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PUBLISHED KVKRY THURSDAY. J. F. yUNKSCAJLES,1 Editors and ?. C. tiAJSOSTON, j Peopkietoks. rM?BSDAY FEB. 18, t*92. TERMS?: ONE YEAH.....-. ?1 50 ?SIX MONTHS.:.. 75 A Ccmvention, of the Ropublican party ; ;of South Carolina has been called to meet >in Columbia on April 19th to elect dele ; gates to their National Convention, which '.???wiU:be'h'eld at Minneapolis, Minn., June ??'7tb.: ' _ ;. Columbia, it seems, ia going to have a ? lively municipal campaign. Four gen tletnen have already announced them ? selves as candidates for Mayor. Evident? ly therd is something very attractive in or about the Mayoralty of the grand old city. ________ /?j WuJbrd College has recently received a bequest of about ?30,000 from tbe estate of the late Rev. J. K Pickett, of the South Carolina Conference. Mr. Pickett died a good many years ag<? and left his property to his wife during her life and vat'her death to Wofford College. Mrs.' pickett managed the money so well that ; she saved $15,000. . TheSapreme Court of South Carolina .. has rendered its decision in theNewberry bank case, Judge Fraser sitting in place of "Justice Pope, who was disqualified through previous connections with the case. The decision o the case, concurred in-'by all the judges, is against the comp ". troller-general's right to raise the assoss inent of the bank stock from its par value to what in the opinion of that official was ' the real market value. -It is estimated that 14,000,000 people in Russia are suffering from famine. A fi?lure of cro w for three years has not b only made a scarcity of provisions, but y. therea crying demand for clothing, . fuel, fermiii_ implements, &c. Bams, thatched roofs and boards have been used ii t fire-wood. Fifty car loads of provis? ions per dav pre necessary to feed thane starving provinces. John H. Williamson, colored, editor of tho Raleigh, N". C, Gazette, announces Mmsalf as a candidate for Congress. He . says his plattorm will be compensation . for, cx-slayes''as proposed by President ,: Lincoln, who at the time he made his fa? mous proposition admitted that they were -r-l&wfal property of those claiming to be ; their masters and proposed to pay $300 . each for.them, liberate them and stop tho war. Williamson says he is receiving letters from all parts of the country com? mending h?s -views. * These tight times are going to prove a blessing after all; it is now teaching ns /l33sons'*m economy that will be worth m.uch to us in the near future. For years ? and years we have gone on growing more and mora extravagant each year laying -up nothing for the future, letting each f:'^ewt$ake care of itself, going in debt for many things that -we now find that we could have done without. A halting-point 'iwas necessary, and now that it has come we will.certainly bo benefited by the ex? perience. Just watch our prediction, af? ter this.tight squeeze is over the South is i going- to have en. era of prosperity that ^wiH'surpass anything that we have yet -- seen. l_e^House Committee 'on Coinage, Weights and Measures has reported fa | yorably on the Bland Free Coinage Bill. I The action was not ono which involved /.-debate, as . the .bill merely>went on the / 'calendar to> be taken up in order for con | sideratio?, but it indicated the intention r^jof tho-free-coinagQ men to force the bill fTw|th all possible haste. Indeed, Repre? sentative Pierce, : Chairman Bland and ;; ^>thar leaders of the froo silver movement > in- the House; assert that tho measure , will be pressed to a vote and actually passed by tho House within thenoxtsix r ty dayai in this event there is no doubt lL^b?^fjBnat6 will have an opportunity of ^plj^fijg^apon the Bland bill long before ^thecfipfc of either or the groit National ?; Conventions. ? ? ^ The Seraie Committee on Agriculture . has considered the resolution of Senator / George relative to the appointment of a |<:Cbmroittee to inquire into the cause of the low price of cotton and depressed ? condition Of* agriculture in the cotton ;>Taising States, and agreed to repoH back fffo the'Senate an, amendment inthena f;: ture of a substitute authorizing the com? mittee to make' a general investigation for the purpose cf ascertaining the pres? ent condition of agriculture in the United States,-present prices of agricultural pro? ducts, and if there be . any of which prices are depressed, the causes of such j depression- and the' remedies therefor. D Tho ?ine marked'out by the committee is -. to appoint a sub-committee to investigate : tho igricnltural conditions of the cotton p Statds/and to inquire also into the pres? ent state of agriculture in grain and ? meafc producing States and Territories, I -the aim being to cover the whole subject k of agriculture, with a view of determin? ing what legislation, if any, is necessary -?' for the relief of the farmers ef the coun |try. ?