The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, February 07, 1889, Image 4

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fANOTHER . BABY." " When tho wOd winter winds did blow, J^^^.bitterjiriDdsof January, ,? ;,Thai swept with sparkling ewirla of snow ?>;>Tbewust>?ofcwestera'praIriQ; little child canio to my anna . 3b bring me Jott??owow maybe; ^ndfloijbeaat byuTapie alarms, ' 1 sighed ^Another babyl" other Hula waif .to tend, ' Another Uttlohelplees stranger, - 5 lead, to feed, to fold, to fend ?t^^BYeVery wrong and danger, ' ^o make one aaxicas, make one sad, &T? fearful for .each morrowmaybe, Mih heart oaV.sorrowful, half glad, 'moaned.^" Another baby r* then.1 Uioii^btjipw near, how dear, ITie'Uttle chjldren'God had sent us, iw.fuli lhoy^tnado bur home of cheer, " how" thrlr rjrefienco did content os?. if _buroue were laid away ryesr cr next, as mtjcni or .maybe, }th'hearta would ache, woi-Jd bum, would break, " \xid how ?AnoUior baby I so I thqs^Vnad so I said . v recstasyofpeacoandple bendJng"?pwn'I kissed the head ." ^myla^weesVwe^ rdearchlld of my life and love, * Tte'eryou areVwhate'er you may be, you from the.Christ above, thank him for^Another baby P * ^r^^^S^^^;.*- ? ?Kafo M. deary. flRST NIGHT Df DAKOTA. Jr&.:;.wereTsl,tting. about the open flre ?ce of our old homo "Down East," one uster?t$~8at?r^ March. |?WoiWerecaw^^ ?'"the: anoearance or- mv voururer brother ?Jack, who had an hour before gono to the ^?Kostofflco, a half milo away, for tho ^i?nait ~ iligg^dcn't 'Bee'where the child can bei" other said ' at > last," trying to pick up a '^ffii-helcj^ti^ bythe waaing fire ?iQh^ho's probably three miles away by iis;timc4;nw C-with that - Sc?d - Winters laying out fox l^iit^-fsald Iforotby." .."I; declare there's Vn? more dejpehdehce to be put in that boy phattluaicfiipm^ ^i^^w?nahlai6w|;. too, this Is his sis^erJs nightto.Avrit^ and wo are all so ^^pustQuear from him," adde<| Emily.. ^^^t's'a^hame!" .. ' JM^'"Oh, ohT.There ho. 13 "nowP, shouted . littl?*Bobv as a serie3 of whoops and cries ^7%OTthy 'ofa band of.Chilcat Indians came Sv^;,T^dIynenr0r;.;v ? s HK^Nest niomcuL the door burst open, and tumbled tardy' Jack, hatles3,/- breath jBKpS3,{with a vulley of snowballs whizzing r.vafter ldni". sent with vengeful aim by tho ' ^ihands- of niiich ondviring5 companions "pwhoniriJ act; Iisid-: hntajg^ruaed.?. Mother, |^^Ue^t^dlK;C^uding him, hastened to ..w ?:re3rtnc3t^:blin v.frorn ' beneath .v the round - ?^gr?Ke^^iirhr.i-ihT-'hia. headlong flight, he ^gpgjlj^^u its load of papers. UH<k.H mid: work baskets.of mendf - -'Such a.' moss! Turn him out again. ^^Kgbd K-l Jiir.i got his desserts!" urged -tup- Dorot 1 jv?g1tfl?!nng^?p ?ie^nolting snow ; balk ' v - ? ' ;; ? -?^ufj. vi:!sore'-a t h?':- letter, ? .my' Bon?"' rn^?S^'to^viinxi?u^ly, h?CmucH heed f ing;lhrai'^ " i n:u>:;!r:right^' and Jackrthrust ^^'Ur-'A^-^:v^^^n'Li^ v deep Jin to.-' vg^;j^jktit?!Xor;&vjlher.- ' -'' g8%0li. y< t X' ? y; 1;*^^ Nvas ^.not' ? for^cornixi^i. Vud\n.fre::!).outburst of indignation be 1?pigan:t^ ^^^^^y^: nW:iy';cai>. .-.??Tlier?>v,3onio big' I ?:hblo3 i:C !?y "iJockotK!" lu? exclaimed, aHefuily. 1 ^??i'.pii,.; Iber:?!. :Ahd he's, lost Iiis cap!" ' ?f|^V^BTdr>t^>li?!you^ i B?mo'ccntempt^ . - ? ^WJack 'navrto -tho door, and -I hastily Hj^&ter: feelingabout in tho soft snow, ^ffi^fi?d^f?U?i" that day, rthe letter - ^Xouud,'crumpJedT and wetr fr?ih tho L?f. many jturdy fcet.:. In ?tir ^esa at rccpferm | ive;.rJack's^ offo'nses - wore ; for.: rthe; _|iatteri;>vhoso^ eastern business had (Sdofiunwg forr'tho^h^ j^^^Eie^far w&t somor weeks' provi ?'^'ba'c^est Of a tractof land on, which ? tf?pur'blg^family/hoping not only: aproyo' bis fortunes, "but to find: em .Vfbrl;,theitw y'to.do: scmetbing >to help" meet yjexpenses, . . - . Ieft ua betiind.to wait his sum-. vad this-lettOT;'which; hadbeen. ,uilost^prcola4med Iiis success in - . a tra^i.,ci/Ja^ ; in a-?h?ltexed ivalkyfbi centisl iota, with^ .'abuhdance ; of; grass . /and iur?atXi^ to>vnship ^en:;m^tie:;Jniw tne"'?nly '$old the claim down" till it was ;bpen. for set?ers. ? c r itnstanding'tho.depth of snow on itmd-at the time'ana hot Vfoot of ?^nearerthanPierre^ thir^ miles ^afbuilding-pf;spine ;sbrt must be j3 to shelter us. So at Pierre he I purchased lumber for a small house, Int. framed,vand '-isent;it'-by-railrto.a' ipHfbrn;sii n^ land. ?-; i shoveled -tho snow away on a dto^a^d-with: the help of an ^hera^'squattef'! ahd> his wife, llvtog in ^^^-out;;;a- milo away. ho had govhls ?honso'^up,; and no'w would one. of: the. igirls^.como out; arid keep it, while he |srorkodtan dy 'made further preparations. ^h>rreV^tioQ-bfcmpth|9r ana the rest .Jpb^?iniW-.?f thea?tumh? . ' I^Kow; ~gu^;:d0n'tr;'aU: speak at oncer* Teil Jack.ias we sat regarding mother s&q^h^e-silen^-;V':-'-v tDorothy; can't go, thafs certain,'* ib^herT remarked ' reflectively. ' "Her l?olr^roii't .close ithis two months to ^cducP .. - , .; ; . ^r^tter/.Eend nllm," interrupted Jack. ^SbO^pbuld' . hold a claim down if she |TOoo got -hQr'fcbt oh-it," . ~': "Vm afraid Emily hasn't experienoo nough;. to undertake the long journey .hlorso. much less the hardships of pioneer >Trfo;"8aid motiier. /. ^Nbv .you will have to go, Kathy. You j p^?n?micaland^aiihelp yourfother^| d;rhak>_hhi-TO ^^^\vas:fijjaUy decide^ that I should go Cout to ? father in his new home in the | ^Pw'ost, and;Ct^P; weeks from that m?fbond^^ me[?h hiyway thither. :Tfio;-' journey' was a-tedious one, and yliomesick >' thoughts'and. longings ijffie^ciear ^ones; left" behind would ??mie/despit? my efforts to banish them, rs?." the-'traiii sped swiftly on over tho wide breadth of country between Mains 4tntl .Dakota. Yet everything had been favorable, and I began to congratulate . myself on my shj^dness and uftity as :a travoier, .whan, by ? blunder, I missed ^?T?ist connection at Pierre. ^Toitiiakb it worse' yet It. had been 'terming all aayjjand itwaa now Satur fi^a^fternoon. There was:no other pas iger^train. for the Ota-^ I expected jfetffe^ would, be waiting for mo at e>;littie way. station. ?of .C?r-, some irty miles farther on. - I was now homesick in dead earnesL "and resolvedron learning that a mixed trainNvpuid start out at- 8 o'clock in the vening,'to push on with it, rather than " ? over.till the next week. I hoped I ht get conveyance to the claim, or at _?vents procure lodgings at C-. iSo. never heeding the storm, I hurried at; tho appointed time into the single old r aehger car- at; the rear ?f the long n, and was soon moving out mto the' ijrtwhito.country. There.was but one er passenger, a dark, doubtful look breed, who-watched me so per though" furtively, that before ejhadproc^?wl many miles I would have given much if I had remained be "and.:': P /^Itvvasa great, relief to me when the ''"ductor came in and engaged! the at Icco-of tho feUow, as he occasionally with mquiriesabout the Black Hills, l which it seemed ho had just com? in. ^rPierre and the fort across the river trere the starting point3 to the hills for ** ^freighters witb'their long ox and To teams of six and eight span, and ? loaded wagons couplea together like icarsv?:? The presence of doubtful charao iiJwin the vic?iity was then not a thing _ .usual ' . I amfidehtly expected that we would iet?