The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, August 07, 1895, Image 4

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dicing Powder I IS THE PUREST, CHEAPEST, AND BEST! Manufactured only by? ORR & SLOAN, BE^S?^aK For sale by LIGON & LEDBETTER, and all the leading Grocers. FRUIT JARS. CT JASS, O?edoz. in a box, convenient for carrying home without breaking. JELLY GLASSES, trennon Celebrated CANE MILLS, iVAPOBATOES-and FURNACES. . Also, repair old Evaporators. ENGINE SMOKE STACKS made to order. -GLASS and TINWARE?nicely assorted. SS- Call and see us whether you want to buy or not. Will take pleas? ure in showing you aronnd, and don't forget the? BIROS KING AND ELMO STOVES. Also, the $8.00 and 810.00 Stoves. JOHN T. BUREIS8. THE LADIES' STORE Cordially invite all to come and see the Grandest Display of Goods ever brought to this market, consisting of the greatest variety of , VELVETS, DRESS GOODS, . Of every style und color, ranging from 6c. to $2.00 per yard. HI&LINEBY.of every description. HATS from 10c. up to }1 00. YANKEE NOTIONS and all tbe prettiest NOVELTIES that could be bought from an experience of twenty one years, backed by good judgment a: d f upportcd by vjjiue taste? WSiile io tbe m?rtet our buyer spared no paias to hunt up all the NOVELTIES at the LOWEST PRICES. We challenge prices aud defy competition, aud beg alt to come aad be convinced. We will take pleasure io showing Goods, and if you are pleased a ill be deligbied to seil von. Respectfully, _ HISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. . you will??t regret A Yisit to our Store and inspection of our New Spring Goods. I.AWNS, Muslins, White Goods, Prints, Ginghams, &c. Ladies'1, Misses and Child..en'rShoes, Slippers and Newport*. Men's Shoes in all styles, and at prices that will interest you. r~~~A"full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries?Canned Goods, Vegetables, pickles, &c. , Handled Hoes, Forks, Rakes, &c. Fine and Medium Chewing and Smoking Tobacco. Hats, Trunks, Valisee. The Genuine Count's Home-made Grain ?radle.?"Zum* Don't forget to call and see us. ? ' " . MoOTOLY & 0ATH0ART. NtERPRISE FURNITURE CO. Are Thoroughly prepared tor all kinds of Equipment Complete, Services Efficient. Prices Moderate. . HEABSE furnished to any responsible party in the County. EMBALMING CALLS attended to at any hour, both in the City and surrounding country. Furniture of all Kinds was never Oheaper I And our Stock LARGE and COMPLETE, and while we are in position to make SPECIAL OFFERS for the SPOT CASH, we realize the scarcity oi money, aDd have deciled on TWO PLANS ONLY by which we will DIT GOODS to RESPONSIBLE PARTIES for the year 1895. ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO. TO THE WORLD!.RELIEF HAS COME! FOR THE HARD TIMES ! A ND YOU CAN FIND IT BY TRADING WITH "THE BOYS" for STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. When you need TOBACCO see our 25c. goods?the best in the State for the money. WATER BUCKETS. Only a Dime for a good iron-bound Bucket. Seeing is believing, so come to BROYLE3' CORNER and be convioced. Very respectfully, _"TgEBOY^{RUSSELL&BREflZEflLE. NEW JEWELRY STORE ! JOHN M. HUBBARD, jNHIS NEW STORE.IN HOTEL BLOCK. WtBT~ LOTS OF NEW GOODS. Wfr NOVELTIES IN PROFUSION. IT JUST WHAT YOU WANT. ONE CENT TO $100 00. _^-No charge for Engraving. 2?$y*The Prettiest Goods in tho Town, and it's a pleasure to show them. . P. S.?If you have A.cc rants with J. M. HUBBARD & BRO. make settlement with me at above place. JOHN 53. HUBBARD. KEEP AN EYE ON WILL, B. HUBBABD'Sl Next to Farmer? and J?^?Jj?Y PALACE? Merchan<s Bank 1!! A look will convince you that I have the largest Stock in the City, and prices that make competition weep. 8-Day Walnut Clocks $2.00?warranted, i ripple Plated Knives and Forks $2.50. Fountain Pen $1.00 each. Brownie Scarf Pins 15c. each. Anderson Souvenir Spoo n SSf Engraving Free. Promptness in everything. Get my prices bc ore you buy. I can and will save you money. ^(71)a Greatest Line of Novelties in the City. WILL. R. HUBBARD, Nsit d?or to the Farmers and Morchunt Bank.. OLD COVAM. The Story of a Lunatic. "One thing more, Mr. Watkins. There arc very few patients in this in? stitution whom you need fear, but al? ways be cautious when in ward II. Old Covann is confined there, and he is, without doubt, the worst lunatic in this country. So long as you arc on your guard there will be no danger, but once turn your back on him and he will kill you in a minute. He has killed one attendant and seriously in? jured an officer of the asylum during the six years he has been with us. When you know him well you will un? derstand why I have warned you. Dr. Norman will now assign you to your duties and you will make your reports to him. I wish you all success, sir." I had that morning reported for duty at the State lunatic asylum, at James City, where I had secured the position of "night watch," and Dr. Duprec, the superintendent, was giving me in? structions. A month previous