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BY CLHSTKSCALES & LANGSTON. The Statement is made a Hundred Times a Day if vr . - JLl OW, thi8 is all wrong in every sense that it is intended to convey?what would yon call it ? I claim it is untrue, and I consequently brand it as false. Of coarse a man can sell his goods for half what they cost, cr give them away if he wants to. Bot it appears to me this town is not very well slocked with the half-cost or giving away kind of merchants. Goods disposed of in this manner are hard to find. ? - Ever since the Indian warrior roamed at will through the ancient forests of Carolina the trader's and merchant's object was always to get as much as he could . for bis goods. Bat now, at the closing of the nineteenth century, during which science and art have made such wondrous strides, all these old fogy systems have been gradually crowded out, and in a few years will permanently disappear from the mercantile records of this generation. Now, the perplexing question of the hour with me is, How low can I sell and live? When this will be accomplished I know I will commence rapidly to ascend the ladder that leads to success. People may hold back and be a little cautious for a time, bat my sledge hammer prices will work like magic in the end, and my Store being strictly a? " ONE-PRICE STORE," It is gaining ground as rapidly on the others as an Express train on an old stage . coach. Advertise I Advertise I Advertise 1 The public have been fooled bo long by flaming advertisements they have justly lost confidence in them and scarcely read them, because the parties advertising never do what they claim in their advertise? ments, but I herewith strike the bogus advertiser a home lick, and offer A REWARD OF TEN DOLLARS To any person that can prove I do not sell just what I advertise. I also offer a reward of Ten Dollars to any person that can match the following matchless prices, for they are stunners: Pretty Calicoes at 3$c. sold elsewhere for 5c, Good Calicoes at 44c, sold elsewhere for G.]c. Beautiful Calicoes at 5c, sold elsewhere for 8c. Nice .Torchon Lace at 1c, sold elsewhere for 2*c. Nice Torchon Lace at l$c, sold elsewhere for 3Ac. Nice Torchon Lace at 2$c. sold elsewhere for 5c. BestPins, "needle points," at 2c, sold elsewhere for 5c. Best Sewing Needles at 2c, sold elsewhere for 5c. Prices like these strike terror into the hearts of other merchants, as high prices have received their death blow, and people who want to buy are happy. Bead on 488 Buttons for 5c, sold elsewhere for 20c. Hairpins for lc, sold elsewhere for 5c.. Yardwkle Sheeting for 5c, sold elsewhere for 7c. Irish Linen Towels?my importation?at 10c, 12>}c, 15c, 20c, 22?c, sold elsewhere at 20c, 25c, 80c, 35c, 40c. Irish Linen Napkios and Dc&iies'at 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per dozen, would be considerad-?jisap>^l3e^eT^for double the money, My Linen.Ta~Ele Damask will beautify any dining room at or little over half ' the price>5sked in other Stores. My Black and Colored Henriettas and Cashmeres should be Been to be appre? ciated. They are marvels of beauty.in richness of shade and superb finish, and the.only thing that is wrong with them is the price, which is 25 per cent less than 'they can be bought in the up country. I import these., goods myself, and therein lies the mystery. My stocks of? (nothing, Hats, Shoes, Overcoats and Jackets Are immense. Iu these goods you can save from 10 per cent on coarse Brogans to 35 per cent on Clothing. Dress Goods in all the Fashionable Shades, And prices from 5c per yard up, with trimming to match, are much admired by all , ladies of cultivated tastes who have examined my stock, and to examine is simply to purchase. Ladies and gentlemen of good taste who are in need of something stylish and fashionable at much less than it can be bought elsewhere, need never leave the Store, of JD. C. FLY1T1T, Leader of Low Prices. {i 6tKed House," Granite Row. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL ! Ladies, Gentlemen and the Little Od es! WE cordially invite you all to come in and see our immense Stock of Goods. We are prepared to show you through, and give you some very low prices. If you do not want to buy anything come and see what great bargains we have to offer you, and let your neighbor know what great bargains we have to offer this Christmas, viz : Dolls, Doll Carriages, Talking Dolls, Baby Jumpers, Toy Wagons, Iron Axle Wagons, Hook aud Ladder TFagons, Steam Fire Engines, with horse3 attached, Velocipedes, Wheel Barrows, Hobby Horses, Croquet Sets for parlor use, Harmless Guns, Air Guns that will kill birds and chickens, Doll Beds, Doll Hammocks, Doll Wash Sets, Bureaus, Parlor Seta, Wash Stand*, Tool Chesls, And many other Toys which we cannot mention for want of space. We also have a full and complete stock of? CHINA, GLASSWARE and CROCKERY, Imported from England, which we can soil cheaper than ever before. These Goods must be sold, and to do so we are going to sell CHEAP. STOVES, WASH POTS, HOLLOW WARE, We have just received another Car Load of Stoves, which was bought much cheaper than usual. Now we are in position to sell you a good Stove for les3 money than you can buy anywhere, and better goods. We sell you a Stove and guarantee it not to crack inside of one year's time. Give us a call, Yours, very truly, PEOPLES & BCJRRISS. THE ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO. Is now receiving their IMMENSE and VARIED Stock of FURNITURE AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS, f nO which they respectfully invite your careful inspection before buying. We L cannot begin to enumerate our entire line, but to announce that we are Htocking to