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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04
New Pistol Law.

In his letter to the News and Cou-
rler OF few days ago, Mr. August
kohn Incorporates the following, which
Is OF local as we'll as general interest:
lt does not appear to be generally
remembered that the State is going to
practically stop the sale of pistols after
tho lst of July. 1t ia not q long while
before the new statute goes into effect.
1t is, therefore. high time for tho
dealers in pistols to remember the ex-
istence of the statute and get to the
point OF closing out their stocks. At
the time the statute was enacted there
was some talk of bringing suit to test
the constitutionality Of the act. No
test can be made until the law be-
comes operative. because the State Su-
preme Court will not decide case
which presents prospective issue.
There is now talk being gotten up
up among the dealers to employ dis.
tinguished counsel and, by violating
the law, make test of the constitu-
tionality. The man who, after July /,
violates the law and allows himself to
be convicted merely to test the statute,
runs considerable risk; but some
agreement may be reached upon this
matter.
The law is radical and dextrGordinary,
but South Carolina has before this
done some moro surprising things, and
IT the new law will only stop the pistol
habit it will have done n great thing.
The act, which was passed in 1901, +,
and is known as the Cooper law, reads
as follows:
Section 129. From and after the list
day of July, 1902, it shall be unlawful
for anyone to carry about the person,
whether concealed or not, any pistol
lees than 90 inches long and three
pounds i'll weight, and it shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm OF corpora
ton to manufacture, sell or offer FOL
sale, or transport for use or sale into
this State. any pistol of less length O,
weight. ANY violation of this section
shall be punished by fine of not less
than 800, or imprisonment for moi
more than 30 days, and in case of VIC.
lation by n firm or corporation il
shall forfeit the sum of $10O to and fol
the use of the school fund Of the county
wherein the violation takes place, tt
be recovered as other fines and forfei
lures. This section shall not apply tc
peace officers in the actual discharge
Of their duties or TO persons while or
their premises.
"The fines and forfeitures abov.
provided for, when collected, shall gt
to the school fund Of the county wher,
the violation occurred"
AT the recent session of the genera
assembly the act was amended by it
friends 80 as to cure antiquities.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04
Put ue TO the Test.

We back up all we say about "Clifton"
Flour. Back 1t up. frat, with our goods,
and, second. with our guarantees. We
have Paid q good deal about "Clifton" in
the last few year,, and especially in the
past few months, since we enlarged our
capacity and improved our plant. We
have made some pretty strong statements
about the quality OF "ClIfton" Flour. If
we can prove all we say you can hardly
afford-not to use "Clifton." Come In un-
der our guarantee and put us to the test.
Bransford Mills, Owensboro, Ky.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04
Summer Resorts.

The summer Resort Folder Of the
Southern Railway, containing much
valuable Information. will be mailed free
to any address upon application to Agents
of Southern Railway.
w. II. Tayloe. Asst. Cen Pass. Agent,
Atlanta. Ga, w. Hunt, Div. Pass.
Agent. Charleston, 8. c., J. C. Beam,
Dist. Pass. Ageot, Atlanta, Ga.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04

I publish the above letter IN full that
all may understand clearly the conditions
upon which @ State certificate may be
obtained. r. e. NICHOLSON,
Go. 8upt, Ed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04

Hee, Sweeps will soon be In demand.
sullivan Hdw. Go. have them, both the
Terrell and the Victor.
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An Honor to a Georgian.

The election Of Congressman James
M. Griggs, of the second Georgia DIS
trict, as chairman of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, is o
great honor conferred by his colleagues
from all sections. By this preferment
he becomes the director OF the forces
that will do battle in the national field
this fall for the election of democratic
majority in the next house OF repre-
sentatives.
The political sagacity of Mr.. Griggs
has SO favorably impressed the demo-
Gratis in congress that they feel the in
terests of the party at this opportune
juncture will be safe in his hands, and
that better assurance of victory will
come with his application Of organiza.
ing and directing skill to all the details
Of the campaign.
The people Of Georgia will be GLAD
Of the compliment thus paid to THU
sterling representative of southern de-
mocracy and are willing to underwritt
his faithfulness and zeal in the function
thus committed to his keeping and wis
dom. Atlanta Constitution.
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on for the
Children.

