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^?y:- PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. : > E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 18r7. TERMS: Vi. ?HETRA??-?1.50. bix months............................ 75c. ;- ?;* The- Joint Resolution of Senator Moise, of Sumter, directing the Governor to have an enumeration of the inhabi? tants of the State made, as a basis for the re-apportionment of representation V in the Legislature, was defeated in the '. Senate. The enumeration would have cost about thirty thousand dollars, and could only have served for one term of i-'the Legislature. The Senate thought this was rather too expensive a luxury v for these hard times. .? <?. The Bill to reorganize the Board of Agriculture has passed the Legislature, and by its terms tbe Board will consist of ten persons, to be elected for the term of two years: Two from the State at ?? ? . large, and one from each Judicial Cir? cuit. Five of them .are to be elected in each alternate year. The election for .members of the Board will come off on Thursday, the 22nd inst. The members of the- Legislature from the Eighth Judicial Circuit met on Monday morning, and nominated Hod. B. F. Cray ton, of Anderson, as the choice of the Eighth Circuit for the position, and he will undoubtedly be elected as one of the members of the new Board. The election for Comptroller-General will come off on Thursday, the 22od inst. Gen. Stoney's successor is, as yet, a mat? ter of conjecture. Quite a number of prominent gentlemen have been men? tioned for the position. Mr. John S. Verner, of Walhalla, Col. J. C. Coit, of . Chesterfield, Col. J..P. Thomas, of Rich ^land,'Mr. W. J.Lavall, of Eichland and Col. Withers, Auditor of Fair field, are announced as candidates, and several other names are being quietly mentioned. Th ? election is altogether in uncertainty, and the friends of each candidate imag? ine their favorite in strongest for the . position. As far as we can now judge, Majors. Verner and Coit are the Iwo strongest candidates, thongh several well informed persons put Col. Thomas ahead of either of them. The Bill to convert the South Carolina College into a University, and give to it a departmeat-of agricultural education of a higfi order, was pa^wdJ)ji^largja' majority in both Houses. Senator Mur ?-fay and Representatives Brown and Daniels voted for the Bill, i.zd Repre? sentative? Hudgens and Earle voted against it! The members of the Board of Agriculture are made Trustees of the University, and it is expected, with an increase of thirteen thousand dollars from the State Treasury and the fifteen thousand dollars to come from the United States, that we will-be able to make the i:South Carolina University the equal of any institution in the South. It will combine agricultural education with scientific and literary education, so that a young man can be thoroughly educated in it. _ The Legislature has been more than ordinarily busy during the past two weeks. The Senate has kept up with its x. . work all along, and .wilK be ready to adjourn at any time the House gets ready. This is, of course, natural, for the Senate being a smaller body can keep up more easily than the House, and never ought to be behind with its calen? dar. The present House started this session behind, and has never been able to catch up, but it must be said, to the credit of its members, that no House of Representatives since the Democrats came into power has ever worked with more determination and persistence than it has done this session.. They. have adopted a rule limiting. debate to five minute speeches, and thus they are mak? ing excellent headway. It is practically certain that the Legislature will adjourn on Saturday morning, and tbe members will eat their Christmas turkey, at home. The Phosphate Commission,. of which Senator Murray was chairman, made its repjjttrAl^ted heretofore, recommend-1 _^hig the passage of a Bill granting tbe territory of the State for twenty years to the five large companies now mining in the State's temtory, on condition that ^ they should work the territory systemati? cally,'and pay into tbe State treasury one dollar per ton on every ton of crude rock s mined and shipped by them, with a ? proviso that they should pay on at least 175,000 tons each year, and a further condition that if the price of rock at any time went above six dollars per ton, they should pay to the State in addition one-third of the excess. The Bill was bitterly opposed in both Houses, on the ground that it created a monopoly, and - wonld raise the price of fertilizers, and p that it was unfair to the poorer people I along the streams not to let them mine, gj .The Committee did not take this view of : the matter, but both Houses did, as the Bill was indefinitely postponed on a close ^JL vote in the Senate and by a large vote in S the House. The friends of the Bill took ??