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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-10
FREIGHT RATES ON COTTON.

The Railroad Commission did good
thing last week in equalizing the charges
for hauling cotton by the railroads in this
State. Heretofore there has been spe-
cial schedule of rates for each road, OK
each system of roads, and this schedule
has baen very unequal. The schedule re-
Gently adopted requires all roads to haul
cotton at uniform rate.
The basis of charge established by the
Commission last week is by the 100
pounds per mile, aud all hauling must be
done in accordance with these rates.
This new schedule will have the effect OF
preventing the roads from discriminating
against any place or section by charging
a larger sum for short haul than for
long haul. 1t will decrease the freight
charge, too, very considerably on some
roads, and prove of material benefit to
some points in the saving of the cost OF
transportation.
The schedule adopted is as follows:
For twelve miles, 9 cents; twenty miles,
10 cents; thirty miles, LIS cents; forty
miles, 20 cents; fifty miles, % cents;
sixty miles, "a cents; seventy miles, 25
ce1ts, with the increase of / cent for each
additional ten miles up to one hundred
and ninety miles, and for each ten miles
beyond this one half a cent will be
charged up to two hundred and seventy
miles, the longest haul.
We have no means Of determining
whether these rates are low, moderate or
excessive. 1t is thought that this schedule
makes an average reduction of Is per cent.
Commissioner Thomas favored Is per
cent. reduction. 1t is right that the roads
be allowed to make such charges as will
give them reasonable compensation for
the cost of hauling, but they should be
held to such standard. As the Commis-
sioners (who are supposed to be "tamed')
saw that they could make 10 per cent.
reduction on the old charges, the conclu'
sion is inevitable thst the shippers have
been paying extortiopate freight bills up
to this time.
We have no war to make upon the
railroads, nor do we favor that plank in
tie Ocals platform demanding" that the
government buy the roads and operate
them. But We do want q vigorous and
brainy set of railroad Commissioners who
can discover any determinations or e6-
orbitant charges made by the roads, and
having discovered them, then correct them
by the power invested in them by the
Legislature.
Now, it is in order that the Commis-
sioners prosecute their Investigation a
step farther and ascertain whether there
are other commodities on which reduc.
ton may be made from an excessive to
reasonable rate.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-10

On Wednesday of last week the Nsacs
and Cblrssr Issued its annual review of
the tade and commerce of the city of
Charles ton. The review is an admirable
3piece ois work, and shows that Charleston
is doint; an immense business, which in.
icreases sncoursgingly each yeai. The vol.
snme of business for the year ending Aug.
81, 1891, amounted to ssS. .554,71S, which
wasmereb business, by nearly s18,000,000,
than MAS done the year before. South
sGarolins's Metropolis is not particularly
famous as "a manufacturing centre, yet the
vaiue of her manufactures, exclusive OF
ertilinrsresched nearly $12, 100000 dur
ing th 5 year. Over a million dollars
worth q rice was handled. Four million
worth sf phosphate rocks, Eve million
worth i fertilizers and over half a mill
lion worth of lumber were some Of the
other Items helping to make up the grand
aggregate. Charleston has made asplen.
ssdid rec ,rd, aud owes much to the Neos
sc,sd q ssrssr for proclaimipg it to the
Sss0rld. g.
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MURDER ON TIE INCREASE.

