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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
The Army OF Light Weights.

But for the regulations Of the United
States army the quota Of South Caro-
lima would have been filled long ago.
The men in this State, however, aver
age very well with the men in other
States Of the Union Ten per cent.
OF the Massachusetts, militia failed to
stand the physical tests, onc-fifth
Of the first regiment Of Maine was
rejected, including the Lieutenant
Colonel Of the regiment, and in the
District Of Columbia the number Of
those rejected for physical causes
ranged from 10 to 20 per cent. 1t has
been SO in all the other States. and
the disappointment Of the volunteers
in South Carolina who have failed to
pass muster is shared by thousands Of
equally gallant and spirited young
men in all parts Of the country
The number Of those rejected among
the Charleston volunteers was excep-
tionally large because Of the cxcep-
tlonal conditions required Of the artil
lcry branch of the service. The sol
dicrs in the late war in this country
were not subjected to such tests, and
III Inc South. particularly. no man
who could tote Il gun or pull Il
trigger was excluded from the service
because of his weight or height or
age We know Of one young man who
went in at the first battle Of Manassas
and came out at \ppomattox and who
nc"cr struggled on the march. or wa,
missing in battle He weighed
ninety pounds when the war started
and, in spite Of the hardships Of camp
aud field. weighed more at Apnomatt0x
than at Manassas. There were thou
sands Of the same sort in the Cenfcd-
crate ranks. and they made very good
fighting material The power. of Ell
durancc were marvellous. and their
spirit was unIucnchable.
We have no doubt that Il majority
of those who have been rejected at the
recent examinations in this and other
States would make as efficient soldiers,
stand as much punishment and fight
as hard as their fortunate fellows who
happened to weigh enough to pass
muster. The rejected have the salts
faction of knowing that they have not
been found deficient in courage, how
c'cl sHoil LnCy have IdlicH III weight.
Perhaps when the next call for volun-
tccrs is made the regulations will be
modified SO as TO admit the lighter
weights to service At any rate.
there arc thousands Of thcm, and they
make Il powerful reserve force upon
which the Government can draw in
necessity.
The heavier men must do the fight
ing, and the rest of us can cheer them
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
A Terrible Hail Storm.


IL seems that the nan has never
occh tola conccrhinS that fearful han
STORM iaSt Wednesday which rlddlcd
me crop, !" ana around Dacusvillc
''whSlip.
;. fstcfday morning a citizen. who
l!Er" Ecar 'acu-viile, brought To the
-'r"s ONE" nan bnShci Of hail tones
when ne mad picked up III the road on
ms way 70 me city hey had been
Oh me ground since W cdncsday after
noon ana nany ol them were as large
as small sized hcn fruit "thcrwi>e
CO..
me gentleman -'atcd that after the
storm had passed over the face of the
earth, ON level, was covered u the
depth OF sixteen inches IA many
places. however. 1t had drlited to a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
War on the Dispcnsnry.

