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HARMOSAN. Now the third and fatal cor.fiiet for tire Persian throne was done, And the Moslem's fiery valor had the .crowning victory won. Harcnosan, the last and boldest the invader to defy, Captive, overborne by numbers, they were bring ing forth to die. ?hen exclaimed that noble captive: "Lo, I perish in z\y thirst! Cive me but one drink of water and let then ar rive the worst!" In his hand he took the goblet, bnt awhile the draft forbore, Seeming doubtfully the purpose of the foeraan to explore. Well might then have paused thc bravest, for around him angry foes. With a hedge of naked weapons, did that lonely man inclose. "But what fear'st thou?" cried the caliph. "Is it, friend, a secret blow? Fear it not! Our gallant Moslems no such treach erous dealing know. "Thou may'st quench thy thirst securely, for thou shalt not die before " Thou hast drunk that cup of water. This reprieve is thine-no more!" Quick the satrap dashed the goblet down to earth with ready hand. And the liquid sank forever, lost amid thc burn ing sand. "Thou hast said that mine my life is till the wa ter of that cup I have drained. Then bid thy eorvant?' that spilled water gather up!" For a moment stood the caliph os bj- doubtful passions stirred, Then exclaimed: "Forever sacred must remain a monarch's word. "Bring another cup and straightway to the noble Persian give. Drink, I said before, and perish! Kow I bid thee drink and live!" -Richard Chene vix Trench. .--.A..-.A -.A. ...A-.A--.A.--.A.- .. A A WOMAN'S FIGHT t 4k WITH ZULUS. * ' ^ - <> : *: An Incident of Boer Ufe In tlie : : 4?fr> ^transvaal. ^ ^? By P. "S". BLACK. ?? :?-A ..A. -.A. -.A. '-.A. -.A- ^A. ^ : The fires on the hills were the warn ing. The farmers were commandeered -that Is, every ablebodied man be tween 16 and 60 in the district was -called to take his horse, his "biltong" . or dried beef ration, his ride and am munition, and proceed at once to the rendezvous, thence to proceed against the fierce and warlike Zulus, who had again raided the Transvaal. Farmer Putter saddled up and hurried off, as his first duty was, bu^, first he called to him Piet, his son, and solemnly spoke to him. "Son of mine," said the farmer sol dier, "you are not yet man tall enough to face the Zulu impis in open field, but to your care I give mein vrouw and your little sister Greta and Pretorius, your brother. You must, if need be, play a man's part, for, since the two gold prospectors left the farm at the sign of war, there is none to take com mand of the Kaffir sen-ants but you." Then Piet said without bravado: "You may trust me, father, for, though I be not a man. still I am a Boer." So the farmer rode away, and Piet, thus promoted to command, withdrew into the sitting room, and almost at once his trouble began. His first care was to clean and load all firearms. These hung on the walls, and some were old fashioned and without am munition tu fit them. But Pict's eye, seeking his own pet light riiie, which j he had won in a shooting match against all boys of his age for many miles round, missed it. He was star tled, for it is almost criminal to meddle with another man's glory-h is rifle-and he sought Pretorius to see if that ambi tious youth had taken it down. Preto rius had it not, and Piet ran out to call Malula, a native servant, with sudden fear in his soul. Malula did not come ac the call, and Piet, with a pale face, thought for a moment, and then, taking his old gun and belt, leaped* bareback on a horse, without a word to alarm the family, and rode off unseen at a gallop. He rode to the cornfield, where the native laborers should have been working. The green corn waved in the wind de serted. Not a man was in sight. He dashed to the meadows down the val ley, where the herders should have been with the cattle. Here, in spite of himself, tears sprang to his eyes, for the cattle were gone, and the herders were absent. The great grassy fields were silent as were those of corn. "They have deserted us as soon as my father's back was turned," cried Piet in dismay. "And they were not Zulus! Can it be a general rising among the Kaffir tribes?" At that thought he trembled, but he had still vigor enough to ride to the top of a kopje near by. From the peak he had a view of much country, and saw a c.'uud of dust far away, which he guessed was made by the stolen cattle. "Never mind," said Plet; "if we beat tte Zulus, we shall get