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CONDENSED Something that is 3?uz Exp WASHINGTON, September 16.-The Weather Bureau has been doing a lot of speculating of late on the subject of lightning. Its experts have made up the figures for last year, and they find that during that period 362 peo ple were killed by the dreadful fluid in this country. This was twenty one deaths in excess of the previous twelvemonth. Oddly enough, the mortality from lightnings ?stroke aver age so evenly that just about so many persons annually are destroyed in this way. In any three successive years there will be a few over a thousand fatal cases. Of course, many individ uals are struck and do-not die. Recently an investigation was made by Clark University of the causes which excite fea- in human beings. No fewer than 1,707 persons were ex amined on the subject, and they acknowledged a great variety of things they were afraid of. These things were 298 in number, and lightning led them all. It appeared, in a word, that lightning was the chief cause of fear, though it was noted that indi viduals from tornado regions put the funnel cloud first. Now the . investigation of the Weather bureau proves that there is no reasonable ground for this wide spread fear of lightning. Taking the figures as given for" the last year, it would appear that the chance that any individual will be killed by thunderbolt during the next twelve month is one in 190,607. One's pros pect of dying by the kick of a horse is about 50 per cent greater. In New York city alone 200 people are drown ed, 150. are Burned or scalded to death, and 500 come to an untimely end by falls in every year. It is interesting to compare these figures with the mortality for the whole of the United States from lightning. Oat of every three per?ons struck by lightning two survive and recover. The amount of electricity in a thunder bolt is not very great, the experts say; but the voltage is extremely high, and that is what does the damage. It is rather^ remarkable that so little should be known as to the nature of a fluid which is in such common and every-day use. Nowadays it would be almost as easy to get along without electricity, yet the fluid is still called the "mysterious," inasmuch as its character and properties are to a great extent unknown. The latest and best accepted theory on the subject is that, like light, it is a form of motion. But what puzzles the experts most is to discover the nature of the balls of electricity which are constantly cutting up strange capers. One can not point to such a thing and say : "Oh, don't you know, that is only a form of motion." Sometimes these lightning balls enter dwellings and explode. Great numbers of them were seen playing about Louisville during the tornado of a few years ago, and now and then they will burst with deafning reports. Fireballs of this description, though not properly so termed, have been produced recently by artifice in Germany, by charging masses of vapor with electricity, SooQ after the famous experiments of Franklin with a kite investigators in various parts of the world imitated his performance. One of these was Prof. Richman, a well known scien tist of St. Pentersburg. He succeeded in drawing the lightning into his labratory, but the result was unfortu nate, inasmuch as a fiery ball as big as a man's fist suddenly appeared in the room, leaped from the insulated conductor to his head and killed him. The occurrence was described by an assistant, who stated that the ball was blue. Now, the weather bureau would give a large reward to anybody who could tell what was the nature of that blue ball. Phenomena of this kind are by no means a rarity; electric balls are frequently seen. Apparently, they represent a very highly con densed form of electricity. This is eufficiently shown by the violence with whtoh they explode. But what causes the condensation ? It is easy enough to say that electricity is a form of motion, but in this form it seems to have actual substance. Sup pose that one could imprison sucha .ball; what would happen then, or what might be done with it ? The Weather bureau has to deal with many problems which are exceed ingly puzzling. Respecting many matter, the experts are almost entire ly ignorant-for example, as to the upper atmosphere. It is proposed to learn something on this latter subject by hoisting kites with self-recording instruments attached to them from .hundreds of places simultaneously