The Ohio newspapers have about come
to the conclusion that hanging increases
murder.
The Cleveland World argues that the
more lightly human life is regarded, the
more likely men are to take it. Killing
is killing, and when it is lawful hang
ing it is all the same the destruction Of
human life. The World says:
"Read the description in Macaulay's
history of England on the attempt that
was made to stop the clipping of the coin
of the English realm. Thousands of
people were dragged cruelty throug b the
streets to the block and were publicly
drawn ard quartered, their property con-
fscated and their blood attained to the
remotest generations as punishment for
this crime. It happened that dozens
of people were publicly executed on the
same day, But the clippings went stead
lily on. It increased rather than dimin-
ished, and would doubtless have gone on
to this day had not some ingenius person
discovered the process Of milling the
edges of the coin. Did the 100000 peo-
pie who were burned at the stake in Eu.
rope have tendency to diminish witch
craft? Nay verify. 1t increased it in
the minds of men, making a realty out of
delusion and only enlightenment, which
showed that there is no such thing
in the world, destroyed this great popular
delusion.
Long ago the authorities recognized the
fact that public executions have bad ef-
feet, and in nearly all the States they
take place in private. This is mentioned
to show that even when the law in the
most solemn manner takes a mans life
the effect is to excite in the minds of
some desire to shed human blood.
Suppose all this is true, the question OF
the punishment of murderers begins to
loom up as a problem. Many urge soli-
itary confinement as the best penalty, but
with our frequent changes of administra.
tion it is to be feared that in most cases
it would simply amount to imprisonment
for term of years. 1t is very grave
question, and it is not likely to
be satisfactorily solved for a long time to
come.
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a di,patch from Galveston, Texas, says
that tie Colored Alliance is trying to
perfect an organization of the colored
cation pickers, and is sending circular
Letters to every colorsi sub.alliance
throughout the cotton States. Their OBJ
sject Is 10 demand 81 per hundred pounds
and bord for picking cotton, on and af-
ter se9tember 10, and if this is not
granted they will declare strike. We
doubt not that the .colored leaders are
cherish Ing just such. q futile plan, but
sthey u I'll End that, such course will
prove more disastrous tothem than to any
one e,Bt.,
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- It is said to be 8 fact that but for
the litigious tendency Of the negroes not
more than one.third of the lawyers in
some parts of the South could make a
living.
- The New York Sun says: "The use
of the razor as lethal weapon is curl
ously enough confined to negroes. No
white man can use it in an ARRAY with
out cutting his fingers off. In explana-
tion of its use, Inspector Byrnea once
said 10 me that it undoubtedly srose from
the vocation of the negroes as BARRIERS
Bnt this does not explain how such
weapon can be used in melee without
injury to--the user. I have never seen
white man who would dare to make
slssh With it, for he knows that if the
blade fails to strike its object it must
close on the fingers that hold it. The
almost complete seyeripg of Policeman
Shermans s head by razor in the hands
of negro recalls Poe's story of gorilla
that was armed with the same weapon.
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Superintendent Porter, of the census,
says tb at the number of persons in the
United States to person is 62,622,25O.
we suppose the census was about as &C.
scuratsly taken as it usually is, though
there are number of cities throughout
the country that claim chat they were
more or less sighted in the big count,
and a2orter's lying Census is roundly
sbused by them. However this may be,
our population is reaching enormous
proportions, and is the happiest and best
sgoyarrad ID people in the world.
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N1HE undersigned offers the Tract Of
l. Land on Hencoop Creek, in Martin
Township, for sale. + contains 300 acres,
has large dwellins-house with 9 rooms,
orchard, well, two oqthogses, ! tenant
house, about rs acres In cultivation, part
Of it branch bottom, the balance in original
forest aud pine, 80 acres in wet creek bot:
tom, good pasture well fenced, fish pond
well stocked. Upon the whole most de-
sirable place, we'll located, being conven-
lent to good high school, churches, gins,
mills and post Office, 9 miles from the City
Of Anderson, from Relson. The soil is
unsurpassed for fertility, the neighhorhood
excellent. The place is we'll suited for
stock. raising, can be divided into two,
three or four small farms to suit purcha-
sers. Having been rented for eight years
st is somewhat out of repair. Terms will
be made easy. Call on the owner at Honea
Path, S. G.
ID. MCGEE.
Eant IN 1QnI IN 9
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Cotton Pickers' Strike.