* the view that the territory was State's ' territory, and onght to be protected for the benefit of all the people of the State. The mere fact that a man lived in Charleston was not to give him the op? portunity of making money by skimming off the richest rock and leaving tbe 1 ? .poorer strata, so that no person would L work it. They thought the territory should be worked regularly, and proper? ly exhausted as they go. They did not dunk that this would create a monopoly, for there are fifteen to thirty landowners who have available phosphate rock in their land, and it would be impossible to _^get all of them to combine in such a per i manent manner as to keep tbe price of rock above a fair price. This, however, was what the opponents of tho Bill feared. They also contended that tbe increase in price of crude rock would raise the price of fertilizers, but the S friends of the Bill showed that the price I of rock did not control fertilizers, that it .' only formed about one-third of the value J of acid, and one- sixth the value of auto? mated fertilizers. They also showed that by combining all the large compa? nies in one, they could work cheaper, and - aave salaries and other expenses, so as to make some money at present prices, but it was of no avail. The cry of monopoly was raised, and the Legislature was too busy to study the question out, and thought the best way to settle tbe doubt was to let things alone. ?The fine dwelling house of F. A. :/ Townsend, Edgefield County, was burned :' last Saturday, with its entire contents. w No insurance. One of the big fights of the session in both houses this year has been the Bill to reapportion the representation in the House of Representatives among the several Counties of the State according to the census taken by the United States government in 1880. The effect of the change would have been to give Green? ville, Spartanburg, Laurens, Edgefield, Marlboro, Sumter and Beaufort each one additional member in the Legislature, while the loss would have come from Charleston, Ricblaud, Aikeu and Hamp? ton. The Bill passed the House by a majority of three votes. The Anderson delegation in the House voted for the Bill. In the Senate Senator Murray, for the Judiciary Committee, submitted an unfavorable report, taking the ground that the Bill was unconstitutional, for the reasons set forth iu the report, as follows: That prior to the Amendment to the Constitution in 1886, theie was no war? rant of law allowing an apportionment of Representatives of the State on the basis of the enumeration made by the United States census.- The manner then provid? ed by law directed the enumeration to be made under State laws iu every tenth year from 1S75. By the Amendment of 1886, (page 499,) this was changed. It was therein prescribed that an enumera? tion of the inhabitants of the State for the purpose of apportionment should be made in the year 1891. and ii: every tenth year thereafter, in such manner as should be by law directed. This was a substi? tute for the then law *nd contemplated the reapportment from time to time at regularly recurring intervals from 1891. But in order that the State might be spared the expense and disadvantage of a special State census if the same was un? necessary, a proviso was put to the Act, providing that the General Assembly might at any time in its discretion adopt the immediaiely preceding United States census as a true and correct enumeration, and make the apportionment according to said enumeration. That is to say, the Act having directed an appotionment in 1891, and at subsequent times on the baai3 of a State enumeration, goes on to provide that at any of these times the Leg? islature may, if it bo decide, adopt the United States census immediately preced? ing as a correct enumeration, instead of the one to be made by the State, and make the apportionment according to said United States, census enumeration, instead of the State's enumeration. This is made absolutely clear by the second proviso of the amendment, which prescribes that the amendment shall not prevent the Legislature from providing lor an enumeration and apportionment prior to 1891 in the manner then provid? ed by law, to wit: by a State census. . Your Committee therefore find that the Constitution as amended requires an enumeration and apportionment to be made in 1891 and every tenth year there? after, with the right reoorved to the Leg islatnre,to jaafc<rB?ch apportionment in 1891, or in any tenth year thereafter, on the basis of the ^ext immediately pre? ceding United States census, but with the further right reserved to the Legislature that if an enumeration and apportion? ment is desired prior to 1891, then it can be made only by a State census. They r.re, therefore, of opinion that the Legislature has no right prior to 1891 to apportion according to the United States census, aqd that the proposed Bill is un? constitutional. They further find that in the United States census of 1880, there is no enu? meration of the inhabitants of Berkely County, for the reason that that County was not then iu existence. An appor? tionment must be based on mathematical calculation, and not on any surmise or approximation it must be an absolute arithmetical re;.lit. As this is impossi? ble under the united States census of 1880, it appears lo the Committee as an additional proof, that in adopting the amendment of 1886, the Legislature never contemplated doing that which, from the very nature of the case could not be done, to wit: apportion on the basis of the United States census of 1880, when, as was well known, that census did not give the data upon which to appor? tion the Representatives from two of the counties of the State. After a full discussion in the Senate, the Bill was defeated by a vote of 19 to 16. The Late Farmers' Convention. Mb. Editor : If we are to judge from the press of the State it was a failure?if we judge from the proceedings, like pre j ceding conventions, it was a success. Some of the papers are surprised at the shortness of the session, and the absence of speech-making. But when we reflect that the subjects claiming the attention of the Convention had been thoroughly discussed through the press and on the rostrum for two years, and that these questions had been passed upon by two Conventions preceding the last, there was really no necessity for any further discussion. The time for action has come, and it remains to be seen whether the Legislature will respond to the rea I sonable demands of the farmers for a j separate Agricultural College or not. 1 Not