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THE ALLIGATOR HUMERS. Life Along the Florida Rivers In the Hot Summer Months. Gulf Hammock, Fla., Aug. 12.?The men who hunt alligators for their hides and teeth are now reaping their harvest. The warm weather induces great numbers of alligators to frequent the marshy banks of the rivers, and the absence of sportsmen duiing this season makes them comparatively fearless. The most suc? cessful hunters hunt only in dark nights. A few nights ago I had my slumbers broken several times by the discbarge of guns. On repairing to the banks of the river the next morning to ascertain the cause of the noises I found two young men occupying a hastily constructed palmetto fan camp. Six dead alligators were lying around the camp, varying in length from four to eight feet. The hunters had killed them the previous night. One of the young men was busy skinning the alligators, while the other with the aid of a single cooking utensil, which answered the purpose of baking oven and coffee pot, was preparing a frugal morning meal. The skin is re? moved from the belly, the under part of the jaws, and the inside of the legs. The skin on the back is worthless. As soon as the skins are removed they are salted and packed in barrels, which are shipped to a New York firm. The hun? ters receive $1 a piece for all hides four feet long and upward. After the skins are removed the hu n ters cut oh? the head, and place them on the edge of the river, where they remain | for about a week. At the end of that time the teeth become so lose that they can be readily pulled out with the fingers. The teeth from half a dozen large alliga? tors weigh about a pound and are worth $4. y The two young men killed fifty alliga? tors in tie week that they hunted in thia ? neighborhood. They-begin bunting as soon as it becomes thoroughly dark. Their hunting outfit consists of a bull's eye lantorn, in camp language called "look-'en.-ap," a double-barrelled shot? gun, or "kilI'-em? sure," and a hatchet, with which they split the alligators's skull, and to which they have given the very expressive name of "dynamite." The man who is to do the shooting for the night fastens the lantern to his fore? head, and takes his place in the bow of a small boat. His partner paddles the boat cautiously along the stream, while the man in the bow keeps a sharp' look? out for alligator's eyes, which under favorable circumstances he can "shine" with his lantern at a distance of two hundred yards. Ab soon as they discov? er a pair of eyes they paddle cautiously up to within a couple of feet of the alligator's head and discharge a load of buckshot into it. As soon as the shot, is fired the paddler catches the alligator by the jaws, which he holds together with one hand, while he cleaves the skull open with his hatchet. Sometimes the alligators retain consid? erable power of action. When such is the case, it , is rather exciting work getting them into the boat. Sometimes very large alligators turn the boat over. If an alligator is not bandied at once alter being wounded, be sinks to the bottom and is lost. I asked one of the hunters, who has killed more than a thousand alligators, what was the size of the largest one he ever killed, and he told me 13* feet.long. He said that his father killed one on the St John's River 17} feet long the head of which when placed in a flour barrel projected two inches over the top. He sold it to a museum for $65. Opposed to the Shoeing of Horses. I >? *^A~pbysician argues in the New York _ Evening Post against the shoeiDg of horses. "Ah " a ni m a I o f bis"? wn~Tfrhictr was a constant source of trouble and .ex? pense by falling lame was deprived of his shoes, and, after being kept in ? field three weeks, used on the road. , At first he picked his way along, but in a month he went over everything better-than when shod. He never was lame again, and when the roads were icy he was pre-, ferred to any horse in the stable with turned-up shoes; for he never slipped, and they sometimes did. The writer adds: "I had him in constant use for,years, when he died from old age. His hoofs were like lumps of black ebony, , and after the first three, months, when the hurtful effects of past shoeing were over? come, they never cracked nor broke and always grew quite as fast as usage wore them away. All that was done to them was to pass a file around the edge now and then, to keep them round, as we pare otic nails. - A Mr. Ransom, of Eng-. land, who uses hundreds of horses in all kinds of work, never shoes any of them, and in Brazil horses are never shod, al? though used over mountain roads strewn with sharp rocks. The doctor argues that the soft elastic frog was intended to receive the force of the blow when the hoof strikes the ground, but the horse shoer pares it off, letting the blow come npon the hard bony part, rendered still harder by the iron plate nailed upon it. From the resulting concussion upon the bones, muscles and especially the joints, come most of the evils that effect the ifeet of horses. In winter the shoe keeps the foot cold, and