^o.;our point .of destination within hreo hours1 after starting, but so slow cnirprcgress onr account of- a heavy Ta^slTppery track that not more ;ha^. twc-tbj&as of the journey had been iccoEjplished In that time. Tlio etorm had come on again, and the vind;blew a gale, and drove the frozen iml in thick clouds across the dreary ' ?untry.; Night had shut down early, Q> aliing: what was before an anxious situ? ation (UROSt in.tp *T;~p p'p. j odious fellow traveler had even moved to a Dearer seat, and although my suspicions may have done him injustice, I felt him to bo a dangerous neighbor, and was shivering as much with fright as cold, when the conductor again came in and announced that wo would soon be atC?:. "Are you expecting friends to meet you, miser' he said to me. -I explained the situation to him hope fully, but he put on a rather doubtful -expression. "But s'pps'n' your father ain't there? what then?" he asked with some concern In his tones. "Why, I suppose, In that case, I shall havej to get lodgings, as it is too late to get a conveyance," I replied, as calmly .as-I could. ""Why, miss, there's only one house, an' that's moreen half a mile off?an 'taint likely you'd want to go to that," he added, in an undertone, "nothin' but a pack o' half breeds living In it, and . queer at tiiat If'twarn't.so fur to my place?two miles,v I reckon?I'd ask ye to go along, but it's too tough out, blow in' a regelar blizzard." "But; surely, I can stay in the station ?the waiting room?" I faltered, "Why, uuss!" he exclalmedi after re? garding me a moment, in won dor at my ignorance, I suppose. "That f hat I'm hauling this lumber for, to bu.?.l a new one.. The old one went up .hi a blaze day'fore yest'd'y, 'Twarn't nothin' but a shanty, anyway," he added/picking up his lantern, and going out hurriedly at an imperative whistle from the engine. My feelings at this announcement can be imagined. ' Upon coming to a stop on the- Biding, and finding no one to meet me, I gave way, for the: first time since -leaving homo, to tears. | Just then a rough hand' touched my shoulder, and my . offensive car mate growled into my ear: "Where yon go? Big storm. Come long. I take care you." : -?'../? v . I'shook off his hand with a shudder of terror, but mustered sufficient courage to decline his attentions most emphati? cally, whereupon he went off info tho. darkness muttering, and I was left to my frightened thoughts. What would beconfe of me! ? It was now about 10 o'clock, and the storm still raged. Clearly there was nothing to. bo done but stay where I was till morning on tho- lonely prairie. The reafiy kind/hearted, conductor, came in agam. and rekindled;the fire in the stove, "I "don't see but you'll have to set it out here tfil morhin ," he remarked,, not' without a touch of anxiety in his voice. "There don't seem; to be nothin'. else. TH "leave ye my lantern, though you'd better, blow it out, I reckon, after I go away, so tho light needn't draw anybody round.--' But 111 leave ye these matches, ho contmued, "in case yo want to light it, and til lock both doors of the car, but 111 leave the key here inside, jj :Tm sorry, miss, it's so fur to. my place," he 'added, after a final inspection of the fire and a look at two or , three of the win? dows. "You can come pretty soon arter ,1 to out, andlock the car.door." ' rwith tbat he hade me good nigbj;rand set off; on' his- long tramp in the storm with' his two sons, who were the train hands. Their work allowed them to be at' homo, only over-Sundays, and they wero iirod and hungry, I presume: . " As econ as then-steps had died ?way I fell into a . panic ' In spite of the storm and darkness, and tho long distance, I. regretted that I had not braved it ail and gone with them. Running out, I shouted f wildly after them. But-the storm boro my voice in an? other dkection.'and after waiting vainly /for an', answering halloo, I returned to "tho; car, blew. out the light,-locked the i door, and huddled; into a far corner, where for a long time I sat, quite dumb - with terror, ? - % How~the; moments - toggedl The ? storm began to lull. By U tfclock the moon was showing fitfully through \ the - broken clouds. But the ghostly white- - ness of-, the wide^ lonely country was7 even worse than the wild uproar of'the storm. The cracking of the . car/ the failing of a bit of coal in the rusty little stove, the ticking;of my watch and my own turbulent heart throbs.were almost painfully loud. ... ? My sensitive ear caught the slightest vsbuads/and presently I detected stealthy footsteps. outside. My heart stopped beating for a- moment, I grew dizzy and faint, rait retained sufficient sense to. elide down toff tho seat to the floor, where : I crouched, praying sflentiy for the pro? tection of him who has promised to be. our'defense, - '^Vv> "A/slightrocking of the car now be-,, -came perceptible, and the doorknob was /slowly turned! A moment later a dark face'wuAprossedcloso against one of the /wHdpw; rjanes?that of my odious fellow passehgeri;.: .-. .y-'% 11"Repressing with difficulty my Impulse to cry out, Icrouoheq still lower and re .mained -/silent;1 listening intently, and ccould now hear mnffled footsteps mov? ing around the car io tho other door."' . That knob was tried also, at first softly, then .with sudden force .and noise, as if the sneakng wretch was both disap . pointed and angry. I crawled along ? the aisle of the car to the stove and grasped the iron fire poker, though I had, 1 confess, little faith in my ab?ityto wield it successfully in self de? fense. Twice the miscreant outside the door appeared, from the sounds, to throw his weight against it, and then with a mut? tered curse set hastily off through tho snow. ? Rising from the floor, I peered out and saw his dark form move off in the direc? tion, he had gone on our arrival at the. Station. -' It at; once came to my mind' that he had gone away to procure an ax. or a bar. with which to force the door. ? % >The instinct to fly instantly took full possession of me. The fire poker I still held in my hand. Catching up the con? ductor's lantern?though why I