_ " . The News and Courier says that Comp Iproller General Ellerbee has sent a clrcu ? " lar letter to tho County Treasurers of the ? State iniorming them that the tim.i for : . collecting taxes without penalty has been ^"extended to the 20th of February?Satur? day next?and instructing them to collect S^jhe taxes untir-March 9 with the 15 per fluent, penalty added. The County Treas? urers are further instructed to issue exe? cutions against all delinquent taxpayers grafter March 9, and to place these execu (&j_c_s iu the hands of the sheriffs for en? forcement. The orders of the Comptroller General are positive and final. They ld"_ot be otherwise. All taxpayers ho fr.il to settle with the County Treas? urers during the next five days will be jj_ble to the 15 per cent, penalty, and all who fail to meet the demands of the State March 9 will make their property Ha? ie to seizure and sale by the Sheriff. A large amount of the taxes for 1890-91 not been paid and many of the peo ho have been putting off the evil th the hope that there would be an yement in the financial condition of ntry and higher prices for cotton 1 themselves in no better condi sy their taxes now than were in r; bat the necessity is upon they will have to moot it. ly of us are looking forward to in the future- instead of getting i enjoyment ont of the present to be rich or famous or pros the future instead of taking illy and enjoying fully the bless ! to-day. But. it is well to remem ]t the time will never come when have everything we want, just where and when we want it. It [ojisfvp for old age, and to make le provision for the future, but it \r right nor wise in doing this to i some possible future the bappi might enjoy to-day?to deny j proper recreation and comfort It we may buy more land, or More elegant house or lay up >r children, thinking that when Accomplished we will take md-be happy?the hoped-for never be reached; or, if it is, i or death may come first and the < dear one with whom we oxpected to bo happy may be gone forever. Far better to take thankfully the good things of life as every day they are ""given?to receive every one of them as a memento to duty, and in all so to live as to make every day a progress in right living here and preps ration for the better life beyond. Mr. Otis, of Kansas, an Alliance mem? ber, has introduced a bill to authorize tbe Secretary of the Treasury to have two billion dollars of paper money duly printed in denominations ranging from ?1 to ?500t each bill being absolute money, and not in the form cf a promise, to be full legal tender for both public and pri? vate debts and interchangeable at par with any other kind of lawful money of tho United States. It shall be known as the National Union Loan Fund, and plac? ed in the United States Treasury, subject to tho order of the Governors of the dif? ferent States of the Union. Any State can draw on this fund, by paying 1 per cent, interest per year, and the State can loan to its citizens on security at a rate of interest not to exceed 3 per cent, per an? num. All drafts made upon the fund shall be made by the Governor and Sec? retary of the State, with the great seal of the State attached, and in conformity with the laws of the State, and a full statement of the account of the State with the Na? tional Union Loan Fund verified by the Treasurer of the State, shall be rendered semi-annually to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the interest due paid. The Secretary of the Treasury shall honor all drafts made up? on the fund to the extent of 50 per cent of the assessed value of the real estate in the State, and it shall be the duty of tbe Secretary of the Treasury to render an annual report to Congress of the condition of the fund and the net revenue derived therefrom by the United States. That Deadly Cigarette. Washington, February 12.?The Ways and Means Committee of the Honse of Representatives will be petitioned to pre? pare a bill invoking the paternal condem? nation of the Government upon the ciga? rette habit Representatives Cochran, Cumminge and Stahlmecker, bf New York, all have in their possession bills which they have been petitioned to intro? duce providing for the suppression of cigarette manufacture by imposing an in? ternal revenue tax of ten dollars per thousand on all imported or domestio cigarettes sold in this country. Accom? panying the memorial is a statement which says: "Clippings taken from papers through? out the United States show that during the past year there have been about 100 deaths of young men, mostly under six? teen years of age, from the effects of smoking paper wrapped cigarettes; in some cases there has been an analysis of the stomach, and in most instances there has been found acid, phosphorous and ar? senic, which is largely used in the manu? facture of cigarette paper. .Also the same clippings will show that about 100 men have been consigned to insane asylums for the same cause. There has been in about forty different States a law passed prohibiting the sale of paper wrapped cig? arettes to minors under sixteen years of age. There has never>yet been a ehe mist of any responsibility who has examined paper-wrapped cigarettes who has not most decidedly pronounced them inju? rious.' The internal revenue tax is now fifty cents per 1,000 paper wrapped ciga? rettes, for less than three pounds weight per 1,000 cigarettes. To accomplish what different States have, and are attempting to do, protect young people by prohibit? ing their smoking paper wrapped ciga? rettes, a law should be passed by this Congress making the