Give them oil-cod-liver oil.
It's curious to see the result
Give it to the peevish, fret
full child, and he laughs. Give
it to the pale'Yanemic child,
and his face becomes rosy and
full of health. Take a flat
chested child, or a child that
has stopped growing, give him
the oil, and he will grow big
and strong like the rest.
This is not a new scheme
1t has been done for years
Of course you must use thu
right oil. SCOTS Emulsion
is the one.
SCOTS Emulsion neithe
looks nor tastes like oil becaus,
we are so careful in making
pleasant to take.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST., N. !
soc and $780, al. druggists.
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lake Bewley Promoted.

e Jake Bswley, an old employe of the
Southern, who is soon to 90 with the
A., X. IN. or its new owners, the L.
b NJ, or the s. A. L., Was at the Impe-
hotel rial last night. He met Mr.. New
ton, OF the A., X. & N, and they had q
conference. Mr.. Bewley il not ready
to say yet just what his new position
will be, but il is promotion over the
place he has held in the legal depart
ment OF the Southern for so many years.
Jake Bewley first came to the South
ern from Limestone, village on the
Southern, in Washington county, and
served year as brakeman on freight
train. This was twenty-five years ago.
He was soon promoted to running bag
gage, and in a short while he became
freight conductor. Fifteen years ago
he entered the legal department, first
taking the position iokingly referred to
as "cow coroner" He served in this
position for fifteen years under Mack
Dooley and has made one Of the most
popular men in the employ Of the road.
He possibly knows more persons in the
counties through which his line passed
than any man that was ever in the en-
ploy of the road. He has not only
made many warm friends among the
railroad men, but has gathered them
by the hundreds from all over upper
East Tennessee.
~ have become greatly attached to
my old employers, says Mr.. Bewley,
"but feel it my duty to do the best /
can for myself. Mack Dooley has been
= father to me, and received many
kindnesses from my employers from
time to time, but 1 have always tried ia
merit every favor and worked hard to
earn my salary. I regret very much to
leave the old place, but have been
made such . generous offer that Car
not resist it. Ny headquarters will
still be in Knoxville, and while the
new position will take me into new ter
ritory, hope to still be in souch will
my old friends along the old line.
Knoxville Sentinel.
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Reducing the Debt.

