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From the Edgefield Advertiser. Letter from Hon. Hugh A. Shaw, of Edgefield. Hamborg, S. C, March, 1879. Hon. E. S. Allen, ' Woodruff's, Spartan burg^. C. Dear Sir?I regret that ill health has caused me to delay for so long a time an answer to your kind letter of February, in reference to the management oi the South Carolina Penitentiary. I was not a little surprised to learn that a majority of your board of Direc? tors are "eager to commence, huge oper? ations for the benefit of Columbia, espe? cially in the re-opening of that caual as a State interprise * ? * * * and who claim that the last appropriation was made for the express purpose of opening that canal as a State enterprise.'' Col. Bntle" und myself dissent from that view * * * that "no appropriation was made for the benefit of that caual com? pany except two hundred convicts, and we are ready to turn them over to the Canal Commissioners under that act." "Now am I right or am I wrong?" You are correct! and I hope no amount of sophistry will cause you to yield one particle in reference to this matter. As soon as it is generally understood that this "huge operation" cannot cost much less, if any, than $500,000, and that ycur Board of Directors propose to use the pitiful sum of $11,000 (which wa3 appro? priated to increase the pn?sent water power within the walls of the Penitenti? ary) to commence this "huge operation the people from one end of the country to tue other will demand some explana? tion of this prodigal use of their money. The language of the act referred to might be construed to mean this "huge operation" urged by the majority of your Board; but to commence such a work with an appropriation of $11,000 does not look like business. This "huge op? eration," it is true, might be commenced with $11,000, and I suppose every dollar of the money would be expended in good faith, but perhaps in such'a way that it would not be worth to the State, Colum? bia or anybody else one cent, unless fol? lowed by other appropriations from the State amounting to at least $500,000, or, as it is a State enterprise, perhaps to $1,000,000. This might be called management; and if our State was in a condition to spend a million of dollars, without material in? convenience, I might not object to this undertaking; but. sir, what are the facts as to our financial condition ? As you know, our State debt, as it now stands, in round numbers, is $6,000.000. The Court of Claims have issued about $500,000 worth of 6 per cent, bonds, and have about $1,000,000 yet to be reported on. ' What amount the Court will report good no one can tell. . The old South Carolina Bank bills are variously estimated from $800,000 to two and a quarter millions. My estimate is ? about, or not less than, $1,800,000. Our railroad contingent liabilities are very large, and recent events convince me that the State will have to pay the most if not all of those claims. Thin will add to our State debt several millions more. We pay on this large amount 6 per cent, per annum, which will aggregate at least $100,000 more than was necessary to pay all of our current State expenses, includ? ing interest on the public debt, before the war. At that time we bad near six times as much property as we now own. I make this short statement in refer? ence to our money matters with the hope that our people will stop and think be? fore they enter into any "huge operation" that will make it necessary to draw more money from the pockets of thamasses. They haven't got the money I And it appears that meu in high position will never realize this sad fact. You think with sufficient water-power to employ 600 convicts and put sufficient buildings, that we could rent the entire concern for a sum that will pay all ex? penses and bring annually a small in? come. Sir, I have no doubt as to your honesty in this matter, but one great ob? jection is this: it is making an.experi? ment with our money at a time when we cannot afford to experiment; and besides, the experience of most of the Southern States is adverse to this opinion. No prudent man will experiment on a large scale at a time when he is very much smbarrassed, and while be finds it diffi? cult to satisfy the pressing demands of his creditors and the constant every-day rtaats of bis family. If this would be Imprudent in individuals, would it not be equally so with a State that is so sorely pressed as South Carolina? We nave, I believe, about 700 convicts, with a constant yearly increase from every county in the State ; and, under our present laws, within ten years we. may reasonably expect this- number to reach one thousand at least. To provide for this large number of convicts from the scanty means within the control of the people of this State is no little matt ter, and should demand the most earnest consideration of all our thinking men. Our present system, to say the least of it, is a very expensive machine. Our annual appropriations usually amount to from thirty to uinety thousand dollars. Our last appropriation for this institution will aggregate about $57,000, with almost a positive certainty that there will be a large