The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, April 12, 1877, Image 4

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%MAmim ?uttl\?$muc. Renewal of Clor. Hampton's Pledges. WASHJKGTON, March 5i. lb tho President: Si? The result cf thc cor.fcrcrice tc which you did roe the honor to invite me has been to leave on my mind the con* viet ion that you sincerely desire to see a peaceful and just settlement of the ques tions which are distracting our people and injuring so seriously the material interest?, of our State, and I trust that you aro equally convinced of my earnest wish to aid in accomplishing this happy eud. ?s I may cit have the pies juro of seeing you again on this subject, it may bo proper to put before you, in the fullest and roost definite form, the assurances given to you verbally. I repeat, there fore, that if tho Federal troops are with drawn from the State House, there shall be, on cay part or that of my friends, no retort to violence to assert our claims, but that we shall look for their mainte nance solely to such peaceful remedies as the constitution ana laws of ibo State provide. I shall use all my authority to repress the use or the exhibition of force in tbesettleincntofall disputed questions, and this authority shall be exercised in such a manner that tho peace shall be preserved. We only desire the establish ment ?ri cur State r>, s rjovc; ..rncnt which will secure to cv< v citizen, the lowest as wei! mi the hit-best, black as well as white, full und "equal protection in the enjoyment of all his rights under the constitution of the United States. No one eau bo more deeply impressed than mysolf with tho imperativo necessity of establishing cordial relations between ail classes and both races in South Carolina, for it is only by tbese means that the truo and enduring welfare of thc State can bo secured ; with the recognition of the perfect equality of every citisen be fore the law ; with n just and impartial administration ot thc law? ; with a prac tical, secure exercise of the right or suf frage ; with a system of public education which will open the sources of knowledge to all classes, we may hope to see our State soon take tho position to which she is entitled. It was the patriotic hope to aid in the accomplishment of these high aims that called.me from my retirement to become a candidate for the office of Governor of South Carolina. It was through the confidence of tho people of that State that I would honestly and faithfully carry ont all theso purposes that I was elected their Chief Magistrate, nnd I feel profoundly that peace can bo surely preserved there and prosperity re stored by assuring our people that the right of "local self-government," so prom inently brought forward in your inaugu rolland so favorably received by tho whble country, is to DO promptly ea. ried out as the rule of your administration. I anticipate tho ready fulfillment of tho just and reasonable hopes inspired by the announcement of tho policy you have unfolded-a policy which found a respon sive echo in every patriotic heart) as in dicating a purpose to administer tho gov ernment in the true spirit of tho consti tution. In conclusion, permit me to assure you that I feel the strongest confi dence that the wiso and patriotic policy announced in your inaugural will, as soon cs ii takes shape in action, produce auch fruits that the whole country will enjoy the blessings of peaco, prosperity and harmony. Thanking you, sir, for the courtesy you have extended to me, with my best wishes, I am, very respectfully, . your obedient servant, WADE HAMPTON, Governor of South Carolina. All Sorts of Paragraphs. - A mau cannot win golden opinions by tho exhibition of his brass. - A mau with cornB felt better after meeting a man with nc feet. - Good headquarters for young mon -on tho shoulders of their sweethearts. - It is impossible to travel into a woman's affections by getting on her train. - Rubbing the bands with cologne beforo putting on kids, kcepB thom from getting clammy. - A doctor was asked to dance the lancers; he declined, but expressed a willingness to lance the dancers. - Girls, don't bo afraid to work. Ruth gleaned in tho h?rtest field and got just as goad a Boas any girl in the neighbor hood. - What is tho difference between au accepted and a rejected lover ? Tho ac cepted kisses the Miss and tho rejected miases tho kiss. ?3- "Jemima Susan, did you get my let ter?? "Yes, "Dick," "1 sent it iii tho hope of raising a flame." "Dick, you succeeded, for it lit the gas." -; The rnant who returned from the Centennial without ? medal is confident that ho could have taken one if they had not been so carofully guarded by police men. =- A Western paper, in describing an accident receuUy, says, with much can dor: "Dr. Jones was called, and under bia prompt and skilled treatment the youngman died on Wednesday night.1' - An eminent philosopher says, good nature and contentment are far more val uable accomplishment!! than music and dancing, tho young should cultivate thom, as treasures to be enjoyed when ago comes ou. - A spendthrift, who had wasted near ly all his patrimony, seeing an acquain tnco in a coat not of the newest cut, told him ho thought lt had been bis great grandfathere's coat "So it waa." said the gentleman; "and I havo also my grcat-grand-father's land, which ia more than you can say." - "That ar* patch of ground's mam ri- i ble,*-' said ari Omaha man, pointing; to a grave all by itself outside the town. "I reokin* you'll know that, ?tranger, when voa see it ag'in. The ockypant of that waa the furn man Horma Greely ever told to git West-likewise he waa hung for Bteafln' a mewl." - An exchange says: "Because we happen to take our shot-gun, and start out for au afternoon's gunning, it is no reason why a half dosen impudent per sons should inquire if we were on a tour of collecting subscription money. The times ara bard, and ammunition costa too much .nouoy to be wasted on delinquent subscribers just now." .A For sixteen years the State Depart ment has been presided over by a citisen nf yam^ VQmk_M. Ci. ?.rn-A tv? and Mr. Fish for tho same period7*"Now Mr. Evarts, another