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FARMING IN FRANCE. ^ / A French Peasant and his Farm 150 by rii. { -ft000* ... jgj>! :t-. In goingj from Paris to. Geneva, yia.^ Dijon, we pass thro^ni:the best p?rtrohf of France. For hundreds of miles every inch of land is cul ti rated. > The abrupt side-hills, are in grape vines and the flat land 4a grain.- .Here we. see. the phenome* hob of.dQuble crops?a crop ?f;gr?in anp! " ve&tables growing' under a crop, of trees. TwtJ?ihWdfa^pJar trees' are:frbm ah inch to three feet in diameter.- They are: planted'thickly, but give no shade. They are trimmed within sir. feet of .the top. The boughs, which are cut off every year, make fagots enongh to warm France. We often see men and women cradling wheat or hoeing beets in the midst of a wood giving no shade. Bton^you look, the country, the f^@n^j|in4es8|t look like black^tceafc^^i^d-fagair _ the sky. They fcaSethe view very pic tnrssqu%^ Oua fcrmem^qn^e^rai " could pJa^wOitect^wBltbt trees wl they want fences^ trim them up to the tops, preventingshadej and Jh^^tringJ blrliealrlrVoirTOff more than his farm { ..Wood in France is sold for.a third, of a cent a pound. So when , the Kansas m?h burns corn" he is no more profligate than the French man who burns. fagots. The Fiench farmer would never think of burning wood to heat his bouse. He sits in the cold all the winter long, only using wood to cook with. The average farmer does not know enongh to bey coal or kerosine yet. He ' has no home comforts; poverty and igno- ? ranee ace his companions. .-?'.. ' Frao'ra is literally one large garden. Every inch of soil is cultivated. Jn riding fromFaris to DljOn; 180 miles, we couttte4%!y80 cattle.^ We sak tio sheep or ;fcq?tf. ^'TO^fajms' have U8uall3r..fr,om p]a?'t^;teti^ an aore, and some have as many ? as 20'. acres. They are usually from 30 to 800; them, rw '' When I asked a FrehclT farmer ;how his farmThappened, like alfthe rest, to be so long aqd; narrow he said j; i "It has, been divided . up jso. ;often. When a Fren^'iather dies, he divides up bis farm, and each of his children has ; an equal .share. He always divides lengthwise, so as to give each one a long strip," * . "flow large is your farm ?'? Tasked. "My fathers fe'rm.:was 300 feet, wide and 2,000 Teet long.' When 'hordied my brother had half. Now my farm is 150 . feet wide and 2,000 feet long. It is quite a?--lajrge.'farm/- There: are many farms ..much smaller than mine." "' "Whit, dp' you planfin it?" I asked., 'TSeeb.ver there," he said,'pointing to what seemed to be a gigantic piece of M f*j4K> Thej^<?aoesi>;stgp oC: pota? toes '25 feet wide. Then comes 40 feet of oats, then ten feet of carrots, 20 feet of alfalfa, (lazerne,] 10 feet of mangel - wurzels, 5 feet of onions. 5 feet of cab bagea; -and the'reBtrin^flowers, peas,- cur rantsj gooseberries and little vegetables.'-' "Can you support your family on a. farm ao^-ieetvride" and 2,000 feet long-?" X asked. - , -j '?Snppbrt my family ?" he exclaimed. "Why the farm is too large for us. I renfepattofjt out np.w<?'^^.-..r "But' your house ," I. said, "where is ; rtl?t>* : ': '-\ "Oh, that is in town. Five families of us live in one house there. My wife and iMc?Bab^bnt'everj- morning JtfcTwbrk and go in at night." : u :: "Does.yoor wife always work in the fieiar*5 : u ? a "Yes. .My. wife,",he continued, point? ing to a barefooted and bareheaded worn an, at leas t six tee t around the waist, "she can do more work than I can. She pitches th e, hay. .to me on the Btack. All French women work in the field. Why not? They have nothing to do at home." This is true. The wife of a French, ' English, Irish, or German farmer has nothing to do at Home. They do not "keep noose" .'.ike the wives of American farmer^. .They live in the same building M|hr?ieir.iorsea, henkend pigs.. They lever wash a floor. There is never a tablecloth.1 They live like brutes. The handsome farm house off by itself, sur? rounded by trees and gardens does not exist in France. French farmers always congregate in little, tambledown villages situated about two miles . apart. The roofs-are' moss-covered, the houses are / dirty, and remind one of a country poor house in New England.. There are ? million of farms in France containing from .a'.quarter to four acres. I find that an acre and a half is about all .the most ambitious man wants. The rent for land is always one-half the crop. The land is worth about $300 an acre; or if in grapevines $600. This is>fcy|France-is; like A'garden. In England*tbe're are 227,000 landowners; in France there are 7,000,000 landowners. The Frenchman on his two acres, with his-barefooted wife cutting grain with' a sickle by hia side, is happy and contented, because he knows np better. Such a de gradfng life''would drive ah'' American farmer mad. The Frenchman thrives because he spends nothing. He has no want1 beyond the coarsest food and ilia washings of the grapeskins after thewine is made. Yes, ne is thrifty, He saves B^ey^-tobi^'The aggregate' weafth of | 80,000,000 poor, degraded, barefooted peasant* make France rich. The igno? rance of the'French farmer is appalling. I.never..saw a newspaper in a French farm village.. Too Frenchman eats the coarsest1 food; about the same as he feeds his horse. He will eat coarse bread and: wine for, breakfast: soup, bread and wine for dinner and perhaps bread and milk for. sapper; he does not know what coffee or tea is. The negroes of the.South live, like kings compared to a French farmer/ Still the Frenchman is satisfied; because be knows no better. When I asked.a French farmer, who was cultivating, his farm (150 by 1,500,) if he saved any money, he said: "Oh, not much. I go to air the fetes. I laid by 500 francs ($100) last year. I put it in the Gaisse d' Epargne." "What is that?" I asked of the land? lord. "That is the government saving bank. The>jKpy?f^en?^esthe^ the poor, op to 3,000 fronts and gives them 3J per centi for-its iise: The peasant farmers of France have nearly $800,000, 000 on deposit in these saving banks."'