The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 15, 1880, Image 4
Science as Applied to Agriculture.
Worthy Master and Tatrom:
When you assigned the task of essay?
ing upon science as applied to agricul?
ture, it came very near being a misnomer.
So far as we are concerned, it is the waut
of science in agriculture that ruins us.
In 1670 the Huguenots settled in South
Carolina. Since that time agriculture
has been the chief occupation of the
citizens, and for the want of scieuce or
system?for the words are nearly syuony
raous?they havo gone very far towards
the ruin of one of the most desirable
countries upon which the sun ever shone,
wrecklessly have they proceeded and
persisted in felling the forest, skimming
off the soil, bringing the face of the
country into a state of nudity and allow?
ing it to wash into unsightly-gullies
until its fertility is well nigh exhausted.
In this they exhibited a gnat want of
science, for the forest, one of the great
regulators of the seasons, having been
cleared off has given full vent to sweep?
ing winds," storms, cyclones, etc., which
blast and destroy much of man's labor;
also by ditching and thus drying up or
lowering the beds of the water courses
they have dispelled the morning fogs,
thus destroying the feeders of the at?
mosphere and causing it to become filled
with aridity, discipating or drinking up
all dampness, allowing the arid sunshine
to fall upon the naked land with such
force as to wither and exhaust vegeta?
tion.
The above combined causes are fast
bringing our country to those extremes
of wet and dry, heat or cold, wind storms,
etc., that are constantly increasing and
causing the agricultural interests to be?
come more and more precarious, until
we are scarcely able to meet the demands
of a growing population.* Not only this,
but by our unscientific course we are
fast bringing disrepute upon agriculture,
while, as it is the first, it should be most
honored, for upon its success depends
that of all other occupations.
Farmers, stop short in this suicidal
course;'get out of the old ruts of ignor?
ance-; drive not your own sons from a
calling r^'ch is the safest and most
pleasant. To seek a livelihood in those
already over-crowded professions, which
are more precarious and vexatious, while
they are not more honorable than our
own.' ft is a sad mistake that is driving
our young men of promise from agricul?
ture to seek professional life, seeming to
conclude that any imbecile who can hop
a clod and say, "woa, gee, hoh, yah,";
can be a farmer, while intellect must
seek professions, or, as they are some?
times called, the higher callings. Nay,
nay, there is no earthly calling higher
than scientific tillage .of-the earth, from
whence comes our all, whether it be of
commercial trade or of food and raiment.
And where the vocation, if you please,
that requires so diversified knowledge of
science as does systematic and skilled
farming. While the science of profes?
sorships may be special, that of the
farmer should be general. He should
understand astrology in order to take ad?
vantage of the changes of seasons, con?
sequent upon the rotary movements of
the planetary worlds ; he should be a
mineralogist and''geologist that he may'
know the constituent parts of the soil in
which be operates; he should also un?
derstand botany that he may deal with
each species of vegetable as. its nature
requires, and he should certainly have a
knowledge of entomology in order to
successfully contend with the innumera?
ble hosts of insects, grubs, larvee, beetle,
borer, etc., which prey upon vegetation
and lessen the products of his labor. In
short, the farmers knowledge of science
must be general in order to be successful
i? his vocation,;for the day has come?
and it has been' hastened by man's un?
skilled and improvident efforts to farm
without science or system?when we can
not with impunity go on sowing at ran?
dom, reaping with .uncertainty and de?
pending upon Providence to help us in
so much that depends upon our own
efforts or skill, for * Providence is only
brought to our assistance in things
wherein we are unable to help ourselves.
But we say by our action that if we sow
we ?Aa/|j?ap.
Without reflecting for one moment
that we are wreckless,' in that we plant
without preparation, we .perhaps^apply
mineral to land already superabundantly
supplied and withhold vegetable manure,
which is needed, or we apply yard ma?
nure where it is lime that is needed, or
we put that land to corn where it suits
only for cotton or potatoes; and so of all
our farming operations, conducted with?
out any system, and then when failure
overtakes us we cry out, ;'if it had or
hada't rained, blowed, treezed, thawed,
&c., I would have succeeded," when the
truth is yoiir mode of operation is ab?
normal and produces failure. Would
you have me prove your want of provi?
dence, your utter neglect of system?
Then I challenge you to find a farmer in
youi: township who can tell upon an
average of five years what it costs to
produce a bushel of corn or potatoes, a
pound of beef or pork, a sack of flour or
a bale of cotton, or which of all his crops
are most or least remunerative, what kind
of fertilizer on what kind of land and to
what extent pays best, or what it costs
per capita per annum to support a fami
ly. ,
Iu the face, of such wreckless proce?
dure, is it astonishing that taxes, rents
and obligations are not met? that liens,
mortgages and bankruptcies are common ?
and that there is a state of disquiet, un?
rest and distrust pervading the country ?
Farmers, let the want of science father
all your agricultural failures of the past,
and up now and while you call Herculese
to assist, don't forget to put your own
shoulder to the wheel and push mightily
until we are out of this slough of ignor?
ance that causes so much despondency.