The Daily News few days ago
pointed out the gratifying reduction of
the states indebtedness. Gov. McMil-
lin issues circular letter, in which he
shows that in three years the total re.
duction has been more than 81 1893, 500.
The reduction has been made at the
rate of 81, 1000 per week. This splen-
did result will be appreciated by the
people of Tennessee and speaks we'll
for the business Sagacity Of the finan-
cial officers Of the state, Gov. McMillin,
Treasurer Folk, Comptroller King, and
also other state and county officials,
who added their cooperation. Gov.
McMillin's administration has been
business like, something that the state
has sorely needed for many years. The
financial condition Of the state at pres
ent shows how wisely its affairs have
been managed. Perhaps no admins
tration since the war has accomplished
such satisfactory results.
The sinking fund act has been espe
cially effective in its operations. Thii
act was suggested as early as 1895 by
Mr.. E. B. Craig, then state treasurer
The platform Of the democratic stat,
convention held at Chattanooga wa
drafted before the convention was call
ed to order, and was printed in tn
Nashville Banner before il was adopted
When this platform was submitted II
the platform committee of the conven
ton only one change. if we remembe
Alright, was made. This was the inser
ton Of clause providing for . sinkin
fund, which was urged by Mr.. Graf
through Mr.. W. NJ. Brandon, q mem
Der Of the platform committee. Their
/ was some resistance, but the clause ka
finally incorporated in the platform an
Gov. McMillin recommended it in hi
message to the legislature. The sinh
ing fund bill was drafted by Mr.. Craig
Oour state officials are to be congra
ulated and commended for their INTEL
gent management Of the states affair
! and the enthusiastic interest they hay
l shown for the welfare of the taxpayer
( and the states credit. Nashville New
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amounting to about SO, retail value.
The goods failed to arrive and We ask
ed the merchant il he had not made q
mistake. 81 think not" he said,
"Why, You told us our credit was I'M
limited, and that means without end,
il we understand the Engligh lam
guage." $50 it does" he said, with
out beginning or end"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Here is the way the Philadelphia
Times looks at the fire insurance rate
question: "The real weakness Of fire
insurance in this country is the extrav-
agant scale of expenses. These are
claimed to average 40 per cent. of the
premium income, though an official Of
the board Of Underwriters was unable
to account for more than 2S per cent.
With all the lavish outlay of the fire
insurance companies in drumming fol
business 30 per cent. of the premium
receipts is liberal allowance for their
expenses. A business that requires nc
great outlay aud yet is carried on at sc
large per centage cost requires revi-
sion elsewhere than in it, scale Of
charges. To tax its profitable custom
ers to pay the cost Of corporate inca
pacity is an outrage that can be tolerat
ed only under compulsion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Memphis, in Twenty -ninr Hours. -.0nly
One Night on the Road,
In order to provide q suitable and
splendid way for all passengers from
East Tennessee who contemplate going
to Dallas, Texas, to attend the reunion
and see the great state of Texas, the
Southern Railway has arranged for q
special train composed Of baggage car,
elegant coaches and Pullman sleeping
cars to leave Knoxville, Tenn. Sunday,
| April 20, at II o. M, after arrival OF
regular passenger trains from Bristol,
Asheville, Middlesboro and Jellico.
This special train will stop at Con
cord, Lenoir, Loudon, Philadelphia,
Sweetwater, Niota, Athens, Riceville,
Charleston ana Cleveland for passen,
gers, and will reach Memphis ct 11:1t
p. m. and Dallas $3.50 p. m. Monday,
April 81, the day before meeting Of the
reunion and in time to secure location
at hotels and boarding houses before
night. Elegant reclining chair carl
will be added to the train at Chattanoo
ga for the accommodation Of passen
gers. Seats free. Round trip rates al
follows.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Mr.. Royston, Of Washington county,
who misrepresented that intelligent
people in the last legislature, has been
given leave Of absence by the republic
can convention at Jonesboro, held last
Saturday. He was peculiarly obnoxious
on account Of his rude, Ignorant, I'M
gentlemanly method Of opposing prop
ositions for the protection of sheep and
similar bills, when q man endowed with
half wit must have seen that those very
measures were designed to be peculiar.
ly beneficial to his constituents. We
congratulate the republicans OF the
good old county Of Washington on Their
display Of good sense. They have, a.
promptly as they could after finding
him out, shelved their vulgar, unft
misrepresentation. -ChattanoogaTimes
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

A gentleman called at THE COMET Of
fee last week and asked to see q copy
of the Hardeman Free Press, stating
that he was from Bolivar. We suspect
ed that he had escaped from the insane
asylum there and had the devil " en-
terrain him while we wired Bolivar to
SEQ if our suspicious were correct. To
our surprise be was the only subscriber
the Free Press had and he had left
town rather than commit suicide
johnson City Comet.
Now, Cy, you are another. No gem
tleman has ever been in that "father OF
mule shed" you call your Office, and
no gentleman will ever go there while
sober. Hardeman Free Press.
We admit that the caller was a stran-
ger to us and being from Hardeman
county and q subscriber to the Free
Press it looks bad for him. We accept
your correction, Jack. You know your
people best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10
The Graphophone.