much is expected from them, and if [ they fail to act, the farmers, if true to themselves, will not fail to visit upon them tbeir condemnation. At the ballot box the farmers can use an argument in behalf of their own interests that is unanswerable. The farmers of the State will scarcely be diverted from their original purpose by the adroit management of the Faculty of the South Carolina University, as represented on the floor of the Conven? tion by Col. Haskell. From their own declarations the argument is exhausted, and the necessity for scientific and tech? nical education of the boys of our State is upon us, and we must meet the demand. Further still, the question of the expense is a relegated question not worthy of consideration, except so far as to confine the necessary appropriations within reasonable bounds, so as to secure the object to be accomplished with the least possible expense. But, say these gentlemen, give the South Carolina Uni? versity the necessary financial support, and we will give you as an "annex" as thorough an Agricultural and Mechani? cal department as can be found anywhere in the United States. So that the mat? ter of increased material support from the State Treasury is a foregone conclu? sion, and both sides?the farmers as well as the faculty?are agreed that the neces? sity for an Agricultural College is para mount. This brings us to the point of dispute, and the only one remaining is whether it is lest to build up a separate industrial institution of learning, devoted especially to the great purposes of Agricultural and Mechanical develop? ment, or whether we shall accept the proposition of the Faculty of the Univer? sity, and make the farmer's College an annex of the University, with a well equipped Department of Agriculture. We are glad that the discussion has been narrowed down to this point, and if it can be shown, as we think it can, by farther discussion, that a separate and independent College is absolutely essen? tial to the accomplishment of the great objects we all have in view?which is to make our boys practical and scientific farmers and mechanics, rather than pro? fessionals?then it is to be hoped that the Faculty and friends of the University will cheerfully yield their preferences, however well founded, to the farmers of the State, and thus present a united front in behalf of this important phase of the farmers' movement. More anon. T. H. R. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER, Washington, D. C, Dec. 19,1887. Mr, Editor: Public business has made but slow progress this week. A number of bills were introduced in the Senate, but the House is still in statu quo. The appointment of the Commit? tees has been delayed somewhat by the Thcobe-Oarlisle contest. The House, however, will get down to work on the 5th of January, and will then dispose of business with dispatch. The only day of any interest in the House was on Fri? day, when Reed, of Maine opposed the motion of Hatch, of Missouri, to adjourn from the 19ch of December to January 4. The member from Maine charged that the Democrats were only delaying public business, which Mr. Hatch and other members resented, and claimed that it would greatly expedite business to adjourn until after the appointment of the Committees. Reed also dt tred that bis party was anxious for an oppor? tunity to vote to reduce the tariff, and the Democrats replied that they should soon have the opportunity, and that when they had the opportunity last ses? sion they hpd always voted against the reduction. In the discussion the Repub? licans virtually admitted that they were agreed to vote for the repeal of the tobacco tax, and as the Democrats have also likewise expressed themselves, that one question may be regarded as settled. It is rumored that Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, is bitterly opposing in committee the confirmation of Secre? tary Lamar as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, but there is not the slightest doubt of his confirmation. A few of the Republican Senators may not vote for it, but many of them will, and so before many days the Secretary will be a Judge. An important paper laid before Con? gress this week is an index of Southern claims ar. J claims referred to the Court of Claims under the Bowman act. It shows the total number of claims referred to Congrees?the disallowed and barred cases?to be some 22,268, representing in money value $60,258,150. Many of these claims are just, and supported by the best evidence, but barred because not filed within the lime allowed by the act. It is believed thci at a day not far dis? tant all these cases will be reopened and sent to the Court of Claims for final jurisdiction. The Postoffice Department has been the busiest of all the Departments this week. On Thursday bids were opened for furnishing mail-bag locks, fasteners and label holders. There were some 56 bids submitted, and they ranged from one cent to fifty cents. They were merely for the use of the devices by the Department, the Government to pay for the material and manufacture. From 20,000 to 25,000 new bags are made for use in the Department every year, and so the patentee of improvements in mail bags are all anxious to have their inven? tions adopted. The present bag in use, has been used for 20 years past, but the ' Government is anxious to have a better bag, and so, if any one of the bags sub? mitted meets the requirements, it will probably be adopted. The award will not be made before the 15th of next Feb? ruary. The dead letter sale is now in progress, and the Postoffice Department will real? ize many thousands of'dollars from the sale of jewelry, and all other conceivable articles sent through the mails and never delivered