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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
Railroads Cannot Comply.

A Convention of the State Farmers'
Alliance and other planters was held in
this city on Feb. 10th. This body address,
ed communication to the railroad COM
panies asking them to reduce the rates
twenty per cent also, that they would
waive the notice of thirty days allowed
them under the law, and that these re-
ductions should take effect at once.
The Farmers Convention requested
that the State board Of railroad commits
sioners to forward this com nmunication
to the different railroad companies doing
business in the State, which was prompt
ly done, with their unanimous endorse
ment, and the roads requested to give
their immediate attention.
The traffic managers Of the various
roads appeared before the Railroad Com
mission on Feb. 81, and laid before them
the reason why they could not consent to
the desired reduction. They claimed
that the roads were unable to make any
reduction on account of the great de-
crease in the business, which they show
to be S255,0OO, which is rs per cent. of
the average business for the past few
years. They claimed, further, prospec-
tive decrease in the cotton crop of several
hundred thousand dollars by the reduced
consumption of fertilizers the present
season also, that the effect of this most
disastrous season 30 injured the Florida
orange and vegetable crops that their
revenue would sustain very serious
loss from the destruction. They claimed
that this revenue had been so reduced
that they could not stand any further re
duction and continue to give the public
the service that they expected.
The traffic managers called the atten.
ton of the board to the fact, as showed
in the last annual report of the Railroad
Com mission, that thirteen roads were
barely able to pay operating expenses,
and that eight had deficit of S56, ,26O less
than operating expenses before the effects
of the decrease in business was felt. For
these reasons they declined to grant the
request for reduction made by the Farm.
ers' Convention, and to waive their right
to the thirty.day notice of any reduction,
thus practically settling the question for
this season.
The Commission are now engaged in
revising all rates now in force, their OBJ
ject being'to place as nearly as possible a
just and indiscriminating rate of all com.
modities transported in this State from
time to time, making such reductions
as will meet the changed conditions as
they arise in railroad transportation =
Columbia State.
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Feeding Horses and Mules on Potatoes.

In the first issue of tho Planter We gave
the experience of Mr.. w. G. Hinton, of
James Island, in reference to feeding
horses and mules on potatoes. We have
since found two farmers, Mr.. j. G. Lamp
ley, of Darlington County, and Mr.. W.
D. Harris, Of Florence County, who are
utilizing their potatoes in the same way.
These gentlemen are not doing it from
necessity, but as matter of farm econo-
my, and are we'll pleased with the exper-
iment. According to the estimate of Col.
r. w. Woodward, of Fairfield, it takes
three bushels of potatoes to equal in nut
riment one bushel OF corn, but even il it
took four the cost of feeding on the pota-
toes would be far less. 1t is we'll known
that a dry summer is very favorable to
potatoes and just the opposite for corn,
and this fact ought to be sufficient to in
dnce every farmer to plant them more
largely.-Florence Carolina Planter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
SIaghteriug Horses for Europa.

CHIcAa J, ILL.,, Feb. 2S.-Three slaugh-
ter-houses for the killing of horses are in
operation just across the Indiana State
line. A lot Of 200 horses was sold at the
stock yards Thursday and driven to the
abattoirs. They are not operated in def
ance of the law, because none of the meat
is sold in this country. It is shipped to
Belgium, france and other countries Of
Europe, where there is always ready
market for it.
The horses that were sold Thursday
were killed Friday and cut up, picked
and packed in tubs ready to ship to Er-
rope. They also manufacture sausage
from the meat. The hides and the parts
of the horse used for glue bring more
than tho original cost OF the horse, This
industry has grown of late on account
OF the number Of cheap horses placed
on the market by the street-car compa-
pior
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

: -"We will try" said Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, the president Of the board of
women managers of the Atlanta EXPOSE
S.tion, "to have many oddities and novel
ties So possible. Here is one proposition
which has just come in, which, I think,
will te accepted. It Is an exhibit illus
strating the history of cotton. 1t shows
I the first step In the plant In various stages
and includes sea island, upland, Egyp-
tian, Chinese, India and Japanese. The
next step gives the fibre separated from
the seed. The history Of the latter goes
Son SEPARATELY. You see how it looks
when cleaned, hulled out and heated !;
how the crude oil looks, the refined, the
com binations of the latter with various
substances to make such cooking ingre-
dients as compound lard,' cottolene,
5cc1osuet, cottolard and the like, tho stear-
the candles, soap and oleomargarine,
which the chemists make out of it, and
the cake which is one of our best fertili-
zers. The history Of the fibre is even
more yoluminous. From the fibre you
spass to the yarn and thread. From here
TO cord, twine and duck or canvas on the
one side, to batting, padding and medi-
Gated cottons on second, and to woven
tissues on the third. This last division
is simply endless, so many and varied are
the ty pes it includes. There is the splen-
did Wamsutta cloth, tho Southern drill,
the Western jeans, the calico prints, the
fine muslins Of India, the crepes OF Japan.
Canton flannel, lawn, cheese cloth, nuns
yelling. Beyond this are gun cotton,
scollod1on and celluloid, Mexican drawn
work, macrame lace; knit cotton goods,
cotton paper and goodness knows how
many other things.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