them back with interest." Then he dug his heels into his horse's ribs and dashed down the hillside. He had seen, half a mile away, a black fig ure moving swiftly across the veldt, and the sun glanced from something borne on its shoulder-a gun. Malula. Before the traitor servant was aware of pursuit, Piet was within 400 yards of him. Then the Kaffir heard the horse's hoofs and turned. For a mo ment the black seemed inclined to run but changed his mind as the boy shout ed to him angrily. Malula deliberately raised the stolen rifle to his shoulder. Piet threw himself from the horse as a bullet whistled over the vacant sad dle. The boy, already a hunter, replied, with but a'hasty glance through his sights, and Malula uttered a howl and Btaggered and fell to the ground struck in the chest. Piet felt a spasm of hor ror. Deer a-plenty had he shot, but never till now a mau. so that his heart for a flash stood still, and his own face was deathlike. He rode slowly up to Malula, and found the Kaffir writhing in a death agony. Piet again dismount ed, and attempted to offer aid, but the savage repulsed him. With a look of hate he glared at the boy, and cried iu his own tongue: ' 'T am one, but tonight come the Zulus, and no white thing on the farm shall live. For mine there shall be ten deaths!" So he died, glorying in the hope o speedy revenge, and the Boer boy, le; I ing him, recovered his new ride a j rode slowly and mournfully homewa Here his troubled mather met him. "Piet," she said, "the Kaffirs ha left us." "I know," said he, and looked ii her brave face, and told her what h happened and what Malula had said the nearness of the Zulus. "If my father had known it," S? her son, "he would not have left us.' "He was commandeered," said t Boer wife. "It was his duty. Count first-always, my son." "But," said Piet, in much perturl tion, "my father did not think t blacks would fly. He thought that thc Basutos, would fight their old eneir the Zulus. If these come, what are y to do? Shall we leave the farm ai trek to Van Boevon's?" The Boer mother pressed her li with a frown of pride. "That was not well said, my soc she answered. "Oom Putter said 'Sta; As he obeyed his general and went, we shall obey him and stay and fig till he comes." It was a Roman speech. Even as tl words came from her mouth si looked round and saw Piet, a wc grown boy of 15 years; Greta, a chi I of ll; little Pretorius, and the baby goodly garrison to defend the heart: But she saw that hearth, she saw tl dear walls her husband had built . bring her home as a bride, she saw tl fields he had tilled and the barns 1 had raised, and seeing them she woul have fought to the last scratch of h< nails, like a wildcat, rather than gn them up. "Besides," said she hopefully, "whi could the wretch Malula know that w don't? The Zulus cannot be near, an if they are, the farmers have out the scouts, and they say the English froi Natal are also ready. Before they reac our farm the Boers must meet then and surely the savage shall be strict en." Nothing more was said about deser ing the homestead. Vrouw Putter wer her work quietly, but Piet began t prepare. Now, the farmhouse wa roomy and the garrison a most prett one, and, puzzle over the matter as h might, the boy could not see how it rough stone walls could be protected a once on all sides if the attacking fore was to be a large one. His inothe was about as good a shot as he, am even Greta could discharge a gun at ? pinch, but two or three guns could no protect so rambling a building. Pie came to that conclusion with a feeling akin for a moment to despair, until, a last, as he stood in the broad yard look lng at the house, the chickens cami clucking about him in their search fo: food, and he had an idea. All day he worked busily, leaving his mother to the children, and bj nightfall he had prepared a fort t( withstand a siege. Two or three times during the afternoon be had slippet off to the top of the kopje, where hi could look afar, but each time he cam( back, having seen nothing but the roll ing veldt. They had supper, and agaic Piet slipped away and came back, bul now with a grim face. "Mother," he whispered, "from thc west I heard the war song c? the Zulus. It came faintly with the wind. In the direction also of Van Boeven's farm the skies are red and if I go at dark I fear I shall see the flames rising from his bams." The mother gathered her baby tight in her arms for a moment, and then quietly asked