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Arnon gntdligicnm. From the Minefield Advertiser. Litter from Hon. Hugh A. Shaw, of Edgcfleld. HAU B?RO, H. C., March, 1879. ?ion. E. ?V. Allen, Woodruff's, Spart. ,i burg,S, C. DEAR SIR-I regret that ill health has caused mo to delay for so long n time an auswer to your kind letter of February, in reference to the management ol tho {South Carolina Penitentiary. I was not a little surprised to learn Hint a majority of your board of Direc tors aro "enger to commence huge op?r ai ions for tho benefit of Columbia, espe cially in the rc-opening of that canal as n Stale iuterprbio * * ? * ?uid who claim that the lust appropriation was nuulc lor tlic express purpose of opening that canal ns a .State enterprise." Col. lintier and myoelf dissent from that view * * * that "no appropriation was made for tho benefit ot that canal com pany except two hundred convicts, and we ure reedy to turn them over to the l'anal Commissioners under that act." "Now am I right or nm I wrong?" You arc correct ! and 1 hope no amount of sophistry will cause you to yield otio particle in reference to thin matter. AH sown as it is generally understood that Uli* "huge operation" cannot cost much less, if nuy, thnn $500,000, mid that yt ur Hoard of Directors propose to I,JO tho pitiful sum of$11,000 (which wa*appro priated to increase the present water power within thc walls of the Penitenti ary ) to commence this "huge operation the people from one end of thu country lo tho other will demand MOIUC explana tion of this prodigal usc of their money. ! Tho language of the act referred to might he construed to menu this "huge operation" urged hy thc majority of your Hoard ; but to commence such a work with an appropriation of $11,000 docs not look like business. TII?H "hugo op eration," it is true, might bc commenced with $11,000, and 1 suppose every dollar of the money would bc expended in goon faith, bul perhaps in such a way that it would not bo worth to thc State, Colum bia or anybody else one cent, unless fol lowed hy other appropriations from thc State amounting to at least $000,000, or, ns it is a State enterprise, perhaps to $1,000,000. This might bc culled munngeme,.t ; nnd if our Slate was in a condition to spend a million of dollars, without material in convenience, I might not object to thia undertaking; but, sir, what are tho facts ns to our financial condition'.' As you know, our State debt, as it now stands, in round numbers, iu $G,000,0U0. Thc Court of Claims have issued about $f)00,000 worth of G per cent, bonds, and have about $1,000,000 yet to he reported on. What amount the Court will report good no one can toll. The old South Carolina Hank bills are variously estimated from $800,000 to two and a quarter trillions. My estimate is about, or not lesa than, $1,800,000. Our railroad contingent liabilities aro very large, and rcceut events convince mo that the State will have to pay the most if not all of those claims. This will add to our State d?bt several millions more. v.'" ..... .... .1,1- !.._" "",""..? c_. pur annum, which will aggregate at least fcdOO.OOO moro thnn was ncco?sary tr. pay all of our current State expenses, includ ing interest on tho public debt, before thc war. At that time wo had near six times as much property as we now own. I make this short statement in refer ence to our money matters with tho hope that our pcoplo will stop and think be fore they enter into nny "hugooperation" that will rau'.-9 it necessary to draw moro money from tho pockets of tho masses. They haven't got the money I And it appears that men in high position will never realize this sad fact. You think with suQlcient watet-power to employ GOO convicts and put sufficient buildings, that wo could rent the entire concern for a sum that will pay all ex penses and bring annually a numil in come. Sir, I have no doubt as to your honesty in this matter, but ono great ob jection is this : it is making an experi ment with our money at a time when wo cannot a!.' al to experiment; and besides, tho experience of most of tho Southorn States is adverse to this opinion. No prudent mau will experiment on n large scale at a time wbeu ho is very much embarrassed, and ^bi!e he linds it difll cult to satisfy the pressing demands of his creditors and tho onsLtnt every-dny KAnla of bis family, if this would be imprudent in individuals, wou'd Itnot K equally so with a Stute that is .to sorely pressed as South Carolina? We have. I believe, about 700 convicts, with n constant yearly increase from every county in the State; and, under our present laws, within ten years wo may reasonably expect this number to reach ono thousand ut least. To provide for this large number of convicta from tho scanty means within tho control of tho pcoplo of this Stato is no little tn"i tor, and should demand the most earnest consideration of all our thinking men. Our present system, to say tho least of it, is a very expensive machino. Our annual appropriations usually amount to from thirty to ninety thousand dollars. Our last appropriation for thia institution will aggregate about $57,000, with almost a positive certainty that there will bo a largo deficiency. At this important juncture in our financial troubles, I am disposed to look at this matter from a moneyed point of view ; at tho ramo time wo should not lose sight of tiie fact that they are the tvor.it of our population