I had been a student at Richmond college, but the sudden death of my father had thrown me on my own resources, and I was glad to take the first position that of? fered. As I left the superintendent's office I found myself interested in my com? panion, Dr. Norman. He was a tall, slender young man, with a very red nose and twinkling blue eyes, sugges? tive of grim humor; and I had been iuformed that he was "a mighty fine doctor." We left the office corridor and en? tered one of the great buildings that lined three sides of a hollow square of lawns. "These" said the doctor, "are the male wards, E, F, Gr and H, and will be your future stamping ground." . A long hall extended through the entire length of each ward. On one. side barred windows looked out upon the yard: on the other were rows of neat little rooms or cells, each with its one barred window. A clean white cot and a picture or two constituted the furnishing of each ; the walls were freshly whitewashed and the floors of the hall and rooms Were white and smooth frota daily scrubbing. "The patients like to do it," said the doctor; "keeps them out of mis? chief." Wooden benches were stretched be? fore the hall windows, and on these a score of wild-eyed men looked. Nearly all of them constantly shifted their positions. Occasionally one would slap his hands together and shout, or springing to his feet deliver a wild, meauingless oratiob> stopping abruptly to sihg, curse Or laugh ;thcn sink into his scat again, muttering to himself. A few paced back and forth. One of these had gilt stars pasted on his coat in recklesB profusion. He saluted us with a majestic wave of his hand. "Good morning, president," said the doctor. "How are the affaire of State?" "Important, sir; very importaut. I am now waiting for the various repre? sentatives of foreign powers to see me ou a matter of great moment, They shall all cat codfish for two years as a penalty for clogging the wheels of State." . "That's old Piggot," said the doc? tor. "Fine lawyer till wl i^kcy got away with him. You may noticCi Mr. Watkins, that > we refer to these poor creatures as 'old' so-and-so. It seems a little hard when one thinks what they may have been a few years ago. Now, for instance, that man yonder? by the window: I happen to have known him when he was a congressman, and a most courtly and capable gentle? man. What you see now is but an animal?nothing more. What is true of him can be said of most of thehn with the exception of the violent pati? ents, who often recover, and those whose mania is intermittent, who'di? vide their time, as it were, between life and death." Passing into the next ward we were met by a little old man who carried a loaf of bread done up in a hankerchief. "His rations," said the doctor: "thinks he's on the march. Been so since 1863. Good morning, sergeant. Where are the yankees ?" "Well, doctor^, they're" connn' up the New Kent road, an' if we meet 'em we'll whip the boots off 'em." "That man," said the doctor, "is a living monument to the brutality of Brinker's corps. They occupied his place and took everything on it. His wife and children died from abuse and privation ; no wonder his mind's gone." When we at last entered ward H, where the noise seemed greatest, we were met by a tall, dignified-looking gentleman, whose clear-cut features, easy bearing and the quiet elegance of his dress, showed him to be a man of good blood and breeding. "Gentlemen," said he, as he lifted his hat, "delighted to see you. This is Mr. Watkins, I believe ? One of Prince Edward county Watkins ? Good! Knew it the moment I saw you, suh. Served in the legislature with yo' gran'father, suh ; and an elegant gentleman he was, too. Dr. Norman is so engrossed in his duties that I take the liberty of introducing myself ?Covann is my name, suh, from King William. Come up and spend as much of your leisure as you can spah with me, suh, and consider my apartments yo' home at all times." So saying he waved me out of his presence like a lord in his castle. "Well," said the doctor, as we reached the open air again, "you've had your first dose of Old Covann, and mighty sick you will soon be, too. Why, that old rascal wouldn't speak to me to save his life. I shut him up for two days last week for striking an attendant. He's an old scoundrel, and it's a question in my mind, often, whether he's insane or just naturally mean. His mania is to kill. Tried to kill his own daughter before he was | sent here?she's pretty as a peach, too?and would have kept him at home and run the risk if the law hadn't stepped in. Was a prominent man in his county until he become insane." As we crossed the lawn to the office building I remarked on the profusion sof roses which brightened the entire yard and filled the air with their per? fume. "Yes," said the doctor, "we have the finest rose garden in the State, and old man Hinke}', yonder, deserves the credit. He was for years a patient here, till five years ago, when he was declared well, and