her eldest: "Are the guns cleaned and loaded?" "Yes," said Piet, "and, mother, if you approve, we must leave the house. It is too big and rambling for us two to protect." "Leave the house?" "Not very far," said Piet and explain ed. In that land of few dwellers space is not of much consideration. The farm buildings were quite widely scattered, and Farmer Putter had built his cow byres and pigpens and so on a proper distance away from his house walls. All the afternoon Piet had been march ing, laden with packages and bundles, between the house and the outbuild ings. Now, when it was dark, he put out all the lights of the house, and the windows and doors were Etoutly bar red. "Where are we going to sleep?" the children asked, accustomed to rise and He down with the sun, and Piet an swered cheerfully, "In the chicken coop." The children, at first astonished and incredulous, were delighted when they discovered that their brother meant what he said, for the sight of the chickens feeding had given the boy the necessary idea. If the house were too big, the coop could not be accused of that fault. About the rocky kopje stones were plentiful and more conven ient than wood. Therefore, Piet had aid ed his father in building a solid affair to shelter the many fowls. It was stone and high and roomy. Piet, dur ing the afternoon, had made on each side, by careful removal of stones, loopholes and carried to the henhouse the more precious articles in the house, with all thc ammunition and guns. Now the chickens, squawking, were ruthlessly turned out, and the little family went in, the youngsters gig gling. The door, which Piet had strengthened, was closed, and the garri son prepared. Vrouw Putter was not without experience in war's alarms. She looked round with a brave smile. "Well, done, Piet," she said, and calmly.began to examine the guns, while at the same time quieting the children, who, now in the dark and dis turbed by such preparations, began to be afraid. Again Pict slipped away to the kopje, and when he came back he said, "Flames are rising from the Van Boevens', and the war song is coming near." "Loud!" the vrouw asked briefly. "Not very," her son answered, piling rocks against the door. "A detached parly," said his mother quietly. "If the Lord wills it, we will protect our own." And she made them all kneel down and pray and then sing a psalm. ******* It was a fitfully moonlight night In the dry season and chilly. White clouds pursued the moon after hiding lt and leaving the veldt in darkness, then passing on and flooding the land with silvery beams. For a long time all was very still. At last Piet, peering out of his loophole to the west, saw a shadow ?ate--- .. ? ?. .. ._. . among tue shadows, and tins snaci I moved and glided, and came swiftly the slope on which the chicken C( stood between the house and the tr by the river. It was followed by ; other, and another, and another, a another, coming ou like wild ducks a V or wedge, aud from the heart thc shadows came a low hum-tho sc of thc impis. "How many?" the mother asked, the moon shone out, and Pict told 1 there wore about 20, with shields a assagais, for in those days brear: were not common among the Kai tribes as now. "A raiding party," said Vrouw P ter, aud took command. Pict was cac to fire at once, but she forbade. T children were very quiet, though ire hiing. The savages came ou and ha ed, and came ou again, now sileut a apparently puzzled at there being sign of lifo about the house. As t coop stood it could not bc readily d cerned in tho shadow of the sloi Again thc Zulus advanced. "Mother," said Pict, "if they got clo to the house they will lire it." She nodded, but waited until thc sa ages were only GO yai^? away then "Fire!" she whispered, and from b own loophole and from Pict's at ti same iustant streamed a flame, aud ti Zulus gave one great cry of rage ai astonishment, as two of their numb threw their arms high and fell, thc shields clattering beside them. At on little Greta aud Pretorius did their pai and with incredible bravery in such i fants forbore even to tremble, bi handed up fresh guns, while thc tv defouders passed the empty ones dow to be loaded by these small but traine fingers. The Zulus, however, did n< fall back. Furious at being taken I surprise they dashed at the little for and a shower of spears came clashir against thc stone walls. Crack! agai went the guns, and again a howl ( pain resounded through the night. Tl: Zulus were almost in touch of the for and were pressing onward, oue on to of the other, with their ferocious yell: when a tall man among them with a iron riug on his head, sign of an indun chief, shouted a command aud at one his warriors fell back. "Mother," cried Pict, as they seize fresh rifles, "don't let them think tba we are so few. Greta and Pretorlui load as fast as you can. Mother, let u fire continuously and, thinking we ar numerous, they will retire." Vrouw Putter nodded consent, am at once these two valiant defenders o hearth and home began from the hal dozen firearms at their disposal to pou bullets into the retreating crowd o naked blacks. They could not tell wha actual effect their missiles had, sav< for an occasional cry from the war riors, but they hoped that so quick ant withering a fire would deceive the par ty. lu this manner, however, thej used up a good deal of ammunitiot from the two boxes of cartridges Pie' had carried to the chicken coop. With hardly a pause, the induna gave his savages their instructions, and sud denly they ran apart from one auothei in the moonlight and surrounded thc henhouse and came at it from three sides. Now, indeed, the besieged were hard put to it, but never quailed. Greta took the lightest rifle and, little girl though she'was, her father and brother and even her mother had taught her to use it. She took position, a white faced heroine, at one side, and her mother and Piet in t&eir old places. Down came the Zulus, casting spears before them, and sheltered by their long, tough bullhide shields. Crack! crack! crack! swiftly thc rifles rang out, and still the Zulus rushed on. Thc fingers of little Pretorius were busy on the floor of the hut, loading the rides now getting hot. Crack! crack! The savages reached the wall; one scrambled to thc roof; he thrust a spear down a crack. Thc Boer's wife cried out; her shoulder was pierced. Put Pict's voice was tri umphant, as o yell came from tho in duna himself. "I aimed for the chief and got him!" cried the boy. and indeed tho induna seemed badly hurt, for he limped back, supported, and again called off his soldiers. Pict ran to his mother and helped her bandage the wounded arm. "It is nothing." she said bravely, and added more softly, "nor my life, either, if children and home are saved." Suddenly little Pretorius cried out in dismay. "Pict," he said, "there are no more cartridges!" It was true. Ono box was empty, and the other covered box did not hold am munition. Pict looked and despaired. Two gold prospectors had been staying at thc farm who used dynamite in their work. They had gone off at sign of trouble, but had left some tools and things behind. In this box which Piet had carried off for nmmuuition were instead some sticks of dynamite. "I - have - betrayed - my father's trust!" cried Piet. "My mistake has been our ruin!" And he fluug himself In despair against the wall. But his mother, rind ing nothing but empty guns, kneeled quietly down and prayed, her babies about her. She had done all she could. The rest lay with a higher power. For a moment Pict was crazy, and then recovered himself. Ile looked through his loophole. The Zulus were In a group quite a hundred yards away, almost indistinguishable in the night. Even as Pict looked they moved and he knew they were about to attack again. With a shout of rage the furious boy suddenly stooped to the dangerous box he had carried from the house, and then threw down the rocks from the door and burst out. In his hands ho carried two sticks of dynamite, carried such deadly things in his bands that a stumble meant destruction. Yet ho dashed ahead through the night yell ing. The Zulus turned on him in amaze, thinking him mad, and greeted him with a shower of spears. Uiistrickcn, Pict ran to within HU yards of them, and then, one after the other, he threw at them with au his might the dyna mite. There was a fearful concussion, which dashed the boy to the carib, a roar as of artillery, a medley ot fearful j shrieks from tho unhappy Zulus, and J all was still. Vrouw Putter and the ! children caine out trembling, and found j Pict insensible, but of thc Zulu raiders no trace, save scattered limbs, where i the earth was thrown about, leaving a great hole. The dynamite must have struck fairly In their midst and had ex- j ploded with fearful effects. That happened long ago. Pict Is to dav a man and owns the farm. His fa thor is dead, lull Iii?' hrnve OKI ::nr. ne: lives on with Pies t\iu\ his wife. Ma:;;. Changes have taken place 0:1 the lone!;, farm on thc veldt. b:lt one building re mains unchanged. :::;?. 