nails carry the cold up to the vital part, which nature has tried to protect with the hoof. Moreover the doctor asserts that the stroke of the ham? mer's blow upon the nails must braise the surfaces of the bones at the joints and render them abnormally sensitive. And the point of the nail mnst have the same effect npon the soft vital part above it as if the hoof had been pared down to it A Miraculous Escape. Little Nannie, the four-year-old daugh? ter of Mr. John Watt, living about ten miles from Widnsboro, suffered a very narrow escape on Monday, the 25th ult. In Mr. Watt's yard a well about fifty-two feet had been dug, and on the day of this accident it was being walled. The wall had been finished'for twenty-five feet or more and the bands engaged in the work had stopped work for dinner. Mr. Watt's little girl was playing near the opening, and walking backwards with a toy fell down into the well. The father was near by and heard the fall and as? sistance was immediately procured and one of the bands was let down iuto the well. The water in the well was fully four feet deep, and the little girl was found holding herself out of the water by resting her feet upon one side of the wall and clinging with her bands to the other side. She was but slightly injured, receiving only slight bruises upon the leg and side. When it is remembered that she had a fall backwards of fifty-two feet and that she was forced to pass two planks stretched across the well at the top of the walling, and then into four feet of water, and being only four years of age, it was unquestionably a very mi? raculous escape. We are glad that no serious and permanent injury resulted from the fall.? Winnsboro News and Herald. ? "I do not believe in this nonsense about Friday being an unlucky day," said Mrs.Minks. "Don'tyoumydear?" replied Minks, who was a trifle out of humor. "I be? lieve in it though. Friday you will remem? ber was the day I was foolish enough to ask you to marry me." "Ah, yes," Mrs. Minks responded, "so it was, and I was foolish enough to accept yon. Yes, Fri? day is an unlucky day." ? Concentrate all your energies for food, scatter all your bad desires ar?d ife's harvest will fill your granary with wealth. Choosing a Husband. It is not, of coarse, every girl who has the power of choosing a husband, in the sense of selecting and appropriating the one among her male acquaintances who pleases her best. It is not natural that she should do this, and when nature is not followed there is generally a dis? astrous ending. It is true that love sometimes begets love; but, on the other hand, nothing is more likely to check it than a too ready.response in the early stages. If a man's love is genuine, if he is not deceiving himself in fancying be has an affection which he does not really feel, be wants no encouragement beyond the ordinary conduct which politeness and good feeling dictate. If, without any further encouragement, love dies away, it is pretty certain that it had very weak roots. If a proposal comes before a girl has allowed herself to believe that little attentions offered to her bad any special meaning?before she has permit? ted her feelings to shape themselves as tbey might have done?no harm will follow. It is unfair to expect that a girl should be ready to yield the moment the word is spoken, and yet be ready to go her own way, without any cause of com plaint if the word is not spoken. No sensible man, no man whose affection is worth retaining, is driven away by being told by the lady of his choice that she likes him, that she feels that in time she may come to love him, but tbat her heart is not yet his. If be really loves her he will come back again, and it is pretty certain that he will learn before a second asking whether his affection is returned or not. But a girl, if she cannot always choose, can always refuse ; and generally her difficulty is this?it is evident that this man is making love to me, I do not love him, but I think I might do so if I choose; shall I choose or shall I forbear ? It is here that the power of choice come and it is here that the voice of pru? dence must be &eardyif~tt is to rnr-bewd at all. . In such circumstances a trirl will act wisely' if she' /gives roqwder^bie weight to the general opinion''tfifift-'J'is held of the gentleman in question by his professional brethren or bis business ac? quaintances. It is, in short, not the man who is agreeable among women, but he who is well liked by his own sex, whx/is the man to choose for a husband. There are certain persons, however, of the op? posite sex who are almost as good judges of a man's disposition as those of his own, and tbey are his sisters. A girl can always tell how a man stands with hia sisters: if they are really fond of him, she may be almost sure that he will make a good husband.. A mother, of course always speaks well of .her son; it is not what she says of him, but his behavior to her, that is to be looked to. And a lady may feel certain on this point, that as a man nyw treats, his moth? er and sister, so he will treat her six months after marriage. All. this