This woodworking instrument is
making its appearance in those parts of
the world whose history dates far back
beyond the times when Caesars dread
ed galleys appeared on the shores Of
ancient Britain and q warlike race of
men waded ont into the water, spears
in hand, to give the Romans battle. A
few days ago the Chicago Office Of the
Columbia Photograph Company sold
to Maj. G. Fl. Loeb, of the British ar
my, q complete graphophone outfit to
be shidped to Calcutta, whence it will
be taken up into the "hills Of India"
For the greater part of the distance
comprising the overland journey the
machine will be conveyed strapped on
the heads of native carriers. The out
tit was destined for part of the coun-
try where they have never heard of
talking machines before, and will
doubtless create great sensation when
the strains of Good morning, Carrie
and "When Reuben Comes to Town
strikes the tympanums of the benight-
ed Tartar Afghan inhabitants of the far
away uplands Of India.
The Shah of Persia, like the bird that
cometh and singeth all night long, il
| aonsx ~ arid auon aud thsa k;v,on bn Ia
sires the smallest graphophone than
can be made. Mr.. T. II. Macdonald,
admittedly the prince Of all the talking
machine experts, is now designing thi'
miniature affair. No talking machine
upon such small scale was ever con
structed before. IT'S a far cry from
the paleoZoic to the strictly up-to-datt
stage, but the Shah has made himself
heard the distance and in the matter O.
graphophones may be said to be ahead
of time. He seems to know what h
wants and that the things he Graves ar,
not all of the conventional kind doe
not dim the picturesque figure which
he represents in the great moving pic
ture of those who rule the world. Las
year he invaded Yankee land, in spiri
at least, with an order for duplicate
!, of three horned, triple record graph
ophone which was built solely for ex
hibition purposes at the Univeral Expo
sition of 1900. He saw the machine il
, Paris and ordered one like it whicl
was duly constructed and, togethe
, with thirtytwo barrels OF mammoth
, records was shipped from Bridgeport
last summer to Batum, on the shore 0
the Black Sea, to be transported theme
on the backs Of dromedaries, to distan
Teheran, with its great, gold roofe
mosque glistening in the sunlight.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

II we have any affection at all it is
our absentmindedness The cold snap
this week, after week of spring wealth
er, made us think that winter had just
come and we hurried down and ordered
ten tons OF coal. We never found ont
our mistake until the dealer turned our
order down.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

That fellow Royston, who, in the last
Legislature, exercised his energies in
the direction of blocking certain legis.
lation, will not have the privilege Of re.
turning to Nashville next January.
The republicans of Washington county
gave him back seat last Saturday. :
Knoxville Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The election upon the proposition to
issue bonds for city hall will not be
held on the 10th of May, as the special
ordinance provides, because the terms
of the ordinance requiring 80 days no.
tice was overlooked until too late to
give the notice. A new date will have
to be fixed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

It is announced that $4,000 brewery
workers have gone on strike in Bos-
ton, which means that this many men
have been withdrawn from an impor-
tant field in the production OF the nee
essaries Of life. This is bad economic
policy. 1t is also stated that the bar
keepers are going to Join in the strike.
This is an outrage and an invasion Of
the rights Of the citizen, and unles.
the minions of monopoly yield they
may expect trouble, in this land and We
will be ct the trouble. = Hardeman Free
Press Commercial Appeal.
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Seaboard Air Line.

Cincinnati (speciAD. The South and
Western Railway company has fled ar
ticles Of incorporation at Frankfort,
KY, capital $4,000. The road will be
40 miles long and extend the breaks Of
Sandy to Pikeville, Ky. Seaboard Air
Line is back of the deal, and is seeking
an entrance to the coal fields of the
state. New York Wall Street Journal,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The chairman of our county court
has made rule that no member of
the court shall get too drunk to attend
to business. If he adhefeS to this rule
it will not be long until the court will
be no better than the U. s. Senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The people of Washington county
will find peculiar pleasure in the an
nouncement that Hon. John Allison
has been nominated for chancellor in
the Nashville division. He ia q Wash.
ington county boy and an honor to the
oldest county in the state, and his
friends here are proud of the record he
has made,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Under the Roosevelt army reorgani.
cation bill the regular arm might be
under the charge of volunteer generals.
1t will be remembered that ROOSEVELT
friend, Leonard Wood, went into the
Spanish -American war q doctor and
came out a major general. CONNER
cial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