citizen of New York, takes tho Stato Departe*"'*, ?nd at his invitation still another ci ticca of New York, Frederick W. Soward, will bo First Assistant Secretary cf State. Mr. Soward occupied the. same position under bia father. - Ten years ago a handsome young man passed through Monticello. Ky., and was noticed by a young giri sitting at the witjnufnf tliA tnne*. ariutfuy.ra?p. hnna? ??f the town. Sho foll in love with bim at first sight. Sh? had wealth, culture and beauty. Ho was poor, ahd was then on his way to seek fortune as a cattle herder in Texas. A (1er many upe and downe he found hirnsalf tho owner of a silver mino in New Mexico. The girl bloomed into a rarely beautiful womau, with literary abiHty. and beca-J a contributor to the Apostolic Times. Sho learned who the unconscious object of her fancy was, a?d they corresponded throughout the ten year*. She ??ver. wrote a wo-d of her pen on?i attractions or family, nor did bo aper ut of his good fortune. A few weeks ego he trrote ner proposing marriage, and coon followed hislctter toner, Kentucky home, where ho saw her for tho first time. Recently they were married, and Miss Annie Berry, that was, leaned on reach ing Silver City, that her husband, R. B. Metcalf, was tho greatest cApitnJlat in Now Hex* to. FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. AUDttK?.i OF HON. D. Y. PEERY, I "ci OTC tbs Ccatr-! A:sos!s!ies Ast!- ' Cotton""?hop~ a?d ?abor Refo'rsaT af I liUtuona County, at it? acm!-Annual meeting, ueia at Clinton, March It, 1817. Krttn IM Laurtntvlllt I/'rald. FELiX)w-CmzENa : I am happy to hare thia opportunity of meeting you, and addressing you on the subject of Labor Reform Societies. I feel a deep interest in the subject, and bave a grate ful remembrance of the pcoplo of Lau rens County. Many year* ago they were my clients, and t*icc they have-honored mo with a warm support for a scat in the Congress of the United States. Your prosperous little village has rap idly sprung up within a few years past. Tho road from Laurens to Newberry be fore the construction of the Greenville and Columbia Railway, was very familiar to mc. But your present town was then a forest; ana I have not passed over tbis road since the conversion of tbo forrest into a town. The namo of "Clinton" ia dear to mo. It was named in honor of one of Laurens' truest and noblest sons, ono whom sho loved to honor, and who honored her for more than a half century, at tho bar and in thc bal I? of Legislation, i fcoi a just pride in uam'nig Henry Clin ton Young as having been ono of my ne!\re?t and dearest friends. For many long years we were most intimately asso ciated in our profession, and as members bf both brandies of thc State legislature. In our social relations and intercourse we were still more intimate, and never, for more than the third of tue cent ur}*, was there the slightest interruption of our friendship. Your town iii, therefore, en deared to me by tho name of "Clinton," the middle name of my honored und distinguished friend, Henry Clinton Young. To you, fellow-citizens, is due the hon or of having been pioneers in this move ment of Labor Reform Bocictics. The County of Laurens is perhaps better or ganized in this respect than any other in tho State. Five years ago, I 'urged tho farmers and planters of South Carolina to make it a condition, in renting their land and hiring their luborers that their renters and employees should promise, in writing, to vote thc Democratic ticket in all elections, whilst in their employment. This suggestion of minc met with very little popular favor at that time. Sumo of the public journals of the State pro nounced it unwise and morally wrong 1 when it was well known that the Repub licans of the Northern States required all their factory hands and laborers and em-, ployees of ovcry description to vote with thom, or dismissal was thu consequence of this refusal. Thu clerks in all tue de Eartmonts of government at Washington ave to vote the Republican ticket, or they aro turned out of office. John Quincy Adams told me, many years since, that ho had thirty or forty voters in his employment in Massachusetts, and they nlways voted with him, as a matter of course. Whilst ho was a Republican they voted the Republican ticket, and whon he bc came disgusted with tho frauds and action of the Republican party, and turned Democrat, they all turned with him, and voted the Democratic ticket. This they did voluntarily and without anything be ing Boid to them on tho subject. It is true, as Chief Justice Chase once said to me, that labor is necessarily dependent on capital and intelligence, tho world over. I am confident in my belief, fellow citizens, that if my ad vico, five years ago, had bees adopted all over the State, there would not now bo a carpet-bagger or Bcallawsg in it. Tho Radical or Repub lican party in South Carolina would havo been extinguished. Wo should long since havo had a wiso and good and honest government administered by virtuous and patriotic men, instead of a roguish gov ernment in tho hands of thieves mid swindlers. It is vain to reason with tho negro on politics. He is incnnablo of comprehending the subject, and honestly thinks that it is his interest to vero against tho Democratic party. Ho must bo convinced to tho contrary by stern, hard and stubborn facts. Wo must show him that he is dopondout on us, and that wo are not dependent on him. He can not live without our patronago and sup port. Tho Radical carpet-baggers and ?