scarcely can tell?I rushed to the other door of .the' car, unlocked it and sprang down the steps. The snow was fully a foot deep. But I started to run in the direc? tion 'I 'had heard the conductor and brakemen go away. i ; The moon was again obscured. It was squally, and the snow flakes filled the air, but I could see far out on the prairie some dark object which I thought might be a house. I ran on toward it, exert? ing myself to the utmost in my dread of pursuit . y: The dark object proved tobe much nearer than I had thought it I reached it after a few minutes, and to my disap? pointment found it. to be. only an old freight wagon. I.drew up in the shelter of it and looked back toward the cars. 1 could barely make them out, but I could hear sounds which indicated that my Sersecutor was trying to break in the cor. . ' "My tracks in the snow will betray my course," I thought, and yet I again started and ran on as fast as I could for some time. I was young and healthy, and my fears gave me strength. At last I stopped, out of breath, and looked all about me, vaguely hoping that I was near the conductor's house. But only ? white expanse of snowy prairie spread out around me. I could not now see the oars or the freight wagon. Anxiety lest I should get lost on tho "prairie and perish in the snow next filled my mindl I went on, trying to keep to a straight course. The accounts which I had read of persons .getting lost and freezing to death on the western plains recurred to my mind, and filled me with 'the gravest apprehension. By this time my boots and hose were wet through, my feet were numb with cold, and I was becoming very tired. Then suddenly some large - object loomed up before me. Going forward a few steps; I saw that I was close upon a house. It must be the conductor's,: I felt sure, for I must havo walked at least two miles. The house was a small one, and all . was dark and still about it. I approached the door and knocked several timea At length a gruff voice called out, "Who be ye? and what d'ye want?" The tone of voice rather than tho words sent a tin-ill of horror through mo afrosh, for it was tho voico of my droaded fellow passenger, the half breed! For a moment I was stupefied with astonish? ment and dismay. Then it flashed to my mind that in my wanderings over the prairie 1 had lost my way, and came round to tho house of these .disreputable people! ? In a paroxysm of affright I ran around the corner of the house and then away from it, off into the snow and darkness. Glancing back I 6aw the glimmer of O light at tho house and heard tho door open, I threw myself prostrate in tho snow, lest I should ho discovered. It was not til! I heard the door cioso that I ventured to get up and go on. How far I went, or how long I contin? ued walking, I cannot say, but after a lone time another dark object caruo into i view upon the white expanse about me. J ^ppi^gshM ? tesaltaiy, Mvteet were by this time quite numb, and my senses very dulL- ^ V ;-' It proved to be .a small mound like hovel, such as are called "dig outs" or "dug outs," Plodding my way round it I found the door, which stood ajar, and entered. The place felt like a tomb?damp, cold and dark. AU at once it occurred to zne to light tide lantern which all this time I had carried, although t had left the poker in the snow long before. Ah, how cheery ana good the blessed light was I I found a stone fireplace and an old bunk of boards containing a straw bed. 6 Having set down my lantern, I broke the orumblingold boards in pieces, and, ..with them and the straw, kindled a fire in the fireplace. When it was well ablaze I sat/down before it, took off my sodden boots, and warmed my poor,' numb feet. There was enough of the old rubbish to keep a fire burning in the fireplace for an hour or more. It was now past^ o'clock in the morning,, and a gleam ox daylight was coming in about tho door. New nope came to me now, and not long after I heard voices, as if persons were passing. Peeping out cautiously at first," I saw' two men who had,gone a little past'.: the hovel, which I perceived was Situated on . a road. My heart gave a great throb for icy as I recognized in one of the . men the kind hearted conductor of tho train. Pulling open the door I called to him; as if ho had been my Oldest'and*best friend, and never shall I forget the look of astonishment on-his face, and that of his son, the brakeman, as. they turned and recognized me. - "Why, you poor^childl" he cried out, "what brought yeheref. '$6% In as few words as possible I ac? quainted him. 'with mynrctarhal pere? grinations. "Wal,' wall" he exclaimed, "my wifo was right, as she 'most allus is. Do ye know, that woman wanted me to go back and get ye, last night,- arter. I got home, and aho routed me out at 4 o'clock this mornin' to start. Nothin'else would satisfy. She's a New England woman, too, my wife isl She's up,, and a-gittur breakfast for ye. So come along with me as quick's yo can, she'll be right glad to see; ye, and it's only a little ways." I went homo with the conductor, and found a kind and true friend in his es . cellent wife. I came quite near being ill. and felt badly 'all that day.: If Ihad been anything of a heroine, I suppose I should have ''had a brain fever, and lain at the point of death- for; many days."" . But!" was ablo to go home with father. ? on Monday, and if ever a daughter was glad to see her father,! was the one I Times and' things have changed at C-?since1 that night.'' .Where I wan? dered about on tho anowy prairio there is today a considerable ?village, and I am now teaching school'i in a fine school house, not a hundred yards from the' place where stood the bld: "dig out" in which I took refuge on that - eventful night?Catharine 8. BlaisdeU ta-Youth's. Companion; .. . A Big Tomato Yield. . The annual, report of the tomato back of the United States and Canada indi? cates a second era of over production. In 1888, in spite of.cold; a backward sea? son,, heavy periods; of7 rainfall, in some states and long droughts in others, and early killing frosts in Octobor, there was ?but up the unusually largo pack of 3, 810,487 cases of two dozen cans each, or a total of 70,666,488 cans,^ ; .costing at points of production-; $8jO0QiO0O, and reaching consumers at a; total expense of -$8,000,000, This Is against ?817,048 cases in 1887. I The oanning industry has gnown rap? idly in the western and southern states, largely reducing the demand upon Balti? more, Philadelplua .ahd Newr^r*ork for. ""such goods. In afow years each section of the country bids 'fair to supply its wants from home canneries. The lead? ing- points of production, are Maryland and- Vhginia, credited with 1.118,733 cases; New Jersey. 