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FIFTEEN CENTS FOE COTTON. A Remedy for large Crops and Star? vation Prices. From the Charleston New and Courier. It seems to the writer that the present position of financial and commercial af? fairs, as affecting the prospects of the agricultural and . especially the cotton producing interests of the South, and foreshadowing widespread distress to all classes, unless a speedy betterment is brought about, calls for the serious con? sideration of all our people and for the devising of such means as will bring re? lief. It is admitted that our people, are in a freat measure responsible lor the position, y their own want of thrift since the war, and by their persistent action- in confin? ing themselves so. strictly to the raising of cotton, to the neglect of the more es? sential matter of making abundant pro? vision crops, and having their cotton crop entirely a surplus one. Had this course been steadily pursued, the planting in? terest would now be out of debt, and could afford to sell cotton at 8 to 10 cents per pound. But we must take things as we find them, and our planters are not in the position which they ought to occupy, but are unfortunately, most of them, heavily in debt on the growing crop, with the prospect of getting much less for cot ' ton this year than the last, unless the sit? uation is changed. Can that be done? is the question, and I answer that it can, by a united and determined action on the part of the planters of the South. The present and prospective low price of cotton is in a great measure due to the natural cause of the excessive production of late years, overrunning the consump? tion, but other causes, not natural to the business, have' tended to depress prices, and will continue to do so until planters learn wisdom, and, by . unanimity in counsel and decision in action, pot them? selves in position to dictate the price of cotton instead of being dictated to. The - chief of the unnatural causes alluded to is the'influence brought to bear of late years, in depression of prices, through the system of future selling as practiced in this country and Europe. The system of short selling brings in an element which before was unknown, and whereas in old times every one wanted cotton to advance, because speculation could make no money without it did so, now a large and unscrupulous moneyed influence at the principal cotton centres of the world can sell short, or,* in other words, sell to make money by a decline, and then so manipulate to depress prices, that we have often seen the anomalous position in the market of a decline in the article when the natural position would seem to warrant an advance but for these outside influences. The aim of the short specu? lator and of the cotton spinner thus be? ing to get cotton as cheaply' as possible, regardless of the detriment to the farm? ing interest, and in fact of the general interest of the whole country, the ques? tion occurs, how are the planters to pro? tect themselves against the evils which have ruined many and threaten to ruin all ? The answer again is, by so control? ling the production of cotton as will make the outside and unnatural element, which is now the enemy of the cotton planter, his friend, by giving strength to the bull element and forcing the money rings to seek to corner the market for a rise instead of a fall, and thus forcing speculation in favor of cotton instead of against it. After prices are forced up to a point which would pay the planter, say 14 to 15 cents at the ports for middling, their interest in the battles of the bulls and bears of speculation would cease. The question as to how the control of .production by the planters is to be ac? complished, is, I think, very easy of so? lution, and only demands a little of the energy, perseverance and tact displayed so often in fostering enterprises of much less importance. The plan is this: Let all the cotton planters of the South unite themselves into a Cotton Planters' Pro? tective Association, to be brought about as will hereafter be explained. Let that association be fully empowered to enact rules and regulations for the government of the entire cotton planting interest, to decide every year what amount of land is to be planted in cotton, so as to regu , late the approximate number of bales which will be produced each year, due regard being bad to the policy of not having the crop too small or too large, but such a crop as it is likely could oe marketed at a minimum price of not less than fourteen cents per pound for mid? dling at the port, thus giving