discharged, but re? fused to leave the asylum and begged so hard to remain that the board, at its next meeting, created the position of florist, and gave it to him ; and I doubt if there is a happier or more contented man in the world than he. Well, sir, this is your room. If I am needed during the night, my door is at the end of the hall. You go on duty at nine." So that evening, equipped with a huge bunch of keys, with which to open the many doors and gates of the wards, I began my rounds. Once every hour I was to visit each ward and look iuto every patient's room, and, if any were ill, summon the phy? sician, or administer the medicine lefi by him ; also to make a general tour of the grounds and executive building, where the dispensary, offices and apartments of the officers were situated. At midnight I partook of a Juneh left for me in the general dining room, where the officers and convalescents took their meals. At 8 o'clock in the morning I went off duty and slept un? til o o'clock. At first the sights and sounds of the wards and the gruesome walks in the shadows of the great buildings de? pressed me, but gradually I became accustamed to the life and found much to interest me in my leisure moments. Old Covann always met me at the door of ward "II" on my last two morning rounds and walked the length of the corridor with me, bowing me out in his lordly way. One morning he presented me with a basket of de? licious fruit. "Sent me by my daughter, suh," said he, "and I insist that you sha' it with me. Finest woman in Virginia? my daughter! Let me show you her picture." It was a thoughtful, patrician face that seemed to look out from the pic? ture he held. "The face of an earnest woman." I remarked. "Right, suh," said Covann; "you show yo' training, suh. I have made up my mind that you shall marry her." A few weeks later, as I was making my last round one morning, I noticed Covann seated on a bench in the ward talking to a lady. As I entered he rose and led me forward : "Mr. Watkins, allow me to present you to my daughter, Kate. Daughter, this is my friend. Mr. "Watkins, or whom I wrote you. ' "It pleases me to meet any friend of my father's," she said, with charm? ing frankness, and just as I was wish? ing that photographers would do peo? ple justice, Covann continued: "Yes, suh, my daughter?and you shall marry her, suh; you?" But I waited to hear no more. Next morning as I was crossing the rose garden on my last-round I was embarrcssed upon suddenly meeting Miss Covan there. "Good morning, Mr. "Watkins. Do you reckon I can have some slips from these Toses ? I want to place them in my garden at home." I assured her that she might have them all. "Mr. Watkins "saidshe,"Icouldn't leave here without thadki?g yo? for your kindness to my father. Had you known, as I do, how noble he was be? fore this terrible affliction came you would consider it an honor to be his friend. You will be kind to him al? ways, won't you ?" "Yes, always." I kept at the asylum a horse and buggy, saved from the wreck of my father s estate, and each evening took a drive out into the country or along the bank of the James river. These drives made upi in it meas?rei for the dreary night watches. The driveway from the grounds was close to the en? trance t? wa;rd "JB;" and Covann was I always standing by the grated door as Idrove past. One evening he beckoned me to stop. "Mr. Waktius," said he, "you are about to enjoy alone the sunshine and freedom I so long for. An hour with you, sub, a breath of airfrom thefields, asight of the old fivef, Wd?ld be like a glimpse of paradise to me. You may tie my hands and bind me fast, but I beg you to take me if you are my friend." Perhaps it was because I was young and sympathetic, or that I seemed to hear a sweet voice say, "Be kind to my father." Anyway, I quickly un? locked the doprj and for the first i? years Covann heard from without the walls the clang of the iron gate. T"he superintendent was in Richmond that day, and would not return until 6 o'clock in the evening. I would take a short drive and return Covann before anyone discovered his absence. "We drove down the Kings mill road, past old Fort Mag.udcr, its red clay battle? ments still formidable, past old silent I mansions whose ancient grandeur had departed with the advent of a devas? tating army; then on to the river, which at that point broadens out like ?n inland sea. . The bluff where we stood ?oiili?anded an extended view of laiid and water. Covann drew deep breaths of the salt air, and bared his head to the cool breeze that came up from the ocean. "Mr. Watkins," said he, "are you aware, suh, that we stand upon the battle ground of Ame'ca's history ? Where else on this conti lent can one see from a single point so many va'd reminders of the remote and recent past? Yonder green island, with its crumbling ruins, marks the first site of the first English colony; at this spot in 1620 was landed the first cargo of African slaves; yonder line of earthworks is a grim