. I asked a farmer near Dijon if he pre? ferred the republic to the empire. "Yea,"-h'e said; "but we most of all want peace. We are sick of war. If the empire comes they will want ns to fight. We want to stay at home on our farms." The crops in England and France are good everywhere, with the exception of hops in Kent. Wheat in France is splen? did.. A man and his wife and, three chil? dren, can- reap with the sickle and bind about as mucb. wheat as one can reap and bind in America. In America the wife is attending the household duties and the children are at school. In France the whole family is in the field. Indian corn is raised alt over the South? ern half of France. They plant one stalk in a hill and hoe it by hand. The weeds are all hoed out of the wheat, barley and oats by hand. Wheat is worth in Dijon $1.25 per bushel.?Dijon, France, Corres? pondence Neno York Sun. ? At the present rate of increase the population of the United States in 1900 will be one hundred million, and in the year 2000 about four hundred million. Mr. Joseph Cook claims we are destined to be a land of cities, for in 1800 one twentieth lived in cities, while in 1884 one-fifth lived in cities. SET ON FIRE BY LIGHTNING. Xhe Ship Albert JJoroed at Sea, but tho trJkn V wtJ& -rOrevBwoaedr. - From the New York Herald of Sunday. At flush on the face acquired in the tropics and a seamanly gait in moving about; vere. all that, distinguished the Sill, muacularxlooking man who landed t the Barge office yesterday 'morning as a'skipper; bat tbat:he was?Capt. Jerry Port/of Maine?and the lady and little boy with bim were his wife* and child. The three were fresh from an experience i than which. few are more , dreadful, and the same Capt. Park recited as.He sat yesterday, between those two. sharers of fiis'teril: " "It was on the 25th; of October last," said he, "that I weighed anchor and left Sandy Hook behind me. I was captain of the Alert?an American clipper ship, and a right snug craft at that?with 40,? 000 cases of'oil in the hold and eighteen ijgknds aboajifcbeaides ni^elf and family; i We were-bound for Shanghai,- China, and I had hopes of a good run, for we -boropaway^withfa* fair wind, and 'never a ^uff"of 'another4 kind 'did we have for twenty days at least. Then all of a sud ?den?there came s- calm, aud there the ship lay like a log, with the crew trying fl* fhistle.-up^a breeze. It, waajno^nse. Now and then'.'a puff would swell o^tbe, topsails^ahd the ship would* crawl *along? a bit. But most of the time there wasn't a breath of air stirring.'We wereuo latitude 8?, 40 min. north', and' longitude 29? ip^nyn^we8jt, Xhe ship was .nuthe 'doldr?ms,'-SBdJtnere was no .telling' when this dreary quiet of sea and air would give place to a brisk equal 1. We kept on the lookout tfbt-i ft', ??aridHure enough it came. It was, on the 14th of November, and tbatTmqrnfng all aroumf the horizoh~lhe"sk'y had looked dirty and crouds had come together overhead. "Ther sun wasLsoon blotted out, the sea was black as inkj and then down came the rain. '.There'was' no. wind as' yet, and at first it looked as though we would get nothing worse than a drench? ing. But an unlocked for danger was in store for us. Tbe lightning was [ shooting about.in the sky and. tho thun? der was rolling.' It.was not the red, flaring lightning that sets the sky on fire, but wicked looking "forked streaks that seemed,to/be bent oh mischief.' All hands were on deck and ready to act on orders, but keeping in shelter as well as I they.could, when i all of a. sudden down went every mother's son of them sprawl? ing about, and for a minute there was a I whizz in tbe air- and a crash overhead, while a shower of splinters came rattling down about us. The ship had been struck by lightning. It had shivered the fore royal mast, carried away part of the yard and ripped i lot of canvas oat of the* roreroyai. "Wheu'we got on our feet, though,- there, seemed, to . be no other, damage done, and we felt quite safe. The squall kept on, and no one stirred I around mach for half aid- hour or so.' ' Then we had reason to get about lively. A man came swinging np to .< me with 'Cap'n' there's fire below." ' Smoke's com in' up the fore hatches.' 'All for'ard,' I cried, and we made for the place where tbe smoke was crawling up through tbe crevices and showing' itself in spite of the tarpaulins we had spread over it to protect the cargo. Some of tbe men tried to go below and get at the fire. It couldn't be done. Then I had water ! poured down the hatches, but as this was of no avalk I'?tdered^ihem to be. bat>. tened down. If was .a. terrible position. There, we were a thousand miles from land in a ship burning away under our feet. But not under .our feet. for long, for with an explosion like a cannon the hatches were blown away and up shot' tbe red flames as high as the foreyard. I Nothing couId stay them. I knew .that 40,000 cases of'oil' we're'down there to feed thera^ and~that'>the^/cT< was lost. Without delay I called the crew to clear ! away the boats anc prepare to'take our [chances with the sea. It was'hone too" I soon, either. ***** , ABANDONED AT SEA. % -S^rbS flre-wa8:ruiihiag aftandthe" tim^ bers were shrivelling;lik& paper in the flames. The heat was unbearable, and it was a relief to us when we had the provisionk-swrea away id? tbVthree* boats' and drew off from the ship's side. There we Jay in a choppy sea with tbe boats made fast to one another -and a sharp j lookout kept.by every soul aboard for a : sail. The fire and smoke from the Alert we knew would mount high in tbe air, and as they were likely to draw the at? tention of some passing craft,'we made 1 up oar minds to stay in .her company as long as we could. We passed a dreary night there. The sea was all reddened by the blaze from toe burning' ship, and she remained one huge mass of flames till after midnight, when she foundered and went down. Then the darkness set- i ^?LonJb^ wa ter_ajga^^ with some of the charred wreck drifting about and. such forebodings as Heaven alo>ie36rowS D?rmen tibg^ us." We J were 1,000 miles from Cape St. Roque, and in that latitude it might take weeks to reacLjt. _ What 'dangera^we would en counter, what Buffering we would have to susulin'%e could only gueiis. "It was a d^rk^outrook^, rein tell'you, and when,r about 5 o'clock, one of tbe men bawled. 