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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

Many people will be surprised to
learn that the postal establishment OF
the United States is the greatest busi-
ness concern in the world. Charles
Emory Smith, the postmaster general,
writing in the Cosmopolitan, tells us
that it handles more pieces, employs
more men, spends more money, brings
more revenues, uses more agencies,
reaches more homes, involves more de-
tails and touches more interests than
any other human organization, public
or private, governmental or corporate.
The postotiice department. directs 49,
$40 postofices, musters IN army of 2O0,
600 employees, spends this year S105,-
100000 and counts receipts to nearl;
the same amount. 1t handled last year
6,204, 1900 pieces OF mail matter, OF
which 1895, ,767, 900 were letters, so that
every minute contides $1,000 new mes
sages to it's hands. 1t manufactured
and delivered pastage stamps to the
number Of 3,913,S21, ,60S, and the value
Of 81, ,7SS, 1893. 1t carried o,0G9. 142. 900
newspapers
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= The shortest honeymoon and the
quickest application for divorce on
record are reported in the Winfield
(kan.) Courier. On Monday OF last
week resident of Pawnee, y. T.. was
married to a young woman OF Winfield.
It was noticed that the bridegroom was
somewhat under the influence Of liquor
during the ceremony, and when he
retired to the room of the bride he sat
down in a chair and at once went to
sleep. When he awakened two hours
later his bride was still with him,
but she had been transformed from an
afectionate girl into an angry and
disgusted woman. She turned a deaf
ear to all his apologies and entreaties,
and walked out Of the room and straight
to lawyers Office, where she COM
menced action for divorce.
= A story comes from George town
County Of the eating alive Of young
negro child by wild hog, which ven
tured out Of swamp and seized upon
its prey. The mother. Of the child
came upon the scene just in time to
save few fragments of the child 8
body, upon which the animal was still
munching. The swamps in that sec.
tion were at one time filled with wild
boars and animals Of that class.
The business connections OF a
family in Kirwin, Kas., are rather sug.
gestive. One son is doctor, another
is an undertaken, third makes tomb
stones, and the wife Of the latter is a
druggist.
A man never knows what he can
do until he tries, and then he is often
sorry that he found out.
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newspapers

Rev. William NJ. Gricr, ID. d., Presi-
dent OF Erskine College, died at his
home i'll Due West last Sunday after
noon at o'clock. His death was sud-
den and unexpected. He preached at
Bethlehem in the forenoon, reached
home at 2 p. m., complained of being
very sick, fell back in his chair, and
never regained consciousness. Apo
plexy was the cause. The deceased
graduated at Erskine College in 1860.
He enlisted in the Sixth South Carolina
regiment and lost leg at the battle
of Williamsburg. He studied theology
and was pastor OF a church in Wilcox
county, Alabama, and afterwards was
elected president of Erskine College,
at the age of 30, and held that position
at the time Of his death. He was one
of the most distinguished educators
Of the south, and noted FOR his eloquencc
as preacher. For many years he was
editor of The Associate Reformed
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

On the first of September Supervisor
Snelgrove's term Of Office expired by
resignation. During his term many
miles of dirt roads have been con-
structed, the finest Court House and
Jail in the State have been built, and
the County's poor made comfortable.
Major Vandiver, the incoming Super
visor, is also q man of we'll poised
parts, independent Of all restraints,
unhampered by any ring or clique, and
man who will administer the finances
of the County us judiciously and as
impartially as rests in his power. 1t
must be remembered that he has not
been schooled, as yet, in the intricacies
of the Office, and inasmuch as there has
been much discussion regarding the
state of the County's finances, we would
recommend for his own and the peoples
satisfaction that he prepare at the ear
liest date possible for presentation to
the Grand Jury ut its next term of
Court clear, concise, detailed state
ment Of the condition of the County,
showing its enumerated assets and
liabilities, apd how the latter arc Sc
cured. We have no hesitancy in say
ing that Supervisor Snelgrove's books
are quite accurately and neatly kept,
and will show very clearly what the
people at large are anxious to know.
If it is not proper that this exhibit
should appear at the time mentioned,
it is certainly incumbent upon the
Office to make the showing asked for in
it's annual report, as these reports sell
dom give out satisfactory idea of the
basis Of taxation. Another suggestion:
Let the Supervisor peruse the recon-
mandations of the Grand Jury for the
past three or four years that he may
acquaint himself of the ,lnfulfilied de-
mands and suggestions of that body.
We know that there are certain recon-
mendations that have not been carried
out owing to the finances of the Coun-
ty. The people want to know when
these Will be carried out without
plungips the County into debt. One
OF these recommendation we recall is
the one relating to the building OF per-
manent roads similar to the A1eclllen-
burg, n. c., roads. 1t is fact demon
stratcd over and over again the past
winter that the same expenditure OF
energy on macadam roads requisite
to drag Il heavy two-horsc wagon
through the endless and almost bot
tomlcss mirc of dirt roads will pro-
ducc more than double the amount OF
taxes required to build and maintain a
macadam road. These suggestions are
not made with any view to undcrrate
the ability of the new incumbent to
ascertain the will Of the people but to
assist him in that duty, as we know
that he recognizes the fact that to be
an acceptable servant of the people one
must do the peoples will.
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Reunion OF Co. E.