in various parts of the country. Elec tricity is one of the most important problems of mrterologv, and a knowl edge of its influence upon atmospheric conditions would be a valuable aid. But thc whole subject is very imper fectly understood by science to-day, and when it comes to such a phenom- ' News and LIGHTNING. zling Weather Bureau er ts. Courier. enon as that of the lightning ball the scientists confess themselves wholly in the dark. It has often been supposed that the Jack-o'-lantern was an electrical phe nomenon more or less similar to the lightning ball. This is not true at all. The flickering flames and dancing balls of fire seen on occasions in marshy places, and often attributed to super natural causes, are probably due to the slow oxidation of gases containing some combination of phosphorus. Such gases are generated by the de composition of organic matter. The Jack-o' lantern is very rarely seen in the United States, by the way, owing apparently to the fact that the nature of the soil is not so favorable to the production of the phenomenon. This is a matter which-has relation to geol ogy, but there is a good deal of doubt on the subject even yet. To measure the diameter of a light ning flash would seem to be out of the question, and yet it is often done. Now and then lightning strikes a bed of sand, and instantly transforms the silica of the sand into glass, thus making a tube of exactly its own size. Tubes of fglass thus formed .are fre quently dug up, and they have been followed down into the sand as far as thirty feet. It is not to be supposed that all lightning flashes have the same diameter, and this is proved by the fact that the glass tubes made by them under conditions such as those described vary in diameter from the thickness of a quill to three inches or more. Thus the "bore" of the flash varies through a wide range. When the famous scientist, Von Humboldt, first looked upon the peaks of the Navada de Toluca, in Mexico, he wondered to what cause might be referred the strange glitter of the highest rocky pinnacles in the sun light. Determined to investigate the matter, he climbed the mountain, at great risk of his life, and found that the rocks on the top were covered with a thin layer of green glass. They had been struck ever so many times by lightning, which had vitrefied the silica of the rocks. Sometimes light ning tubes such as those already de scribed are made in solid rock, though of slight depth. On the summit of Little Ararat, in Armenia, tubes of the kind aie surprisingly abundant. The material of the rocks there is so soft and porous that blocks of stone can be dug out, which are perforated in all directions by little pipes lined with bottle green-glass. It may seem strange that one local ity should be struck by lightning so frequently, but mountain tops are naturally exposed to such assaults of nature. Furthermore, certain parts of the world seem to be particularly liable to lightning stroke, though no body knows why it fehould be so. For example, people cannot be induced to live in the neighborhood of Vega de Supia, iu New Grenada, because of fear of lightning, which constantly assails that district. The place seems to be a chosen target for the celestial artillery. Prof. Pockels, of Dresden, has published the opinion recently that the magnetism observed in the strata of rocks, and most of all in what is called "magnetic iron ore," has been produced therein locally by lightning. This theory seems to be confirmed by the fact that no magnetic ore is found in deep iron mines. Practically all of the deaths from lightning occur between April and September, inclusive, the highest rate being in June and July. In any ten years in this country lightning makes a record of about 700 dwellings, 2,500 barns and 110 churches, with a total of 4,500 fires, causing a loss of $16, 000,000. Thus it will be seen that the sky-born fluid is not a quantity to be neglected in modern civilization. The weather bureau would be glad to advise people that it is wise, when a person is struck by lightning, to use every effort for an hour or two after the occurrence to stimulate breathing and the circulation of the blood. It happens very often that a thunder bolt renders a person unconscious and apparently dead, but resuscitation may be accomplished. In recent years there has arisen a serious doubt as to the value of light ning rods, and many people nowadays do not have them put on their houses because