'A light ..ahead and. away off in . the gloom We'could see a little.bright speck, we felt like hugging tbe" fellow. It was a steamer's light, and presently we saw I her bearing down on us. And before l long the French steamship Comit d' Etu, of Havre, bound for Pernambuco, came ' along and picked us up. She had sight? ed the glare of tbe burning ship fifty miles away, and alt bough at first think? ing'It come from a whaling vessel it was decided to bear down upon it to see if assistance was needed. The captain was ! very kind to as and treated us all . hand } somely/ 'We'went to' Pern?mbac? with him, and from.that.I came on here, leav? ing tbe rest of tbe men in charge of the American consul." rTbe ^fer/ rwas^ofv 1,000 tons register. She*was owrrfed'by Lfttlefield & Sons, of Boston, and consigned to Vernon H. Brown & Co., of this city. Tue Big Wrestle. I was not at the big wrestle between Bill Arp and Ike McCoy, and had heard so many version's ?'f'it that one'night, I while we were sitting around the camp fire, I insisted on hearing it from bis j own lips. Said he, "Well, gentlemen (he I always accented tbe men,) my motto has ; always been to never say die, as Qen'l Jackson said at tbe battle of New Or? leans, and, all things considered, I have bad a power of good luck in .my life. I don't mean money luck, by no means, for ! most of my life I've been so dead poor i that Lazarus would have resigned in my I favor, but I've been in a heap of close places, and somehow always come out ! right side up with care. ; "You.see, Ike McCoy was perhaps tbe best-rasier in all Cherokee, and he just hankered after a chance to break a bone or two in my body. Now, you know, I never bunted for a fite nor a fuss in my life, but I. never dodged one. I didn't want a tilt with Ike, for my opinion was that he was tbe best man of the two, but I never said anything, and just trusted to luck. "We were both at the barbycue, and he put on a .heap of airs, and strutted around with bis shirt-collar open clean down to his waist, and his bat crooked up on one side of his bead, as sassy as a Confederate quartermaster. He took a dram, and then stuffed himself full of fresh meat at dinner. Along in the evenin' it was norated around that Ike was going to banter me for a rassel, and shore enuf he did. The boys were all up for seme fan, and Ike got on a stump and hollered out' 'I'll bet ten dollars I can paster the length of any man on the ground, and I'll give Bill Arp five dollars to take up the bet I" "Of course there was no getting around the like of that. The banter got my blood up, f.ud so, without waitin' for ceremony, I shucked myself and went in. The boys was all powerfully excited, and was a bettin' every dollar tbey could raise, and Bob Moore, the feller I bad licked about a year before, said he'd bet twenty dollars to ten that Ike would knock the breath outen me the first fall. I borrowed l.be money from Col. John sou, and walked over to him and said, 'I'll take-that bet.' "The river was right close to the ring, and the bank was purty steep. I bad on a pair of copprass britches that had been seined in and dried so often they was about half rotten. When we- hitched, Ike took good britches-holt, and lifted me up and down a few times like I was a child. He was the heaviest, but I had the most spri ng in me, and so I jest let him play around for some time, limber like, until suddenly he took a notion to make.~p|ort work of it by one of bis bac^leg[movements. He drawed me up *to$f?body and lifted me in the air with a powerful twist. Jest at that mi nit his back was close to the river bank, and as my feet teched the ground I giv a tre? mendous jerk backwards and a shove forwards,-and my briches. busted-plum open in the back and tore clean offen my 1 bread basket, and Ike fell from me back arks and tumbled down the bank into ?the river''kerchng.*' Such hollerin as them bpys done I reckon never was beam before-in-all them woods. I jumped in and helped Ike out as he riz to the top. He had took in. a quart or.so of water right on top of his whiskey acd barbycu, and as he set upon the bank it all come forth" like a dost'of ippecak. When he' gotten over it he laughed sorter weakly and said-Sally .Ann. told him afore be lefL-hoino he had better let Bill Arp alone, for nobody could run against his luck. .Ike always believed he would havetbrowed me if britches holt hadn't broke, and I reckon he would. One thing is certain ; -it curedlke of Jiraggin, and it cured Bob. Moore of bettin' and that was a good thing."?From Bill Arp'8 Scrap Book. The Cultivation of Tea. f Edtor-Wedtiir-Newsand-Ccnirier: I see it stated that all attempts to cultivate the tea'plant in tb s country have been aban? doned. Is thin true? I B. C. L. The possibilities of tea culture in this conn try have attracted widespread-atten? tion during the past few years in the Southern States, and numerous experi? ments have. been, made, with results both favorable and adverse to the successful cultivation of the plant. While there have been some failures reported, the experience in most cases of those who have been engaged in tea growing seem to show that the industry can be made as Srofitable here as in India, China or apan, and that equally* as fine plants can be raised and as good an article of tea can be made as the best imported from the East. Mr. O- Menelas, the owner of a large plantation about sixty miles below Jack? son, Mississippi, where he has experi? mented1 successfully for a number of years in tea cultivation, recently ex? pressed himself fully satisfied that the industry will in time assume a great importance in this country, and that imported teas will be a thing almost un? known. Mr. Menelas has about 100 plants of producing age upon his planta