intei: xl revenue tax $10 per 1,000 on all paper wrapped imported or domestic cigarettes. This would place them at a price that children could not pay and go further than any State legislation can do, and meet with the approval of every man and woman, in the country." Following the memorial are names and former addresses of over 200 people of various sections of the United States who have, during the past year, died or grown hopelessly insane, as the effect of tbe cig aretto habit Representative Cochran will file his bill with tbe Ways and Means Committee, ot which he is a mem? ber, for sach action as that committee may deem proper. , Georgia Farmers In a Fix. Augusta, Ga., February 2.?Augusta banks are not loaning farmers any more money on their country real estate. The Twitty bill that the last Georgia Legisla? ture made n law causes ail the (rouble. The new law is that all obligations to pay attorneys' fees on any note or other evidence of indebtedness, in addition to the rate of interest specified therein, is declared to be absolutely void, and no court has the power to enforce such a contract or agreement to pay such attor? neys' fees uules3 a plea be filed by the defendant and not sustained. Under the law, if tho bonks loan money to farmeru on their real estate and the farmer does not meet his obligation when it falls due the bank will have to pay the lawyer's fee of 10 per cent to get judgment against the borrower in court and collect the ac? count. This expense, the banks believe, should (-all upon the man who de faults, and not upon the bank; and unless tho la .v is repealed, farmers will find it a dif fisuit matter to raise money on their country property. Unless tho law is re? voked the poor farmers will be in a worse condition than now. Snatched from the Grave. Waksaw, III., February 12.?Mrs. S. Wilson, living twelve miles from this city, became suddenly ill lost Saturday, and to all appearances died. She was dressed for burial and arrangements for her funeral were made. No physician was called. On Monday a neighbor was seat to Warsaw for a coffin, but got drunk and did not reach home until Tuesday morning. When the watchers began to piece the supposed corpse in ^the coffin, the woman threw up her arms and caught one of the attendants by both wrists. With difficulty her fingers wore released. By the aid of a mirror respira? tion was detected. Restoratives were ap? plied, and in a few hours Mrs. Wilson was able to talk. She is too weak to say much about her experience while iu the trance. She says she knew preparations were being made for her burial, and it was by an almost superhuman effort that she threw up her arms and clutched the wrists of the at? tendant. She will recover. Hot a Candidate. Washington, Feb. 7.?The following letter was made public to-night: Washington, Feb. 6,1892. Tc Hon. J. S. Clarkson, Chairman Republican National Committee. My Dear Sir: I am not a condidate for the presidency, and my name will net go beforo the Republican National Conven? tion for the nomination. I make this announcement in due season. To those who have tendered me their support I owe sincere thanks, and am most grate? ful for their confidence. They will, I am sure, make earnest effort in the ap? proaching contest, which is rendered specially important by reason of the in? dustrial and financial policies of the Gov? ernment being at stake. The popular decision on these is of great moment, and will be o-' far-reaching consequence. Very sincerely yours, James G. Bla^. I News Paragraphs. ? A bequest of ?200,000 has been made by Dr. Ignaz Hoppe, of the University of Basle, Switzerland, for the investi? gation of the nature of tho soul. ? Children are not numerous in France. Out of 10,000,000 families in the .Republic one-fifth have no children at all and another fifth have only one child cacb. ? It is claimed by southern women now that there are more men in South Carolina willing to grant tho suffrage to women than thero are women willing to receive it. ? There is an old provorb which as? sures a man that if he will only keep a thing long enough he will be sure to find a use for it. Peter Stehler, a Michi? gan man, illustrates this, for, when he died the ether day, aged 95 yoars, ho was buried in the shirt, which, G3 yoars ago, he had first worn as a wedding gar? ment. ? The number of murders in this country amounted to 5,906, or 1,616 more than in 1890, and 3,339 more than in 1889. The executions of 1891 numbered only 133, of which 37 took place in the North and 96 in the South. That is, one mur? der in 63 received capital punishment. During the same period the lynchings which outraged instead :of avenged the law, numbered 195, or 68 more than in any previous years ? Hero is something that beats the re? cord in the way of chattle mortgages. In fact if there is another mortgage or lien on record in which a dog is given asi part security it is not known. But two or three weeks ago the clerk filed a mortgage in which several articles and species of personal property is mentioned as security the last of which is "one good squirrel dog."