the farmers fair remuneration, and keeping prices within such a range as will afford fair profit to spinners, and tend to maintain the position of American cotton against too severe competition from India and other cotton-producing countries. Now, supposing that last March, when it was pretty well conceded that the current crop would be over four and a half million bales, it could have been determined that for this year the crop put in the ground should, under no cir? cumstances, exceed three and a half mil? lion bales by curtailment of the acreage, what a different state of things would now exist. Cotton instead of dragging would be selling freely at three cents per pound higher than it now is. The mills of the world would be actively engaged instead of working short time. Goods instead of lumbering the shelves of man? ufacturers and jobbers would be in good demand at prices remunerative to the manufacturer, and we should have no more cries from "Providence journals" for complete stoppage of work, so that the mills could get the produce of the poor planters for next to nothing, in order that New England mills could con? tinue to pay big dividends at the. expense of poor operatives and cotton planters. I would here call to mind that several years ago, and I think in 1870 and 1871, we had a large crop, near 4,400,000 bales. It cost a good deal more to make cotton then, as corn and bacon were much high? er. Prices of that crop, according to best of my recollection, seldom exceeded 14 to Ml cents for middling at this port, and were considered pretty low, and in consequence of which farmers did not pay out, and there was a great outcry all over our State and the Southern States about too much cotton being planted, the result of which was that, without any organization to control or direct, much less acreage was planted, which fact, cou? pled with an unfavorable season, brought the production of the next year to under three million bales. *Cotton, which was selling in April and May, 1871 at 14 to 144 cents, in less than sixty days brought 21 to 22 cents here, and the following season prices kept above 20 cents, and in the spring of 1872 touched 26 cents in this market. In addition to the benefits spoken of, from a decrease in production and pros? pect of remunerative prices, ^confidence would be restored and credits now im Jiaired be healed. Money could be oaned and borrowed with satisfaction and safety. A crop of three and a half million bales for the next three years would mean a bountiful supply of corn and small grain, and with corn, &c., at home, our own bacon could be raised. Also cattle, hogs, &c., in abundance. The three and a half million bales, at the end of the third year, would mean that much money in the Southern country to be kept at home, and not spent for corn, bacon, flour, &c., at the North and West; it would mean an enhancement in value of real property and all kinds of good securities, the fostering of manufacturing interests, the building up of new and de sirable railroads; it would mean a people flourishing and free from debt A crop of three and a half millions could be made to pay to railroads and steamboats, &c., in the incidental expenses of carry- | ing it, as much as four and four aud a half millions, if railroads would work together and get paid properly, instead of against each other as now, besides the flourishing condition of the country would so much increase local freight and travel as to compensate for a deficiency in bales of cotton. A. crop of three and a half millions would mean good prices at home for the planter and such a de? mand on the part of European and North? ern spinners as would laugh at the addi? tional tax of a dollar or two more to be paid to railroads and steamers for trans Eortation. Again, three million and a alf would mean such a/ lively competi? tion, to get it from all quarters, that our Southern ports would get as good prices as New York could. This would tend to break up the New York system, by which, for some years pastj the short sellers there have been banking up cot? ton to use as a depressing influence in bearing the market. With three and a half million bales cotton would be too scarce to allow of heavy accumulation at any or>3 point, and the only benefit they would realize in banking up would be in the increasing value of their accumula? tions, which the farmers would not grudge them, having themselves been properly paid for their labor. The question then recurs, how is this state of things to be brought about? I reply in this way: Let a number of j influential gentlemen in our