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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-14
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

Senator Irby, as Chairman Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, has
issued call for a meeting of the Com
mitree 20 prepare for the Convention to
send delegates totheN National Democratic
Convention. He favors sending delegates
70 that Convention who will pledge
themselves to abide its results, and right
here The ting Of wal will commence.
Senator Tillman has again expressed
himself as In favor Of sending delegates
10 the Convention who shall bolt In the
event that candidate and platform are
not agreed upon in accordance with their
tastes. Chairman Irby's position 10 the
correct one, sna the question is who will
have the greater influence in the State
Convention, he or Tillmau? 1t Is q mat
ter that the Reformers will have to decide
for themselves, and after their decision is
made, the Conservatives will know how
to act. We know the Conservatives are
true Democrats, and we believe there are
O large number OF true Democrats in the
ranks of the Reformers, who will abide
the acts Of the National Democracy and
work for It's success. A State Conven-
ton who, it is known, will bolt if they
r not pleased with its action, is not q
Democratic organization and will not be
recognized as such.
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Cedar Grove Items.

The cold weather has stopped corn plant
The e~reatest wonder of this section is
Mr. w l.. Copeland'a Lndian game chick
III, which has four legs, one wing and
three eyes.
Mr.. l. NJ. Holland is very proud of hia
,wiue aud challenges the world to beat
them.
Mir. H Kelly lie receiving bis stock of
apring goods. He keeps a nice line of
goode.
An in FAINT of Mr.. BsylIs Kelly was buried
In the Cedar Grove cemetery On the 9th
inst.
TIE brass band of this section han come
to life again, with Mr.. Fayette Davenport
as leader.
We notice that School Commissioner
Russell has jumped on our school teacher,
Mr.. A. w. A,taway, fathmted and tried
to stamp him out of existence. Some OF
the patrons, we hear, denounce MIR. Rus.
sell as doing q cowsrdly act. Every per
SOD who knows Mr. Attawsy will tsrtify
tn his being ore of the best teachers In the
County, and the people OF Cedar Grove are
we'll pleased with him he has dime more
far the school at this place than any teacher
We have ever had, and we expect he could
learn the School Commissioners a few
things. Anderson County needs a new
Commissioner badly, and II it vas lett tn
the votes OF this section there would GER
tainly tie q change. JOE
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The Hanks Family OF Anderson.