for the want of a proper address or other cause. Many bargains are obtained by the purchasers, and many instances can be cited where, for fifty cents and a dollar, gold watches and diamond rings have been purchased. The packages are all sealed, and no pur? chaser knows what he buys until he opens his package after paying for it. Nothing of national interest has trans? pired this week, and all the newspaper men have had little but dry details to write about. Something nay be worked i up by the next letter. H. FORTY-FOUR BALES TO ONE MULE. Nearly Fifteen Hundred Dollars Made on Fifty Acres of Cotton with one Mule. From Weekly News ond Courier. Before planting time last spring I made the boast that T would cultivate fifty acres of cotton with one big mule and one big negro, and make fifty bales with the seed that was produced on fifty acres, or the seed exchanged for meal as fertilizers. The fifty acres were well cultivated by the mule and negro. No other help was bad except to hoe it twice; but I didn't make the fifty bales. I made forty-four bales whose average weight was 450 pounds. The reason I didn't make the other six was that I had to poison twice for worms, which injured the cotton at least to that amount. The ploughman cost $125 for the year. As be tired my engine, we will call it $100 in the cotton (seven months.) Two hoeings cost $100, and it took $300 for ginning and picking. The seed, con? verted into meal and mixed with acid phosphate, makes the land self support? ing. The mule made twelve thousand pounds of peavioe bay and peas, which will support him. He did th in five days thai were too wet to plough in the cotton. The total expenses for making and gathering the crop is $500. I am still holding the forty-four bales. I think it will net me 10 .cents. If so I will make a clear gain of $1,4S0 on the big negro and big mule. I said I would make it for 3 cents per pound. I have made it for less, and it won't have any effect on the market, either, for the world has to have it. If it is scarce they will pay a big price for it. If there is an overstock, they will buy it low down, and don't care what it cost you to produce it. Letting the world know what it cost to make cotton is all bosb; the world don't care a fig about you. There is one thing, though, I will give the world to under? stand. It is this: It hasen't as good a mule as mine. He is a good one. You ought to see him. I will tell you how I planted and cultivated it later. J. A. Peterkin. Fort Motte, December 10. ? In Henry Connty, Ala., on Monday last, two sons of Bradley Johnson, a respectable citizen and ex-sheriff, aged 18 and 20, got drunk and murdered their older brother, who was asleep. ? New England is deeply interested in the rumors about the solvency of some of the Western farm mortgage companies. The loan companies of Boston alone hold 81,000 western farm mortgages on which $76,000,000 is outstanding. And the insurance companies of Hartford hold mortgages on Western farms to the amount of $70,000,000. ? A great wolf hunt came off in the mountains of Pendleton, Grant and Randolph counties, West Virginia, on Wednesday last. An extensive laurel thicket, ten miles long, was surrounded by about a hundred men with bounds, and a number of the animals were killtd. The raid was the outgrowth of depreda? tions committed among the sheep of neighboring farmers. Something Novel. St. Louis, Mo , Dec. 18!?In the town of Washington, filty miles west of this city, three boys, John Dworick, Gus and Eddie Schoenrerdt, were arrested a few days ago for petit larceny. They were found guilty by Justice Hogenbusch, but in consideration that they came of good family, he fixed the punishment without precedent in this State. The parents of the boys pleaded hard for them and the judge finally ordered a nominal fine im? posed, providing the parents would pub? licly ilog the boys in the Court House Equare. The fathers agreed and Friday about 1,000 persons assembled on the square, and saw tbe fathers flog the boys soundly. All the schools took a recess and the children were invited to be pres? ent and proGt by the moral example. The children were marshaled by their teachers. One of the culprits stood the drubbing without a murmur, but the yells of the other pair could be heard two blocks away. Off for Texas. Spartanburg, December 13.?About thirty-five persons left this afternoon on the Air Line train for Texas. Five families and several single young men have gone. These are some of our best and most industrious farmers. They came to the conclusion that they could provide better for their children in the West than here. They will land in a county where improved lands are selling at $35 to $50 an acre. Ou the other baud a young man has recently returned to thia county, after trying Texas seven or eight years, and he thinks this county will beat Texas on an average. Thus it goes, and thus it will go on till the end of time. Men are not going to be satis? fied with their present place or occupa? tion. They are subject to the great and inexorable law of change as the ocean is. ?Dispatch to News and Courier. ? Once there was a very poor young man and he married a young woman just as poor. They moved into a oneroom cabin, in which there was only one bed. In the course of years the young couple bad six children, and the eight slept in one bed. And it was so crowded they all had to face the same way. And when? ever one got tired of lying on one side he'd holler "Turn," and they'd all turn over. And euch was the force of habit that they'd turn whether they were asleep or awake. And one day tbe old man went a-fisbing and fell asleep on a log in the river. And his youngest boy was rather mischievous, and coming along, yelled "Turn" at