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A WOMAN'S QUESTION. Before I trust iny fate to thee, Or place my hand in thine ; Before I let thy future give Color and form to mine; Before I peril all for thee, Question thy soul to-night forme. I break all slighter bonds nor feel A shadow-of regret? Is there one link within the past That holds thy spirit yet? Or is thy faith as clear and free As that which I can pledge to thee? Look deeper still. If thou cans't feel Within thy inmost soul That thou hast kept a portion back, While I have staked the whole? Let no false pity stay the blow, But, in true mercy, tell me so. Is there within thy heart a need Which mine cannot fulfill? One chord that any other hand Could better wake or still ? Speak now, lest at some future day My whole life wither and decay. Could'st thou -withdraw thy hand one day, And answer to my claim, That Fate, and that to-day's mistake, Not thou, had been to blame? Some soothe their conscience thus, but thou Wilt surely warn and save me now. Nay, answer not?I dare not hear, The words would come too late? Yet I would spare thee all remorse, So comfort thee, my fate? Whatever on my heart may fall, Remember I would risk it all. [Adelaide Ann Proctor. LIFE INSURANCE. How an Agent Outwitted Death and the Doctors. V The popular and succesful agent of the Bird of Freedom Life Insurance Com? pany, has just received from his directors, a set of complimentary resolutions, duly engrossed and framed, and valuable sil? ver service, in recognition of what the directors are pleasedto call his "devo? tion, sagacity and courage." It appears that about two years ago, a gentleman living in Wahpanseh avenue,/insured his wife's life, for $25,000. Some three months ago she fell sick, and from bad she went to worse; the doctors gave her up, and it looked very much as if in a couple of days she would be fit for bury? ing, digging up and barrelling. The company was naturally discouraged at the prospect of so much payment, for so . little-premium. By chance it came to the ears of the popular and successful agent already mentioned, that the fatal termination of his risk's life, might be avoided, if she could only be induced to make an effort to fasten her mind upon some object and live for it. The agent who was a married man, mentally pricked up his ears at this information, and prose? cuted his inquiries further. He found that the lady was very jealous; that she had very good cause for being jealous, for her husband was a sort of a butterfly in an Ulster overcoat, roaming from ticd back flower to flower, and that especially had there been warmth and coldness be-: tween them because of a Miss Hum? phreys. Having ascertained all these facts, the agent induced one of the family physicians to introduce him to the bed? side of the dying woman as an eminent practitioner from Paris. He felt her pulse, looked at her tongue, shook his head, and bending forward, inquired : "Do you. know Laura Humph reys? tall girl, that thinks she's got small feet?" The dying woman apparently rallied for a moment, and her eyes sparkled as she faintly v.-hispered, "yes, what?of? her?" "Oh, nothing, nothing," responded the agent, "only I met her and your husband on State street to-day, and they went into a jeweler's, and I rather think he bought her a ring, and said?but it's of no con? sequence." . Yes, yes, go on," murmured the dying woman with an intense earnestness that was painful to witness. "Well, he said that before the violets came, perhaps, he would buy her another, though it would not be quite so orna? mental. Then they went to a restaurant, but perhaps you feel no interest in their conversation." The dying woman raised herself on her elbow and said: "What did the old bald head viper say?" "Oh, ne didn't say much, except that you couldn't last long, and he said that when they came back from Europe she'd have all the old furniture out and make the house look as if a woman with some taste, who had moved in good society, was at the head of it. There! there!" he added kindly, "I fear I have excited you unduly. You must really take some rest," and he retired softly with a sympa? thizing wink. When the dying woman's husband came home that night he was surprised and delighted to find her sitting up, with a hectic flush on her cheek, and her eyes sparkling with an unnatural brilliancy. When he said: "Why, my love, I thought you were worse!" She said, "Oh yes. I suppose * *" Next afternoon when Miss Humphreys called to inquire after the dying woman's health, the dying woman's maid brought her word, with the dying woman's com? pliments, that she was not at -home, and as Miss Humphreys went down the front steps she saw the dying woman standing at the parlor window regarding her with a glance that almost warped the iron rail? ing. The husband says it is a most re? liable cure, and that physician from Paris is unquestionably a very talented man, but he had placed so complete reliance in the skill of the family doctor, it seemed to him somewhat irregular to introduce another practitioner. However, he is de? lighted?perfectly delighted 1 And that is how the popular and suc? cessful agent of the Bird of Freedom Life Insurance Company came to get from his directors a set of complimentary resolu? tions and a solid silver service as a testi? monial to his devotion, sagacity and courage. Would it be ANY Harm.?It is leap year, and if a tidy girl with red cheeks feels a palpitation of the heart for some worthy young man would it be any harm for her to call upon his father