"A new form Of marriage ceremony
is practiced by Georgia justice cf the
peace. He concludes as follows: "By
the authority vested in me aa an officer
OF the State Of Georgia, which Is some
times called the Empire State of the
South; by the fields of cotton that lie
spread out in snowy whiteness around
us; by the howl of the coon dog and the
gourdvine, whose clinging tendrills will
shade the entrance to your humble dwell
ing place; by the red and luscious heart
of the watermelon, whose sweetness fills
the heart with joy; by the heavens and
earth, in the presence of these witnesses,
I pronounce you man and wife,"
"A story from Pekin, incredible as it
may appear, has it that the Emperor of
China has just had his first view Of the
Bible. A copy, it is stated, was presented
to the Empress Dowager. The Emperor
heard about the present, and became
curious about the book. He sent out for
copy Of tho book, which, fortunately
for the emissary, it was finally found
possible 10 obtain at an American book
store in Pekin. The Emperor started
reading the book carefully, and finding
several errors returned the volume for a
better "read" copy. "Since then," we
are told, "the Emperor, Empress Dowa-
ger, and other royal personages have been
busy reading the Holy Scriptures"
Sexton Gorham at the Marietta, Ga,
city cemetery is not a believer in ghosts,
but during the many years he has been
at work among the dead he has seen two
mysterious persons suddenly disappear
that astonished him. Eleven years ago
he says he was at work onJ Saturday,
and he noticed man, dressed in black,
standing about where the tool box is now.
He says he worked on in short distance
from him, and for one hour that mysteri-
ous man stood there like statue. When
Mr.. Gorham concluded to quit work he
started towards the man to put up his
tools. When he got in fifteen or twenty
yards of the man he looked down to guide
his wheelbarrow, aud when he looked up
again the 'man in black" had disappear
ed. He said it was in an open space
where he stood and there was no place
for any one to hide. He said he looked
all around but he couldn't find him any,
where. Recently Sexton Gorham has
had another experience. lie said be was
coming from the new cemetery to tho old,
through drizzling rain, and at newly
made grave he saw q woman dressed in
black. He watched her closely and
walked towards her to see who it was
out on suoh an inclement day, and when
he got very near her he passed around a
monument, and when he looked for the
"woman in black" again she too had
suddenly vanished. He went to where
she stood and he could see no tracks and
he made diligent search for her, but no.
where was she visible. Sexton Gorham
saws It put some "curious feelings on
him and be is not prepared to explain the
matter
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Constitutional Convention,

no the Editors of the News and Courier:
Ths very important subject of the ap-
preaching Constitutional Convention
seems to be agitating the minds Of our
people, and properly 30. All seem to be
agreed that the Convention should be
composed Of our best men of the Demo-
cratic party, regardless of their factional
affiliations. But the question arises as to
how the delegates shall be elected.
To my mind the best plan to adopt
would be for the Democratic party to re-
quire all voters at the primary to cast
their votes for an equal number Of dele
gates from both factions, and in any
County where an odd number is to bo
voted for, then to vote for one more of the
faction that was in the majority at the
last primary, i. O., il five delegates are to
be voted for, and at the last primary the
Refcrmers were in the majority, then
vote for three Reformers and two Conser.
vatives, and vice versa. Let it be remem
bered that no vote be counted that docs
not comply with this plan. In adopting
this plan Reformers would not vote for
the most extreme Conservatives, neither
would the Conservatives vote for the
most ertreme Reformers and in this way
I think the Convention would be made
up of the best and most conservative men
from both factions. B.
Barnwell County, February 25, 1892.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

The blue.bird is hailed as ha1 1binger
of Spring. 1t is also reminder that
blood.puri6er is needed to prepare the sys-
tenn for the debilitating weather to come.
Listen aud you will hear the birds singing:
Take Ayers Ssrsaparilla in March,
April, May"
The Supreme Court of Indiana re-
Gently rendered decision in divorce
case in these words; ''You voluntarily
chose drunkard for husband, and you
should discharge the duties of drum
kard's wife. His failure to keep pledge
of reformation made before marriage
does not justify you in deserting him.
Having knowingly married drunkard,
you must make yourself content with the
sacred relationship"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