tbe old man, and he immediately turned over, off the log and into the water, and was nearly drowned. Moral: Don't form bad habits, for they stick to you in all circumstances. ? Hodge Burrett, a young farmer in Edgefield County, was found in the woods on buuday morning, a mile from ' home, with his throat cut, but still living. The death of his wife, which occurred Thurs? day, caused him to attempt to commit suicide. He may recover. ? Caleb Sauls, an old and respected citizen of Walterboro, was hammering down in an old well, which he was re? pairing, when the earth caved in upon him, burying him about ten foet and causing instant death. ? Charles Brietz, a blacksmith, board? ing at the Ownens house, in Yorkville, committed suicide on Wednesday while under the influence of whiskey, by jump? ing from a window in a third story to the pavement below. He was injured inter? nally and died at 2 o'clock. Brietz belonged to Salem, N. C, and was about 2S years old and unmarried. ?Willis Grubbs, of Fair Play, is the * champion cotton raiser of Oconee. He made on one acre, 2,475 pounds of seed cotton, making two bales of 494 pounds and worth, at 10 cents, $98,90. ? Building stones made of corn-cobs form the object of a new Italian patent. Ed clerici, of Milan, is tbe name of the patentee. The cobs are pressed by machinery into forms similar to brick and held together by wire. Tbey are made water tight by soaking wito tar. These molds are very hard and strong; their weight is less than one-third of that of hollow brick, and they can never get damp. ? A Kentucky woman, who has seven sons, all born on Sunday, has petitioned Governor Buckner for a pension. She says in her letter that she "never beard of 7 boys all Bean Born on Sunday," and she thinks that such an unexampled feat of maternity should be properly reward? ed. Bncklen's Arnica Salve. Tbe Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bbeum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Com3, and all Skin Erup? tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,, or money refunded. Price 25 cent3 per box. For sale by Hill Bros. The Verdict Unanimous. W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind., tes? tifies : "I can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every case. One man took 6ix bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of 10 years' standing." Abraham Hare, druggist, Belleville, Ohio, affirms: "The host selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experi? ence, is Electric Bitters." Thousand of others have added their testimony, so that tbe verdict is unanimous that Electric Bit? ters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kid? neys or Blcod. Only a half dollar at Hill Bros. Drug Store. 2 A 'Woman's Discovery. "Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in the county. Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were under? mined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sletp. She bought of us a bottle . of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night and with one bottle has been miracuously. cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus write W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. C?Get a free trial bottle at Hill Bros. Drug Store._ 2 Spartanburg to Baltimoro. ?What a Spartanburg physician lias to say in praise of Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic: "I am delighted with the benefit I have derived from taking Calisaya Tonic. I consider it an excellent preparation. My health is now better than it has been for years. It tones up the stomach, and gives life and vigor to the whole system." Baltimore, Md., Feb. 12, 188G. Messrs. Westmoreland Bros.?Gentlo men : Having been a confirmed dyspeptic for years, receiving no relief from the best medical attendance, or the numerously advertised "patent medicines," I tried your "Calisaya Tonic," which I consider the best preparation before the public, hav? ing given me instant relief after years of suffering. Yours truly. OLIVER P. MERRYMAN. Use Dr. Dukes' Anti-Bilious Wafers in connection with the Tonic if yoiu liver is out of order. , Wilhite ik Wilhite, wholesale agents. Children Starving to Death On account of their inability to digest food, will find a most marvellous food end rem? edy in Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Very palatable and easily digested. Dr. S. W. Cohen of Waco, Texas, says : "I havo used your Emulsion in Infantile wasting with good results. It not only restores wasted tissues, but gives strength and increases the appetite. I am glad to use such a reli? able article." Dr. Charles C. Garrett, Calvert, Texas, says: "I have used your Emulsion for over a year, and have derived much benelit from it in the marasmus of children, being tolerated by the stomach when all other medicaments were reject? ed." 24 Dr. Gunn's tver Pills. Removes Constipation, prevents M^'jiria cures Dyspepsia, and gives new life to the system. Only one for a dose. Free samples at Orr & Sloan's. Now Has Faith. I had been troubled all Winter with cold and pain in the cheat and got no relief from remedies reccommended by Druggists and Physicians. At the same time I was adver? tising Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup. I had little faith but thought to try it as a last resort, now I believe even more than they tell me of its curative qual? ities. [From the News, Elizabcthtown, Ky.j .Sold by Orr & Sloan. TO RENT. AVALUABLE FARM, either one or two horse, three and one-half miles south of Anderson. Will furnish stock to a good tenant, or will let it to person fur? nishing his own stock. W. W. HUMPHREYS. Dec 22. 