and speak about the weather, the bad roads, the hard times and the bad state of society, and then remark: "Mr. Quincy, I have an affection for your son George, and I think I could soon learn to love him." Quincy would look at her from the cor? ner of his eye, and she would continue: /'lean wash, bake, cut out clothes, sew, play the piano, manage a servant, embroider, sing, speak good grammar aud make a home so happy." i Quincy would look from the corner of his other eye, and she would go on : "I hear that he is home nights, is sav? ing, well educated, sensible, has no bad habits, and is just the sort of husband I want. I don't expect any money from him, but I will do my share of work, planning and saving to help him secure a home and a bank book. With your permission I should like to pay addresses to him." Mr. Quincy would tell her to go ahead, if he was a sensible man, and would there be anything wrong about it ??Free Frets. ? The original Masonic apron worn by General Washington has been presented to the historical department or the cen? tennial. It was jiven by Buahrod Wash? ington, the General's favorite nephew and executor, to Governor Smith, of North Carolina, and by him bequeathed to Dr. ClitheraH, whose son, Dr. Clith erall, now deposits it*in the above named department. It is of white satin, with appropriate emblems. KEELY'S MIGHTY MOTOR. Vapor Which Oozes Through ?uu Metal?Fuel aud Heat Dispensed With. A Sun reporter paid a visit to the ma? chine shop of Messrs. Sergeant & Chil lingworth, in this city, where one of the Keely Motor generators is being made. It is intended to be of 100 horse power, but by operating it rapidly it will give it a power of 300 horses. Its height will be about seven aud a half feet. At pres? ent the parts are either lying completed on the floor or in process of preparation. Among the former is a bed of cast-iron, seven and a half feet long and three feet seven inches wide, upon which the super? structure of chambers and their accessary tubes will be raised. The chambers are about two feet in diameter, and vary in height from two to two and a half feet. They are of massive steel, and their hol? lows vary from four to six inches in diameter, leaving the walls necessarily of very great thickness, and capable of bear? ing an enormous pressure. The difficul? ty hitherto has been in obtaining metal which would retain the vapor. Experiments with a generator of about fifty horse power on low pressure gave entire satisfaction to the company, aud Mr. Keely was advised to construct a larger machine. He, therefore, two years, ago, began one of 1,000-horse power, to be endowed with sufficient strengt!) to stand the requisite force with perfect safety. The next experiment was with a generator of 1,000-horse power, construct? ed of gun metal. A pressure of 6,000 pounds to the square inch did not burst this metal, but caused the vapor to ooze completely through its pores, much to the astonishment of the bystanders. This gun-metal was of the best compo? sition used, and comprised eighty per cent, of copper, fourteen per cent, of tin, and the rest of lead ana zinc. It was then thought that phosphor bronze would answer the purpose, but the vapor oozed through that at a still less pressure. The virtues of wrought iron and steel are now to be tried. The chambers of Mr. Keely's 1,000-horse generator in Philadelphia have stood a pressure of 9a>,300 pounds to the square inch in the lower part, and 10,000 pounds in the upper, and retained the vapor, but a small globe at the top of one of them, which, it was thought, could be safely constructed of gun metal, al? lowed the vapor to escape. A new one is under construction, together .vith some minor parts, and by June 1, a trial will probably be made, and one small ma? chine of 5-horse power will likewise be tried. The chambers have stood a pres? sure of 10,000 pounds. The inventor and the stockholders are perfectly satisfied with the feasibility of the theory. The only point now is to get metal sufficient? ly dense to retain pressure. When it is considered that machines driven by steam rarely or never create a pressure of over 200 pounds to the square inch, the enormous force of the Keely Motor, and its immense capacity for pro ulsiou, can be realized. The power will e generated by a vaporizing of water mechanically, and without the agency of heat. The expense of fuel will thus be saved. Those interested claim to have been misunderstood in saying that a pint of water only would be needed for the propulsion of a train of cars between Ibis city and Philadelphia and back. They meant that if five gallons were used for an engine of 100-horse power, a pint only might be lost by vaporization through the ores of the metal. None at all might elost. The water, after being vaporized, and passing through the various tubes and chambers, does its allotted work upon the engine, is recondensed into its former state, and, again becoming vaporized, starts again upon its mission of mighty prwsure. The capital stock of the Keely Motor Company is $1,000,000 divided into 20, 000 shares. Many shareholders, dis? heartened at the repeated failures, and the adverse comments of scientific men, have sold out at a heavy loss, but others are hopeful.?iV". Y. Sun. German Millet. A correspondent of the Farmer's Home Journal, (Mr. J. W. Leonard, of Madison county, Tenn.,) sends that paper the fol? lowing report of this millet, which seems all through the Southwest to be gaining popular favor: "In the spring of 1874 my neighbor, William Briggs, sowed