1t is said that "Sandy" Stuart, who
was defeated for county court clerk
Saturday, was Brownlow's candidate.
If that is true Brownlow ought to adopt
Fuller Mullenix's rule and work always
for the man he wants to defeat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Senator Depew has every right to do
fend the American girl. Candor com
pels us to admit this even when his an
tagonist is distinguished member o.
our own party. Chauncey took al
American girl to Paris and married he
three times in three ways in one day
and, II this does not defend her, j
shonld at least hold her for WHILE
Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

When we spoke to one of our new
grocerymen about buying on credit we
fit very much better to hear him say
tat our credit was unlimited with him
aud Immediately placed an order for a
months supply of food products,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

When the Man with the Wilted Back
bona offers to promote H. Clay Evans
to something equally as good, it is to
be hoped that the latter will tell him to
go to tho proper place under the cir
cumstances. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Alta Louisville hospital the other day
a man was supplied with skin from the
bodies OF several Of his friends. This
is one way of skinning your friends
that is painful at first but is settled in
TINA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Tickets will be on sale April IS to 81
inclusive, limited to May 2, with priv.
lege OF having same extended until
May Is by depositing same and pay
ment OF fifty cents.
Stop-overs will be allowed at points
west Of Chattanooga within transit linn
it of tickets.
Passengers desiring Pullman bertht
will please communicate with me at once
Call on Southern Railway agents fol-
tickets, schedule of train and informa
ton regarding routes, or address
j. L. MEEK,
-- Travelling Passenger Agent
Knoxville, Tenn.
Long distance phone 1855.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The oleomargarine villainy, the ship
subsidy steal, the retirement of an hon.
est pension commissioner Next
Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

In cutting out the vermiform appen-
dix from the Roosevelt army reorgani-
cation bill, DR.. Miles seems to have
killed the patient Commercial Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

TO the taxpayers OF the state is also
due . large share of the credit for the
reduction of the state debt. Nashville
Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The Tennessee flood brought forth
no Noah, but several Munchausens
fioated in on its crest, Nashville News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The Commercial-Appeal of April 10th
was a great newspaper. 1t contained
A pages setting forth the greatness of
Memphis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The blizzard of Monday and Tuesday
was a peach-killer. ~
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

II Roosefelt could only forget that he
whipped Spain the people would have
no trouble doing so.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

There are only eighteen voters in
johnson City who do not read THE
COMET. They voted for Royston.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Royston can now go way back and
kick himself il he is not satisfied with
the kicking the people gave him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

The idea that the people would be
benefited by donating annually several
millions of dollars to few corporations
owning ships is worthy of place in the
annals Of Bedlam. Commercial Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Goodbye, Royston. Take keer yo'
self. Look ont fer dogs.
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sATURDAY, MAJ 10, 19O9,

expose to sale and sell, in front Of Jobe's
opera house, the following described
real estate: "Three houses and lots,
known as tenant houses, on Fairview
avenue, fronting on Fairview avenue
ON the N. W., adjoining A. ?. Hender-
son, on the northeast by F. Fl. Price,
on the S. W. and John Hunter and 9,
N. Dinckle on the S. e." And for full.
or description reference is made to said
volume and page above mentioned.
Said property will be sold on the day
above mentioned to satisfy the balance
of the debt due hereunder, aud the
amount will be announced on the day
of the sale The amount now being
being about $437 and costs.
This April 8, 1902.
W. II. HODGES, Trustee.
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Notice Of Sale.

BY virtue of the power vested in me
in the trust deed dated September 16,
1895, and recorded November 4, 1895,
in Trust Deed Book No. II, page 80, /,
w. H. Hodges, Trustee, will, on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Farewell, fruit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Special Train KnOXlIle to Dallas, Texas, via
Memphis, in Twenty Hours. -.0nly
One Night on the Road.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-04-10

Cold Dust hour-best made.