may seem very cold-blooded, very far removed from the tender feeling which courtship induces. But, after ally a girl has a choice to make?a choice upon which the happiness of her whole, life will de? pend ; and there is always a time wheth? er she notices it or not, before she parts with'the control of her heart, at which she ought to listen to her judgment Without better evidence than her own feelings she is very likely to. make a mistake ; but if she can .assure herself tbat her lover is a man who is respected and liked by bis male friends, and is a favorite at home, she may be pretty sure tbat in listening to bis love she is choos ing wisely. It Made the T^grneer Cry. "Yes, indeed, we have some queer in? cidents happen to us," said the engineer. "1 was runuing along one afternoon pret? ty lively when I approached a little vil liage where the track puts through jibe I'streets. I slacked up .a little,. but was still making good Bpeed.whec suddenly, IBtoTrttwenry-Tods^hCTd^f-mt' -a Httle girl, not more than three years old, tod? dled on to the track. There was no way. to save her. It was impossible to stop or even slack much in that distance, as my train was heavy and the grade de? scending. In ten seconds it would have been all over, and, after reversing and applying the brake, I shut my eyes. I in't want to see any more. As we slowed down, my fireman stnek bis bead out the cab window to see what I'd stopped for, when he laughed and shout? ed,to me, *Ji'm, look b/ereT' Hooked, and there was a gfeat big Newfoundland dog holding that little girl in his mouth, leisurely walking toward the house where she evfdently belonged. She: was kick? ing and crying, So that I knew she.wasn't hurt, and the dog bad saved her. My fireman thought it funny.-"and kept on laughing, but I cried. I -just couldn't help it. I have a little girl of my own at home."? ChkagoMcrald., A Lover's Fatal Joke. ?_ n ?. \f The death at Cadiz,' Ohio, of Miss Alice McCiban disclosed a strange and sad affair. The girl, who was young, in? telligent and a great favorite, but exceed? ingly nervous, died after an illness of thirty-six hours, during the whole of1 which time she was unconscious, three men being required to hold her at times. Miss McCiban was engaged to a young man named Nash, a resident of the neighborhood, and a highly esteemed I gentleman. Saturday evening he called Ion Miss McCiban and remained some time. When taking his departure, in jest, be said to her that he had concluded to sever their relations, and that there could be nothing between them but friendship. The girl was so affected tbat she went into spasms, which continued until her death. Every effort was made to restore her to consciousness, unavailing]^. Nash, who was frantic with grief, was constantly in attendance, but his presence had no effect upon the young lady. It is feared tbat he will become insane. A Steer a? a Steed. R An old gentleman by ' the 'name of] ! Jones rode from Oak Grove, fifteen miles from here, to a neighborhood forty-five miles South of here on Wednesday, to notify his duughter that her mother, his wife, was dangerously ill. He did not ride a wild and untamed horse, of the Pampas nor tide in ? chariot, but mount? ing the hurricane deck of a two-year old steer made the trip of sixty miles in six teen hours. He started on his return this morning before the sun was up, his daughter accompanying him, riding a Eouy, while the old gentleman contented imself with' his family bovine. The party arrived in Fort Worth at 7 o'clock last night, and after some simple lefreshments and a little rest procee ded on their way, intending to make the rent of the journey by midnight, thus accom? plishing 120 mi'es in forty-eight hours on steer-back, a feat never before per? formed.? Fort Worth Gazette. ? So you struck the man because be called you a liar? said the police judge. ' Yes, sir." "From which I am to infer that you were not a liar?" "Ob, no; I was a liar, and am yet. If I bad not been a liar I should have paid no atten? tion to the fellow's remarks. Truth is so scarce, Judge, that when I bear it I can't keep down my .enthusiasm."?Arkamaw Traveller. ? There are 2,000,000 acres of coffee fields in Brazil, upon which are 800,000, 000 trees. Each tree averages one pound of coffee every year, and 1,000,000 bands are employed by the industry. ? In all the affairs of life the lifting power of the lever depends upon where the fulcrum is placed. ? Let him who regrets the loss of time make proper use of that which is to come in the future. The True Meaning of C. 0. D, A man who bad not been long in th is country was employed as a domestic in a family, and upon one occasion he was sent to the express office to obtain a package. He was about to leave with it when the clerk called his attention to the three lettere'O. 0. D; Fat had no idea what the letters meant, bur. he cleverly guessed at tbem. "It's all right," be said; "the owld man's good for the money." "But you know what these letters say, Pat?" "Indade I do. Call On Dad. It's as plain as me nose on your face." There is almost a pathetic