two bushels of seed on about two acres of ground. The season was very dry; adjoining land, and on the same quantity, producing only three barrels of corn per acre. The mil? let was sown on the 9th of June and cut in September.. Mr. B. estimated the yield at four tons per acre?my judgment not under three at the lowest. He fed his stock with a portion of the hay un threshed, the horses and cattle preferring it to timothy or fodder. The rest was stacked in the fields and threshed in February, 1876, turning out forty-four bushels of seed, worth $5 per bushel; although he sold some early in the season for less. The straw made an excellent distender, and stock ate it readily. "Allowing liberal estimate, the whole amount was six tons?about two-thirds threshed, made about forty-four bushels, at $4 per bushel; $168?two-thirds threshed and one-third not threshed, hay, say $100, giving a total of $276 realized from the yield of two acres of ordinary land. As the seed become more plenti? ful, the price will decrease, though I think the demand in this section will keep the price up for a few years yet. A grass that produces three or four tons of hay per acre, containing from twenty five to forty bushels of seed, and alone sufficient to fatten stock not worked too hard, is certainly superior to any grass that we have ever grown in this country. "I was a witness to all the above men? tioned results in relation to Mr. B.'s crop. Last spring Mr. Briggs and I, as partners, sowed eighteen acres in German millet and eight acres in Beed we bought in Louisvule, Ky., part of Missouri millet, the remainder for Hungarian seed. Both kinds produced the same kind of a very inferior grass, the eight acres not making more than six tons, and that on our very best land. The eighteen acres of German millet made thirteen stacks of very fine quality of hay, containing from five to seven tons per stack." The calculations made by a rule found in your paper, allowing from 216 to 343 cubic feet to the ton. We allowed 230 cubic feet to the ton. The measurements and calculations were made by James F. Iainan, C. E. He says according to the above rule the .lot of hay will turn out seventy-five tons. It seems quite reason? able that grass containing much seed will weigh more in proportion to its bulk than the average quality of hay. A bushel of seed is usually sown to the acre, from the middle of April to the middle of July. It needs well prepared and good ground, and should be cut when in early bloom. German millet has more blades, a softer straw, more seeds, stands exposed to the weather with less detriment, loses fewer seed in handling, is a better nutri? tive for stock, and hay-eating stock are fonder of it than any other gras3 I know of. ?E. G. Tobin of Orangeburg, was prac? ticing with his rifle a few days since at a mark set up in the middle of the railroad track when one of his shots, after passing through the object at which he was shoot? ing, ricocheted up and killed a buzzard that was passing over the railroad about thirty or r?rty feet in the air. ? Corrupt politicians have run the government in their own interests until they have well-nigh run it to ruin. The people everywhere should awake, and teach those who assume to be masters that they must hereafter be servants, or r"tir- to the shades of private life. A Singular Adventure. A great number of persons who knew the celebrated Dr. Burton, have often heard him relate the following anec? dote :? One day he had procured the bodies of two criminals who had been hung, for the purpose of anatomy: not being able" to find the key of the dissecting room, he ordered them to be deposited in an apartment contiguous to his bed room. Du? ring the evening he read and wrote late. The clock had just struck one, when all at once a dull sound proceeded from the room containing the bodies, and the doc? tor went to see what could be the cause of the unexpected noise. What was his as? tonishment, or rather his horror on dis? covering that the sack which contained the bodies was torn asunder, and that one of them was sitting upright in the corner! Poor Dr. Burton, at this unexpected apparition, became transfixed with ter? ror, which was increasing by observing the dead and sunken eyes of the corpse fixed upon him, whichever way he moved. The worthy doctor, more dead than alive now began to beat a quick re? treat, without however, losing sight of the object of his terror. But the spectre had ansen and followed him; his strength fails, the caudle falls from his hand, and he is now in complete darkness. The good doctor has, however, gained his apartment, and thrown himself on his bed; but the fearful spectre has still followed him; it has caught him, and seizes hold of his feet with both hands.? At this climax of terror the doctor loudly exclaimed: "Whoever you are, leave me 1" At this the spectre let go his hold, and moaned feebly these words:? "Pity, good hangman! have pity on mel" The doctor now discovered the mystery, and regained, little by little, his com? posure. He explained to the criminal, who had so narrowly escaped death, who he was, and prepared to call up some of his family. "Do you, then, wish to destroy me ?" [ exclaimed the criminal. "If I am dis? covered, my adventure will become pub? lic, and I shall be brought to the scaffold a second time. In the name of humani? ty save me from death 1" The good doctor then rose and procured a light. He muffled his unexpected vis? itor in an old dressing gown, and having made*him take some restoring cordial, desired to know