A Reunion Of Co. f, Goth S. c. Vols.
will be held at Meals Creek Church on
Friday, Sept. 22nd, 1899. The follow
ing named gentlemen are invited tc
make addresses on that day: Gen. NJ
J.. Bonham, Hon. A. G. Latimer and
Rev. Q. J. Copeland. Everybody is in
vited, especially the ladies, and don't
forget your we'll filled baskets.
]. J. COPELAND,
r. Il. \. ROBINSON, President
Secretary.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

Machine men are mistaken ifthey think
they can buy Betting, Steam Fittings or
any kind of Machine Supplies anywhere
in the U. 6. cheaper than Sullivan Hard
ware Co. offer their goods.
To please the hardest customer is our
pride and purpose If he is worth pleasing.
ANY man who can't be pleased with Sui
livan Hardware Co.'s Betting and prices
is simply beyond hope.
It is the particular customer, the inves-
tigating, well-informed buyer that we
like to strike when he comes to town for
his Hardware, Implements or Machin-
cry. We, that is, Sullivan Hardware
Co know that allsuch will snap bargains
when offered.
Twenty-Five Dollars will buy fairly
good square practice Piano at the c. A.
Reed Music House. They are intrinsi-
cally worth double that amount
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

There is not man so depraved and
hardened who can see, unmoved, bar
barities and cruelties perpetrated on
our faithful domestic animals by
thoughtless keepers, drivers and others
having them in charge. When Grip
pied, hating, suffering mule is goaded
on by cruel driver everyone is ready
to say chat fellow ought to be taken
up and whipped and his mule taken
away from him." yet no one is willing
in the interest of humanity to take the
initiative and have the miscreant ar
rested and prosecuted under the laws.
The city of Anderson is big enough
and suffers enough from such fagrant
violations of the law to justify the
organization of society of Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, whose duty it
will be to report such cases and prose-
cute them. Within the past week we
have seen such cruelty to animals as
would not be tolerated a moment in
many smaller towns, and it is now high
time that Anderson should say to these
brutal owners and drivers that they
both must suffer the consequences of
any cruelty to which their stock is
subjected, certainly within the city
limits. Let the good people formulate
some plan Of organization and proceed
at once to business. There is no use to
delay this matter for some one else to
take the first step. lis too important
a matter to delay, and we hope to pub
ish in our next issue a call from some
one who is willing to do duty too
often shifted upon some one else's
shoulders.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

The national Democracy is in good
shape just row for winning great vic
tory in 1900. Much to the dismay Of
sthe Republicans an unusual amount of
harmony prevails in the Democratic
ranks throughout the nation. The east
is gradually coming back into line, the
west and south are where they were in
1895, only stronger and better equipped
for the fray.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

The industrial spirit in South Caro-
lima is moro pronounced just now than
at any other period in the States his
tory. There are comparatively few
towns in the State that haven't an in
dnstry Of some kind, and the town that
has none is working with might and
main to get one, while those that have
one or two are seeking Others. Let the
good work go on.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

Kansas should be prosperous. Ac-
seording to one of the papers ut there
that State has two head of cattle, one
hog, one-third of a horse, and four-fths
OF a sheep for every man, woman, and
child within its borders.
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Card Of Thanks.

