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Short Talk With the Boys. BY M. QUAD. "What's that you threw away ?" "Nothingbut a bit of string." "Who made it, and when and how ??" "I don't know." And probably you don't care, but you should. A piece of string is tossed away in contempt a thousand times per day, . and nobody seems to realize that its manufacture is one of the most curious things that machinery is put to. Let's have a little talk about it. It is a cotton string, you Bee, and we must begin with cotton. As far South as Georgia and Alabama cotton seed is in the ground by the last ; of February, and never later than the first week in March. It is drilled in the same as wheat, and soon after the plant is up a force of negroes called "choppers" are set to. w^rk.. "Chopping cotton", means going) along, the tows, with a hoe and cmting or chopping out the extra* plants. If left as they come up they would be too crowded. Later on the plants most be hoed like corn, and it is ?jEail before.the boll opens and shows the clean, snow-white cotton. There are from two to four or five pickings, according to the strength of -the crop. Right here is where the hardest part of the work comes in. Negroes with sacks slung over their shoulders take the field row by row and, with a twist of the fingers which few white men can imitate, snatch the'eotton from the boll. They must ..work in a I 8^^^fl^re,'andl go where yoii-wiH ifr"the*cotton States^yOu can tell ?nold" Cotton picker by his walk on the streets. Your string .has been, olanted, I "chopped," hoed aud'gatfceYed.^ 'MiHiens j : of dollars have been invested, thousands of people given work, and millions again i are, to.be realized.. JSaw, then,Ahe cotton| I mtUTbe ^innedjid Maike thV Seeds and. dirt out. The cotton-gin. houses of the South represent hundreds of thousands of I dollars.- more.- . Then i t:must be pressed, .1 sacked and hooped, and you have the ordinary bale Of cofton Weighing, say, ?OChphundsI. Ndw* if ^ojc?ltbaisjto: bea used at home, the ordinary bales are I '*"4W*&(r^T0TwagOT to the nearest town. You see the.m como I in by six mule teams, by^fj^^yrtwo, and now and then one drives into town I on^his single'hals dj^wnvby an ox. ;| qfjthe cotton ii to\^.*6roa,d it is sent 1 to~ttie compress. "This is a powerful.ma,-J ? tjhjfle into which ./our men jerk au.ordt 1 ? nary-'-bale, which seems packed hard j enough to resist a cannon shot, and, at ime^sj^iteze;, the bite; becomes almost ai r i .-.fiat as. a p?pcakeK. Theweigh t iaall there, but the bulk has keen reduced two-thirds. J Three bales can: be squeezed into one by the compress" and 1,500 pounds will st?w in the place of 500. : j And now I "have not mentioned the inspecting,- ?giading'i'weighing, buying, ; rehooping and shipping, all of which j i;j^ye employment to ?iousap?s more and; j cause mil Irons of dollars to change bands. I That bit of string begins to . have more J value in your eyes, eh I Well, let's see. I " ; AV^go into the Enterprise Cotton Mill at Augusta, Ga. As you stand at the ;-door a moment let me tell you that the cotton mills, of America represent mil? lions of. .dollars again, and that Genius _has iairl'yExhausted herself, in inventing the machinery?machinery so near human that you almost expect to hear it call out to yon.-- We first, go into. the. picking room. Here'the- cotton* just as it comes from the plantation, is fed into machines called pickers. They remove any refuse and blow the dust out. From the pickers the cotton goes to the finish era, who weave it into what is called a lap?or a great white roll of coarse cotton /b|tttf ogi 'It is then fed through another machine and comes out in rolls again, which are called finishers' laps. It is much whiter and softer than before. It is Wonnd off on to great spools, and when; these spools are full they are wheeled into the carding room. This room is 240 feet long by 'seveht-Z-five wide- and the ? mill car> pick'and card thirteen hales per day. "The staff wound off on our spools is not string, but a soft, tender j ' rope "the si ze of a chair round. Our. spools uow .go the. railways in what ire;"called, "drawings."- The four ropes late there merged into one, and j -ran out ^ihto the cylinders called ] railway cases. Then sixteen of the ropes are merged into four and run over a draw- I frame. Then four go over another frame J 5 and become one. Then* the cans are ranged alongside of a machine called a "sweater," and the ends of the drawings or ropes are run up to spindles and re- I . wound. This time the rope is about half the eize of a clothes, line,* and is called "roping." They go from this to the I "fine frames," and two threads become one. It is then ready to go. to the spin- I ning room on the third floor and be spun on bobbins. The rope has now been re duced to the size of No. 40 thread.' That is finer than our string; but let me go on. The bobbin goes to the spooling depart- j ment and is there run off on .to: spools, j One spool will bold all that can be wound } upon ten bobbins. Tbe spools go to the 