who must be fed, clothed, guarded, worked nt "hard labor," and at thc same time comparatively comfortable. Without detriment to tho general interest of the State, can we so alter thu law that the number of couvicts will diminish in stead of increase? In answer to this ?tu-ilion the lash naturally pr?sent? itself, ts cheapness is a very strong argument to every tax-payer who finds it difficult to pay his proportion of this expend ; ana it occurs to mo it would be difficult to find any argument that would mako a moro lasting impression on a largo por tion of that class of persons found within the walla of our Penitentiary. Most of tim HtntA? Ivai?n hbfuid?ss? this n:o?c sf punishment for crime, as something of tho post ; but if all evil doers, particu larly those accustomed to tte:.!, knew the penalty for that crime was "forty lashes, .vive one," on tho bare back, to bo paid in two installments, at short intervals, would it uot 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 homo7 Some who wish to take a prominent position iu politics, and as sume to lead thc St.--.ro. 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 loso anything by at tending to their own business in their own way. If we can save money, time and, in addition, prevent crime, we should have such a law; otherwise we should not. Hut no growl from tho outside world should have anything to do with our action in this*matter. 'Vhat ?hall be done with our convicts, few or many, is the important question that co much interests na at this time. Reports from mott of the Southern States give satisfactory proof that eo long as the convicts are retained within the walls of the Penitentiary, it will require large annual appropriations to feed, clothe and guard them. Thia constant tax, drawn from tho pockets of honest mon, to food "r.d proT.d? for convicta, is what we should guard against; nor do I think it prudent or necessary to spend nny addi tional money to accomplish this desira ble end. Wo should adopt some plan --. that will iure and not continuo to spend looney. In tho first place, we should divest our minds ol' thc idea thut convicts cannot bo securely held outside of thc walls ol' thc Penitentiary. This can bu done; but to do lt effectually you must bave a siifli cient number of good, reliable men fur guards. These should be under thc cou* stant direction and supervision of a master, and tho master should bc under n general superintendent who knows nothing but duty. The general master or superintendent should bc required under tho most rigid laws to do his duty in every particular. This is not the place for details, but I am convinced u system can bo matured that will give satisfaction so far as safety is concerned. Now, sir, what can wc do to save this money? Railroads, canals, ?fee, natural ly present themselves ns a class ol' work that could be successfully done by con vict labor, but it is too fluctuating for n long term of year?; it will do to "lill out" willi, bul not for constant work. Prom som? positive information on thc subject, * am convinced ail Ibis labor could bc cm, loy ed, ut ii handsome profit, on thc phosphate works of thc State, so long as t!,ey ure in successful operation. Any prudent business mau could make such au arrangement within a re -unable time; within one year, or less, perhaps, all could be employed on long contracts. Some of our people believe thc con victs could not live in that climate dur ing the late sum mor and fall months, but | I am assured ->y loo best physicians of thal section, that with proper caution (such us the State could enforce) they j could be perfectly safe, and after one or i two scaxons, would lie as safe as thc na tives. You remember durit.g the war no troops iu our service enjoyed belier health ''nan those on the c-t>t of South Carolina. This, in my judgment, would be tl safe outlet for this labor, mid out ill?t would save, ami, at the same time, make, the Slato some money ; bul is il tho best wu cnn do lor tho St te tit large io inako sue' a business arrangement? '"bis phosphate work can and will be i.onc by other labor, and I HU puoso thu State will receive about ns mucfQfcynlty froin the labor of private hands as il they lind thc convicts employed. Thu differ ence will not bo material. You think they should bc worked on the phosphate beds of the Slate as a pro tection to tho farming interest. Tho State, iu my judgment, lind best let pri vate individuals do this work, tor she will lose money hy any und every sp?cu lation of this sort. Has it ever occurred to you that the counties could take their respective pro portion of this labor and work il as cheap, as safe, and to grouter profit ti? the coun ty, and consequently to the entire Stale, than is dono under our present system ? We appropriate about $2,000 per county annually for tho support of this institu tion. Snmo may urge that this estimate is too high, but it is under the average ?ince the establishment of the Peniten tiary, and I believe, counting interest on capital expended, and that to be expen ded in tho improvement of this institu tion, it will be under the general nverngc for the next twenty year?, notwithstand ing all of this fancy theory nbout making thc institution self-sustaining, pnying dividends, eic, ?fee. Thc money will go in some way or other, as long as you con tinue this system. This class of labor, ns a whole, confined on such work as can bo done within thc walls of thc Peniten tiary, '"ill spoil or damage so much ma terial, und put up such inferior work, that ii will require large appropriations every year tn pay deficiencies. 