<ca?lawagB will nor and cannot gire him employment, support and protection. Tho negro IB ignorant and credulous, I and easily imposed on. Ho belongs to an inferior race-a raco which has always been, from tho earliest history, either savago or alavo. Ho has mado no pro gress or improvement in science, litera ture or civilization for four thousand years past. Tho earliest civilization of the world, waa in Egypt, near to tho whola African race, aau yet, they caU'?hL none of it in ancient times. Whilst tho caucasslan race in tho East and in tho West, has made rapid and woudorful im provement in all tho -. rta and sciences, and civilization of life, tho African race has made none. It is not, therefore, sur prising that the cunning, unprincipled adventurers from tho Northern States, aided by tho "unworthy sons of our own soil," should have acquired the influence they have over such a people. They told the freedman that he would bo thrown back into slavery again if tho Democratic party ever got into power I That all of U?B political rights would bo taken from him, if he did not stick to his party I Union Leagues were established all over the Southern States and tho members sworn to vote for nono but Radicals I Promises were made them of a homestead and "forty acres of land and a mule," the education of their children, and tho offices' ind emoluments of 'government.. gydhiof these pror?isca nsvo beti filled. The money appropriated for tho purchaso of homesteads-over $700,000 -has boen stolen aud squandered I Tho taxes, Jovicd for the education Of their children, have gono in the same way. Precious little of the offices and emolu ments of government have the carpet baggers and BcaUawaga bestowed on thom I The colored people are, with few exceptions, ,aa poor as thoy wcro when first emancipated, and they aro beginning to see that they havo been duped and deceived. Tho bad government under which they have been living does not and cannot protect them. Tumults, riots and assassinations are constantly occur ! riag. The enormous taxes levied on tho property of,the Sute a?fcots them most seriously, bv lowering their wages and making'it harder for them to live. Thia was the case in all the Southern States whilst they were under Radical rule. The newspapers were filled with collisions between the two races, and in- i cendiarhvm was most alarmingly preva lent. Bat no sooner did Georgia, Ten nessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas obtain Democratic admin istrations than peace and security was instantly restored. No ono now hears of any d?sU?rb-SCCC is these SUt??. Bul how was it in the Radical Stato of South Carolina under Chamberlain, previous to our late glorious triumph, in tho election of Hampton and a Democratic House of Representatives? Let the riots and bloody massacres of Charleston, Aiken, Hamburg, Barnwell and Cainhoy speak for tho condition of the State. Let the lurid incandiariam-aU over the State tell the horroca or ocr S??BSS?? t ". : Tho colored pcopU are sa much inter ested in & good government as we sa? j but thia government wo cannot get with out their old -ind assistance, as they coh Btitute a la>jo Majority of tho voting population in Sob th '.Carolina. Hereto -foro they hove elected to office the most corrupt and audacious scoundrels of their party, whoso sole object was to dishonor and despoil tho State, aud render her in famous in tho cy ea ol tho world by their stealings, plundering and oppressions. Tho mitta of uhr nard-??K?w victory in South Carolina have, in a great meas- I ure, been denied us by the bayonet rule ofgthat-, besotted, lying carpet-bagger^ "t ? Washington;wno a?sgracchis high office by trampling on tho liberties of his coun try, ana crushing out ail constitutional principles of our government. The Bad-, ical or Republican party of the United States have also perpetrated the boldest and most infamous fraud ever known in any government by setting aside and nullifying the election maco by the American people in tho lato'Presidential canvass, and decir ring that a candidate of tlieiv own idiall bc muupiirntcd Presi dent who was defeated by the majority of three hundred thousand votes! Hut there will be, there must bc, a reaction, and this Itepublican party which has disgraced^ every name that it ever as sumed will bo consigned to everlasting infamy. ^ There is ono hope still left us in South Carolina, although Haye? may bo fraud ulently declared President ?.nd Cham berlain acknowledged by Li ur OH Gover nor of the State. Tho Democratic party hold the nurse strings of the government. This rentier? Chamberlain sud tho Radi cal party powerlewj in South Carolina. General Grant well said, the other day, that the whole army of the United States, would be insufficient to enforce tho col lection of Chamberlain's taxed. Wo have pledged ourselves, ali over the State, to pay no taxes for the su*;"ort of the Radical government in South Carolina, bo tho consequences what they may. And it is to bo hoped that the Democratic House of Congress will make no appro priation for the army under Hayes' ad ministration. A standing army m time of peace is forbidden in tho Federal Con stitution, and for several years past this army hus been destroying the rights of the States, and upholding tyranny, op pression and fraud. There is an antagonism between capi tal and labor in nil countries except where ?lavery exists or wealth in uukuown. Before our civil war and the abolition of slavery in the Southern States, thc farmer and planter owned tlnir labor as well as their capital, and felt none cf this antag onism. Their slaves were both capital and labor. It is doubtful, however, whether the farmer or planter was better off then ?han he is now. We can hire labor for less than tho interest on his capital invested in ?laves. Before the war he paid a thousand or fifteen hun dred dollars for n negro fellow, and he can now hire ono for tho interest on that sum of money. Then he has this great advantage that if the laborer dies he loses no capital. He docs not have to support him in sickness or old agc. It follows as a necesaury consequence that if tho capitalist is benonLtcd by the abo lition of slavery, tho freedman is injured. Th?8 is tho case. There are very few frccdmeu in South Carolina whoso condi tion has been benefitted by their freedom. Let mo ask you to look arouud you and see how many of the colored people aro living better than they did when in slav ery? How many of them hove acquired any property? Tho last census shows that they havo not increased as they did in times of slavery. Tho death records in Charleston show that thc colored peo ple of that city die twice as fast as the white citizens do. In all the Northern States whero the colored peoplo havo been freo for years past they have not increased at all. Your "Labor Reform Society" have