1 .Warping frames, there being 380 separate spools and. 380 separate threads, each of which must be attached to the warping beam. The thread must bo carried through a hot air chest and ~8ized- before ready for" the ~web. The threads then have to be picked into a [ ;M^'h|fpessi**Larid, each:girl whp follows! this work handles 1,900 separate threads j twice over in about an hour. When the - threads are finally, in "harness" and drawn they are ready for the loom, and j each girl attends to four looms. When you enter the weaving^ rooju-you-heara1! great clashing and clan king.' and every thing seems in confusion. But come.up to this loom. It is weaving, the cloth which you may yet wear for a shirt: See th^perfecjionofMovement! Everything 'is timed" tolhe fiftieth part of a second. One shuttle down?one up.'? -Here is c'n eccentric?there is a crank?there a shoulder?here a motion so nearly human that you start back in surprise. In look-, ing over five yards of factory cloth you will find at least one rough spot?some? thinglike a knot. That is caused by the breaking of one of the threads. An alarm is rung, and the girl's deft fingers tie the ends in a second. -Down In the basement are the monster engine and boilers?up under tbe roof is the great tank for making^ the starch by steam. 0n every floor we hear the ma? chines humming, see every employee at work. You see every one in his place. ?Fivery. machine is doing its duty.. -In -this seeming hurly-burly is the grandest system of order. They know to a pound how much raw cotton is used in a day? how many yards are woven?who has been absent or present?how much money goes for profit or loss. '^Nothing $ut a bit of string 1 Well. I my lad,, it may be of no .use to you just ','pO.w, hut. doii't throw(.such. thjtigs aside without thought. Outside of all the millions, of money*..acres.of .land aud thousands of people employed in the cot ?.ton iadostry,-tbinkof the years of patient study which have been given to tbe ma? chinery. If it is not human, it is at least perfection. Scores of men have worried themselves to insanity; scores of others have experimented- to/ have their ideas stolen, and who can say how many have tpeiit days and'nights without grasping the hoped-for problem ? You threw the string away without a thought of this. That was ju3t like a boy, and just like four men out of five; but it is almost criminal.. It is the every day things of our"life?rbur pins, needles, thread, mar? bles, gimlets, screws, knives, tacks and other seeming trifles?which have puz? zled tbe genius of the world mo3t to pro? duce. ? Now it is" understood that Congrefs will not adjourn until late iu July. Plowing by Steam or Electricity. Steam plows hare been in use for sev? eral years in England, Egypt and some parts of the United States. Heretofore the only steam plow that has given sat? isfaction is one arranged to be drawn by an engine stationed at the side of the field by means of a wire rope. There are .many objections to this plan, and hundreds of experiments, have, been made to demonstrate the practicability of plowing with a traction engine. Heretofore these experiments have not produced satisfactory results; but now the wheat growers of Dakota are begin? ning to use a traction engine plow that bids far to supersede horse power for turning prairie sod. An engioe drawing a gang of eight plows has been intro? duced into the Territory, and its average work is the breaking of twenty-five acres per day, turning the sod four inches thick. I Fuel being scarce and costly in D*-, i kota, the cost of breaking the land by steam is said to be one dollar per acre. Of course tbatleayes a good -margin of profit for the ?owner of the plow. The cost of breaking the land by animal power is three dollars per acre, as it re? quires four horses or oxen, oue man and a boy to operate one plow, which will ' break"?nly'a'little~mdre~tban air acre a day.. .?._.._ No'steani .plpw^ has yet been construct? ed, however] to ineet the requirements of small farmers. There has long been a I great demand for such a machine. Some twenty years ago Horace Greely dedi? cated the book which, demonstrated how little he knew about farming to the man who ^?houldyinventer steam-plow. It would appear that its construction would not be a very difficult matter, but no one has ever yet claimed the dedication. X^The rapid, development of the electri? cal science suggests before many years electricity, rather than steam, .will be looked to by farmers for motive power to jdrapi; theif bj?