of this dubitation. This dis trust has arisen probably from ^thc fact that buildings provided with lightning rods have on many occasions been destroyed. It is a fact that any number of lightning rods will not ne cessarily protect a building. After all, the lightning rod is only a con ductor, and is able to carry only a certain amount of the electric fluid. If an avalanche of electricity comes it may overflow like a torrent that overflows the banks of the channel designed for it, and the result is uis aster. Nevertheless, thc Weather bureau declares that lightning rods may be relied upon to protect build iDgs from all ordinary chances of trical attack. City people may congratulate tl selves that they are very much liable to lightning stroke than cou folks. In fact, it is reckoned thal average person in a rural distri five times as likely to be struct lightning as a town resident. Th because the tin roofs, drain pi etc., of the city houses serve as i ductors of electricity. It is pn cally unneccessary to provide li j ning rods for a dwelling in a block. At the same time efforts continually being made to incn the protection of buildings aga lightning, and this ha3 been the s ject of many curious inventions, instance, one of these would pro^ each town or village with one or m skeleton iron towers of enorm height which should be equipped w rods extending far up toward the Thus any threatening cloud would apt to direct its electric dischar against these towers in preference the houses below. Another idea is raise, whenever a thunder storm rives, a number of balloons, with p truding metal points, which are < peoiied to carry off the current throu cables connecting them with 1 ground. One of the best evidences of t value of lightning rods up to date I been afforded by the Washington mt nment. lt is capped by a small foi sided pyramid of aluminum, whi metal, so cheap to-day, was ve costly at the time of the building the greatest obelisk that the world h ever known. This aluminum tip connected with the ground by fo copper rods which go down deep io the earth. On April 5,1884, five ii mense bolus of electricity were seen flash between the monument and thunder cloud overhanging in tl course of twenty minutes. In oth words, the monument was strut fiercely five times, but it suffered i damage whatever. On June 15 of tl same year a more tremendous assau was made upon the monument fro the heave as, and the result was fracture of one of the topmost stone The crack still remains to show wh? nature can do in the way of an ele trical shock, but the slightness of tl damage is evidence of mao's power t protect himself from such attack: The obelisk is -ideally located f< attracting electrical assaults from tb skies, and yet while many times hi it has suffered only once, and ihi time to a trifling extent. In old times vessels used often t be struck by lightning, and the los by that cause was very great. Froi 1790 to 1840 no fewer than 280 ship of the British navy were struck, 10 men being killed and 250 injured Nowadays war ships, as well as bi merchant vessels, have lightning rod running down their masts and int the sea, so that the electricity is car ried off. In these days nobody hear of the destruction of a vessel by light ning. Churches, if they continue t< be built as aow, will always be favorite targets for lightning. They are thi buildings most commonly struck. Ii Roman Catholic countries the intro duction of lightning rods was bitterly opposed; they were called "hereti< rods." Nevertheless, they def enc most churches now. There is recorc of a certain church in Carinthia, whicl was hit by lightning four or five times a year on an average, the services being stopped in summer on this ac count. A rod was put on the steeple, and there was no more trouble. RENA BACHE. Animals Never Thirsty. There arc in the world several kinds of animals chat have never swallowed a drop cf watrr in all their lives; these include the llamas of Patagonia and certain gazelles of the far east. A paroquef, lived fifty-two years in the London Zoological Gardens with out drinking a drop, and some natural ists thing that hares take no liquid except the dew that sometimes forms on the grass that they eat. A con siderable number of reptiles-ser pents, lizards and certain batrachians -live and prosper in places where there is no water at all. Finally, there are oven in France, in the neighborhood of the Loz?re, herds of cows and goats which almost never