deficiency. At this important juncture in our financial troubles, I am disposed to look at this matter from a moneyed point of view; at tba Fame time we should not lose sight of the fact that they are the worst of cur population who must be fed, clothed, guarded, worked at "hard labor," and at the same time comparatively comfortable. Without detriment to the general interest of the State, can we so alter the law that the number of convicts will diminish in? stead of iocrease? In answer to this question the lash naturally presents itself. Its cheapness is a very strong argument to every tax-payer who finds it difficult to pay bis proportion of this expense; and it occurs to me it would be difficult to find any argument that would make a more lasting impression on a large por? tion of that class of persons fouud within the walls of our Penitentiary. Most of the States have abandoned this mode of punishment for crime, as something of the past; but if all evil doers, particu? larly those accustomed to steal, knew the penalty for that crime was "forty lashes, save one," on the bare back, to be paid in two installments, at short intervals, would it not be a greater terror than a few year's confinement in comfortable quarters, with good, warm clothing, plen? ty to eat and less work to do than when at home? Some who wish to take a prominent position in politics, and as? sume to lead the State, will not have sufficient ?'back-bone" to take this posi? tion, because our brethren of the North will not be pleased. My experience in life,*however, has convinced me that no man or State will lose anything by at? tending to their own business in their own way. If we con save money, time and, in addition, prevent crime, we should have such a law; otherwise we should not But no growl from the outside woild should have anything to do with our action in this "matter. What shall be done with our convicts, few or many, is the important question that so much interests us at this time. Reports from most of the Southern Slates give satisfactory proof that so long as the convicts are retained within the walls of toe Penitentiary, it will require large annual appropriations to feed, clothe and f;uard them. This constant tax, drawn rom the pockets of honest men, to feed and provide for convicts, is what we should guard against; nor do I think it prudent or necessary to spend any addi? tional money to accomplish this desira? ble end. We should adopt some plan that will save and not continue to spend money. In the first place, we should divest our minds of the idea that convicts cannot be securely held outside of the walls of the Penitentiary. This can be done; but to do it effectually you must have a suffi? cient number of good, reliable men for guards. These should be under the con? stant direction and supervision of a master, and the master should be under a general superintendent who knows nothing but duty. The general master I or superintendent should be required under the most rigid laws to do his duty in every particular. This is not the place for details, but I am convinced a [ system can be matured that will give satisfaction so far as safety is concerned. Now, sir, what can we do to save this money? Railroads, canals, &c, natural? ly present themselves as a class of work that could be successfully done by con? vict labor, but it is too fluctuating for a long term of years; it will do to "fill out" with, but not for constant work. From some positive information on the subject, I am convinced all this labor could be employed, at a handsome profit, on the phosphate works of the State, so long as they are in successful operation. Any prudent business man could make such an arrangement within a reasonable time; within one year, or less, perhaps, all could be employed ou long contracts. Some of our people believe the con? victs could not live in that climate dur? ing the late summer and fall months, but I am assured by the best physicians of | that section, that with proper caution (such as the State could enforce) they could be perfectly safe, and after one or ? two seasons, would be as safe as the na? tives. You remember during the war no troops in our service enjoyed better health than those.on the coast of South Carolina. This, iu my judgment, would be a safe outlet for this labor, and one that would save, and, at the same time, make, the State some money; but is it the best we cau do for the St;.te at large | to make such a business arrangement? This phosphate work can and will be done by other labor, and I suonose the State will receive about as mueipfcyalty from the labor of private hands as if they had the convicts employed. The differ? ence will not be material. You think they should be worked on tbe phosphate beds of the State as a pro? tection to the farming interest, f he j State, iu my judgment, had best let pri? vate individuals do this work, tor she will lose money by any and every specu? lation of this sort. Has it ever occurred to you that the counties could take their respective pro? portion of this labor and work it as cheap, as safe, and to greater profit to the coun? ty, and consequently to the entire State, than is done under