truth in the understanding conveyed in this old story. Many a man is hounded to death by the unreasonable calls made upon him by the members of his family who are edu? cated up to this very end by himself at first in that fond, slavish spirit of indul? gence which the American father dis? plays towards his offspring, as if it was some kind of an unthinking, mechanical pet, and afterwards on the unfailing principle that tbey who sow the wind will reap the whirlwind. Call on dad. Business is dull, notes must be met, but appearances must be kept up. Mrs. Shoddy is going to- the' seashore. "Our girl^mUat go^the' inoTiey is to come out of "Dad." At first he refuses firmly, but as one reason after another is brought to bear on him like a baUerLug-ram. of. persuasion, he gives way. New bonnets and dresses are bought, a railway journey expenses defrayed, and that is only the beginning. Incidental expenses are always the straws that break the patient camel's trek. They accumulate in heaps, stacks, and at last rise to the dignity of a monument, under which lies a pale, peaceful man, no longer- pursued by. the legend: "Call pa Tkd:'>?bdrbit Free Press. " The Honest Countryman. There ja a c^othjng Realer in Kearney I street, whose confidence in mankind has I receiv8d':a%8ffv"ere-8lio6k. Yesterday an honest-looking countryman walked into his store and said: "You remember that secondhand coat Pbought'here'for five dollars yester? day ?" c-'^Na.vfr dakes pack any ihit:g ven vonce sole?ray*rrent,^'said the sharp hand-me downer. "Oh, that's all right. I just wanted to say that I found this $20 bill sewed up in the lining. Perhaps the owner may call for it." :?: "Of gorse he viHq^he.baa .call already, my .-lear freut,", exclaimed the dealer, capturing the money. "You ish von honish man. Here, I gif you five dollar ash a reward. Dot vill pe all right." When the honest customer got around the coroe?i?TmuF0 : "I guees PdibetucttfetEu^veancTstip before tbaflTellbw tumble*to Ibat "counterfeit." ? In some respects a mouse is far su? perior to a man.' A mouse could make a woman rustle around and climb on the table and squeal, while a man couldn't make her budge an inch. ? Rowell ^^madef|80.000. out of walking matcljei , % Jro ? - - ? TUFFS _ TORPID BOWELS, DISORDERED LIVER, * and MALARIA. From these sources arise three-fourths of the diseases of the human race. These symptoms Indicate then: existence: loss of Appetite* Bowel? coitlye, Sick Head? ache, fullness after eating, aversion to exertion of body or mind, Eructation i.Of fn,TO*JirritajMllty, oX..temper? JLovr spirits, a 'eeMnjgr Of having neglected some duty, Dizziness, Fluttering at the Heart, Dots before the eyes, highly col? ored T7ririe; tWI*TIPArio:v, and do SHftft6 <V ?bat acts directly * Ct*5^v*3 lASa^v^rb,edlclne TUTT'8 111176 no Bcpxal. 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 BMn and a vigorous body. 1 TUOTPS PBLLfl cause no nausea or griping nor Interfere with daily work and are a perfect ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA, HE FEELS EIKE A>KEW MAM. ??J, have had DyBpcpsIay.TvIth Constipa? tion , two years, and have tried tea. different kinds of pills, and TEXT'S aro the first that have dona me any good. - They have ? cleaned mo ont nicely. My appetite la splendid, food digests readily, ma I-now have natural passages.?' I feel like anew man." W.J). EDWABD%P?taryja,<). . Soldeverrwhere,a5c. Offlce.ttlfurraySt^H.T. TUUS HAIR DYE. Ghat Hath ob "Whiskebs changed In stantiy to a GLossv Black by a single ap. plication of this Dte. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt ot $ 1. Office, 4i Murray Street, New York. TOTT'S MANUAL OF USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE s T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andebson County. By Thomas C. Ligon, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Win. J, Parker has ap? plied to me to grant him letters of Ad? ministration on the Personal Estate of Susan J. Parker, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon ieih all kindred and creditors of the said Susan J. Parker, deceased, to be and ap? pear before me in Court of Probate to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 18th day of September, 1884, after publica? tion hereof to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 1st day of September, 1884. T. C. LIGON, J. P. Sept 4, 1884 8 2 O U > u co III 0, > h < U Grace uat in all her tleps, Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and lore ."' So appeared Mother Eve, and so may ahlno her fair descendants, with the ex? ercise of common sense, care and proper treatment. An enormous number of fe? male complaints are directly caused by disturbweo or suppression of the Men? strual Function. In every such case that sterling ami unfailing specific, Brad field's Female Keoclatob, will cflsct relief and cure. It is from the recipe of a most distin? guished physician. It is composed of strictly official ingredients, whose happy coiuM nation haB never been surpassed. It is prepared with scientific skill from the finest materials. It bears the