?Pickens Sentinel. ? Skull Valley, which is a part of the great Salt Lake, desert, gets its name from the number of skulls which have been found there, owing to the custom practiced by the Gosh-Uto Indians of burying their dead in tiprlngs, sinking them with stones. Inasmuch as these springs are depended upon for water supply tbe habit in question is not a par? ticularly agreeable one. Very often peo? ple have been obliged to dig out the skeletons of Indians from the mud at bottoms of springs in that country before using the water. ? Hyou take all the people in the world, and set them out in a space a mile apart, like mile-stones along a road, and at the farther end use all tbe dogs and cats to extend the line of mile-posts, you would run far short of the material to mark tbe 'distance out to the. earth's brother planet, Neptune. Again, if you pan use all this material of men, women and children, dogs and cats, and put them out so that they would be as far from one another as one end of Europe is from the other, your line wouldn't be half long enough to reach the nearest fix? ed star. ? The geniuses are strange creatures, not to be regulated by the laws govern? ing the vast majority of humdrum mor? tals, Is an accepted fact tho world over. Generally speaking a musical genius is envied, petted and admired by all?that is where the talent develops in orthodox channels. To hear about the knowledge that one is an absolute genius in such a wholly unorthodox manner that they dare not shno before society mnst be gall? ing indeed, yet such is the case with a pretty young lady well known amqng the younger set of society who possesses the remarkable ability to play on the pi , ano with her feet. Divested of shoes and stockings it is actually possible for her to play consecutive tunes with her flex? ible toes, which she uses with apparently as great ease as the ordinary pianist does the fingers.? Washington Post. ? A curious little stove exposed for sale by street venders in this city recent? ly, sayB the New York Sun, is quite a novelty in its way. It is a folding stove. Its front is about fifteen inches square, and it extend iback only about five inch? es. When filled with anthracite it blazes merrily, and can be utilized for many purposes. It was/invented in Canada several years ago. During the past season it was carried over tho Pamir by Mr. and Mrs. Littledale. who, at that enormous elevation, where, in the month of June, their horses floundered through snowdrifts, found it most use? ful. It is noticed that tbe men who are selling the stove on our streets are not aware that it has been used by some ex? plorers as a desirable part of their camp equipment. ? On Col. Tom Latham's farm in Merriwether County, Ga.,.lives a necro who i? the father of seventeen children, fifteen of whom are living. Of course the father had to hustle to feed so many mouths and the way he does it is a lesson to every farmer. The family eats a bush? el of potatoes s day. The family is fed by living at home. They run a three horse farm and make all their provisions and thirty bales of cotton besides. > They raise sugar cane and make their own syrup and sugar. They even raise rice. They economize in every way, making their own ploughstocks, for instance, doing their own blacksmithing, etc. Every edge is made to cut. An evidence of the negro's good management is shown in the fact that he has lived on tho place twenty years. ? It has been discovered that the hu? man mouth is slowly but surely and steadily moving toward the left of the face, which will, in time, bring it some? where in the neighborhood of the left ear. All the five great races of man have an uncontrollable tendency to eat only with the teeth which grow from the left jaw. This wears out the left teeth more rapidly than those on the right side of the mouth, and this in tarn gives the upper and lower jaws an inclination to? ward the left. It is the expressed opin? ion of many scientists who are foremost in the world's roll of professional honor that in the course of time the mouth, from causes above mentioned, will have com? pletely changed its position, and that it will then be situated rather nearer the left ear than to the nose.?St. Louis Republic. ? Several years ago tho Rothchilds held a large quantity of cotton in New Orleans, which they instructed their agent in that city to sell when cotton should reach a certain price. The agent believing that the price of cotton would go beyond the figure named by his em? ployers, hold on till he was able to sell it at a price which netted 940,000 more than he would have got for it if he had obeyed his orders from London. He joyfully informed his employers of his success, supposing they would share his satisfaction at the result. Imagine his surprise and chagrin when he received a reply,saying, in substance: "The$40, 000 you made by disobeying your in? structions is not ours. Jt is yours. Take it. Mr.