our present system ? We appropriate about $2,000 per county annually for tbe support of this institu? tion. Some may urge that this estimate is too high, bu' it is under the average since the establishment of tbe Peniten? tiary, and I believe, counting interest on capital expended, and that to be expen? ded in the improvement of this institu? tion, it will be under the general average I for the next twenty yean, notwithstand? ing all of this fancy theory about making the institution self-sustaining, paying dividends, &c, &c. Tbe mouey will go in some way or other, as long as you con? tinue this system. This class of labor, as a whole, confined on such work as can be done within the walls of the Peniten? tiary, will spoil or damage so much ma? terial, and put up such inferior work, that it will require large appropriations every year to pay deficiencies. I have no I doubt of this fact. You may ask what the counties could do with this labor? An average county would have at this time about, or per? haps a little over, 20 convicts, with a yearly increase. Before we could use this labor prudently, we should have, according to my notion, cheap, strong I and movable b irracks. We should have at least three good, safe men to act as guards, and a competent master. This would be one guard for every five or six convicts. The barracks should be on wheels and so arranged that they could be moved with but Tittle or no expense | to the county. This master for the j ; county should be subject to tbe di? rection of tbe State Superintendent in everything pertaining to the general management of the convicts, including feed, clothing, discipline, &c, &c. This general master should spend all his time in looking after the convicts of the State, and be should be governed by the most rigid laws as to his duties. According to my estimate, this arrangement will cost the average county about the same, or a little less than we now pay. Uuder our present plan we never get one cent in ! return. My estimate for a competent mas? ter, per annum, is.$ 500 [ Three competent guurds, $200 each 600 Fcediug and clothing, 20 convicts, $85 each. 700 Feeding guards and master,. 140 Total.$1,940 I make no estimate for barracks for the want of proper data, but they could not be very expensive, and would last for at least twenty years or more. I think you will admit that the above esti? mate is at least reasonable, if not liberal. I Say it will cost us, as now, $2,000 annually. Take your County, Spartanourg, or my own county, Edgefield, (I believe they are about average counties,) and what] could we save ? The County Commissioners should have discretiouary powers as to what I class of work the convicts should do for j the benefit of the county, but I submit for your reflection what has occurred to me they could do to build up the coun? ty and State. Edgefield has at this time twenty-five bridges, and a pressing demand for at least fifteen more that the County Com? missioner;, have not been able to con [ struct, for the want of money. If let in the usual way, I learn from a gentleman perfectly conversaut with this matter, the fifteen bridges cannot cost less than $10, [ 000 or $666 each. This estimate I know to be at least reasonable, if not very low, fjrone of the bridges included in this number was let before tbe war at $3,966, and others, I think, at over $2,000 each. This will make an average of $666 for each bridge aggregating $26,640. This ' amount of mouey will have to be ex? pended about every seven years, which is the usual time a bridge will stand and be safe, and this will require an annual expenditure for bridges of $3,805. Or, in other words, this county will have to build every year, as I make uo estimate for repairs, six birdges at a cost of $3,000. The Commissioners this year call for $6, 000, and say this amount will not be suf? ficient. With this cotfvict labor what can we save out of this amount? An average bridge, say seven piers 200 feet long and 15 feet high will take about 21,000 feet of lumber, viz: 65 trees, at $1 each, will make all the heavy timber.? (15 00 Delivering 15,700 feet of hewed or heavy timber. 107 00 Delivering 5,300 feet of sawed lumber, $20.,. 10G 00 One keg spikes. 3 00 $331 00 This work can all be done by this num? ber of bands in three weeks time, if not less, and this will consume on this class of work 18 weeks; to this add two weeks for rain, accidents, &c, making 20 weeks. Cost of six bridges, as now let by the Commissioners, $666,.$3,996 Cost of work and material when done by convicts, $331 each. 1,986 _____ Amount saved to the County,.