State, with some such good organizer and speaker as Col. D. W. Aiken, meet together for con? sultation. Let them issue a call to all the planters of the State to elect dele? gates to a general cotton planters' con? vention, to be held, say, 1st September, at Columbia, S. C. Let them advise the calling of primary meetings at each township for the purpose of electing one or more delegates to the State Conven? tion at those primary meetings. Let the objects and benefits of the association, be clearly set forth, and let the planters of | every township form themselves into an association, pledging themselves to abide by and to act according to the decrees of | the general State association, and ulti I mately of the general association of'the i Cotton States, in reference to all matters that may be suggested and advised by I such association regarding the acreage of [ cotton to be planted. Let the Columbia association meet and elect delegates to meet conventions of other States, (a call having in the first place been made by the originators of the movement on prom? inent gentlemen of every other Southern State for similar action,) let that general convention be called to meet, say, on 1st October, at Atlanta, Ga., or Montgomery, Ala., and when so met let the delegates form themselves into a "Cotton Planters' Protection Association," perpetual as long as may be necessary, such powers having been delegated by the respective State Convention. Theu let the dictum come from this central body as to the amount of land to be planted in cotton each year, the convention meeting yearly for that purpose. I would suggest this as .the "modus operandi'' of procedure.. Starting upon the assumption that in fairly average seasons the-yield of cotton I is about a half bale to the acre, the con? vention would simply have to decide what number of acres must be planted to produce a given crop; and then decree that each and every planter, a member of the association, must decrease or in? crease bis planting, just in proportion as it is desired, that the crop to be planted should be made more or less than the crop immediately preceding it. To make it more clear I will suppose a case. If such a convention, and so empow? ered, had met on the first of last March, with the. knowledge that the current crop would be over four and a half million bales, as the product with favoring sea? sons of nine million acres of land, and that the price of cotton was thereby too low for profit to the planter, at least three cents per pound, the necessary action would nave been to decide as to the num? ber of biues to be made for the- coming year. Now, suppose three and three quarter millions was fixed on as the out side figure, as being likely to stop any farther decline andf put prices up to about 14 cents at the ports for the com? ing year, the convention would have de? cided that not over seveu million five hundred thousand acres should be plant? ed in cotton, and have decreed that each planter should lessen his cotton acreage in percentage just in proportion to the decrease in percentage between theag-' gregate acreage of the two seasons?this, in the case stated, being about 17 per cent.?each planter would be expected by this pledge to plant that much less in ?tton than the year previous. This course, if carried out, would in? evitably reduce the crop within a calcu culable approximation of any given amount. The objection will arise that it is impossible to get men to act together, so as to produce such results, and that many who pledge would not act in good faith. Now, I don't see why, when such incalculable interests are involved, men cannot be got to act together, as well as in getting up conventions for political {lurposes, instances of which have only ately passed in review before us, and I think that a course which would save to the cotton States so many millions every [ year is of more importance. than what particular individual shall be President or Vice President. * Again, on the matter of acting in good faith, I have enough confidence in human nature to believe that in a matter of this kind, where men would pledge themselves to a certain line of action, that nineteen out of twen? ty would stand up to their engagements, and by making a moderate allowance for the faithless and such as might refuse to join in a pledge, and also allowing for possibilities of new acreages .from new farms being opened up, the aggregate acreage necessary to produce a certain result could be fixed upon with compara? tive accuracy. I verily believe that if iuch an associa? tion as I have suggested could be