wisely refrained from attempting to reg ulato the price of labor and wages. Th?s regulates itself, aud is owing to demand and supply. But you have very properly adopted many wholesome rcguiatious to enforce fair and honest dealing between yourselves and your laborers. Whilst you pledge yoursolvea to act correctly by them, you require them to perform faith fully their engagements. Where a la borer hires himself for tho yoar ho ?B not permitted to violato his contract. If ho does, no one olso will employ him. You hnve, by your Societies, put down tho illicit traffic in seed cotton, which was a growing evil in the country and encour aged stealing and embezzlement. Ono great object with the farmer and planter should bo to employ aa little labor as possible. Tn order to do tim they should plant leas cotton, and sow more of their lands in ump.ll grain. This will improvo thei. lands instead of wearing thom out. In old countries, where tho lands have been in cultivation hundreds of years, instead of being worn out, they* are improved. There aro Ianda in Eng land, which have been in cultivation five hundred years that aro now twice and thrice as productivo as thoy wero when first cultivated. And in many parts of Italy, lands aro moro productivo than thoy wero two thousand years ago. It is a Bad error ever to permit your farina to bo worn out, no matter now profitablo your crops may be. In the end you wil ll fiud your capital destroyed and all your profits not more than enough to repluco it. Don't try to cultivate too much land. It ia very pad policy. Ma nure your lands'well and'cultivate them well, and you will make more ou one acre with half tho labor than you would oth erwise on two or three acres. Instead of purchasing commercial manure, which will take half your,cotton crop tn pay for thom, maire your own manure, by bawling leaves and littering well your stables, horse lots, and cowpens.- Subsoil your fields and manure' every aero you plant. Droughts are tho great terrors of farmers, and by subsoiling you escape in a great measure the disantera of a drought. Horses and mules uro very expensive; so, like laborers, the fewer you can do with tho better. I havo known many a farmer make z fino crop of corn and feed it all away to his horses and mules. You should endeavor to raine your own horses, mules, cattle and hogs. It should bo tho policy of avery farmer and planter to grow aud raino every thing possible which He uses on his farm or plantation. It ia a mistake to suppose that he can purchase any o? these at ?Idea cheaper than he can grow or raise them. The man who dc Een da on purchasing with hia cotton crop, is horses, niuies, pork, Lacon, nour, ?Vc., will find himself making nothing at the end of the year, if not in debt. His lands, too. without raising stock, will be impoverished, and he will find himself ultimately poverty-stricken. It is an important question for farmers and" plantera to decido whether to rent their lands or biro labor to cultivate them. My own judgment with some ex perience in the matter ia in favor of rent ing laa'dsbn the snares and having your tenants to cultivate them under your di rection and supervision. Tho products cf the farts s* this time *m no low In price that you cannot afford to hire labor at present prices and make anything ci sar of expenses. Tho first consideration with every farm er ehouid be tb have good fences and 0?es?*^nd bis lands well, ditched and drained. The fence law in South Caro lina is a great nuisance. You have to koop up miles of fencing, at a great ox f)ens?{ to, protect ^youe drop from a few undpikca and half-starved cattle belong i"g io your uniguuuin. It Io ? f?C? TTC.? ascertained that the cost of fencing is greatly more than the whole live stock of tho conrrtry. is worth* : . Mr. QaJh0nntt|itf< said that thc expense of fences and their repairs amounted to moro than the value ?fWJfee' ?misesfin the cc^ntrV. How much better and cheaper would it be to fence in your own live stock than to fence out your ncighbora I xx?f? 1st wi cauiior- you pgainsi pas turing your lands after the crop ia gath ered. It is a ruinoua policy. Much better is it after you., small grain ?ron hai been gathered to break up tho ground and sow it in peas to be turned over in tho fall for another crop. In this wry you wii? greatly improve your land as well M your crop. Tho grasses are too muon; segiectcd in thia State. Their cul* turo ia very profitable. In many of the Northern States their hay crop is worth moro than our whels cotton crop. By growing clovor, timothy, herd grass and pea Tines, you ara ?'tabled to keep a good stock of cattle nod bones, and make ma nure enou?& to '^Ichiysag tejid*. W$h out purchasing commercial manures. Every county in tho State, has for several years past, averaged at least one hund? ed thousand dollars in the purchase of com mercial manures. This win amount ip three millions of dollars. There is no doubt that these immures have greatly increased our cotton crop, and enabled us to grow cotton finely at feet of our moun tains. Hut ht:ru yara manure has proved just ns suc?e ?ful in thc cultivation of cotton. It grows thc weed just a* well and matures thc fruit as early as the phosphates do. In order to save labor ami trouble, have your barns and stables, crib* and corn sheds well arranged and convenient to the house. Keep your stock well shel tered in th . winter and their manure will pay for a 1 your trouble and expense.^ Moreover, you will have tho pleasure of seeing your cattle look well and do with lesa food. It is our duty to bo kind and strictly just to ali of our tenants and hirelings. This tho rules and regulations of your Society require. The negro is in general very grateful, but he ?H sensible to kind ness, and appreciates it. We have to live together. Ho ha? had bestowed ou him in the Federal Constitution all the rights and privileges of a citizen. These ,_u(u .."st l ? ...... ?