the rafters our Double Store Rooms with the Useful, Ornamental and decorative in Furniture and House Furnishings, Our entire stock will be FRESH . nd LATEST in DESIGN. Suites in Walnut, Antique Oak and Sixteenth Century. Chairs in endless variety, Your special attention is called to our line of Carpets, Rugs, Ottomans and Haversacks, vVhich was bought fresh from the looms, and at prices that will enable us to SAVE YOU MONEY on these goods. Our Mr. E. H. POORE will repair your Furniture, and repaint and varnish it. COFFINS and CASKETS can be furnished at any time. J. J. BAKER- Manager, South Main Street, below Orr & Sloan's Drug Store. BIO IMPROVEMENTS. HAVING had our storeroom enlarged to double its former size to keep up with our steadily increasing trade, we can now offer you as fine and fresh a of Family and Fancy Groceries. Fruits, Ac . as is kept in city at Tillman prices and "l'iance terms. Fresh cheese every week, fresh Can Goods of every kind, fresh pure i gar Candy every week. Big line lunch baskets at cost to close. Oar Motto?Fair and square dealing, coupled with push, perseverance, energy 1 (} a big lot of politeness, we hope to succeed. YSQUSWSy^T*. ? {t - . E. W, TAYLOR & CO. ANDERSON, S. C, 1 HO, DEMOCRATS! DOWN W!TH THE BOLTERS. LET THE MAJORITY RULE?AS IN POLITICS ALSO IN BUSINESS. Now, the majority of the good people of this County Bay that KAY & BAKER carry the? THE LARGEST STOCK OF FLOUR To be found in Anderson, and save them from 25c to 75c on every Barrel they buy from them. Also, sell? COFFEE, TOBACCO, SHOES AND JEANS For LESS, and all other Goods as cheap as anybody. This is a fact that only needs an investigation to be substantiated. ElNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, KAY & BAKER, do solemnly declare the above statement true, and moreover do steadfastly believe that any person whatsoever who will inspect the Goods, Prices and Quality of Kay & Baker, unbiased by prejudice or preference, with honest intention of buying where the best goods are sold for the least money, will be thoroughly convinced of the above statement, and always trade with Kay & Baker. Signed, sealed and de? livered, this 27th day of October, A. D. 1890. ^iff vA? KAY & BAKER. C. C. CUMMINGS, L. C. DEAL. $25,000 WORTH OF GOODS! - bought VOR - SPOT CASH, - TO BE CLOSED OUT BY <T A. NTT-ART" 1, 1891. \Ve have mutually agreed to dissolve our Copartnership on above date, and pro? pose to close out our Stock between now and that date, consisting of? JEANS '9 - And, also, a nice line ot - MILLINERY AND DRESS GOODS, And anything any Lady may need in the Fancy Goods line, all to be sold cheaper than the same Goods have ever .lieen offered before, and we cordially invite all to come and inspect our Tremendous Stock. jjgy* As a new Firm will take charge on above date we must urge every one indebted to U3, either by Note, Mortgage, or open Account, to come forward at once and settle, as we must have our .ii:oney by December 1st, 1890, and will place all unpaid Accounts in the hands u< nur Attorney for collection on that date. Bgg"" Now is your chanco ?f a life time. Come one, come all. Yours, very truly, LEWIS & MOORHEAD, HELTON, S. C. Oct 30,1890 _17_2m GIVE ME THE LAST CHANCE! I DO NOT ASK THE FIRST BUT THE LAST. My STOCK has been well selected, and bought at the very lowest figures, and am determined to give the public inside figures. Come and see me, and get my prices be? fore you buy is all I ask. Dress Goods in all shades, Trimmings to match and blend, Black Goods?the best and most stylish stock in the city, Flannels in all styles and shades, Table Linen in all grades. Blankets, all kinds and prices, > Lap Robes, handsome line Ginghams-?the best selected stock, Teazle Cloth?a beautiful lino, Shoes?a No. 1 stock, Trunks?first class and cheap, White Quilts?I can beat them all, And Everything Else Kept in a First Class Dry Goods Store AT I^VjVIC PRICES. My Dress Making Department is in full Blast, And we can make you a Finn Dress in short order, and guarantee you a first class fit and elegant finish. call and see ME and get the lowest prices. W. A. CHAJPMAJST, No. 9 Granite Row. AND We Sell the Best Goods for the Least Money. OUR PRICES speak for themselves. As to Price and Quality our Stock stands secoud to uone. We intend to sell more Good3 than ever before. Our motto the one that the people appreciate mostly?"Honest weights and measures, a fair count, and prompt and courteous attention to customers." We strive to please and benefit our customers. Our good? are arriving daily. We carry all lines of goods, making it tedious to mention priceB. Our Fall Stock of Clothing Just Arrived. Now is the time to get the pick and fit. Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes a Specialty. Our Stock of Dry Goods and Notions is Complete In all lines. Also, ;t great variety of Trunks and Valises. Our Grocery Room is filled with? All Kinds Staple and Fancy Groceries, "Wooden and Willow Ware in great varieties. Also, a full line Crockeryware, At Prices to suit all. BAGGING and TIES. Money saved will briDghappiness around yoar family circle. All we ask is for you to call on us, get our prices and be convinced. Don't Sell your Cotton until you See Us. Yours truly, ZE3. W. BROWN" & SONS. HUKSDAY MOENII Executors' Sale. PURSUANT to an Order of the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, made this day in the case of N. W. Parker and R. E. Parker, as Executors, &c-, vs. Nancy C. Hawkins, et al., we will sell at public outcry in front of the Court House in Anderson, S. C, on Salesday in Decem? ber next, duringthe legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the Real Estate of the late Robert Parker, deceased, in the