Mr.. EDITOR: We desire to extend
our thanks to the friends and neigh
bors who so kindly ministered to our
venerable father, Nimrod T. Smith,
during his illness. May the good Lord
reward each and every one of them.
S. w. SMITH,
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

The New Orleans Picayune is so tirm-
II convinced that there will presently
be an upward movement and !. stiffen-
ing Of the cotton market that it is
advising it's farmer readers mot to be
cajoled or induced to part with their
cotton at q low price through fear Of a
heavy crop"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

The Democrats Of Ohio have nomi-
mated Editor Mclean, of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer as their candidate for
Governor. He is a brainy man and
one of the most popular citizens of the
State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

Presbyterian, and held that position
until his death. DR.. Grierwas 5Gyears
of age, and by his death South Carolina
loses one of fhernoblest men. Awidow
and seven children are left to cherish
his memory.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

w. A. Neal, ex-Superintendent OF the
State P Penitentiary, who has been justly
given the name of the "Mark Hanna"
Of the Reform party in South Carolina,
has been arrested under three indict-
ments and would have gone to Jail had
it not been for the kindness Of two of
Columbi&'s staunch citizens, Mr.. w. B.
Lowrance and Capt. Geo. A. Shields,
rwho signed his bond, $500. These
gentlemen belong to that "old rotten,
aristocratic ring who ruled South Car
olinar prior to 1890. Col. Neal has
been courted by nearly every Reform
ofice-seeker for years past, and yet
when he needed their aid and assist
ahce not one Of them came to his res
cue. Ingratitude is very mild term
to apply to such action.
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Why should not harnessed lightning
lend its useful aid to agricultural en-
deavor as well as to the transportation,
light and news facilities Of the times?
Its possibilities in this. direction are
not overlooked entirely. The Phila-
delphia Record tells about an enter
lrising farmer near townsville, N, T.,
who has an electric plant on his place.
The motive power is furnished by two
falls in o creek which courses through
his land. With this invisible agent at
work on the farm, the saving of labor
will be enormous. Rural homes may
be lighted brilliantly at small expense.
Possibly che domestic economy of the
household may be revolutionized.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-06

Captain Dreyfus, of France, should
beg his American sympathizers to cease
finding analogies between his case and
That of Captain Carter, of President
McKinley's watchful care.
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Valuable City Property for


DY virtue OF the power vested in me
ID by Deed Of Trust duly executed by
F. II. Murphy. and recorded in Clerks
office, Book FFF, if not sold at private
sale before that time, will sell to the
highest bidder before the Court House
door at Anderson, 8. c., at the usual
hours of public sales, on Balesday in Oc-
tober next. the House and Lot situated
on South Main Street, in the City Of An
ierson, containing one-half acre, more
OF less, adjoining lots Of the City of An
derson, Mrs. f. j. McGrath, L. q. Seel
and Main Street.
Terms Of Sale-Casb. Purchaser TO pay
extra for papers and stamps. For fur
ther information c2ll on
!. l.. TRIBBLE Trustee,
or f. NJ. MURPHY.
Sent s. ISGt II
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The Alliance Store !
We sell Goods Cheap, but we do not sell Cheap
Goods