1 hnve no doubt of this fact. You muy ask what thc counties could do with this labor? An average county would have nt this time about, or per haps a littlo over, 20 convicts, with a yearly increase. Before we could use this labor prudently, wo should have, according to my notion, cheap, strong nud movable barracks. We should have at least three good, safo men to act as guards, and a competent master. This would be ono guard for every fivo or six convicts. The barracks should bc on wheels and HO nr. nnged that they could be moved with but Tittle or no expense to tho county. This muster for the county should bo Buhject to the di rection of tho State Superintendent in everything pertaining to thu general manngomeut of the convicts, including feed, clothing, disciplino, ?fee, ?SEC. This general master should upend all his time in looking after the convicts of tho State, and hs should ho governed by the most rigid laws as to bia du tie. i. According to my estimate, this arrangement will cost the average county about the same, or a little ?ess than wo now pay. Under our present plan we never get one cent in return. My estimate for i competout mas ter, per annum, is.$ SOO Three competent guards, $200 each GOO Feeding and clothing, 20 convicts, $35 each. 700 Feeding guards and master. 1-10 Total.$1,940 I make no estimate for barracks for Ibo want of proper data, but they could not bu very expensive, and would hist j for at least twenty years or more. I think yo? will admit that the above esti mate is ut least reasonable, if not li be rsl. Say it will cost us, as now, $2,000 annually. Take your County, Spartaiiourg, or my own county, Edge tit* ld, (I believe they nro about average counties,} anti what could wo save ? The County Commissioners should have discretionary powers as tn what class of work the convicts should do for the benefit of thc county, but I submit for your reflection what loin occurred to me they could do to build up thc coun ty and State. Edgeiield hus ut this lime twenty-live bridges, and a pressing demand for at least fifteen more that tho County Com missioners have not been able fo con struct, for the n?nt of money. Il ?et in the Usual way, I learn from a gentleman perfectly conversant with thia matter, the fifteen bridges cannot cost less than $10, 000 or $6G6 each. This estimate I know tr? be at least roasonublCj if not very low, fir ono of the bridges included in thia number was lot before tho war nt $3,9?d, and others, i think, nt over $2 OOO ouch. This will malro an nverugo of $fitiG for each briden luro-reo-nt i ni' ?2-6-640. Thi" amount of money will hnve to bo ex pended about evory seven years, which is tho usual timo a bridge will stand and bo Bufo, and this will require nn annual expenditure for bridges of $3,805. Or, in other words, this county will have to build every year, as I mako no estimate for repairs, six birdges ata cost of $3,000. Tho Commissioners this year call for$G, 000, and say this amount will not bo suf ficient. With this convict labor what em we savo out of this amount? An average bridge, say SST", piers 200 fest lov.s .-.nd 15 feet high will tako about 21,000 feet of lumber, vis : 65 trees, at $1 each, will make all the heavy timber...$ G5 00 Delivering 15,700 feet of hewed or heavy timber..... 157 00 Delivering 5,800 feet of sawed lumber, $20..,'.'. 10G 00 Ono keg spikes. 3 00 $831 00 This work can all bo done by this num ber of bands in tinco weeks lime, if not less, and this will consume on this ela** of work 18 week?; to this add ?wo weeks for min, accidents, Sec., making 20 weeks. Cost of six bridges, as now let by the Commissioners, $666,.$3,096 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 tho limo. Look at tho condition of the roads from one end of the county to tho other. If it will pay to work this labor iu build lng* bridges, it will pay tqunlly well lo work thuin on our roads, tor 1 honestly I believe that no country can develop nfl I of ita material wealth which keep 4 ?ta road?, !'ridges and ferries in such a con dition ns wu do in South Carolina, not only at this time, but during this entire generation : for it would be unjust to suv it ix only since the war that we have had bad roads. Every farmer in the up country know? to the contrary. If all the roads, nil the bridge?, and all the ferries in South Carolina were in good order, do you not believe it would enhance tho value of uti our lands at ?casi ten per cent? Tu illustrait; tho im portance of III?N matter, I will take thc County of ICdgcficld. Wc have in round numbers ?"".>? Min acres of html; this at Jti per acre (less than it-? value,) will ag gregate $1,360,000; IO per eeut. increase, will make ?130,000. This amount may appear very large lo some, yet I believe the calculation a reasonable one. 