^and Ajagons and; jjrbpel alt Cheir farm machinery! With 'the storage batteries already invented, and the utilization of the power of the wind' and water courses in generating.electrici-' ty, it only needs a few' 'steps forward' tp adopt this mysterious force to every pur 'j>OsV"where power is, required.. Gen. J^wbsjance remark^i.h^^^eJnJiggers' and mules are eating up the country.!' If^thig'iff.true?and it is to some extent -^jViB'higb1 time the more progressive people, wjere^devjisigg some plan to. yoke the lightning or harness some other force in nature-inUheir {Maces. -^VVe might-get along with the negroes very well, but the coni^natipn^f;.the;.negro auch th&<m.ale in our farm! ecOT?my'-^-or rather absence of thereconomy?is a^ subject of serious consideration as to its bearing on the future of the country.?Savannah News.. Over a Cdfflh-Md. "She?was?a?good?wife?to?me. A good wife, God bless her!" The words were spoken in trembling accents over a coffin-lid. The woman asleep there bad borne the heat and burr den of life's long day, and no one had ever Heard her. murmur;, her: hand was quick to rea'cjh- out in a helping grasp to those who fell' by the wayside, and .her feet were swift on errands of mercy; the heart of her husband had- trusted in her; he bad left her to long hours of solitude, while he bad amused himself in scenes in which she had no part. When boon companions deserted him, when fickle affection.selfishly departed, when pleas? ure palled, he went home and found her waiting for him. "Come from your long, long roving. On life's sea so bleak and rough, Come to me, tender and loving And I shall be blest enough." That had been her love-song?always on her lips or in her heart. Children had been born to them. She bad reared them alone?they were gone! Her hand bad led them to the uttermost edge of the morning that has no noon. Then she had.comforted him,and sent him out whole hearted while she stayed at home and?cried.. .What can a woman do but cry.??and trust? Well, she is at rest now. But she could not die until he had promised to "bear up," not to fret, but to remember how happy they had been. They ? Yes, it is even so. For she was blest in giv? ing, and he in receiving. It was an equal partnership after all! "She?was?a?good?wife?to?me." Oh 1 man 1 man 1 Why not have told her so, when her .ears were not dulled by death ? - Why wait to say- these words over a coffin wherein lies a wasted, weary, gray-haired woman, whose eyes have so long held that pathetic story of loss and suffering and patient yearning, which so many women's eye's reveal?to those who read. Why not have made the wilder? ness in her heart blossom like the rose with the prodigality of your love? Now you would give worlds?were they yours to give-^-to see the tears of joy your words would have once caused, bejewel ing the closed windows of her soul. It is too late. We have careful thoughts for the stranger, And smiles for the sometime guest? But oft to onr own The bitter tone, Though we love our own the best. ? ?Detroit Free Press: Talmage's Tiews of the Panic. 'There is one very mean thing about human nature," said Dr. Talmage in his Friday evening talk, "and that is'the disposition to jump on a man when he is down. Ever and anon the community must have a scapegoats At the present time the scapegoat is Ferdinand Ward. By. denouncing him men of large expe? rience hope to have their own foolhardi ness alleviated. ?? He has no doubt wr?Dged others, but no more than others have, wronged hiin. You wrong any man when you necessarily put on him temp? tations greater than he can bear. Put into a young man's bands $1,000,000 be? longing to other people and be satisfied with taking your three per cent, a month without asking bow he gets it and you have sinned against him more than he can ever sin against you. 'Tut the best phase you can on every man's misfortune. Do not call it rascal? ity when it may have been only a mis? take. Divide up among many' the con? demnation which you are tempted .to put upon two or three. By calm faith- in God, help cool down the panic. Save all.indiscriminate excoriation. Remem Jberi that if a man' loses, money in stocks he deserves just as much condolence as if he lost it in selling dry goods or gro? ceries. Be careful in your anathemas of Wall street to draw the line between those who do a legitimate businsss and those who make it the whirlpool for suckiug down the fortunes of others. We hear a great deal of talk about se? curities, but the" only securities worthy of the name are eternal securities." ? A child was drowned in a tub of water in Birmingham, Ala:, recently. ' ? The Bath'paper mill near' Agusta was burned on Sunday. Loss. $25,000. Insured,- - . . ? Washington men must be very stingy. At the grand receptions there, very many of the ladies wear dresses which show very plainly that the|makers did not have material enough, to finish hecrnt the top. ....... ? Senator, Blair has introduced in the senate a bill to appropriate $500,000 to promote the proposed exposition, of the agricultural and mechanical capabilities o? the colored races of the world, to be held in Chicago next year. ? Dyspepsia is cured by muscular ex? ercise, voluntary or involuntary, and it can bo cured in no other way, becnuse nothing but rrerci?o can create or collect gastric juice, which is a product of the human machine that nature alone can make. Blame's TFar Record, . Mexe is Hon. Jas. G. Blaine's war record as given by E. F. Pillsbury, of Maine, a close neighbor of Blaine, in a speech in Boston before the Bay State Club: "He was the first to be