drink, and which nevertheless pro duce the milk of which the famous Roquefort cheese is made. - m . m - Indigestion is the direct cause of diseases that, kill thousands of persons annually. Stop the trouble at the outset with a little Prickly Ash Bit ters; it strengthens the stomach and aids digestion. Sold by Evans Phar macy. - A small lie, if it is actually a lie, condemns a man as much as a big and black falsehood. If a man will delib erately cheat to the amount of a single cent, give him an opportunity, and he would cheat to any amount. For driving out dull, bilious feeling, strengthening the appetite and in creasing the capacity of the body fnr work, Prickl y Ash Bitters is a golden remedy. Sold by I'] va ns Pharmacy. - A Sioux at thc Rosebud Agency, S. D., wrote lo the United States Mar shal: "'I want to make complaint against my brother for shooting at my mother. He missed her at least a 'foot." A Sure Enough Farmer. Yorkrillc Enquirer. When Mr. T. Baxter McClain, of Yorkville, first ventured into the farm ing business, there wore many wise shakes of the head and knowing winks of the eye by those who had" "been there." But now there is a disposition to suspend judgment. "Springdell" farm shows more evidence ot improve ment during the past few years than any other farm the reporter knows of in all York county, and people who were at first disposed to be sceptical are How watching Mr. McClain's oper ations with much, more than curious interest. A reporter for the Enquirer wont over the farm a few days ago. There are 175 acres of cotton, about 125 acres of corn, and considerably more than 100 acres of peas. There are some other side crops, of course, and the Jersey cattle, Berkshire pigs and fine poultry are all doing well. Ordinarily, an account of these would make an interesting chapter; but along with the big crops mentioned, the cattle, piirs, etc., are mere incidents. The cotton crop is one of tho iinest to be found in "? ork county. By the picked acre, ten acres, or as a whole, it will compare favorably with the best. Many farmers who have seen it say they have never seen the like. In one field of 05 acres, it looks as if every acre is good for a bale, and as if some acres are good for much more. There are a few thin places which, compared with the balance, look poor; but even these are high above thc average in promised production. A man ot or dinary size might walk between the rows of acres of the best cotton, and except for the moving of the foliage, his presence could not be detected 50 yards away. Most of the cotton will average 4^ feet high, and the reporter saw quite a number of stalks that are 9 feet by actual measurement. And it is not all weed-not by a large per cent. Nothing but fine seeds were planted, and they have ail come true to their kind. From top to bottom the stalks are well fruited. Fifty bolls to the stalk are as common as six bolls in an ordinary field, and from 100 to 150 bolls to the stall?: are by no means rare. There has been some rotting of bolls and some shedding of squares. This, however, is principally down close to the ground, where, on account of the remarkably thick foliage, it is impos sible for the sunlight to penetrate. But even this hardly seems to be a draw back. If only 75 per cent should be gathered, the crop would still promise to be remarkable. The loss, however, so far, promises to be so trifling as to be unworthy of consideration. People have begun to estimate the erop on the 175 acres at 150 bales. Mr. McClain docs not count on such a heavy yield; but upon receipt of a bona fide ofter of 100 bales for the prospect, as it stands, replied, "I prefer not to gamble." To tell how this cotton crop was made would be another story. The Enquirer has already, at differed times, thrown more or less light on the sub ject. There are some who would natu rally suggest "plenty of money." From all the reporter knows or has reason to believe, the proprietor of Springdell has all the money that is needed for nis operations, but this is by no means the explanation. There has been brains and good management. Mr. McClain would, no doubt, rather have the prospect of getting 8 cents for his crop; but, at the same time, nobody hears a word from him in complaint against the seemingly inevitable 5 cents. Even at this pnce, he seems to be sure of a handsome profit. As fine as it is, the cotton crop is by no means the most striking feature of Mr. McClain's fanning operations this