reminder of the great contest for State's rights; while Just beyond at. York towp are the .grass I grotfh ihtrenenments that mark the scene of Cornwallis's downfall, and the great victory for national liberty; that old mansion to the left is where Lord Berkeley held sway in those stormy days of British rule ; yonder ancient city, whose spires we see, was ablaze with pomp and grandeur then ; now it is but a silent witness, of the past. It stands today much as it stood then, but the Indian and the colonist, the Briton and the patriot, the blue and the gray are all gone. Only the silence of desolation and poverty hangs over this region. And yet, suh, it is a very great thing just to stand here and say, 'This is Virginia?my home I' " On the ride home Covann astonish? ed me by his jovial companionship, and the time passed quickly. As we approached town I heard the whistle of the Richmond train, and just as wc reached the asylum gate the superin? tendent's carriage rolled in ahead, and my heart sank as Dr. Dupree returned my salute. As I locked the door on Covann I began to realize what I had done; I would without doubt be dishonorably dismissed, so I packed my trunk in anticipation. No summons came, however, and I went on duty as usual. On my 10 o'clock round I noticed a light in the superintendent's office, and as I was passing he called me in. "Mr. Watkins," said he, "I wish to congratulate you on the fact that you ars living. That you spent three hours alone in the woods with old Covann and returned in safety is not short of a miracle, and shows you to be cither courageous or reckless to a marked de? gree." "It was not courage, doctor." said I, "but a piece of unmitigated folly on my part." "But you could hardly expect less than dismissal ?" I admitted that I could not. "Well, sir, in deciding such mat? ters I always try to consider the man, and his motive, as well as the act. You have filled your position well up to this time, and I don't think you are likely to repeat this offense ; therefore I shall not mention it again. I must remiud you. however, not to trust Covann under any circumstances. Two years ago lie became so apparently improved that he was removed to the parlnr ward and given the liberty of the yard, and in less than three days he procured a knife in sonic way and paid his respects to nie thus," and baring his back to the light the doctor exhibited a long red scar. "Came near ending my life ; so you sec why Covann is such a constant anxiety to mc. There is no good in him." A few moments later I looked into Covann's room. On every previous occasion I had always found him awake, whatever the hour, but this night he lay sleeping as peacefully as a chid, a Hiuile on hia face. The autumn and winter passed quickly, with little change in the lives of the 500 people within the asylum walls. In the spring there was an un? usual bustle incident to the introduc? tion of electric lights. These worked well for a month, but one night early in May as I walked out of the dining room, after my midnight lunch, my attention was attracted by the flashing of two electric wires that had become foulded near one of the buildings. In a moment the cornice was ablaze. I ran to the bell rope and sounded the fire alarm, and had scarcely dime so before the entire roof of the building was on fire. The townspeople responded with bucket brigades and a hand-en? gine, but they were of little use, for the old building that had stood there for nearly 200 years, burned like paper and quickly communicated with the other buildings. Despairing of saving these the entire asylum force exerted themselves to get the patients out. This was accomplished quickly, and they stood grouped together on the lawn,-gazing in silent awe at the de? struction of their home. The firemen worked heroically to try and save the executive building, but it caught on fire from the roof and rapidly burned downward. Just tften some one started the report that a fe? male patient had run into the burning structure. Dr. Duprec heard it and rushed in through the smoke. A moment before I had noticed Co? vann standing with a group of patients near by, and as Dr. Duprec disappear? ed Covann was seen to spring forward and follow him into the doomed build? ing. "Great God r cried Dr. Norman ; "Cavann has waited years forachance to kill the superintendent, and he'll do it now, sure !" We tried to force our way through the smoke and heat that surged through the doorway, but it was no use. Ex? plosions from the drug-room told that the flames had captured the lower floor, and both Dr. Duprec and his pursuer were thought to have perished. Just then the bell tower burned away, and down crashed the bell from its height, its wild clanging seeming to sound the death-knell of the two men within. But louder than its sound or the crashing of timbers was the shout that went up from the crowd as through the flame-swept doorway plunged old Covann, carrying the in? sensible form of Dr. Duprec in his arms, his