palm lor constancy of strength, certainty of j effect, elegance of preparation, beauty of appearance and relative cheapness. The testimony in its favor Is genuine. It never fails when fairly tried. Cartersvillc, (ia. This will certify that t<vo members of my immediate family, after having suf? fered for many years from menstrual irregularity, and having been treated without benefit by various medical doc toD,< were at length completely cured by one bottle of Dr. J. Bradfield's Female Regulator. Its effect In such cases is truly wonderful, and well may the rem? edy be culled "Woman's liest Friend." Yours Respectfully, .Iambs \V. Straxuk. Send for our book on the "lie'ullh and Happiness of Woman." Malted tree. Rradkikli) Regulator Co. Atlanta, fia. -< O c H X 3 m Z pi m ? HEALTH RESTORED! FKESII TURNIP SEED. LANDRETH'S Frwli Turnip Seeil for sole by A. B. TOWERS. August 7,1884 i ? A lady about to boil an egg for her husband's breakfast, asked the loan of his watch to time the boiling. "Your watch has stopped," she cried. "The egg is on and I can't tell how long it ought to remain in the kettle." The husband hastened to the stove and was horror struck to find tbat the good wo? man had dropped his elegant gold watch into the kettle, and was holding the egg to her ear. ? Slander i3 no new thing in politics. When Gen. Jackson was running for the presidency the foulest charges were made against not only bim but his wife also. The poor woman, who was a most excel? lent and virtuous lady, was driven to her death by the tongue of slander, dying of frief and mortification just after her bus and'selection, and before his inaugura? tion. ? R. H. Roddy, the eccentric Irish? man of Greenville, who long before his death had purchased his coffin and shroud and monument and had made all preparation for his burial there, even to paying for the grave, the employment of a hearse, &c., died at Cberaw, the other day, where his remains were interred. ? The Kanucks are not far behind their Yankee neighbors in ingenuity. One of them has invented a new method of fishing. He takes a fiock of about thirty geese to the water, and to the '. ^s of each one he ties a fishing line with baited hooks attached. Then ue says "Shoo," and the geese swim out. As soon as a goose gets a bite she becomes frightened and rushes back to the shore, and the man gleefully takes the fish off the hook and sends her back. TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS ON SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE SaraMaii YallGy Railroau Go. IN compliance with written applications from a majority of the Real Estate Own? ers in the several Townships of Centreville, Broadaway, Hall, Varennes, Savannah and Corner, in Anderson County, and by au? thority of an Act of the General Assembly in such case made and provided, an ELEC? TION WILL BE HELD ON THE 13th DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, in the said several Townships, to wit:? At Hurrtcr's 8pring in Centreville Town? ship, At Neat's Creek in Broadaway Township. At Millford's in Hall Township, At Flat Rock in Varennes Township, At George Stephenson's and Holland's Store in Savannah Township, At Dark Corner in Corner Township, ?For the purpose of determining the sub? scription by taxation of said several and respective Townships, to wit: For Centreville Township,.$2,700.00 For Broadaway Township. 2,200.00 For Hall Township,. 1,700.00 For Varennes Township,. 2,800.00 For Savannah Township,. 1,900.00 For Corner Township,. 1,900.00 ?To be paid the present year (1884), when the State and County Taxes are collected. The following named persons are appointed Managers to conduct said Election, to wit: At Hunter's 8pring?Thos. Henry Bur riss, John O'Neal ancTW. C. Cann. At Neal's Creek?W. A. Geer, J. N. Van diver and A. Evins Browne. At Milford's? J. 0. Hamlin, W. E. Wal? ters and A. P. Warnock. At Flat Rock?R. E, Thompson, Samu? el A. Whitakerand Webster M. P. Hall. At Georgo Stephenson's?Wm. Jones, Dean Stephenson and A. E. Scudday. At Holland's Store?Joseph Winters, J. Banks Wright and Saml. H. Earle. ' At Dark Corner?C. C. Simpson, Robert Sherard and Pringle Cook. That said managers after being duly sworn according to law, will open the polls at 7 o'clock a. m. and close the same at G o'clock p. m.; and shall count the votes, and return them together with their state? ment and tally sheets, to the County Com? missioners by 11 o'clock on the 15th day of September next. By order of the Board, R. S. BAILEY, Chairman Board County Commissioners. W. H. Fbierson, Clerk. August 14, 1884 5 5 DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. A SINGLE SPARK may destroy your .t\- Dwelling in one hour. I can give you ample security against loss by Fire, as the combined Assets of the Companies I represent amount to $11,902,418. Call on me and Jnsure 'your Dwellings, Furniture, Barns and Merchandise. It will be loo laic when the fire starts. A. B. TOWERS, Insurance Agent. Anderson. S. C., March 27,1884 37 ES3t3REF-irLAIlTTCr.ES.