Use Cotton Bagglng.

MEssRs. EDITORS: We took our friend,
Farmers, Son." word. If We proceeded
upon "false premise" we may give him
credit for it. He has proceeded upon a
s'false premise" in his last. We did not
state that the present cotton bagging
weighed one pound to the yard, but none
viii doubt thatit is practical. We think
3sc. will pay for the manufacture per
yard.
Our. dear friend talks about jute weigh
ing 24 lbs. to the yard. The Destitute
ne have been able to get weighs II. to II
to the yard, and if our friend has han.
died as much of iras ne have, he knows
that it neither weighs or measures out.
Why, if our friend can succeed in making
a profit of 1927 per bale on jute ne had
better buy cotton and rebsle. The ac-
tual weight of jute baling--51 yards, 5
ties-is II to 19 pounds-say 18. This
from the tare-30-1s-12-S1.20 loss.
Cotton bagging 41-ties s}-13i. Add
to this tare allowed 8 lbs.-2l4. 80
214-s2-S7c. loss-a gain over jute Of
32.2c. It's unreasonable to Say that the
buyers will pay 1Oc. per pound for jute
bagging when they can buy it for &C.,
even if our friend put on 100 pounds to
the bale. Just the same with cotton
baling, which weighs less than half as
much as jute.
We advocate home enterprise from
beginning to ending. We all know that
the consumption of cotton is an advau-
tage to the cotton farmer. Our friend
says cotton bagging will cost 96c. per
bale, and yet we lose on the crop Of
seven million $40, ,3e5,ooO. This is rea-
soning on paper and not in the head.
We do not wish to consume the columns
of your valuable paper with such talk as
this, 40 we close. ALLIANCE MAN.
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A CalI TO Pastornte,

The members Of Springfield Baptist
Church, Abbe?ille C0unty, have very
wisely called Rev. FL. Washington to
be theif pastor for an indefinite time.
Rev. Washington has been a student in
the Richmond Theological Seminary for
the last two years, but the sickness end
death of his sEster 50 Interrupted :hiR, That
he canEot, fot the present, finish his
course in College. We congratulate the
people on their choice, because Rev.
Washington is ore of The N ost highly re-
spestea SONS of Anderson County. He
stood we'll in College and now has the
good will Of both teacher and schoolmates.
I have known him from, Childhood, and
there il MT, is my knowledge, single
scar on his character.
Then Rev. Washington is fortunate in
getting such good call, because the
Springfield Brethren are big hearted
christians, and any pastor who acts
rightly will be we'll cared for by them.
Let Gods will be done and all will be we'll.
l extend my congratulations to both
church and preacher.
Richmond, Va.
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Honea Path Items.

Mrs. Eva Smith, of Anderson, has been
on a-visit here to her brother, Rev. NJ.
McGee.
Miss Anna Towers, of Marietta, Ga,
honored our town with short visit. She
was visiting the family of her uncle, Rev.
NJ. McGee.
ldrs. Maggie Gladney, of Homer, La, is
here, AND will spend some time with her
sister, Mrs. M. MCGEE.
Our young people have organized a
singing choir. Prof. Henry Newton is
leader and Miss Leora Harper is organist.
With all our heart we wish them success.
Rev. r. NJ. Cam has been chosen pastor
at Keowee Baptist Church for next year.
We are sorry to learn that our efficient
and popular depot agent, Mr.. L. s. Burts,
is sick. He has gone to his home in the
country, where We hope rest, pure air and
the nursing of kind and loving mother,
with the blessing of God, will restore him
to health again.
Mr.. G. +. Harper bought house and
lot in town few days ago from Mr.. Wan.
amaker, agent for Robinson, Taylor & Co.,
of Charleston. That was step in the
right direction. The citizens ought to own
the property here. Our town will never
be what it ought to be, until the property
shall belong to our own people.
Judge ]. J. Trussell is one or the best
officers we have ever known. If all our
Trial Justices were like him we would have
very few little foolish law suits.
Prof. J. B. Watkins has been sick for
some time, but we are glad to report him
strong and hearty again.
Rev. Bolton P. Estes has been indiSpos-
ed for few days, but we are proud to see
him out agsin.
Mr.. George Shirley, highly respected
citizen few miles below here died on last
Sunday. He had by industry and economy
accumulated a considerable property. A
little over'a year ago be joined the Baptist
Church at Little River. where his body
was buried on last Monday. His wife and
children have our heartfelt sympathy.
May the Lord comfort the bereaved.
Our popular County Treasurer, j. @.
Watkins, Esq, with Mr.. w. Bowien to
help him, came down last week and carried
of o good part of the little balance of mon
ey that was left by Robinson's Circus.
We like very much for our friends to visit
US, but we are real glad that Watkins
comes only once year, that is in bis off,
cial capacity.
Let everybody around Honea Path
remember to come to the shot supper"
on Friday night, November 9Th. Mr.
Editor, you must be sure to come. Our
people claim you on all such occasions.
Don't disappoint them on tho 8tgh ult.
MEssEKdEH.
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No Place Like Carolina.