III Mc Eiit"r ~ Mc Mrs nnI C"urt,r:
from all sections Of the State, as to
the effect Of The decision Of the
Supreme Court upon the campaign Of
the l'rohi bil;onistS against the sale Of
liquors ~ Il beverage, would say
that ! anticipated the decision in the
statement made several! weeks ago.
wncn said. THAT it was the old
light OF lS!G over again, except, while
mt that time 1t was against the saloon,
under the old bar room system, now it
is against the dispcnsary. with its
beer privileges, hotel privileges, the
original package stores and blind
tigers which have sprung up with
the dispensary system. The only
effect Of the decision is to close the
original package stores and remove
them from the field rs competitors of
the dispensary, but it gives indivd
uals the right to order rs much us
they please for personal use from out
side the State, without the interference
Of the law under which the disrcnsary
is operated.
The facts still remain that in 1892
the people Of the State, without re-
gard tn faction, presented an appeal
to the Democratic party to be permit
ted to vote upon the ouestion of pro
hibition, with the view Of making it IA
State law. Permission was given and
the party pledged itself, if majority
OF the voters voting at that election
voted for Prohibition, that the party
would pass prohibition law. They
failed to redeem that pledge, and the
same people come again to the Demo
cratic party, asking them to give them
Il l.cgi- laturc that will carry ont their
wishes, and an Administration to en-
force I. The moral principle i, still
the same. The dispcnsary is Will,
key measure. not Il prUhi oiiinu meas.
urc.
The Prohibtionists protest against
being made, in the eyes Of the law.
partners in the sale Of whiskcy as Il
beverage, and if the State insists upon
it as Il revenue measure that the
State Of South Carolina cannot pay it's
running expenses without the revenue
irom the sale of liquor
Let this question be fairly under
stood by the people, and not pretend
that it is a prohibition measure, when
the State is into it for the profit in it
and the benefit of the politicians who
control it. | submit, as prohibition
measure it is failure and that az a
business investment for the State it
is also failure, and it is destined to
wreck the politicians who arc trying
to keep and get Office BY the influence
OF the machinery connected with it,
and that no man cau touch it without
his character being injured by it,
The question ut Last resolves itself
down to this, is IT right for me to
engage in or encourage the manufac-
turc Or sale Of liquor as beverage in
any form? And no man who has the
good OF his party or State at heart
can do it. \. G. JONES.
Ncwberry, May IL, 1898.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
QJNCl = SAM
Takes the Spanish Bull by the tail and slings him
over the fence and clear out Of tlle pen, exciting
the wonder and admiration of the World

Bleeding, Cuba for help
an' grcaei saslh uoby that call
orncrs the continent the from America brave "c
take me-" And asaiy cowardy Spanar requested
and commanded gather his little Kettle agrvang fold
his and And
facility Uncle Sam grabs him by the tail
course there Is much believing and paving earth but the Spanish Bull
will remember gorug Uncle Sam again.
But while sending of picked braves
the front while Dewey floats the PHILIPPINE
while Sampson clean the whole Spanish
Atlantic while the norgbe Lee making ready like
down Havana and Banco the ting which
also to extent
we there possibly
other earts lurking watching
lew dollars and cents from whomsoevcr they find
ceny watchfu of their but
abundance Our loaded
Kind of shot shoot: -
Yadwide Domestic &c and SIC yard yadwc Sea
hams PC yard Quilt pound Cotonade
Pants 29c quality Ovcrall
Polish DC bottle yarwide Bleach
you Sox Or Stockings don't l
&C. Sc 4 and 2!c going paper your
VIII sell high quality SC yard
4c yard best striped and cheek Shifting G
YOU been deferred from putting Shades
II ch So listen these happy ng: we enn give leader
@ i: old No lS0 fifty Shade with beautiful fringe
shade 2Sc; 75c Shades 4O How
long will they last do you say Well, question The
question how
picked Aluminium Hair Pins SC do Aluminium Thmb
&C. Toilet Soap t. SC cake the Magic Cleaner the big 20 Soap
Agate Iron Coffee Pots Agate 25c to 35c
" o Bath Tubs poe Sprngng Pots 10c each Milk Tmbes
M tioble 2oc set Honey Dishes stands 0c
man Household Dyes l0c Stick Blue Starch
Starch DC and loc package: Parafne Candles c each
many Goods until coaed out. Dons be too late
Chewing Gum best made five different two
packs. Ball Potash 10 gallons soft soap lc.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.
Doings Of the Anderson Volunteers Co. C.