$2,010 And have 82 weeks remaining to de? vote to other work. What will you find for them to do the balance of the time. Look at the condition of the roads | from one end of the county to the other, j If it will pay to work this labor in build- I ings bridges, it will pny equally well to work them ou our roads, tor I honestly believe that uo country can develop all of its material wealth which keeps its roads, bridges and ferries in stich a con? dition as we do in South Carolina, not only at this time, but during this entire generation : for it would be unjust to say it is only since the war that we have had bad roads. Every farmer in the up country knows to the contrary. If all the roads, all the bridges, and all the' ferries in South Carolina were in good order, do you not believe it would enhance the value of all our lands at least ten per cent? To illustrate the im? portance of this matter, I will take the County of Edgefield. We have iu round numbers 680,000 acres of land; this at $2 per acre (less than its value,) will ag? gregate $1,360,000; 10 per cent, increase, will make $136,000. This amount may appear very large to some, yet I believe the calculation a reasonable one. Take half the amount, $68,000 at 6 per cent, per annum, and it wiil make double the $2,000 annually paid for the support of the Penitentiary as now conducted. This is not cash in hand, it is true, but evi? dently it is money saved which practi? cally amounts to the same thing. This material improvement would not be very perceptible for the first year or two, but if prudently managed for ten years, the real benefit and substantial improvement to the whole county would be so marked, even to the casual observer, that it would be recognized as a very important institution in which the whole State is interested. In addition to all this, the damage sus? tained by three or four thousand vehicles of various kinds for the want of good roads, will annually amount to thousands of dollars. The above is no fancy theory that is dif? ficult to understand, hut something, it strikes me, that every farmer in the State will not fail to comprehend at a glance. He can sec it will make him mc;iey in the end; and in addition to all this the farmer and all can understand, within a few years, that this convict labor, man? aged as above iudicated, will save at least one half the time and labor now ex? pended in working the roads of the county. This, at reasonable wages, would amount to a very large sum every year. I think it unnecessary to urge this argument further, as all who wish to save money and at the sain e time punish all class of convicts by safe confinement at hard labor must see some advantages to be derived from the suggestions above. Nor is this all the labor nor all the substan? tial good that this change iu our Peni? tentiary system would give the counties. You know that all of our cnuntia* pay a large amount yearly to feed petty thieves sentenced by our inferior courts. The Legislature would, under the plan proposed, turn all such violators of law over to the County Superintendent of convicts, to work out their 30 days, for the general good of the county. It would not cost the county one cent more than now ; and, in addition, it would amount to at least some punishment for theft. For this class of law-breakers, fines in money are a mockery; and confinement in jail (if well fed) is no better. But la? bor they very much dread, particularly when compelled to do it. As I before said, I take principally a moneyed view of this matter, because I feel it a necessity, on the same principle that no prudent farmer, while largely in debt, having no Cash and but little or no credit, would think for one moment of undertaking to run a large experimental farm. Common sense, common prudence and common preservation would say: work the safe plan, save all the money possible until we are at least able to pay our honest debts. When the State was rich and out of debt, it was not thought prudent to com? mence such a "huge operation;" and I think it would be prudent to give the old legislators of South Carolina credit for, at least, common sense. I have the honor to be your obedient The Young Man from Texasi Who Responds to the Fire Alarm.?A young man, whose exterior indicated that he was a fresh importation from the ru? ral districts, entered a barber-shop yes? terday, and extending himself at full length in the only vacant chair, requested the barber to give him a clean shave. The knight of the razor at once began to comply with the request, and soon had the rustic's two weeks' growth of bristles covered with a heavy lather. "Guess I had just as well have 'cm shined up while I'm resting comfortable," said the rustic, and a bootblack immedi? ately set himself to work on the country? man's brogans. The work of renovation was progres: - ing satisfactorily, when the fire bell ju?t around the corner suddenly sounded an alarm. At the first stroke of the bell the rustic sprung from the chair as if he had received an electric shock, and grabbing his hat started on a dead run for the en? gine house. In answer to the barber's excited query of "What's the matter?" the rustic replied, "By Jupiter, I'm going to the fire." He was hotly pursued by the barber and the bootblack, each carry? ing with him the respective tool of his craft. The barber thinking he was about to lose his customer, shouted "stop I stop !'