formed, and a meeting called for the 1st of Octo? ber or November, to decide upon the acreage of the next year?in view of the low prices promised for the growing crop ?trfat it would have such an immediate effect on prices as to save to the South during the next fall and winter fully fifty million dollars, which will otherwise go into the pockets of spinners and short sellers oi cotton, who have become the natural enemies of the planters, and who, by their persistent efforts to make the latter mere "hewers of wood and drawers of water" by their incessant demands for lower and lower prices, certainly deserve no consideration at the hands of the planters, who should use every available means to counteract their efforts by not planting too much cotton, and thus, to use a homely proverb, "providing a stick to break their own heads with." I believe that such a course as I have indicated would result in good, and that in five years from now we could afford, if | necessary, to give the world more and cheaper cotton ; but we must meanwhile have worked ourselves into a position of | entire independence by our thrift and economy. The arguments adduced may be thought and proved fallacious, and it may be that I may have reached a "most lame and potent conclusion," but I at least have the welfare of the whole South at heart, and things will not mend until brought about as I havo indicated, at least in re? sults, if not practicable, in the means sug? gested. Less cotton and more corn, and wheat, and rye, and bacon, and cattle, &c., &c, are the only salvation of the material welfare of the South. S. ? A "habitual criminal" having been sharply taken to task tbe other day by a magistrate in Paris, replied that the mag? istrate was very "ungrateful" to treat him so. "And why, pray ?" "Because, your honor, if it were not formen like me who make you necessary you would have no place nnd no pay!" '?Begun Crooked.*' One cold morning last week. I beard the following conversation between a child and a friend who spent the previous night in the family to which she belong? ed. Said the girl to the visitor: "Were you cold last night ?" The visitor pleas? antly replied, that "it was very cold when he put his feet down in the bed, and he had to lie crooked all night." Imme? diately the child 'replied: "That was be? cause you begun crooked." Probably most persons understand the truth and aptness of the remark, who have slept in a cold room and a "spare bed," on a win? ter's night. But the remark, so expressive as origi? nally applied, is capable of a still wider application, and is suggestive of some lessons. Look at the youth, who is irregular in bis habits, and crooked in all the paths which he marks for his feet, and who is even now so near destruction as to be al? most past recovery. He has lost his re Srd for his parents, lost his self-respect, it the confidence of his friends, lost all reverence for sacred things, and has ap? proached to the verge of ruin. And as you look do you ask the cause of all this? We answer, "He begun crooked." Look at that man in trade, who tells a different story to each customer, and mis? represents, and bows, and flatters, and lies, and says all manner of crooked things to dispose of articles which he has for sale, while none who know him be? lieve a word* he utters. Are you aston? ished at this, and do you inquire how one, in a Christian land, can be so perverse? We answer, "He begun crooked." Look at that professor of religion, who is continually a source of anxiety to his pastor, whose conduct and feeling are as variable as.the winqV; who smiles to-day but frowns and frets to-raorrow; who is sometimes burning up with zeal, and sometimes as cold as an- iceberg; who is now here, now there, now this one's j friend, now that one's friend, -who can be pliable as a willow or as stubborn and stiff as the sturdy oak, and who is known to be a crooked disciple, upon whom lit? tle reliance can be placed.. Look at him, we' say, and mark'out Bis course, and then if you wish to know why he is thus inconsistent and variable, our answer Is, "He begun crooked," and he will be crooked to the end of his life. All the preaching in the world can never get the crooks out of him. There are straight men ; the Bible calls them upright men?so erect in all their moral bearings, that a plumb line would touch them all the way from head to feet. These begun straight, and have continued as they begun. Very much depends upon the beginning. And you may know, when you see in any depart? ment of life, crooked men and crooked women, it is "because they begun crook? ed." Dom