To the Editor of the Neys and Courier J.:
Mr.. Knotts'R letter about "Jnhn G. CAL
hnun and Abraham Lincoln" seems TO
have caused some sensation. The Amer.
lean Encyclopedias as vol as the En-
nvclopssdis Britannica's articles on Abra-
ham Lincoln eay that Thomaa Lincoln
and Nancy Hanks, his father and mother.
were natives Of Virginia, were married
in 1906, and that Abraham Lincoln was
born February IL, 1909. So much for the
hingraphers of Mr.. Lincoln, in the recog-
nizsd standard authorities.
The late Elk Governor James l.. Orr
was q profound student Of human nature
-he studied men, knew their names,
their faces, their fathers and grandfathers
and. 1t 10 aaid, never forgot q name or
face. He was raised nea ~Cravtonville,
10 Anderson County, In tha same section
~here Elder Hanks lived and knew
them personally. When Mr.. Orr met
Mr.. Lincoln he discovered q family like
nesa, a heredity about Mi. Lincoln that
Impressed him.
The Hon. B. F. Crayton, who has q
wonderful memory OF persona and places.
-sya that Mr.. Orr told him that after
Kentucky was admitted into the Union a
numbsr OF families from that %hectlnn, as
10 WV 'OSetts"1 ~" "" W
lucky. and among these families sone of
The Fl nkses also emigrated and in the
family there was o girl named Nancy
Hanks. She had q brother, Luke Hanks,
who remained and lived near Crayupn-
Vile. In this County, but It seems that be
neve heard anything more of hia sister.
Luke Hanks haa been dead several years,
and he had o Hon, Thomas Hanks, who
der Roma tan years ago.
When Nj. Lincoln became prominent
In politics Mr.. Orr, with his keen perrep-
ton and acquisitivaneaa, sonn learned
that Mr.. L'ncnln's mother was q Nancy
Hanks. He knew Luke Hanks and
Thomas Rnnks and of heir having been
norn i'm the aame section, and when he
met MI. Lincoln he perceived the marks
vt harsdi.y and family likeness, which 20
impressed him that he never doubted the
fact that Mr.. Lincoln 81 related by
hlnnd To Thomas Hanks.
There are now persons still living who
remember the striking personal likeness
nf Thomas Hanks to the pictures or
likeness OF Abraham Lincoln. This fact
coupled with Mr.. Orr's known and fecog.
niz-d ability, and wonderful faculty In
knowing penple, caused many persons to
believe that Mr.. Lincoln's mother waa
the Nancy Hanks, who wen II Ken
lucky In the early part Of the century.
snd was the Aunt OF Thomas Hanks,
who 90 much resembled Mr.. Lincoln In
personal appearance.
Mr.. Crsyton says that 1t Ia not known
definitely where the elder Hanks came
from ; but that 1t Ia evidently o miatake
about Nancy Hanks living near Mr.. CAL
houn In Abbeville County, as the Hsnks
family lived near ~Craytonville, at the
time Marcy Hanks left for Kentucky,
a.d she was not fully grown at the time.
While the Hanks family have been COM
paratively poor and obscure In this
county, yet their reputation for virtue
and honesty seems never to have been
questioned. J. L. TREBLE.
anderson, 8. C..
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Il win surprise many people to know
that heper capita vslue of the sgrlcul-
tural products of the South Is greater
than that of any other part Of the coun-
try. The Federal Bureau Of Statistics
has recently completed reports for the
year 1894 which show that the twelve
leading crops of the South for that year
were worth s7s7, 4os l4s, while the twelve
most important crops In all the rest OF
the country combined were worth only
81 ,100 1866 81. The per capita value of
these crops was SS3 for the South and
only s2e for the rest of the country. Cot
ton Is considered the leading Southern
product, bnt the corn crop Of the South is
more valuable. Our cotton crop of 1894
was worth $500 5000 but our corr crop
was worth S-so,ol4,97 and all the corn
grown In all the rest OF the country was
worth only 1884, 04, 1sl. The South
raised nearly $40, 1000 900 worth OF tobacco
against s7,765,360 worth in the rest OF the
country. Our sugar crop was worth SIS
0G0,ea0 and our Sice 81, 500, 1000
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Earle on the Dispensary.

Judge Joseph 81. Earle sprsng o sensa-
ton in the Court Of General Sessions yes
terday morning when be stated IN his
charge TO the grand jury regarding the
Dispensary that 1t had been brought to
his attention that men high in c%ounsels
OF the State government, sworn officers
of the law, the very officers who were
elected to carry put the Dispensary law,
were themselves openly violating the law
and %instructing the Dispensers to disre-
gard those provisions OF the Dispensary
law which pointed out to them their
duties and guided them in the manage
ment OF their D%ispensaries. It Is evident
that the Court had good cause to make
this statement as all who know Judge
Earle understand that he would not pre-
seEt SO grave q charge to the Grand Jury
upon mere rumor or Idle hearsay. The
complaint came from a Dispenser.
In regard to the Dispenssry law be
said: ''The object Of this law is to curtail
aud regulate, az far as possible, the use OF
be lmpracticable and the representatives
OF the people enacted the Dispensary law.
It is not for you or me to say whether the
provisions Of this law are good or bad. 1t
il enough for US that it Is on the statute
bucks and it Is our sworn duty TO see that
the people obey all the laws until they
are repealed ny the peoples representa-
tives. But there are some matters which
have been brought to my attsntion In re-
gard to the execution Of this law, which
I do not like.
It seems that the State constables,
who's duty it is to travel about over the
State and inform against the violators,
have themselves violated the law and
men holding high positions Of trust in
the State have advised open violation of
the law If the Dispenser does not sell
whlskey according to the law he is just
as much at fault as the men who sell 1t In
the swamps."
Here the Judge read the Dispensers
sale check and Section IL OF the Dispen-
ssry law which points out the duty OF
Dispensers. He pointed out the evils
that would arise from Dispensers disre-
gard of his check and his duty which was
clearly outlined in The provisions OF the
Act. II the check system vas slovenly
carried out there was nothing TO prevent
the Dispenser from running q blind
tiger. as it ia called, Oh his W account.
Itthess safeguards ofthe law were thrown
down. one by one, as they have been
dropped, then the law will snoa be q
stencil in the ~nostriis of the public.
81 have been informed" he snid, "that
the State Board of Control has instructed
the Dispensers to disregard these pro-
visions of the Act. Who has a right to
dispense with any provisions Of the law ?
IF this is true It is monstrous. l charge
you solemnly to carefully investigate
this matter and if the report Is true they
deserve your unqualified censure."-
Greenyi[Le News.
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J.yo. z. HOOD. G. G. @.