-ft I7ook. to mil *t* H?i two So. <i>?pi tor pottage ju?i E. Q. IIDE6QT ft. CO., HEW ttffci BARGAIN COUNTER. IHAVE a lot of Women's Shoes, not Bay State, that I will sell at 50c, 75c. and $1.00 per pair for cash, which is less than cost. Also, a line of Hats at cost and less, to close out stock of Hats. I have some Hats on which I must have a email profit. Give me a call and see my bargains for cash. A. B. TOWERS. June 5,1884 47 HEADQUARTERS FOR BEER, SODA WATER, ICE, &C. &C. >EING centrally located, aud with a large Stock of Goods, we can always satis? fy the trade, and give our customers fresh goods. We handle nothing but the finest quality of BEER?Tivoli and Philadel? phia, in Patent Stopper Bottles. Also, Ex? port Beer. "Our M IERAL WATERS, in Siphon Bottles, cannot be surpassed. Also, SODA WATER, GINGER ALE, in Patent Stoppers. ICE, as good quality as any in the mar? ket. Price very low. Give us a trial. Full stock of all WINES and LIQUORS on hand. C. C HABENICHT. Columbia, 3. C. August 21, 1884 6 3m New Advertisements. ODDUIHE Chloralano BlrnlWCOpium Habits : YSTXY CURED. BOOK TUBS. :. J. 0. HOFFMAN, JKFfERSON, WISOOSfflT. INTENDING ADVERTISERS should ad? dress GEO. P. ROWELL & CO., 10 Spruce St., New York City, For SELECT LIST OF 1,000 NEWSPAPERS1 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 Send six cents for postage, and receivo Irce a costly box of goods which will help all, of either sex, to more money right away than anything else in this world. Fortunes await the workers absolutely sure. A t once address Truk & & Co., Augusta, Maine. :t9?ly Best Horse & Cattle Powders at Orr cfc Sloan's. 1 PRIZE. OLD BAKER RYE WHISKEY BON TOiV SALOON. EIGHT YEARS OLD?guaranteed the finest Whiskey in the City. Pure and whole some?for medicinal or other uses. For sale ONLY bv O'DONNELL & McINTYRE, Next door the Bank. May 22, 1884 45 3m THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING CO. Having erected Machinery, unequalled in the up-country, for the Manufacture of SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MANTLES, ?Brackets, Balusters, Mouldings, Etc., YITE earnestly call the attention of contractors and all who contemplate building to W our ability to furnish all such BUILDING MATERIAL, besides LUMBER, dressed and undressed, at prices lower than can be obtained elsewhere. Give us a trial and be convinced. OSBORNE, McGUKIN & CO., Anderson, S. C. Jan 17, 1884 27 ly The Twenty-Fourth Annual Stat< meut of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. HENRY S3. HYDE, President. For the Year Ending December 31, 1883. A.MOt'kt ok Ledoer Assets, January 1, 1883.$45,529,581 54 INCOME. Premiums.?10,727,547 M Interest, Rents and realized Net Profit on Investments and on Sales of Real Estate. 2,743,023 72 13,470,571 68 The net rentalsof theSociety's building3, giving no credit 59,000,153 22 for the part occupied by the Society in its business (which in the case of the New York building is about one-third the entire space in the building) yields, after deducting taxes and all expenses of maintenance, an income larger than can be re? alized on a Government Bond. DISBURSEMENTS. Claims by Death and Matured Endowments. $3,410,014 97 Dividends, Surrender Values, and Annuities. 2,900,999 94 Discounted Endowments...-.. 143,455 75 TOTAL PAID POLICY-HOLDERS. $6,461,070 66 Dividend on Capital. 7,000 00 Commissions, Advertising, Postage and Exchange. 1,019,156 66 General Expenses. 973,616 06 State, County and City Taxes. 107.0G0 11 8,507,003 49 Net Cash Assets. December 31, 1883. $50,432,249 73 ASSETS. _? Bonds and Mortgages.$13,072,941 20 New York Real Estate, including the Equitable Building and purchases under foreclosure. 5,819,817 08 United State Stocks, State Stocks, City Stocks, and Stocks authorized by the Laws of the State of New York. 15,341,915 12 Loans secured by Bonds and Stocks (Market Value $10,698, 052 00). 8,199,000 00 Real Estate outside the State of New Pork, including pur? chases under foreclosure and Society's Buildings in oth? er cities,. 3,027,515 60 Cush in Banks and Trust Companies, at interest. (A large portion of this amount was in transit and has since been invested,). 3,979.998 38 Commuted Commissions. 112,545 15 Due from Agents on account of premiums. 278,517 14 50,432,249 73 Market value of Stocks and Bonds over cost. 705,053 53 Interest and Rents due and accrued. 451,350 44 Premiums due and in process of collection (less premiums paid in ad? vance $25,349 00). 446,125 00 Deferred Premiums. 935,203 00 Total Assets December 31,1883......853,030,581 70 Total Liauilities, including legal Reserve for reassurance of all exist? ing policies (Four per cent. Standard). 43,914,012.44 Total Undivided Surplus.8 9,115,969 28 Upon the New York State Standard ot 4i per cent, in? terest, the Surplus is.?12,109,750 79 Of which the proportion contributed (as computed) by Policies in general class, is. 0,420,523 79 Of which the proportion contributed (us computed) by Policies in Tontine class, is.'.. 5,089,233 00 New Assurance written in 1883. $ 81,129,750 (in Total Outstanding Assurance..*.. 275,100,588 00 Increase of Premium Income.$1,805,178 88 Increase of Surplus.$1,451,082 32 Increase of Assets.