-, your successor, w ill start for New Orleans by the next steam? er." This incident illustrates the inflexi? ble discipline enforced by the Roth? childs.? New York Ledger. Chimney Bock's Big Hog. Hendebsonville, N. ft, February 15.?The largest hog ever raised in Wes? tern North Carolina was killed to-day by Mr. J. B. Freeman, six miles from Hendersonville. It was 27 months old and weighed six hundred and sixty-four pounds net. Mr. Freeman is a very suc? cessful planter and stock raiser and is owner of the famous Chimney Rock Mountain. Ovor one hundred of the sturdy yeomanry of the community wit? nessed tbe execution and there was speech-making and general jollifica? tion. Townville Locals. Miss Delia Wright is visiting friends in Fair Play this week. Miss Theodora Spears is very low with the grippe. Mr. Towues Holleman killed bis cow that was bitten by the tnad dog. The mad dog also bit a calf belonging to Mr. ?. B. Farmer. Mr. Farmer killed the calf, and quit milking his cow for fear it was bitten. Mr. Newton Boleman, n student of the Presbyteriau school, ia down with (he grip. The bachelors in Townville have formed themselves into a convention for protec? tion. Capt. H. R. Vandiver is President, J. R. Bruce Treasurer. I would like to en? gage to some of them as body guard, at a good salary. I don't think the girls will impose on tbeni, if it is leap year. Prof. Fant tells me he has en rolled seven? ty-two scholars up to date. Iiis school is larger this year than it ever has been, Hurrah for tue new echool! Mr. Editor, have your subscribers all paid for their paper yet? Old Rosin De Bow. Welcome Items. Will you allow me the privilege of giv? ing yon a few items, Mr. Editor, from Welcome 1 The farmers in this section are up with their work. More grain -is being.sown than formerly. That's right, brothers. Now go in for more corn and less cotton, and things will go well with you. Messrs. Mullikin & Oweu are doing a good business in their new store, notwith? standing the busy work season and hard times. You can get as much sugar from them for one dollar, as little Jlmmie can tote. ..The long-nooded Postofflce, we hear, will soon be established at Mullikin & [ Owen's Store. This is especially needed in this community. j Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hammond, of Piercetown, are visiting the fain ily of Mr. R. A. Mullikin, of this place. We have a school as good as the best, with about forty-five pupils, in charge of Miss Lillie Blgby, of Wllliamston, 8. C. We are glad to have her In our midst, as she is such an accomplished teacher, and is doing a good work. Uncle Santy. AUce News. The farmers are making good use of their time. Married, ou Tuesday, February 9, 1892, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Willis C. Pruitt, by Rev. T. C. Ligon, Mr. John F. Hall and Miss Minnie Pruitt, all of this County. Two of our youug ladies carried some cats off from home a few days ago and turned them loose, and the cats beat the girls back home. Try your hand again, girls. Two sisters iu our neighborhood are courting the same young man. The Sunday School at the Iustitute is requested to meet on tbe second Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m., so the pastor can get to his other appointment in time. The peo? ple, too, are urged to turn out, or the pas? tor will have to cease preaching there. If we do not want to lose Bro. Seigler, let us all do better and give him a hig congrega? tion. Mr. Charles Taylor is sick ?- uh tue mea? sles. Mr. C. H. Bailey has ginned five hun? dred bales of cotton tl-.is season. Our Dentist says he will extract teeth for the girls for a kiss from each one. Try him, girls. John. Georgia's Cotton Acreage. Macon, Ga., February 14.?Some time ago the Telegraph, mailed inquiries to every cotton raising County in Georgia asking for estimates on the cotton acreage of the present yoar. Reports were re? ceived from a large majority of these cor? respondents, and to-morrow morning the Telegraph will publish the result. The replies indicate a general reduction of acreage devoted to cotton lbroughout the State of about 20 per cent, as compar? ed with the crop of last year. Consider? ing the early date at which these esti? mates wore made the Telegraph will say that a conservative estimate will show at least 15 per cont. less acreage than that of last year. > Tho acreage devoted to cotton herelo fore will this year be planted in corn, wheat, peas, and other food crops. To? bacco culture will also claim attention from Georgia farmers, and in some Counties where experiments have proven successful a large crop will be planted. For instance, in Decatur County, where it has been demonstrated that cigar to? bacco may be very successfully produced, the tobacco acreage this year will be at least 5,000 acres. The amount of commercial fertilizers used this year will be fully 30 per cent, less than last year, and this gives empha? sis to the estimated reduction of the cot? ton crop, as it is almost out of the ques? tion to raise a successful cotton crop in any portion of tho State without thoir use. A Family Struck by a Train. Charlotte, N. C, February 13.?Pas? sengers from the Western North Carolina trains who reachod Charlotte this morn? ing brought news of a distressing affair that ocenrrod on the Western North Car lina road, a few miles west of Asheville, yesterday afternoon. A mother, in an attempt to save three of her children who were playing on the track, lost her own life. One of the children was killed and the other two had their legs and arms broken. The lady lived near tho line of the road at a station where the freight and passen? ger trains meet. Both trains arrived there