what crime had brought him to the scaffold. He was hanged for high treason. The good doctor did not well know what means to employ to save the poor creature. He could not keep him in his house,* and to turn him out would be to expose him to certain death. The only way, then, was to get him into the coun? try : so having made him dress himself in some old clothes which the kind doc? tor selected from his wardrobe, he left early, accompanied by his protege, whom he represented as an assistant. When they had got into the open country, the wretched creature threw himself at the feet of his benefactor and liberator, to whom he swore an eternal gratitude; and the generous doctor hav? ing relieved his wants by a small sum of money, the grateful creature left him, with many blessings and prayers for his happiness. About twelve years after this occurrence, Dr..Burton had occasion to visit Amster? dam. Having gone, one day, to the bank he was accosted by a well-dressed mau--one who had been pointed out to him as one of the most opulent merchant of the city. The merchant asked him politely if he were not Dr. Burton of London ; and on his an? swering in the affirmative, pressed him to dine at his house, which invitation the worthy doctor accepted. On arriving at the worthy merchant's house, he was shown into an elegant apartment, where a most charming woman and two lovely children welcomed him in the most friendly manner, which reception sur? prised him the more, coming from per? sons he had never before met. After dinner, the merchant, having taken him into his counting-house, seized his hand, and having pressed it with friendly warmth, said to him : ?'Do you not recollect me?" "No," said the doctor. "Well, then, I remember you well, and your features will nes er be obliterated from my memory, for to you I owe my life. Do you not remember the poor fel? low who was hanged on a charge of con? spiring for the dethronement of the King ?for high treason, in fact? On leaving you, I went to Holland. Writing a good hand, and being also a good accountant, I soon obtained a situation as clerk in a merchant's office. My good conduct and zeal soon gained me the confidence of my employer, and the affections of his daughter. When he retired from busi? ness I succeeded him and became his son-in-law; but without you, without your care, without your generous assis? tance, I should not have lived to enjoy so much happiness. Generous man! con? sider, henceforth, my house, my fortune, and myself, as wholly yours. The kind doctor was even affected to tears; and both these happy beings par? ticipated in the most delightful express? ion of their feelings, which were soon shared by the mercnant's interesting fam? ily, who came to join them. The Fewer Secrets the Better.? The moment a girl has a secret from her mother, or has received a letter she dare not let her mother read, or has a friend of whom her mother does not know, she is in danger. A secret is not a good thing for a girl to have. The fewer secrets that lie in the hearts of women at any age, the better. It is almost a test of purity.? She who has none of her own is best and happiest. In girlhood hide nothing from your mother; do nothing that, if discovered by your father, would make you blush. When you are married, never, never, con? ceal anything from your husband.? Never allow yourself to write a letter that he may not kuow all about, or to receive one that you are not quite willing he should read. Have no mysteries whatever. Tell those who are about you where you go, and what you do. Those who have the right to know, I mean, of course. A little secretiveness has set many scandals afloat, and much as is said about women who tell too much, they are much better off than women who tell too little. A man may be reticent and lie under no suspicion ; not so a woman. The girl who frankly says to her moth? er ; "I have been here. I met so and so. Such and such remarks were made, and this or that was done," will be certain of receiviug good advice and sympathy. If all was right, no fault will be found. If the mother knows out of her greater ex? perience that something was improper, or unsuitable, she will, if she is a good mother, kindly advise against its repeti? tion. It is only when mothers discover that their girls are hiding things from them that they reb?ke or scold. Innocent faults are always pardoned by a kind pa? rent. . You may not know, girls, just what is right?just what is wrong yet. You can't be blamed for making little mistakes, but you will never do anything very wrong, if from the first you have no se? crets from your Mother. ? A New York gentleman had a lega? cy left him, but it was hampered with an unfortunate condition, whicu he hastened to announce to a sympathizing friend.? The sum was $50,000, but half the sum, according to the testator's wishes, was to be placed in his coffin and buried with him. Was there ever such a waste of good money 1 But the sympathizer was equal to the occasion. Where is the money now ?" he asked, and was told "in the bank." "All right," he said, "you write a check for $25,000, and put it in the old boy's coffin, drawn to order!" Tbe Sea Islands. All along the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, is a labyrinth of salt creeks and rivers, which cut up the land into innumerable islands, some of them merely grass hammocks that are covered at high water; others, delight? fully wooded with oak, cedar and palmet? to, where the old time planter luxuriated on the profits of the long silken staple, which