drafted in his district. But prior to that an or? ganization had been effected in Augusta to protect men against (he draft, each member paying $25 to the fund to hire a substitute if drafted. Mr. Blaine out of that fund hired a substitute named Brad? ford. A soft place was found for the man to remain at the post in Augusta instead of going to the front. After a while he was detected in selling for money certain certificates, and he was. kept in jail until the close of the war. That constituted Mr. Blaine's service in the field. [Loud laughter.] After the war closed, the men who had been drawn claimed that the towns and cities should pay the ex? penses they bad been put to, and Augus? ta generously voted to pay these men the money they had paid for substitutes, and Mr. Blaine got his bond for $200. But Hb? is not the end.- Afterwards a resolu tion-'was put before the Common Council of Augusta to pay Mr. Blaine $200, the amount he had paid for a substitute, and it was voted and passed and he was paid. That you can rely on as being a true story." ..~r Thirty, "persons were. killed and seventeen wounded by the explosion of a powder mill at Pontreonolli, Italy, on Sunday. ? The President and-his cabinet, with the exception of Chandler are said to be not only indifferent but absolutely hostile to the Republican ticket. ? The weather in England is so ab? normally chilly "and the nights so cold that fears are1 entertained that the growth. ?pf .thg,, crops will be seriously. cheokedi J jyj il v ? A minister requested us to say for the benefit of candidates that some i of the country churches contemplate passing resolutions not to vote for any candidate who, attending church, keeps a part of the congregation out of the hoiiso afirr worship has commenced.? Union Toms. ? It is a significant fact that thv reli? gious press of the country is almost a unit in its opposition to Blaine. Us ually the religious newspapers steer clear of politics, and a man must be indeed a hardened case, and much worse than even the ordinary run of Kepnblican politicians, when they feel called npon to do battle against him, and to urge all church members, regardless of party affiliations, to vote for any decent raa.n wh<v is brought out against him. ? To aH wearers of false teeth the news of the recent fashion set by a Chicago society lady will be extremely welcome. This lady bas*ati entire set of false upper teeth, and she'neither conceals the fact nor pretends tnat'tHey are preferable to real teeth. She is?lso'near-sighted, and wears suspended to-a* hoolron the North? west summit of her dress a' pair of neat, eye-glasses which she puts on whenever she wishes to look at anything: Some time ago it occuired to her Bhat it would be the part of common sense to ubs' her teeth only when she desired to talk or eat. Accordingly, she now carries them sus? pended by a cord around her Deck. When she meets a friend &he first puts | on her eye-glasses and looks at him and I then puts in her teeth and indulges in j conversation. Similarly, when she goes to dinner, she puts in her teeth as soon j as the soup has disappeared and the fish ] is brought on. Being a leader of Chicago ! fashion, her example has been followed by other ladies, and at a Chicago opera j quite a large proportion of the ladies of i the audience wear their teeth gracefully suspended from the neck. TUTT'S PILLS I/O ? TORPID ?O WE LS, i DISORDERED LIVER, and MALARIA. From these sources arise three-fourths oi the diseases of the human race. These symptoms indicate their existence: Ix> a? of Appetite, Bowels costive, gleit Head _ ?a*: after eating, aversion to csertion of "body or mind, Eructation of food, Irritability of temper, Low spirits, A fueling of having neglected ' some dsity, Dizziness, Flattering at the Heart, Bots 'before the eyes, highly col? ored Urine, COIf 8TDPATIOW, and de? mand the ose of a remedy that acts directly ? ?tttn^TaVer.TAsa?Jver medicine TUTT'S FXIXS have no eqnal. Their action on the Kidneys and Skin is also prompt; removing all imparities through these three ** scav? engers of the system," producing appe? tite, sound digestion, regular stools, a clear Bkinand a vigorous body. TUTT'S P1XES cause no nausea or griping nor Interfere -with dally- v?<Tk and are a perfect ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA. HE FEEXS LIKE A IVEW MAS. ??I have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa? tion, two years, and have tried ten different kinds pt pills, and TUTT'S are the first that have dano me any good. They have cleaned me out nicely. Sly appetite is splendid, food digests readily, and I now have natural passages. I feel like a new man."_W.J>. EDWARDS, Palmyra, 0. Bold (everywhere,25c. Office,44 Mnrray St.,N.Y. "TUTT'S HAIR DYE. Ghat Hais oh Whiskers, changed in? stantly to a GTyQSBT Black by a single ap? plication of this Dte. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt of 91. Office, 44 Murray Street, New York. TUTTS WASUALOF USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE FIRE! FIRE ! FIRE! Windstorms! Tornadoes I Cyclones ! IN addition to Fire Insurance, I am now prepared to write Policies insuring your property against Windstorms, Tob n a doss and Cyclones at low rates and in first-class Companies. Call and see me. J. H. Von HASSELN. March 20,1884 36 ly 0?% -2?? ? ffi 18* ? III 32 iX>* _? <d m > O ? Mo 2 - !?? < l-i <a < e> to \W bo S 0 I o Q ? 0 ' o 3P 5 >-!z "** o III >B? ? 3 SBB .3 3 s Ufl i co S 3 3 0= c? O co I*" CO o Q LU 22'? ? ^ ''S >.s c? gsSS s I M . I s-5-1 1 to ?He * S ^ a _ ?i ^=9- Best Horse & Cattle Powders at Orr & Sloan's. ^.RESERVE. TME.S10)i." ' uSOLD ONLY BY I. A. DANIELS, Who has removed to the McCTJLLY BTJILPim North Side Public Square. JNG'S Patent Spectacles have stood the test for twelve years. They are ground upon scientific principles to preserve the eye and assist impartial vision. Don't murder economy by using common pressed glasses because they are cheap. Money saved at the expense of eyesight is dear economy. The very best Lens is the cheapest in the long run. I CAN SPARE A FEW Watches, Clocks, Jewelry AND AN ORGAN OR SO. June 5, 1884 J. A. DANIELS. 47 PHOTOGRAPHS ! THE undersigned informs the citizens of Anderson and vicinity that he has opened the "Maxwell Gallery," where he will be happy to serve all who may wish for Fine Pictures of any kind made in the best style. Views of Buildings, &c, made at short notice. Satisfaction given or no money required. Bespectfully, J. BYRON JEWELL, Photographer. June 1, 1834__47_3m Fine Shoes. JUST received Men's Fine Gaiters, La? dies' Fine Kid Shoes and Newport Ties, forsale low by A. B. TOWERS. June 12, 1884 48 $1* EL oo -i ~ t/o ? ?2 =n~ tHS O ? 5"9 8 c s pa - CCp o ?0.3 OC S S w O &2 (5 ? 3? K? I M ? h m 3 H s-i - p ?"i)? ? ?OB ? < o r> *T n i h o P _ fi 3 |R p ijl.S R1? 05-03 -wo." 3 3 is.? or a ... 3) 1 4 S 05 S g. M,.M ma B co CO Ct=3 co O a >?1 w H O W W K w ??1 00 e*3 53d era W ^3*- Messrs. Orr & Sloan have the exclu? sive agency for Anderson County for the" famous WAG TAIL CIGARS-5 cents. Oh ! it's a daisy. OLD BAKER RY"E WHISKEY ? AT THE ? BOILsT TOIsT SA-LOOIT. EIGHT YEARS OLD?guaranteed the finest Whiskey in the City. Pure and whole? some?for medicinal or other uses. For sale ONLY by O'DONNELL & McINTYRE, Next door the Bank. May 22, 1884_ 45_3m SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. Now in Store and to arrive a A FULL STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HATS AND CAPS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HARBWARE, SADDLES AND BRIDLES, CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE, Bacon, Lard, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, &c. ALL of which I will sell LOW for Cash or Barter. Give me a call before buying, at No. 10 Granite Row. W. I\ BARR. April 17, 1884 40 A. LIVE MISSIONARY! THE WEEKLY SUN! A most efficient agent in the great work of Government Reform! Should be read in every School District in the Union! For real live missionary work among the people, here is your opportunity. Will be sent to any address for five months, embracing the entire period of the Presidential Campaign, for FORTY CENTS. Or, the Daily and Sunday issues for the same time for $3.00. ADDRESS, THE SUN, 16o, 168 and 170 Nassau Street, New York City. June 26,1884 50 4 ? BAJLV BAD,1 BAD \ BLOOD. ? Some blood is bad because it is poor and weak. Some is bad because it contains impurities. Some men have such bad blood that the wonder is it does not poison the mosquitoes who come to bite them. ?? * ?... \ ? ? ?? The rich red color of good blood is owing to the iron which is present. Blood which has not enough iron in it is always unsatisfactory. The per? son in whose veins it circulates cannot be said to enjoy good health. The efforts of expert chemists to produce a preparation of iron which .?can be assimilated with the blood have resulted in that perfect preparation which is an important part of Brown's Iron Bitters, t. It is the only one which freely enters into the bloody It is the only one which accomplishes the desired good. **i$i^>'4*s**7? ^^^??-'?<,^--^^.v.^<<-M^;^.. <V:d ?4* Weak, poor, thin blood may" be made rich and strong, and impure blood may be purified by the use ofthat Great Iron Medicine, Brownes Iron Bitters, '?? ???'?>?** ?''? * 3 . ? ?- j BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL Carry the Largest Stock of Goods in Anderson. BUYING them in LARGE QUANTITIES, thus obtaining SPE? CIAL PRICES, and often lower rates of freight. They always pay CASH DOWN for their Goods, thereby saving heavy discounts. These statements aie FACTS, and an inspection of their Goods and Prices will convince yon that they sell as CHEAP, if not Cheaper, than any anybody else, and that they are prepared to meet all fair and legitimate competition in their business. Over thirteen thou? sand feet of floor space are required to carry on the immense busi? ness they do. They will furnish you the Piedmont and Pelzer Brown Shirtings and Drills in quantities at manufacturers' prices, and are Agents for Coats' Spool Cotton, Hazard Powder, Wando Fertilizer, Acid Phos? phate