- - ~ * ua ano jM t. nv;,- ?. uotjuut uu KIKCH from him, aud we should endeavor to make him as worthy of them as possible, in doing so we are promoting our own interestas well as '?te. But there is neith er justice nor wisdom in wasting our kind ness. We cannot afford to keep about us those who are assisting rogues in stealing from us, and bad men in oppressing and ruining the country. It ivas hoped, and confidently expected, that the election of Tilden and Hampton would restore our country once more to Ceacc and prosperity. But the one has eeH most infamously defrauded of his election, and the other is still in contest for his just and constitutional rights. But do not despair of tho Republic. Right will ultimately prevail, and our country will be onco more well governed, prosperous and happy. Thanking you for your polite attention, I hid you farewell. Agricultural Improvement. The successful farmer of the present day, compared with his grandfather of filly years ago, is unlike in everything [tertaining to agriculture as to be scarce y recognizable as tho descendant of those Ht ii rd y pioneers who boldly attacked a wilderness and carved therefrom a home and a fortune. Tho progress of agriculture, as an in dustrial science, during the last quarter of a century, is something wonderful to contemplate. The old-time plow, the harrow, the sickle aud the scythe are no more to bo seen, except in some remote localities where tho rays of the sun of agricultural advancement have been un able to p?n?tr?t?. The gang-plow, the mower and reaper, the Reed-sower, the horse-rake, tho cultivator, the threshing machine, the potato-digger, tho stump fmiler and numerous labor-saving and abor-increasing inventions aro in general uso, and a man can easily perform the labor which fivo or ton formerly found oppressive. And yet no channel of in dustry has been closed. New ones have omened, and tho increasing needs of the human race render the farmer's labors & continual necessity. The march of improvement, will not stop. No halt wiii be caliea. The light which bas penetrated the farmer's brain will increase and produco works far su perior to anything we can now conceive. The farmer will be a mud-sill no longer. He will bo a power in the land-a ruler among tho people. As his intelligence increases, bia social status will improve. His profession will become honorable iti'd manual labor will not bo cou riered a disgrace. Stick to the road ym now travel in, brothers, turning neither to the right nor the left, no matter what inducement may offer. Seize every new opportunity for Improvement, and your children will re member you with pleasure after your Ia* . bor upon earth is finished, and your re* word in your futuro existence begun.- 1 Son of the Soil. WHAT IS MOST PROFITABLE.-In* qulries aro frequently made as to which ts the most ^ro?teblo branch of farming. It depends on several contingencies. In somo places corn-growing and pork-rais ing, in others wool-growing, and in otb. era dairying aro steadily profitable one year with auother. Where circumstan ces, such as rich corn land, healthful, dry pastures, or abundant grass, with nure water, favor one or the other of these specialties, it is best to fall into them and to keep to them. But for general pur* _,t~\_i_._ puaca ojn.Cit.1 Ulupa QI vutyiuytu^ma ?ID rarely sui tn Wo, aud mixed farming is the best reliance Thia impliss the culture of roots, grass, and grain, chiefly for feeding to tho stock, and only partly for sale. Tho aim must be to distribute the Eroduca so that a good portion comes aok as soil manure, and tho soil is kept improving constantly in fertility and freedom from weens. The immediate ! advantage eau. bei taken of any excep tional condition of things, and if grain does not pay, meat and ,wc? may bo mr.de, and if grain happ?ni to bo high, it may be cold, and aomo cheaper feed be bought to replace it. A sharp farmer who has aomo capital, and can turn about at abort notice, will never bo caught in a poor year without at leaet average profit from his business.- American Agriad twist. TOMATO CULTUBE.-My plan of culti vation is as follows : I plough or spade my ground dee*)-pulvetlzs it thorough ly, fairst having it very rich ; lay off four feet each way, and. with o shovel throw out tho earth to tbe depth of one foot, which fill with n compost of hen manure, linleaehed ashes and surface soil, putting about an inch of soil on top, procure stakes four feet long and drive down near the edge of the hole : sc? plants in centre of holes, which should be ono foot in di ameter. As iho plants grow tie them to tlu< ?takes. Now the main thing is to stir the soil and pinch out all laterals or ; suckers, like tobacco raisers do tobacco, j When plants get to top of stakes, pinch I out the tops ; bo sure / to keep them well tied to stakes. - Trying times-going to the dress - The wise neither grieve for the dead nor for the living. - How sweotly rests the brain when love occupies tho heart. - Th-.^e who do not tell all they know will have nfco most fat seed. - .< - Economy is the now spring fashion, and a vory goo?* fashion too. - If a man would Set good examples they might hatch better habits: _Wfiy is ajbhtah like a littlo girl? jDvcu?s? ib wr#rr.r.a. - When is a tuan th??*or< than a shingle.? When he te a-shaving. - If persons would take moro trouble about living they would bc less troubled when dying. N irl - Popular suffrage has been put to a aiogular test in t, village of Awa, Japan. The neighborhood was h&rajtfd br a .. i t t y ._*. * _-? ^M^mjM-_? _* . wiiililKin fi.--JE., ?.i>rr- HXJ'JUVJ UUUIU UC tect. The head of the hamlet summoned tho^tlro^mal? .p^p-alaliO^under bia Taoihoi, tho re^^W^^^jj^^^ man como with astonishment that be mado full confession and w?nto prison. Nev er before in the history of popular gov ernment was ft thief ****jtod with auch unanimity. WHAT I KNOW ABOUT VESETML F tvra OosToy, Miy 9, IK? Ii. H. STKVICXII. KSO. : l>ear Slr-I Intra had contldorcblo experience with tho VK'iKTiMt. Kor dyspepsia, general .l-.l.'lll v an.1 InilKIM hl/wwl th? VKOKTIVK ta aiw perter Yo anything which 1 have ?var med. I commenced taking VKUKT.NK about tim middle nt i-..? winter ?...'?. siter mitts a izs totSStO, ?? entirely ruroi mi i.f dyspepsia, and my blood iwvei was lu io ici/od condition ai at lb? cresent flint. I*, will ?rfonl me pl aaa ure to give any further particulars relative to what I know ??.?