sold at fabulous prices. Now the plantations are abandoned, most of them, and countless bevies of quail forage in the old fields. Herds of deer and droves of turkeys and coons come out of the ham? mocks into the overgrown garden patches, to feed on the succulent plants that have come up spontaneously, year after year, from self sown seed. Here and there is an old concrete chimney, made of ce? mented oyster shells, where an overseer's house once stood; or the decaying rem? nants of some negro quarter, hidden in a tangle of orange trees, catbriers, sprawl? ing fig trees, vines and palmetto scrub. At intervals, on more eligible sites, are groves of sombre live oaks, whose far reaching arms are draped with swaying moss, drooping over the waste where a pretentious mansion formerly stood; and one can sometimes trace the outline of a flower garden by the rose trees, jonquils, and cape jasmines, that seem to grow with a strange system of regularity and design. Some few of these favored localities have been reclaimed in part by their for? mer owners, and others are occupied by Northern families who have acquired possession since the war, and are in vain attempting to rehabitate them, wonder? ing why, in this enervating climate and the present demoralized state of labor, they cannot make the waste blossom and yield abundantly, as of yore. When the tide goes out all the shallower creeks are emptied and a vast extent of marsh mud, interspersed with grassy oases, is exposed to view; and all along tbe edges of these islands is a fringe of "coon oysters," and here and there beds and reefs of these oysters crop out of the mud at random, threatening with their sharp, flinty edges, serious damage to any craft that runs upon them. One would think there was food her" for the million, but it is not so; thes% bivalves are chiefly shells, and no "coon," however hungry, can consider himself half repaid for what he is able to pick out of them. In some places, how? ever, there are beds of fine edible oysters. These mud flats yield abundant food to all the tribe of web feet and waders, and when the curlew, the willets, the winter yellow legs and the snipe, et id omne genus, resort to them at low water, the sportsman seizes the auspicious moment at the half-flood, and cautiously pushes his boat up and down the intricate chan? nels and speedily secures a load. OfJ duck, too, there are usually plenty. New Advertisements. FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The events of the Presidential campaign will be so faithfully and fully illustrated in the THE NEW YORK SU as to commend it to candid men of all parties! We will send THE WEEKLY EDITION (eight pages) post paid, from now till after election Tor Fifty Cents; the SUNDAY EDI? TION, same size, at the same price: or the DAILY, four pages, for Three Dollars. Address THE SUN, New York City. % CMo a dar at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and V1^1 terms free. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. VISITING CARDS, with your name finely printed, sent for 25c. We have 200 styles. AGENTS WANTED. Nine samples sent for stamp. A. H. FULLER & Co., Brockton, Moss. THIS CLAIM-HOUSE ESTABLISHED 1865 DTJATOTflATCJ obtained for Officers, Soldiers ??llN O?U1N ? and Seamen of WAR of 1861 and 5, and for their heirs. The law Includes de? serters and those dishonorably discharged. If wounded, injured, or have contracted any disease, apply at once. Thousands entitled. Great num? bers entiUed to an increased rate, and should ap? ply immediately. All Soldiers and Seamen of the WAR of 1812 who served for any period, however short, whether disabled or not?and all widows of such not now on the Pension rolls, are requested to send me their address at once. TJflTT'M'TVi Many who enlisted in 1861-2 DU U IN 1 1 ? and 3 are entitled. Send your discharges and have them examined. Business be? fore the PATENT OFFICE solicited. Officers re? turns and accounts settled, and all just claims pros? ecuted. As I make no charge unless successful. I request all to inclose two stamps for reply ana return of papers. GEORGE E. LEMON, Lock Box 47, Wash? ington, D. C. I recommend Captain Lemon as an honorable and successful Practioner.?S. A. Hurlbut, M. C, 4th Congressional District of Illinois, late Maj. Gen'l U. S. Vols. In writing mention name of this paper. Arm A WEEK GUARANTEED to Agents. \ I /Male and Female, in their own locality. (D I /Terms and OUTFIT FREE. Address P. 6. T * ' VICKERY & CO., Augusta, Maine. C;x tn d*Qft per day at home. Samples worth SI ?Ptl IU tJ.SU free Stikson* <fc Co., Portland, Maine <6T>SYCHOMANCY, OR SOUL CHARMING.' Jt How cither sex may fascinato and gain the love and affections of any person they choose, in? stantly. This art all can possess, free, by mail, for 25 cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyp? tian Oracle, Dreams, Hints to Ladies, etc. 1,000, 000 sold. A queer book. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Publish ers, Philadelphia. A GREAT OFFER tiStk& dispose of 100 new and second-band PIANOS and ORGANS of first-class makers, including WA? TERS' at lower prices than ever before offered. New 7 Octave Pianos for 3260 Boxed and shipped. Terms, $40 rash and 810 monthly until paid. New 5 Octave 4 Stop ORGANS, with book closets and stool, warranted, for 8100?820 cash, and 85 monthly urtil paid. Illustrated Catalogues mail? ed. Agents Wanted. HORACE WATERS & SONS, 481 Broadway, N. V. THE GRANGERS' LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY of the United States of America. Authorized Capital, - $4,500,000, Of which $100.000 is to be owned in each Department. PARENT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA. F. E. DAVIDSON, President. M. G. HUDSON, Vice President. R. W. FORT, Secretary. South Carolina Department, Colum? bia. S. C. Capital Stock, - - SIOO.OOO. Tuos. B. Jeter, President. Tuos. A. McCreery, Vice President. H. P. Green, Secretary. McMaster & LeConte, Attorneys, Columbia, S. C. j. H. Evins, Attorney, Spartanburg, S. C. Dr.. 15. W. Taylor, Medical Director. Security I Economy I Liberality I! Are the leading principles of this Compa? ny. All approved forms of Life and En? dowment Policies issued. Also, Term Poli? cies of one, three, five or seven years. All Life Policies non-forfeiting after an? nual payments, when the insured will be entitled to a'Paid-up Policy, or cash surren? der thereof. Dividends may be used to protect Policies against lapsing in case of failure to pay pre? miums. This, with.the non-forfeiting and cash surrender features, arc sufficient to make this Company popular among think? ing men. Good Agents wanted. B. F. MAULDIN, Jr., Agent, Anderson, S. C. April 13, 1876_39_ MILLINERY. GOODS. JUST RECEIVED, a select assortment of Spring and Summer Goods, such as Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, Flowers, Rib? bons, Collars, CufTs, &c, which will be sold at the lowest figures for cash. I ask my friends and customers to examine the stock and prices before buying elsewhere. Mantua-Making and Stamping attended to as usual. ?.?,,? MISS DELLA KEYS, Up Stairs, No. 3 Brick Range. April 6, 1876 38 3m THE MONEY MUST COME! WE NEED EVERY DOLLAR DUE US, AXD YOU MUST CALL AND SETTLE YOUR NOTES AND ACCOUNTS AT Ox\CE, OR ZP-A."3T THE COSTS. PROMPT PAYING CUSTOMERS CAN CONTINUE TO BUY GOODS AT PRICES AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. -o OUR STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDIZE IS COMPLETE. GIVE US A CALL. LEWIS & CO., NO. 2 BENSON HOUSE PLACE Jan 20, 187G 27_ LOOK OUT ! LOOK OUT ! w PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. E desire to call attention to the fact that we have on hand a LARGE and well-selected stock of Heavy Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes Hardware Crocker\ Ware, Etc. We have just received a large lot of Bacon Sides, Shoulders, Sugar-Cured Hams Cheap Grades of Syrups, Muscovado, Do.uerara and New Orleans Molasses, 100 BARRELS CHOjCE FAMILY FLOUR, A complete assortment of Sugars, Coil'ees and Teas, Pickles, Canned Goods, <fec. A very large stock of Iron, Steel, HofcJ, Shovels, Spades, and farming Implements generally. In short, we have everything that the fanner or man of family nseds. We are selling the forogoing article%at the most reasonable cash prices. Call and be convinced of this fact. ??5" And now a word to those that w e have supplied with Goods during the year 1872,1873 and 1874. Unless you come.forward and pay up, your Notes and Ac? counts will be placed in the hands of an Officer for collection. BYRUM & McGRATH. Important to those Indebted to Us. To those indebted to us on Accounts for last year, we will give one-half cent above the market price for Cotton, in payment of such Accounts and Notes, at any time between the 1st of November next. We must have the money on them, and do not wish to add any cost. So come forward at once and settle up. BYRUM & McGRATH, Mechanics' Row. Oct 7, 1875 12 ly C. A. REED. A. S. STEPHENS. REED * STEPHENS, MANUFACTURERS OF BUGGIES, PHOTONS, ROCKAWAYS, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, &C, &C. A. J. STRINGER, Agent. W. J. I1IX. Agent, Relton, S. C. Fair Play. ESPECIAL at? tention paid to REPAIRING, and all work ful? ly warranted. We claim the I most thorough Ironwork, Wood I work, Painting 'and Trimming, j as we employ on? ly the best work? men. None but well-seasoned lumber used in the manufacture of our work. All per? sons desiring to purchase are cordially invited to call at our Manufactory, (at the buildings formerly owned by John A. Reeves, Esq.,) and inspect the work for themselves. BUGGIES always on hand at our REPOSITORY, (near the Railroad Bridge, on Main Street,) where Mr. Joseph Martin can always be found, roady to sell a new set of HARNESS, or to repair old ones. Anderson, Sept. 9, 1875 8_] IB! IUIMM GOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPiNV C. E. THAMES, President. T- N. FOfalEB, Secretary. Gen. S D. LEE, Superintendent of Agencies. CASH CAPITAL PAID IN, - - $200,000 GOLD. Assets, $759,084.79. Surplus in hand, $266,921.47. THE above statement is based on examination of Company by the Insurance Commissioner of Maryland, on admitting Company to work in Maryland. The Company has paid from 17 to 27 per cent, dividends per annum since organi? zation. Policies issued in Gold or Currency, and non-forfeitable after two years. BOARD FDR ANDERSON COUNTY. B. F. WHITNER, President. F. C. v. BORSTEL, W. H. NARDIN, J. L. ORR, Secretary, G F. TOLLY, T. B. LEE, C. A. REED, P.. F. DIVVER, J. B. LEWIS, J. A. HOYT. The above gentlemen arc insured in Company, and will take pleasure in giving information as to obtaining policies, and any facts as to Company. WJVI. WATIES, Agent. Sopt 2, 1875 47 THE BEST PUMP IN THE WORLD. "VTOTHING conduces more to GOOD HEALTH than PURE WATER. Such is fur JLi lushed by the DOUBLE ACTING STONE FORCE PUMP, Manufactured by J. C. Nichols it Bro., Atlanta, Ga., which brings the water pure and fresh from the bottom of the well. No slime or filth collects on the pump or in the well. No snails, worms or green moss gets