Pedro. There came an energetic ring-at the door-bell the .other morning, aud we de? scended the stairs and grappled the door? knob. A middle-aged man," with sinister countenance and ginister breath, stood before us. ? (il am Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil," he said. "Ah!" we replied, "how's the Em? press ?" j / "Never mind the Empress," he rejoin? ed; "just give your undivided attention to the Emperor for a few minutes. You see, since leaving Brazil I've become' a little short up for means, and am making an effort to raise the wind, as the Ameri? cans say. I am selling the Centennial spelling-book. I met a party down town who said you were-an editor, and needed a spelling-book badlyi and"? 1 "What else did he tell you ?" we in? terrupted. "He said you had a wife who was orthographically shaky, and eleven chil? dren who should each have one of my books byvalhmeaos." ? ! "Anything else?" ( j j | J f "Well, yes. He said that you wore old clothes'and pretended to be poor, but that you were in reality a foreign prince, with gold enough to sink a canal boat, and that if approached by royalty you would unbosom yourself, and, as the Americans say, 'come down.'" "That isn't all he told, is it ?" "No?he also informed me that you bad . wine in your cellar that was made in the time of the first Crusade, and that yon would invite me in and fill me so full of pound-cake and the juice of the ancient grape that I would be compelled to get into one of your most luxurious beds and remain over night." "Then you are the Emperor of Brazil, are you?" "lam?the simon-pure, bona fide Em? peror of Brazil." "Well, Pedro, as you came along the fence there, did you notice a section of it that swings on hinges ?" "Why, of course I did. You mean the gate, I suppose. How do you expect I got into the yard?" "We thought perhaps that as you were an Emperor, you spurned to walk through an ordinary gate, and crawled under the fence. Now, Pedro, old boy, let's see if you can get through that gate again with? out knocking any of the paint off the posts." He started slowly down the path, but stopped presently, and by the movement of his lips we judged that he was indul? ging in silent anathemas. We quietly picked up a brick, and be moved on again and was soon out of sight. That's the only way to deal with Centennial spell? ing-book emperors.?Franklin {Ky.) Pa? triot. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? Men will frequently give assent to philauthropical views, but not a cent to carry them out. ? "What I no more ammunition ?" cried the captain of a military company, on a field day. "No; no more," replied his men. "Then cease firing," replied the officer. ? A merchant went home the other night and said cheerfully to his wife: "Well, my dear, I've failed at last." "Oh, that's good I" exclaimed his wife, with a radiant face; "now we can go to the Centennial." ? A Yankee, advertising for a wife, says: "It would be well if the lady were possessed of a competency sufficient to secure her against excessive grief in case of accident occurring to her companion." ? It is said they live longest who have moderate ambitions. The man who quits work and commences to whittle in front of a grocery store at the age of thirty is likely to whittle aud be a blessing to his family for fifty years. ? Charcoal has been discovered to be a cure for burns. By laying a piece of cold charcoal upon the burn the pain subsides immediately. By leaving the charcoal on one hour the wound is heal? ed, as has been demonstrated on several occasions. ? It is difficult to conceive anything more beautiful than the reply given by one in affliction when he was asked how he bore it so well: "It lightens the stroke," he said, "to draw nearer to Him who handles the rod." ? Circumstantial evidence: "Cir? cumstances alter cases, you know," re? marked a Scotch lawyer to an old farmer client. "Verra true, sir," replied the farmer, "and cases alter circumstances as weel; for, man, I mind when ye were young and had but few cases, your cir? cumstances were na ower braw." ? At one time Daniel Webster had a difficult case to plead, and a verdict was returned against his client. One of the witnesses came to him and said, "Mr. Webster, if I bad thought we should have lost the case, I might have testified a good deal more than f did." "It is of little consequence," replied the lawyer; "the jury did not believe a word you said." 1776. 