and German Kainit, Tennessee and Studebaker Wagons, Smith's New Patented Metal Grain Cradle?weighs only 9 pounds, has 14 fingers, saves all the grain, and is superior to any Cradle in the market. Stapler's Universal Single and Double Plow Stocks, in? vented by a Georgia Farmer. Call and see them at their Store. They have a lot of Dow Law Cotton Planters on hand for sale. EVERYBODY is cordially invited to visit their Store, look at their Goods and examine their prices before buying elsewhere. THEY NEED MONEY ALL THE TIME to carry on their large business, and desire to say to those whom they have indulged so long that patience ceases to be a virtue, and they must come up and pay or give them good security ; and all parties buying Goods, Supplies and Fertilizers on a credit from them this year, must distinctly un? derstand that they must have their pay for all early next Fall, and tell you this now, before buying, so as to have it fully understood. BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL A ndereon, S. C, March 27.1884._37_ CLOTHING! CLOTHING! PRICES OF CLOTHING MARKED DOWN TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NEW STOCK OF SPRING GOODS. Now is the Time to Secure Bargains. AFULL and CAREFULLY SELECTED Stock of SPRING CLOTHING to arrive. Also, GENTS' UNDERWEAR, SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, CRAVATS. IN OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT Our Mr. J. B. CLARK is fully prepared to . :ve entire satisfaction. SPECIAL NOTICE Is hereby given to all parties indebted to us to como forward and settle at once. Let this notice be sufficient warning. CLARK ?& CO. JOHN W. DANIELS, Proprietor. Feb 21, 1884 32 DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! WHEREAS, I have removed from the old stand of McGrath it Byrum to the low? er room, next to the Blucksmith Shop, on Depot Street, I am now prepared to furnish my friends and customers with the? PUREST AND HIGHEST PROOF LIQUORS Of any in the market. I also keep Groceries of all Kinds, Cigars, Canned Goods, &c. 7?83r- I am agent for the Thompson it Gerber one and two-horse WAGONS, put up at Walhalla, S. C. $S3r Those knowing themselves indebted to McGrath it Byrum by Executions, Notes or Accounts, also to McGrath, will make it to their interest to call and settle be? fore their names .ere published, and Executions, Notes and Accounts are turned over to the Sheriff for sale. McGRATH & BYRUM. Oct 4, 1883 12 3m p..l,..i^-wm^.^-~.n.i...i.i'"1inr"Tnin"-?ttih ii i - n m-n?*???rw XO THE FARMERS OF ANDERSON COUNTY. -o BEFORE buying MACHINERY it would be to your interest to give me a call and examine my stock of Machinery. I am still the General Agent of the GEISER 31AN?FACTURING COMPANY, And always have on hand a full supply of their Celebrated Machinery, consisting of Peerless, Portable, Stationary ami Traction Steam Engines, Gei? ser Threshers and Saw Mills. Also, agent for Queen ot the South Corn and Flonr Mills. Gregg & Co.'s Celebrated Reapers, Mowers, Rakes, Sulky Plows, &c. I also keep in Stock a full supply of?' BRASS GOODS, HANCOCK INSPIRATORS. INJECTORS, EJECTORS, TALLOW CUPS, GAUGE COCKS, GLOBE and CHECK VALVES, PIPING and IRON FITTINGS, In fact, EVERYTHING NEEDED in the Machine business. R. F. DIVVER, Anderson Machine Works. March 20,1884 3f> NEW GOODS AND LOW PRICES. -0 We have Just Received a Large and well-selected Stock of FALL AND WINTEE GOODS, vVhich we propose to sell at the VERY LOWEST PRICES POSSIBLE. We have a full Stock of DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, ? HATS, CAPS, GROCERIES, &c. &c. Wo also have a LARGE LOT OF SADDLES, ranging in prices from $2.50 to $16.00. Parties in need of anything in our line will do well to call and examine our stock before buying elsewhere. jJS$T Those indebted to ns, either for Merchandise or Fertilizers, must come forward nud settle at once, as we need the money and must have it. Parties owing us need not ask us to carry their Accounts over another year, as we are not able and cannot do so. IV. O. FARMER ?& BRO., WAVERLY HOUSE BUILDING. Oct 4,1S83 . 12 SPECIAL NOTICE! OWING to the scarcity of money we take this opportunity of informing tbe trading public that we have put down the prices of all of our Goods to the bottom, and can offer some Special Bargains in our line for the Cash. We will sell you our Hats and Shoes about at cost, and can give you a good variety to select from. All other articles in proportion. Price them and see for yourself. W. S. LIGON & CO. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Wm. W. Phillips and James W. White, as Administrators, &c, Plaintiffs, vs. James L. Phillips, Nancy Phillips, et al.. De? fendants.? Petition for Final Sdtlement, tC'C NOTICE is hereby given that the under? signed, Administrators, will apply to tbe Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun? ty, South Carolina, at Anderson C. H., S. C., on the 26th day of July, A. D. 1884, for a final discharge from their offices of Admin? istrators of said Martin Phillips, deceased. 