New ORLEANS, September 8.-The
Times Democrats Galveston special gives
information concerning the organization
of colored cotton pickers' union, which
has agreed not to pick cotton after Sep
tember 2 for less than one dol
lar per hundred pounds and board.
This organization has been perfected
through the Colored Alliance and numbers
more than half q million, with Thousands
being added every day throughout the
Southern States.
Col. R. A. Humphrey, general super
intendent of the Oolored Alliance, admit
ted the existence of this organization,
saying that it had been induced by the
organization some time ago of planters
and merchants in certain sections, nota-
bly, Memphis and Charleston, to reduce
prices for picking to a very lew standard,
and that the colored pickers had combin-
ed TO protect themselves from this dicta-
ton, and he thought they would be able
to do so. It is learned that secret cir
cular has been mailed at Houston to every
Sub. Alliance throughout the cotton belt,
fixing the date when the strike of the
cotton pickers will be simultaneously
inaugurated and how it shall be conduct.
ed.
New ORLEANS, September 6.-The
Picayune's Houston, Texas, special says !:
The headquarters of the Colored Nation
al Alliance of the United States is in this
city. Dol. R. A. Humphrey, general su:
perintendent of the Colored Farmers
Alliance and Cotton Pickers' League, has
been actively at work in organizing col
ored men for general strike all over the
South. To-day your correspondent OBJ
tanned a copy oE the secret circular which
Humphrey is having distributed by the
thousands all through the cotton States.
The following is the main feature of it:
Whereas, the planters and speculators
above mentioned are firm in their demand
that you pick at starvation wages as offer
ed by them, and leave your families to
suffer fearful consequences, placing to
your account the present low price of
your cotton, and, whereas, above six
hundred thousand pickers already have
bound themselves together in sacred GOV.
enant to pick no cotton for anyone except
their own before about November l at
less than one dollar per one hundred
pounds, with board; and whereas your
success depends upon your united action,
now
Therefore, 7, R. NJ. Humphrey, by vir-
tue of authority in me vested, do issue
this my solemn proclamation, being the
18th day of September, 1891, it being
Saturday, as the day upon which all our
people shall cease from and absolutely
stop picking cotton, except their own,
and shall pick no more before about No
vember l, unless their just demands for
wages shall be sooner acceded TO by
rlanters and others Interested.
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Sad End OF q Picnic.

BArEsBURG, September 3.-An acci-
dent to picnic party today from Lees.
Vile st Quattlebaum Mill resulted in
the drowning of Miss Alice Smith.
A young man and three young ladies
vert out in the pond in bateau and from
some cause it was overturned. Two of
the young ladies and the young man, BY
heroic efforts of others, we're saved. No
blame is attached to anyone. The young
lady was highly connected and great grief
prevails in the community over The sad
doath
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-10
SOMETHING NEW
FOR THE LAUNDRY

VXyHAT is it7 Well, they have adopt
w ed new system of Washing, and
that is the "Pound System" This is the
fairest way of washing that has ever been
offered to the people. The prices we offer
to families in our Pound System" any one
can afford to pay in fact, in our opinion,
it is the thing we have been wanting. Here
are our prices: We will rough dry your
clothes at 34c. per pound. We will wash
and iron Or fpish all plain clothes he as: at Sc;
at 1Oc. per lb. The above prices are where
we take family work through and through.
These are the lowest prices that have ever
been offered by Laundry. Try it and be
convinced. Stop the wagon as it passes
and give us your work. ~
R. A. MAYFIELD,
Supt. and Treas. Anderson Steam Laundry
w. w, HUMPHREYS, President.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-10