follow? ing Tracts of Land, to wit: TRACT NO. I, The Homo Tract, situ? ate in Martin Township, Anderson County, S. OV, containing one hundred and ten acres, more or less, bound by lands of N. W. Parker, estate of A. E. Reed, Jasper P. Parker and A. M. Hall. TRACT NO. 2, Wood Tract, situated in Martin Township, Anderson County, S. C, containing one hundred and five acres, more or less, bound by lands of R. E. Par ker, L. N. Clinkscales, A. M. Hall, N. W. Parker, and otbers. TRACT NO. 3, Part of the Gant Trace, situate in Martin Township, Anderson County, S. C, containing thirty-six and two-thirds acres, more or less, bound by lands of the estate of A. E. Reed, deceased, Reuben Clinkscales and Jasper P. Parker. TRACT NO. 4, Hencoop Tract, situate in Martin Township, Anderson Co., S. C, containing ninety-eight acres, more or less, bound by lands of Jasper P. Parker, Reuben Clinkscales, estate of F. M. Kay, deceased, John T?te and L. N. Clinkscales. Surveys have recently been made of said Tracts, which any one desiring to see, will call upon one of the undersigned before sale and on the day of sale. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, and a bond and mortgage of the premises to secure payment. Purchasers to pay extra for the necessary Deeds. N. W. PARKER, and R. E. PARKER, Executors of the Will of Robert Parker, deceased. Nov C, 1890_18_4_ FOR SALE. Belton, 8. C, Nov. 11, 1890. IT was stated a few weeks ago that several families wished to come to Belton. Some to go into business, and others to get the advantage of better school facilities, but as there was no homes to rent thoy could not come. I have also heard it stated that there is no vacant lots for sale. Now, I will relieve this trouble, to some extent, by offering for sale two lots, one containing twenty-five acres, eight in cul? tivation, one in meadow, remainder in for? est and nice building site on Williamston Street?all inside incorporation. One tract containing about sixty acres, thirty in cultivation, four in meadow and remainder in forest. This place has a comfortable tenant house; also a nice place to build on public road. Now if this strikes you in the right place and you want further particulars, you can call on or address me at Belton, S. C. Respectfully, A. R. COX. Nov. 13, 1890, 19 2 MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the Court of Common Picas. Bleckley, Brown & Fretwell vs. L. T. Hol? land, et al.?Foreclosure. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled ac tion, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on SALESDAY IN DECEMBER next, the Mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land situate in Broad away Township, of Anderson County, South Carolina, containing seventy (70) acres, more or less, on waters of Pea Creek, waters of Rocky River, adjoining lands of J. J. Major, E. C. Chamblee, Mrs Amanda Holland, and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, balance on a credit of one year, with interest from day of sale, to be secured by bond of purchaser, and a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Nov. 6,1890_18_4 MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, Anderson Co?nty. In the Court of Common Pleas. Elizabeth Orr, Martha M. Smith, and oth? ers vs. Elmer Tripp and R, C. Wilson, as Administrator?Partition. IN obedience to the Order of Sale in the above case, I will sell at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, on Salesday in December next, the Land below de? scribed, to wit: Tract No. 1, containing 50 acres, more or less. Tract No. 3, containing 68 acres, more or less, and Tract No. 4, containing 45 acres, more or less, the 3ame situate in Brushy Creek TowDship, adjoining lands of W. S. Mur? phy, R. C Wilson, J. W. B. Orr, and oth? ers. Terms of Sale?Cash, Purchasers to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Nov G, 1890_1*5_4 MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court Common Pleas. Susan A. Palmer, Assignee, vs. Henry C. Palmer, and others.?Foreclosure. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, on Salesday in December next, the mortgage premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, situate in Ander? son County, S. C, on the East side of Seneca River, adjoining lauds of J. C. Horton, Thomas Lee and others, contain? ing one hundred and fifty-three acres,more or less. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Nov G, 1890_18_4__ MASTER'S SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the Court of Common Picas. WorJey A. Chapman, et al., vs. F. Eliza? beth Wiles, et al?Partition. IN obedience to tho Order of Sale in the above stated case, I will sell at Ander? son C. H., S. p., on Salesday in December next, the Land below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, situate in Dark Corner Township, containing Two Hun? dred and Fifty acres, nioro or less, adjoin? ing lands of G. P. Pettigrow, T. A. Sher- ? ard, W. G. Watson and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of pur? chaser and mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W\ HUMPHREYS, Master. Nov C, .1890 18 4 s T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. F. Cox, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, J. B. Whitten has applied to mo to grant him Letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of John C. Whitten, deceased. These are thcreforo to cito and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said John C. Whitten, deceased, to be and ap Eear before mo in Court of Probate, to e held at Anderson Court House, on the 29th day of November, 1S90, after pub? lication horeol, to shew cause, if any they have, why tho said administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand this Sth day of November, 1890. ? W. F. COX, Judge of Probate. Nov 13, 1800_19_2 Notice to Creditors. NOTICE is hereby given to all persons having claims against the Estate of Mrs. Mary Parker, deceased, to present the same, properly proven, to tho undersigned before the first day of December, 1891, or be burred of any claim on the funds from her Estate in our hands, pursuant to the order of Court. NEWTON W. PARKER, ROBERT E. PARKER, Executors of Will of Robert Parker, dee'd. Nov. 13,1890 19 G *G, NOVEMBER 20, TeJaghe^'Goiajmn, *Ee^ All communications intended fo this Column should be addressed to D. H RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander son, S. C. A trip to the all-healing spring8. Me. Editor : On my return trip from the Synod of South Carolina, I took in a flying visit to the All-Healing Insti? tute, for the education of Southern white girls. The All-Healing Springs are lo? cated near King's Mountain, in North Carolina. These springs, five in number, are celebrated for their medicinal proper? ties, such as white sulphur, iron, &c. The entire property, land, buildings, &c, was purchased some years ago by a wealthy gentleman from Minnesota, by the name of Jones, and beneficiently en? dowed 83 a Female Seminary for the ed? ucation of white Southern girls, in the higher branches of intellectual training, whose parents may be unable to send them to the higher educational institu? tions of the country, by reason of the heavy expenses incurred. This institu? tion has been appropriately denominated "Jones'Seminary," as a living testimonial to the generosity of its great benefactor. The prices of tuition and board has been reduced to the lowest minimum, only eight dollars per month, and now over a 100 girls, mostly from the middle classes of society, are now filling the halls of learning of this noble institution. The mental and moral training of these pupils are committed to the care of Rev. C. A. Hampton, with hiB noble coterie of fe? male assistants, five in number. The whole school occupies toward the princi? pal and his amiable wife, the relation of one large family, boarding and Btudying together, under their parental supervision. Strange to say, of this large number of girls, there is but one servant employed to wait on them, and he a colored boy about 15 years old. The girls are requir? ed in this institution to do all the house? work themselves, taking it by turns, in squads. And all this minutia of work, study, and sleep, or rest and recreation, is under a complete system of control, by the principal and his wife. Every item of study and work and recreation is ar? ranged by the President, in the most sys? tematic manner. The Sabbath, especial? ly, is observed in the most reverent and pious manner. No visitation allowed, but all the school required to meet in the chapel at 10 o'clock a. m. for preaching, or expository services, followed immedi? ately by Sabbath School services. Din? ner at half-past 1 o'clock, and then pray? er meeting at 4 p. m., attended only by the girls, and led by one of their own number. And this strict moral oversight is continued throughout the entire week. No communication is allowed with the outside world, except through parents, brothers and sisters. This moral train? ing is of the first importance and then due preparation is made for an equally rigid and strict intellectual training. One basic principle governs all the stud? ies?the pupil is never advanced to a higher study until they have thoroughly mastered those in band. Due regard is had for the recreation of the pupils, in music, Bioging and other innocent amusements, although we heard of no calisthenic exercises, as we suppose the daily physical exercises required, in cooking, washing, cleaning of rooms, making up beds, &c, will be amply suf? ficient to develop the bodily frame. Mr. Hampton informed us that he ad? vises only a course of three studies at once, but always including reading and spelling as an adjunct to every course. Indeed, Mr. Hampton regarded the much neglected practice of correct reading, as one of paramount importance in all the phases of education. So you perceive in the corriculum of the Btudies of All Healing Institute, the heart, the head, and the hand are all trained so as to bring out from that institution Christian womeu, eqjipped for all the realities of human life. Although endorsed by Northern capital, and taught by Northern teachers, we have no hesitation in recommending the institution to the patronage of our Southern friends. Hid away in the shadow of the mountains, Bhut out from the temptations of city life, there is ab? solutely nothing to direct the attention of the girls, from their intellectual, moral and physical prosperitv. T. H. R. Hamilton, S. C. "Why Eggs Spoil. In reply to the query, "Why do eggs spoil? " American Cultivator says: "Whenever a fertilized egg is raised to a temperature of 92 dega. the hatching proceaa begins, and when temperature falls much below this point the process ceases. These conditions are found in the warm days and cool nights of summer. During the long, hot-days the hatching process is at work; during the short, cool night it ceases. After three or four al? terations of this kind the embryo chick die3 and the rotting process begins. Now it is evident that if the eggs were not fertilized the hatching would not begin. Neither would the rotting, and hence there would be an absence of rotten eggs. The remedy, therefore, is to prevent fer? tilization of the eggs, and this can be done by the destruction of roosters. Ev? ery rooster not intended especially for breeding should be killed or sold to the huckster as soon as big enough to eat. Not over one good rooster should be kept on any farm, and that one cooped and mated with not to exceed ten hens, and the eggs from those hens should be kept or sold expressly for hatching. The other hens should be kept especially for eggs for market or table use, and no rooster should ever be allowed among them."