780,868; Delaware, 837,080; New York, 107,433; western states. 706,509;. eastern states, 43,860; Canada, 78,900.?American Grocer. Galilean Microscope M. Govl, an Italian savant, has pre? sented a paper to the French Academy of Sciences m which he claims for Galileo the distinction of having discovered the microscope as well as the telescopo. He lias found a book printed in1610, accord? ing to which Galileo had already directed his tube fitted with lenses to tho observa? tion of small near objects. Tho philoso Sher himself stated, shortly 'after;;this;:' ate, that he had been able: to 'Observe through a lens the movements of minute animals and their organs of sense. In a letter written in 1014to a Sig. Tarde he states that, he has with his microscope' "seen and .; observed flies as laTge^ias, ' sheepj-and how; their bodies were covered | with. bAirs, arid they had sharp claws.*' The date usually assigned to the discov? ery ofthe;microscope is;102i,and;themi-i vention is'attributed to j Cornelius' ^I^?bHj bei; a Dutchman; but according *to" T?f' Go vi the date must be thrown back eleven years and the credit of the first construction awarded to Galileo.?Lon- i don Times. . Younc Gentlemen Debutantes. "Society," said a young lady of sayoral seasons' experience to The Man About Town; "not only has the dolights of suc? cessive bevies of rosebud dooutantes of the fair sex, but also has its charming young gentlemen debutantes, if one can so use the term. And they are delight-J - ful additions to society, these fresh', un? tiring, downy .cheoked youths of 18 or 20. They are special favorities with the,, older society, girls, who pet them, and make much of them. Their ingenuous? ness is refreshing, they fall in love with .charming promptness, dance with un? failing enthusiasm, scout tho idea of over becoming blase, and are altogetherso in? nocent happy and unsuspecting amid the wiles of Vanity Fair that one cannot help buc have a weakness^ for them. They are a wonderful improvemont upon tha society man whose years of veteran service have transformed him Into a sneer done up in an evening suit"?St Louis Republic. ? '< A Queer Old FeUow. Of people who have curious ways of living few can be more original than was the late Rov. Dunckley Thomas, who had engaged rooms in Mrs. Wild ish's house in 1881, and lived tbero till 1887. Ho never permitted her or her servants to enter his room, except once a fortnight He paid his rent weekly, and at each payment he also gave notice that he would Suit in the week following. He never id quit, but he thus preserved Iiis lib? erty unimpaired. Among Ids property, consisting of ?8,000 or ?10,000, he liad a note, of ?1,500, whioh, whonever ho bo came ill, he would always present to his landlady on the condition that if ho re? covered she should give it back to htm. This ocourred frequently, Mrs. Wildiah always returning the no to. Finally Mr. Thomas died, and his executor sued her for the note, which the courts finally gave to her.?London Life. A Siamese New Yoar. All Siamese birthdays are celebrated at New Year's, and at this time the curious custom-of "hair cutting" is observed. ? When a boy reaches the age of 11 or 15, and a girl that of 0 or 18, they are con? sidered no longer children. Up to this time a tuft of nair is allowed to grow just above the forehead, and Is always dressed with great care. It is twisted into a graceful knot and held together with a long gold or jeweled pin. At tho base of this knot is worn a wreath of fragrant white flowers. The ceremonies of hair cutting often last five or six days. It is the "coming out party" of the boy or girl, and thereafter they are not per? mitted to minglo with tho othor sox as children, but are considered to have ar? rived at a marriageable age.?Buffalo News._ Gen. Butler's Valet. Gen. Butler's valet is a publlo curios? ity. Ne is a light mulatto, with regu? lar features, sandy side whiskers, stal-' wart form and pleasant address. Ho Is a good scholar, has studied law, is com? petent as a writer, and yet dovotcahim-r self to Gen. Butler's personal. rare.! aaf, faithfully as if he were a slave, lmt with a great deal more ihdencnduuw. \ \lis. affection for tho genernl ia. vurv deep, and is evidently reciprocated, for' tho' general undoubtedly realizes that tho ?ervanc is fitted for better things and is sacrificing himself. Possibly the gen? eral's will, when ho dies, will be found to express what he thinks about it.? New York Graphic. TROUBLE HMTERS. MEN WHO CLIMB TELEGRAPH POLES AND THINGS THEY SEE, Bow Breaks in the System Axe Discovered and Remedied?Looking on Beechcr's I. Deathbed?X Lineman Who Did a Wo? man a Service and Bad to Pay for It. To a person not thoroughly rersed in matters pertaining to telegraphing the I line room on the ssventh floor ox the Western Union building on Broadway ?'would provo particularly interesting. It is situated Immediately beneath the switchboard, and has over 0,000 wires entering the different windows. - This is the linemen's headquarters, and the \ ,starting point of the''trouble hunters.'' ! ' .c,i: am often asked what a 'trouble hunter' is, and Til tell you," Bald one of the oldest hands to a^ Star reporter who was sitting in the room yesterday. "We are notified by one of the operators at the switchboard that circuit thirty-six. say, is dead, and tho 'trouble hunter starte from this point and follows the wire carefully to the spot where the break is. There his responsibility ceases and' the'' repair gang tak o hold and remedy what defeot they * find There are three classes of 'difSculties we en? counter. They aro designated- as 'open,' 'ground' and' 'escape.' ,An 'open*;- is a complete break--in tho: wire, which is easily enough repaired when found.' . A COOL HEAD REQUIRED. * "~'rWhen a wire 'grormds it's a different thing. The earth, of course, is a reposi? tory for all electrical fluids, and if an exposed wire touches at any place it nat? urally interferes with the circuit. A Seen pole, when wet, is also. an excel lt conductor, and frequently causes us no end of trouble. A telegraph pole ; should be thoroughly seasoned before being put in to lise^ut frequently a green one is put up, and then after a heavy shower the wrapper around the wire may become worn, and, the lino coming in contact with the green wood, the elec? trical current, instead of being carried along on the circuit, runs into the earth; and until the defeot is remedied the line is practically useless. A green pole from a window, touching an exposed wire, would not .mteffere with the working unless tho pole in some way ran into tho earth. "An 'escape* is on the same , principle as a'ground.' It generally occurs where tho insulation on a wire Decomos worn and part of the electrical fluid escapes and part runs on the circuit,''?. *~ "What are the principal qualifications to become a .lineman?" "A cool head.