1 reverently pre served. It is the chicken coop, which is known by tho children for miles and miles as "Oom Pict's Fore."-.New ?ork Evening Sun. An Invalid's Lncl% r?i tlio Woods. "Speaking ol' deer shooting.'" said thi1 local enthusiast, "reminds me of the story of the man up Bethel way. fie had a pulmonary trouble that had re duced him somewhat, and he was doubtful if ?ns strength would permit him to make the journey. Ills physi cian told him to go ahead, but not to tramp much. In camp, where he ar rived much exhausted, his friends told him to make himself comfortable while they went out and got him some veni son. "ile sat about camp alone until about 10 o'clock and then went in and took his rifle out into the open. Here he sat down on a log aud thought of his unhappy fate. Thc sun was warm and bright, and he moved out into it, rest ing his rifle against the stump of a pine. Ho then lit his pipe and rumi nated. A rustle in the brush aroused him. Looking up, he savv a buck, with branching horns, about. 40 yards away. He reached over without moving from his seat, took the rifle, rested it on a prong of the stump, drew a bead on the deer and fired, and the buck fell dead. "When the hunters who went out after venison for the invalid came home, he said, 'What luck?' 'Oh, we'll have deer meat for you before we go home. Didn't get any today, but we saw signs.' 'How's this for a sign?' said the invalid, and lie led them up to a GOO pound buck, and they broke the profound silence to remark, 'Well, I'll be darned.' "-Lewiston Journal. A Question of Kinship. General Hickenlooper and his fam ily make the evening dinner a source of mental as well as of physical nutri tion, in which exercise the general has usually the best of it by presenting puzzling and difficult problems. The other evening the youngsters turned thc tables upon him by presenting the following legal proposition: A French beggar died and left one child, a son, and a considerable estate. Thc son, in order to inherit the estate, was required to prove a kinship to the deceased. What kinship did he prove? The general promptly replied the kin ship of father and son. The children said the answer was wrong; the parent was a woman. This tickled the general, and be decided to pass it along, so the next day. while taking lunciteon with a friend, he pro pounded the following;. A French beggar woman died and left a son and an osjf?te. and the son in order to inherit the property was re quired to prove kinship to tho deceas ed. What was the kinship between them? ? 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Druggists v sell it at $i. U Send for our free book, " Perfect \ Health for Women." FEMALE REGULATOR THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR C?. ATLANTA, GA. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. WE will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder on Salesdny io De cember the following assets of the As signed Estate of W. K. Hubbard : ]. AU unpaid Notes ana Accounts. The Auctioneer will read list o? names and amounts ihat bidders may bid intelli gently. li. A lot of Watches and Jewelry, sold to pay for repairing. ll. Swveral volumes Law Books. E KN ES I" E. COCHRAN, Assignee. M. L. BONHAM, Agent for Creditors. Nov 22, 181)9_22_2_ FORSALE. X Saienday in De -ember next I will sell liel'ore the Court House door in tue City of Auderson, for Cash, to the ijighcst'bidder A ll thatcertain Tract or Plantation of Lind, situate in Anderson County, con taining ninety-nine acres, moro or less, adj.doing lands of J. T. Milford, J. Matt. Cooley and others, knoivn as the liome Place of the late E. T Cooley, and sold subject to and including rent coutract for 1U00. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps extra. J. MATT, COOLEY, Executor and Guardian. MM M. E. COOLEY, For Dower. Nov 2?, 1899 22 2 WE GAVE Credit only to those who pay , but for fear your mem ory is a little shaky will remind you we need our money. Let us put on Heavy Wagon Wheels for you. PAUL E. STEPHENS. Trustee and Administrator's Sale. IF not sold beforehand at private sale, I will sell to tho highest bidder at the old Homestead of R. T. Chamblee. de ceased, on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 35, 1899, at ten o'clock a. m., the fol lowing Tracts of Land, to wit : 1. All that certain Tract of Land situ ated in the Oouuty of Anderson, State aforesaid, containing eighty acres, more or less, adjoining lauds ol' Mollie Shirley, Hattio Lee and others. 