- Missouri has defeated the bill pro-
vding woman suffrage in that State in
all elections.
= A company just organized proposes
to supply power to run the street cars
and all sorts of plants in Denver by gen.
Grating electricity many miles away.
Without internal hissensions in the
Democratic party in Carolina the State
would hardly feel natural. Politicians
will begin TO prepare for the millennium
when all is quiet along the Congaree.
:. International conference may result
in recognition of silver by other Gov
ernments, but if the Uni cd States will go
ahead and pass free coinage moasusr it
will force action much moro promptly.
- Tourists to Jerusalem annually in
crease in number. Next to Russia the
United States sends the greatest number
of visitors to the holy land. Three
steamers will land Americans at Jail'a
this month.
Mfr. David Morgan, of Henry county,
Ga, has curiosity in the way of a shuck
horse collar, which he has been using
twenty.six years. Mr.. Henry Perry
also has bride made by Mr.. II. NJ.
Everitt, while he was living in Henry
twenty-five years ago.
"A cure of prolonged case Ct hic-
coughs is reported in Tho Lancet. A
man had hiccoughed steadily for seventy
two hours chloral, morphine and chlo-
reform didn't stop it; finally strong
subcutaneous injection of a solution OF
atrophine and morphia put the patient to
Sleep and on his waking there was no
return Of the trouble.
- Melle Stanleyetta Titua is tho only
woman who has been admitted to the
Bar in New York city. She comes from
Duchess County. Her family arc Qua
kers. She is confident that thore is a
great future for women in the legal pro-
tession. N1isa Titus has been very sue
cessful in collecting bills that her clients
had lost all hope of turning into cash.
= Mrs. Amanda Davis, Of Lumpkin
county, Ga, has two very old relics-a
watch charm and pair of Indian moe
casins. The charm is dated 1885 and the
nioccasins are more than one hundred
years old. They are made of deerskin
dressed nicely with beads and look as If
they had just been made, except for q
few moth eaten holes.
"A curious breach of the Sunday law
came up recently in London Police
Court. The international Tract Society,
the agent OF Sabbatarian sect which
breaches the observance of Saturday in
stead of Sunday, was complained of for
violating the Factories Act by employing
labor on Sunday. Although the law
| makes provision for Jews working on
Sunday, 1t does not for Christians, and
| though it was shown that no work was
done by the society on Saturday, and that
Friday was kept as half holiday. a fine
was imposed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
The Forty Still Active.

It now begins to look as if the "Forty"
had awakened from the shock they sus-
tanned by the scheme Of Messrs. Til)man,
Evans, Hemphill, Barnwell and others
to forestall them in their efforts to bring
the white people together and take the
credit of the movement which originated
entirely with them. When their COM
mittee was here tho other night and its
memb heard of the conference and
agreement reached, they seem to have
suffered from partial paralysis and the
indications were that they would give up
and let the schemers 60 ahead. But now
things seem to have changed and it looks
as il the "Forty" will stick to their guns
and have conference on the matter in
which somebody-the people-will be
represented, to discuss the outlook and
reach some agreement that will he accep-
table to the rank and file of all political
factions.
The following was issued last night
and it shows that the "Forty" are still
alive and may yet cause the beautiful
plan already presented to drop into the
back ground, and one much more satis-
factory to take it's place:
1.-THE ommittee of the Forty have re-
solved to proceed with their plan before
the people without asking any ybody's per-
mission, while gratified at having already
accom- pllshed so much.
"Thos. j. kirkland, "Sec."
It looks as ifthe forty regard the action
of Ex-Governor Tillman and Governor
Evans in coming down to an agreement
as consequence of its efforts. They do
not seem to be willing to have small
coteries representing nobody but those
composing them dictate terms. Their
original plan was to let the rank and file
select men to a conference in which all
factions could be represented Messrs.
Hemphill, Barnwell, Tillman, Evans,
CAN'T, Irby, Bowden and ell others re-
cognized as leaders of factions. In this
way they proposed to let the people come
together and after Joint discussion agree
among themselves upon some basis that
would satisfy every body. Perhaps they
are all the more determined now to 60
ahead with their work Of reconciliation
because of what Ex-Governor Tillman
had to say in talking of the scheme agreed
upon at the small conference the other
day.-iStUte, Feb. 27.
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Another Exodus to Africa,

MEMPHIS, TENN, March "A move
ment Of Southern negroes to Africa will
begin on Thursday next under the auspi-
ces of the International Migration So
ciety of this city. A special train will
leave Memphis for Savannah via Bir-
mingham and Atlanta. Three hundred
negroes from Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia have
arranged to 60. The African Steamship
Company, which is cooperating with the
International Migration Society, will run
steamer from Savannah to Monrovia,
sailing on the 9th. A committee of negro
ministers, who went to Liberia in Janua-
ry to investigate that country, write back
glowing letters and the negroes are ex-
cited over the idea of returning to the
Dark Continent. Many are preparing to
90 during the year.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