$5,004,830 84 GEO. T. G. WHITE, Southern Manager. B. F?ANK MAULDIN, Agent, Anderson, S. C. July 24, 1884 2 6 THE HARD-WORKING- MAN. He was a hard-working man, and for a good :nany years he had been working twice as hard as any man ought to work. He said he had a splendid constitution, and that he could stand it. He forgot that as years passes on the waste of the system is much greater than in youth, while the repair of it is less. He became weak, debilitated, nervous, and despondent. He regarded the future with dread, and said he had worked himself into an untimely grave. P? v/ But he was not taken to the cemetery at all. Instead of that, a good friend brought him some Brown's Iron Bitters. "? . He began to pick up strength. That was what he wanted, j Brown's Iron Bitters enriched his failing blood and put new life into him. ' It toned up his.digestive organs so that his food began to nourish him and do him frood. Most heartily does he recommend Brown's Iron Bitters. 13 PRICES GREATLY REDUCED! I HAVE ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF DRY GOODS, HATS AND SHOES, That I propose to sell at greatly REDUCED PRICES. The scarcity of money gives it a greater value; therefore, I propose to give more Goods for one dollar than ever before. I also have a lot of the? CELEBRATED 3ALDWIN FEED CUTTERS, THE BEST MADE ! That I will sell at BOTTOM PRICES. ^SJ- Come in and see me before buying elsewhere, and if I don't give you youc money's value, I will not ask you to buy. t c ,oo. ? J- PINK. REED. June 5,1884 47 STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. THE LITTLE GEORGIA BAR Having secured the SOLE RIGHT to sell the Celebrated Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey, DEFIES Competition by saying that it is by far the PUREST and BEST Corn Whis? key made in the world. Physicians prescribe it, wherever known, as the best. No use in going to Drug Stores or other Bars to buy Pure Corn Whiskey for Medicinal purposes, or any other purpose, for there is not a single Drug Store or Bar in the Town that keeps Stone Mountain Whiskey. Consequently, there is none so good as the Genuine Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey. Remember, that the only place you can get Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey is at the LITTLE GEORGIA BAR. JT. M. BUTLER, Proprietor. July 31, 1884 3 Cm^ 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 io give entire satisfaction. SPECIAL NOTICE Is hereby given to all parties indebted to us to come forward and settle at once, Let this notice be sufficient warning. 1 CLARK ?& CO. JOHN W. DANIELS, Proprietor. Feb 21, 1884 32 i \0* ... ? DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! WHEREAS, I have removed from the old stand of McGrath it By rum to the low? er room, next to the Blacksmith Shop, on Depot Street, I am now prepared to furnish my friends and customers with the? PURESx AND HIGHEST PROOF LIQUORS Of any in the market. I also keep Groceries of all Rinds, Cigars, Canned Goods, &c. .529- I am agent for the Thompson & Gerber one and two-horse WAGONS, put up a't Walhalla, S. C. jjE?r* Those knowing themselves indebted to McGrath & Byrum by Executions, Notes or Accounts, also to McGrath, will make it to their interest to call and settle be? fore their names are published, and Executions, Notes and Accounts are turned over to the Sheriff for sale. McGRATH & BYRUM. Oct4, 1883 12 3m TO THE FARMERS OF ANDERSON COUNTY. 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 MANUFACTURING COMPANY, And always have on hand a full supply of their Celebrated Machinery, consisting of Peerless, Portable, Stationary aud Traction Steam Engines, Gei? ser Threshers aud Saw Mills. Also, agent for Queen ot the South Corn and Flour Hills. 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, GuOBE and CHECK VALVES PIPING and IRON FITTINGS, In fact, EVERYTHING NEEDED in the Machine business. R. F. DIYVER, Anderson Machine Works. March 20. 1884 3(3 NEW GOODS AND LOW PRICES. We have Just Received a Large and well-selected Stock of FALL AND WINTER 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. We 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. flgy* Those indebted to us, either for Merchandise or Fertilizers, must come forward and 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 Ac BRO., WAVERLY HOUSE BUILDING. Oct 4,1883 12 PLY TANS. OLD Style and Improved Fly Fans, for sale by A. B. TOWERS, Anderson, S. C. May 20, 188-1 40 German Carp?Mirror and Full Scale. ALL persons desiringCarp Fish that will spawn next year can be supplied by the undersigned with 1-year olds, 10 to 12 inches long at 50c?less than 10 inches, 40c. Also, have plenty of this season's hatching for 10c. each. Farties coming for large fish will bring large transportation cans. Ap? ply to. J. B. HALL, Near Storeville, S. C, and First Creek Church. June 20,1884 50 3m C KENTUCKY A NE MILL, Excelsior Cider Mill and Feed Cutters, for sale by A. B. TOWERS. C. H. ORR, ATTOKNEY AT LAW, ANDERSON, S. C. WILL practice in the Courts of the Eighth Circuit. Prompt attention given to all