year. With au assurance that seems to be a guarantee of success, he has undertaken to blaze the way for the oeople of this section with a new method of harvesting and handling the com crop. People all over the county have been complaining of their inabil ity to "pull fodder" on account of the unfavorable weather conditions. Mr. McClain has not troubled himself about fodder pulling; but his corn has already been harvested. It was cut off close to the ground and is now standing- in great shocks, strung out along the ?ot toms and across the other fields on which it grew. "Fodder pulling is a thing of the past," said Mr. McClain, in explana tion, "except in South Carolina and in portions ot North Carolina. In other corn growing States they harvest as you see 1 have done. I had two men to go along before, and at proper in tervals tie the tops of four stalks-two from each row-together. Behind these came men with hoes cutting dowu the remaining stalks, and others feathered and shocked them up. Fol owing the gang came others with twine, which they tied around the tops of the shocks to keep the wind from blowing thc corn down. "The proper time to begin harvest ing is about when the fodder would be ready to pull. If you will notice the ends of the stalks, all rest on thc ground. Well, they continue to take nourishment in that way and supply the ears of corn with all the moisture they need right on up until the corn is thoroughly cured. The shocks should be allowed to stand in the field for several weeks, and, if desirable, it will do no harm to let them stand until December. Tho corn will be found to be in perfect condition, aud the stalks and fodder will also have feed value. "To those who arc most thoroughly up on tile subject, experience lias proved that fodder is not worth the pulling. There is no discount on the value of fodder as a feedstuff; but to pull it from your own corn costs more than it comes to. In the first place, it injures the corn seriously, and in the second place the labor expended in saving it amounts to almost, if not quite, as much as its market price. Take my corn crop in its present con dition, for instance. To put it there cost me just $98 less than it cost me lust year to pull the fodder oft' of it. After 1 got the fodder off of it last year I still had the corn to pull and haul up, and after that there was still left tlic stalks in the field to be looked after." "And what will you ?lo next f "I have recently purchased a corn shredder. When it comes and I get ready, I will haul these shocks of corn out of the fields to the shredder. The shredder will strip the corn from the stalks, completely husk about half of it, slipshuck the* balance, and tear to pieces stalks and leaves all mixed to gether. In this condition the stalks arc valuable for feed as is the fodder itself, and you will see 1 will wast?; absolutely nothing." Mr. McClain harvested a considera ble portion of hi? corn erop with a machine harvester, which cuts the stalks off close to tho ground ?ind throws them out in bundles, about a dozen stalks to thu bundle. The ma chine is drawn by two mules and ope rated by two mei), does about a dozen men's work. Owing to the great value of time this year, however, much of thc crop was harvested by hand. Another feat nie ol: the production ol* Springdell this year are thc pcaviiies. Their arc about 100 acres of them, and .Mr. McClain thinks he can easily save 100 tons; but he will not try to gather so much. Ile will pick the peas oft' poor hind and leave 1 lie vines, while off j rich land he will take vines and all. Ile estimates the value of his pea crop as being almost as great1 as thal of: his j corn crop. 1 STATE NEWS. - The Second Regiment S. C. V.', has gone to Jacksonville from Colum bia. The regiment is to be a part of the command of Gen. Lee and will be put in training for the march to Hav ana. The regiment has been organ ized with 12 companies of 80 men each. The First Regiment has 12 companies of 113 men each. - Mr. I. N. Cross, of Chester, met with a great misfortune Thursday. He was handling a gun when it was accidentally discharged, the load en tering his right foot, producing such an injury that the foot had to be am putated above the ankle. Several years ago Mr. Cross was so unfortu nate as to lose an arm. - The State Board of Control at its meeting last week bought over 900 barrels of strong drink, besides fine case goods and car loads of milder beer. That was a month's