9th June, 1884. JAME? W. WHITE,) A . , W. W. PHILLIPS, } Adm re' To the Defendants Harvey Smith, Martin Smith, Joseph Smith, George Smith and James L. Phillips : TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Final Settlement of the Estate of Martin Phillips, deceased, and discharge of the undersigned Administrators was this day filed in the office of the Probate Judge at Anderson C. H., S. C, and by an order of said Probate Jud je Saturday, the 26th day of July, 1884, was set for hearing said appli? cation for final settlement and discharge. JAMES W. WHITE, \ iAm,? W. W. PHILLIPS, 1 Adm June 9,1884 48 6 E. W. LONG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Anderson, S. G. PROMPT and careful attention will be given to all business entrusted to his care. Office?TJp-stairs,in McCully build? ing, over Sharpe's Confectionery. April 3, 1884 38 3m ?35~ Choicest Extracts and Perfumes at Orr & Sloan's. Tie Most Select Pore Eye WMsiey. Ask for It. It has No Superior. FOTJTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWOERS No IIorsk will die of four. ri'TAor l.wei F* tsr, If Foutz'n Powder* arc used in tlm>>. Fontt's Powders will cure nnil prevent Floo < imr en*. Fotitz's Poxdorf will prevent CUVi !x Fowls. Foute's Powders will Inmnr the quantity of milk and crcsm twenty per rent.. ? ??!??? tha Imitcr Ann nnd sweet. FoutZ's Powders Will curt ?<?? :-rr?ent .i!n:o*t kvkkt '!Dl8XA8B to wlilcli Honc?*tt<l uttLsiu* ?inject. FocTZ's Powders wiij. <;ivt satisfaction. Sold everywhere. david e. fotttz, Proprietor. BALTIMORE, HD. For sale, wholesale and retail, by W?? hlte & Wilhite, Anderson, S. C. Jan 3, 1884 25 ly Wheat Bran, Corn, Flour, JpOR sale by? Feb 14, 1884 A. B. TOWERS. 31 beautify your home. A new lot of WALL PAPER and Bor IX. dering, just received, by A. B. TOWERS. Nov 29, 1883 20 SEND FOR PRICE LIST. McElree's Jewelry Palace, 254 King St.. Charleston, S. C. Largest Stock. Lowest prices in the South. Repairing a specialty. Send nie your watches. CT. J~. ID O ID TD Has a fine lot of Flooring, Ceiling, Weatherboard ing and Mouldings AT his New Planing Mill at Blue Ridge Yard. Also, a car load good Heart Pine Shingles for sale cheap. Parties on Railroad can have orders filled at short no? tice. Satisfaction guaranteed. March 20, 1884 36 HATS ! AFEW ot that job lot of Hals yet un? sold, which, with my new stock, is offered low by ._ A. B. TOWERS. March 20, 1884 36 _ Gem and Magnet Shirts! MANUFACTURED for me. Tho best fitting and the best wearing Shirts No hetter in any market. A. 13. TOWERS. Sept 27, 1883 _U__ tcTtiie public. IHAVE more Goods than I need, and being satisfied that the prices and qual itv will compare favorably with any in the :itv. I ask an inspection of my stock before rou buy. A.B.TOWERS. Nov iiO. 18S3_20_ Best Blood purifiers at Orr it Sloan's. NETTGOODS. IHAVE a full line of Dry Goods, Hats. Hardware, N. O. Molasses, Groceries, Provisions, Crockery, Glassware, Carpets, Ac, <tc. I will not attempt to namoall my goods in an advertisement, but will ask my friends and customers to call and see me hefore buying. I keep good goods, and at as low price as the sumo 'jualitu can be bought. Give me a trial. A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14, 18S3 31 Oil of i Jaws of Deal The gentleman who outlines his case below is a man considerably advanced in life, and is noted for hi? sterling integrity. His I'ostolQceis Yales vilie, Upsou County, (Ja. The following is Mr. John Pearson's Statement: In the Spring of 1882 I was attacked with a very bad cough, which continued to grow worse until fall, when I got so weak that I could not get about. I tried a great many kinds of medicine but continued to grow worse. I was notified that I had consumption and would probably die. Dr. llolloway finally told me to try Brewer's Lung He storer. fhey sent to Ward's Store and got a bottle and I commenced taking it right away. After tak? ing two or three dose<, I began to improve, and by the time I had used up one bottle I was able to get on my feet again. 1 am now in excellent health. I am confident that the Luug Restorer saved my life and my neighbors are of the same opinion. It is the best Lung Kemcdy ever made in mv opin? ion. Dr. II. promised me that be would write to the manfacturers and tell them of the wonJ.'rful I cure it made in my case. Statement of Mr. Benj. H. Hearndon: Early in November, 1881, while sewiig on the machine, my wife was taken with a severe pain in her side, which wts soon followed by hemorrhages from her lu"gs and a severe cough. Fever com? menced, she could neither cat or sleep, and in a few weeks she was reduced to a living skeleton. The attuudiug physician told me that he thought one of her lungs was entirely gone. She could not retain the most delicate nourishment on her atom* ach. I then agreed with Dr. Sullivan, my family ?hysician, to call Dr. llolloway in consultation, 'hey made a final examination of the patient and pronounced the case hopeless. Dr. llolloway then suggested the Brewer's Lung Restorer as a last icsort. I sent for a bottle and gave her a dose. i