2. All that certain Tract or parcel of Land containing twenty acre-, more or less, adjoining the above described Tract, Lauds of tho Estate of "Wm, Lowen, de ceased, and others. 3. All that certain Tract or parcel of Laud, known as Tract No. 4, adjoining Lands of Alberlie Chamblee, Dock Bur riss and others, containing filty six acras. 4. All that certain other Tractor parcel of Land, situate in Hart County, Scnr.e ol' Georgia, containing seventy acres, more or less, adjoining Lands of Tallula Glenn, Emma J. Coker, L. B. Fisher and others. Terms of Sale-Ca?b. Purchaser or purchasers to pay extra for deeds and stamps The above Land is sold under and by virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to toe by the other heirs at-law of Robt. T. Chamblee, deceased, bearing date Sdpt. 19,1S99. At the same time and place I will also t-elt the Personal Property of said deceas ed, consisting of Horses, Cattle, Corn, Fodder, Wheat. Also, the Mill Machine ry, consisting of Turbine Wheel. Husk: Frame, Grist Mill, and other articles. W. H. CHAMBLEE, Trustee and Administrator. Nov 8, 1899_20_3 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In the Coicrt of Common Pleas. M. M. Wilhite, Plaintiff, against Emma Kenned}', Defendant. IN pursuance ot' the order of sale grant ed herein, I will sell on Salesday in December next, in iront of the Court House in the City of Anderson, during tbe legal hours of sale, the premises de scribed as follows, to wit : All that certain Lot or parcel of Land, situate in the corporate limits of the City of Anderson, in the County of Anderson, State aforesaid, fronting along the line of the C. & G. Railroad (now ?Southern) on the North one hundred feet, and running back in parallel line one hundred, and fifty feet, adjoining the ?, ?5: G. Railroad (Southern Railway) on the North, Perry Thompson on the West, and landa of M. Kennedy on the South and East, and is tbe same deeded to Emma Kennedy by M Kennedy. Terms-One-half cash, balance in 12 months, with interest from date of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay for papers find stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate as ?Special Referee. Nov 8, 1899 _30 _4 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In the Court of Common Pleas. J. F. Stone, Plaintiff, against Lela Stone, et al., Defendants.-Complaint for Par tition. IN obedience to the order of sale grant ed herein. I will sell on Salesday in De cember next, in front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., during the usual hours of sale, the premises de scribed as follows, to wit : All that Tract of Land, containing sev enty-three acree, more or less, situated in Williamston Township, County and State aforesaid, adjoining lands of James Garrison, Pink Mathews and James Wig inp; ton. Terms of Sale-One-half cash, balance in twelve months, with interest from date of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Pur chaser or purchasers to pay for papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Jud KG of Probate as Special Referee. Nov S, 1S99 20 4 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In the Court Common Pleas. Mrs. Mary A. iMcore, Plaintiff, against Lizzie E. Hall, Corrie E. King, et al, Defendanta-Specific Performance, Par tition, <fec. IN ooedienco to the order of Court granted herein, I will sell on Salesday in December next, in iront of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, the prem ises described as follows, to wit : All that Tract or parcel of Land, con taining seventy-five acres, more or less, sit?ate, lying and being in Pendleton Township, County and State aforesaid, on Steel Creek, waters of Six and Twen ty Creek, and bounded by lands of W. C. Cann, J. H. Martin, J. A. Stephenson, the Bowden place, et al., and known as the Real Estate of the late James 0. Moore, deceased. Said Tract of Land will be sold in two Tracts, as laid off by Commissioners, plats of which may be seen in cilice of Judge of Probate, and will be exhibited on day of sale. Terms-Cash. Purchasers or purcha ser to pay for papers and stamps. p. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate as Special Referee. Nov S, 1S99 20 4 Judge of Probate's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In the Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. S. J. Cray ton, as Assignee, &c, Plaintiff, against W. L. Davis and C. P. Davis, Defendants.-Fore?losure. IN obedience to the order of sale grant ed herein, I will sell on Salesday in Ds cember next, in front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., during the legal hours of suie, the Lands de scribed as follows, to wit : All that cectain Tract or parcel of Land situated in Anderson County, State afore said, containing fifty-seven acres, more or less, adjoiniug lands formerly belong ing to John Knox, Moses Chamblee, aod others. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate as Special Referee. Nov 8, 1S99. 20_ 4 FOR SALE. FARM, containing 249 acres, ll miles Southwest from the City of Ander son. All scientifically terraced and in ?ood state of cultivation. 4-room cot tage, (new,) two tenant houses and big log barn on the place. Price $10.00 per icre, spot cash. For further particulars ;all on or address JOHN J. NORRIS, Anderson,S. C. Oct 25,1S99 _IS_ FOR SALE. My House and Lot of four acres on Greenville St. Also, Mills and SO acres if land miles south of Anderson. For :urther particulars apply to me in my jfliceor J. L. Tribble, Esq. A. C. STRICKLAND. Sept 27, 1S99 14_ FOR SALE. ABOAT Nine Hundred Acres FINE I LAND in Fork Township, be tween new F*?rry and Hatton's Ford. MRS. O. M. CHENNAULT, 1 Anderson, S. C. Oct 25,1S99 18 MCCULLOUGH, & MARTIN, Attorneys at Law, HASOXIC TIEMPLE, ANDERSON, S. ?. Cflrice and Telephone : HILL-CRR DRUG CO, ANDERSON, - - S. C. D. S. VANUIVER. E P. VAS D?VER J. J. MAJO a. DEALERS IN Fine Buggies, Phaotons, Surreys, Wagons, Harness Lap Robes and Whips, ARE in their elegant new Repository over Yaudiver Bros. Store Between Masonic Kail and New Bank. If you need anything ?D our line we have the goods, the guarantee and the price to please. We hiijhly appreciate all the trade giv en us, and are trying to give the very best Buggies that can be sold for the price. A nice lot ol' New, C?eap Buggies on band. The price will positively sur prise you. Yours for Buggies, VAN DIVER BROS. & MAJOR. COTTON GOING UP. Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma chinos still Cheap. A 10-Stop Orgar, two sett? Reeds for ?55.00. High Grade Pianos for ?200 and up. The best Sewing Machines only ?30. Good Machines ?20. Machine Needles 20c. dozen. Best operm Oil 5c. I am in the business to save you mon ey. Can sell on easy terms. Remem ber, if you want Second Hand Goods I cannot supply you. Everything new. M. L. WIL?IS, Broyles Block, Mouth Main St. ON FARMING LANDS. Easy pay ments. No commissions charged. Bor rower pays actual cost of perfecting loan. Interest 8 per cent. JNO. B. PALMER & SON, Columbia, S. C Oct. ll. 1890. 1G 6m W. G. McGEB, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE--ront lt .on , over Farmer? sud Me chants Bank ANDERSON, h. C. K?h 9.1898 83 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. B. A. Boll, a* Assignee of Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. Vandiver, and Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. "Vandiver as Assignee of B. A. Bolt, Plaintiffs, against Daniel W. "Willis, Defendant.-Summons for Belief-Complaint not S?rved. To the Defendant, Daniel W. "Willis : YOU are hereby summoaed and required to an swer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of thc Court of Common Pleas for said County, and tn nerve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, over the Bank of Anderson, at Anderson C. H.. S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action willapifly to tho Court for the relief de manded in the Complaint. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Plaintiffs1 Attorney. Anderson. S. C, October 27, A. D. ISOh [SKAL] JOHN C. WATKIJCS, c. c. c p. To the Defendant, Daniel W. Wi'.lis : Take notice that the Complaint in thia action (together with the Summons, of which tho fore going is a copy,) was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Anderson Coun ty, at Anderson Court House, in the State of South Carolina, the 27th day of October, 1S99, and the object of said action is to foreclose mortgage exe cuted by j ou to Edward P. Sloan and Jas. R. Van diver on ?25 acres of Land in Centreville Town ship, County and State aforesaid, on waters of Generostee Creek, adjoining lands of Amanda J. Allen and others. JOSEPH N. 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