August be kept bury irrespective OF profit Reduced st
which sell apply not only Goods of Fashion but styles veil
STAPLES Goods used the round subject change Of style and
therefore seldom offered sacrifice Our prices rule lower than
wholesale Nevertheless for the balance Of this month
nducement lower feeling that the moneyavng ppcr
nifty will be quickly recognized that sales will be doubled
All Linen Check Toweling, regular price 10c now &C.
Honeycomb Towels 24x51, regular price 12c 7c
Unbached Turkish Towels 20S4 regular price 5c 10c
All Linen Hemmed HueE Towels 1885 regular price
All Hemmed Tuck Towels 2Ox38 regular price 1885, 1910
cekd Linen poe sz1s do now &c.
Turkey Red Table Damak regular price 25c now 1Sc.
Blesched Linen Damask regular 3 Price &C., S5s now 3ac
Bleached Hemmed Sheets 31x9O regular 5o now 35c
Good quality yadwide Island, regular price Sc, 3c
Good quality yswde Bleaching regular gull price &C. now &C.
1914 Unbleached sheetng regular price l6c, now 12c
1914 Bed Spreads, regular price 75c, &c.
12 Bed Spreads Marsles patterns regular price 81 49, Csc
Good quality Feather Ticking regular 15c now lOc
August Sales Of Carpets.
Prices rapidly advancing everywhere but here and even we shall
you likely to need later on and money.
Wool H. Ingram Carpet regular price 5oc now now 35c
All Wool Ingram Carpet regular price 6Oc, now 4Sc
Extra Super Ingram Carpet, regular price 75c 5sc
Tapestry y Bruse Carpet regular price 5oc now 38c
A Ms 1p CARPET repn.r gcs pse S saT @ Now 4
Wool Art Squares 253 yards, regular price 400, 2ss
Wool Art Squares 3x3 yards regular price 800 now 1853
Wool Art Squares 3x4 yards, regular price $780, 475
Fine Smyrna Art Squares 2x yards regular price 1900 m
Jute Rugs 30z60 regular price 100 now a5c
Jute Rugs 36x72 regular price 125 now CSC.
Fine Smyrna Bugs 30x6O, regular price SOY, now 2l5
Fine Smyrna Rugs S6x72, regular price 45O now 33S
Fine Smyrna Rugs 4x7 feet regular price e5o now s" 4ss
The remainder Stock Nlatngs offering New
doubt the nobb designs shown this section The prices right
Our buyers for the Eastern Their
the markets the best values for this vicinity.
"You not here please but here please you
Yours truly JULIUS H. We'll & co.
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American Pharmaceutical Association

American PharmaceuucaI ASSUclatlOn
VIII convene at Put-in-B.,, O., Sept.
4th-1Sth, 1899. The Southern Railway
announces sale Of tickets on the above
occasion at rate one and one third first
class fare on the certificate plan, 20
delegates attending this meeting.
j. C. HEYwARD, T. P. A.
Augusta, Ga.
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Notice Of Final Settlement.
Sept 6, 1899

THE undersigned, Administrator o1
the Estate Of Martin Eurriss, deceased
hereby gives notice that he will on the
7th day of October. 1899, apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson County,
s. c., for Final Settlement of said Es-
tate, and discharge rom his Office as
Administrator.
JAMES BURRISS, Admir-.
Sept 6, 1899 ii
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NOTICE.
Notice to Creditors.

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate of Samuel F. Mcconnell, Sr.,
deceased, are hereby notified to present
them, properly proven, to the under
signed, within the tins prescribed by
law, snd those inGeLtad to make pay
ment.
MARTHA {. McCONN ILL,
MARTHA +. Mcs"NNELL,
Executrixes
Sept &, 1899 8.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30
Election Contest.

Thorvald Crook, Of Black Hawk,
Republican candidate for commissioner
in the third district, has filed with
Judge Flor Ashbaugh of the county
court, notice Of contest. he sets forth
in his notice that in the 4th, Sth and 9th
precincts % ballots in which the word
fusion" was written were counted for
w. F. Flick, his opponent, and that the
canvassing board did not wait till the
full ten days allowed by law before the
canvass was made, in order to give every
chance for the returns from the 4th
precinct to be brought back in the time
stipulated; also that with the 4th ward
counted he, Crook, would have major
ity OF IA votes, making his majority in
the county 36 votes. Judge Ashbaugh
has sent summons to W. F. Flick to
appear in court within ten days as con,
testee.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30
ANOTHER RICH STRIKE,

This time it was opened up in the
lower portion Of the West Topeka mine
in Russell district. Monday afternoon
the mines working in the east cross cut
being driven to catch the lower level
workings of the East Topeka shaft, cut
into streak of gold bearing ore, which
is literally sprinkled with free gold, and
is of the same character as that found
when Mr.. Henry P. Lowe was the gen
eral manager of the property.
Nj. r. E. l.. Townsend, the present
manager of the Topeka Mine company,
has sent to Denver an 1000, pound lot for
for treatment, which will without doubt
prove fully as rich as former lot treated
by Prof. E. E. Burlingame, and which
gave values of over $4,000 per ton in
gold alone. This last strike very natur-
ally makes the present manager of the
property feel quite jubilant. 1t also
proves the continuity of the former
strike made by Mr.. Lowe in cross cut.
ting into the hanging wall. The posi-
bilities OF the Topeka as gold producer
are simply being foreshadowed. Future
and deeper developments that are to be
made by the new owners of the property
will fully verify the predictions hereto
fore made through The OBSERVER
columns.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30