1887 24 1 JOHN CATLETT, HEADQUARTERS FOR Good Kentucky Mules and Horses. COME one, come all to your old trading ground, see the truth, buy a Mule, and get the worth of your money. Dec 22,18b7_24_1 Pure Concord Grape Wine, FOR Medicinal and Sacramental purpo? ses ONLY, one Dollar per gallon, at DAVE GREEN'S, six miles above Ander? son, on Pendleton Road. ? Also, LEAF TOBACCO at 20c per lb. Dec 22, 1837_24_4_ WARNING. ALL persons are warned not to harbor or hire Laura Hall, or her daughter Ida, or her son Will, as they are under con? tract with me for tbo year 1888. The law will be enforced against those disregarding this notice. J. W. FERGUSON. Dec 22,1887_21_1*_ A CARD, REPORTS are in circulation that I will leave Anderson to remain after Jan? uary 1, 1888. This being a mistake, I de? sire to inform the public that I will only be absent until the first of March. After which time I can be found in my present office daily, and will be pleased to serve my friends and patrons as heretofore. Thankiug thtm for past patronage, and so? liciting a continuance of the same, I ar", very respectfullv, A. C. STRICKLAND. Dec 22.1887_24_ COTTON SEED WANTED. THE ANDERSON OIL MILL is now in the market for buying Cotton Seed, and will pay the highest Cash prices. De? liver the Seed at the Oil Mill. Bring your Seed early as possible. ANDERSON OIL MILL CO. Sept 15,1887 10 3m NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned will ppply to the Judge of Pro? bate at Anderson C. H., S. C, on the 30st day December 1887, for a final settlement of the Estate of J. R. Welborn, deceased, and a discharge from his office as Admin? istrator. W. 0. WELBORN, Adm'r. Nov 24, 1887_20_6 500 Bushels Peas Wanted. [" WANT to buy by 1st Janaary next ?00 L bushels Peas--for the Cash. J. 8. FOWLER. Dec 8, 1887 22 LAST NOTICE. EVERY ONE indebted to the late Firm of W. S. LIGON & CO. will come forward on or before the 28th day of De? cember and settle. I am compelled to col? lect for the purpose of settling with the Estate of W. ?. Ligon, deceased, by that time, and It is not at my discretion to except any one from this notice. R. S. LIGON, Surviving Partner. Dec 15,1887_23_2_ A COUNTRY SCHOOL. THE HUNTER'S SPRING SCHOOL will open Jan. 3rd, 1888, and will be presided over by C. O. Burriss and wife, who have been there as pupils, and can appreciate the demands of the situation. Free from the excitement and temptation of a town ; moderate charges, and with a special view to thorough, systematic and moral training, make it thereby advanta? geous. Board in Christian families con? venient to School can be had at low rates. For further information apply to C. O. BURRISS, Anderson, S. C. Dec 15, 1887_23_2_ FAIR NOTICE. THE Books and Accounts of FRANK O'DONNELL are in my hands for collection. Payment must be made during this month, in order to save costs. C. WARDLAW, Trial J ustice. Dec 15,1887 23 3 TO RENT! mHE HOUSE now occupied by Col. X John G. Clinkscales will be for rent January 1st, 1888. Apply to R. F. DIVVER. Dec 15,1887_23_ SOMETHING USEFUL ! AFINE assortment of RUGS, MATS. LAP ROBES, ? and FINE BLANKETS, for Christmas Present'', for sale low by A, B. TOWERS. Dec 15, 1887 23 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT The undersigned, Executors of J the Estate of Hannah Smith, deceased, hereby give notice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 16th day of January, 1888, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and dis? charge from their office as Executors. D. F. ANDERSON, } - . JOSEPH N. BROWN, / ax rs' Dec 15,1887 23 5 CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR PRESENTS 1 WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIES AND AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. & Waverly House Corner. TO THE PUBLIC. rjlHE undersigned has opened a? FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT, At No. 4 Brick Range, Where Meals will he farnishod at all hours at the low price of 25 cents. Everything prepared in best manner. I also keep on hand the very best BEEF brought to this market. Will also keep PORK regularly as soon as drove hogs ar? rive. I always have a supply of fresh but? ter and eggs, and fat chickens. When you need anything in my line, give me a call. Satisfaction guaranteed to every patron. C. 0. CUMMINGS. Nov 17, 1887 It) SHERIFFS SALE, State ok South Carolina, Anderson County. BY virtue of a warrant on crop to me, directed by M. P. Tribble, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, I will expose to sale on Tuesday after Saleday in Janua? ry, 1888, within legal hours of sale, at the residence of Jacob Reese, near Calhoun, about one thousand pounds of Seed Cotton, about fifteen bushels Corn, five hundred bundles Fodder, sixty bushels Cotton Seed. Levied on as the property of Josephine Reese, at the suit of Lewis & Morehead. Terms?Cash. WM. L. BOLT, Sheriff. Dec 15, 1887 23 - 3 Valuable Infromation* -o IHAVE in Store for the Christmas trade one of the best selected Stocks of Goods ever shown in Andcson, consisting of? PLAIN and FANCY CANDIES, CANNED GOODS, FRUITS, NUTS, TOYS, FIREWOKS, All of which will be sold at prices that will please everybody. Don't buy your goods for the little folks until you inspect my stock. I will save you money. Seeing is believing, therefore come and see me. Po? lite attention and honest weights to every? body. G. M. TOLLY, At Shame's old stand, next door to Hill Bros.1 Drug Store. Dec 15, 1887_23_2_ SilYcr Brook Cemetery* THE Silver Brook Cemetery of Ander? son, has been laid offand staked into lots of 10 by 30 feet, with convenient drives and walks through the grounds, and the City Council have decided for the next sixty days to sell the lots at 2c, 4c or 5c per foot, according to the location. Plats may be seen at the City Council Chamber, and Mr. J. R. Fant, Chief