? but the rustic kept putting in his best licks until the engine house was reached. The scene attracted the attention of a large crowd, and their enjoyment of the race was excessive. The young man was oblivious to the fact that he presented a very ludicrous appearance with his face hal:' shaved aud one boot blacked,and the persuasive eloquence of the barber to induce his return to the shop until it was definitely settled that the engine would not answer the alarm. He then accompanied the barber back to the shop where the finishing touches of his toilet werc.quickly applied, it evidently being feared on the part of the barber that a second alarm might at any moment be S unded. Iu explanation of his conduct, ll e young man said he was from Texas; tin t he had been in the city two weeks and hadn't yet seen the engines go In a fire. "But you betyourears," he added, "when they do go, I'm going to be lhar."?it. Louis Tunes. Origin of Shaving the Face.?The custom of shaving the beard was enforced by Alexander Macedon, not for the sake of fashion, but for a practical end. He knew that the soldiers of India, when they encountered their foes, had tiie habit of grasping them by the beard, and so he ordered the soldiers to shave. Afterwards army, and then among Greek citizens. The Romans imitated the Greeks in the practice, as they did in many other things, and spread it to the different European nations yet barbaric. In the middle ag? s, at the time of the Renaissance, shaving was introduced, and the habit was re tained, chough classicism gave place to romanticism, and that, in its turn, was replaced by realism. The beard was a source of trouble to Peter the (treat, who, simultaneously with lite introduc? tion of his great reform* in Iiutsia, trnd to induce his people to imitate the shav? ing nations. This innovation was renis ted by his snlij'ct-s with the utmost per? sistence, and they preferred to pay a heavy fine rather suffer disfigurement, as they believed, of the image of God. To the Russians of olden times the beard wa3 a symbol of liberty. In several countries of western Europe and in the United States the beard was restored to honor only about twenty years ago, but even yet the majority of men respect (he custom introduced by Alexander the Great.?Columbia Register. ? Two Louisville girls, twins, and said to be beautiful, work at blacksmithing, and strange enough they are not a bit afraid of sparks. servant, H. A. SHAW. sir Terrible Account from Africa. A letter from the United Stales consul at Tangier, Morocco, dated March 19, 1879, gives the following terrible account of the suffering from the famine and from starvation. Living human beings eating the dend is almost an unheard of ^horror. The consul writes as fol 1 >ws: All who can are now running away from this most unfortunate country, where famine, cholera, typhus have and are more than decimating its population At Tangier alone we arc having from thirty to forty cases of typhus per day, and at the city of Morocco the daily mortality by typhus is from 200 to 250 persons. The ordeal of death is com? plete. Parents eat their children, and at Magador, Luir and Cassabianca the starving Arabs eat iheir dead. The at? mosphere is impregnated with deadly poisons, emanating from the thousands that are half buried and the many left out, exposed to the sun and ruin. The European residents take every Erecaution, nevertheless nearly one-hall avc succumbed to the dreadful disease. The fatalist Moslems ridicule all such expedients to avoid contagion, believing that it is all written by God, and that they must die If so decreed. The gar? ments of the dead by disease are sold at auction for a trifle, and put on to the wretched buyer, who soon after is gener? ally taken sick and follows in the wake of the former wearer. ? L. Langehelm, a fanner of Costa Rica county, Cal., beat his little boy and little girl to death in the fields, and then committed suicide. It is supposed he was insane. ? The wife and five-year-old daughter of Martin Sulzberger, of Sutler county, Cal., were found hanging dead on his ranch, the 14th inst He was arrested on suspicion. ? A dispatch from South Africa says Henry M. Stanley, the great African ex? plorer, is at Zanzibar organizing a mys? terious expedition to move into the in? terior of Africa. ? There is great drouth in the blue grass region of Kentucky. It has not affected the whisky crop as yet. That never needs water. ? Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, proudly acknowledges that he commenced life himself as a stable boy; but he doesn't think that's any reason why he should curry favor with the coachman who married his daughter. Modern' Chemistry.?By the chem? ical skill of Dr. Price, we have now for our ices, cream and pastry, the most delicious fruit flavors. Those who wish to make their delicacies enjoyable, will make use of Dr. Price's Special Fla? voring Extracts, on account of their nice flavor and safety. 45 Years Before the Public. THE CENUINE DR. 0. McLANE'S celebrated LIVEE PILLS, for the cure OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DYCTSrSIA and sick headache. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pres? sure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appe? tite and sickness; the bowels in gen? eral axe costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head is troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally a considerable loss of mem? ory, accompanied with a painful sen? sation of having left undone some? thing which ought to have been done. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of a prickly sensa? tion of the skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exer? cise would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them ex? isted, yet examination of the body, after death, has shown the liver to have been extensively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in cases of Ague and Fever, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. We would advise all who are afflicted with this disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequalcd. - BEWAKE OF IMITATIONS. 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The stomach becomes diseased, and Dys U pepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Headache, Diii . ousncss, Jaundice, Chills, Malarial Fevers, Piles, Sick and Sour Stomach, and general debility fol ? low. Mhrkell's Hrpatinr, the great vegetable discovery for torpidity, cnu;^ the Liver to throw WofT from one to two ounces of bile each time th4 blood passes through it, as long xs there is an cx Hccss of bile; and the effect of even a few doses upon yellow complexion or a brown dirty looking skin, will astonish, all who try it?they being the first symptoms to disappear. The cure of all bili? ous diseases and Liver complaint is made certain by taking HcrA nxH in accordance with directions. Headache is generally cured in twenty minutes, and no disease that arises from the Liver can exist if a fair trial is given. SOLD AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PILLS BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price 25 Cents and $1.00 LUNGS The fatality of Consumption or Throat and Lung Diseases, which sweep to the grave at least one-third of all death's victims, arises from the Opium or Morphine treatment, which simply stu? pefies as the work of death goes on. ?io,oco will be paid if Opium or Morphine, or any preparation of Opium, Morphine or Prank Acid, can be found in the Clods Flowkk Couch Svkuf, which has cured people who are living to-day with but one remaining lung. No greater wrong can be done than to say that Consumption is incurable. The Glors Flowrr Couch Syrup will cure it when all other means have failed. Also, Colds, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Read the testimonials of the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Gov. Smith and Ex-Gov. Brown of Ga., Hon. Gco. Pcabody, as well as those of other remarkable cures in our book?free to all at the drug stores?and be convinced that if you wish to be cured you can be by taking the Glodr Flowrr Couch Syrup. Take no Troches or Lozenges for Sore Throat, o 3. - Wj price. when you can get Glodb Flower Syrup at same price. For sale by all Druggists I Price 25 Cents and $1.00 IBL00D 4 w 0 H w H 09 B Grave m israkes arc made In the treatment of all diseases that arise from poison In the blood. Not one case of Scrofula, Syphilis, White Swelling, Ulcerous Sores and Skin Disease, in a thousand, is treated without the use of Mercury in some form. Mercury rots the bones, and the diseases it pro? duces are worse than any other kind of blood or skin disease can be. Ds. Prmdrkton's Stili.in gia or QuKEit's DbuOKT is the only medicine upon which a hope of recovery from Scrofula, Sy? philis and Mercurial diseases In all stages, can be reasonably founded, and that will cure Cancer. $io,ouo will be paid by the proprietors if Mercury, or any ingredient not purely vegetable and harm? less can be found in it. Price by all Druggists <i .oo. Globs Flowrk Couch Syrup and Mrrrrll's Hbpatins for tiii: Livuk for sale by all Drug? gists in as cent and Ji.co bottles. A. F. 2IEBBELL 2s CO., Proprietors, PHILADELPHIA, PA. For stile by Simpson, Reid ft Co., Antler son, S. C. WATER WHEELS, MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS, MACHINE MOULDED GEARING, ? elAMff.MlEIS AND E18SH1S1 SEKIlLHft POO LE & HUNT, CID m RELIABLE. 1 .. \.vioi:b'? LrvEK LxtigoratobJ? is.? '< :: lirA Family Remedy for ^ oi the Lirer. Stomach ?v nui Dowels.?It is Purely tjfly ' V'-gotnble,? It ueve.r ^?a rj"0. '?)iiit itcu--\ft *^?>^bX e ^0* p *%Invigoratora "has been used* y??-* my practices and by the public,} ""for more than 35 years,i with unprecedented results.? SEND FOR CIRCULAR.? JlS.t.w.SABFORD.m.D. g AIT DUI'CGIST WILL TELL YOU IT* KKI'l TAII0?. SMITH'S WORM OIL! Athens, Ga., December 8,1878. A few nights since I (rare my son one dose of the Worm Oil, and the next day he passed sixteen large worms. At the same time I (rare ono to my little girl, four years old, and she passed eighty-six worms from four to fifteen inches long. \V. P. Phixufh. WORM OIL for sale by Drussists gener? ally. Prepared by K. S. LYDOX, Athens, Georgia. Price 2? cents. March 14, 187? :<5 ly "groceries. ~ OUR line of FAMILY GROCERIES is complete. Fine TEAS, riz.: Gunpow? der, Young Hyson, Oolong and English Breakfast?a Spccinlti/. A. B. TO WEILS & CO. Artnl 17. 