occurrence of gold unaccompanied by
any signs Of pyrites or sulphides is ex-
planned by assuming the presence OF a
small quantity OF easily soluble ferrous
sulphate as the preciptating agent. But
in most cases, if carefully studied, is is
often possible to distinguish a system of
reticulated veins of different tinge
corresponding doubtless to tissuration
OF the gelatinous silica and the concen-
tration of the gold with some traces of
sulphides of iron; very frequently these
colored streaks are nearly parallel with
the apparent lines of deposition of the
quartz. While, therefore, auriferous
quartz is, as a rule, seamy, stained,
mottle and of a hyaline character, at
times rose colored in the upper parts and
blue in the deep portions of the veins,
the pure milky or chalcedonous quartz
is nearly always sterile. 1t is said, how
ever, that gold has been found in faky
white rock in Australia"
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30
Santa barbara Day.

The c. Il. l. s. will celebrate their
eleventh annual on Monday. December
A, 1889. The members are requested to
assemble at Turner hall on Monday
morning of that date, for the purpose of
forming in line of procession and take
up line of march to st. Mary's Church
of the Assumption. There religious
services will be held. The Christopho
Columbo Mutual society are requested
to unite with the former society in a
proper observance of the day, and after
the services at the church the societies
will reform in line of procession and
proceed to Turner hall, where they will
disband. Bart Camille will be mar.
shal of the day. A grand ball will be
given in the evening at Turner hall.
Tickets so cents.
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
columns

The provisions of the Revised Statute:
of the United States (section 2324) re.
quire mining location to be distinctly
marked on the ground SO that its
boundaries can be easily traced. In
making a claim regard must be had to
the topography of the ground, and the
workings be so placed that they may be
readily followed from one to another,
and that person accustomed to tracing
the lines of mining claims can, after
reading the description of them in the
posted notice of the location, by a
reasonable and bona tide effort, find all
the stakes.
The Eldora, Boulder county, Miner
says that a 100 pound sample OF ore
from the Fourth of July mine near
Eldora, taken from the surface across
the vein, sampled ut the Chamberlain
sampling works, approximated 5000
per ton.
Stroehle & Son, boiler makers OF Black
Hawk, have received an order from MIR
A. l.. Collins for new 100. horse power
boiler, which will be placed on the Cali
fornia mine on Quartz hill.
1t is now given out on the authority OF
c. L. Hathaway, that the Elk Park Min
ing and Milling company will soon change
hands, and that the property will resume
work in a more business. like manner.
A few years ago n sea wall was built
at Barron, England, to keep the sea
from the workings OF the mine. 1t is
now proposed to make an embanlsment
6,750 yards to inclose about 100 acres OF
land under which the mine has been OK
tended the existence Of ore having been
demonstrated under that area. 1t is
estimated that the work will cost $1,000.
600, but the ore is OF the finest q uality
According to Ores and Metals the
former mint at Carson, Nevada, has been
entirely dismantled and abandoned All
the machinery has been shipped to New
Orleans. This indicates that the state
ment formerly made that the Carson
machinery would be shipped to Denver
was erroneous.
The smelling men Of Colorado who
wore long. drawn faces during the smelt.
ermen's strike, are now busy in enlarg.
ing their plnnts, and the local railroads
are taxed to their utmost capacity to
furnish sufficient cars to carry the orc
already out to the respective smelling
plants.
A recent lode claim discovery in
Gilpin observer., 1899-11-30
COINS HIS FAD,

Friday evenings Denver Post says
Alfred Wettstein, secretary OF the school
board at Yankee, Colo, lives in n cabin
and spends the proceeds OF his lsbors at
mining in the collection OF rare coins.
Wettstein has over $4,000 worth OF
coins in his cabin. He visited Denver
yesterday and presented several OF tho
state officials with coins OF much value.
IL have no desire TO amass money just
for the sake OF having it" SAID Mr.. Wett.
stein, therefore have always put most
of my spare cash into my collection.
Then IL ever actually need money
have many coins which can almost inn
mcdiately be sold. Will / leave the
collection to the stateY may not have
the collection then, you know. 1t ia
worth over $4,000, am sure, and
whether will sell II some time or not,
depends upon my necessities"