tion, with which he expects to attain a practical knowledge of tea; manufacture, and an experience in the cultare of the plant which will enable him to success? fully manage a large farm. He expects about 75 pounds of imported seed in a short time, which be will sow in beds, and which, if properly grown, will fur? nish at least fifteen acres of plants. Mr. Menelas is deeply interested in the sub . ject, and fijmlyj>elieves_.that,in_ a .large section of the South, including Carolina, .Middle Georgia aod Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisana, where the soil is favorable arid where there is a copious rainfall, the industry can- be carried on as successfully as in the tea-growing and tea-making countries of the East. In a recent trip through Carolina he visited a number of tea gardens.for the purpose of observing the growth of the plant. In narrating the.result of his visit be said: "? "I left Savannah a few weeks ago for Georgetown, S. C, to visit Mrs. A. M. Foster's garden. Her son met me at the depot, and a quarter of an hour later we reached the old mansion, substantially built seventy-Sve years ago, and in a manner , that bespeaks of comfort, ele? gance and wealth, passed away for a time only I hope. Mrs. F?rster I found an elderly lady, but full of life and energy, highly cultivated and remarkably well versed in all fhe mysteries and beauties of botany: "Her husband, the late Dr. A. M. F?rster, was very hopeful for tea culture 'in theSonth, and-procured, in 1868, a dozen tea plants. From the seed pro? duced, by those few plauts. Mrs. F?rster has now in her gardens over 4,000 plants, from one to five feet high. A few of the first plants growing in bushes measure over twenty feet in circumference. Some -are in.rows 6x4, bnt the majority are in nursery raws, and although the.soil is very sandy and poor, the plants show a remarkably vigorous growth. "A year or so ago they were examined by a gentleman who lived several years in, China and was engaged in the tea business there, and were pronounced by him'as being of a very good variety. I myself tasted some iea prepared from the plant-by Mrs. F?rster, and found its aroma delicious, and its . color beautiful, but deficient in taste for want of better knowledge to cure it. Mrs. Forster had some three bushelB of seed saved last year from her plants, and the day I left her plantation a seed bed was prepared to receive the seed for the purpose of propagating plants which very Boon will represent a very good money value. "From thence I-proceeded to Suramer ville to;visit the .Government, tea farm, upon which so much money has ? been expended without any satisfactory results. Had the selection of the spot for an ex? perimental tea farm been as fortunate as the .conception of the idea to raise our own-tea was excellent and practicable, that all important question would have been satisfactorily solved by this time. The Government has decided to abandon the farm and nothing-has been done there since last July. The plants remain in nursery rows, and failing to find mois? ture enough, they send their tap roots to an enormous depth and present a miser? able existence. Had only one-quarter of the money been spent on a richer soil and in a section of the country where the rainfall is copious during the spring and summer months, the results would have been most encouraging." "What would be your advice to those who anticipate planting a tea garden ?" "If I were allowed to offer any advice to the-Southern planter who lives in sections as above described, I would most conscientiously pay, lose no more time; plant from 50 to 500 tea plants for home use, and before they reach the stage of being utilized you will have all the information required to manufacture your own tea." "B. C. L." will learn from the above that attempts to cultivate the tea plant in this country have not been abandoned. ? For the first time in the memory of men now living the next Congress will not contain any member of the historic Washburn family, William D., of Min? nesota, having declined a re election. ? Little Jim: "Ah, ha! I've heard somi thing awful bad about your pop." Little Jack?"Who careH for you ? What did ye hear anyhow?" "I heard your pop got sent to jail." "Phoo! Guess you for? got what they done to your pop last jeir." "What?" "Your pop got sent to the legislature. Girls Who aro Useful. The notion that girl, are too deliciiteto be useful is limited to a comparatively small part of the globle. Throughout Asia, Africa and in large portions even of Europe and America, there prevails an old belief that they are born to labor. In Turkestan and on the Tartar steppes the Kirghese Sultans and their daughters and princesses, in whose veins flows the blood of long lines of kings, still milk the sheep, cows and goats, and perform the menial offices^pf the household, as the Sanscrit maidens did.six thousand years ago in the same localities. They cook, take care of the smaller children make garments, cure the skins of the wild fowl, with the feathers on, for caps, Bpin cotton, weave cloth and tan leather by means of sour milk. In this delect? able region the mothers wear rich attire while the daughter goes in humbler weeds, like Cinderilla. If there is a piano the mother plays on it in tbe front room of the tent, while the daughter brews the koumiss, stews the mutton and broils the camel chops in the back kitch? en. This is tbe benighted condition of patriarchal people who adhere to a nearly absolete theory of filial duty. Similar ideas prevail throughout India, China and among the native tribes of Siberia, who have been driven nothward by aggressive neighbors." The Tungusian girl gathers the snow, melts it, makes the tea and soup, fish sews, and, being skilful iid archery, helps to keep the larder sup? plied with game. The Yakut and Sem ovede maidens, and all who dwell along the Arctic ocean, help in summer to lay tup winter supplies, and in winter to per? form all necessary domestic duties. Tbe Abyssinian girl grinds corn in the sin pie mills in use in that country. The Kaffir girl weaves baskets and draws water. The girls in tbe other part of the dark continent pulverize the grain, weave mate, make earthern vessels, and are tbe hatters of their tribe. The theories of the tribes and, nations of Asia and Africa are shared by. the Indians of North and South America; who compel tbe young girls to learn tbe duties and hardships of life at an early age.?Boston Transcript. ? The xeason for baldness is that peo? ple desire to be clear beaded. ? It is proposed to ask Congress for $9,000 to-pay 300 special policemen du ting-inauguration week. ? A Father and son are under sen? tence of death in a Louisiana prison, and for separate and distinct murders. ?