a recent letter to the Boston Globe from
an eyewitness, gives full particulars of
the recent massacre of Armeniars by the
Turks. The letter says that Mooshir
Pasha, the military governor Of the city
of Erzeroum, started into the Sassoun
district last September, by order Of the
Sultan, burned innumerable villages, and
murdered $500 people. The writer goes
INTO detail and proves conclusively that
recent efforts to hush the whole matter
up as an idle Armenian tale to make pre-
judice against the Turks, are nothing but
Turkish inventions. There is no longer
any doubt Of the fact that the villages
were burned and that the inhabitants
were murdered.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06

ga crick in the back" pain under
the shoulder. blades. water brash, bilious
ness, and constipation, are symptoms OF
disordered stomach, kidneys, liver, and
bo wells. For oil ailments originating in a
arrangement Of these organs, take Ayers
Pills.
At the South Carolina Conference at
Laurens few preachers formed an Oxford
League. Their object was to pursue,
during the year, some systematic course
Of study. A few of them met some time
ago and agreed to hold q summer school
OF Biblical study this summer. The time
and place will be announced later.
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The Edgeideld Advertiser says that Mr..
Eldred Addison, of Ninety-six, shipped
to New York recently forty lambs, for
which he received ten dollars "apiece."
This ought to serve to wake up South
Carolina farmers generally to the possi-
;hilities Of the sheep-raising industry in
this State, IL nothing else will. Argu-
ment and advice and suggestion have
fallen on deaf ears, it is true, but the fact
that one farmer has actually received
800 for only forty young sheep-lambs-
can hardly fail to make good many of
his neighbors and fellow farmers put on
their "thinking caps" in these hard
times.
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To Teaxs or Florida.

Parties going to Texas or Florida should
rememb ber before making any arrange
ments, that the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railway is the only through
direct route. To Texas, IL hours quickest
route, lowest rates and best schedule To
Florida only through route, making direct
connection for all Florida points by day
light. Write for any information 10 !. r.
FAINT, Agent, Anderson. 8. g, or R. L.
Todd, Trav. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga.
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4 Deputy Sheriff Hall, of North Carolina,
! stood ii that State and killed an escaping
prisoner who was across the line in Ten
nessee. According to a recent decision
oy The Supreme Court Of North Carolina
sssas seems: likely to escape punishment, as
he was not in Tennessee when he COM.
nlitted the crime, and the crime was not
committed In North Carolina.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
La Gri3le.

During the prevalence OF the Grippe the
past seasons it was q noticeable fact that
those who depended upon DR.. Kings New
Discovery not only had speedy recovery,
but escaped all of the troublesome after
effects of the malady. This remedy seems
to have peculiar power in effet " rapid
cures not ouly in cases of La Grippe, but
in all Diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs,
and has cured cases of Asthma and Hay
Fever of long standing: Try it and be
convinced; T It ,1,3I Ton's + disappoinst;; Free
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-06
Strenuth and Health,

If you are not feeling strong and healthy
try Electric Btters If "Ls Grippe" has
left you weak and weary, use Electric Bi.-
ters. This remedy acts directly on Liver.
Stomach and Kidneys, gently aiding those
organs to perform their functions If you
are afflicted with Sick Headache you will
find speedy and peruanSnt relief by taking
Electric Bit!ers. One trial will convince
you that this is the remedy you need.
Large bottles only Soc, at Hill Bros Drug
Stora
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Notice to Contractors.
T Continued from First Page
CORNER TOWNSHIP.

CORNER TOWNSHIP.
Sec 1. From Cooks to Ableville line near W.
A. Sutherland, 80 days.
., t. o. Evans to above Union church, Is days.
s. Union church to Abbevillc line and across
to James WaNeslOw's, 2S days.
i. Union church by Josh BurrSS place to river
road near j. j. Alexander, 81 days.
s. Union rh by Good Hope ch. to above D. ".
Teasly, 10 days.
6. Cooks by j. V. Ozmints to Anderson road,
so days.
T. Cooks to Lowndcsyille road below Good
Hope church, % days.
s. From Cooks. Hall line to Mrs. o. II. Reid's
near MptTattsyilc, S3 lays.
Q. Moifattsrille to River road near Is. +. Nor
rows, 20 days.
10. AIotrattsvillc to Hall line near Vim. W. Adj
ans, 4i days.
II. dunlap place to nr. r. r. Clnkscalcs, Is d.
l.. Gencr0stec Parsonage to r. Il. Harris, 80 d.
10. Abheville line by Fellowship church to op-
rOsitc J. y. Alexander and from Fellowship CHI
to John VI Crafts, 81 days
II. Savannah line near S. A. Harris to opposite
j. i. AleXander's, 30 days.
Is. Mrs. .. II. Reid's to Crafts Ferry, as days.
IL. From J. W. Spcarman's to Section houses,
Is days.
W. z. SNELGROVE,
County Supervisor.