supply. At that rate over thirty barrels of hot stuff are swallowed daily in South Carolina. - Mrs. Cynthia Martin (nee Lump kins) of near Richland, died and was buried, in a white swiss dress that she wore when married 85 years ago. She was a little over a hundred years of age, her exact age not being known. Oconee Neics. - The Attorney General of this State has been asked by the State Board of Control to prepare a new form of bond to be given by the dis pensers, because those of several have been found to be deficient. - Private Theodore Godfrey, of Captain Anderson's battery of heavy artillery, was shot down by a negro known as 1'Cracker Henry" at the cor ner of King and Henry streets in Charleston recently. The shooting seems to have been done in cold blood, and, as may be supposed, created a profound sensation throughout the city. - Telf Gunter, a colored man of Abbeville, wa3 shot and killed by un known parties Sunday night while returning from church with his wife. George and Charlie Hunter were lodg ed in jail on circumstantial evidence. - The State Democratic Executive Committee met in Columbia last Fri day night and tabulated the vote for State officers. The following are the official figures: Ellerbe 37,723, Feath erstone 33,271; Tompkins 30,492. Coop er 38,957; McMahan 38,259, Brown 31,849; Floyd 45,451, Blythe 24,241 ; Garr?s 49,979, Thomas 1S>,713. - There is much talk mow concern ing the filling of clerkships and the appointment of assistance to the offi cers of the State house in January next. Already it is rumored that numerous applications have been made and supply greatly exceeding the de mand. - Capt. Claud E. Sawyer will bean applicant for the scholarship of the second circuit after Mr. Bellinger goes into the attorney general's office. The solicitor will be appointed by the gov ernor. NOTTOB* ALL parties who owe the firm of Bleckley & Fretwell on account, or for Mules, Wagons, Buggies or other wise, are hereby notified that the amount they owe must be settled up promptly this Fall, as this is the last year that I have to settle up the affairs of the firm. Your prompt attention to this Notice will be apprecia ted. JOS. J. FRETWELL, Survivor. Sept 14, 1898_12_ TAX NOTICE. THE books for the collection of State and County Taxes will be open from Oct. 15,1898, until Dec. 31,1898, inclusive. For the convenience of Tax Payers I will attend at the following places: Slabtown, Saturday, Oct. 15,1898. Mount Airy, Monday, Oct. 17. Piedmont, Tuesday, Oct. 18. Pelzer, Wednesday, Oct. 19. Honea Path, Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 9 a. m. to 2 p. in. Cooks, Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. On other days I will be at Anderson. Rate of Tax Levy as follows: State Tax. 5 mills Ordinary County.3 mills Constitutional School.3 mills Special Road. 1 mill Special C. H. and Jail. 1 mill Total....13 milla An additional levy of 3 mills has been made for Hunter School District for School purposes, making total levy in that District 1G mills. The new State Constitution requires all males between twenty-one and sixty years of age, except those incapable of earning a support, from being maimed, or from other cause, and those who served in the war between the State?, to pay a poll tax of one dollar. All male persons between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, who are able to work roads, or o?use them to be worked, except school trustees, students in Colle ges, preachers who have charge of con gregations, and persona who served in the war between the States, are liable to do road duty, and in lieu of work may pay a tax of ono dollar, to be collected at tho same time the other taxes are collect ed. E. Z. BROWN, County Treasurer. Sept 14, 1898._12_ NOTICE. Ihavo oponed up a First Class Harness whop in Payne's old stand, and am rend v to .serve the Public with everything in the Harness Line at short notice. Re pairing a Specialty. Bring on your old Harness, Bridles, Saddles, Oollars.Trunks and Valises, and have them done up in a Workmanlike Manner. All I ask is a TRIAL. Patronize Horne Industry. Respectfullv, R. I). KIORR. Sept M. 1S9S 12 Sm* PRICKLY ASH BITTERS i CLEANSES THE LIVER AND BOWELS ^kW \\ < ? ABD FORTIFIES THE SYSTEM TO RESIST PREVAILING DISEASES. ' ? EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents. HARRIS LETHIA WATER Contains more Lithia than other natural Uthia Spring Water known, and has the endorsement of the most noted Physicians of the