about the water. It is free from rust or other impurities, and can be operated by a small child with case, and brings the water fresher than any oth? er Pump. It is of stone, glazed inside and outside, and never will decay. It improves the water beyond a doubt by ventilating the well, and keeping it like a moving stream of water. With a hose attached, it becomes a good fire-engine, ever ready at your door to extinguish the flames in case of fire. It is better and cheaper than insurance. Its work? ing gives complete satisfaction, as those acquainted with it will testify. It is a home enterprise, permanently established, and relics on its own merits, upon which it asks your patronage. This Pump is represented in Anderson and adjoining Counties, together with the Counties of Hart and Elbert in Georgia, by .ALOlsTZO l. wzelch:, Anderson O. H., S. C. Send in orders at once for Pumps, and they will be delivered-and put in immediately. He means business. March 2, 1875 33 _ _ly CONFECTIONERIES, FANCY GOODS, TOYS. CONFECTIONER, - - ANDERSON, S. C, KEEPS constantly on hand a well-selected stock of CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds, such as Frencli and Plain Candies, Canned Goods of every description, Pickles, Jel? lies, Dried Figs, Raisins, Currants, Citron, Dates, Crackers of all styles, Fruits, &c. A large selection of toys and fancy goods, Such as Toys, of every kind, Ladies' Work Boxes, Companions, Writing Desks, Portfolios, Fine French and Bohemian Vases, Perfumes of the very best quality, Toilet Sets, Fine Silk Flowers, Musical Instruments of different kinds, Wax Dolls of everv kind, from 5c. to $7.00. I have one of Mathews' splendid SODA FOUNTAINS for dispensing pure Soda Water. Tickets will be sold cheap. Any one buying three dozen tickets at a time will get them at 90c. per dozen. J. R. FANT, East End Masonic Building. CHEAP GOODS. AM now offering my entire Stock of | Merchandize at VERY LOW PRICES FOR On hand, I have? Groceries, Hardware, Iron, Crockeryware, Buggy Material, etc. The following Goods I will Sell at Cost for Cash, viz : Clothing, Hats, Boots, Jeans, Cassimeres, Etc. I can also supply the Fanners with first FERTILIZERS, And the justly celebrated "CHEATUAbl\ COTTON seed:' Call and see me, for I mean what I say. C. A. REED, Waverly House Corner. N. B.?Those who have not yet settled their accounts are earnestly requested to come forward and pay up, or close their ac? counts at once by well secured notes. Feb 3,1875 29 P. P. TOALE, MANUFACTURER OF DOORS,SASHES, Blinds, flooring, &c. DEALER IN BUILDERS' HARDWARE, Paints, Oils, ?See. SOLE AGENT FOR The National Mixed Paint Co. Great American Fire Extinguisher Co. Page Machine Belting Co. Send for Prices. OFFICE ND W ARER00MS, Nos. 20 Ss 22 Hay&e & 33 & 35 Pinciney Sts. FACTORY and YARDS, Ashley River, West End Broad Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sept 23, 1875 10 ly Encourage Home People and Home Enterprise. GEORGE "ST HACKER, Charleston^ S. O. THE only DOOR, SASH and BLIND FACTORY owned and managed by a Carolinian in this City. All work guaran? teed. Terms Cash. Always on hand a large Stock of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets, Scroll and Turned Work of every description. Glass, White Leads, and Builders' Hard? ware, Dressed Lumber and Flooring deliv? ered in any part of this State. March 16, 1876_33_ly_ SIMPSON & SADIES, DRUGGISTS, BENSON HOUSE CORNER, RE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL sup w plies of DRUGS AND MEDICINES Every day, and also a large lot of WHITE LEAD, PAINTS AND OILS, Of every description, which they are offer? ing very low for the cash. Tbcy still have a small lot of Chemicals, and plenty of Garden Seeds to supply their customers. April 20, 1876 40 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Albert J. Clinkscalcs, Plaintiff, against The Pendleton Manufacturing Company, Wil? liam Perry and others Stockholders, Wil? liam M. Raniply and others, creditors of the said Company, &c, Defendants.?Com? plaint for Injunction, Appointment of Re? ceiver, Sale of Properly, Relief, d'c. To all and singular the Creditors of The Pendleton Manufacturing Company: TAKE NOTICE, That by an order of the Court in the above stated cause, you are required to establish your several and respective claims against said Company be? fore me, at my office, on or before the FIRST DAY of JULY next. JOHN W. DANIELS, Special Referee. Clerk's office, ) April 26, 1876. j 41?10 THE ANS0N HARDY COMMISSION HOUSE. Orders for every description of Eastern Manufactures and Importations, Promptly filled, strictly upon commis? sion. Send for circulars. ANS0N HARDY, AUBURNDALE, MASS. Fcb 10, 1876 30 6m THE ANSON HARDY PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS Commission House. Every article in the Publishing and Print? ing business bought at the lowest market prices. Strictly itjxm Commission. Said for circidar. ANSON HARDY, AUBURNDALE, MASS. Feb 10, 1876 30 6m LUMBER! LUMBER! IAM now jjrepared to furnish PINE, OAK, HICKORY and POPLAR LUMBER on the Blue Ridge and Air Line Railroads at Seneca City, in any quantities desired. Mr. Jas. H. McConnell is my agent at Anderson, who will always be found at the Shorilfs Office, ready to wait on cus? tomers. WM. J. HARBIN. July 8,1875 51 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PIiEAS. i James B. Chamblee, Plaintiff, against W. H. Williford, L. 0. Williford, J. M. Cham? blee, Defendants.?Summons for Money De? mand?Complaint not Served. To W. H. Williford, L. 0. Williford and J. M. Chamblee, Defendants in this action: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this ac? tion, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscriber at his office, ut Anderson, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclu? sive of the day of service. If you fail to answer this complaint with? in the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will ap? ply to the Court for judgment against you for the sura of Six Hundred and Fifty three Dollars and Forty Cents, with interest at the rate of ten per cent, per annum from, the 12th day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventv-five, and tliu sum of One Hundred Dollars in Specie, with interest at ten per cent, per annum from July 4, 1873, and costs. Dated April 15, A. D. 1876. _ JOSEPH N. BROlfNy Plaintiffs Attorney, Anderso*,-S.