'l uke half thc amount, $68,000 ni 6 per cent, per annum, and it will make double thc $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 ?I is money paved .sh?ch practi cally amounts to the same thing. This material improvement would not be very perceptible for the first year or two, but if pm'cntly managed for ten years, thc real Ui nefit and suhMfluthd improvement t<< the wind? county would be -o marked, even to thc casual observer, that it would he recognized as a very important institution in which the whole State is i ntcrested. In addition lo all this, the damage -us taiucd by three oi four thousand vehicles of various kinds for the want nf good roads, wiil annually amount to thousands of dollars. The above is no fancy theory that isdif ficult to understand, hut something, it strikes me, that every farmer in the Stale will not fail to comprehend al a glance. He can sec it will make him money in the end ; and in addition to all this the farmer and all can understand, within a few veera, thal this convict labor, man aged as above indicated, will save at least one half thc time and labor now ex pended in working thc roads of tho county. This, ut reasonable wages, would amount to a very large sum every year. I think it un necessary to urge thia argument further, as all who wish to nave money an 1 nt the same time punish all class of convicts by safe confinement nt hard labor mint see some advantages to be derived from the suggestions above. Nor is this all the labor nor all the .substan tial good that rbis change in our Peni tentiary syslein would give the counties. You know that all of our counties pay a largo amount yearly to feed petty thieves sentenced by our inferior courts. Thc Legislature would, under the plan proposed, turn 'ill such violators nf law over to tho County Superintendent of convicts, to work out their .'JO days, for tho general good of the county. It would not cost tba county one eeut more than now ; and, in addition, it would amount to nt least some punishment for theft. For this class of law-breakers, tines in money aro a mockery ; and confinement in jail (if well fed) is no better. Hut la bor they very much dread, particularly when rump-It'il to do it. As I before snid, I take principally a moneyed view of this matter, because I feel it a necessity, nu the same principle that no prudent farmer, while largely in debt, having no (ash and hut lillie or no credit, would think for one moment of undertaking to run a largo experimental farm. Common sense, common prudence and common preservation would say : work tho safo plan, save all the money possible until wc are at least able lo pay our honest debts. Whcu the State was rich nnd out of debt, it wan not thought prudent to com mence such n "hugo operation ;" and I think it would bo prudent to give the old legislators of South Carolina credit for, at least, common sonso. I have tho honor to be your obedient servant, ll. A. SHAW. THE YOUNO MAN FROM TEXAS WHO RESI'ONDH TO THE FI HE A LAHM.-A young man, whose exterior indicated that he was a fresh importation from tho ru ral districts, entered a barber-shop yes terday, mid extending himself ut full length in the only vacant chair, request! d the harbor to give him a clean shave. The knight of the razor at once began to comply with the request, nnd soon had tho rustic's two weeks' growth of bristles covered with a heavy lathe:. "Huesa I had just :. i well have'cm shined np while I'm renting comfortable," said the rustie, nnd a bootblack immedi ately set himself to work on the country man's brogans. The work of renovation was progr?s ing satisfactorily, when the tire bell iu.-t around tito corner suddenly sounded an alarm. At the first stroke of tho bell the rustic sprung from thc chair as if he had i received an electric shock, and grabbing his hat startod on a dead run for the en gine house. In answer to the barber's excited query of "What's tho matter?" the rustic replied, "Hy Jupiter, I'm going to the fire." Ho was hotly pursued hy the barber nnd tho bootblack, each carry ing with him thc respectivo tool of his craft. Thu barber thinking he waa about to lose his customer, shouted "stop! stop !'. hut the rustic kept putting in Iiis best licks until thc engine house was reached. Thu scene attracted tho attention of a large crowd, and their enjoyment of the nico wis excessive Tho youngman was oblivious lo the fact that hu presented a very ludicrous appearance with his face half Bhavcd and one hoot blacked, and the persuasive eloquence of thu barber lo induce his return to the shop until ii was definitely settled thnt tho engine would not answer the alarm. Ile then accompanied the barber back to thu shop where the fiuishing touches ol his toilet weru quickly applied, it evidently being feared on the part of the barber thal a second alarm might ul any moment hu 8 uuded. lu explanation of his conduct, tie young man said he was from Texa?; th; t ho had boen in tho city two weeks and hadn't yet seen the engines go to afire. "Mut you bclyourears," ho added, "when thoydn_go, Pm going lo be thar."-?i. Louis inn??. OHIOIN OP SHAVING THE FACE.- Tho custom of shaving tho beard was enforced by Alexander Macedon, nut for thu sake of fashion, but for a practical end. Ile knew that tho soldiors of India, when they encountered their foes, bad the habit of grasping them by tho beard, and so ho ordered thc soldiers to shave. A fterwards shaving was practiced in thc Macedonian army, and then among Greek citizens. The Homans imitated tho Creeks in the practice, ns they did in many other things, and spread it to tho different. European nations yet barbaric. In tbs middle ugt s, at the time of tho Renaissance, shaving was introduced, and the Imbil was ?. tained, though classicism gave place to romanticism, nnd thnt, in its tum, was replaced by realism. The beard was a source ?if trouble to Peter ibo Grunt, who, simultaneously with tho introduc tion of his great reforms in Ku -i.i, trlid to induce his people to imitan- thc shav ing nations. This innovation was renis ted by his subjects with the utmost per sistence, and they preferred to pay a heavy fino rather sutler disfigurement, as they "believed, of the imago of God. To the Russians of olden times the beard was a symbol of liberty. In several countries of western Europe and in tho United States tho beard was restored to honor only about twenty years ago, but even yet tho majority of men respect tho custom introduced by Alexander thu Great.