at about tbe same time. As the freight train was coming in, the lady, whose name my informant failed to got, saw her throe children playing on tbe track, the engine being then nearly upon them. Tho mother ran to the track and tried to get them out of the way, but the engine struck the group. The body of the mother was rolled under the wheels and terribly man_led ; one child was killed outright, and the other two children were tossed to the roadside. One had an arm and a leg broken, and the othor was cut and bruised, but not fatally hurt. The Low Price of Cotton, Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 6.?Farmers in this section aio desperate over the low price of cotton. Farmer Shall, of Coffee connty, on learning last Thursday that cotton was still declining, set his crop on fire and then committed suicide by jump? ing over a blufl. John Williams, a farmer of Limestone, took his seed cotton to Athens to sell, but because tho price offered was so low he drove to tho centre of the bridge crossing Elk river and dumped his load overboard. The staple is lower than for forty-seven years past. ? One peculiar trait of persons, who are blind is that thero is scarcely any smokers among them. Soldiers and sail? ors who lose their sight while in action sometimes continue to smoke a short time after that great calamity has over? taken them, but, as a rule, they soon give up the habit altogether. They say it gives them no pleasure when they cannot see the smoke, and some have oven went so far as to declare that smoke cannot be tasted unless the vision beholds it. This odd theory has been demonstra? ted titno and again by blindfolding a man and leading him into a room full of to? bacco smoke and then putting a lighted and an unlighted cigar in his mouth by turns. Not ono man in a thousand can distinguish between the "dead" cigar and the ono in full blast. I Flat Rock Items. Ab this is my first time to contribute to your columns, Mr. Editor, I hope it will not find its way to the waste basket. There is a great deal of sickness in this community just now. Dr. Newell is very low with the fever. We wish him a Bpeedy recovery. Our old friend, Mr. Grief T?te, has been very 6ick, too, but is now improving, we are glad to say. The farmers are very busy preparing for another crop. All of them have sown a lot of oats. Flat Foot. A Little Girl's Experience In A Light? house. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are keepers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach, Mich., aod are blessed with a daughter, four years old. Last April she was taken down with Measles, followed with a dread? ful Couch and turning into a Fever. Doc? tors at home and at Detroit treated her, but in vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she was a mere "handful of bones." Then Bhe tried.Dr. King's New Discovery and after the use of two and a half bottles, was com? pletely cured. They say Dr. King's New Discovery is worth its weight in gold, yet you may get a trial bottle free at Hill BroB. Drugstore. The First Step. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, ca'nt sleep, can't think, can't do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ail? you. You should heed the warning, you are taking the first step inio Nervous Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to'its normal, healthy condition. Surpris? ing results follow tho use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Your appetite re? turns, good digestion is restored, and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c. at Hill Bros. Drugstore. NOTICE. THE undersigned will Bell at the late residence of Ephraim R. Cobb, de? ceased, in Honea Path Township, about four miles southeast of Bel ton, on Satur? day. March 12th, 1892, at 10 o'clock a. m., to the highest bidder, the Real and Per? sonal Property of said deceased. Terms of sale made known on day of sale. A. R. COX, Administrator with Will annexed. Feb 18, 1892_33_3__ "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executor of the Estate of John Hall, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will, on the 21st day of March, 1892, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from his office as Executor. J. B. HALL, Executor. Feb 18, 1892_33_5_ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned will apply to the Judge of Pro? bate at Anderson C. H., S. O, on the 22nd day of Mareh, 1892, for a Final Settle? ment of the Estate of Thos. W. Martin, de? ceased, and a discharge from their office as Executors of said Estate. E. C MARTIN, F. J. MARTIN, Executors. Feb 13, 1892_33_5_ TWTOTICE TO CREDITORS. JJs All persons having demands against the Estate of Thomas Dick son, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper? ly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. M. C. DICKSON, Executor. Feb 18, 1892_33_3_ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson Countt. By W. F. Cox, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, W. P. Kay has ap? plied to me to grant him Letters of Admin? istration on the Estate and effects of W. A. Kay, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said W. A. Kay, deceased, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to beheld at Anderson Court House, on the 3rd d3y of March, 1892, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Giveu under my hand, this 17th day of February. 