of Po? lice, will give all information desired as to location, &c. Dec 15, 1887 23 8 Valuable Land for Sale. ONE hundred acves of very desirable land for sale, immediately around Willington depot, free from all obstruction to intensive farming. No rocks, stumps or gullies. Can be divided into two nice lit? tle farms, with water and firewood on each, and a good brickyard on each. No health? ier location on the Savannah Valley Rail? road or in the up country. Twenty per? sons in two miles of the depot, whose ages range from 72 to 95 years of age. The neighborhood first-class, two Stores, two Churches, and several dwellings in process of construction. The soil is firmly adapted to all field crops, and vegetables of all kinds, and spe? cially adapted to all the fruits, both large and small, that grow in this climate, and lies remarkably well. No washing away. Surface sandy, with good red clay subsoil. Terms easy, with moderate prices., For further particulars write to AGENT, Willington, S. C. Dec 15,18S7 23 4 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Ex Parte John A. McAlister In Re. the Estate of William Rogers, deceased.? Petition for Final Settlement and Dis? charge. To Mary Ann Shirley, Cornelia Elrod, M. E. McAlister, D. H. Rogers, Ruth Mul likin, Sulia Mullikin, Emma Martin, William A Martin, Richard Rogers, James Rogers, Sarah Ann Duckworth, the heirs at law of Umprey Rogers, num? ber and names unknown, and the heirs at law of Elizabeth Ellison, number and names unknown : TAKE notice that the undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate at An? derson C. H., S. C, on Thursday, the 9th day of February, A. D. 1888, at 11 o'clock a. m., for a Final Settlement of the Estate of William Rogers, deceased, and Dis? charge from the office of Administrator of said Estate. Dated Oth day of December, A. D. 1887. E. W. LONG, Attorney for Petitioner. Dec 15, 1887_23_6_ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. E. W. f?YL?R & CO. ARE heavily loaded for the Christmas Holidays. Come at once and get your Raisons, Citron, Currants, &c, for your Christmas Cakes. We also have in stock and to arrive CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds?Plain and Fancy Candies, Nuts, Fruits, &c. FINE FULL CREAM CHEESE. JTiro Works. Wo also keep up our Family Groceries. The above Goods, with others too nu? merous to mention, we propose to sell within the next thirty days at surprisingly low figures. We are not selling, nor do we propose to sell, Goods at or below cost. Nor do we claim to have a stock of goods superior in quality to any one else in town, but we do propose to meet legitimate com. petition, and to give as good Goods for tue same money?sixteen ounces to the pound Give us a trial, and wo will do you right, Dealer in Fresh Fish and Oysters. Dec 15,1887_23_ Notice to Creditors. Charles Smith, as Administrator, vs. Millie Moore, and others. IN obedience to an order of the Court in above case, all creditors of Mrs. Millie Smith and Andrew Smith, deceased, are notified to present and prove their claims before me on or by 15th December next. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Nov 10, 18?? 18 5 DUE NOTICE. EVERY one indebted to the old firm of of HILL, ADAMS & CO., will please pay up before the 21th day of this month. The Administrator of the Estate of the deceased Partner demands a settle? ment, and all due claims not paid by the 1st day of January, 1888, will pass out of our hands into the hands of an Attorney for collection. HILL & ADAMS. Dec 8, 1SS- 22 4 Notice to Pay Up. ALL persons indebted by Note or Ac count to me, either in my own right or as Executrix of the last Will of my late husband, J. B. Rogers, are her .by notified to call and pay up before the 1st day of January next. After that date all unpaid claims will be placed in the hands of my Attorneys, Messrs. Prince & Vandiver, for collection. MKS. J. B. ROGERS Williamston, S. C. _Dec 8, 1887_22_^_4_ FAIR NOTICE. THE Notes and Accounts of Capt. John W. Daniels are in my hands for col? lection. Pleaso tako notice, and call and settle, and save cost and trouble. Respectfully, C. WARDLAW, Attorney at Law. Dec 1, 1687 21 4 THE HALT OF ST. NICHOLAS -AT THE LA.DIE?' STORE!! THE above named personage having decided to locate in Anderson during the coming Holidays, will be found with his wonderful and unusually large Stock of? CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, Both cheap and good, for both great and small. Husbands, when racking your brains to think of something to give your wives, call around and get a present that will be both useful and ornamental. Wives, bear in mind that the above rule holds good for you tco. And now "a word to the wise": Young man, if you want to make happy the heart of your "best Sunday Girl," do n.' hesitate, but come at once and get her a present. Reu..mber, Christmas Presents from 5c up. MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. Dec S, 1887 22 Hill & Adams9 Column. OVER STOCKED. o THE TRADE OF HILL & ADAMS HA8 been so much larger this Fall than they even dared to anticipate, they were obligtsd to order and re-order Golds un? til now they find themselves greatly overstocked on Winter Goods. Their policy has never been to- buy Goods to keep from one year's end to another; so they have marked down all these Goods lower than ever, ' and simply mean to sell all such Goods as will soon go out of season, irrespective of what they may have cost. We have a magnificent line of? Ladies' Wraps', Newmarkets, Jackets, &c, All new Goods that come in rather too late, that we will sell at? Actual First Cost, And when we say COST, we MEAN IT. Also, Fine Dress FLANNELS, and many other Winter Dress Goods at prime First