Thomas Caperton Davia, Of Waco,
Ky., has tor years read tine Bible through
three times annually from G-nsais u
Revelations. On Sunday, February 16!
MIR. Davis completed hin first reading "i
the entire Bible this year, only forty-hve
days being occupied In the task. Mr..
D4vtn IL rs years Of age. There 10 g
scholarly layman In Sumrnerville who
has lead his Greek Testament through
twenly-eight times.
- Some Of the farmers near D0vesville,
Darlington County, it Is reported, averag.
I'd between "a and 20 cents per pound or
all their tobacco lasc year. Mr.. Met all,
of florence made 1885 pounds per acre
on four acres, or 6,944 In all: II he had
sold his crop Ut the D~nvesville nricea he
would have received from a243 TO S341
per ncre, or from 1914 to 3l,3sS from the
four acres. There In u new crup In South
Carolina that pays better than cotton.
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OF Health. Any peraon 30 Offering for
sale ANY diseased or spoiled meats, h-h,
oysters q. vegetables, shall be- punished
by a tine of not more than (S!0.00) twenty
dollars, nor less than (Sl.0O) n dollar,
or by imprisonment Of not more thsu (l0)
ten days, nor less than one day for each
Offsnse.
RULE 10. Any person who buries, or
allown To he buried, any privy depcmits
or other refuse or fOnl matter or things
Within the limits Of the City of Anderson,
shall ina punished by q fire of not
than 1880 0O) thirty d. .llaro nor le@s than
(3l. co. one dollar or by imprisonment of
not mnr than 1907 thirty days nor less
than ~ one day.
Done and ratified In Council assem-
bls,, and The seal or the City "
[sEAL Anderson hereto aft xed, this l1th
day OF March, a. D. 1885.
G. F. FOLLY, Mayor.
Attaa..
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Obituary.

Died, at her homeiu Ahhaville County.
on March 4, Miss Polite Hall. daughter
nf the late Fenton Hall, aged II years.
She has gone from US ito the spirit OF
the just made perfect, from her earthly
home u the many MANSIONS" from the
Church militant to the Church trinm-
power of faith in Christ to diaarm death
of all its terrora, for ahe died 40 happy,
with the assurance of peace and 10y in
the world to come. Amer appropriate
funeral services, conducted by her
pastor, her remains were inferred in the
Rocky River Churchyurd. there to await
the resurrection morn. She leaves q
host of friends and relatives to mourn her
death. JOHN B. HEBRON.
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Among the resolutions adopted by the
American Cotton Growers Protective
Association is the following: "We in
vite the attention oft planters and far
mers of the Sou.h, to the great impor-
tance OF adopting improved methods in
handling the cotton crop, 80 that 1t may
be placed in the markets of the world to
the best advantage. And, in this con-
nectien, Ne call attention to 8 possible
saving in ocean and other freight rates,
by the adoption Of q standard bale Of
cotton. % inches wide, by So inches long,
and il the opinion Of this association
that all press boxes throughout the
country be made to conform to this size."
The change Of the press box will cost
only . few dollars, and will increase the
value of the cotton at least fifty cents per
hale.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