-No wonder shirts are cheap. The New York Herald has discovered a firm in that city which gets shirts made at two and a half cents each. The maker, a Silesiac, with his wife and one helper, worked almost night and day from November 26 to December 9, and during that time made 291 shirts, for which they received tbe munificent sum of $7.7fi or deduct tbe car fares in taking the -shirts to the employers, $6.53 God help the pioor. ? Tbe Rev. E. Heber Newton, of New York, has succeeded in causing quite a flutter in religious circles. In a recent sermon Dr. Newton boldly ques? tioned the sanity of Christ. He uaid that tbe idealist commanded attention only so long as he gave no cause to doubt his sanity. He should be followed only when there was no mistrust that he had not lost bis way in tbe clouds. Christ, the prince of idealists, Dr. Newton said, might have lost his head ; ia his imagin? ings bis mind might have become con? fused and his feet lifted from tbe fround. Dr. Newton was accused of eterodoxy a year ago because he denied the divine authorship of the Bible. It is believed that he will now be expelled from the Protestant Episcopal Church. "I^TOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. J3( Notice is hereby given that1 the un? dersigned, Administrator of the Estate of John Herron, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate for Andurson County, on the 10th day of January, 1885, for a Final Settlement.and. discharge from said office as Administrator'of said-Estate. W. A. McFALL, Adm'r. Dec 11, 1884 . . . .22 * Notice to Creditors. W. B. Watson vs. Emma C. Erskine, et al. A LL persons having claimii against the XX. Estate of Wm. B. Erskine. dee'd. are hereby notified to prove thoir claims bafore me on or by the lstdav of February, 1K85. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Deo 18,1884 28 6 ?T BART & CO., 55, 57 and 59 Market Street, CHARLESTON, - S. C, THE "LARGEST "FRUIT AND PRODUCE HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. MPORT and keep constantly on hand? I Bananas, Cocoanuts, Oranges, Pine Apples, Apples, Lemons, Nuts, Kai sins, Potatoes, Cabbage, Onions, N. C. and Va. Peanuts. Nov 20, 1884 19 4m FIRST PLANER in the CITY rilHE Show has come and gone, but JL Mayfield & Stuart can still be found at their Planing Mill on the Blue Ridge Yard, where you can find the finest lot of Finished Flooring, Ceiling. Weatherboard inr, and all kinds of Mouldings, ever saw in this market. Come and see us before you buy, as we are bound to give satisfac? tion in quality und price. Work from the country solicited. We would also call at? tention to our Stock of Doors, Sash ami Blinds which we are selling at cost. Call at Blue Ridge Yard. MAYFIELD & STUART. 3ov 13, 1884_18__3m KOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of Mary E. Reeves, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment at once. J. J. GILMER, Ex'r.l I Dec 25, 18*4 24 3 NOTICE To Administrators, Executors, Guardians, And Trustees. A LL Administrators, Executors Guardi XjL ans and Trustees are hereby notified to make their annual returns to this office during the months of January and Februa? ry as required by law. THOS. ('. LIGON, Judge of Probate. Jan 1, 1885 25 5 Wheat Bran, Corn, Flour, I<OR sale by? A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14, 1884 31 Notice Final Settlement. Ex Parte James Webb, Administrator, Ac, In Re. the Estate of Samuel Bowen, de? ceased. To J. G. Bowen, Samnntlia Webb, Nathan? iel S. Bowen, James E. Bowen, Charity Bowen, David P. Bowen, Jr., Mary J Williamston, MarionC. Bowen, Amanda 15. Trammell, Missouri E. Bradley, Mar? tha C. Hansard, heirs at law of Geo. W. Bowen, names and number unknown, and others: rriAKE notice that the undersigned will JL apply to the Judge of Probate at An? derson C. IL, S. C, on Friday, the 30th day of January, 1885, at 11 o'clock a. nu, for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Samuel Bowen, deceased, and Discharge from the oflice of Administrator de bonis noil, with the Will annexed, of said deceased. JAMES WEBB, Adm'r. de hum's nou, with Will annexed, of Samuel Bowen, deceased. ?00 18,1881 23 5 AYER'S Cherry Pectoral. No other complaints are bo insidious In their attack as tbose affecting the throat and lungs: none so trifled with by the majority of sutfer ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting perhaps from a trifling or unconscious ex? posure, is often hut the beginning of a fatal sickness. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has well proven its efficacy In a forty years' tight with throat and lung diseases, and should be taken in all cases without delay. A Torrlble Cough Cured. "In 1857 I took a8CVcrccold, which nifertPrt my lungs. 1 had a terrible cough, and passed night after night without sleop. The doctors gavome up. I tried AVer's CtlERltv Pec? toral, which relieved my lungs, induced sleep, and afforded me tlio rest necessary for the recovery of my strength. Jty the continued use of the Pectoral n perma? nent eure Mas effected. 