COLUMBIA, October 25.-A gen tleman
who has the interest of statistician as
we'll as of business man in the cotton
seed business draws the attention OF the
Neaus and Courier Bureau to an interesting
comparison between Western corn and
Southern cotton seed as money crops.
The farmer in the great corn States of the
Northwest does not realize more than
twenty cents bushel for his corn. 1t is
sold in Chicago and St. Louis TO day,
after passing through several hands, at
from twenty.eight to thirty cents.
The cotton planter in South Carolina
is getting this season 20 cents bushel Tor
his cotton seed. II he be good planter
and makes bale of 500 pounds to the
acre he will have 1000 pounds of seed.
AS cotton seed weighs 80 pounds to the
bushel the yield would be 335 bushels per
acre. At twenty cents that would give
him Sc 66 an acre over and above the
S45 or more which be gets for his lint.
The Iowa farmer who makes 335 bush.
els of corn per acre is goud one, yet ne
does not receive any more money than his
South Carolina competitor does for his
purely surplus crop of COTTON seed. II
Mr. j. Smelling. of Barnwell County, who
has made this year 131 bushels of corn on
his prize acre, had planted his crop IN
Kansas be would have received S26 70
for it. Mr.. Smelling last year made three
bales of cotton on one acre. That yield
ed him abnut 100 bushels of cotton seed
which would have brought him $50 in
addition to the Sl35 or sl40 from the sale
of his lint. Yet, some South Carolinians
have an idea that the West is more
favored section than their own
Of course, the expense of growing cot.
ton ia much greater than that of produc-
ing corn, but this does not affect the
comparison, because the expenses of cot
ton culture are charged against the lint
and not the seed. The comparison is
most favorable to the Western agricultu-
rist, for no account has been taken of the
expenses of his corn crop. If these were
considered it would be made manifest
that he would have to raise fifty or sixty
bushels of corn per acre to receive the
profit that the Southern planter does from
his cottop seed alene.
The cotton planter has not much to
grumble at this year. 1t was not so very
long ago that he sold his lint at s cents a
pound and had no market for his cotton
seed. His returns, at a 500 pound bale,
to the acre, were then $40. Now, even
after the drop 10 prices, his cotton brings
81 cents, or S47 so for 500 pound bale
and his cotton seed Sc 66, making total
of S54 16 or about 20 per cent increase
over the $40 of q few years ago.
In these calculations the average price
of seed is placed at 20 cents bushel, but
there are several places in the State
where it brings 90 and even % cents.
The competition of the oil mills is so
great that prices are really higher than
the market value of cotton seed oil justi.
6es.--C Correspondence Of the Ne'0s ana
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Duncan T. Parker, of Anniston, Ala,
has recently given the magnificent sun1
of 500, 900 to the Twelfth Street Baptist
Church of that city.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
awarded the contract for furnishing ad-
hesive postage stamps for the four years
beginning on the 1st of January next TO
the American Bank Note Company, OF
New York, the lowest bidder. MIR. Steel,
of PhiIadelphia having failed to comply
with his proposal. The award was made
for stamps of reduced size the new
stamps being about oneeig ight smaller
than those in present use. The designs
will be changed to conform to the reduc.
tiou in the size of the stamps, and new
engrayngs will be made throughout
The new contract also calls tor some
changes in the colors. The one.eent
stamp willcontinue to be printed in b.ue;
the two cent stamp, now printed IN green,
will be printed in bright carmine, end
)changes will be made in some OF the 9TH
or denominations.
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ISs time osi year fos fall tres planting
EssIs hand s cheering to observe that
ssi|s5 ssssrYs ysar smore AID more attention is
ss sEs1aa the fostering Of trees and grass
sp.ots M our yiillagest ind cities. Inmany
sclsss. aa aa towns full Of tlare, bald little wool.
houses have become SO emb covered in
aiagas of shade as 10 make the whole
aEdscsps farming and green and useful
sst that heatraYeler does not notice the
gsliahby houses: So plant trees and en-
scgnrags your children to plant them. In
nsarl every part she Union where the
sllsides along Wstes courses have been
satippsd of tiraber aud washed into deep
EgaIIiesl wiillosI sprousi may be planted in
sths bottom of these ssllies in the fall or
ysspring. and they will take root and
ss1ops the swasi In m incredibly short
time Hey viii sconls trees, holding the
hi on and ding the S'arth.
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at tho spss;on of the American