Do not stand still and complain that the
government does you an injury by foster?
ing .icbools of preparation for all other
professions, while it neglects, and has
neglected, agriculture. Who is to blame
for such neglect;? Who is the govern?
ment ? We constantly hear it said," We,
the people." If, then, the people ere the
government, with an agricultural inter?
est vastly preponderating, with an over?
whelming majority on the side of farm?
ers, and then fail to remedy the defect,
do, for very shame, cease to be envious
of other callings or professions, but by
bringing system to bear elevate our own
aud teach our children to be practical,
scientific, systematic farmers. Then our
countrymen will no longer be slow to
acknowledge the agriculturist, the horti?
culturist and che farmer as the peer of
his fellow-citizens, and we shall then
learn that oui^s is not only the safest but
also the most delightful of callings,
giving vigor to manhood, physical and
mental symmetry; giving leisure and
pleasure niore than most indoor profes?
sions. Did I say leisure? Yes; for six
hours of daily labor judiciously and
systematically applied is sufficient for
providing both food and raiment, two
for the dietetic department, eight for
sleep and there is yet eight hours of the
twenty-four daily left for recreation and
mental improvement. Envy not, then,
those who, with throbbing brain, by the
midnight lamp, must turn the ledger in
aearch of precarious gain; but go to your
chosen vocation with' cheer?feeling that
it gives you superior opportunities for
useful ? observation, whereby you may
constantly increase knowledge and daily
add to your pleasures, for it brings you
into close communion with Nature's God,
where you may bask in the sunshine of
His presence and constantly behold His
finger-prints in all his handiwork, know?
ing that while you are in obedience to
His command to "Go till the earth," you
also have the abiding promise that "seed
time and harvest shall not fail." Then,
with Diligence as a motto, Science as a
way bill, Prudence, Patience and Perse?
verance as traveling companions, make
haste to get on the car of Discreetness at
the station of Vigilance, and run on the
line of Integrity, and it will soon lead
you through the village of Thrift to the
town of: Prosperity; which is next door
to the city of Independence, wherein
stands tbe great hall of Contentment.
W. S. Pickens.
TWO CURIOUS CREATURES.
"The Scaly Brother*?Half Fish and Half
Man."
From the Ulica Observer.
Promenadcrs alone on one of the prom?
inent Cincinnati thoroughfares a few
days ago probably noted the brilliantly
decorated poster covering the window of
a dingy-looking little saloon, and calling
attention to the remarkable boys on ex?
hibition within, who were characterized
on the bill as "The Scaly Brothers?half
fisli and half man," and heralded as "the
greatest wonder of the age."
Among others who the otl er day in?
vested a dime in the enterprise was an
Enquire)' scribe, and depositing his ducats
in the hands of the crier doorkeeper, he
passed the dark portals and entered a
jsmaii room beyond the bar, where, upon
entrance, he found himself in the pres?
ence of the living curiosit:es. The. boys
were devoid of clothing, and, with the
exception of a trunk about the loins,
they were in a condition similar to that
in which they had been born. The
uncle of tbe children, in whose care they
now are, related to the reporter the his?
tory of the children, who gained quite a
notoriety from the sensational stories
which, hardly a year ago, emanated from
a correspondent away off in the wilds of
the mountainous region of Kentucky.
The elder of the two, who rejoiced in the
name of William Harrison, is twelve
years old, and his brother, a sprightly
little fellow of eight, answers to the
name of George Munro. They are the
childreu of George Elam, and were born
in Morgan County, Ky. Their mother
was a .Miss Wells, and a healthier, stouter
woman would be hard to find, while the
husband, too, enjoys good heaith, and
the only ailment he possesses is a weak
back. Out of the eight children born to
Mr. and Mra. Elam, three of that num?
ber came into the. worlds covered with
scales, which in time hardened aud as?
sumed the appearance of the skin of an
alligator, being divided in squares in
much the same manner as such. Of
these three, two are now in this city,
while the last one, a little girl of three
years,. is at the home of her parents, who,
a shorh time ago, removed to a farm near
the big tunnel on the Kentucky Central
Railroad, about eight miles back of Cov
ington. Of the other five children in
the family only two" lived, and one of
these, a young girl of sixteen, is said to
be the beauty of that part of the coun?
try. To say that the sight of the
brothers is a pleasant one would be a
slight prevarication, but as an inexpli?
cable freak of nature, and studying the
phenomenon as such, one becomes in?
terested in the details of their lives and
habits, that for the moment all else is
forgotten. There seemed to be a slight
difference in the composition of the scaly
substance which covered both boys, and
on the elder the skin seemed to be of a
harder growth than that of the younger.
One peculiarity about them is that just
at this time of year tbe boys ehed their
coat of scales, and it will not be until
fall that another one will be furnished
them. Upon the thigh of the eldest this
casting-off' process is most plaitdy re?
vealed, and here the hide, (it seems
proper to use tbe term in such a case,)
assumed the appearance of a piece of
dressed leather made from the skin of an
alligator. This is remarkably true, eveu
to color, which is of a dark hue. Al?
though at their birth not one inch of
their bodies escaped the covering, con?
stant washing has kept the growth from
their faces, which shows plainly, how?
ever, the marks where the same has been.
The boys cannot stand heat, their
bodies being devoid of pores; to perspire
is a luxury unknown to them. Although
the art of swimming has not yet been
acquired by them, they love the water,
and while at home the "branch" was
their paddling place, and their parents
found it next to impossible to keep their
clothing dry. Taking this into consid?
eration, the term "half fish" seems to be
hardly applicable, and skin-shedding
would call attention to something even
more repulsive?snake like. They are
unable to close their eyes tight, and in
the trial the balls seek an upward pass?
age, in tbe same manner as those of a
representative of the finny tribe. George,
the eight-year-old, is the brighter of the
two, and he is a shrewd one. The only
education they ever received was when
they attended a country school in Morean
County for one term of three months.
George, the little one, learned very fast,
but Willie, the elder, seemed to be back?
ward. Both have been very healthy all
their lives, and the only time sickness
touched , them was when the oldest son
was taken down with a fever. As soon
as bis uucle related this, George chipped
in : "Yes, and I don't believe be had the
fever then ; be just played it on because
he had to pack in wood." They amuse
themselves by perpetual wrestling, aud
the roughest handling seems to have no
effect upon their hardy little bodies. The
flies which congregated in mass meeting
upon them seemed lp bother the lads,
who, as soon as they become warm, arc
attacked with an itching sensation, which
they say is not the most agreeable thing
in the world. The elder seemed to be in
more torture than the other yesterday,
and, in fitful moods, he would pick away
viciously at a growiug little patch. Both
children have full round faces, and they
would instantly be taken for brothers by
their resemblance to each other, which is
great. The arms of George are very
slight, but in every other particular be
was well proportioned, while Will is de?
cidedly fat. The eyes of the latter have
been drawn and contracted in a manner
painful to behold by the strange disease
which has made him a victim, and ho
recently lost the sight of his left eye.