Cost. MRS. SLOAN has also made a sweeping reduction of prices on MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS. It matters not what bargains may be offered by others, if you will only do us the favor to call before making your purchases we will SAVE YOU MONEY. Our Winter Goods must go, else we will be una? ble to find room in our crowd? ed house for the Mammoth Spring Stock of Dry Goods and Ladies Goods -generally, which we are already figuring on. COME TO THE Red Front Store on Granite Row, And if you don't repeat the visit, it will be a wonder. Hill & Adams' Column. GRAND RALLY - AX BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL'S EVERYBODY in the County knows our House, from the Fork to Honea Path, from Brushy Creek to the Dark Corner, from Savannah and Tugalo Rivers to Saluda River. Any boy can iell you where to find BLECK? LEY'S STORE. In fact, the House is known in all the trade centres of the United States. We now have thirteen Salesmen engaged in our Mam? moth Double Stores, and still we are unable to waiton the mass of delighted customers who throng our Stores daily. Why ? Because they have found out that BLECKLEY'S is the place to trade at, as wo have magnificent Bargains now to offer in EVERY LINE. Another fact is that we treat everybody alike. It makes no difference how rich, or bow poor, or how influ? ential you are, you shall have the Red Ticket, Rock Bot? tom Price every time. Get your breakfast early, make up a memorandum of the Goods you want to buy, come right straight to BLECKLEY'S, and we will wait on you promptly and courteously. We offer NEWMARKETS and SHORT WRAPS, on which we are overstocked, for 33} per cent of their value. It is against our rules to carry these Goods over, so if you want a nice garment cheap now is your chance. BLANKETS are now moving rapidly, but we still have a few pairs left, and can surely please you, if $1.50 for a nice white 10-4 Blanket will do it. In DRESS GOODS of all descriptions we carry the largest lines, and ask no fancy prices, but sell them all at closely cut prices. Our double width CASHMERES at 18 cents is the wonder of all. If you want anything in the Grocery, Hardware or Crockery line BLECKLEY'S is the place to go to. In Farming Implements you can find anything you want at ? BLECKLEY'S. If you wa'it a Wagon or Harness go to BLECKLEY'S. At Cost 1 At Cost! At Cost 1 A large line of Shot Guns at BLECKLEY'S. In fact, BLECKLEY'S is the place to go to buy your Goods, no matter what it is, from a Needle to a hogshead of Molasses, you will find, it at B L E C K L E Y'S. JOHN M. HUBBARD & BRO., ?I JEWELERS. WIDE AWAKE! ALWAYS AHEAD! Wo have the Choicest and Largest Display of JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE Ever Opened in Anderson ! Solid Gold Stem Winding, American Lever, Watches, $25.00 to $75.00. Nickel and Silver Watches $2.50 to $15.00. A wonderful Variety of Novelties suitable for Christmas Presents. The best Quadruple Plated Silverware. Many new and beautiful pieces. Be sure to visit our Store before making your Christ? mas purchases. t&* Now's a good time to try one of our Never-Go-Back Bings. They go. Dec 8,1887_ 22 5 LET US KEMIND YOU -THAT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS DRAWS NEAR! .A.ND while it brings us many joyd, it generally forestalls them with innumerable perplexities. When one gives a Present the natural desire is to have it appreciated, not only as a token of regard, but also for its .beauty and utility as well, and so the generous and judicious gift-maker finds himself or herself in a sea of troubled doubts over other people's tastes and preferences, and has a realizing sense that there is more depth to a loving heart than there is to the purses of ordinary mortals. People are Saving Money and Securing the Best By purchasing from our'seasonable line and choice selection for the Holiday season, consisting of most? APPROPRIATE GIFTS, At prices nobody cares to meet. This Card is an invitation for you to call and see our Goods, regarding which too much favorable comment can scarcely be made. It is our purpose, however, to say only enough to make Bure of a visit from every reader between now and Christ? mas, as we believe ihat our large line of Elegant Goods will appeal to the taste and admiration of every visitor better than any words that we might speak in praise of them. SuitableSGifts for Big, Little, Great and Small. Don't Buy your Presents haphazard at the first Store you come across, but look about you, and make sure that you are getting the value of your money. Thunkingyou for your kind atention, we wish you all a Merry Christmas, and cordially invite you to come and see us soon. WILHITE & WILHITE, O GRANITE BOW. A PIC NIC FOR ALL. NO CARDS..EVEKYBODY INVITED. DRESSING CASES for 25c up. Elecant Plush Work Boies 75c up. Christmas Boxes all prices, Gilt Christmas Greetings ?1 up. Writing Desks $1 up. Fancy Cologne Sets 25c up, Mirrors all prices, Odor Stands all prices. Gift Cups, Saucers and Plates, Lamps, all kinds, 25c to $1. Towel Racks, Wall Pockets, Whisk Broom Holders, Cuff and Collar Boies, Shaving Caces, Music Boxes, Elegant Sachets, four odors, Writing Cases, Gentlemen s Cases. We are very proud of our this vear's selection, and show them with a great deal of pleasure, even to parties who have no intention of buying. We have had access to several beautiful lines of samples, and have given the matter more than our usual care, both as to quality and price. We confidently hope to compete successfully with any house in the up-country in this line of Goods. In looking around, pass this way, We are conveniently situated, and a warm and anxious welcome awaits you, whether you bUy0rn0t' HILL BROTHERS, McCully's Corner. Dec 8, 1837 22