This Is the centennial year Of the
Democratic party. The party came into
existence as 9 national organization in
1888. It wss founded by Thomas j ffer-
son. who was the candidate OF the party
for President In that yer. Jtfferson
called it the Republican party, but in its
first national campaign the organization
was called the Democratic Republican
party by the masses. The Tammany
Saciaty Of New York, which was In eH-
fstanes st that time, has ever since retain
ed the name Democratic Republican or.
~Ganization.
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The Books Of THE MEANS
co. will be at the old stand
until LIST April. Persons ow.
ing them money will do well
to settle before that date, as
tho Accounts will be placed
in the hands of an officer for
collection after that time.
w.
Marca II, 1896 81
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The South Carolina room in the Con-
federste Museum at Richmond is want
Ing contributions in relics, and the State
ought TO heed the appeal that is made.
There are many persons living who have
It lnstheir power now to contribute to
this laudable work, and in doing SO the
States department will make an attrac
tive display by the timeof the great re-
union In Richmond next June.
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ELUN#@
Reports received by the Southern In
dustrial Association OF Alabama are that
thousands OF farmers in Northwestern
States are preparing to move Southwark
with the first indication of spring. II is
claimed that 500 agents from various
parts OF the South have already gone to
the North for the purpose Of inducing
h-olneseekers to locate in the sections OF
the country which they represent and an
exodus Ia promised which which will Ok
coed anything hitherto known in the
United States. South Carolina should
offer some Inducements to these home
seekers and get them to locate in our
midst. We haveroom for them, and will
gladly welcome them.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

Promiaen5 Democratic newspapers IN
the New England States have formally
snnounced the candidacy of Secretary OF
STATE oinsy for President on the Demo.
cratic national ticket, and It is stated that
he will have e solid delegation from New
England pushing his name at the Chicago
convention.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

The Charleston Post thinks it Is rea.
sonably certain that no member of the
present South Carolina House of Repre-.
sentatives will ever refer to his member
ship hereafter. It will go down in his.
tcEy as the most absurdIbody of iegisla
toalhat ayerconveoed. in this State.
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In silverite lingo, when q business
man says he is in favor Of the fres and
Unlimited coinage OF silver at Is to I he
is 9 big hearted patriot as well as 8 fnan-
cial genius; when he says he is opposed
tosthat policy he is q shylock and a rob.
Der Of the poor people. Arguments of
this sort are calculated to have a tremen-
dous eject upon intelligent people.
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EDITORS INTELLIaENcER: E4stburn
Guld-n, Of TInicum, Penuoy ivauia, VIII"
has heen IN Anderson since January lot.
is gerting ready to return to his home.
which the many friends he has made
while here deeply regret. Mr.. GuIden is a
very clever and sooiable young mau, ano
is sure to make many friends wherever b.
may go lie has been teaching q night
school in arithmetic and %penmanship o"
Factory Hill, and has not only proven
niui-elf to be u mssterly scholar In thes
but I'll e1csllsnt teacher IN well. ALTHOUGH
al entire stranger VIXEN re-chi * tht-
place. he soon gained the c'nhdeucr and
.esye t of all II CHANGED 70 meet him
MIR. Gulden is also q tine athlete, and,
while here, gave a few OF his Southern
brethren some good points On different
athletic sports. We wish him success in
whatever he may undertake to do, and
trus st that this will not hata oeen his last
tIir TO Anderson.
HIS ANDERSON FRIENDS.
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accord, we ought to be able to continue
in control of thu Government. With q
determination to produce harmony we
can gain much in the direction of our
own desires a. to the application of Dem.
ocratic principles. We can gain nothing
except the defrat of the Democracy by
open declaration of our determination to
disorganize it. if We cannot have our
particular views carried out. However
we may differ as to details with our
brother Democrats from other SECTIONS of
the Union, we all know that the Demo-
cratic creed and Democratic control of the
Government are far. better for US han
anything we may expect from our OPP
ponents.
lin. IRRY. State Chairman.
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It is charged that the friends of William
Mckinley hays already spent $780, 900 III
me 90 secure for him the Republic
an nomination for the presidency, and
that they have requested the iron and
steel manufacturers of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois to contribute at once
toward q fund oil $3.50 900 Co be used in
States where thu action of Republican
conventions in reference to candidates is
doubtful.
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Sale of City Property.

10y virtue of the power vested in me by
I'D the Last Will and Testament OF Fanny
Garrison, deceased, I will cell ut pubic
outGrV on SslesdaV In April next at An
der, on q. H.. at the usu j hour OF ealea
tho House and Lot belonging to the Es-
tate of the said deceased. and cnmmoni,
known az the Garrison Place" situated
on South Main Street, near Public Square
Terms of sale cash. and purchaser t.
pay extra for pa6ers.
JOSEPH @. WINTER, Err
March IL, 1895 81 4
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The metric system has been fayorably
reported by the committee on weights
and measures. The bill before Congress
provides for the Government to adopt
this system IN 1898 and for 1t to go into
general use amorig the people in 1901.
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Notice to Creditors.