CoI.rMnIA. :. g., May IL. lS?s.
did not write you last week, as
Capt Watkins said he would prefer
me to wait until this week before
sciiding any news from camp.
We'll to begin ut the beginning. the
boys rrmcmbcr the parting scene at
Anderson, often speaking of it, and
will remember it rs long as life lasts
Il, the greatest day Of their career
pom our first arrival i'll camp, af
fairs were III Il rather chaotic condition,
but As soon as possible everything was
put in shape and We spent some very
pleasant hours at the Auditorium at
Hyatt Park where We were cncampcd
nj ;.rst
The Company eats It's meals at Il
table, Which is long enough for over Il
hundred people to cMt at comfortably.
The fare i, plain. but it is wholesome.
and there i plenty Sc ii,
Mr. H. podl. Of Charleston. for
mcrly Of anderson, came up here on
the lth and loramc a member of our
Company
We took the oath Of service to the
nitcd States OF tic 18th of May,
and. aS one private recently put it.
"tnclc Sam will Lr our daddy for
the next two years, and Drawer or
better set of boys, | venture to say,
he will not fad in his whole army.
Our officers and our men are bcing
romphmcntcdion all si,lcs
Camp life seems to agree with the
boys. So lar none Of them have been
seriously sick. On the contrary
nearly all Of them claim that they
have cnjovcd better health than ever
before since they have been in camp.
Lieut. Grant, upon his return from
anderson. where he had been securing
recruits for our company, was chccrcd
over and over again when he made his
appearance in camp.
Our company was mustered in with
II men upon its roll
On the lIth We we're moved to tents
and the hoys seem to like it better
| than sleeping in the Auditorium. The
boys are now anxious to secure their
uniforms and guns.
have not time to write long let
ter this time. but will try to do better
IN my next
Our company is about the only one
in the Regiment that has not com
pany flag.
This company is now company e,
and is color company of the Regiment.
JAS. r. KlLLEBREw.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
NOTICE.

VHNllE management of the Equitable Life
Il Assurance Society in this territory is
desirous OF securing the services of man
of character and ability to represent its
intercs; with Anderson AS headouarters.
The right man will be thoroughly edu-
Gated in the science Of Lite Insurance and
the art of successful soliciting. There is
no business or profession not requiring
capital winch il more emunerative than a
life agency conducted with euersy and
ability. Correspondence with men who
desire To secure permanent employment
and are ambitious to attain prominence in
the p rofessinn is invited
w. J. RODDEY, Manager,
Rock Hill, $. C.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
How 20 Look Good.

deep, depending entirely Oh q healthy con
dition OF all the vital organs. II the liver
is inactive, you have bilious look; If your
stomach is disordered. you have a dys.
peptic look; If your kidneys are affected.
you have a pinched Look. Secure good
health, and you will surely have good
looks. Electric Bi1ers" Is good Alter
alive aud Tonic. Acts directly on the
stomach, liver aud kidneys, purifes the
blood. cures piInples. blotches and bOils,
and gives good complexion. Every bot.
tie guaranteed. Sold at Hill Orr Drug
Co. 80 cents per bottle.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
Mr.. JEFF Burnett. Of Dyson. an

= Mr.. jeff Burnett, Of Dyson, and
one of the old land marks of the
country, was in town yesterday. Mr..
Burnett is over four score years old,
and when asked how long it had been
since he was in Greenwood, said about
83 years, meaning that he had never
been here before. Mr.. Burnett has
never moved from where he first
settled, has been married five Zines
and has in his yard the first fence
rail chat he split when quite young
man Gre<nmooJ Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
Ccntcryille Items.

New y is sscarce ~ something good to
eat.
Mr. j A. Stevenson and daughter, Mrs
May. visited relatives at Townvile last
= = :. !.
Everybody is about up W ith their work,
and we are ne1ing rain very bad.
Mr.. Wilkes Williamson IL very lry with
pneumonia
Some low down rascal set fire 70 some
woods ON MI VIM Davis land last sun
day, and from the looks OF the smoke 1t
seemed ~ il tomebohy was losing house
The fire wHs not subiued until all the
woods were hnrncd
Mr.. J. II. I'owden has returned t. Cali
fornh Tor the purpose Of gathering his
fruit crop.
HONSY BYiLE
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