own coat wrapped about the doctor's head. He staggered forward and fell with his burden. The super? intendent was taken in charge by the physicians and soon revived unharm? ed. I bent over Covann. "Some water?quick!" he gasped. I grasped a fire bucket and held it to his lips. With the quenching of that-fiery thirst his strength seemed to leave him, and the hand that held mine grew weaker in its clasp. But the light bf reason shone in his eyes, and his fac? bore no sign of the ma? niac's cunning. "Is Dr. Dupree safe?" he asked eagerly. "He is unharmed," I replied. "Good ! He's an elegant gentle? man. I couldn't see1 him sacrificed, you understand. Mr. Watkins, I'm going to leave the old asylum now. Don't forget me, for I've loved you ! And remember, my boy, remember, you may have her. You shall have her. I?leave?her" But the sentence was never finish? ed, for he fell baok?dead ! And the fiames roared and surged unheeded, for the officers and men stood with uncovered heads, in silent honor, about the body of old Covann, on whose face rested the same sweet smile it had worn the night I found him sleeping. #***#*# I am not now counccted with the lunatic asylum, but have found a new home and assumed graver responsibil? ities on an old river plantation in King William county, where I have learned what it means to be happy. And here in the garden by the river bank, where many-hued roses mingle their delicate odors with . i.; sweet perfume of the magnolia, Covann sleeps with his fathers, while the rip? pling waters of the Pamunky, and the singing of the wind in the pine trbes, make music through the long summer nights. William E. Foster. ? South Americans bel.ieve that it is unhealthy to eat fruit after midday. It is always an accompaniment to the breakfast table. ? There is a rock in Mexico which foretells the weather. In fair weather it wears a neutral tint, and when it is about to rain it turns to a dingy red. Its temperature increases, and it ap? pears as if it were being heated by an internal fire. ? Six weeks ago I suffered with a very severe cold ; was almost unable to speak. My friends advised me to con? sult a physician. Noting Chamber? lain's Cough Bcmedy advertised in the St. Paul Volk? Zeitung I procured a bottle, and after taking it a short while was entirely well. I now most heartily recommend this remedy to anyone suffering with a cold. Win, Keil, 678 Selby Ave., St. Paul, Minn. For sale by Hill Bros._ The Fatnre of War. The modem guna will make great changes in the art of war, and the plans employed in former campaigns by the great commanders will receive many modifications. Defensive battles will be at a premium, and defensive war? fare will be simplified. Armies will manoeuvre for position, and the gene? rals commanding them will gain faim by movements skilfully conducted to concentrate their scattered battalions at the proper time, with th^ nurpose of forcing an antagonist to give rather than to accept battle. If a campaign with a designated objective point is planned, and the strategy is offensive ou the part of one of the commanders, if possible his tactics will be defensive. Hostile armies will keep at greater distances and in open country out of sight of each other, unless they can take up a line at night and entrench ; and direct flank movements will not be attempted where troops are visible be? fore the assault. Field balloons will locate the position, and photography mark the formation of contending forces, while telephones and electricity will play prominent parts in the war drama. Night marching and night attacks will be more frequent, and colums of troops organized to charge stationery positions will be moved under darkness to close points so that the charge at dawn will occupy the shortest time possible. Raging battles will be fought by in? fantry and artillery, and one of the problems will be the protection of the horses that draw the guns. Temporary field-works cannot shelter them, and unless hills-afford protection they will perish in the leaden hail. Cavalry will not be employed on the main field of a battle, but on the flanks of armies against cavalry. Cavalry chieftains will no longer assail infantry or artil? lery, and no more charges will be re? corded like those of Ponsonby at Wa? terloo or Murat at Jena. This arm will still be effective in reconnoissances, picketing, guarding trains, and as escorts ; but except in small bodies its use for advance and rear-guards will be diminished. The target presented is too large to be risked before field guns firing with great rapidity, even if several miles distant, as well as be? fore infantry rifles incessantly flashing a mile away. Manoeuvring a cavalry corps with, say 10,000 horses, on a future battle? field, would be a high type of cruelty to animals ; but the regiments, brigades and divisions composing it can still render good service. They can be moved with celerity long distances, and the troopers, except the horse holders, cau be dismounted and