- At the session Of The Amerlcan
Forestry Congress in Philadelphia on
Wednesday, Mr.. s. G.. McClendou, OF
Thomasville, Ca, spoke in particularly
interesting vein. he represented big
pine section, which is steadily growing
smaller under the ravages of the axe.
"The total destruction of the pine trees"
he added, "would seem an incalculable
disastet to the human race. 1t is of more
value to humanity than any other tree,
furnishing as it does, not only timber for
houses, ships and ears, but turpentine for
medicine and paint, rosin, cfeosote, tar
and other valuable products. 1t keeps
more people alive than even the plantain
trao ~
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A New Sam. Jones.

DANv1IIE, VA, October 24.-The
town of Reidsville, N. c., is wild over a
young preacher known as Bill Fife, until
recently dissipated man about town.
He was converted a short time ago and
began 10 preach. His meeting has just
closed with three hundred converts,
mauy of whom are prominent citizens.
Mr., Fife is unedncated, but is powerful
speaker and very much like Sam. Jones
in style.
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ATLANTA, GA, October 24.-Henry
w. Grady gave away to-day two brides,
giving each sounding smatk upon the
lips. Governor Gordon, who was stand
ing near, followed suit, and the crowd
yelled itself hoarse. All this occurred
at the Piedmont Exposition. 1t was Al
'iance day, and the central event was the
.!uuble marriage of enthusiastic young
Alliance men, the bridal party being ar
rayed in suits 6fcott6n bagging as a sym.
bol of their contempt for the jute trust.
There was a magnificent pyrotechnic
display on the grounds tonight.
The grounds are almost large enough
for worlds fair, but to-day they were
covered with people. There are $4,000
Alliance men in Georgia, and it seemed
as if every one was on hand with his
family. As Jones, Livingstone, Polk
and Gordon spoke there were cries of
"Bring on the Brides" and when at last
the speakers stahd was cleared and the
band struck ups wedding march the
crowd went wild. The stand was between
the grand stand and the race track. At
a given signal the two bridal parties
came up. Each pair were seated in q
carriage draped in cotton bsgging and
flags, drawn by four white horses, which
were covered with the cotton 6agging.
The two carriages we're headed by ids,
and at the stand was another.
The bridal carriages were followed by
others, some of them being the finest
private turnouts in Atlanta. Mr.. Grady
and the directors of the exposition re-.
ceived them at the stand and two emf.
nent divines stood ready to perform the
marriage ceremony.
Both brides we're good looking-one
of them particularly 80. The grooms
we're rather plain looking. The gowns
of the brides were trimmed with aatins
and laces until they looked quite well,
but the cotton bagging suits Of the men
were rather "jay."
There was nothing particularly dis
4inctive about the ceremonies, except
the comment of the crowd. After it was
over there were congratulations, and then
the show was made particularly interest
ing by contest between the cottou bag
ging cowboys and the jute Indians, the
cotton boys winning, of course.
The persons married are Mr.. Walker
Downs, Newton County merchant, and
Miss Mamie Winburn, of Conyers; and
Mr.. Henry r. Wells and Miss Alice
Whaley, of Gwinette County. They will
be given a reception to morrow at the
grounds, when they will be presented
with the gifts which have been sent by all
the exhibitors at the exposition and
merchants from all over Georgia.
Governor Gordon was booked to per.
form the ceremony. An investigation
of the law. however, made by Chief JUS
tice Bleckley, revealed the fact that the
Governor had no authority to oHlciate.
In the emergency Rev. Dr.. Barnett,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. @. H. Morrison, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, were substitu.
ted.
A remarkable scene occurred in the
city on Whitehall street an hour later.
As the bridal procession was returning,