_ Old Nursery Favorites. There was Tom, the Son of the Piper, Jack Sprat, and Merry King Cole, Aud the Three Wise Men of Gotham, Who went to sea in a bowl, The woman who ?ode on a broomstick, And swept the cobwebbed Bky, And the boy who sat in the corner, Eating his Christmas pie. These were some of the old favorites, but they have been supplanted by the "Pansy" and "Chatterbox" stories, "Lit? tle Lord Faunterloy," and "Five Little Peppers." The old fashioned pills and physics have been superseded, aud wise? ly, too, by Pierce's Purgative Pellets, a mild, harmless and effective cathartic. They are pleasant to take?so gentle in action that tbc most delicate child can fake them, yet so efl'ective that they will cure the most obstinaate cases of consti? pation, stomach, liver and bowel troubles. They should be in every nursery. As a gentlo laxative, only one for a dogo, 1890. BILL ARP'S CHAT. Atlanta Constitution. "Let no*- him boast who putteth his armor on like him who taketh it off," "Let those laugh who win," "He laughs best who laughs last," and other maxims to that effect. We have had a little epi? sode up here in the mountains, and the way it has turned out it looks like some of us laughed at the wrong time. But it is all over now, and we can all laugh, except those sanguine individuals who staked their greenbacks and lost. They are not yet calm and serene. It is right hard on a feller to lose his man and his money, too. If a man will bet on an election, I have always thought he ought to bet against his desires, and then if he wins he has got his money, and if he loses he has got his man, and so comes down easy. Well, it did look like the old doctor had everything in a swing around here and all along the railroad for 130 miles. Just think of a congressional district 130 miles long, and a great railroad splitting it in two, and sixteen towns along the line, and the city of Rome red hot be? sides, and almost everybody hollering for Felton. "He is bound to win," said his friends, "the devil can't beat him," and so they staked their pocketbooks until they were empty, and they are empty still. But these farmers?"these Alliance men"?they made no noise, they kicked up no dust, they waited until they could see the whites of the enemies' eyes, and then they fired all along the line. The woods were lull of them. Where did they all come from 7 It reminded me of the old _ times when Dr. Miller used to run against Lumpkin in this same dis? trict. They Btumped it together, p.nd had big barbecues, and the sovereijTjs came out by the thousand and eat the meat and drank*the eloquence, for Dr. Miller had as much reputation then as Dr. Felton has got now, and he was call? ed the Demosthenese of the mountains. Lumpkin was a big, beefy, thick-tongued man and couldn't elocute very much, but he was a democrat, while Dr. Miller was a whig. He made Lumpkin Bick on every stump?so sick that sometimes when he had the conclusion he wouldent take it, and the boys all shouted for Mil? ler, and toted him around like the old Virginians used to tote Patrick Henry. Good gracious, what a racket they made, but when election day came the wool hats came slipping out from their log cabins and hollow logs, and from under the clay roots and other hiding places, and just everlastingly auowed the doctor. I hadent forgotten those memorable cam? paigns, and henceldident bank my faith in a sanguinary manner upon Dr. Fel ton's success. I kept one ear open to hear something drop, and it dropped. But we can all laugh and rejoice now, for there are bigger things than the seventh district. The nation is safe, and that is victory enough to satisfy anybody. We did think that we were just obliged to have Dr. Felton in coDgress to fight the impending battle, and lead the forces and electrify the democracy, and swing his Damascus blade and put in his halle lula licks and save the nation, but the news of our victories have come over us like the sounds of many waters, and hope has revived and freedom has quit shriek? ing, and now maybe we can get along without the doctor. Maybe we can. 1 expect the old man Eloquent has fought his last fight, and he fought it nobly. He fought to save the pure democracy, but maybe it is not to be saved. I see that Mr. Gorman, one of the Alliance leaders, says that democracy is dead and Republicanism is dead and the people's party are going to run the machine. Colonel Polk said that long ago, and so did Livingston, but it was all smothered until after the elections. It will come out now, and it ought to. There are as many republicans in the Alliance up north and northwest as there are democ? rats, and they are obliged to have a new name. Mr. Gorman is right, and if the new party will do right that is all we want- But right now, when the demo? cracy has won these signal victories, we think the southern Alliance ought to fall into line and let the good old dog wag his tail a little while longer. But I reckon we will all stand aside and let the farmers have their own way. Fighting them don't seem to do any good. It is like Colonel Patterson, of North Alabama, who, at his first battle with the yankees, was ordered to take his regiment and charge a battery that was away over on a hill and wat. throwing an occasional shell down in the valley. "Boy3," said he, "you must shoot a chargin', and charge a shootin', and we'll get 'em." And they did, but when they got within about a