1892. W. F. COX, Judge Probate. Feb. 18,1892_33_2_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of John B. Sitton, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those Indebted to make payment. A. J. SITTON, F. L. SITTON, Executors. Feb 11,1892_32_3_ PHOTOGRAPHS! AT HARD TIME PRICES. TV/TP E- M. SNIPES has located his IIJLJlI?. Photograph Tent on South Main Street, near the Public Square, for a short time, and wilLdo all kindo of Picture work cheaper than ever has been done in Anderson. Feb 11,1892_32_2*_ Township Board Assessors. Brushy Creek Township. Wednesday, February 24th, 1892?John M. Glenn, Joshua Jameson and Sam'l. G. Williams. Williamston Township, Wednesday, Feb? ruary 24th, 1892?W. L. Prince, Adam F. Elrod and James P. Johnson. Garvin Township, Wednesday, Februa ary 24th, 1892?Edward Whitten. Sedg wick M. Johnston, Andrew W. Pickens. Fork Township, Wednesday, February 24th, 1892?J. P. Ledbetter, H. C. Routh and W. L. Dobbins. Pendleton Township, Wednesday, Feb? ruary 24th, 1892?Samuel L. Eskew, War? ren J. Martin and W. S. Barnett. Rock Mills Township, Wednesday, Feb? ruary 24th, 1892?C. B. Gilmer, John Mar? tin and J. H. Little. Centerville Township, Wednesday. Feb? ruary 24lh, 1892?R. J. Poole, 'Keuon Breazeale and Robert Stevenson. Hopewell TownBhip, Wednesday, Feb? ruary 24th, 1892?W. A. Noal, D. B. Mc Pbail and P. H. Brown. Belton Township, Thursday, February 25th, 1892?B. D. Dean, J. H. Breazeale and J. S. Acker. Honea Path Township, Thursday, Feb? ruary 25th, 1892? W. H. Cobb, "Ezekiel Harris and J. K. Clement. Broadaway Township, Thursday, Feb? ruary 25th, 1892?B. B. Breazeale, Joshua Holland and John T. Martin. Hall Township, Thursday, February 25th, 1892-John B. Leverett, Samuel O. Jackaon and D. P. Bo wen. Dark Corner Township. Thursday, Feb? ruary 25th, 1S92?J. L. Bryan, Jeremiah Yeargin and I. B. York. Savannah Township, Thursdav, Febru arv25th, 1892?E.'J. Earle, S. F. McCon ne'll and J. T. C. Jones. Martin Township, Thursday, February 25th, 1892?James A. Drake, R. B. A. Rob? inson and J. J. Hawkins. Varennes TownBhip, Thursday, Febru? ary 25th, 1892?J. W. Norris, D. S. Wat? son and R. B. Dean. Anderson Township, Friday, February 26th, 1892?G. F. Tolly, D. S. Maxwell and John P. Sullivan. The above named Boards of Townsbfp Assessors, for Anderson County, will please meet at the Auditor's office of said County on the day and date above mentioned, to examine the tax returns of their respective Townships for the year commencing No? vember 1st, 1891, and ending the 31st of October, 1S92. THOMAS J. WEBB, Auditor Anderson County. Feb. 11, 1892 32 2 HOW 10 SAVE MOM! You can Save Money by Buying your School Books and Stationery at COLLINS' BOOK STORE. A full line of School Books, Blank Books, Stationery, Pictures and Picture Frames, and other goods too numerous^to mention, all at the lowest prices, PHOTOGRAPHS. My Photograph Gallery has been lately refitted with all the latest improved appara* tus for making Pictures of all kinds, from the size of a postage stamp to life size in the finest finish. Portraits enlarged to any size, from small pictures, at reasonable prices. Don't forget this if you want a nice Photo. Respectfully, J. H. COLLINS. TO RENT. THE JESSEE R. SMITH HOUSE and LOT, on River Street. Seven acres of land. Good Dwelling House, and also servant's houae. Apply to J. W. QUATTLEBAUM, ESQ., Over Cunningham & Humphreys' Store, Dec 17 1891 24 Another $5.00 Gold Coin to be Given Away. We will give to the person raising- the LARGEST WATERMELON BOM our Seeds FIVE DOLLARS IN CASH. Melons to be weighed and returned to owner. All Melons to be brought to our Store on or before August 15th, 1892. A FULL STOCK OF ALL OTHER EELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS, At Lowest Prices 86T Cut this out and fi!<? it away, so you won't forget the date. OJEIR <Ss SLOAIT WHEN IN NEED OE GROCERIES ? TRY THE TIRELESS TOILERS FOR TRADE - AT - No. 42 GRANITE ROW. Lowest Prices, Complete Stock, Fresh Goods. Courteous Attention. Flour our Specialty for the next Ten Days. TAYLOR & CRAYTON. RACKETRACKETRACKET! WeLL, we have had the "Grip" and lots of had weather for several weeks, so now to make up for the two troubles we offer? Our Entire Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS. SOME VERY CHEAP, SOME AT COST, AND SOME BELOW COST. We are determined to sell, as we are expecting to make a change in our busi? ness.* So come along and examine our Stock. We keep a good fire, and will do our best to please you. Yours for the Cash as heretofore, P. J. COPPEDGE. MAIN ST. HARDWARE STORE AGAIN TO THE FRONT. We have on hand and art* receiving every day a fine lint> of HARDWARE. Wo sell all kind of Agricultural Implement*, including? Plows, Plow Stocks, Trace Chains, Back Bands, &c. BLACKSMITH TOOLS, Including Bellows, Anvils, Sledge and other Hammers. WIRE FENCING. Barbed and other WIRE in unlimited quantity and qual? ity. Warranted STEEL DITCHING SHOVELS, SPADES, PITCH FORKS, Agricultural and Garden HOES, RAKES, &c. KaAT traps. The famous Marty Traps are selling like'lot cakes, and are giving universal satisfaction. We filled last week an order from Charleston for these Traps, and as an evidence of what they will do, we append several certificates from parties who have purchased and used them : CERTIFICATES. Autun, 8. C , Feb. 1. 