1 am now cc years old, hale and hearty, and am eatistied your Cherry Pectoral saved me. Horace Fairmiotuer." Rockingham, Vt., July 15,ISM. Croop. ?A Mother's Tribute. "While in the country last winter my littlo boy.threo yearsold, was taken ill with "croup; it seemed as if he would die from strangu? lation. One of the family suggested tho use of Ay Kit's CBKliitv I'htoual, a bottle of which wan always k'tj.t in the house. This was tried in mo?ll tui'l frt-i|ucut doses, and to our delight in lem ihnn halt an hour tho littlo patlout was bri'Hihing easily. The doc? tor said that the Cm i:ttv Pi:?T?itAi. had saveil my darling's lid-. Can you wonder at our gratitude V Sincerely yours, Mrs. Kmma Gsnxcr." 159 Wcst;128th St., New York, May IG, Ifcf2. "I have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral In my family for several years, and do not hesitate to pronounce it the most effectual remedy for coughs and colds we have ever tried. A. ?I. Chane." Lako Crystal, Minn., March 13,1882. " I suffered for eight years from Bronchitis, and after trying many remedies with no suc? cess. I was cured by the use of avf.k'fi Cher? ry I'KrroRAL. Joseph 'Waldes." Uyhalia, Miss., April 5,1882. " I cannot say enough in praise of Ayer's CnERRY Pectoral, nelieving as I do that hut for its use J should long since have died Irora lung troubles. iE. Bragdon." Palestlai), Texas, April 22,1882. No case of an affection of the throat or lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved by the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and it will always cure when, the disease is not already beyond the control of medicine, prepared by Dr. J.C.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. F Fresh Buckwheat Flour, OR sale by A. B. TOWERS. AN EXPLODED BOOM. A long, lank, lean and chronic Anti-Potash Boom met tho new, fat and saucy Atlanta Big Bold Boom, on & hot. sultry day. "Who are you V asked tbo B. B. B. Boom. "I am the old Anti-Potash Boom," was the sad reply, as tho perspiration rolled down, and it '.leaned heavily on the B. B. B. Boom for support. "Don't lean on me," said the B. B. B. Boom. "I may look strong, but I am quite young?only 14 months old, and am growing rapidly, and am mighty weak in the knees. I am doing the work which you have failed to do, although you are 50 years old You are old, and tough, and rich, and don't require a support. But what causes you to look so thin of lato?" "Well, I hardly know," replied the Anti-Potash Boom. "My physician tells mo that my abilities have been over-rated, aud that while trying to whip out all opposition by boast and brag, that I have only proven my inability to cope with what ho calls my superiors. Old age is also creeping on me?having fought near 50 years before any one knew I was living?and now I am unable to per? form feats that others are doing. I am collapsed; my friends have turned against me and call me names, and oh, Lordy! how sick I become at the rery sight of B. B. B. Hold my head while I die.'i Atlanta, June 5,1884. Blood Balm Company: I tako pleasure in making the following state? ment: For four years I have pecs a great sufferer from Malarial Blood Poison, and for six months have had Kheumatism to such an extent, that I was forced to use crutches a portion .of the' time, and could not raise my left arm to my head. I used all the leading Blood remedies of the day.be I sides the attention of several first-class physicians, all without benefit. I became quite feeble and emaciated, having very little appetite and poor digestion. Calling at yoqr office oue day, I secured two bot? tles of B. B. B., and commenced its use at once, and before one bottle had been used, I felt a most wonderful chtnge. Two bottles have given me almost entire relief. Kheumatism relieved and can use my arm as good aa ever, cured tbo neural? gia in my head and all malarial poison is being , rapidly relieved, and I feel better than I have for [ six years. To tell you the truth I have never used such a wonderful medicine in all ,my life, aa the effects have been magical. It baa acted as a splendid tonic, gave a good appetite and imparted quiet slumbers. I cheerfully recommend it as a quick remedy. 26-4 W. P. McDANIEL. FOR SALE BY HILL BROS., Anderson, S. C. MOTHERS' FRTFNT). Thin invaluable prepara- No More Terror 1 tion is truly a triumph of . scientific skill, and no more inestimable benefit was ever bestowed on the mothers of tho world. /Grit not only shortens the time of labor and less? ens tho intensity of pain, but, better than all, it greatly diminishes the danger to life of both mother and child, and leaves the mother in a con? dition highly favorable to speedy recovcrv, and far J less liable to flooding, con i vulsions, and other alarm? ing symptoms iiicidcnt to lingering and painful la? bor. Its truly wonderful efficacy in this respect en? titles the Mothers' Friend to bo ranked au one of the life-saving'appliances giv? en to the world by the als 1 covcries of modern scion pp. From tho nature of the cue it will of course be understood that we can not publish certificates con? cerning this Remedy with? out wounding tho delicacy of the writers. Yet wo have hundreds of such tes? timonials on file, and no mother who has once used it wilt ever again be with? out it In her time of trou? ble. No More Pain 1 No More Danger! TO Mollier or Child. The dread of Motherhood Transformed to HOPE AND JOY. Safety and Ease -to Suffering Women. A prominent physician lately remarked to the proprietor, that If it were admissible to make public the letters wo receive, tho "Mothers' Friend" would out-sell anything on tho market. I most earnestly entreat every female expecting to be confined, to use Mother's Relief. Coupled vrlth this entreaty I will add that during a long obstetrical practice (forty-four years,) I have never known it to fail to produce a safe and quick deliv? ery. H. J. HOLMES. M. D., Atlanta, Ga. Send for our Treatise on "Health and Happi? ness of Woman," mailed freo. BRADriKT.d Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. The Fields are White with Cotton. Hard Times Nearly Over! THOUSANDS of families who have been wanting PIANOS AND ORGANS for a long time will buy this year. I liuve on hand in my lionse at William? ston, Mason & Hamlin, Packard and Bay State Organs, which I shall offer