quarter of a mile the battery suddenly turned loose a terrific volly of grape and cannister upon them, which demoralized the colonel and he waived his sword and shouted: "Boys quit Bbootin' at 'em?quit shooting I say, for it just makes 'em madder." We will just quit shooting at the far? mers, and if they can get the subtreasury and run it, let thorn do it, If they can't, then let them get something better. Let us all wait and see. If the good old democratic party has got to die, let them kill it. Our Georgia farmers are not in any desperate condition and will do nothing rash or unreasonable. They are better off thau they were a year ago. The tax returns ;ind the cameled mort? gages prove that. The fat-iers of Bartow were never in so prosperous a condition. Just contrast them with the farmers of Kansas, where, out of 7G,000 farms, 69,000 are under mortgage. Just think of that. And 2G.000 of these mortgages have been foreclosed, and the farmers who once owned them are tenants at will, liable to be turned out at any day. What is the matter there? If the laws are op? pressive, why don't the same laws bring ruin here, too? There is not but one farm in twenty-four that has a mort? gage upon it in Bartow County. What is the cause of this great and alarming difference between the farming interests of the North and the South ? Why is it that Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont have been partially abandoned by the farmers ? Why h it that so many of the farms in New York and Illinois, Kansas and Missouri are under mort? gage ? I wish that we did kuow. It it is the laws, please let us know what laws. And this remiuds me of what I have just read in the Andover JRcview for No? vember* It is the organ of New England orthodoxy. It is now lamenting the de? cay of religious interest among the farm? ing population of the north. ~ Dr. Dun? ning says that there are ninety-five towns in Maine where no religious services are held, and there are more country villages in Illinois without the gospel, than iu any other State in the union. Just think of that 1 The great Slate of Illi? nois that has two Counties that make more grain than all Georgia. This great State that stands fifth in the scale of ed? ucation, and fortieth in the grade of religion. What do you Bay to this you advocates for education? Education regardless of moral training. Dr. Dun? ning says that the Presbyterians have 1,200 churches without pastors, aud the Baptists have over 10,000 ! Nearly all of these vacant churches are in the coun? try town3, where farming is the principal occupation of the people. They once had pastors or religious services, but not^ now. The number of educational men in the northern pulpits is steadily decreasing, and the young men who aro graduatiug in the theological seminaries are seeking other callings because there are no invit? ing fields for them to work in. The city churches aro full, and the country churches will not pay enough to keep body and soul together. The fact is that farmers whoso hornet V0LU1M are under mortgage don't take much stock in preachers or preaching. Noth? ing bows a man down like debt?a debt that he knows he can not pay. The best index of the prosperity and the morality of a community is the standing of their preachers. If the people are doing well they have got preachers, and they pay them, and they tixup their churches and take a pride in them. Poor people, poor pay; poor pay, poor preach, and hence the young men who want to preach are discouraged. But, thank the good Lord for his mer? cies, this ia not the case at the South. Our small towns are generally supplied. You can hardly find one that does not have preachiog in some church every Sabbath, and Sunday schools are almost universal. Go to Pine Log or Euharlee, or oiu Ccssville, in our County, if you want to see Sunday schools. These are all country settlements, and some one of them always takes the baunc-r at our union celebration. On the whole, it does look like our people are prospering and our sunny South is looming up. So mote it bo. Bill Aitr. THE BALANCE OF POWER. The Farmers' Alliance In Folitics to Stay. Washington, Nov. 9.?No feature of the late election has caused more genu? ine surprise and consternation in the Republican ranks than the results achieved by the new element in the poli? tics of the country?the Farmers' Alli? ance. The advent of this new party was hail? ed with delight by the Republican lead? ers. They knew its strength would be mainly confined to the South and trans Mississippi States. Confident of their enormous majorities in such States as Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, they thought the Alliance could not work them serious harm, and they viewed the movement as one well calculated to break up the existing political lines in the South. At last, they exclaimed with one voice, a political force has been found which will destroy the Democratic solid? ity of the South and which will split the Bourbon cohorts in twaiD. How sadly they deceived themselves the results of the recent elections fully demonstrate. While in the Southern States the Alli? ance men, almost to a man Democrats, went in to control Democratic primaries and conventions, their brethren of the West, largely Republicaus, held aloof from the old party, and decided to make their own nominations and go it alone. The reason for this difference in the pol I icy of the organization iu the two sec 1 tions was doubtless due to tho fact that while in the South the Democratic party was already committed to many of the principles advocated by the Alliance, tho Republican party in tho West and elsewhere was committed to no single one of them. The Alliance in the South was