-.m ila? i:-.-?! medicine to auy one wbo w?i? ?all Kt address me at my residence,286 Alhena itret;:. Very reri>c<f fully, .MUN HOK HARKER, 3ttc Athens street. Dyspepsia. SYMPTOMS.-Want ?if appalll??, rislugoffood if I ? In.I from tho stomach, acidity of tue stonv n. li, hfurlhurii. dryness ?mt whiteness of tb? |nu<u* billie morning mumof distension In tho ?tontacb ?ml bowels, sometimes rumbling aud pain; nwllveneu; which U ocei.slonaily inter rupted by diarrhea; paleness of the urine. Tho i-f < 1 ? :? .-iaiumr, or ha? a ?our or bitter taite. < liber frequent symptom* aro wuterbrasb. palpi tation o( tho heart, headache, and disorder* of thy HittHi ni Mein-; double, etc. There li sen oral debility. languor and aversion to motion: d?jerll<?ll of the i]>iriti, dliturbed iteep, and f rightful dream?. Gainai Fifteen Pounds of Flesh. Bot-Tit Jlr.HtPricK. Me., Jan. 17,1972. II. lt. RTBVKSM, FJHI. : Hear ?lr-I havo had dy?|??pria In Hs worst f'.nti foj tho lani ten yours, ?ntl hare Ir.ken huuilr<?ls of dollars' worth of medicine without ?btalliltl f ?ur relief. In September Isst I eora mented laking VKHKTINK, since which time my health ha? Headily Improved. My food di ?.I'.'.TI wi!, ?nd 1 ha?u gained fifteen imunda of flWi. Thara aro titrerai oilier? lu thia placo lakln-t ..'.!.: VuuKTifK, and all baye ubtaloed teilet. Your* truly. THOMAS E. MOORE, Overseer.if <^sM Hourn, Portsmouth Co.'s Stills. FEEL ff1Yr>ELF~A NEW MAN. N ? riCK. Mau., duna 1,1P72. Mr H. H. STKV/VH: li-'ii Sir -'fin i*idi tho advice and earnest |H*MtU?l?U of tim li. ?. I.. S. Heul, of thli place. 1 ham bf-Bii taxing VK.IIIWINK for ilysjiepila, of wlilcb I have inlTered for years. 1 haro ur ".I nilly tun boule?, and already real wyee!! new matt, liciiwctfully, til?. J. YV. CARTER. GOOD EVIDENCE. CIKCINNATI, Nov. 26,1*72. Mr. If. Ti. STKVKNH: I le-? r NI r-'lita lao bottles of Vr.nrrixK fur nished mo by your agent my wife has used with groat henedt. r"..r n long timo ?ho bas boon troubled with, dimities* sud euell veness: thr?e troubles are non- nntlrelv removed by tho uno of Vr.oKTIIfK. She was alto troubled with dyspepsia and can oral debility, and bsa been greatly benefited. THOMAS GILMORE, 22UVs Walnut streut. atSf.IAaSf.B ETI DE WC E. Mn. If. H. STKVitxa: Hear .Slr-1 will most cheerfully add my testi mony to tim great number you have already ro relvi-d In favor ?if your great and good medicine. V'KiiKTIxe, for I do not think enough can bo said lu lt* p'Alse, for I wm troubled over thirty years willi that dreadful disease. Catarrh, and bad snell had coughing upolu that it would seem as though 1 could never breathe any more, and VxuKTIKE his cured me: and I do feel to thank II?H| all the time (hat there ls so good a medicine aa VKIIHTINF. ?nd 1 also think lt one of the best mrdli-lnes for rough* nnd weak sinking feelings at tho ?tnniar-h. nnd ad viso every bini y to take tha Vr.OKTisa. for I ran assure them lt I? ono of the best medicines thal over was. Mit?. L. GORE. Corner Martino au.I Walnut streets, Cambridge, Ma**. APPRECIATION. CitAfU.MTOWN-, Mais., March 10,1EC0. If. H. RTRVRXai Tbl? ls to certify that 1 havo med your "Rlood Preparatlun" JVWJKTINE) III my family for several years, aud think that, for Scrofula or Cankerous Humors or Rheumatic affection*, ll cannot bo excelled; and as a blood purillerand spring medicine it is the best thir.r I have ever used; and I have mod almost orei Mug. Iran cheerfully recommend lt to any om. In need of such a medicino. Yours respectfully. Mas. A. A. DINSMOHK, 19 Rnasell street. Voget?no is Sold by all Pragglstfl. CHEAP CASH STORE ! We arc now Becoivlngr A Bcantlfnl Line of NEW SPRING GOODS, When complete will embrace nil tbe latest and most desirable styles. Also to arrive in a few days our usual large stock of Gentlemen, Ladies' and Childrens* BOOTS and SHOES. Direct from tbe manufactories, which will be sold at rock-bottom prices. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Ia replenished dally with everything in the way of Groceries and Provisions And will b? sold nt prices to Bult the times. Don't fail to g.ve us a look if you want to utve money. JAMES H. MORGAN & CO. Co ni or Coffee and Buncombe Sta., Greenville, ~ - S.O. ?Sf Wagon Yard free of charge. March 8, 1877 94 2m STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSOH COUNTY, By li'. W. Humphreys, Esq., Probat* Judas. WHER?VS \ W. Norris has modo suit tome to graut him letters of Administra tion, on the Estate and effects of E. 8. Norris, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish ?? kindred and creditors of the said E. 8. Norris, deceased, to bo and appear before me in Court of Probate, to beheld nt An i????n Court House, on Friday, April 20th, 1877, iftcr publication hereof, to ?bow cause, if any they have, why the said idmitdttration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2nd day ot April, A. D. 1877. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. April 5, lc.77_38_ 2 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By IF. W. Humphreys, Judge af Probate. WHEREAS, J. M. Strickland hfta applied to me to grant him letters of administra tion on the Ka ta to of Mrs. Nancy Bram well, deceased. These are theroforo to cito and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said Nancy Broswoii, deceased, to DO and ap K?r before ino In Court of Probate, to > hold At Anderson Court House, on Friday, 20th day of April, 1877, after pub lication hereof, to ?hew osase. If any thoy have, why tho said -administration ahould cot be granted. Given under my hand, this 3rd day of April. 1877. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. April 6. 1877_88_y MARBLE YARD. npiTE undersigned respectfully Informa JL ^ tao public that he hos innt racMva? a st?v?. uf uaw Marble, of excellent quality, and will at once open a Marble Yard near David White's Blacksmith Shop, on Depot 8trect, where he will keen on hand first class stock, and ls prepared to fill all orders for Monuments, Tablets Head Stones, &c, Iv. fine atyje. Qive me a -all and asv? ni jftry, as i am determined to give satisfac tion in my work, and to fill orders at such prices as I cannot bo undersold. SAMUEL MURPHY, _ . Anderson, S. C. fr Feb 8,1877_30_j.n NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands agamat the Estate of Jeremiah Moore, deceased, are notified to present them to tho undersigned, properly proven, within the Unie prescribed by btw, aud all Indebted to make paymen at once. . REUBEN CL?NK8CALE8, Adi.iV. March 20,1877 37 3 New Advertisements. Wonderful Suoeeaa ! 