for sale on extra easy terms. During the month of October I will sell Pianos nnd Organs at the lowest Rock Bot? tom Gash Prices, requiring only $25 cash down on a l'iano ana $10 cash down on an Organ, and allowing three months on the balance, without interest or advance on price. Having an experience of five years in this business, I feel competent to aid niy customers in selecting an instrument, and will take great pleasure in visiting any one who anticipates buying. Drop me a postal curd to Williamston, S. C, and oblige, JOHN L. HAYNIE. Oct 9, 1884 13 3m SHOES AND BOOTS. IHAVE a full line of Hay 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 i interest to call on A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14,1884 31 Tim ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING CO. Having erected Machinery, unequalled in the up-country, for the Manufacture of SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MANTLES, Brackets, Balusters, Mouldings, Etc., WE earnestly call the attention of contractors and all who contemplate building to 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, Anderson, S. C. Jan 17,1884 21 ly FALL AND WINTER GOODS. -o . Now in Store and to arrive a A FULL STOCK OF GENEEAL MEEOHANDISE, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HATS AND CAPS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HARE WARE. 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. F. BARR. DON'T. mXRGrlCT ! THE PEOPEIETRESS OF Til LADIES' STORE HAS JUST RETURNED WITH *? A STOCK THAT IS SIMPLY IMMENSE, jCLND feels confident that, with her corps of experienced Ladies, can please in Goods and Prices. We will vary from our rule of quoting prices, and ask you to call and see our Jerseys from $1.00 up. MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. Sept 25, 1884 11 NEW STORE! NEW GOODS! ANDERSON CASH GROCERY STORE, At the Corner of Whitner St., on Public Square. MOST respectfully inform the people of Anderson and the surrounding country that I keep on hand a full stock of? STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES I buy for CASH, at the very lowest prices?I sell for CASH ONLY. Therefore, I have but one price, and that is ROCK BOTTOM. Please give me a call and be con? vinced. Anderson is my home, her prosperity is my welfare, and my interests are here. Don't Forget: Lowest Prices at Anderson Grocery Store. >X. KENNEDY, Proprietor, Late of Charleston. Oct 16, 1884 14 STONE MOUNTAIN, OA. THE LITTLE GEORGIA RAR Having secured che 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 4 ?rn Whiskey. Remember, that the only place you can get Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey is at the LITTLE GEORGIA BAR. IT. M. BUTLER, Proprietor. v July 31, 1884 3 6m 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 tOTTE TAILORING DEPARTMENT Our Mr. J. B. CLARK is fully prepared to give 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 All who want to Save TIME, LABOR and MONEY should call oa IX S. TAYLOR AND PRICE The Canton Monitor Engines, The Canton Single Reaper, The New Buckeye Binders, The Canton Sweepstakes Thresher, The Miller New Model Vibrating Thresher, The Empire Grain Drill, The Empire Horse Rake, The Winship Cotton Gin and Power Press, The Griffin Cotton Planter. All the above Machines are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Would bo glad to have you call and price. I can save you money. Testimonials from all sections. You can read for yourself if you will call on me. RUBBER BELTING all sizes?Lowest Prices. D. S. TAYLOR, Depot Street. TO THE FARMERS OF ANDERSON COUNTY. BEFORE '.living 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 and Traction Steam Engines, Gei? ser Threshers and Saw Mills. Also, agent for Queen ot the South Corn and F lour 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. MaWh 20,1884 30 A HOME DRUGGIST TESTIFIES. Popularity at home is not always tho best test of merit, but wo point proudly to the fact that no other medicine lias won for itself EUct. universal approbation in Its own city, etat :, aad country, and among all people, as' ^ Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Tto following letter from one of our best known Massachusetts Urugjistsshould hoof Interest to every siUTersr:? rt!ISr?5r^r?7'^afl "Eight years ago I UllbiUniHIl S^Uii jihcumatlsrn,so se? vere that I coahl not move from the bed, or dresi, without help. 1 tried several reme? dies without much if any relief, until I took Avcr.'s Saksaparilla, by tho use of two bott es of which 1 was completely cured. Horo sold large quantities of yjur Sarsa pab "lla, and it still retains its wonderful popularity. The many notable cures it has ellected in this vicinity convinco mo that It is tli: best blood mcdlcluc ever ollcred to tho pubi c. E. F. Harris." ltiver St., Bnckland, Mass., May 13,1882. All T mirilll George Andrews, S? 8 HHr IM overseer in the Lowell OHL I IIIILUini Carpet Corporation, was .'or over twonty vcars before hia removal to Lowell afllicted with Salt Rheum in its worst form. Its ule erat ions actually covered more than half tho surfaco of his body and limbi. He was entirely cured by Ayer's SAiuiAPAKir.KA. Seo certificate- In Ayer'a Almanac for 1SS3. prepared by Dp. j. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sohl by all DrusfjisU; 51, six bottles for S3. i DO YOU KNOW THAT LORILLAED'S CLIMAX PLUG TOBACCO. With Itcd Tin Tag, is the best? Is the purest; is never adulterated with glucose, barytes, molasses, or any deleterious ingredients, as is the case with many other tobiccos. Loriilard's Rose Leaf Fine Cut Tobacco is also made of the finest stock, and for aromatic chewing qnality is second to none. Loriilard's Navy Clippings take first rank as a solid durable smoking tobacco wherever introduced. Loriilard's Famous Snuff have b ;cn used for over 124 years, and are sold ic a larger extent than any others. CONSUMPTION I Lav i a positive remt.lv IbrUie ?bQTO ulteue; by Us uff tnouun Ii of cm let of lh? wont kind ud of lone eunrtlnf hive bei a cared. Indeed, M MlMMC It my feitb In lu ?fHcscrl Uutlwlll tend two bottles pbek, towther with ? val? uable treatise on tbl* dlstise.to on j severer. GlTe Rx preu ulf 0, ?ddrtu. dr.t. a.slocum,1S1 Full St., n.t. INFLAMMATION PLASTER Is not x cure-alt., but a valuable aid in the treat mcnt of consumption in its early stages, and in all throat and lung diseases. For internal pain and soreness it is unexcelled. For sale by all druggists, or sent postpaid with full directions for use on receipt or One Dollar. Specify ' Farns worth'n." DBS. FARNSWORTH, East Saginaw, Mich. DEMOCRATS! bend for our book, "How to / Procure Government Position." Explains I the bestand surest way to proceed. Democrats now have tho chance. Good opportunity for young m?n. Send early. Price 50c, postpaid. Address, CODY, ELLIOTT A CO., 601 C St., N. W., Waah ingtou D. C. _ ADVERTISERS I send for our Select List of Lo? cal Newspapers. Geo. P. Rowell A Co.. 10 Spruce St., N. V._ THI: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Williaia Watklns. Plaintiff, against Joseph J. Ea? ton, H. A. Hutchinson and Sylvester Blcckley, Elijah W. Brown and Joseph J. Fretwell, Mer? chant, known, contracting and trading in part? nership as Blcckley, Brown A Fretwell, Defend? ants. - Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants Joseph J. Eaton, S. A. Hutch insor and Sylvester Blcckley. Elijah W. Brown and Joseph J. Fretwell, Merchants, known, con? tracting and trading in partnership as Bleckley, Brown A Fretwell: YOU are hereby summoned *nd required to an? swer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clek of the Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. H., S. C,' and to nerve a copy of your answer to the said / complaint on the subscribers at their office, Ander? son C.H.,S.C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within tbetlmo aforesa d, the plaint ill" in this action will apply to the Cor rt for the relief demanded In the complaint, Datetl December 18th, A. D. 1884. BROYLES A SIMPSON, Plaintiffs' Attorney. [seal] John W. Daniels, c.c.p. To the Defendant Joseph J. Eaton : Tako notice that the complaint in this action, together with the summons, of which the forego? ing is a copy, were filed in tho office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pless, at Andcrsom Court House, rcui U Carolina, on the 1 Sth day of Decem? ber, 1SS I. BROYL1S 4 SIMPSON, Plalntifl't Attorneys. Dec ?i, 1884 24 6 Anis I If Send six cents for postage, and Ulli f I receive free a costly box of goods I II If I WDicu Wit help all, of either sex, I lIlLLito more money right away than anytbit g else in this world. Fortunes await the worker; absolutely sure. At once address True A A Co., A tigusta, Maine. 39?ly Oil of A Jaws of Dei. The gMitleman who outlines his case below is a man considerably advanced in life, and Is noted for his sterling integrity. His Postoffice is Yates ville, Ujwon County, Ga. The following is Mr. John Pearson's Statement: In tht Spring of 1SS2 I was attacked with a very had cou fh, whicb 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. Hollows y finally told me to try Brewer's Lung Re? storer. They sent to Ward's Store and got a bottle and 1 commenced taking it right away. After tak? ing two or three doses, I began to improve, and by tho timt I had used up one bottle I was able to get ou mv f:et again. I am now in excellent health. 1 am confident that the Lung Restorer saved rey life and my neighbors are of the sauie opinioa. It is the hi: f 1 ting Remedy ever made in my opin? ion. Di. II. i r ir.iscd me that ha would write to the manfacturers and tell them of the wonderful cure it made in my case. Statement of Mr. Benj. H. He?rndon: Early in November, 1881, while sewing on the machine, my wife was taken with a severe pain in her side, wh'ich was soon followed by hemorrhage* from hei 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 atte iding physician told me that he thought one of h ;r lungs was entirely gone. She could not retain the most delicate nourishment on her storn* ach. I t hen agreed with Dr. Sullivan, my family physician, to call Dr. Holloway in consultation. They made a final examination of the patient and pronounced the case hopeless.. Dr. Holloway then suggested the Brewer's Lung Restorer as a last lesort. '.{sent for a bottle antfgavc her a dose. I found tint she could retain it ou her stomach, and after about the third dose, I began to notice some improvement in her condition I continued tho medicine regularly, and by the time she had taken two bottles, she was able to walk abour. the house. She is now in better health than she has enjoyed for sevcial years. I believe the Lung Restorer saved her life. We have a family of six children, some of them grown." Mr. II? urudou's Postoflice Is Yatesvillc, Upson County, (ia. He is a thoroughly reliable man in every particular. Lung Restorer for sale by W?hlte A Wilhite, Druggists, Anderson, S. C. March 13, 1884-35-eow FIRE! FIRE I FIRE! Windstorms ! Tornadoes ! Cyclones ! IN addition lo Fire Insurance, I am now prepared to write Policies insuring your property against Windstorms, Tor? nadoes and Cyclones at low rates and in tirst-clais Companies. Call and see roe. J. H. Von HASSELN. March 20, 1384 3G ly READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE! I OW15 money, and cannot pay it unless persons who owe me pay me. Therefore, I beg all who are indebted to me by Note or Account to call and settle without delay. I cannot run my business without money. I am prepared to give the highest price for Cotton in payment of debts. A. B. TOWERS. Sept 25,18S4 11 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME. Anew lot of WALL PAPER and Bor? dering, just received, by A. B." TOWERS. Nov 20,1SS3 20 23 t'SEFOT. ARTICLES. 4 Book, to alf who lend two 3c. ?tnuap* Cor poatagn Bol packing. Blent to ? thlmpamr. ?. o. BjEWT & co., Kwrojai Gem and Magnet Shirts! 'AN?FACTURED for me. The best . Suing and the best wearing Shirts No better in any market. A. B. TOWERS. v Sept*;', 18S3 11