1879 40 TO HOUSE-KEEPERS ! EVERYBODY SHALL KNOW IT THAT H jr. a-. MASSBT AS Off HARD THE LARGEST AND" MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF CROCKERYWARE Ever brought to Anderson, which he will sell at the VERY LOWEST TRICES for the cash. CHINA, STONEWARE, GLASSWARE, and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class Crockeryware Establishment, of the very best quality, can always be found at my Store in the BENSON HOUSE. Give me a call and see my Good*. F. Gr. P. S.?I have also on hand a small lot of SHOES that will be disposed of at cost. April 24. 1370_32_ ly F. W. WAGENER & CO., CHARLESTON, - SOUTH C^XiOJLIIVA, Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers, and LIQUOR DEALERS. AGENTS FOR Oriental Gun Powder, Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco, Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tie, Wagener and Georgia Grange Fertilizers. ??5" Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure. F. W. WAGENER. G. A. WAGENER, April 10,1879_ _39 ly TARRH Is a terrible disease. Its ft irfnl effects are corrup? tion running down the throat, w :nk eyes, deafness, lots of voice, loss of smell, disgusting odors, nasal deformities, and finally consumption. From first to lost it is ever ag? gressive. Ordinary treatments are worse than useless. Thousands suffer with this disease without knowing its nature or the great danger In neglecting it. Many thou Saudi ure dying ?rlth consumption who a few years or months befu'ru hud only catarrh. If neglected while a cure is possible.it may rapidly develop and the symptoms ek consumption announce that it Is too late. IQ.IMDTIAH?^ CONSUMPTION that yearly rn:rics thousands to an untimely grave, not /'?-rii'g Uta y tJ!i(T, the talented, nor the beautiful. ? ^ v pt the I.' _ thatitivietimsarealmostrcady of Job's wife." Cur.sc God and die." 1 41 ?3 rj?TS? TAR TKrTT A T. A WHI^^1* i-i-i--As.v.vr.TnoROL'GH,AXDsuccessful. JTWi. JF*. ? AJLl^SATUrlVAC'flOM always GUARANTEED. It docs not require tin wunutet to demon;::v le t'.:c value of Carbolate of Tar, the most healing remedial agent known to trirnec. It. ?<? iah r.'itt?taken riv.httotho diseased part No beat, no hot ?water, simply inhaling or htfnlilna it. and you feel its hciillng power at once. INHALANTS ore mrre powerful t!...:i w-?-?!?< ran tell or pen express. All Fatal Epidemic* arc propagated l>y Inhalation. liJevt l?rr"'. it ??al<o most puwrrful for good. The air, with? out which wo could not exist a ravi ier.1 uu*t universal Mutant, and when pure la atl powerful to promote life and ir on: ft. ? vi' \Jt : x .'. Nl> CONSUMPTION, the firm terror* of numanitu,axc met and eonqncied by '. :< I?:*ie of Tar Inhalants. Balsamsand cordials of the most healing and (nothing pfipcrtle* n'o *j nuiUnerl with Pine Tree Tar that the mere breathing vaporizes them Into a den o nil This Is taken Into the lungs aa easily and far more agreeably than the smoking of a clgnr. 'Hie n roina is delicate and the sensations agreeable In every respcet. A little practica Invr.riahly increases the caiaeity of the lungs, and as Uie oils and balsams condense on the mullitsidlnotw air vesicles of the lungs tlielr capacity is won? derfully enlarged and the external meaMiraiueiit of thu chest greatly increased. The hollow chest In a few weeks becomes rounded and lull. There are. of course, cases of consumption beyond the possibility of eure; hut the Inhalant* give great relief to invalids of this class, and in many Instances cure coses considered hopeless by nil who know them. CATARRH, so very difficult to treat, and so seldom cured by other methods of treatment, readily yields to this painless and pleasant remedy. It is remarkable how quickly these ulcer? ated sensitive merabnincs arc healed by breathing the vapor and forcing It Into the diseased cavities of the head and out of t lie nose. It is now fully demonstrated that inhalation is the only method by which this terrible and almost universal disease can be permanently cured. lt~\ dT\ mm mm ^ EM P*, a I mf\ MO" Your methods of treating Catarrh and W W JmO ?H ? &j it*% I ? VlUO Consumption arc ccr.uir.ly very effectual. In hemorrhages of the lungs I have never found a remedy that equals your Curbolate of Tar Inhalants. So-called' hopele-a cases' need not despair."?Citah. Hamilton Cabs. M. D., Louis, vlllo, Ky. " My lungi were very nore and cough distresemg. Both are now greaUy relieved, and I am 10 well pleased with yonx Carbolate of Tar Inhalant that I would not part with It at any price."?I. J. Bennlnqton, <oOS Elm Street, Philadelphia. " For throat or lung diseases. Dr. Case a Carbolate of Tar Inhalant Is decidedly efficacious. I have observed the most happy results follow Its use when all other means had failed to give relief."?I. Hi Nooue, M. D.,Phifa..Pa. 1 sentbycxpreiatoanypartof theUnitcd States, to be returned if not satisfactory. I P. M. For terms, call or write to HOME TREATMENT! Trial at mw oMoe tree. OmcE Houas: S A M. to 8 P. M. For terms, call or write to Dr. M. W. CASE, S. W. Cor. Tenth and Arch Sis., Philadelphia, Cutout and keep for refcreme. When writing, pleate name thU paper. a. w. tudd. P. w. LTAHK. * HAHN .Architects AND Builders, And Agents for nil kinds of Building Material," ANDERSON, S. C. PLANS furnished for any kind of Buildings. Parties at a distance can address u* at Anderson, S. C. Jan 3d, 1879 29 EXTRA FINE FLOUR, CHOICE N. O. MOLASSES, And BACON in abundance. Call in jrct Prices before Buying. A FINK VARIETY OF RIO COFFEE, from 15c to 20c. per pound. Then are some Coffees higher, but none better. Staple Dry Goods, Hats and Shoes, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. SCYTHES AND CRADLES, HOES and PLOWS, Ami other Farming Implements for sale at the very lowest ea*h prices. REED &. HERRICK. April 17. 