fouod that she could retain it on her stomach, and after about the third dose, I began to notice some improvement in her condition. I continued the medicine regularly, and by the time she had taken two bottles, she was able to walk about the house. She is now in better health than she has enjoyed for several years. I believe the Lung Restorer sav;d her life. We have a family of six children, some of them grown." Air. Ilcarndon's Postofficc Is Yatesville, Upson County, Ga. He is a thoroughly reliable man In every particular. Lung Restorer for sale by "Wilhltc & W?hlte, Druggists, Anderson, S. C. March 13, 1SS4-35-c0w SPRING Is the season in which bad or poisoned blood is most apt to show itself. Nature, at this juncture, needs something to assist it in throwing off the impurities which have collected by the sluggish circulation of blood during the cold winter months. Swift's Specific is nature's great helper, as it is a purely vegetable alterative and tonic Rev. L. B. Paine, Macon, Ga., writes: "We have been using Swift's Specific at the orphans' home as a remedy for blood com Elaints, and as a general health tonic, and ave had remarkable results from its use on the children and employees of the insti? tution. It is such an excellent tonic, and keeps the blood so pure, that the system Is less liable to disease. It has cured some of our children of Scrofula." W. H. Gilbert, druggist, Albany, Ga., writes: "We are selling large quantities of Swift's Specific for a Spring alterative and general health tonic, and with the best re? sults. It is now largely used as a preven? tive and cure for Malaria. There are mauy remarkable evidences of its merit in this section." Tue Great Dbug House of Chicago.? We do not hesitate to say that for a year past we have sold more of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) than all other Blood Purifiers combined, and with most astonishing re? sults. One gentleman who used a half dozen bottles says it did him more good than treatment which cost him $1,000. Another who has used it for a Scrofulous affection reports a permanent cure from its use. Van Shaack, Stevenson <fc Co. One gentleman who had been confined to bis bed six weeks with Mercurial Rheuma? tism has been cured entirelv, and speaks in the highest praise of S. S. S. Chiles & Berry, Chattanooga, Tenn. Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to applicants. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. ? N. Y. Office, 159 W. 23rd St., bet. 6 & 7 Avs Hamlin's Wizard Oil at Orr & Sloan's. NEW GOODS! J'UST received a BEAUTIFUL line of PRINTS and Bleached Homespun. ALSO, A few pieces of Charlottsville Cassimeres for Summer?the best goods brought to this market. And part of my Spring order of Bay State Shoes. All will be sold at LOW PRICES. Give me a call. A. B. TOWERS, 4 Granite Row. March 20,1884 36_ SHOES AND BOOTS. IHAVE a full line of Bay State Shoes and Boots. Warranted not to rip and to have no wood or paste board. Also a few Miles' Ladies' Shoes. All in want of good Shoes and Boots will find it to their interest to call on A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14,1884 31 ?ST David Crockett said "Be sure you are right and then go a head," and if every? body now would do the same thing, they would buy all their Medicines from Orr & Sloan. _ Send six cents for postage, and receive free a costly box of goods which will help all, of either sex, ito more money right away than anything else in '.his world. Fortunes await the worker.-, absolutely sure. At once address True A & Co., Augusta, ilaine. 39?ly 1 Pili Specific Remedies for Woman's Woes. BBAXPIELD'S FEMALE BEGULATOB Is a result of a skillful and scientific combination pf that special class of medicines known to act spe? cifically on the womb and uterine organs; and is therefore a special remedy fur all diseases pertaining to the womb. Its great efficacy in cases of suppressed or painful menstruation, the Whites, and Partial Prolapsus, stands un? challenged. In these cases it affords immediate relief, and permanently restores the men. etrual function, and thru protects woman from a long tram of disastrous consequences. As nn unfailing remedy to be used during that criti?l period kuowu as "Change of Life," this in? valuable preparation has no rival JPillCE.-jimall size, 75c.; Large size, 91.5a MOTHER'S FRIEND. QUICK AND EASY CHILD-BIRTH. This is an Inestimable boon to all child-bear? ing women. When applied according to direction itiMires a wife, quick and comparatively pain. Ich? delivery. Tliousandsof women over the land gratefully testify to the wonderful effects of this great remedy. It not only shortens labor and lessons the Intensity of pain, bnt, better Oian all, thereby greatly diminishes the danger to life if both inothcrand child. Tnisgreatboon to suffering woman is Holmes'Liniment, or Moth? er's Friend. Price, si.no per bottle. Sent by Express on eceiptof the price. asr-Sold by all Drnggisia. These Remedies Prepared only by J. BRAOFIELD, Xo. 108 S. 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