In their talk the boys display a broad
Southern accent, and they can put away
enough corn bread and milk for two or
three ordinary men. While young a
number of physicians essayed a cure/out
beyond putting the children in misery
nothing was ever accomplished. The
scales with which they are covered can?
not be removed at some seasons of the
year without drawing blood, but now the
time is coming when they will renounce
the old covering, and for many months
will remain in a tender condition, await?
ing the growth of a new one.
Their uncle relates an amusing inci?
dent of how he pursued and found the
man who had been exhibiting them
about the country. He had been depu?
tised by his brother to hunt them up, at
last succeeding in tracing them to this
city. Walking- in he took his stand
among the audience, and found the ob?
ject of bis search relating a rigmarole
about the boys, claiming that they could
live under water as well as out of it, and
giving a high-flown account of their cap?
ture in the wilds of Kentucky, where they
had lived all their lives 'mid the trees.
The astonishment of the fluent talker
may well be surmised, when, recognizing
their relative, the little fellows jumped
from their perch on the stage and made
a dart for his arms. Since that time the
boys have been at home, and it was the
announced intention of those now with
them to take them back there. The
little fellows seem to be tired of the
monotonous days they have to spend in
undress, although a cold is a thing un?
known to either of them. The tops of
their heads have not escaped the general
"?cale," although the effect is not visible
upon the growth of their hair, which is
kept clipped close to their craniums.
George is possessed of a good seuse of the
humorous, and one of his accomplish?
ments in that line was a scare which he
administered to a diminutive darkey a
short time ago, which made that indi?
vidual turn almost white. The latter
had begun to plague Master George,
when he announced in solemn tone that
he was. about to bite him, and that every?
body he ever bU died in about ten min?
utes. ' While the little African: ran
screeching from the place. George gave
his brother a punch in the ribs, and then
rolled over Tor a good laugh. During
the coming week the boys will be taken
to one of the medical colleges of the city
for examination, and, if such a thing as
a cure is possible, steps will be inaugu?
rated for their relief.
A Reminiscence of the Last Presiden?
tial Struggle.
Washington, July 0,18S0.
The statement of ,what General Han?
cock said he would do in the event ol a
division of the House and Senate in 1876
on the manner in which the electoral
vote should be counted ii deprived of
much, if not all, of its importance in
view of the actual facts. General Sher?
man in the latter part of November be?
gan concentrating troops in Washington,
for what purpose is not definitely known
to this day. Only the day before the ar?
rival of the artillery companies, and
while they were en route t.? this city, he
emphatically deuied that troops were
coming here. Their movement was in
obedience to his own orders. He had a
suspicion that another rebellion was go?
ing to take place and that the Presiden?
tial issue might be undecided on the 4th
of March when President Grant's term
would expire. In this dilemma it was
General Sherman's opinion that he
should be prepared to protect and defend
the will of Congress. It is not even un
derstood here that Congress had assem?
bled when Genernl Sherman wrote a
personal letter to General Hancock ask?
ing his views upon the situation. The
reply, it is said, gave General Sharman
a greater scare than he ever before ex
perienced, for having asked an expression
of opinion, General Hancock hypothet
tcally answered that if the Senate was to
assume that Mr. Hayes was elected and
the House should declare that Mr. Tilden
was elected, and the limit fixed by law
for the term of General Grant had ex?
pired, then if Mr. Tilden should take the
oath of office he would respect him as
the President of the United States.
Having obtained this expression from
General Hancock personally and confi?
dentially, General Sherman could do no
more thau lock it up among his private
papers. It complicated matters, howev?
er, here in Washington, and all that was
heard was that, in the event of trouble,
General Hancock could not be relied
upon. It was not pretended that the in?
clination of General Sherman to Mr.
Hayes was right, but as Gencaal Sher?
man is reported to have said the govern?
ment had got to be preserved and some?
body bad got to act promptly, and up to
the 4th of March he wa3 certain of Pres?
ident Grant's support. Still it was a
matter of political preference whether a
citizen should stand by the course of the
Senate or the action of the House. It
was General Sherman's opinion that if
force had to be used then the side which
had the most effective army would be
recognized and order and good govern?
ment would follow. Still, the presence
of General Hancock in New York surely
troubled General Sherman. It was pro?
posed to relieve him of the command of
the military division of the Atlantic
and order General McDowell to New
York, transferring General Hancock to
San Francisco. While this was under
consideration the Electoral Commission
bill was first suggested and the necessity
for the change was believe to have pass?
ed.
In this connection another story is
revived, that which contemplated the ab?
duction of Mr. Tilden in the event he
should attempt to assert himself as
President States, which act was to be
executed by the civil authorities with a
force of marines, the draft to include
those at Boston, Philadelphia and
Washington as well as those at Brook?
lyn, which force was to be ready to
answer the TJnitedjStates Marshall's call
for aid. The United States troops were
not to be called.
It is understood here among the per?
sonal friends of Geueral Hancock that
he will, prior to the publication of his
letter of acceptance, tender his resigna?
tion to the President as Major General
of the United States army. The reason
assigned for this proposed course is that,
pending the election, Genernl Hancock,
if he remained in the army, would be
restrained by the rules and customs
governing army officers, who are sup?
posed to be men without political
preferences. Another reason is an
objection which his candidacy presents
in a person being elected to the highest
civil office in the land while still an
officer of the regular army. The case of
Scott and Grant, it is contended, wcro
different from that of General Hancock.