Cong resman Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
author Of the late infamous Force Bill,
has written an article for the Century
magazine in which he treats of "The
Z SDistribution of Ability in the United
States Coming from such man, and
sshafroIa New England, We who live South
of Mason and Dixon's line would not ex-
pect tie truth to be told about US. Mr..
Lodge deals largely in figures, and as the
old saw says figures do not lie, of course
there ,Eill be many who will accept his
conclusions as gospel truth. Whether
fgurallie or not depends upon the char
acter Of the author. In this case Mr..
Lodge's figures we're made 10 crafty the
s vanity of the Northern people and to
depre,iate the ability of the Southern
: people, and it was matter of minor i'm
.sporta,,ce as to how much they lacked of
conlo oming to the truth. In making his
;fcomparisons of the ability of the different
sections Of our country, MIR. Lodge takes
j. the svhole number of men and women,
who, since our history began, "by their
own ability have raised themselves even
sslightly above the general level" to be
& 1928. It is an insult to the whole ma
;tion to say that the number of people
who have raised themselves slightly
above the general level" since We have
.sbecome nation, is only 14,24S. OF this
number Lodge claims that l0,477 be-
s:longed To the Now England and Middle
Staes. Both Massachusetts anu South
Guoliua have been prominent States, and
have taken an active part in the affairs of
the nation. Reasonable people would
ssy. South Carolina was not behind Mas
sachusetts in the matter of ability, but
Lodges figures make it appear thus:
Number of people who have risen above
ttat general level in Massachusetts, 1855;
iIl South Carolina, 99S. Statesmen from
Massachusetts, 255 from South Carolina,
LOG. Those who have attained literary
fame in Massachusetts is put down at
j8S; in South Carolina, 40. Excepting
Virginia, South Carolina leads all the 9TH
er Southern States in the number of those
awho by their ability have raised them
selves even slightly above the general lev.
el.n South Carolina can lay claim, with
Lodge as authority, to only 50 scholars, As
clergy, 81 lawyers, 2e physicians, artists,
IA scientists, 9 educators, 16 navy officers,
6 business men, l philanthropist, 2 pio-
neers and explorers, 2 architects, mu'
sician and actors in all the years Of her
history. Yet, with the North so far
ahead of US in ability, how was it that
Southern statesmen controlled the gov
eminent almost exclusively from its be.
ginning tothe breaking out of the late
Hsrf Mr.. Lodges figures will not be
believed By people who prefer to know
thehuth. Should We ever compile set
pf statistics on the subject treated by the
Force Bill man, we would class that in.
diyiduaf and Eli Perkins under common
head, and think him worthy subject for
the same condemnation that befell Ana.
Mas Of old:
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BRYANT g. S STRATTOv Business College
sss t5,s
FOR. SALE.

OEVERAL very desirable Farms, lying
y from two to seven miles from AndeY
SON: House and Lot in City, on Franklin
Street. House and Lot on East Boundary
Street. One on East Benson Street. Also,
a very desirable place, well improved, on
North Main Street, near business center.
New House and Lot West of Public Square,
and several vacant lots. Will be sold on
very reasonable terms.
TRIBBLE 6S QUATTLEBAUM,
Real Estate Agents,
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The Rny Vas Loaded.

GREENsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 29.-Thura.
day afternoon boy named Ray Floyd,
aged twelve years, living at Salina, met
with a peculiar accident. He had a
number of boxes of toy pistol caps in
his pocket, and started home. His
mother was waiting to punish him for
some act of disobedience, which she at
once proceeded to do. While chastising
him she struck him across the pocket
where the caps were. An explosion
followed, and when the smoke cleared
away the boy ptood there without q
stitch Of clothing on him, and with his
hips and sides burned in horrible man
ner
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Frapce would have saved s575,0OO

- France would have saved 1876, ,000,-
900 between 1882 and 1888, says the
Louisville Courier Journal, if she had bad
100000 fewer men in her army during
that period, but as we have spent in the
same period on our army-including pen
sions-$552, 100000, re cannot consider
France so very wasteful. We are, in
fact, as the Baltimore Sun says, spending
for military purposes as much IS some
of the most powerful nations of Europe.
They have reason to spend, owing to the
political situation. We spend to keep q
party in power.
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Blacksmith Shop Removed.

r HAVE moved my Shop into TIE build :.
i ing recently occupied by J. J. Dodd
as residence, on Church Street, and in
rear of Mr.. r. s. Hill's new building, where
am prepared to do all work in the Black
have yard and stalls in which to hitch
your horses and protect them from sun and
rain. Don't forget me. will treat you
right. J. 2. TODD.
Sept 10, 1901 10 l
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REM OWED,