2?,0C0_of Jae CENTERKiAL ?XP?*mun i DJ39CBIBKD ?nd ILLUSTRATED^ , J ?o?? io 65 oar*, li oeiux iu? '?Sl "".^ prtM work (T/o p*c**> <?.*>.> SP*"!! ,?i ih0 kr,Ll ra HUtorr timid Bu Udima. Wonderful Ex blblU, Curioal?oi, O reit Day?; etc. ; Illustrated, .nd tl cheaper ti?n any other : e?erybody nM lt. One new aBeut cleared HW In 4 week*. 3,000 agents wanted, fiend quickly for proof of above, opinion? of offlcl?U rlerg? and pre?, sample pcufcs, full description, and extra terms. HUBBARD UK03., Pub?., 783 Ka m ion St., Philadelphia. CH A TTTPTf*VKT BEWABK of falsely claimed offl UJBLU AXX) Li clal and worthies- books. Send lor proof._. ?tOO a week In your own town. Tenus and $5 q>?? outfit free. H. IIAU.CTT 4 CO., Port laud, Maine._ GEORGE PAGE A CO. ?. 0 ?. OCHttlT-JBi KT.. BALT?0S1, UL Patent PortableAc Htallounry KUKIUM V? I Patent Cirerai ar Haw fi Us, UTW-JTL--T Haley A 8i**iU MUD*. BWTOan,,-._?V noa, MUJo, Water (UWnPt1 Wheel?, ?tamale. Barrel * ?llFIR?f WoodworkliiR Maetaluery, JBHStV Tturit? Emery IVtaeela and diCC O tftryr?aWeektoAcenU. ?lOOutfitfree. jpDO g 8) / /P- O. VICKERY, Augu?a,Malue. d?i o a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and ter ma free. TBUE A CO., Augusta, Maine. OE EXTRA KINE MIXED CABDS, with name, AO 10 cts., post paid. L. JONES & CO., Nas sau, N^ Y._ Drunkard Stop! r C. OKERS. M. P.. (formerly of Besten) lix? a harmleas cure' for INTEMPERANCE, which can bc given without the knowledg- of the patient. Also, one for the ?PI?M H?B?T. Permanent cur?- Kuarantccd in Ixitli. Scud stamp for erldence. Ask druggists for lt. Address BEEKS A CO., BlriuliiKhaiu. Conn. WANTED Men to travel oud establish agencie? in every town for our new and perfectly fireproof Class Chimneys and Lamp. Business permanent ; sells easy : no peddling. _FIRESIDE M'PG CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. 4-K tn <ton per day at home. Samples worth 81 ?y<J ill ^?U free STISSOW A Co., Portland, Maine. ABE YOU GOING TO PAINT? THEN USE TUE AVERILL PAINT, The Most Beautiful and D .-able Exte rior Paint Known. White, and all ths Fashionable Shades Sold by the Gallon, Ready for Use. The finest residences lu tho country uso lt. SETH THOMAS, Esq., says: "Your Paint Is handsome." ?en. D. H. STROTHERS : "It is economical." F.F. THOMPSON, Esq.: "My buildings look beautiful," . CHENEY BROTHERS: "It ls superior to lead." P. T. BARNUM : "The liest 1 ever saw." Hundreds of tesi't^uniais from owners of tho finest residences In the country, with Sample Card of Colors, furnished free by dealers, and by tho AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT COMPANY, No. 32 Burling Slip, Mew York. PE LEU CI DITE, FOR COVERING HARD WOOD THE GRANGERS' LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY or TUE United States of America. Authorized Capital, - $4,000,000, Of which $100.000 is to be owned in each Department. PARENT OFFICE.. MOBILE. ALA. F. E. DAVIDSON, President. M. O. HUDSON, Vice President. R. W. FORT, Secretary. South Carolina Department, Colum bia. B. C. Capital Stoek, - - ?lOO.OOO. Tuos. B. JITTER, President. Tnos. A. MCCBEEBY, Vice President. II. P. GREEN, Secretary. MCMASTES & LECOKTE, Attorneys, Columbia, S. C. J. H. EVINS, Attorney, gpartanburg, S. C. DB. B. W. TAYLOB, Med'cal Director. Security! Economy I Liberality Aro the leading principles of this Conipa 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 niter an nual payments, when tbo insured will be entitled to a Paid-up Policy, or cash surren der thereof. Dividends may bc used to protect Policies against lapsing in case of failure to nay pre miums. This, with tho 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 3ft _ SIMPSON & SADLER, BENSON HOUSE CORNER, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, &c., Aro just receiving a large variety of FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, From thoso most reliable Seed Gardens of Rob't Buist, jr., D. M. Ferry & Co., and Johnson, Robbins <fe Co., at wholesale or retail. ALSO, CHEMICALS Home Made Fertilizer, At lowest prices for Cash. Feb 1, 1877_20_ WILHITE & WILLIAMS. Anderson, S. G., DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, ?tc. LAMP and LAMP GOODS, PAINTS. OILS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, D ?E STUFFS, Ac. A Phil Linc of PF.RFTTMER V And TO'ILET ARTICLES, CIGARS and TOBACCO, And all other Articles usually kept in our line. NEW CROP GARDEN SEEDS, al Wholemtk and Retail. Jan 25, 1877 * 2 Valuable Town Property ?or Sale? * " IutrrisK ror salo Two Hundred (200) acres of Land, lying within, and contiguoi n to, tho corporate ljniits of tho Town of Aa derson. This property was formerly a por tion of tho homestead ' lands of Daniel Brown, late deceased. It contains beautiful building Eltes, a model farm, and an abun dance of good timber. Will sell all togeth er, or In parcels to suit purchasers. Apply to the undersigned at Willlamston, 8. C., or E. W. Brown, Andersen Court House. B. F, BH?>W%, TTT-.?C<. Feb 1,1877 2? " Jun " LIBERAL TERMS FOR F??TSUZls F?K THE YEAR 1877. W li OFFER FOR BALE, through our Agenta, the following Cicaalne Vt*iH. item, long established and well known In this County, and rtlll warrant?! .