The nomination of the latter was a
distinctive partisan selection, whereas
with the former distinguished services in
Mexico and during the rebellion gave
them some claim upon the gratitude
of their countrymen regard lesspoliti
cal views. It is also said in expla?
nation that General Hancock does not
wish to embarrass or in the slightest
degree retard the success of his party,
and as a citizen he will be wholly free
and on an equality with the republican
nominee. Having the greatest confi?
dence in the success of the canvass his
retirement will, in his opinion, it is said,
be anticipated only a few months. Tbeyj
example of General Grant, who <l'(lj0H|
resign until a short time before hjTin
auguration as President, has no influence
with Gen. Hancock. Besides, it is al?
leged that this step will increase the
popularity of the democratic candidate
and make success doubly certain. While
the propriety of the step has bceu duly
regarded, those who are familiar with
Gen. Hancock's circumstances say that
in the event of defeat he would no longer
care to serve on the active list of the
army, and tbat his s'riends would at the
next session of Congress seo that he is
put upon the retired list, a position he is
now entitled to if he asks it, having been
over thirty-five years in the service. The
sacrifice which it is understood he is
about to make would be only the loss of
a few months' pay if such a sacrifice
could be measured in dollars aud cents.
An Interesting Letter from Judge
Black to Gen. Hancock
When Gen. Hancock's Order Number
40 was made public, the Hon. Jeremiah
S. Black wrote him the subjoined letter:
Washington, Nov. 30,1867.
My Dear General ; This moment I
read your admirable order. I am much
engaged, but I cannot resist the tempta?
tion to steal lime enough from my
clients to tell you how grateful you have
made me by your patriotic and noble be?
havior.
Yours is the first most distinct and most
emphatic recognition which the princi?
ple of American liberty has received at
the hands of any high officer in n South?
ern command. It has the very ring of
the Revolutionary metal. Washington
never said a thing in better taste or bet?
ter time. It will prove to all men that
"Peace hath her victories not less than
those of war." I congratulate you, not
because it will make you tbe most popu?
lar man in America, for I dare say you
care nothing about that, but because
it will give you through all time the
solid reputation of a true patriot and a
sincere lover of your country, its laws,
and its gover ment. This, added to
your brilliant achievemeuts as a soldier,
will leave you without a rival in the af?
fections of all whose good will is v?rth
having, and give you a place in history
which your children will be proud of.
This acknowledgement from me does
not amount to much, but I am .express?
ing only the feelings of millions and ex?
pressing them feebly at that. With pro?
found respect, vours, &c,
J. S. Black.
Major-Gen. Hancock.
A Big Meteor.?About 12 o'clock on
the night of June 30, a meteor :?h large
as a barrel, starting from the zenith,
plunged down the Northeastern sky and
exploded near Macon, Ga., with a report
that reverberated for thirty seconds end
shook the earth for miles around. The
meteor was about five seconds in falling,
during which time the city was lit up as
though by a powerful electric light.
Much excitement prevailed in the negro
quarters; the inhabitants rushed into
their doors, filling the air with screams and
prayers. Tbe time between the disap?
pearance of the phenomenon and the re?
port was about three minutes ; this would
make the distance from Macon about for?
ty miles.
? The Grant men at Chicago had de?
termined to make their ticket "Grant and
Arthur." This was six mont hs before the
convention, according to their own ad?
mission. They simply make Arthor tbe
tail of a different horse of the same breed
when the "old man" was dropped.
? A census man has struck something
interesting in Oldtown. Maine. He has
found a youth 12 years,old named Joseph
H. Forticr. He is the fifth in succession
bearing the same name. Each of the
five was the first born, and all were born
on the first day of April.
? The woman who makes a bed quilt
containing twenty thousand pieces, and
a man who crowds fourteen thousand
words on a postal card have fulfilled
their missions in this world, and should
be pursuaded either to kindle a fire
with coal oil or experiment with a
flying machine.?Bighampfon Republi?
can.
? The Boston Traveler begs the Repub?
licans not to "strike at the tail of the
ticket," as that "endangers Garfield."
The Republicans wlo have struck hard?
est at the tail of their own ticket are
Hayes and John Sherman, who pro?
nounced Arthur a corruptionist, and
removed him from tbe New York Custom
House.
? The Democrats put themselves on
record as to Chinese immigration, by
passing a bill imposing restriction upon
that class of immigrants. Hayes, in
behalf of his party, vetoed the bill. Gar
fied voted against the measure, and
voted against passing the bill over Hayes'
veto. Tbe Pacific coast Republicans
have taken a note of Garficld's record on
this subject.
? The Republican ticket in Indiana
is painfully weak, and there is every pro?
bability that it will be beaten. Porter,
the candidate for Governor, is an office?
holder in the Federal Treasury Depart?
ment, who has made a practice of breaking
Hayes' "civil order No. 1," and Hanna,
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, is an
obscure country lawyer of recognized me?
diocrity.
? St. Louis is groaning over an official
census report of only 375,000 inhabitants.
Evansville is also complaining, and de?
mands a second count. The city which
has a right to complain of bungling cen?
sus returns is Louisville. She has made
far greater progress in population than
either St. Louis or Evansville during the
last ten years, and yet it is intimated that
her population is only 120,000?a palpa?
ble absurdity.
? Au inveterate Yankee tobacco
chewer was in the habit of declaring
about once a month that he would
"never chew another piece," but broke
i his pledge as often as he made. Ou one
occasion shortly after he had "broke ofi'
for good," he was seen taking nuother
chew. "Why," said his friend, "you told
me that you had given up that habit;
but I see you arc at it again." "I have
gone to chewing and left off lying."
Bicyclists will do well to meditate on the
following ominous paragraph in the last
Loudon Truth: "It may be noticed that
many young men you meet now-a days
are prematurely round-shouldered and
walk with bent knees and a sort of crab?
like movement. This is not the result of
over-study or weakness, but the conse?
quence of perpetual wobbling on what is
called the 'steel horse.' This peculiar
and ungraceful appearance, which is
becoming indelibly stamped on many
youth is known as the 'bycicle back."
? Mr. Blaine and Mr. Hoar excel
their Republican brethren in meanness.