-C To the Defendants, W. H. Williforu" L. 0. Williford: TAKE NOTICE, That the complaint iii' this action, together with the Summons, of ' which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com? mon Pleas at Anderson Court House, in the County of Anderson, in the State of South Carolina, on the 15th day of April, 1876. JOSEPH N. BROWN, PlaintifTs Attorney. May 11, 1876 _43_5_ Can buy direct of the XanuTr on favorable term*. "The ANS0N HARDY CUTTING MACHINES arc the best and cheapest low priced machine made, and have a national reputation for utility and du? rability."?(The Electro-typer, Chicago.) "The ANSON HARDY PAPER COTTER is by far the best machine which can be obtained for a less price than one hundred dollars. It is of great strength. 1 ? "These machines have always taken the highest stand. It is the only machine to which Is applied the patent Movable Cutting Board. This device has a reputation of itself; by it, the cutting board can be instantly and accurately moved, so that a perfect cut is Insured. This is a very important point in. this machine, and one that is possessed by no other. It greatly reduces the labor orpreparation in work? ing the paper backward and rarward. We cannot too strongly recommend the advantages of this pat* ent movable board. It is worth the price of this machine, and purchasers should fully understand, how highly it is to be valued."?(Rowell's A Co.'a Monthly Reporter and Printer's Gazette.) The LATEST IMPROVED HARDY CARD CUTTER is pronounced the host desirable Card Cutter in the market, for the general uses of a printing office. _ The well-known RUGGLES CARD CUTTER with my latest improvements, is stili preferred by many printers, and holds its favoritism over other machines. 49- None genuine but these having mr. ML. ad? dress lettered in the castings. 4SJ- Newspapers in want of advertising, frorm first parties, should send for my circular proposal.. ANSON HARDY, AUBURN DALE, MASS. I wUI buy of those that buy of me. Feb 10,1876 30 6m METROPOLITAN WORKS Canal St., fbom Sixth to Seventh, RICHMOND, - - VIRGINIA*, ENGINES, Portable and Stationary. Saw Mills, ' Grist Mills, Boilers, Castings of Bni^s & Iron, Forcings, Ac. ARCHITECTURAL IRON WORK, IN all its branches, done by experienced bands. We call special attention to our Improved Por? table Engines for agri? cultural and other purpo? ses. A number of second? hand ENGINES and BOIL? ERS of various patterns, in first-rate order, on hand. Repair work solicited and promptly done WM. E. TANNER & CO. Aug 5, 1875_3_ly TALBOT & SONS, SHOCKOE MACHINE WORKS, RICHMOND, YA. M ANUFACTURERS OF Steam Engines and Boilers, Agricultural Engines. Circular Saw Mills, Grist, Bark and Plaster Mills, Shafting,Hangers and Pulleys, Improved Turbine Water Wheels. Oct 14,1875 13 lr FOR SALE. o BEING compelled by the late serious in? juries of Mr. Osborne to discontinue our business for an indefinite time, we have concluded to offer at private sale our entire Establishment, situate in the incorporate limits of the Town of Anderson, near the Greenville & Columbia Railroad Depot, con? sisting of One Lot One Steam Engine, Grist and Saw Mill, Two Cotton Gins, Brooks' Press, either by hand or power, Turning Lathe, Tannery complete, wooden building, ca? pacity 3,000 sides per annum. Buildings all nearly new, and in good con? dition. Terms easv. Applv at once. v. OSBORNE & McCULLY. March 0,1876 34 WJL ETTENQER. H. P. KD.MOND. ETTENGER & EDMOND, RICHMOND, VA? MANUFACTURERS PORTABLE and STATIONARY ENGINES, Boilers, of all kinds, Circular Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Mill Gearing, Shafting. Pulleys, &c American Turbine Water Wheel, Cameron's Special Steam Pumps. Send for Catalogue. Oct 14,1875 13 ly G. F. WATSON, Furniture Works and Lumber Mills, RICHMOND, YA. COTTAGE Beadsteads, Chamber and Parlor Furniture, Lounges, Chairs, Ac., manufactured of Walnut and cheap? er hard woods. No soft Pino used. Cot tago Bedsteads and Cheap Mattresses lending articles. Oct 14, 1875 13 ly M. GOLDSMITH. P. KIND. PHSNIX IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA., S. C. GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS. HAVE always on hand Stationary StcamEngines and Boilers for Saw Mills, etc., Saw and Grist Mills. Cotton Presses, Gearing, Shafting, Pullies, etc Castings of every kind in Iron or Brass. We guarantee to furnish Engines and Boilers of as good quality and power, and at as low rates as can be had in the North. Wo manufacture, also, the Gaddy Im? proved Water Wheel, which we recom? mend for power, simplicity of construc? tion, durability an d cheapness. We war ran t our work, and assure promptness and dispatch in filling orders. GOLDSMITH & KIND, Columbia, S.C. May 28,1874 46 ly