- Any one could per? form the mechanical part of the work after a little experience, but to do it at an elevation or a couple of hundred feet on a slim pole, when a fall means certain death-,.6'another thing. When a strong wind is. blowing ? it makes the task particularly hard and dangerous. Tho spurs we wear, attached to our boots, sometimes give way; and then 'again the wood is often rotten, and one nusstep means a fall There's a knack in climbing up a pole properly, but it's not half as bad as 'the coming down. The.- sensation,.-IE can -.tell - you;: is very peculiarjfoa'haw hahcL" ' : SKEN'FEOM ,THH POLE'S, TOP. ' According to "the statement of half a dozen' linemen spokon to, some very strange sights. have been witnessed by them while perched oh a crossbar of a pole.-v?p?e.''Of-\thom.. m .relatihg his ex? periencesaid- ho was working for a tele? phone company in .Brooklyn and had been <seut; to-repair a ; wire, on Clark street." It was necessary for him to chmb nearly every pole in the street, and whilo ascending one near the corner of Hicks street h? was enabled to look diagonally into tha windows of a house. Tho sight ha saw rivoted' his attention for a : few momenta,- ? There was' an elderly gentleman on the bed surrounded by members, of. Iiis family; and was evi? dently, dying. . .The man gazed at the picture a moment in surprise, and then Sweeded with his work and descended 'the ground. The house ;*faced on Hicks street, and before the door a small crowd had gathered; and were discussing some news. "Whoso house Is that?" hb asked an old. gentleman who liad come down tha stops. Tho gentleman-looked at him in surprise a^ moment "That is~ HehiyWard Beecher's bouse," he replied, "and he has just died." Another lineman related a peculiar ex? perience he had while parched on a pole on Third avenuo, near Seventy-third street. He had a'pair of pinchers in his hand, and was in tho act of twisting the two .-ends of a brokon who, whon he heard a woman scream. He turned his head and-saw a man in a room abusing a woman, who was screaming at tho top of her voice. On tho impulse of the moment he threw hia pinchers through r,tb.e:^wmdqw~*t;:the} brute^wlm.j.beat a 'hasty-retreat.' |.When?;j'K6v'rpached' the ground- the wohian'Avas^waitihg/for him. She had caUedVan bf?cor; and wanted to Jmvd ijim arfestedi for:;:assaulting ih]cx Vhusbana; by." thr6>tmg::!;ihe.'''pm hih^'vThemaem:an *was Obliged to^pay for a pane of glass, through wldoh he had thrown tho pinchers, notwith? standing he considers his act saved the woman s life,. The various experiences they relate, many of them or a very dramatic and In te resting-character, would fill volumes and show the diff eront phases of life to be found in a great city.?New York Star. ?_ Use of the Electric Needle. The Washington Star'tells the experi? ence of a woman physician who for years has used this method to rid her patients of the hirsute growth that troubles many of the fair sex. "I have treated hundreds of women, children and men, and I have never found a person for whom I could not so regulate the current of electricity as to. render tho operation of hair killing prac? tically uninjurious, if not entixfiiv paia? leas. As for Injuring the skin, I nave never seen an instance of iL- I have hau a few female patients who feared before the operation that they would not be able to stand it. but on trial they did not find it nearly as painful on they thought for." Poor Bich Pooplo. Perhaps the poorest rich people In this country are the heirs of Commuxlore N. W. Kittson. They have .$5,000,000 in sight as theirs, but tho trustees of the es? tate refuse to pay them a dollar except to Bottio their monthly bills, because tho estate is made tho defendant in a suit for ?5,000,000.? New York Star. A thief at Dubuque stole a barrel of eggs, but because the warrant did hot specify that they were hen's eggs Instead of gnus? or bird or alligator eggs he was turned loose and allowed to go. Law and common sense weroalwaysatrangers. Nickel Mining. The nickel industry of the world is a most peculiar one. It bos only been about sixty years since it first came into uso as a mineral, though it has been known to Japan and the eastern nations for centuries. There are nickel mines in Franco, Germany and Wales, in Penn? sylvania, Nevada and Oregon. Nickel Is not, as is generally supposed, a min? eral that is mined like silver and -then Bmolted and reduced from an ore. It is a chemical element which is extracted from arsenides, cobalt and sulphides. The yield from these substances as found In France and Wales is only about 3 per cent nickel, but the yield of some mines in Nevada, not yet developed, is fully 20 per cent, of pure nickel. About thirty years ago there was dis? covered in New Caledonia, a French penal colony, a wonderfully rich deposit of nickel. A French company was im? mediately formed, and this company to? day almost controls the trade in this country. It also almost controls tho nickel trade of the world, and it has frequontiy declared its intention to ruin every other nickel manufacturer and run them perpetually out of tho busi? ness.?Cor. San Francisco Chronicla A Piro Pat Oat with Wine. ? It is not often that a fire is put out -with wine. Tins was done at Kreuznach on the occasion of a fire which broke out at night in the house of a large wine' ifeierehant, soon enveloping the whole .'building. Some sixty hogsheads of wine in the store could not only not bo saved- but burst, and their con? tents ran into a ditch in the garden behind the house. Here tho firemen placed their engineB, with which they poured streams of wine upon the burn mg bu?ding, and succoded in getting tho fire under control. The fumes of the wine were so Btrong that the fire? men had to be repeatedly relieved.-t Paris Register. ' ' /r ANNUAL REPORT ?OF W. H. FRIERSON, COUNTY TREASURER, To His Honor the Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sesslons? February Term, '89. Schedule of Claims paid from County and School Funds for the Fiscal Year com? mencing November 1, 1887, and ending October 31, 1888. [Concluded from last week.] SCHOOL CLAIMS. fork District, no. 1. No. Claim. Name. Amount. 173 L M Mahaffy...$39 20 188 8 J McClain. 23 30 2 D H Russell...,. 21 90 Total..$84 40 pendleton district, no. 2. 404 C M Barrett.$ 18 92 412 CM Barrett. 1512 21 William Datcher. 19 90 117 William Datcb'er. 37 50 335 William Datcher. 37 50 464 L E Dunwoody. 