The amendments they offered to the
Mexican veterans bill, imposed condi?
tions on this class which have never
been demanded of the soldiers of the late,
war. The Senators who offered them
have never smelt a battle even from afar,
and because some of the Mexican vete?
rans served in the late Confederate army
they choose to show their baby spite.
The littleness of their souls is marvelous.
? The naval appopriation for the next
fiscal vear is ?11,405,797.70, and the army
gels $26,425,800. This is a reduction of
?1,500,000 on the navy appropriation of
last year and ?14,000,000 less for the
artny appropriation. The Republican
Congresses have never since the war
appropriated less than ?36,000,000 for
the army, and they appropriated as high
as?S12.12100,000 in 1868. For the navy
^iM? R&L never gave less than
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or cure herTanuT^^Rr^PRWmall for?
tune in humbug stuff. Six months ago I
saw a U. S. flag with Hop Bitters on it,
and I thought I would be a fool onco
more. I tried it, but my folly-proved to be
wisdom. Two bottles cured her, she is
now as well and strong as any man's wife,
and it costme imlv two dollars. Such
folly pays.?H. W.,' Detroit, Mich.?Fret
Preis.
F. W. WAGENER & CO., "
CHARLESTON, - SOUTH CAROLINA,
Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers,
LIQUOR DEALERS.
ACENTS FOR
Oriental Gun Powder,
Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco,
Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tic.
Wagener and Georgia Grange Fertilizers,
??y Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure.
F. W. WAGENER. G. A. WAG EN EH.
May 18, 18S0 44_ly_
INDUCEMENTS EXTRAORDINARY.
GrlR/ZE-A-T B^.K/v3-^.I2SrS !
REDUCTION IN PRICES AT
tolly's Furniture store i
DURING the SUMMER .MONTHS I will sell fur CASH at the following remarkable
low figures :?
Maple Bedsteads, Slats ami Castors, complete, $2.50 ami upwards.
Walnut Bedsteads, 0 feet G inches high, $7.50 and upwards.
Cane Scat Chairs, per set, from $5.00 and upwards.
Towclcnd and Drawer Washstands, from $1.39 and upwards.
Picture Frames and Chromos cheaper than anywhere else. Walnut Motto Frames,
with Glass and Gilt lining at ?l) cents. 8x10 Frames, same kind, 25 cents. ll.\14, same
kind, at 30 cents. The largest size of Pictures, 24x30, Walnut Frames, at $1.10. Smaller
sizes, same frame, at $1.20.
FINE CHILDREN CARRIAGES at $7.50 and upwards.
A large lot of Window Shades from H cents a piece and upwards, and everything else
in proportion. I have on hand a very large stock of all kinds and description.
Come and see me, as I will not be undersold by any house in the State.
?. F. TOLLY.
May 13, 1S80_ 14
The Light "Running
"PEOPLE'S" SEWING MACHINES.
PEOPLE'S "
THE
SEWING
MACHINE
IS light-running, has simple tension, is large, lifts
has easily threaded shuttle, winds a bobbin
without running the works of the
MACHINE !
and is so simple in
its construction that it is
easily understood; the People's
Machine is the best for all kinds of
Family Sewing. liest In use.
WE WANT AGISINXS
Where our machines are not represented,
for circular to the
PHIL A. SEWING MACHINE CO.,
Send
July ?. IHriO
Philadelphia, I'a.
52 lv
EAGLE AND PH E NIX
BALL SEWING THREAT).
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
PREPARED BY a PROCESS USED IjY XO OTHER MILL.
16 Balls to Pound, I lb. Packages. 20 Balls to Pound, 2 lb. Paper Boxes.
Packed in Cases of 20, 30, 50,100 or 500 Pounds each.
Uniform Price. Invariable Discounts*
B^Soia toy ?tll Jo'btoers.'?? .
ASK FOR "EAGLE &. FHENIX." USE NO OTHER
The Great Carriage Manufacturing House of the World.
EMERSON,
FISHER & CO.,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
TOP mm AND PHA1T0NS.
Tlest material, good workmanship, handsome styles, strong and durable
Vehicles in every respect.
70,000 CARRIAGES,
Manufactured by EMERSON, FISHER & CO., are now in
use in every part of the American Continent.
They give unfailing satisfaction. All their work is warranted. They have re?
ceived testimonials from all parts of the country of purport similar to the following,
hundreds of which arc on file subject to inspection :
GALVA. ILLINOIS, July IG, JS7!).
Meats. Emerson, Fisher ?(? Co. : I have used one of your Top Buggies three years in my
liberv stable, and tliev have given me perfect satisfaction and are in constant use.
OSCAR SM ALLEY.
NE WHERRY. S. C, July 17, 1870.
Messrs. Cbpjmk ?0 Johnson?Dear Sirs : I have been using the Emerson it Fisher Buggy
I bought fnnu you us roughly I suppose as any one could. I had a fast horse, drove him
at full speed, sometimes with two grown ladies and myself in the buggy, and it is to-day
worth all the money I paid for it. 1 say the Emerson it Fisher Buggies will do.
A. M. TEAGUE, Fanner.
The favorable reputation the Carriages have made in localities where they have
been used for several years by Liverymen, Physicians, Farmers and others requiring
hard and constant use, has led to an increased demand from those localities, to meet
which the manufacturing facilities of their mammoth establishment have been ex?
tended, enabling them now to turn out in good style,
360 CARRIAGES A WEEK.
Emerson, Fisher & Co.'s Carriages are the Best.
v?? OT 1K7H 20 10m
MARBLE YARD.
SAMUEL MURPHY,
Anderson, 8. C,
DEALER and Manufacturer of Homi
inents, IE on uiuen l nl J Sand?
stones, Tombs, Vases. Etc. As I
am a practical workman, and do work my?
self, I can afford fo furnish anything in my
line cheaner than any one else. Working
only the heat grades of marble, I am able
to give better satisfaction to my customers,
and guarantee all work that leaves my shop.