-Columbia Register. - Two Louisville girls, twins, and said to he beautiful, work at blacksmithing, and strange enough they are not a bit afraid of sparks. Trrrlblo Account from Africa? A I<.'U?T from thc I'nllcd State? consul nt Tangier, Morocco, dated Mureil IS?, 1R7?), give* the following terrible Recount of thu Buffering from the famine and from starvation. Living human beinga ealing ihc dead is almost au uni.enid pf ??horror. The consul writes as fol 1 ms : All who can are now running away from this most unfortunate country, where famine, cholera, typhus have ami are more than decimating its population At Tangier alone we tire having from thirty ty forty casca of typhus, per day, and at the city of Morocco the tinily mortality hy typhus i-< from 200 to 2501 persons. The ordeal of death is com plete. Parent? eat their children, und at Mug.alor, Lull' and Casxabiunea the starving Araba rat their dead. The at mosphere is impregnated with deudly poi .ons, emanating from the thousands that are half buried ami the ma iv left ont, exposed lo the -un timi rain. I The European residents take ? very [irecuutinn, nevertheless ncarU one-hall | lave succumbed to the dreadful diseuse. The fatalist M?wleiu? ridicule nil stu b expedients lo avoid cont igion, believing ] thal it is all written by Hod, and that they must die ll so decreed. The gar ment? of the dead by disease are sohl ntl auction for a trille, r.ud put on lo ihe wretched buyer, who soon after is gener ally taken sick ami fid lows in the wake of thc former wearer. . L. Lungehelm, a farmer ol L'osta Itica county, '. 'al., beat hi- little boy and little girl t? dent!) i:i the lu id-, and then committed suicide. It is ntipposed he was insane. - Thc wife and five-year old daughter of Martin Sulzberger, of Suttor county, Cul., wiro found hanging dead on bis ranch, tho ! llb in t. lie wa- arrested on suspicion. - A dispatch from South Africa says Henry M. Stanley, thc great African ex plorer, is at Zanzibar organizing n invi terions expedition lo move into the in terior of Africa. - There is great drouth in the blue :rn*s region of Kentucky. It has not affected the whisky crop as yet. That never needs water. - Oov. Hubbard, nf Texas, proudly acknowledges (hal ho commenced life himself aa a stable boy; but bu doesn't think that's any reason why he should curry favor with the coachman who married his daughter. MODERN CHEMISTRY.-Hy the chem ical skill of Dr. Price, we have now for our ices, cream and pastry, thc 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 und safety. 45 Years Before the Public. THE CENUINE DR. C. MoLANE'S CELEBRATED L?VEE, PILLS, FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, tiYsrsrslA AND SICK fIBADACHB. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in thc right side, under the edge of thc ribs, increases on pres sure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; thc 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 thc arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appe tite and sickness; the bowels in gen eral are costive, sometimes alternative with lax ; thc 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 arc 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 bc 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 takiiig Quinine. We would advise all who are afflicted with this disease to give them a ?AIR TRIAL. For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequaled. - DEW AHE OF IMITATIONS. Thc genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax teal on the lid, with the impression DB. McLANE'e Livxa TILLS. The genuine MCLANE'S LIVER FILLS bear thc signatures of C. Mc LANE and FLEMING UROS, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine DR. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, prepared by Flem inc. Bros., of Pit tsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLane, ipcUcd differently bat same pronunciation. ?Tcw Advertisements. REJECT AU. VIOLENT PURGATIVE*. They ruin llie tone of tim towri, foul wia-m the .ll,:> .. Iloll. Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperlcnl iaii.rd hy rsl ional ponpt* as s means of relieving all derangement* ?f Ibo slomseb, liver ami lnt< $. lino?, lw-raiiM- it removes obstruction* without |.?ln. and Impart* rigor lo tho ordain which it narine.* amt rvsiilntos, _Foll SALK UV ALI. DROOP 1ST.?. GUE MIVAnCl MADL On KAUS, BEESWAX, Hides, Tallow, Horns, Hoofs, Bones Calilo Tall?. OM Metals, Ac For quotations, Ac, Imiulrc of IRWIN 8. LOEWKNTHAl _ SH Tear* Strutt, Now York. ol ??uy o,: -iiu-.il Misry ut 5>KO per month. ? . . - - ? . .... -, i r nf!.? a larc- tot.ll our r. - .?'?:! e:---'i-.. e.-- --va ur. i Sn*.T??ic.l e.., M*r?t--oi. Mich. ?tyy s Month andexpooscs guaranteed lo sion ta. f? . . Outfit freo. SHAW A Co., Augusta. Malup. d|I't'/IV A YEAIt and eiix-nio* tn agonis. Outfit <J> / / i Kroc, Addrosa F. O. VICKERY, An?ua K?w?