1892?Cunningham & Humphreys, Anderson. S. C?Sirs : The Rat Trap I bought of you I consider a success, it is really the best Trap I ever saw. I have caught as high os 17 grown rats in one day. It CRUtfht 11 rais from noon nntil sundown at one haul. All vou have to do is to keep it r>n\tcA with something they will eat. Yonra truly, SAM'L. MeOBARY. Cunningham & Humphroys?Dear Sirs: I bought one of your Marty Rat Traps some time in last December, and have canght 50 rats up to this time, and think it the best Trap I ever saw. Any one who is troubled with rats can't do better than to buy one, ae it is money well spent. PET15R G. ACKER. To Messrs. Cunningham ?fr Humphreys: This is to certify that in one week we caught in your Celebrated Marty Rat Trap 123 rats, raostlv grown. In i?>ip night we caught as many as 26. I regard it the best Trap in the world. J. S FOWLER fgg* We have h remnant of Dry Goods, Hat* and Shoes that we are Helling for less tbau New York cost. We are offering our Goods as cheap as they can be sold, and cordially invite tbe public to call and inspect our splendid assortment. CUNNINGHAM & HUMPHREYS. RIGHT THIS WAY NOW PEOPLE ! RIGHT THIS WAY We are going to have the Grand Act by C. S. MINOS, who never fails to do the Correct thing at the Comet Time! DON'T be caught by any of the shrewd tricks of sharp traders, who set so many traps at this season of the year, but go at once to the BAZAAR and TEN CENT STORES and see how impressive the business done there has gotten to be. We don't wnnt the world, but we do waat the lion's share of it, and we make ATTRACTIVE FIGURES to secure it. SPOT CASH, ONE PRICE ONLY, AND THAT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE, GIVES US THE TRADE. Yours always truly, THE BAZAAR, 0. S. MINOR, THE TEN CENT STORE, 17 to 21 S. Main Street, Anderson, S. C. MONUMENTS i ? and ? TOMB STONES. HaVING purchased the Marble Busi? ness of the late T. M. "White we are pre? pared to supply all Marble Work prompt? ly, in good style and? AT LOWEST PRICES. Give us a call on North Main Street, by the Railroad Bridge. WHITE Sc CO. Feb 4,1892_31_3m _ Fresh Garden Seeds LANDRETH'S and FERRY'S Garden Seeds. I burn all of Landreth's Beeds that are left over in the Fall. So you are sure to get fresh Seeds. A. B, TOWERS. TELEGRAPH SCHOOL, FULL course in Telegraphy and R. R. Book-keeping for $35. Train ordeni and everything necessary for actual R. R. work. You can in four months secure ? profession that will pay from 845 to ?100 per month. Operators are in demand, and now is the time to begin. Address for full information, CAROLINA TELEGRAPH SCHOOL, Williamston, 8. C. Jan 23, 1892_30_3m? BROTHER FARMERS! WHEN YOU WANT Groceries or Plantation Supplies Of any kind, be sure?BE SURE to go to the GREAT BARGAIN HOUSE, For those Boys are selling CHEAPER than any one in the City. They also call the attention of the kind people of the City to the fact that they have secured a Delivery, and are prepared to deliver anything inside the incorporate limits. D. C. BROWN & BRO., No. 6, Webb Block. IS CLOSING OUT ALL SHOES BIG REDUCTION, Preparatory to opening up a Big Stock of GENTS FURNISHING GOODS. O. B. YANWYCK J OF SULLIVAN HARDWARE COMPANY, I3 full up with every imaginable article in the Hardware Line, and especially with SUCH A? Georgia Steel Plows, Plow Stocks, Trace Chains, Hanies, "Nimrod" Axes, ^Sullivan" Ditching Shovels, warranted, &c. GALVANIZED BARBED WIRE, Horse and Mule Shoes, Iron and Steel Mails, Bought only in Car Lots and sold in any quantity. AS TO PRICES WE DEFY THE WORLD. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO, ANDERSON, S. C. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO., ELBERTON, OA. A BiC DRIVE! For the next Thirty Days at - IIS - DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, SATS, TRIMS, CLOTHING, &c. Our Stock of DRESS GOODS U complete, consisting of the latest styles in Henrietta, Cashmere. Serge, Mohair, Flannel, &c. We would call special attention to our line of BLACK GOODS, which cannot be beat in the City. SILKS?A nice line of Silk*, comprising the latest styles of Faille, Bongaline? Pean de Soie, Surah, China, &c. BLANKETS, BLANKETS. A big lot of Blanket*, Comforts and Quilts cheap. FLANNELS. Red and White wool Flannels. Also, a big lot Cotton "Flannels, white and colored. CLOTHING. CLOTHING?CHEAP, CHEAP. Overcoats almost at your own price. BOOTS AND SHOES That must be sold. A large stock of the Anderson Shoe and Leather Co A Homemade Shoes?the best on the market, every pair, guaranteed. Our Stock-taking season is near at hand, and to order to reduce our stock we* have slaughtered the prices. Gome and see, and be convinced vre mean what rtt say. They must be sold. Yours truly, lj SYLVESTER BLEOKLEY COMPANY. ~ B@? To those who owe us we will say that the money most come. We cannot run our business without money, and we insist that you come in and make some arrangement about your debts,|so as to save yon trouble and expense. We mean business, * S. B.