Directly or indirectly, the Secretary
Of War has received offers Of volun-
tccr troops which would form an army
i've times as large as the one author
lied by the law Of Congress and the
proclamation Of President Mckinley.
80 eager arc the members Of the vol
untcer organizations already formed
all over the country, to secure the ac-
eeptancc Of their services, that the
influence of Senators and Rcprcscn-
tatiycs in Congress has been brought
to bear on the army administration to
consider their offers favorably.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

No important war news has been
received in the past few days, and
there will be none probably until the
fleets meet and have battle. The
Spanish fleet is playing 4 hide and
seek game, and evidently is not anx.
ious to meet the United States fleet.
The authorities at Washington have
at last very wisely refused to give out
any information relative to the move
mcnt Of our vessels 4 good report
may be expected from Sampson when
he meets the cncmy
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

= Port Royal is to have number
of heavy guns For the protection of its
harbor. Stations for their emplacc-
ment, made Of stone, arc being rapidly
constructed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

Mr.. \. g. Gonzales. editor of the
.S'nt', has accepted position ON Gen.
Nunczs staff i'll Cuba Nr, .AnbroSc
E Gonzales, business manager Of the
paper, has been appointed by President
Mckinley to Il position in the quarter
master General 5 department with the
rank of captain. Mr.. W. Il. Gonzales
telegraph editor, has been appointed
adjutant Of the battalion hy Governor
Ellcrbc. \ good report may be OK
i;cctcd from xii ,:,rce OF these gentle
men.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

General Fitzhugh lee has been
ordered to command the Seventh
Volunteer Corps at Tampa.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
ANNOUNCENlE ENTS.
FOR TREASURER

WILLIAM |. BOLT, the ex-Sheriff,
~ hereby announced AS u candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the action of
democratic Primary.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
LOST STOCK.

I OS1. misiad or destroyed five Shares
EA OF tho Iron Bet Building aud Loan
of Stock No. 1910, Series X. All parties
are warDe.. not 10 trade for said Stock
JAS. w. POOKE
Beton. S. g. May X, lS9>-2m.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
A.V The undersigned, Administrator
If the Estate OF A. Il. Towers decea, ed :,
hereby gives motto that he will on
the 22nd day of June. 1898, apply to
the Judge OF Probate for Anderson Coun-
~ for "a Final Settlement of said Estate
and discharge from his office as Admin
istratOr.
r. G. LIGON, Admir-.
May l8, lSYS a. ;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
The friends Of OLIVER BOLT respect
fully announce him a candidate for COun-
~ supervisor. subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary Election.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

on to the discharge of their high duty.
We can shout if we cant shoot, and
both exercises are distinctly patriotic.
-Ncws and C0urter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
LATEST WAR NEWS.


5oLrNBlA, = c.. May II :! =. m.
4 Havana dispatch received at Ma
arid asserts that an American vessel
employed in removing torpcdocs at
gardena4 was blown up this morning
and the crew lost
The Cuban provisional o,crnnrnt
mas instructed sympathixo not to re-
siSt Blanco ) conscription order fore
lng all males, from H. II lJ ycar- If
age, int" the volunteer army They
arc to accept arms and wait opl,rr,unc
moment to rise
l.l0r IN. y dispatch from kcy
West says that American ,c-~cl re
ported blown W a, Carlcna, proves
20 be a Spanish hip sunk by the
Wilmington
$50 y. III. C"nrirr, with messages
from Gomez. willie leaving Cuba in an
open boat, was fired ON by Spanish
:unb0at. The Wilmington came u,,
and crippled the runboat with one
shot
Even the Senators were not allowed
20 see today dispatches received in
Washington by the War Departments.
This is an Indication Of important
events occurring. which the Adminis-
tration wishes to keep secret
6.3O p. M The Montgomery sunk
ship ladcncd by the Spanish with
old iron and left to drift anon. the
gcct.
The second call for volunteers
awaits the Presidents signature. 1t
does not specify the number nor time
Of service kOESTER.
COLUMBIA, s. G.. May IL, Il - a. H.
The strength of the Army to invade
Cuba has been raised to one hundred
thousand men
Semi official report the Spanish fleet
OF San Juan.
Merritt is successful in contention
for larger force to invade the Phil
ippinc Islands KoEsTER.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