satisfied in the main with Democrat? ic policy, and only aspired to control that party so as to shape its legislation in certain directions, but in the West the Alliance was heartily disgusted with Republican policy, and it realized that the record of the party in Congress left no hope of securing any of the desired reforms at its hands. In Alabama the Alliance nearly suc? ceeded in nominating the Democratic candidate for Governor. In Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas it did succeed in controlling the Demo? cratic State Conventions and in placing its men at the head of the tickets, and they have been elected. In some fifteen Congressional dietricts in the same States Alliance Democrats secured the nomination over "regulars," and in many others, where they failed, the Democratic nominees, since elected, are pledged to the Alliance platform, with the single exception of the sub-Treasury scheme. In at least two States, Georgia and South Carolina, it is believed the Alliance will control the selection of the United Ststea Senator. The Alliance in the South has not injured tho Democrat? ic party; it has mere dominated its nom? inations in certain localities. How different the result in the West! In four States hitherto regarded as veri? table Gibraltars of Republicanism the Alliance has fairly overwhelmed the Republican ticket. In Kansas a Repub? lican majjrityof S0,000 has eifher en? tirely or practically disappeared. Five out of seven districts return Alliance Congressmen, and the Legislature chosen will retire Ingalls. In Nebraska the Alliance has almost elected the Governor, and at any rate h?.B compassed the defeat of the Republican nominee by letting in the Democratic candidate. Two Alliance men and one Democrat are elected to Congress. The Republican party has been, for the time at ieast, obliterated. Iu Minnesota, while the Republicans apparently elect their Governor by an apology of a plurality, they have virtu? ally suffered defeat, for as > gainst the two opposition parties they are in a hopeless minority, and they have lost the five Congressmen and the Legislature. Iu South Dakota tho Alliance contested with the Republicans on equal terms. Iu Michigan and Illinois the Alliance did not put a ticket for State officers in the field, but the organization has elected legislative candidates and generally con? tributed to Republican defeat. It may hold the balance of power in the Illinois Legislature and control the election of a successor to Senator Farwell. Such is the outcome of the Alliance movement in the campaign of 1S90. The deductions therefrom are pertinent. It has shown itself to be a power in American politics, and in future elections it ia likely to be a very important factor. No political movement has ever shown such amazingly vitality in such a short space of time. As it looks now, the Democratic party seems likely to be the immediate benefi? ciary of the Farmer Alliance "idea." The returns from the West show conclu? sively that united the Democracy and the Alliance can carry nearly every large Western State, and even when running separate tickets the Alliance draws so heavily from the Republicans that it jeopardizes the success of that party in all the great agricultural States of the. Mississippi Valley. There is no question that the Alliance holds the balance of power to day in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and prob? ably in the two Dakotas. Whichever party secures its support is sure to win in 1S92. Without its sup? port or with its hostility- the Republican party is in a hopeless minority. The States it promises to control have always been considered Republican strongholds, and they have been added up iu the Re? publican columu as certainly as Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi are put in the Democratic column. With some of these States voting for a Democratic candidate, or eveu casting their electoral vote for an Alliance candidate for President, New York ceases to be pivotal and the issue becomes much involved. The Republican party can hope for nothing at the hands of the Alliance. The latterjowes its creation to the pro? tective tariff policy of the g. o. p. and to its indifference to the needs of the masses. Its aim is to alter and annul the very legislation in which the Republican party avers its absolute belief. The Democratic party is much nearer to the Alliance iu its sympathies and tendencies. Both advocate tariff reform and low taxes. Both are against mo? nopolies and trusts. The thing which will be likely to keep them apart is the now famous "Sub-Treasury scheme," which would make a pawnshop of the United States Treasury. This "Alliance article of faith" is somethiug the Demo? cratic party never can and will endorse. DE XXV.--NO. 20. It is one of the wild schemes which al? ways arise to mar reform movements, and it seems to be very dear to the Alli? ance heart. It remains to be seen wheth? er the Alliance members in the Fifty second Congress will make the adoption of this project the price of their support. Had they held the balance of power, they would doubtlessly have done so, but as it is, the Democracy, with its monster majority, is independentof them, were they threo times their present number. Still the Alliance is likely to figure for some years to come in the politics of the coun? try, and it is not unlikely that its adher? ents may control the United States Sen? ate at ? not very distant day. Under such circumstances it will unquestionably make itself felt in the political arena, and for some time it promises to be a quanity not to be despised or ignored.?Ncxo York Herald, ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS. ? "The Wasp" is