r HAVE moved my Stock of Goods to
No. 4s Public Square, next door to
A. P. Hubbard and Cunningham Bros.
Hope my friends and customers will call
and see me, as have inducements to offer
in goods and prices. Most of my goods
are going ct cost. Call soon or you will
miss Bargains, as I have determined to
close out my stock.
A. B. TOWERS,
No. 48 Public Square.
P. s.-Bargains in Hats, Shoes, Crockery,
Dry Goods and Hardware.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of various executions to me
ID directed, I will expose to sale on the
first Monday in October, A. D., 1861, dur
ing the legal hours of sale, the following
Lots of Lands, to.wit;
One.half interest in one Lot in the Town
of Honea Path, containing two (2) acres,
more or less, adjoining the r. & D. R. R.
Co., J. @. Milford, and others.
Also, the interest of the Defendant, it
being the remainder after 1892, ip one
acre about one mile Northwest Of Honea
Path, with colored school house thereon.
Levied on as the property of DR.. T. A.
Hudgens, at the suit of. W. Brigham y
Co., and others.
Terms-Cssh. Purchaser to pay extra
for papers. w. l.. BOLT,
Sheriff Anderson County.
Sept. 10, 1891 10 3
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LOST

TN Garvin Township on 14th of June,
Il 1891, lady's NECKLACE. on the
Pendleton Road, between Mr.. John Mas
sey's and the Double Bridges. ANY person
finding it and leaving it at Mr.. John Mas
sey's, or at this office, will pay them Five
Dollars s. n. STONE.
Cont IN 1901 10
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FOR SALE.

T1HE undersigned has $50 acres of Land,
i 100 of which are in high state of cul-
tivation, situated in Varennes Township.
six miles South of Anderson, on 8. Y. r.
R.. which he desires to SELL Good dwell"
ing.house, new barn and other necessary
buildings, and two tenant houses on the
place. Apply at once au
8. II. STONE.
Sept 10, 1891 10
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

0NE TRACT OF LAND, containing
O 3l5 acres, in Martin Township, 0
miles S. E. of Anderson, near Ebenezer
Church. and known as the Col: Jol Mar
tin place. Well watered, and can be di-
yidet into two or more Tracts. Persons
desiring to rent or purchase can call on the
undersigned at Anderson c. II: for terms.
LOU. T. KEATON.
Sent 8. 1891 9
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= The perils of the sea do net seem to
be SO very terrible when it is shown that
out of 50O,00O,000 passengers carried last
year on American waters and from Amer.
lean ports only sixty-6ve lives were lost.
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The people Of Augusts are proud of
the Chronicle. if they have the right kind
of appreciation about thera. II is mar
vellou,how many good thingsthe Caron.
ssc1e says and does for Augusta. 1t will
sbe largely instrumental in getting up the
big exposition for the coming winter.
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= The railway commission Of Florida
has been abolished.
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Notice to Contractors.

Office of County Commissioners,
Anderson, S, c., Sept. g. 1891.
THE undersigned will let to the lowest
Il bidder on Wednesday, 23rd, the
building of the Bridge over Broadway
Creek, near B. B. Breazeale's, in Broada-
way Township.
Plans and Specifications made known on
dev of 1attfnp
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W. r. McGILL, Chm'n.,
B. G. MARTIN,
r. E. PARKER.
Board Co. Com. Anderson Co., s. G.
Per E. W. LONG, Clerk.
Sept. 10, 1891 10
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Land for Sale.

Supt. and Treas. Anderson Steam Laundr
w. w. HUMPHREYS, President.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-04


door was opened and the bright young
lady walked in.
Thought you'd give it up, ehi
Found man too slippery for you
Thought So"
THE paper isserved," said she. II
was her turn to smile now and she
did it. The lawyer swung round in
his chair.
Served the -. How'd you de
it ?"
"Oh. it was simple enough. /
called at his place of business, looked
around. priced some materials, and
then asked If he was in.
No said the salesman, but can
do as WE'LL
II think not said quietly. 'Hs
has always served me before, and ne
understands just What l want
On, in that case you might call at
his house. He will be in to dinner.
Il did call at his house, dressed in
my besr, cardcase in hand. | sent in
my card and he appeared promptly,
"'Mr. ? said /, rising.
Yes. You wished to see inc on
business? hear you are interested
in property in streety
Yes. Well, have paper which
VIII interest you concerning it, offer
ing him the summons. W ich he took
with a smile. H. looked at it and
flushed crimson. So did I. Nothing
was said. He controlled his teinpef
and accompanied me to the door. T"
Another field open to wonen.n
was the lawyers only conment.--lSk
Louis Post-Disputch