1S7!)_:?_ ly USHETW FIRM. STILL FURTHER REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS AND PRICKS OF ALL CLASSES OF GOODS. WIC now have in Store, and are receiving; from the Northern and Western markets a full Stock of GENERAL MEKCHAXDISE. Ono Our Load oi* Buoon, One Car Load o f Flour, Ono Car Load IV. O. Mo1:ih?cs. In addition to these tiling?, we have a fresh stock of Groceries, Dry Good*, Hardware. Hoots. Shoes. Hats. Caps, Clothing, Glass, Crockery ware, ftc, &C, all of which will he sold low lor null or harter. If you want anything leapt in a well-assorted stock of the above articles, or those usually found in first-class mercantile houses, call on us for it, am? we will supply you at the verv cheapest prices. BARR & CO., no. 10 GRANITE ROUT, ANDERSON, H. c. P.S.?All Indebted to the old firm of DARR it FANT are notified to cull and make pavmctit of their Notes and Accounts at once. Feb IS. 1S79 12 ly GREAT REDUCTION IX PRICES OF In order to reduce my stock in those lines. GROCERIES AT LOWEST PRICES. HARDWARE, IIR-OUsT BUGGY. MATERIAL. SEWIINGMACHINE, K not haul Machines about to sell them?therefore do not have to include any expen? ses in the prices. AGENCY FOR FIRST-CLASS FERTILIZERS. C A. REED, Agent. Jan 27, LS79 13 ?. CHEAPER THAN EVER. TOLLY the Leader ot LOW PRICES. T^OOK at some of the figures at which you can buy Furniture at in Anderson :? Good Hard Wood Cottage Bedsteads at $2.50; without Slats and Castors, $2.00. , Towel End and Drawer Waahstands, $1.35. Large Wardrobes, $11.00. Large Tin Safes, with two doors and drawer, $5.50. Good, strong Rocking Chairs, $1.40. Cane Bottom Chairs, per set, $0.00. Painted Chamber Sets, consisting of Dress Bureau, Bedstead, Washstand and Table. $14.00; with four Chairs and Rocking Chair, complete, $19.75. Walnut Chamber Suits, consisting of high head-board French Bedstead, Bureau, with Arch Standard and Glass, Washstand and Table, $23.75; with four fin* Walnut Chairs and Oval Back Rocking Chair, $32.75. And everything else in proportion. I have On hand a very large Stock, from a fifteen dollar Suit up to a two hundred dollar Suit. I claim to sell cheaper than Greenville, and will duplicate any bill that can be bought there. Ci. F. TOLLY. Depot Street. Oct4, 1S77 12 DO NOT FAIL TO SEND TO THE M'SMITH MUSIC HOUSE, For Prices and Illustrated Catalogues. PIAIsTOS AND ORGANS. I WE SELL THE ?EST NA DE ! I NOXE DETTER 91A DE. Send for Prices p-hI Illustrated Cata j MASON & HAMLIN, logons, and you will be surprised. I'ELOUBET A PELTON, just received. Pcloubet it Pclton. style 1. $35.00. Style 3, $30.00. Style 4, $150.00. Style 6, $70.00 Ac, Ac All-stop Organ for $71.00. Every one guaranteed for six years. Stool and instruction given. Address BfcSMITH MUSIC HOUSE, March (i, 1N7? 3-1?."m Next to New Post Office, Greenville, S. C. BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE AND C0MBAHEE ACID PHOSPHATE. WF. are agents for the above celebrated Fertilizers, having sold Bradley's Patent for sev? eral yciirs, we know it to he good. As to the ACID there is none better. See Mr. It. A. Davis' certiHeate attached. Could give more, but one is sufficient. Our terms areas favorable as any Standard Guatu. Give us ;i call before buying. A. B. TOWERS & CO. ANDERSON. S. C, Sept. 30. 1878?Messrs. A. lt. Tomend) Co.?Dear Sirs: I beg leave to say to you that I am well pleased with the Bradley's Guano that I bought of you last Spring." In fiict I do not think there is any other guano equal to it except perhaps one other, and then- is no man who has used a greater variety of fertilisers than I have. I shall want it again, and a great many of my neighbors expect to use it next year, ju>: from swiii" mv cotton. B A. DAVIS. Feb 13. 1ST? 31 TIBQIITIA HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S- C. A. J. DODA.MEAD, .... Pnoi-RICTOB. THIS House is conveniently located?II Main street, near State House?being within live minutes'walk of tli<> business portion of the city and the depot. The rooms are large and well ventilated. Beds clean and comfortable. The table is supplied with the best the market afford*. Kates reduced to suit the times. Board and Lodging, pur dav, $1 50?ministers, $1.00.. B. A. WILSON', Manager. Dec 3, 1878 ^1 Buy only the NEW AMERICAN It is tub Only Sewing Machine ?mim has a Iff |flf-|?nf?8?1?utll< I I*. ha: ?:*.f Setticj I't&L:, I - irevc: Imto the Ihrcti Is :io L&atett S^iai; z Tue Simplest, the Most pi. nbtt, and in Every Respect The Best Family Sewing Machine! The "NEW AMERICAN" is easi'v i> ? -"i em's not get out of order, and will do more work with less lanor than tm ..: ?'.< .? ?..ne Illustrated Circular furnished on tpplication. agent;; tinted. J. S. DOT ET Kauucer. i;< >:. Charles Street, Baltt ? ore, ?d. C. A. REED, Agent, Anderson, S. C. ??r Special inducements for ca Dec.'., I."WS