the name of a new novel. We suppose it has a bad end. ? Railroad statistics show that no one car on a train is safer than another. ? The Indian cotton crop of 1889-90 is the largest ever known in that country. ? There are in the city of Washington one hundred and ninety-four Churches. ? You havn'tgot much religion if you praise the Lord only when you feel like it. ? Texas has about $600,000 of bonus in her treasury. No wonder she feels sassy. ? A man walking day and night could ma&e the journey around the world in 428 days. ? The election passed off quietly in this State. There was no sign of a row anywhere. ? A Georgia farmer from Henry County is exhibiting a cotton stalk eleven feet, four inches high. ? An endless chain of certificates veri? fy the excellence of Dr. Bu ll's Cough Sy? rup. Price, 25 cents. ? A mother and three children died in North Carolina recently from the ef? fects of a bite of a mad dog. ? Leather is being successfully tanned in Florida with palmetto roots; is made as soft and pliable as finest calfskin. ? Itch on human and horses and all animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool fold's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by Hill Bros. Druggists, Anderson. ? During the past seventy-three years the American Bible Society has distribu? ted over 5G,736,000 copies of the Scrip? ture. ? The potato crop in Arosstook County, Maine, this season is computed to be worth one million, two hundred thousand dollars. ? A recent edict in Norway declares that no girl shall be elligible for marriage unless she is proficient in spinning, knit? ting and baking. ? There is a big carpenter in Waldo borough, Me., who walked seven miles to his work, and back again every day last year. ? Efforts are being made by '92 candi date talkers to bring Governor-elect Pat tison, of Pennsylvania, out as a probable Democratic nominee for President. ? What we are afraid to do before men, we should be afraid to think before God. He is the best Christian, not who talks most of God, but who walks most with God. ? A bank embezzler at Detroit, who two years ago stole thirty thousand dol? lars in cash and securities has given up the stolen property and pleaded guilty. ? A Pennsylvania horse thief, recently captured, had a memorandum of many owners of valuable horses, and maps showing every road in the eastern part of the State. ? Some favor a tariff for revenue only, some a tariff with incidental protection, and some a tariff for protection, per se; but a large majority favor the free use of Salvation Oil for cuts and bruises. ? The floating island in Sadawga Lake in Whittingham, Vt., contains over 100 acres, and it actually floats on top of the water. It is not attached to the main land on any part of the lake. ? Miss Mary Abell, daughter of the late A. S. Abell, of the Baltimore Sun, and one of the richest single women in America, has entered the Catholic con? vent at Georgetown as a nun. ? A mushroom described by a leading physician of Portland, Ore., as having sprung up in a single night near his doorstep measured 24 inches in circum? ference and weighed V. pounds. ? Hon. Clark Howell, who took Gra dy's place on the Constilidion, was elected Speaker of the Georgia House of Repre? sentatives. He is only twenty eight years old, and is a native of Barnwell County. S. C. ? Frederick Babuce, of Reading, Penn., suddenly experienced a loss of weight from 156 to eighty-six pounds, and soon afterward found the cause of it to be five lizards that had been living in his stomach. ? It is estimated that if the tobacco used in France during a single year were twisted into a cord two inches in thick? ness, it would be long enough to encircle the earth thirty times, following the line of the equator. ? At Ansonia, Conn., three Chinamen were in a horse car, and when the con? ductor came for fares one of the Celestials gave his head a turn and a jerk and three I nickels dropped from his ear into the conductor's nand. ' ? Street Commissioner Wolverton, of Adrian, Mich., had a calf which had the habit of sticking its head out of the barn door. Recently a bolt of lightning killed it. Tho queer part of the case is that the barn entirely escaped. ? Miss Marion Jones, of Englewood, III., had a small mole removed from her right cheek th6 ether day. She took chloroform so as to escape all pain, and when an effort was made to revive her, ehe went into a convulsion and died. ? Mr. Armour, ot the great packing house of Armour & Co., says that the cost of the tin which he will use the coming year will be increased $250,000 by the operation of the McKinley bill. i Who will pay this quarter of a million j dollars? I ? An elevated road from New York to Philadelphia, on which trains are to run at the rate of 150 miles per hour with electricity as the motive power, is a recent suggestion. The journey between the two cities would occupy thirty-six minutes. ? An authority on turf matters eays that there is no age in the horse's life when oats is not a good feed for him. A young colt may be taught to eat it very early, and it is absolutely necessary when the mare's milk begins to fail, or it be? comes time to wean him. ? The floating island in Sadawga lake, in the town of Whittingham, Vt., is one of the most remarkable freaks of nature and one of the greatest curiosities in the world. The island contains over a hun? dred acres, and it actually floats upon the top of the water._ Tourists Whether on pleasure bent or business, should take on every trip a bottle of Sy? rup of Figs, as itacts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver and bow? els, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 60 cent and $1.00 bottles by all leading druggists,