|>spcr Advertising lltm-ati, IO sj.rm e St.,N.Y H '. This lui] i'ai't organ . . , '. ! -:t ritxnit ihreo ? 'pounds, iud ?ll the Wi? I in a living f'.isaiitabout 1 BS three n passe* thinujb ii at lcm on- c every thatf liv .i. io V .. I c kite ami (Htici hntrurilic? #|>ir.i.ii' t or filtered fiiitn it. Hile iii tin; natural Wlpurcatisc of tlic bowel?, ai j if thc IJ ?er becomes torpid it it not M paralcd from tl c blood, Inn car- : a_ ried tluuogh the veins io ail (tarli of ihr system, (H and in lr> i??g lg m i|ie through the pores of t!ie La iii", c. ise? il lo lum yellow or a ?imy brown Hr* col .r. I lu. .lomat !? bet lin? , diseased, ami Dys pepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Headache, ll?!! .jolliness, Jaundice,! lilts,Malarial Fevers, Piles, .fl I Sick and Sour Stomach, and general debility fol? (low. MKMMELL'? HKPATISK, the creal vegetable pajjdiscoverjr for ttirpldity, eames lite l.lvci lo throw < Wolf from one io un ounces til bile each lime th' ?blood vasse* through it, ai lona as ihcie is an ex. W'c ss ol Ldc ; ami thc elicit ol even a few il-?srs upon yellow complexion or a hrown dirty looking 1 illili, will astonish ali who try it-they Leins the mm firsl symptoms to disappear. I'he cure of all bill? ? oos disease! and laver complaint is made certain Sj by laking Hm MINR in accordance-with directions. I ile (Jai.he is generally cured tn twenty minutes, Hg and no disease that arises from lite laver can exist B ? SfM^V)'AS A^'SUBSTITUTE FOR P'LLS I KY ALL DRUGGISTS. l?rice 25 Cents and $1.00 gLUNGS *~ [ The fatality of Consumption or Throat and M j Lung Diseases, which sweep to the grave at least ["* I one-third of all death's victim?, arises frc m the J-H Opium or Morphine treatment, which simply stu TZ) P*""*"* ", 1'1C v ?f death coes on. $ 0,000 will ""jt/e paid if t tulum ur Morphine, or any preparation fy) of Opium, Morphine or Prussic Acid, can oe found ?Hi? tl's O'.ona FI.OWKH Cort.II SyncF, which has Eu ?cured people who arc living to-day with but one J. " j remalninjclung. Ko greater wrong can he done jg i than to say dut Consumption is incurable. 'Hie 1^ I Cecina FLOWER Coron Staci-will cure it when ?j all i.ther means have failed. Also, Colds, Cough, e; Asthma, Bronchitis, and all diseases ol the ihr ..t and lungs. Head thc testimonials of thc Hon. ' Alexander ll. Stephens, ( ?uv. Smith and Ex.I!ov. | Drown of CM , Hon. (Seo. Peabody, as well as Eu those of other remarkable cures in our book-free M lo alt al the drug Stores-and he convinced that if H-l you Wish to he cun-d you can Lc hy talana the Ginini FLOWKR deon Svni-r. j Take no Tn ines or lavengcs for Sore Throat, gwhen you can gel ('.Lona FLOWKR SVKVI" at same price. For sale by all Druggist* I Price 25 Cents and $1.00 .BLOOD t o -Jl Grave mi-takes arc made In the treatment of all *?| diseases that arise from poison in the blood. Nut fa| i nc case of Scrofula. Syphilis, White Swelling, ?Ulcerous Sures and Skin I ?isease, in a thousand, ii treated without th-: use ol Men my in smile fi.rm. s_ Mercury lots thc bones, and thc diseases ii pro y?j duces are worse than any other kind of blood or skin disease can be. Du. I'I.MIU KHIN'SSTII 1 IN .^2 CIA i r <,>' FIN'S DM.ILur is the only medicine gas] upon ?ho h a hope of recovery from Scrofula, Sy m pliilis and Meri urial di ?cases in all stages, can he reasonably founded, and that will cute Cancer, gag ?IU,I*?-> \s ill he paid hy the proprietors if Mercury, m~ - or any ingredient not purely vegetable and barm g?9 less can he found in it. WTrice liv all Druggists ft.m. (JLoua FLOWKR Contai SYMUI' and MBRRRLL'S ?HafATINB rou Titi: LIV? EK for .sale hy all Drug gists in as cent and ?1.00 hottlcs. A. F. L'ERRE LL Si CO., Proprietors, PHILADELPHIA. PA. For solo hy Simpson, Reid (V. Co. s< ti, S. c. Auder YT L&fia TER WHEELS, MANUFACTURERS OF THE POOLE & HUNT LEFFErTURBlNE; STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS, ?""""???'?''"'''MWMFl .MAfflnU HLLE?8 AND M5.Q&& A mruvn*, POOLE & >H U N T, . J m RELIABLE. ] .-> i?oi.i/b LIVEN IXVIOX)KATOB|I . ..Irl Family li-'iuixly for ^?5 fr - "t tin?Liver, Stomach .A**^^S '.i.-It m Pu r ify ivia ill* ??P?*>V?**''? ^VV. .ssl* 84 ^r? tiltil1 Pf^'l *S?lal\ i H[[FW*^ in my practice^ $IB? ? P1?* un<l bj tho public,^ $81? T?>r**?or moro than 35 yenrs,? jBPJ5*% with unprecedented results. ? ?V? SEND FOR CIRCULAR.; ?.3? Ti Wi SANFORD) MIDM NSW YOUK^CIT\;5 J UT DRl'GGIST WILL TCLL Tlir IT? Itri't TAT105. J SMITH'S WORM OIL! ATHENS, 0.\., December s, iK?A. A few nights since I nave my sun one dose of the Worm Oil, and thu next ?lay hu |Mussed sixteen large worms. A t the same time 1 nave ono to my little n'fl. four years old, ?ml she irasscd eighty-six worms from four tu fifteen inches long. W. F. l'uti.i.tes. WoKM till, for stile bv Druggists gener ally. Prepared by ICS. LYDON, Athens, Georgia. Price 25 cents. _ Mareh l l, 1ST!) !*5 ly ? r. a . c. 11.1 J. /'Al'11 !im> of FAMILY GROCKHIKS is complete. Fine TICAS, viz. : t?iinpow iler, Young Hyson. Oolong anil ICnglish breakfu-st-?i Sjieciultif. A. II. TOWEIW .t CO. April 17. ?S70_40_ TO HOUSE KEEPERS ! EVERYBODY SHALL KNOW IT THAT HAS ON HAND THE LARGEST ANO'MOST COMPLETE MTOCK OK CROCKERY WARE Ever brought to Anderson, which he will sell at the VERY LOWEST PRICES for the cash. CHINA, STONEWARE, GLASSWARE, and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class Crockcryware Establishment, <>f the very best quality, can always he found at my Storo in tho HENSON HOUSE. Ctivo me a call and see my Gund*. ir. <jr. iti^vsisiii^:. P S.