22 80 466 L E Dnnwobdy. 24 00 468 L E Dunwoody. 28 75 85 Jennie Erwin. 22 80. 191 Jennie Erwin. 2115 429 Jennie Erwin. 37 50 127 J'P Poster. 37 50 293 JP Foster. 37 50 588 WP Holland. 3 65 158 P H Williams. 20 00 159 P H Williams. 1215 592 Carrie Watkins.. 24 00 594 Carrie Watkins. 15 20 22 RJ Scott. 1112 - 89 RJ Scott. 30 00. Total.......:.$472 50 GARYIN DISTRICT, NO. 8. 34HCAsbury. 20 00 HOHCAsbnry. 20 00 261 Emma Allgood.$ 4 80 262 Emma Allgood. 8 32 480 A M Darracott. 27 00 124 Leanna Garrison. 9 20 125 Leanna Garrison. 10 90 247 Leanna Garrison. 15 00 239 W P Holland.... 31 04 240 WP Holland. 54 00 241 WP Holland.'.. 54 00 102 OUvia.Newton. 1415 103 Olivia Newton. 24 40 292 Olivia Newton. 84 00 481 Olivia Newton. 87 60 Total.?....?.$304 41 brushy creek district, no. 4. 263 Emma Allgood.$ 4 73 264 Emma Allgood. 7 30 735 Emma Allgood. 37 50. 747LydaBowen.25 00 748Lyda Bowen. 25 00 294 W E Cason. 1100 295 W H Cason...in?. 14 18 296 W" H- Caaon. 8 42 710 W H Cason. 37 05 727 T M Elrod... 8 72 - ' 462SNEvanB. 25 00 463 S N Evans. 7 50 ? 743 SN Evans.;. 37 50 243 J R Garrett. 9 52 665 WP Hicks... 30 00 668 WP Hicks. 18 23 753 W P Hicks. 25 00 314 W C Hightowcr. 62 50 81 OT Miller. 13 40 82 CT Miller. 13 33 ? 227 C T Miller. 20 00 754 OT Miller. 37 50 57 Henry H Merritt. 10 50 53 Henry H Merritt_ 15 00 749 W C Pickens.27 95 343 Flora L Rlcbey... 59 80 344 Flora L Richey. 25 00 231 Jennie Rosamond. 21 29 469 Jennie Ronamond... 34 62 751 Jennie Rosamond.... 37 60 752 Jennie Rosamond... 25 00 99 Jas M Sims. 14 20 242 Jas M Sims. 30 00 716 Jas M Sims. 30 00 424 Nellie'M Stenhouse.. 5 62 425 Nellie M Stenhouse. 5 40 613 Nellie M Stenhouse. 3 25 700 WC Smith. 83 00 ' 622 S B Stone. 24 46 715 J V Vermillion. 34 05 729 F J. Washington.... 37 50 6l8RCWyatt. 45 00 Total....$1,047 52 . rock mills DI8TRICT, no. 5. 39 Lizzie Brock.'..$18 36 187 Lizzie Brock........ 20 23 303 W L Grice. 43 26 372 WY Miller. 5 76 Total.$87 66 ceetreville district, no. 6. 74 EM Berry. 8 00 S36EMBerry. 2000 337 EM Berry. 1672 397 E M Berry. 10 00 211 C 0 Burriss. 34 65 875 COBurriss. 38 75 524 CO Burriss. 35 30 : 361 Julia Boroughs. 2120 628 Julia Boroughs. 21 37 141 Zella Campbell. 1 50 214 Zella Campbell. 3 80 368 Zella Campbell. ' 40 393 Zella CampbeU. 4 00 530 Zella Campbell. 2 70 579 W R Earle. . 7 50 398JWEskew. 10 00 225 W C Hightower. 37 50 146LCHnbbard. 5 75 7 W Y Miller. 4 60 98 W Y Miller. 4 55 212 W Y Miller. 18 20 395 W Y Miller. 18 70 6 R L Morris. 20 00 147 R L Morris. 7 92 215 RL Morris. 13 08 396 RL Morris. 20 00 143 Laura M Nance. 90 234 Laura M Nance. 50 144 J B Patrick. 4 85 367 JB Patrick. 4 75 629 J B Patrick. 4 55 218 J M Simpson. 10 85 365 S G Sterling. 25 00 366 S G Sterling. 1215 8AJWatt..... 25 00 216 A J Watt. 60 00 217 A J Watt. 30 85 364 A J Watt. 43 65 394 C C Watkins. 4 25 213 CO Watkins. 7 70 Total.$612 19 hopewell district, no. 7. 184 Fannie McClain.$22 28 230 May Russell. 9 48 163 Bettie Smith. 812 165 S.G Sterling.17 08 156 S G Sterling. 30 44 Total..?$87 40 williambton DI8TRICT, no. 8. 472 M"A Brown...$ 23 18 667 MA Brown. 20 25 668 M A Brown. 21 25 414 L A Carpenter. 26 25 415 L A Carpenter. 26 25 ' 576 L A Carpenter. 21 25 291 W A Clark. 35 00 418 W A Clark. 36 75 673 W A Clark. 29 75 470 JB Harris. 20 00 471 J B Harris. 20 00 649 J B Harris. 17 28 311W 0 Hightower. 62 50 369 W O Hightower. 12 50 274 S Lander. 25 00 862 S Lander. 16 85 863 ST Lander. 17 00 532 ST Lander. 14 45 633 S Lander....:.. 12 25 416 L 8 MoSwain. 20 00 463 L.S McSwain. 2160 272L.SMcSwain. 22 00 673 0 B Martin. 20 00 674 OB Martin. 20 00 675 0 B Martin. 20 00 . 585 W L Maltiaon.? 18 00 605 Lela Roberts. 6 55 G04 Lela Roberts.>> 6 00 591 Lela Roberts. 2140 275 BW Bowel!. 19 00 467BWEowell. 20 00 627BWBowell. 16 00 575 T A Stark. 23 75 612 N M Stenhouse. 2175 468 N M Stenhouse. 19 GO 288 N M Stenhouse. 19 35 672 J R Wilson. 6 55 071JR Wilson. 6 55 Total...?.$702 76 SAVANNAH DISTRICT, NO. 9. ? 298 Lolia Browne.$ 16 20 641 Leila Browne. 10 26 276 W E Earle. 8 22 277 W R Earle. 5 52 278 W R Earle. 5 52 279 A E Earle. 20 70 280 A E Earle. 15 21 580 A E Earle. 14 40 332 W L Grice. 6 54 725 W L Qrice. 8 28 14 J B Haynie. 20 00 43 H I Haynie. 5 10 46 T M Jefferson. 15 40 455 T M Jeffenon. 18 50 ?39 Mollie Moorhead. 17 70 66 Mollie Moorhead. 16 50 320 Mollie Moorhead. 14 58 260 J B Patrick. 06 643 Mary Robert?. 13 78 522 J A Sherard. 15 00 Total.$256 37 VABENNES DISTRICT, NO. 10. 18 J S Adams..$ 20 00 628 Alice Davis. 8 35 175 Minerva Drake ..?i.? 25 00 380 Minerva Drake.- 25 00 284 WR Earle. 2 60 286 W R Earle. 2 70 514 W R Earle. 275 282 Maggie Evans .iiwt.i. 4 50 287 Maggie Evans. 1 90 19 Charity Guyton. 13 05 112 Charity Gnyton. 14 22 288 Charity Guyton.*.. 20 00 513LCHubbard. 3 00 139 S S Jefferson. 6 08 324 Nettie Miller....'.. 14 10 327 Nettie Miller.. 7 40 *' 328 Nettie Miller.. 19 45 55? Nettie Miller.. 17 00 42 Laura Nance. 65 281 Laura Nance. 50 285 Laura Nance. "85 511 R E Nicholson. 1515 632 RE Nicholson. 15 20 ? 41 JB Patrick. 6 50 442 J H Simmons. 2 65 44 E A Todd.17 90 ? 73 F L Williams;.. 20 00 Total.$285 55 BROADAWAY DISTRICT, NO. 11 202 L H Anderson..$ 9 30 204 L H Anderson. 7 45 205 LH Anderson. 3 45 207 L H Anderson. 10 85 200 L M Ayer. 1 45 206 H M Ayer... 1 80 207 H M Ayer.<-. 165 104 Zella Campbell.- 25O0 196 Zella Campbell. 25 00 197 Zella Campbell. 25 00 423 Zella Campbell. 25 00 297 J A Elgin. 5 20 60 TH Garrison. 312 61 TH Garrison.. . 195 218 T H Garrison. 12 96 427 T H Garrison.15 00 630 T H Garrison. 10 33 829 T H Garrison. 12 45 59 M H Gassaway. 4 05 118 M H Gassaway. 4 45 219 M H Gassaway. 10 90 28 M G Gwinn. 8 13 235 M G Gwinn. 13 71 439 M G Gwinn. 15 00 27 J D Houston. 5 92 138 JD Houston. 10 24 78 H H Johnson. 11 88 77 H H Johnson.. 11 32 223 H H Johnson. 16 36 32 Tallie Keown. 22 20 119 Tallie Keown. 13 35 210 Tallie Keown. ?3 85 203 A K Major. 25 00 208 A K Major., a. 25 00 209 A K Major... 25 00 647 Allie Major. 25 00 ? 648 Allie Major. 25 00 653 JE Maxwell...... 25 00 654 JE Maxwell. 25 00 52 MN Mitchell. 1140 53 MN Mitchell. 8 55 201 JB Patrick. 190 502 JB Patrick. 1 95 503 JB Patrick. 175 451 J W O Williamson.. 5 55 Total...4574 47 BELTON DISTRICT, NO. 12. 115 E J Black.$ 6 50 116 E J Black.,. 12 50 226 E J Black. 25 00 129 LJ Brown. 136 38 W A Clark. 3 55 280 W A Clark. 2 25 290 W A Clark. 9 40 270 T H Garrison. 12 03 426 T H Garrison. 5 00 30 M H Gassaway. 20 45 48 M H Gassaway. 21 25 331 M H Gassaway. 1410 348 M H Gassaway. 10 00 420 M H Gassaway. 25 00 329 W 0 Hightower. 12 50 51 MN Mitchell. 2 35 339 F W Pickel...'.. 21 75 322 F W Pickel. 14 95 37 S A Stark. 16 15 49 S A Stark.~. 10 30 271 S A Stark. 26 25 419 S A Stark. 23 75 459 W R Sullivan. 7 59 460 W R Sullivan".. 4 77 114 Mamie Wilson. 