country as to its Superiorly over all others. After a long and varied experience in the use of mineral waters from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I am fully persuaded that the Harris Lithia "Wa ter possesses efficacy in the treatment of afflictions of the Kidney and Bladder une qualled by any other Water of which I have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects upon my patients for the past three years, during which time I have prescribed it freely and almost uniformly with benefit in the medical maladies above mentioned. A. N. TALLEY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., Oct. S, 1S92. - Mr. J. T. Harris-Dear Sir: I have found the use of the water from your Lithia Spring in South Carolina so efficacious in the case of a youDg lady patient of mine, who has suffered for y oars with Diabetes, with all its different attendants, that I want to add my testimonial to the many you already have. The patient I refer to has used the water freely at home for scarcely a mouth now, with more beneficial results than from months spent at the different noted lithia springs in different parts of the Uni ted States, besides long continued use of the same waters at home. Other of my pa tients and friends are now using the same with best results. I cordially recommend it to all suffering from similar diseases. Very respectfully yours, TH0MA8 S. POWELL, M. D., Pres. Southern Medical College, Atlanta, Ga. In my experience as a physician nothing has given me greater satisfaction or yielded more certain results than your Lithia Water. I am using it myself and pre scribing it in my practice, and do unqualifiedly recommend it for dyspepsia and ail kidney troubles whose Lithia is indicated. I have never been disappointed in its use in a single instance. LAURENCE W. PEEPLES, M. D., Greenville, S. C. For sale by J. F. FANT, Anderson, S. C. HARRIS LITHIA. WATER CO., HARRIS SPRINGS, 8. C. o s ow ?a o ^ H . aa H w o >- -r S?* * ?S BSBH S I CC B Sd H g H . ' rt CD ? - . t IRILEITS ZDIINTIfcTG- BOOM -Is the place to buy A Dollar's Worth of COFFEE if want something Rich and Strone J. G. RILEY. Judge of Probate's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CorxTY.op ANDERSON. In the Court Common Pleas. Mrs. Lou. Yon, Mrs. Anna Williford, et all, Plaintiffs, va. J. R. Tilley, as Ad ministrator and in bis own right, and R. H. Tilley, Defendants-Action for Partition. PURSUANT to the order of sale in this case I will sell on aalesday in October next, in front of the Court House in the city of Anderson. S. C., the Lands described as follows, to wit : All that certain Tract of Land situate in Rock Mills Township, County and State aforesaid, containing 248 acres, more or less, adjoining Estate lands of Mrs. Polly Skelton, Rev. Hugh McLees, Miss Julia Boroughs and others, it being the Lands whereof Lewis Tilley died seized and Terms-One-third cash, balance in twelve months, with interest, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to antici pate payment. Purchaser to pay for papers. R. M. BURRISS, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Sept 14,1898 12 3 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In the Court of Common Pleas. R. Gilmer Todd, J. Ernest Todd, Rosalie T. Fant, vs. Lucius A. Todd, et al. Action for Relief, &c. IN obedience to the order of sale in the above stated case I will sell ou Wales dny in October next, in front of the Court House in the city ol Anderson, b. C., the Lands situate in Anderson County, S. C., and further described as folio ?vs, to wit: Tract No. 1, containing 71 9-10 acres, more or less, bounded by landa of W. ti. Williford, Miss Julia Boroughs, Rance Jeffers and others. Tract No. 2, containing 57 acres, more or less, adjoining Tract No. 1, W. H. Williford and others. Tract No. 3, containing 49 1-3 acres, more or less, adjoining Tract No. 2, W. H. Williford, B. F. Cray ton and others, being the lands whereon Mrs. Mary C. Todd resided at time of'her death. Terms-One-third cash, balance on credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to anticipate pay ment. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for papers. Plats can be seen by calling on lt. Gilmer Todd or on dav of sale. R. M. BURRISS, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Sept 14, 1898 _12_3 FORSALE. Fine Farming Lands, near Pendleton, S. C., WILL be offered for sale at the Court House in Anderson, on Salesday in November next, unless previously sold. One tract sixty-three acres, on waters of 18 mile creek, consisting partly of bot tom and partly of upland, mostly cleared and in fine condition. Also, tract containing fifty-five acres, cleared lands in high cultivation, without stump or wash, on Maxwell Bridge and Stone Church roads, within one and one half miles of Pendleton village. Also, tract containing ninety-nine and one-half acres mostly cleared, in high cultivation, no stumps, no washes, on Maxwell Bridge road at forks of road to Cherry's Ferry. On tract two comforta ble houses and outbuildings. Terms-one-third cash, balance by bond of purchaser, payable in one and two years, with interest at seven per cent, payable annually, secured by mortgage of premises. Above tracts can be traded for at pri vate sale by applying to B. HARRIS, _Pendleton, S. C. $5.00 REWARD For arrest, and notice of same to me, of my son, Robert Harris-black-17 years-large for age-walks wide. Also my nephew, Arthur Hamilton-brown narrow faced-wide teeth. All persons are forbidden to employ or harbor them. JOE HAMILTON, (colored) Pendleton, S C. Care B. Harris. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Xri Tbe undersigned, Executor of the Estate of Sallie H. Dawson, deceat ed, hereby gives notic* that he will on the 14th day of October. 1S98, apply to the Judge of Probate for Andersou Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate and a discharge from his oiHce as Executor.. J. IL MOUNCE, Ex'or. Sept M 189S 12 5 FHE BANK OF ANDERSON. We Pay Interest on Time deposits by Agreement. Capital.. $165,000 Surplus and Profita . - 100,000 Total ----- $265,000 OFFICERS. J. A BROCK, Presiden t. Jos. N. BROWS, vice-President. B. F. MAULDIX, Cashier. DIRECTORS. J. W. NORRIS. G. W. FAOT. N. 0. F* RHEE. Jos. N. BROW*. J. A. BROCK. J. G. DUCWORTH. J. J. FBBTWELL. J. M. SULLIVAN. B. F. MAULDIN. Having the largest capital and surplus of any Bank in the State outside of Charleston, ve offer lepositors the strongest security. This applies to our Savings Department, ' where repay interest, as well as to active accounts. we loan to regular depositor customers at our owest rates. Private loans arranged without charge between >ur customers, and other investments secured ?vhen desired. With twenty-five years experience in hanking, ind with unexcelled facilities at our command, we ire prepared to give satisfaction in all business transactions, and will, as heretofore, take care of ;he interests of our regular customers at all times' Drs. Strickland & King. DENTISTS; OFFICE IS MASONIC TEMPLE. jfSf Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ng Teeth. THE EMERSON PIANO," Is Unequalled in Tone, Matchless in Dosign of Case. 75,000 IN USE. Have stood the test for fifty years, and the price is right. ?S- Do all my own work, ^a^* No second-hand stock. HIGHEST GRADE ORGANS? Competition is the only way to keep the jrices right. Can save you money. Sample Piano and Organs on hand. Address M. L. WILLIS. _Box 294. Anderson, S, C. , WTG. MCGEE, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE-iront ll ion-, ove. Farmer and Merchants Bank ANDERSON, S. C. Feb 9,1898_33_ NOTICE. THE management of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in this territory is lesirous of securing the services of a man )f character and ability to represent its nterest with Anderson as headquarters, ?be right man will be thoroughly edu cated in the science of Life Insurance and Jae art of successful soliciting. There is io business or profession not requiring capital which is more remunerative than a lfe agency conducted with energy and ibility. Correspondence with men who ieaire to secure permanent employment md are ambitions to attain prominence in ;he profession is invited. W. J. RODDEY, Manager, _Rock Hill, S. C. Land for Sale. Q Acres of Land for sale, lying O Uv/ in Hart Co., Ga., three miles 'rom Hartwell and six from Bowersville. Level and in a high state of cultivation, well improved, having seven good dwell ugs houses, four framed and ceiled ; ?plendid outbuildings, good orchard, pas lires, wells and springs. About 225 acres n cultivation, 100 in original forest and veli grown np old field, balance pasture and. Average vield GO bales cotton, COO mshols corn, 200 bushels wheat and oth >r small crops. Churches, schools, mills, md gins convonient. Will sell altogether >r in lots to snit purchaser?. Will sell br one-half rash. K. D'. CLEVELAND. Hartwell, Ga. Sept?, lS'.is ll 6*