I work only new designs. Call and see me
at my shop on Depot Street, and be con?
vinced of these facts, before purchasing
elsewhere.
June 17. 1880 4!) ly
MARBLE YARD.
ALL persans-wanting TOMBSTONES
will do well to call on tue, as I have
on hand all grades) of Marble, and work all
the new designs. I warrant my work to
give satisfaction. Prices to suit the times.
I am prepared to take care of the County
travel and regular boarding nt reasonable
rates at the llenson House. Meals 25 cents.
Lodging 25 cents.
THOS. M. WHITE.
Feh 2G, 1880 3.'1
ESTATE NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the
Estate of John 11. Adger, Jr., deceased, will
please render them, properly attested ; and
nil person's indebted to said Estate will
please make pavmcnt. to the undersigned.
" JOHN B. A DO Kit,
Adin'r. with Will annexed.
July 1, IS**) 51
OUR
NEW WAREHOUSE
IS COMPLETE,
From which wc can most conveniently
load Wagons with the good old
WANDO FERTILIZER
AND
ACID PHOSPHATE,
AND THE
CAROLINA FERTILIZER
AND
Palmetto Acid Phosphate.
Call and buy our Fertilizers for Cotton
deliverable next Fall
Wc Have Just Received,
25,0(10 pounds Tennessee Meat,
Three Car Loads New Orleans and Mus?
covado Molasses,
800 bushels Tennessee Corn,
Two Car Loads Excellent Flour,
One Car Load Liverpool Sail,
23 barrels best Northern Seed Potatoes
We have also a large stock of?
Ploughs, Sugar, Coffee,
Tu iots and Shoes,
Dry (foods, Hardware,
Hals. Yankee Notions,
And in fact almost every kind of Goods
needed by the public?-from n htjwr of Pint
vp lo a IJotjuhend of }[olits*e#.
We oiler our Goods for cash or on credit
until next. Fall at reasonably low prices?to
ijood und /n-ooi/)/ jMgituj cu*tomrr*. Come
und trade with us.
BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO.
Anderson. S. C, I'Vk 12, issij.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
A. Y. Shirley ami Win. 1!. Carter, Plaintiff*, against
Rachel K. Harris, Kmaliuc Jones, K. A.Shirley,
>nllic Wilson, Helen Melanie). B. F. Shirley,
John X Shirley, Lettin Shirley, Thomas Shirley,
Newton Shirley. Kicliaid Shirley, Itehveca J.
Jack,Fanny L'. Shirley, Klzora Vickory .Kinnia
(iooisby.and Franklin Shirley, Defendants.?
Summon* /or Relief?Complaint not Screed.
To the Defendants above uaiucd:
TUU arc hereby auniuioned ami required to an?
swer the complaint in this action, n cony
of which is tiled in the office of the Clerk of the
Court of Common Picas, at Anderson C. II., S. ('.,
and to serve a copy of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscriber at his oilier, Ander?
son C. II., S. C, within twenty days after tin.' ser?
vice hereof, exclusive of the day ?f such service;
and if you fail to answer the complaint, within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated May 2.1, A.P. ISSO.
J. L. TRIBBI.F,
Plaintiffs' Attorney, Anderson, S. C.
[l. s.]?John w. Danibls, C. C. P.
To the Defendants above named :
Take notice that the object of this action, in
which a summons is herewith served upon you, is
to remove cloud from Titles to Real Estate assign?
ed to Plaintiffs by the Probate Court, and to con?
firm proceedings in Probate Court to partition
the Real Estate of James Shirley, deceased. The
premises in question are described as follows:
Tract No. 1, containing one hundred and sixty
three acres, more or less, and Tract Xo. 2, contain
ing one hundred and twenty-three acres, more or
less, hounded by lands of Mrs. Sophia Millwco,
Hugh Kush and .lames Erskine. Xo personal
claim is made against you.
J. L. TitlBBLE, riaintihV Attorney.
To the Defendants:
Take notice that the complaint and summons in
this action were filed in the ollice of John W.
Daniels. C. C. P., Anderson Comity,on the28th
day of May, 1880.
".I. L. TRIBBLK, Plaintiffs' Attornev.
June 3. 1880 -J7 ti'
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Henry B. Smith, PlaintifT, against S. A. Smith,
Defendant.?Copy Summon* for Relief?Complaint
Served.
To the Defendant S. A. Smith :
YOU are hereby summoned anil required to an
sycr the complaint in this action, of which
a copy is herewith served upon you, aim to serve a
cony of your answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in the City of Greenville,
within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu?
sive of the day of such service ; and if you fall to
answer the complaint within the time*aforesaid,
the plaintiff" in this action will apply to the Conn
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated 12th May, 1880.
"WIIITXEP. SYMMES,
PlaintifTs Attornev.
Attkst: JOHN IV*. DANIELS, C. C. P.
To the Defendant S. A. Smith :
YOU will tako notice that the sumtnon-< and
complaint In this action was filed in I ho office of
(be Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas at Ander?
son Court. House, the 14th day ol May, 1880.
WHITNKR SYMMES, Plaintiff's Attorney.
June 10,18S0 IS li
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
A. S. Armstrong, Ailm'r.,*]
vs. (
Surah J. Armstrong, et nl.J
//( the Common Pleas?Complaint for Parti?
tion, Payment of Debt*, if-'.-.
PURSUANT to an order of Court in the
above stated ease, all creditors of the
Estate of A. M. Armstrong, deceased, are
hereby notified' lo establish their claims
before nie on or by the 1st day of July next,
or be barred.
W. W. HUMPHREYS,
Master.
Mav ?7, 168 id G
IS'L-A-G-G-'a
ih?p.o;ed patent liver padi
Never Okts Hard.
Cax 3k Mass axy Et?k\otu Bkmrzo. Last
Twice as Long.
Else-set Cars!" vi'.'csut Drseciag ttt ryjtea.