14 05 132 Mamie Wilson. 13 00 ' 510 Mamie Wilson. 18 65 134 J R Wilson.i. 1125 405 JR Wilson. 16 85 Total.$382 55 DARK CORNER DISTRICT, NO. 18. 458 H S Babrid?e.$ 23 00 135 M E Crawford. 22 25 148 J N Harpor. 20 80 151 J N Harper. 18 72 152 J N Harpor. 16 20 36JEMauldin. 14 40 153JEMauldin. 1156 120SPMcElroy. 30 75 121SPMcElroy. 4510 -250 S PMcElroy. 23 20 105 TM Sherard. 18 75 106 T M Sherard. 23 00 564 G E Spearman. 9 45 492 L E Yeargin. 18 20 493 L E Yeargin. 12 70 Total.$308 OS HALL DISTRICT, NO. 14. 506 Nannie Harkness.....$ 25 00 253 W O Hightower. 37 50 63 J B Latiraer. 6 27 64 J B Latimer. 5 13 237 J B Latimer. 15 00 29 J A Martin. 10 35 123 J A Martin. 13 65 238 J A Martin. 25 00 411 JA Martin. 25 00 325 Nettie Miller. 6 92 326 Nettie Miller...... 4 55 406 Nettie Miller. 8 34 014 Nettie Miller. 0 03 757 F A Morrow. 13 35 756 F A Morrow... 21 05 676 T W Seigler. 20 00 678 T W Seiglor. 20 00 077 T \V Seigler. 20 00 411 J H Struruous. 65 415 J PI Simmons. 4 20 Total...'.?..,.,.$200 99 MARTIN DISTRICT, NO. 15. 47 L J Drake.$ 20 25 119 L J Drake. 23 00 ? 299 Nettie Hall. 22 40 157 E T Harper. 7 32 400 H R Latimer. 20 00 C96 Dora Norris. 25 00 781 Lucia Norris. 1140 265 R B A Robinson..... 23 50 266 R B A Robinson. 25 00 438 Jessie Smith. 2100 322 Rosa Tribble. 14 12 323 Rosa Tribble. 1616 301 J W O W illiamson... 10 00 302 J W O Williamson.. 10 00 Total.$249 15 HONE A PATH DISTRICT, NO. 16. 20 L J Brown.$ 12 24 128 L J Brown. 15 55 181 LJ Brown. 20 00 399 LJ Brown. 20 00 531 LJ Brown. 20 00 179 N E Callaham. 4 92 180 N E Callaham. 4 12 84 Lena Campbell. 13 00 198 Lena Campbell. 16 43 516 Lena Campbell. 25 00 137 E L Cox. 17 50 346 E L Cox..?. 25 00 347 ArisCox.'. 25 00 266 L A Earle. 4 63 35 L L Greer. 21 96 540 L L Greer. 21 25 79 J C Heniphill. 18 00 232 S H Johnson. 22 50 87 JW McDowell, jr... 7 45 72 ThosSanders.,.M. 16 25 601 Rosa Tribble. 4 00 602 Rosa Tribble. 173 603 Rosa Tribble.. 3 07 481 J B Watkins. 50 00 482 J B Watkins. 45 00 484 J B Watkins. 42 50 171 Mamie Wilson. 5 40 178 Mamie Wilson. 4 84 50 J L Williams. 25 00 Total.$512 39 ANDERSON DISTRICT, NO. 17. D HMAyer.$ 33 85 109 HM Ayer. 29 30 224 L M Ayer. 13 15 24 Maggie Evans.; 28 55 . 110 Maggie Evaus. 23 40 170 Maggie Evans. 1150 23SJPrierson. 11.90 111 S J Frierson. 10 70 56 A Q Hay nie. 50 00 12 AQHayhie. 39 00 . 168 L C Hubbard. 23 85 11 L C Hubbard. 52 35 95 LC Hubbard. 53 80 93 Del Kemper. 715 97 Del Kemper....?. 9 80 4 L M Nance.m 1610 94 L M.Nance. 16 80 169 L M Nance. 9 25 25 J B Patrick. 27 40 * 90 J B Patrick. 24 20 318 J B Patrick. 11 80 628. D H Russell'..- 2 36 JO Tabitha Thomas. 20 25 75 Tabitha Thomas. 25 00 Total.$557 36 SLABTOWN DISTRICT, NO. 18. 353 CT Miller......$ 199 354 CT Miller. 140 ? 683 CT Miller. 10 20 305 JP Smith. 29 30 306 JP Smith. 29 00 307 JP Smith. 5100 Total.$128 89 SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS' SALARY, J G Clinkscalcs.4685 00 DH Russell. 15 00 Total.$700 00 COUNTY BOARD EXAMINERS.' W J Ligon.$12 80 Rev S Lander. 17 50 Total.$30 30 RECAPITULATION. Fork, No 1......$ 84 40 Pendlelon, No 2. 472 56 Garvin, No 3. 364 41 Brushy Creek, No 4. 1047 52 Rock Mills, No 5. 87 60 Centreville, No 6. 61219 Hopewell, No 7. 87 40 Williamston, No 8. 792 76 Savannah, No 9. 256 37 Varennes, No 10. 285 55 Broadaway, No 11. 574 47 Belton,Nol2. 382 55 Dark Corner, No 13. 308 08 Hall, No 15 . 290 99 Martin, No 15. 249 15 ? Honea Path, No 16. 512 39 Anderson, No 17. 557 30 SlAbtown, No 18. 128 89 School Corns' Salary. 700 00 County Board of Exam 30 30 ' Grand Total.$7825 00 Office of County Treasurer, I, W. H. Frierson, County Treasurer of Anderson county, S. O, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a trne and correct state? ment of disbursements on account of County and School Funds for the fiscal year com? mencing November 1st, 1887, and ending October 81st, 1888, up to date, said date be? ing the time necessary for placing report in the hands of the publisher. Owing to an extension of time for the collection of taxes from Dec. 15,1888, to Jan. 15,1889, it is im? possible to furnish a full report of disburse ments for said year within the lime re? quired by law for said report to be pub? lished. W. H. FRIERSON, County Treasurer. Syrnp of Figs. Is Nature's own true laxative. It is the most eacily taken, and the most effective remedy known to Cleanse the System when Billioue or Costive; to dispel Head? aches, Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit* ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. For Sale by Simpson Reid & Co. ? Many of the people in Se ward coun? ty, Kansas, are on the verge of starvation. The county is in that part of Kansas which suffered from crop failure. Don't Wait Until your hair becomes dry, thin, and gray before giving the attention needed to preserve its heauty and vitality. Seep on your toilet-tablo a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor?the only dressing you require for the hair?and use a little, daily, to preserve the natural color and pre ;ent baldness. Thomas Munday, Sharon Grove, Ky., writes : " Several months ago my hair commenced falling out, and in a few weeks my head was almost bald. I triod many remedies, but they did no good. I finally bought a Lottie of Ayer'a Hair Vigor, and, after using only a part of the contents, my head was covered with a heavy growth of hair. I recom? mend your preparation as the best hair restorer in the world." "My hair was faded and dry," writes Mabel C. Hardy, of Dolavan, 111.; "but after using a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor it hecarae black and glossy." Ayer's Hair Vigor, Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. Pimples and Blotches, So disfiguring to the face, forehead, and neck, may bo entirely removed by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparllla, the host and safest Alterativo and Blood-Purifier ever discovered. Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by pruggiits: $1; six bottles for $5. TRY IT ONCE. To tho-man trbo tried every other remedy for Blood Poisons vre commend the following experi? ence of a well-known woman : SHE HAD TRIED EVEBTHXNG ELSE. Clover Bojtoh, Sullivan County, Tcnn.,June 18,1887?Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.: 8Ir:?I have beon thinking of writing to you for some time to let you know of the wonderful cure your B. B. B. has 'affected on myself and daughter. She, a girl of 16 years, was taken with a very sore leg below the knee. I called on the very nest doctors that the country could afford, and they tended cn her for four years to no purpose. Her leg got worse every year. I used about 80 bottles of other med? icine to no purpose The doctors said the only remedy left was amputation. That we all was opposed to. I was in Knoxvllle the 8th of Janua? ry, 1886, and while buying a bill of drugs called for a good blood purifier, and Messrs. Sanford, Chamborland <fc Co. recommend the B. B. B. I purchased one-half dozen bottles, and to my utter surprise after using three or four bottles my girl's leg was entirely healed. I also had a very ugly running sore on the calf of my leg and one bottle cured it, after having tried all other remedies. I wish you much success, and I do hope that all suffering humanity may hear and helieve in the only true blood purifier. I have tried three or four other purifiers, but the B. B. B. is tbo only one that ever did mo or mine any good. You can use my name if you wish. I am well known in this and Washington County, also all over Vir? ginia. . R. 8. ELSOM. BLOOD TAINT FEOM BIETE. Booxville, Ind., January 25, 1887. I shall ever praise tho day that you gentlemen were born, ana shall bless the day that your med? icine was known to me. I had blood poison from birth, and so much so that all the doctors of my town said I would be crippled for life. They said I would lose my lower limb. I could not stand in my class to recite my lessons, and eleven bottles of your Balm cured mo Bound and well. You can use my name as pou see fit. In my cose, there were knots on my shinhones as large as a hen's egg. Youra, v MlBTLE M. Tannkb. A BOOK OF WONDERS, FREE. All who det>ire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaiuts, Catarrh, etc., can secure by mail, free, a copy of our 32-page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known. Address. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. For sale by HILL BROS, Anderson, s o Jan. 23,1889 29 4 THE GREAT FEMOLINHMSil FAMILY REMEDY. A PURE EXTRACT FROM TBE YELLOW PINE TREE] Nature's Remedy. 'v" The System Absorbs it Readily Through ? the Pores. IT CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Toothache, Diseases of the Muscles, Nerves, ' Throat, Chest, Lungs, and Asthma. Is the Best General Remeoy ever offer? ed to the public. You cannot afford to be without it. Cures Stings or Bites of . Insects, LARGE BOTTLiS, Only Fifty Coat?. Sold by Hill; Bros., Anderson, S. C. &i ASK FOR?TAKE NO OTHER. p?r Testimonials and full directions with each bottle. SOLE PEOPRIETORS, Fernoline Chemical Co., 18 Broadway, N. Y., and Charleston, S. 0. Jan 10,1889 27 ly GR?ND COMBINATION of BARGAINS AT C. A. REED'S EMPORIUM, WHERE you will always find a good ay Eortmcnt of the best makes of Boggles, Car* riages, Wagons and Harness, at LOW and HONEST PRICES. Every one KNOWS that it is "cheapest to buy a First Class SEWING MACHINE. I have exclusive sale for this section of South Carolina for the Leaders?such as NEW HOME, JJOMESTIC, WHITE, DAVIS, ST JOHN, WHEELER & WILSON, FAVORITE, AMERICAN and UNION, all sold un der a live years guarantee. Don't be deceived into buying cheap and worthless Ma? chines. You will regret such poor oconomy. After careful examination, I am satisfied that I can offer my customers the Best and Cheapest? PIANOS AND ORGANS This or any other State affords, and I DEFY COMPETI? TION as to Price and Terms on First Class Instruments. Church and Sunday School Organs a Specialty. Correspondence solicited. Address, ?. O. A. REED, Agront, Anderson, S. C, TRY THE BARGAIN STORE ! ff WHERE you will find a good article of Goodafor the price asked. I keep a variety of Goods, such as Fancy Groceries, Confectioneries, Crockery and Tinware* Fine Pistols, Ammunition, Musical Instruments, Fine Razors, Steel Shears, that wiUV keep the ladies in a good humor; Notions, Toys of all kinds. Fine Tobacco and Cigars, Horse Shoes and Axle Grease that will help a horse up the bill every time. I sell the best Garden Seeds that are grown, and I have bought the right for Anderson County to-' sell the New Patent Peerless Smoothing Iron. This Iron is heated by a lamp. Y?tu can go to a cool room or under a shade tree to iron your clothes. To see it is to bay it No household is complete without ono of them. I also run in connection with my business some LUNCH TABLES, When you feel like something nice and good'to eat, come and see me, and I will show you how to feed people cheap at all hours in the daj. Fresh Apple and Peach Cider always on hand. WHEN YOU WANT A GOOD MEDICINE For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Indigestion or Chills and Fever call on me, for surely bave-it. ? ., . D. J. BOHANNON, Depot Street, Anderson, 8. C. ANDERSON MACHINE WORKS, R. P. DIVVER, Proprietor, BUILDER i BEPAIREB Of all Ms Of IAC1?3EY, And Dealer in Machine Supplies. ??gBBggSSSSS^SBB IHAVE always on hand STEAM ENGINES, COTTON GINS, and other Ma? chinery for sale. I have just got control of the beat SPARK ARRESTER on the market Come and look at it. . I am prepared to work on your Gins, Steam Engines, Saw Mills?in fact,, everything in the Machinery line. I am well supplied with good workmen, and! am always ready to do your work. I also have a First Class BLACKSMITH SHOP attached to the Machine* Works,.where your horse can be shod, your wagons and buggies mended and your plantation work done. * I keep on hand a full supply of INJECTORS, BRASS GOODS and ENGINE: FITTINGS. Come and see for yourself what I am doing August 30. 1888 AT ANDERSON S. C. 8 THE LADIES' STORE Offers a Few Remarks to the PuWic in General. ? Ye connoisseurs in Notions and Novelties, Here's Gloves and Handkerchiefs) too, Laces, Neckwear and Hosiery,' Brought especially on for you ! Ye lovers of Dress Goods and Feathers, Here's Cashmeres and Millinery new, With prices agreeable with "rains" and "wrecks, We only ask you our Stock to look through. Respectfully, MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY ' * MULES HOUSES, Cincinnati Buggies and Carriages. w** *w JOHIT 313. PEOPLES' IS THE PLACE TO BUY Bargains in Iis, Horses, Wagons, Bips, Caiios, A-nd Harness. I HAVE just got in a Car Load of fine MULES and HORSES, and also a fine lot of nice BUGGIES, WAGONS and HARNESS. The White-Hickory Waj:on is one of the best Wagons on the market. I will not be undersold on Buggies and Harness. I have got the best Broad Saddle Harness on the market. My Buggies and Harness are in the Moore Warehouse, nearly opposite my Stable. ... I always keep tbe best Tennessee and Kentucky Mules and Cincinnati Buggies on tbe market. I also sfjll Tyson & Jones' Fine Buggies. All the above I will sell cheap for Cash, or on time for good Notes. Messrs. Ijtirny L. Guillard aodJohn D. Beard will be happy to show and sell you .i:>y of rhe above Mules, Horses, Wagons, Buggies and Harness. JOHN E. PEOPLES.' Nov 29. 1SR8 21 m '.KM