business. Office?Up-stairs, over National Bank. July 3, 1884 51 Cm -A.. W. TOIDX), ARCHITECT, ANDERSON, - - S. C, Has decided to drop the Building busi? ness, and devote his whole attention to furnishing PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS and Superintending the construction of all kinds of Private-and Public Buildings. He will also order, on short commissions, all kinds of Building Material. Correspondence solicited. June 10,1884 49 3m Oil of i Jaws of Deal The gentleman who outlines bis case below is a man considerably advanced in life, and is noted for his sterling integrity. His Postofiu 'sYstes ville, Upson County, Ga. The following is Mr. John Pearson's Statement: In the Spring of 18S2 I was attacked with a very bad cough, which continued to grow worse untfl fall, when I got so wck that I could not get about. I tried a gn.-at many kinds of medicine but continued to grow worse. I was notified that I had consumption und would probably die. Dr. Holloway finally told me to try Brewer's LungBe storer. They sent to Ward's Store and got a bottle and I commenced taking it right away. After tak? ing two or three doses, I began to improve, and by the time I had used up one bottle I was able to get on my feet again. I am now in excellent health. I am confident that the Lung Bestorer saved my life and my neighbors arc of the same opinion. It is the best Lung Bemedy ever made in my opin? ion. Dr. H. promised me that ho would write to the maniac tu rers and tell them of the wonderful cure it made In my case. Statement of Mr. Benj. H. Hearndon: Early in November, 1881, while sewing on the machine, my wife was taken with a severe pain in her side, which was soon followed by hemorrhages from her lungs and a severe cough. Fever com? menced, she could neither eat or sleep, and in a few weeks she was reduced to a living skeleton. The atteuding physician told me that he thought one of her lungs was entirely gone. She could not retain the most delicate nourishment on her stom? ach. I then agreed with Dr. Sullivan, my family physician, to call Dr. Holloway in consultation. They made a final examination of tho patient and pronounced the case hopeless. Dr. Holloway then suggested the Brewer's Lung Bestorer as a last iesort. I sent for a bottle ana gt.ve her a dose. I found 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 b<td taken two bottles, she was able to walk about t' house. She is now in better health than she baa enjoyed for several years. I believe the Lung Bestorer saved her life. We have a family of six children, some of them grown." Mr. Hearndon's Postofflce is Yatesville, Upson County, Ga. Ho is a thoroughly reliable man in every particular. Lung Bestorer for sale by Wilhite A Wilhite, Druggists, Anderson, S. C. March 13, 1884-35-eow Cheapest Lamps at Orr & Sloan's. FIRE! FIRE j FIRE I Windstorms ! Tornadoes ! Cyclones ! IN addition to Fire Insurance, I am now prepared to write Policies insuring your property against Windstorms, Tor? nadoes and Cyclones at low rates and in first-class Companies. Call and see me. J. H. Von HASSELN. March 20,1884_36_ly ?Sf Choicest Extracts and Perfumes at Orr & Sloan's. POTJTZ'S HORSE AliD CATTLE POWOERJ No Hrmsx will <lie nr Comc P--rs or l.rvr. Kk tkr. If Foutz's Pomlen arc iispd in time. Foutz's Powders will run' nivl fn-vi-nt Hurt Ciioijik ? Fontz'g Powder* win pn-vrtit C.,pr? IX Fowl*. FontTs Powdery will tnrr<~- ? it'nnlltjr of milk and crenm twenty per crnr_ 1 ?> !???? tlic butter firm and sweet. Fontt* Powden? will <-rr?. <?-: :-.?* vi : ;-vm?t Di9kas* to whlcli Horse* and ? ttM-nrt <"!i.!ert. FOUTJt'J POWDERS WIM. ?.I\ ?? >ATIsrACTIOX. Sold everywhere. david r. rouTZ, Proprietor. EALTt KOHE, md. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Wil? hite & Wilhite, Anderson, s. C. Jan 3, 18S4 25 ly F "Wheat Bran, Corn, Flour, OR sale by? A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14, 1884 31 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME. A new lot of WALL PAPER and Bor? dering, just received, by A. B. TOWERS. Nov 29, 1883 20 SEND FOR PRICE LIST. McElree's Jewelry Palace, 254 King St., Charleston, 8. C. Largest Stock. Lowest prices in the South. Repairing a specialty. Send me your watches. HATS ! AFEW ot that job lot of Hats 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. The best fitting and the best wearing Shirts No better in any market. A. B. TOWERS. Sept 27, 1883 11 TO THE PUBLIC. IHAVE more Goods than I need, and being satisfied that the prices and qual? ity will compare favorably with any in the city, I ask an inspection of inv stock before you buy. A. B. TOWERS. Nov 29. 1883 20 Best Blood purifiers ai Orr it Sloan's. NEW GOODS. 1H AYE a full line of Dry Goods, Half. Hardware, N. O. Molasses, Groceries, Provisions, Crockery, Glassware, Carpets, Ac, *v.c. 1 will not attempt to nameall my goods in un advertisement, but will ask my friends und customers to call and sec me before buying. I keep good yoodt, and at as low price as the same quality can be bought. Give me a trial. A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14. 1S.<3 31