Cl'RKS _
Chilis and Pew,
Liver Comphint, j **v j?U
Eta-lisn,
Costivrn??5S,
Female
Veline?.
Sirk I Xerroiu
Ffadarie.
T'irse P"<N ('??.?* ill Di- ?>*??? bv .?1-crptfcn. ?V?
Noxious I'.itr.Oil.t.'h- in,.?!?< Mpdidn? :i?l.i-:- -i
lava the Stosnach. Tins I'mit ?i?.w<?-n nvr ib? l ;t
of the Stomach, c??v< rinn the Ore.it y.- ->e < <r!-.'.
also tho I.lrcr and Stomach. A ovntte V-e-:
Tonic is ab'orN-dintnrlicqimiilatlouc; the ]"???.??.! ;'r-i
Liver, purifying tlte Riend.stinmlatins the l.ii'ei ???r>l
Kidneys to health* nation, and sir-np/th-rT'? tin
Stomach to dijre? fi*d. i'aicc or J'a:is ?i ant. *l
HAcn. Sot.u jiy At :. Bannetsra.or i>cathy Mail
? Express.
Manufactured at 39 & 41 North I<ibert7 St-,
..aLTIMOUE. jMb
WILHITE A WILHITK Agents, Ander?
son, S. C. 37?ly
Hernia or Rupture Cured!
Genulno Stamped " I.J. SEELEY,WARRANTED,"
Ho.5 A. Wo.3Conc?ve. Mo. 8. Ro.l.
Ctccly'e* Hard Rubber Trusses,
O made in every desirable pattern,shape
or strength. Springs coated with bard rub?
ber. Light, cool, cleanly. Free from all
sour, rusty or padding unpleasantness.
Suspensory Bandages, Shoulder Unices,
Adominal Supporters, ifcc.
Complete assortment, for sale by
WILHITE <fc WILHITE.
.Tt-tf" Correct adjustment a specialitv.
May 20, LSS0 45
PROVERBS.
'Tor irfnkinjr ppell?,
fits, r"?**fM*int. pnlpito
ti-n anil low spirits,
rely ou Uop Bitters."
"Ilr.fl? of, procure
and u?o nrp Bitters,
and -ou will bo strong
heal'.by and happy."
"Ladies, do yon
want to bo strong,
healthy and beautiful!
Then tuo Bop Bit tors.
"The prcatost anpo
?a-r, ftomach. Mood
and liver regulator?
Bop Bitters.,Y
"Clcry>ingn, Law.
yore, kullois, Ban!:
rra anil Ladlen need
Hop Bitters da?y."
"Hop Bitters hss re?
stored to sobriety and
h rnlth , pc rf cct wrrcks
from iijjcmpcrance."
"Sour stomach, ?ick
hcjulaeJio and atezi
mem Hop Bitters cult*
wiLuafewdosee,"
l'ROVERBS.
'fclCOwUl txipald for
a coso that Uop Bit?
ters w?l not euro or
help."
??nop Bitters builds
tip, strengthens and
cures continually
from the first doe*"
"Kidney and Uri?
nary complaints of nil
kinds permanently
cured by hop Bitte: e.''
Hop Co?nii Ctnutls
the swcctci.t. MfiEt
aud best Ask children.
Tho Hop Pad for
Stomarb, Liver and
Kidneys, is aupcrlor
to all others. Cures
by absorption. Ask
Drug gists.
D.L C. is an nbsolnte
and lrrcslstihlo euro
for dninl-cnnc.**, ?so
of opium, tobacco and
narcotics.
All abom noli! by
druggists. Hop Bitters
Manufacturing, Co.,
Rochester, K. Y.
\_
r j
. ,.:'Tf c- i : ? ?er!tTM*ni!ie.
" i ? v.-.n ij.e of i nj.if!. Iii/. -? or Lnno Fii
v- ^.wilersaro ?- ?< In time.
? ?? : ?? :.? h ;:!? ur ? M ! pn-vi tit lb>': CiTOT.i'rtA
; ... /?? v. ? ?? ;i ;.:t 0>Ai'i:a is low is,
!???;! ?.? f. -? !1 !? .-? v.- fie i|iianlliy ?>r n ils
nti.l ? :?? -ti: r;.. :.'/ ,i- r rem? ::n I make t!;c butler Ann
!?'< ? ?.' lvfi- r? v ' ; r:i:( or nn v?nt almost pvkst
< ? : > ? i l; >??<??* and i ..'lie nre s-;: rt.
>-i:t Aii.i, otvRSatispactio;.'.
\ . '? II. fqu11s. Proprietor.
BALTIIIOKK. icc.
For sale bv \VII.lflTE.v WILHITK, Amlers.
and M. W. COLEMAN A CO., Seiu-ea Cllv.
Nor 13.1879 IS * ly
Valuable Property for Sale.
IWILL sell on FRIDAY, I5i!l day of
?CT?RER next, at the late residence
of Willis Allen, deceased, one TRACT OK
LAND, known as the ".Shoal Tract," con
tabling sixty-eight acres. Un this Tract is
one ol ihe liest Shoals on Saluda River,
with a fall of 14 tret, and unrivalled silo*
for erecting buildings for machinery. This
Shoal is just one-quarter mile from (!. .v. <'.
R. R. Terms made known on tltiv <>r sale.
J. 1>. ALLEN*, Kx'r.
April 8,1880 3D lam?sept 15, ew
P, KIND. O. DIERCKS,
Superintendent. Proprietor.
PHOIX IRON WORKS,
COLUMBIA, S. C,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES,
Water and Horse Powers,
COLUMNS FOR STORE FRONTS,
Railings for Balconies.
SAW AND GRIST MILLS.
ALL kinds of CASTINGS done at short
notice and low prices. Work done
in good, workmanlike manner. Repairing
of all kinds Machinery and Engines,
WATSON & SON, Agents,
Anderson, S. C.
June 3, 1SS0 17 3m
THE Huckeye Reaper and Mower, Har?
vester and Self-Hinder.