-I have also on hand a small lot of SHOES that will he disposed of nt co?t. April 24. 1879_ 32_ ly F. W. WAGENER & CO., ClIA.ltLl?iSTOIV, SOUTH CAltOLINA, Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers, AND LIQUOR DEALERS. AGENTS FOR Oriental Gun Powder, Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco, Celebrated Reversihle Cotton Tie, Wagoner mid Georgia Grange Fertilizers. 8?y* Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure. F. W. WAGEN ?R. G. A. WAC EN KR. April 10, 1871) 39 ly CATARRH Ia a terrible disease. Ita fearful effects aro corniD \ tim, running down tho thront, weak eyes, deafness, loss ?f JEBH _ I' we-**V voice, lota of uracil, disgusting odora, nr-snl deformities. aHH niNi* II i -arvy ?^VKSa. &n? finally consumption. I"r.;~ ?r:;t to lort lt la ever uy \-^Sr^ W BTcsslve. Ordlnnry treatments aro worse thnn uaelc&a. \ WfflfijS J ?w?^?tff Thousands aiilTe-r with Ulla disease without knowing its / Bay vfiSgy uttturc or thu greut danger In neglecting lt. Many Uiou HRv ''.p**?\ fSHy2*>8 ??nula ure tlviug with consumption who A few yenni or ?aaCSpca mfrmt -.ii niniiths before had only catarrh. If neglected while ft \ HRnLlliw^^wilr eure ls po.-silde.it tiir.y rapidly develop and the symptoma \ HBSUDvnKv A of ipilck consumption annminro that it ta too late. flHB^L CONBUlVIPTiON? ?HB^ fjiyna >' ''- year!" cn:r\-? tintiiMtiida to an untimely crave. Ii ci j^BBHHh9BDwft lift1-? ? Q*ir'|Li Pi? A which ninkea lite BO wLerthlo KaHffimrt \\ ?3L ki ml1 BvB#-? that Itavirtlmi aro almost ready m?? wie BRor? CHI T?B?^?B%^ki ?BjflvyVffWKrSF^ "iv-" '?''h' s consumption.-- -Foru??sseandall Pulmonary HBOHHKr^?^lA??3i?rAtP t)^? ?.':?-, .."?i-. M. XV. Caaa'a Treatment hy tho uso of hts ?ARBOLATE of TAR It doe? not require tm minuter to demo:-.- .. io lite \ niuo or Carbolate of Tar, the mott healing remedial agent knoxrn lo triture, lt i? (nh il tl-taken rh'.htto tho diseased part. No beat, no not water, atmpl- nhcliny or or, nlhina it. nud 5 ' ii feel ila healing power at once. IXIlAIiANTa a.e rn?-rn p v. ntl il tlir.n w i an tell or pen express. All Intal Epidemie? arc propagated hy Inhalat ton. 7 i v i '. it ?. also nioaf poxrcijul for good. Thc air, wlUi out which we could not exist ?s moi ic i . : e most universal inhalant, and when pure la all poicerful io promote life ard ir me:.',, t V'i'MS Sa AXU 09MSOMPTIO2ff, tho Orin tcrrortof AumanW*, aro met and conquered liv ? bo ute of Tar Inhalant?. IUbams and cordials of tho moat healing and tuoiii'wr properties a*o so <. unl ined with Pino Tree Tar that ttio mere breaming vaporings them Into n doti a un This I? taken Into tho lungs as easily and far moro agreeably than the smoking cf neiger. 'I he a roma il dellcnto and tho seni-atlons agreeablo In every respect. A little practico lnvr.rl?Wy Increases tho caiaelty of the lunga, and aa Uio olia and balsams condense on tho multil-.i '?non* air Veldes of the lung? Utelrcapaclty la won derfully enlarged and tho external measurement of thu cheat greatly Increased. Tho hollow cheat In a few wceka becomes rounded and full. There are. of course, casen of consumption beyond tho possibility nf cure; bul thu inhalants give great relief tn Invalids of this class, aud lu many instances cure vases conaidered hopeless by all who know them. CATARRH, sc Tcry difficult tc treat, and SO seldom cured by other mcthodR of treatment, readily yields to Oils painless and plcafant remedy, lt is rcmark'aulo how quickly these ulcer ated sensitivo membranes oro healed by breathing tho vapor and forcing lt Into Ute diseased cavities of tho head and out of tho nore. It ls now fully demonstrated that inhalation is tao only method by which this tesTlhlo mid alnico* unlvcr-.al du-ea?o can bo pcrmanenUr cured. sm* en. Ohm BU P? ttl IF^ ?\ ?t??r^M "Your methods of trialing Catarrh and %J> VlXulff Iaalwflk##% I 9 VBV?C& Consumption aro certainly very effectual. In hemorrhages'of tho lunga 1 havo never found a remedy that equals your Carbolate of Tar Inhalant?. So-called 'hopeless casca' need not despair."-Cit AB. HAMILTON CABS . M. D., Louis. Tille, Ky. " My lungs wer? very sore aud cough distrtttmg. Both are now greatly rcllovod, and I am BO well pleased with your Carbolate- of Tar Inhalant that I would not part with lt at any price"-/. J. H ut KIN aron, &vxi Kim Hireet Philadelphia. " for throat or lung diseases. Dr. Cato's Carbolate o? Tar Inhalant la decidedly efficacious. I have observed the moat happy resulta follow tu use when all other means bad failed to give relief."-I. l? MOO SK, at. D..Phlfa., Pa. U?KII1? VBB1 Ja BM aT SAM ?Sr? sent br ejrjfcea to any part of Ui o TI ni ted nUWIb t tC Ci M 8 IVB as? Pl BN BtAioo, to be retorW ifnot aatiifactory. TviyT/at gay tiptoe ?Veo. Orri cai Hotma: 9 A. M. to fl P. M. For tarma, call or wri to to Br. Btw. CASE, S.W. Cor. Tenth and Arch t^., Philadelphia, Cut out and ttrp for refcrense. Whsn%srtt?ag,ple<mwxmst)ds poper. ' A. W. TODD. F. W. HAHN TODD $c HAHN, -A_roliitects AND Builder's, Amt Agonie tor ail kinds ol' UuiUthipr Muiorim,' ANDERSON, 8. C. PLANS furnished for any kind of Buildings. Parties at a distance can address un nt Andcnson, S.O. Jan 80, 1879 20 ly EXTRA FINE FLOUR, CHOICE N. O. [VIOLASSES, And BACON in abundance. Call in tfi-t Prices belora I?IIJ iiifi. AKINK VA Kl BTV OF KIO C?FFKK, fruin 15c. to 20e. l ir |K>UII?1. There arc sonic Colleen higher, lint nom- better. Staple Dry Goods, Hats and Shoes, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. SCYTHES AND CRADLES, HOES and PLOWS, Ami other Funning Implements f?