A IL persons holding claims against the
IA Firm If E. B Murray & 60. art
hereI,, notified ~ prove them before n,e
on or before the 1t day OF April next,
and on failure I do go. such elaine vii
be buried III these pr 'ceedings.
r. NJ EURRtsS,
Probate Judge aud Special Referee.
March 10 1886 81 z
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Old People.
cleveland Bay Stallion t!

DkIZE WINNER and sura foal. selter,
L will be stationed at Mr. John Hogg 8,
Anderson County, for the seas % after the
24.h Of March. He will visit regularly
two other stands, namely: Ws.kin'u
Mills, Anderson, and Wares Cross Roads,
Greenvillo C 'unty.
CLEVELAND BAY CO,
BabbtoHn, g.. q.
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Tho State levy for taxes is a mills.
That will not pay out unless the dispen
Bary comes In with about $500, 900 during
the year. Treasurer Bates thinks the
diapensary is making no money for the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

The grand jury of Edgefield County, in
Its general presentmeut, called attention
toa shortage In the County. Treasurer
accounts of something over So, 900.
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New Store and New Goods
IN THE G A. RBED NusI; HOUSE
FNenprnl Merchandise.
W dry Go0dln, Hats and Sh0es'
nc pricps that Sih narOuIsh you
A.l~o. the ve'y brst RIO COFFEE o.
Garth. Just stop and .ee d B pun
CUlfee-iL'e U world be.ter
COLE & COFFEE
rrct d. 1898 II
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woman's Missionary Union.

Program for Wnman's MISSIONARY Un
ion. District N. 2 S-lnda Association,
ahich will meet with the Womap'a 8 ,cies,
at H"pewelI, Saturday, March 18th. at
H'cnnck in the afternoon.
Devotional exercises. conducted by Presi-
d+ut of Hopewell Snciety.
Rsp 'rts from societies and miscellaneous
business.
Sketch Of Dr Broadus' lie ae q mission
worker by Mips Nellie Walters.
Faith In Gid and love for His work
nenaaanrv To true success. opened by Mrs
. X Breazeale, followed by Miss Ids
Burts.
Our dnty tn Home Missions, opened By
Mr. R j. WilIism..
Music and siDping furnished nv Hope
we'll Society. Mas. II G WILSON,
for COMMITTEES.
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Sons OF Confederate Veterans.
Camp W. w. Humphreys, 8. U. Con Vet
Anderson, b. c., March 16, 1896.

Camp W. w. Humphreys, 8. U. Con Vet
Anderson, y. G., March 10, 1896.
Orders No.. l
l. In pursuance of provision Of Article
vi, Constitution of Camp ". W. Hum
phrevs, s q. Con. Vet. the following
standing Committees are hereby appoint
I'd:
Committee on Ways and Means-Dr 8
NJ Orr, Chairman, r. M. Baker, r. M.
Burriss,
Committee on Applicationa-H II Wat
kins Chairman, D. j. P. Duckrrt, NJ M.
Matti-On.
Committee on Records-J. L Tribble.
Chairman F e Watkins, T. B. Earle, E.
F. Cochran, M l. Bnnham
Committee IN M-mherahip-J D Max
we'll. Chairman j. w. @ 'attlebsum B. r
Brown, Dr. 10 Harris G #. Prince.
Committee on Charitable Work-W F.
G'x Chairman, G. M. Tolly, J. A. Aus.
tin.
II Members of the Camp, and those
wishing to join. are requested to furnish
themselves with application banks. fl
them out, and hand them In to the Com.
mittee on Application az q az possible
III Application blan ks nav be obtained
from Jno. q. Watkins &. G L,rgstou, M
l. Ronham and J. M. Patrick
Nv. The Camp is ordered 10 meet ut the
Court House Thursday aftei noon, at s
O'Clock. March 26 1895
NJ l. BoNHAM, Commandment.
J M. PATRICK, A"j. = O Con. Vet.
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Unless this Congress does something
pretty soon the coming presidential cam
paign will be one of excuses all round.