The Economizer,! Canton Monitor, Self
Propelling and other Steam Engines.
The Farqtthar Thresher and Separator,.
Saw and Grist Mills, Cotton Gins, Conden?
sers, Feeders and Presses, and all Planta?
tion .Machinery.
Fordescriptivo circulars, price lists, &C,
address
J. XL MATTHEWS. Agent,
Belton, S. 0.
JED* AH kinds of machinery repaired.
May f?, 18S0_43_3m
Notice to Stove Buyers.
ONE HUNDRED STOVES to be sold
cheap?of the celebrated make of
Thomas Robert Stephenson & Co.?to good
parties on the Cotton Option or for Cash.
Come and see them.
STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Nos.
9, $1.00; <s, $3.50; 7, $3.00; <J, $2.P0.
L. H. SEEL,
West End Waverly House.
March IS, 1880 3G_
LUMBER! LUMBER !
ALARGE lot'of good Lumber is kept
constantly on hand at my Lumber
Yard at the Blue Ridge Depot in Anderson,
and orders for large or small lots of any
kind desired will be'promptly filled at low
prices. Mr. Robert Maynclu is my agent
for the sale of Lumber at Anderson, and
will furnish any information desired to
persons wishing to make an order.
JOHN KAUFMAN.
Jan -'50,1H7!) 29 ly
New Advertisements.
MOSQUITO CATCHER S; ffi5
your mom in a few minutes without smoke, soil
or grease. Price SO cts. Send for Illustrated Cir?
cular. Agents wanted. Good terms. L. T.
JONGS, ItfG Light St., Baltimore, Maryland.
$777
A YEAR and expenses to agents. Out
lit Free. Address P. O. VICKEKY, Au?
gusta, Maine.
TO ADVERTISERS?Lowest Rates foradver
tising in 070 good newspapers sent free. Ad?
dress GEO. P. 110 WELL & CO., 10 Spruce St., N. Y
ynuxaxta fexals coluece, mi:un?i??, u*& CmTiu,
S"~Xtr. Samarl I. fdtr, A.~.V., 2.3>., ^mident.
f Sessions open the IHrat Sfnnd.y in Februaty and Angn?fc
[ Each Session of 20 week. i? divide"! into foot 6-wk Section*;
(and followed by n ? wie vacation. Fach section i. deroUd by
%*/ iTcry one -wbomj obubju. j?.. ? ? ?- ??
a Pttco*nt of U f JO ptr ent on next Session ? Tank*! 1
GErGiuDUATJOSj'EuTATt, and may occur at the end of any
"Section." This pnin-nU ?iT?^tti^C-?til?.
?TTlo ?loir, .Mb ?*v?l ?1? V.u.u 1'tn.u?? Ki.ttim, inj
?fall? nrlaiiw.1 >?? our *rw C.tiJopiA fWl hr <im, ??<J ?imln? it J
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Greenville and Columbia Railroad.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and alter Monday, May 17,1880, the iwssen?
ger Trains over the Greenville and Columbia Rail?
road will be run daily, Sundays excepted:
UP.
Leave Columbia at.JO W a m
Leave Alston.11 5if a m
Leave Ncwberry.12 p m
Leave Hodges.."..?! 35 p in
Leave Belton. I BS I? ?>?
Arrive at Greenville.<*> 10 p ni
DOWN.
Leave Greenville at.s 40 a m
Leave Briton. !? ?>' a '?
Leave Hodges.11 17 p m
Leave Ncwberry. 1 W p ni
Leave Alston. S" 00 p m
Arrive at Columbia. 4 to p m
ANDERSON BRANCH A BLUE RIDGE R. R.
UP.
Leave Helton.5 00 p ro
Leave Anderson......5 -is p m
Leave Peiidleion.G 4"> p in
Leave Perryville. 7 2:t p m
Leave Seneca i'itv. 7 40 p in
Arrive at Walhalla. 8 13 p n:
DOWN.
Leave Walhalla.5 0:> a m
Leave Seneca.5 4S a in
Leave Perryville.5 SB a in
Leave Pendlet on.G :is a ji
Leave Anderson. 6 40 a m
Arrive at Helton.8 18am
J. W. FRY, (Jen. Supt.
J. P. MKRKDrTli, Master Transportation.
Ja hks Norton, .In., den. Ticket Agent.
South Carolina Railroad.
On and after Sunday, MAY I?, ISS0, Passen?
ger trains will run a.-*follows:
1UV train, sundays k.tckptki)
Leave Columbia. 4.1-> p m
Arrive at Charleston.U.oo ji m
Leave Charleston.5.4.1 a m
Anlvc at Columbia.10.30 a m
NUillT k.m'RKSS accommodation TRAIN.
Leave Columbia.y.:tn p m
Arrive at Charleston.7.UII a m
Leave Charleston.!).u.r> p m
Arrive at Columbia.ii.10 a m
Close connections made with Greenville and Co?
lumbia Railroad to and from Walhalla, Greenville,
Anderson, Spartanbiirg, Flat Ruck and Henderson
ville. John II. Peck, Gen. Sunt.
P. C. Ai.i.kn. Own. Ticket Agl., Charleston, S. C.
Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line R. R.
(in and alter Sunday. June 1st, 1879, Double Dai
Iv Trains will run on this road as follows :
GOING EAST.
Night Mail and Passenger Train.
Arrive Seneca.u no p in
Leave Seneca.a ui p m
Day Passenger Train.
Arrive Seneca.9 12 ? m
Leave Seneca.;) i;( a m
GOING WEST.
Night Mail mid Passenger Train.
Arrive Seneca.f, a m
Leave Seneca. ti :u a m
Day Passenger Train.
Arrive Seneca.,"i IS p tu
Leave Seneca.k"> p m
Through Tickets on .-ale at Gainesville, Seneca
City, Greenville and Spartanbiirg tu all points
East and Wot.
W. J. HOUSTON, <i. T. and P. Agent