>r snlv al Hie very lowest cash price.. REED & II EU KICK. April 17. I>7i*_?'?< lv ST1LL KU UT H ER REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS vVINI> PRICKS OIT ALL CLASSES OF GOODS. WK now have in siore mid are receiving from lin* Northern mu? Western uinrkeis n run sto.i: ..f ??KN Kit AK HKKCIIAXDIMK. Ono Cur Loud ot* Ifiioon, One Car Lo;\tl ol* Flour, OllO Cttl* lyolia IX. O. MolllHMCH, In addition to these tliin^. wi- have a fresh sloe!; of Groceries, ?ry tioo.lM, II:tr<lwur?>. Boots*, NIIOCH. Hat*), C'ttJiM, < loiliin^, (.?IHMM, iroekeiy wure, Ac. Ac. all of which will he sohl low for ea.-li or hailer. If you walli anything k-pt ill a well-assorted stock of (he ale.ve ai l ide.-, or those usually found in llrst-olitss mere iiitile houses, call on us for it. an<! we will supply yon nt the very cheapest prievs. BARR ?L CO., xo. io GRANITE KOW, AKIILHSUN, c. 1'. H.-All indebted to the old firm <>f KA lt li A- KANT are not i lied to cull ?ind make payment of their Notes and Accounts ul once. Kell 13. IKT'I_I J l.V GREAT REDUCTION ?" Mm iS lMtlC'KK Ol' HATS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, lu order to reduce my stock in those linea. GROCERIES AT LOWEST PRICES. HARDWARE, IROIsT AND BUGGY- MATERIAL. wa^?? SEWINGMACHINE, ?Z not haul Machines about to sell them-therefore do not have to include any expen ses in the price*. AGENCY FOR FIKST-t'LANS FERTILIZERS. C. A. BEEB, Agent. Jan 27. 1S7!) 13_ FURNITURE, FURNITURE. -0 CHEAPER THAN EVER. TOLLY ?ie Leader ot LOW PRICKS. JQ^O?K at some of the figures at which you "an buy Furniture at in Anderson Oooil Hurd Wooil Cottage Bedsteads tit $2.50 ; without Slats and Castors, $2.00. Towel End and Drawer Washstands, $1.85. l<nrge Wardrobes, $11.00. I^irt;e Tin Safes, with two doors and drawer. $5.50. flood, strong Hocking Chairs, $1.10. Cane Bottom Chairs, per set, $0.00. Painted Chaiuhcr Sets, consisting of Dress Bureau, Bedstead, Washstand and Table, $14.00 ; with four Chairs and Rocking Chair, complete, $10.75. Walnut Chamber Suits, consisting of high bend-board Kreuch Bedstead, Korean, with Arch Standard and Glass, Washstand and Table, $23.75; with four fm? Walnut Chairs and Oval Hack Rocking Chair, $32.75. Ami everything else in proportion. I have on hand a very large Stock, from a fifteen dollar Suit tip to a two hundred dollar Suit. I claim to sell cheaper than Greenville, and will duplicate any bill that eau be bought there. Cl. P. TOLLY, ?ono? Htreot. Oct 4.1877 12 DO NOT FAIL TO SEM) TO THE MSMITH MUSIC HOUSE, For l?rirpM u'mi Illustrated Catalogue*. PIANOS A'LSTI.:) onaA.isrs. WK NKKK TIIK BEST RIA UK ! I NOXK BETTER IB A UK. Send for Trices and Illustrated Cain j MASON it HAMLIN, logues, and you will be surprised. | I'ELOUBET A* PELTON, just received. Pelouhet it Belton, style 1, $35.00. Kyle 3, $50.00. Style 4, $?0.00. style 0, $70.00 Ac, Ac. All-stop Organ for $71.00. Every one guaranteed for six- years. Stool und instruction given. Address McSMITII MUSIC HOUSE, March (j, 1*7!? 31-.im Next to New Fost Ofllcc, Greenville, S. V. BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE AND COMUAIIKE A( l!) PHOSPHATE. WK. are m?, ?IM for the above celebrated Kertl lizers, having sold Bradley's Patent for sev eral years, wc know it to be good. As to Ibu ACID there is none helter. Bea Mr. B. A. Davis' certificate attached. Could give more, hut nm- is sufficient. Our terms arcas favorable as any Standard Unan ?. Cive us a call before buying. A. B. TOWERS & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., Sept. 30. 1878-J/w* A. li. Tom ri .{. Cb.-Dear Sirs : 1 l)cg leave to say to yon that I nm well pleased with the Bradley's Guano that I bought of you las? Spring. In fact I do not think there is any other ?nano equal to it except perhaps ono other, anil lhere is no man who bas usisl a ?realer variety of fertilizers than I have. I sbu-'l want it ngiiin, and a great many ot'my neighbors expect to use lt next your, joss from soeinu my cotton. U A. DAVIS Keb 13. 187? 31 viivLaiisriA HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S- C. A. J. DODAMEAD, .... Pitoiriihrron. rpHIS House is conveniently located-ll Main street, near State Home-being within live minutes'walk ol tho business portion of thc city amt the depot* The rooina are lar^e and well ventilated. Beds clean mid comfortable'. The taine is supplied with the best the market allords. Rates reduced to suit the times. Donni and Longing per dav.il ftO-ministcrs, $1.00.. B. A. WILSON, Manager. Des- A, 1878 21 Buy only the NEW A MARTHA TI XXXTXJUJX VA Viii ? lr 18 TUB Only Sowing Machino wiitin RAH A .'' :.. has Zt.t Settins Ktti,*. l'cvcr Ireais tho Thrcti. i::7cr Skips Stitch::. Is the Li?fttoit Sasal:.;*. 77ic Simplttt, the Most P>-r onie, and in Every Respect The Best Family Sewing Machine! Th? "NEW AMERICAN" is en.?Iv o . ed ones not pet out of orn>r, and will dc more work with leis ??uo. thin .... ?: .....<, Itt?itiat?d CUcutsi furnished sr. tpplication. AGENT.. Vf ANTED. J. 8. DOV EY ?anacer. ?.l N. (burles Street, Baltimore, Md C. A. KEKD, Agent, Anderson, S. C. ??t~ SIK?C?UI inducements for ca Dee 5, 1*78