1876. -1?o CENTENNIAL. OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC COAST LINE, FOR THE Accommodation of Visitors To all Points South. -0 THE Railways and Steamship Companies between Augusta, Ga., and Philadel? phia, comprising the Atlantic Coast Like, will during the progress of the Centennial Exhibition of the United States, Present for the patronage of the citizens of the South, routes of transportation and forms of tickets upon which to reach Phila? delphia,-that will immeasurably excel all other lines in point of Direct Daily Movement, Comfortable Accommodation, Variability of Transit, Economy of Expenditure. To enablcthis to be done, the combined resources of the Railway Lines South of Norfolk, together with those of the Balti? more Steam Packet Company and the Old Dominion Steamship Company will be em? ployed, and the individual tourist, the social party of ten, twenty or more, or the civic or military organization of one hundred to three hundred, can each be cared for in a manner that will satisfy their desires. Price Lists, Time Cards and all needful information a- now in hands of our Agents. It will be io the interest of every indi? vidual and each organization proposing to make this trip to communicate with the undersigned. A Centennial Exhibition Guide Book as authorized by the Commission will be given to the purchaser of each Centennial Ticket. Call on or address the following named agents of the Atlantic Coast Line: .T. H. White, Macon; A. L. Reed, Savan? nah ; H. V. Tompkins, Atlanta; M. J. Di? vine, Macon; W. J. Walker, Montgomery. .A.. POPE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, X. C. May 4, 1876_42_4m GILREATH & PEOPLES, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in STOVES AND TIN WARE. THE above is a cut of one of the best Stoves in the market. Can be fur? nished with or without a reservoir. All we ask is a call. If any of our Stoves fail to S've satisfaction, we will refund the money, uy the DISPATCH and the HOT BLAST COOK STOVE. We also keep a full line of HOUSE FUR? NISHING GOODS?such as Chamber Sets, Water Coolers, Waiters, Casters, Muffin Pans, Spittoons, Potware, Ovens, Spiders, Andirons. We also pay the highest prices for Rags, Beeswax, &c. Merchants will save their Rags, as our wagons are out with Tin. GILREATH & PEOPLES, Cotton Buyers Jan 6, 1876 25 JSTEW GOODS! CHEAP GOODS! ?0 The Public Generally and the La? dies Especially are requested ted to call and examine the New Goods now arri? ving at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. THESE Goods will ljc sold very Cheap for Cash. Though I am not doing a general credit business this year, I will sell on time to prompt paying customers, who do not think a merchant unreasonable be? cause he wishes his money when due in the fall. Having secured the services of MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS, Who is so well and favorably known for her polite attention to all customers, I can as? sure the Ladies that they will be most cour? teously waited on, if they will give me u call. O. A.. REED. Anderson, S. C, May 4, 1876. HATS! HATS! BARGAINS to be had in Hats for the next twenty-eight davs, at TOWERS & BROYLES'. CONFECTIONERIES, FANCY GOODS, TOYS. CONFECTIONER, - - A\DERSO>. S. C, KEEPS constantly on hand a well-selected stock of CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds, such as French 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, Coiupauions,*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 every kind, from 5c. to $7.00. I have one of Matbews1 splendid SODA FOUNTAINS for dispensing pure Soda Water. Tickets will be sold cheap. Any one buying three dozen tickets nt a time will get them at 00c. per dozen. J. R. FANT, East End Masonic Building. THE BEST PUMP LN THE WORLD "VTOTHING conduces more to GOOD HEALTH than PURE WATER. Such is fur A-N nished by the DOUBLE ACTING STONE FORCE PUMP, Manufactured by J. C. Nichols & 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 relies 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 Elbcrt in Georgia, by jLLonsrzo Hi. welch:, Anderson C 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 C. A. REED. A. S. STEPHENS. REED * STEPHENS, MANUFACTURERS OF BUGGIES, PH/ETONS, ROCKAWAYS, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, &C, &C. A. J. STRINGER, Agent. W. J. HIX, Agent, Bclton, S. C. Fair Play. ESPECIAL at? tention paid to REPAIRING, and all work ful? ly warranted. We claim the . most thorough j Ironwork, Wood I work, Painting " and Trimming, | as wo 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 bo iound, ready to sell a new set of HARNESS, or to repair old ones. Anderson, Sept. 9, 1875_._8_ ly THE ALABAMA GOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY C. E. THAMES. President. T- N. FOWIEE, Secretary. Gen. S D. LEE, Superintendent of Agencies. CASH CAPITAL PAID IK, - - $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 Mary kind. The Company has paid from 17 to 27 per cent dividends per annum since organi? zation. Policies issued in Gold or Curroncy, and non-forfoitablo after two yoars. BOARD FOR 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, E. F. DIVVER, J. B. LEWIS, J. A. HOYT. The above gentlemen aro insured in Company, and will take pleasure in giving information as to obtaining policies, and any facts as to Company. WM. WATIES, Agent. Sept 2, 1875 47 LOOK OUT ! LOOK OUT ! w PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. E desire to call attention to the fact tbar we havo 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, Sugai -Cured Hams Cheap Grades of Syrups, Muscovado, Do <:orara and New Orleans Molasses, 100 BARRELS CHOjCE FAMILY FLOUR, A complete assortment of Sugars, Coll'ees and Teas, Pickles, Canned Goods, Ac. A very large stock of Iron, Steel, Hoe.*, Shovels, Spades, and farming Implements generally. In short, we havo everything that the farmer or man of family nseds. We are selling the forogoing articles at the most reasonable cash prices. Call and be convinced of this fact. $Sr And now a word to those that w o 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 au 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 THE MONEY MUST COME! WE NEED EVERY DOLLAR DUE US, AND YOU MUST CALL AND SETTLE YOUR NOTES AND ACCOUmS AT ONCE, OR PAY 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 C ALL. lewis & co., NO. 2 BENSON HOUSE PLACE Jan 20. 1870 27 THE GRANGERS' LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY of the United States of America. Authorized Capital, - $4,500,000, Of which $100,000 is to 1 c owned in each Department. PARENT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA. P. E. DAVIDSON, President. M. G. HUDSON, Vice President. R. W. FORT, Secretary. South Carolina Department, Colum? bia, S. C. Capital Stock, - - 9100,000. Thos. B. Jeter, Pr?sident. Thos. A. McCreeby, Vice President. H. P. Green, Secretary. McMasteb & LeConte, Attorneys, Columbia, S. C. J. H. Evins, Attorney, spartanburg, S. C. Dr. B. W. Taylor, ? Medical Director. Security I Economy I Liberality II 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, 187G_39 ?_ CHEAP GOODS. IAM now offering my entire Stock of Merchandize at VERY LOW PRICES ' FOR :. w a a* ' On hand, I lfave? Groceries, Hardware, Iron, Crockeryware, Buggy material, etc. The following Goods I will Sell at Cost for Cash, yiz: Clothing, Hats, Boots, Jeans, Cassimeres, Etc. I can also supply the Farmers with first FERTILIZERS, And the justly celebrated "CHEATHA3I COTTON SEED." Call and sec me, for I mean what I say. G. 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 OOORS,SASHES, Blinds, Flooring, &c. DEALER IN BUILDERS' HARDWARE, Paints, Oils, ?Sco. SOLE AGENT FOR The National Mixed Paint Co. Great American Fire Extinguisher Co. Page Machine Belting Co. $S3r Send for Prices. OFFICE NO W AREROOMS, Nos. 20 & 22 Hayse & 33 & 35Pinckney 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 & SADLER, DRUGGISTS, BENSON HOUSE CORNER, ARE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL sup? plies of DRUGS AND MEDICINES Every day, anil also a large lot of WHITE LEAD, PAINTS AND OILS, Of every description, which they arc offer? ing very low for the cash. They still have a small lot of Chemicals, and plenty of Garden Seeds to supply their customers. April 20, 1S76 40 vHew Advertisements. $12 a Jay at homo. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms .free. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. m / /Ter WEEK GUARANTEED to Agent?, Male and Female, In their own locality. Terms and OUTFIT FREE. Address P. VICKERY & CO., Augusta, Maine. ilP\ tn $9fi aSi7 at home. 8amplcs worth $1: <pj tl) <pZiU freeSTissos&Co.,Portland,Maine. fi<"PSYCHOMANCV, OR SOUL CHARMING.' JT How either sex mar fascinate 'and gain the love and affections of any person they choose, in ?stantly. This art all can possess, free, by mail, for 25 cenU; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyp? tian Oracle, Dreams, Hints to Laities, etc. 1,000, 000 sold. A queer book. ? Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Publishers, Philadelphia._ Price, Twenty-Fire CenU. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH EDITION. Containfng a complete list of all the towns*in the United States, the Territories and the Dominion of Canada, having a population greater than 6,000 ac? cording to the last census, together with the names of the newspapers having the largest local circula? tion in each of the places named. Also, a catalogue of newspapers which arc recommended to adver? tisers as giving greatest value in proportion to grices charged. Also, all newspapers In the United tates and Canada printing over 6,000 copies each issue. Also, all the Religious. Agricultural, Scien? tific and Mechanical, Medical, Masonic, Juvenile, Educational, Commercial, Insurance, Real Estate, Law, Sporting, Musical, Fashion, and other special class journals; very complete lists. Together with a complete list of over 300 German papers printed in the United States. Also, an essay on Advertis? ing ; many tables of rates, showing the cost of ad? vertising in various newspapers, and everything which a beginner in advertising would like to know. Address GEO. P. RO\yELL A CO., _ 41 Park Bow, New York. NEWSPAPERS ' OF THE UNITED STATES A complete list of American Newspapers, number? ing more than eight thousand, with a Gazetteer of all the towns and cities in which' they are pub? lished: Historical and Statistical Sketches of the Great Newspaper Establishments; illustrated with numerous engravings of the principal Newspaper Buildings. Book of 300 pages just issued. Moiled, post paid, to any address for 85 cents. Apply (in? closing price) to'Superintendent of the Newspaper Pavilion, Centennial Grounds, Philadelphia, or American News Co., New York. every advertiser meeds it. ?ubli?liw?&pinfyr? Con bar direct of the Monnf r on favorable terms. "The ANSON HABDY 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 PAPES CUTTER Is by far the best machine which can.be obtained for a less price than one hundred dollars. It is of great strength. , 'These machines have always taken the highest stand. It is the only machine to which is applied the patent MovableCutting 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 of preparation in work? ing the paper backward and forward; We cannot too strongly recommend the advantages of this pat? ent movaWe board. It is worth the price of this machine, and purchasers should fully understand how highly it is to be valued."?(Bowell'sACo.'* Monthly Reporter and Printer's Gazette.) The LATEST IMPROVED HABDY. CARD CUTTER is pronounced the most desibabms Cahd Cutter in the market, for the general uses of a? printing office. ? The' well-known RUGGLES CARD CUTTER with my latest improvements, is stai preferred by many printers, and holds its favoritism over other machines. ?* None genuine but these having my full ad? dress lettered in the castings. a&- Newspapers in want of advertising, from first parties, should send for my circular proposal. ANSON HARDY, AUBURNDALE, MASS. I win buy of those that buy of me. Feb 10,1876 30 6m TALBOT & SONS, SH0CK0E MACHINE WORKS EICHMOND, YA. Manufacturers of Steam Engines and Boilers, Agricultural Engines, Circular Saw Mills, Grist, Bark and Plaster Mills, Shafting, Hangers and Pulleys, Improved Tnrbine Water Wheels. Octl4,1875 13 IV "WM. ETTENGEB. - H. r. EDMOND. ETTENGER &' EDMOND, RI HMOND, 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. Octl4,1875.; 13 ly M. GOLDSMITH. P. KIND. PHOENIX IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C. GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS.. HAVE always on hand Stationary Steam Engines 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. We manufacture, also, the Gaddy Im? proved Water Wheel, whioh we recom? mend for power, simplicity of construc? tion, durability and cheapness. We war? rant our work, and assure promptness and dispatch in filling orders. GOLDSMITH & KIND, Columbia, S.C. May 28,1874 46 ly LUMBER! LUMBER ! IAM now prepared 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 bo found at the Sheriffs Office, ready to wait on cus? tomers. WM. J. HARBIN. July 8,1875 51 G. F. WATSON, Furniture Works and Lumber Mills, RICHMOND, VA. COTTAGE Beadsteads, Chamber and Parlor Furniture, Lounges, Chairs, <&c., manufactured of Walnut and cheap? er hard woods. No soft Pine used. Cot? tage Bedsteads and Cheap Mattresses leading articles. Oct 14, 1875 13 ly THE ANSON HARDY COMMISSION HOUSE. Orders for every description of Eastern Manufactures and Importations, Promptly filled, strictly upon commis? sion. Send for circulars. ANSON HARDY, AUBURNDALE, MASS. Feb 10, 187G 30 6m THE ANSON HABDY PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS Commission House. Evcrj' article in the Publishing and Print? ing business bought at the lowest market prices. ' . Strictly upon Commission. Said for circular. ANSON HARDY, AUBURNDALE, MASS. F.eb 10,1876 30 6m