* f-\\j' to standard : Carolina Fertilizer, Bradley's Patent Phosphate, Palmetto Acid Phosphate., ?aS**For terms apply to^thc following Agents In Anderson County : BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO., Anderson, 8. C.Carolina Fertilizer and Acid Phos A. It. TOWERS, Anderson, 8. C.Bradley's Patent Phosphate. J. ' . CHERRY, Pendleton, 8. C.Carolina Fertillzer^end Acid Phosphate T. CRVMES & CO., WilMamston, 8. C.Carolina Fertilizer and Acid Phosphat? C. E. HORTON, WHHanwton, S. C.Bradloy'o Fatenqpho^hate. A. J. STRINGER ?fc CO., Belton, S. C. Carolina Fertilizer and Add Phrk,nK-t LEE & SLOAN, Honea Path, 8. C.Bradley's Patent and Acid Phosphat* D. S. MCCULLOUGH, Honea Path, S. C.Curolina Fertilizer and Add Phosphate. Cull and see the aliu>? agent? before ??ureiiusing your Guanos. We sell them fa? Cash, on good credit, or for Cotton at fifteen cent? per pound. r GEO. W. WILLIAMS & GO., Charleston, &; c. Feb 1,1877 _g) FURNITURE! FURNITURE ! ! ANOTHER GENERAL REDUCTION IN PR?CES1 AndersoD the Cheapest Furniture Market in the State, PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION ! Iii consideration of thc scarcity of money, I havo put down prices to the following remarkable, unheard-of low prices : ROOM SUITS, consisting of Dress Bureau, Bedstead and Washstand, from $10.50 up wards. With four Chairs, Rocking Chair, Tablo and Towd Racks, (complete suits of ton pieces,) from $24.00 upwards. SOLID WALNUT SUITS, consisting of high head-board French Bedstead, Deck Dress Bureau, (five drawers,) and Washstand, from $30.00 upwards. With four Walnnt Chain nnd Walnut Rocking Chair, from $40.50 upwards. GOOD COTTAGE BEDSTEADS, Aarrfteoorf, ?of pine, rednced to $4.00, Without shits and castors, to $3.50. Good Washstand, with drawer and towel end, reduced to $1.50. Good Tin Safes, with two doors and drawer, $5.00. The celebrated Kentucky Double-wove Cano 8eat Chairs, varnished or painted, warrant, ed to bc thc strongest Chair made, nt ninety-five cents apiece, Rocking Chairs, of the same kind, at $1.40 apiece. These prices are no ketch-pennies, but all my goods arc at the same low figure. I havo on hand a large Stock of Furniture of all kinds and description, which will be sold cheaper than can be bought from anybody else or any other place. Como and seo TOLLY and (io will do you right. HE WILL NOT. OR CANNOT BE UNDERSOLD. G. F. TOLLY, May 18,187G_ ._Depot Street, Anderson, 8. C. A ND those who carry on business are compelled to have money. That is our situation XJL at present. Therefore, wo earnestly call upon all parties indebted io us to pay at once and SAVE COST. Prompt payment is a great source of friendship, and it is our desire to rcinuin friendly with our customers, if they come forward.promptly and pay us what they owe. Money wc are obliged to have. We offer an inducement of one cent per pound for Cotton over market value to those Indebted to us. and wish tn nattlo their Ac counts. We have on hand a large stock of QBOOEBIBS! nour, Bacon, Shoulders, Hams, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses. ALSO, Boots, Shoes, Leather, Saddles, Hats, Gaps, Dry'.Goods, Tobacco, Cigars, Wines. Liquors, Iron. Steel, And ali Farming Implements/ Any person ur persons purchasing Goods will benefit themselves by calling and exam ining our stock before purchasing elsewhere. We buy for Cash and sell for cash only: therefore, wc are enabled to sell cheaper. Call and judge for yourselves, arv',, be convinced of this fact. MCGRATH & BYBUM, mechanics* Bow. ARE YOU GOING TO FAINT? Then Use New York Enamel Paint Ca's OH.EMIOAL I? A. ? IS? T i J x 4 - "?' ?. . .'??'> ! ' '. . READY for uso in WHITE, and over Om Hundred different Colora. Made of Btrictly prime White Lead, Zinc and Linseed Oil, chemically combined, warranted Jtftir? Handsomer and Cheaper, and to last TWICE AS LONG as any other Paint. It hos taken the FIRST PREMIUMS at twenty of the State Fairs of the Union, and is on MANY THOUSAND of the finest houses in tho country. Address, NEW YOBK ENAMEL PAINT COMPANY, 103 Chambers Street, Keir York. Prices Reduced? Sample Cards sent free. May 13, 1876 44 " ly THE GEE AT FERTILIZER ! WHANN'S BAHAMA SOLUBLE GUANO. STANDARD GUARANTEED. Manufactured by Walton, Whann & Co., Wilmington, Delaware. PREVOST & CUNNINGHAM, Agents, Anderson, S. C. CASH PRICE, $4*.00 per Ton, freight added. Timo Price, payable 1st November, ?50.00 currency, freight added. Cotton Option, 450 lb. balo middling Cotton, delivered 1st Nov. ot Anderson Depot. Feb 15, 1877 _ ' 81_. _ ' ? SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO I THE ABOVE WELL KNOWN GUANO AND COMPOUND ?Ct? iPHOSPH??B, IS now offered for sale ot ibo following places in'this County . Consumera of Ulis Guan will hnd U indy up to last year's quality, which gave such universal satisfaction. For circulars and prices, apply to . ' ' ^"_.Ja W. 8. SHARPE, A. J. STRINGER & CO., , . T. A. HUDGKN8, Anderson. Belton. HonwiPatb. T. V. WICKER, Willlamston.. M. W. COLEMAN & CO., Seneca City. 3E. H. FBOST ?SD ?O., Ohas-lofSto?, ?. ?. Feb 15, 1877 ?_81 _. <?'': \ ' WM. ETTENOCR. H. p. KDUO?D. Greenville and Colcusois Reilroad. ETTENGER & EDMOND, ?.a^op.rara??. MA:?UVACTURBES Rsllr?ad ub%n(J down! Jto&J?$jt??g., h PORTABLE and STATIONARY ENGINES, ^^te*?^^*?1?^* -r; """""rf.' i Lear* AIatoar.ijff^Usflfr,?*.JJ ? J ? Circular Saw Mills, Leave NewWir.- ???5ai Grist Mills, ?^tn?"""ZI*"** Mill Gcarine. ^r^^m^^^>~. . ? ShaRing, Pulleys, Ac, i^aOweailUael.. .-.-\%\? American Turbine Water Wheel, Leave Bf lton.,.fSSl 1? ? B cameron's Spedai steam Pumps, gT * w ? ? &r SendI for Catalogue. Alri?? Nov3,lS70 10_ ly Leave Walhalla,..-.g$?? LUMBER! LUMBER ! W^?EE-:::::::^.??? T AM now prepared to furnish PINE, | Arrive at Belton.;-.??."* I OAK, HICKORY and POPLAR | . r ? . x" ft ."?? . 8 is P ? LUMBER on tho Bino Ridge and Afr | AjjWatWimalia.:r-r--':ZZ.. LtiiO(Rnllroad? at Seneca city, 1? ?ny ?35^3^^^^."gSS quantities deal red. ? Lwe Anderson...."soo a? Mr. W. T. Reed io my agent at Ander- t L*ava Belton.-..-." f. ?on, who will alwr.y? be found nt tho THOMAS POPAMSAP. ?*M-b*IZ LiKuber Yard, ready to' walt on ousto- -rar-:-r~;? ? - WM. J. HARBIN Ch>Se0f^??gaSdOU'h Julys, 1875 J 51 , ,in* " . T" .* ISTT. THE Cu an? afUrr thia d?ie.tfct t^?r.???X~ P!E0M0?-T MANUFAGTURING CO. ??^^''^: Arrive at Cturrteiton .-.-900mit M A NT r.\ ^rr ennis OF Leave Charleston at.,...T...-.--5 oops SHIRTINGS ami. SHEETINGS. Arrl\??l MIUS AT PlE0MaNT,S..C * r." ^rt^^l, H. P. HAHMETI-......President or>J Treas. MBSSfflB^ S ! I PostOfece iddres>-G,^,-ville 8. C. ?SK'^.v" ITAVUS BEATTIE.Hecrrtnrv. Arrive ai Columbia ot...?..r'Ti'irimhU o" Post Office addreCT-GreenvUle1. S. C.^ 'janean trains *0J rvn ^<?^11Vi.LV>,uW ROTAI. KALLOCK."..Sr.p-jrintcndent. Monda?;?. Weflneajaya and SalaiMay?. t # f.