After the war is over on" Of the
most important questions the United
States will have Ia contend with is
what Will We do with the Philippine
Islands? ? We br!icvc in adhcring to
the old M"nrr.' doctrine, and think
the best way to settle The question il
to let the Islands 20 To the European
powers. l.cs the powers say what the
Islands are worth pay rs the money
and thea le. them divide ,hcm a. they
think best
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

General Gomez comes To the re-
lief Of all Americans who want to
fight, but who cannot meet the re
,uircncnt, Of the army regulations.
He bars no man from his army on
account Of aye Anybody who j.,
willing to shoulder gun and shoot at
~pani~ rl~ will b. received REGARDLESS
Of age. General ';orncz himself is
about 40 years old. This j. tip to
the fellows who haze been Spoiline
for FIGHT bat whp have been rejected
because thry are over ID years Of arc.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

An exchange remarks that wien
the war is over the new crop of Col
onclA will be ut about the ratio Of Ii
toll
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

In 1884 the millionaire. Of the
United States gave more than So,
600, COO to various benevolent and
charitable institutions.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

Til" sctton report for the month of
May. issued by The agricultural de
parnrnt, has reference tr the pro
posed acreage, a> compared with the
acrcag" planted in l-?1 \ reduced
acreage Is reported from every cotton-
growing State the general result indi-
eating breadth rf 81; a. compared
with the acreage of last scar. Or Il
reduction Of &C per cent. The per
ccntagcs in the principal cotton grow
ing States are as follows Alabama
81, South Carolina and Mississippi,
SO, Louisiana. -: North Carolina and
Georgia, :': Florida. Texas and
Arkansas, ~: Tennessee, 81.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

There is no doubt about war pro
duelng hard times. Hence the part
wisdom would Ac to begin ri:h. Al
tho start t" prepare for its results
Raise what you need, make as few
debts as possible, and in every way
strive t" put yourself in y self sustain
ing roSitlou
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

The State Democratic Convention
meets i'll Columbia to-day. From now
OH we will have little politics in the
State, We presume
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

according to She latest figures which
can be obtain,J d, the number Of pupils
enrolled III the public schools Of the
United States amounts to IL ..}19 ,01S.
or nearly twenty per cent. Of the ma
ton population. Ou! of 100. .:,223
teachers employed l30, ,3'iy are males
and 2GO,93G females The average
monthly salary paid to male teachers
is SHIT, the average monthly salary
paid to female teachers is $40.24.
The number Of public schoolhou>cs in
the United States is 2l0,! ,!M;S, and the
value Of all the public school property
aggregates $155 ,9lS, 16l The cost of
public school education in the United
States per pupil i, >I5I2 annually.
These tgurc~ do not inclndc private
schools nor higher institutions Of
learning which are sustained without
tn" All Of STATE appropriations. E,i-
dcntly thi, country Is maxi Inu rapii
educational progress although, Of
course. there is still marked, room for
inprov cmcnt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

The Democratic primaries take place
in Georgia on June 9TH There are
:hfec candidates for Governor. aud it
seems that of the three Hon. Allen
d. Gambler is in the lead The cam
paign has been i lively one.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18

Our war with Spain will help the
Nicaragua canal project. for never be-
fore has the strategic value Of water
way across the neck Of land connecting
the two Americas been 50 manifest.
After the war is over, whatever It's
outcome may be, Congress should
sake up the canal project with renewed
yicnr.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-03

Nos. IL and IL carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Ashevilla.
Nos. Is andl6 carry Pullman Sleepers be-
tween Chattanooga and Raleigh and New YORK.
and Salisbury.
AL trains run daily.
w. II. GREEN, Gen. Supt., Washington, D, c.
J. II CuLP, Traf Mgr, Washington, ID. c.
w 4. TURK, @. P. A. Washington. D. C.
CA BEtSSCOTER, A.GPA., Chattan Ooga Tenn.