used as infantry* their modern carbines be? ing nearly as effctive as the magazine rifle of the infantryman ! but it will be most difficult to protect the horses while locating them in such a position as to reach their riders or be reached by them quickly when necessary. Perhaps the most interesting prob? lem to be solved by those who' organize armies in the future is the disposition and arrangement of the immense am? munition trains. The greedy guns must be fed, and great will be their eapacity. Nelt to the commanding general and his principal assistants will rank in importance the field chief of ordnance, who has the location of supply depots and the management of the transportation of large and small cartridges to the combatants. The continual replenishing of caison and limber boxes, the smaller charges for infantry during actual conflict, and the safety and efficiency of vast trains where electric or steam roads cannot be constructed, will require a brave, enterprising, cool, vigilant officer of conspicuous ability and executive capacity. The medical departments, too, must be reorganized and enlarged to convey the disabled to field hospitals, for field ambulances cannot be placed close to battle lines, and the numbers of the wounded will be greatly increased. The &f;at captains of future wa;s will be those who fully comprehend the destructive power of improved cannon and small arms, and whose calm and fertile intellect will grasp the importance of so manoeuvring as to force the antagonist to give offensive battle, and who will never he without "a clear conception of the object to be achieved and the best way of achieving it." 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' J, a. AUfcTIN <fc CO. The Regular Army. An enlisted man serving on the frontier has opportunities for sport that would be envied by wealthy men, especially in the way of hunting and fishing. He plays all kinds of out? door games, is regular in his habits, has stated times for meals and for sleep, which all tend to the develop? ment of his physical powers, and the training he receives straightens his frame and gives him an easy, upright carriage that never after leaves him until old age lays the weight of its hand upon him. The post exchange is fitted up with billiard room, lunch counter and card room. Only the best grades of beer arc sold there, and drunkenness can? not exist under present restricted rules. A pleasant room is always set aside as a reading room, where current newspapers are on tile, and in addition to this each company usually main? tains a library. A post school is maintained for six months of the year, where he may improve his mental con? dition if he desires. He is provided with excellent clothing, which, when altered to fit neatly, is the neatest uniform known. A drunkard or other questionable character may possibly creep in among the men enlisted, but he is soon "spotted," and under the law that five previous convictions by Courts martial are sufficient to award dishon? orable discharge, he is soon gotten rid of. It is creditable to the army that all men now serving in the ranks, ex? cept possibly a few left over from the old army, are capable of reading and writing the English language, that is, in a limited sense. To enter the service a man must submit a certificate from his last em? ployer, and in many other ways satisfy the examining officer that he is a worthy young man. If he be intelli? gent, his services are sought by the different department chiefs as clerk, or in some other capacity. The new law which allows any enlisted man of two years' service to apply for exami? nation with a view to securing a com? mission has already induced many bright young men to enter the ranks. If the people can only be prevailed upon to cast aside the prejudice which has blinded their judgment of the army for the past twenty years, our young men will be only too willing to enlist, and enjoy the benefits that accrue during a three years' term of service.?Harper's Weekly. ? Thirty-seven thousand women are employed in the United States as telegraph operators. ? Judge?If I let you off this time will you promise not to come back here again ? Prisoner?Yes, sir. The fact is, I didn't come voluntarily this time. ? ''Mary, we breakfast at 8 o'clock,'' said Mrs. Post to her new servantgirl, who was already entertaining several friends who had dropped in to see how she liked her new place. "All right, mum," aaid Mary. "If I ain't up don't wait for me. 1 ? It was Monday morning, and I felt a little the worse for wear after a hard Sunday's work, preaching twice and making an address. I remarked to my wife, "I always feel a little worse on Monday than on any other day in the week."' She replied, "I do not." "No," said I, "but you don't have tc preach twice on Sun? day." "True, I do not preach on Sunday," came the quick repartee, "but I listen to you !" We Offer You a REHE?Y Which INSURES Safety of Life to Moth? er and Child. ; EXPECTANT MOTHERS, ) "MOTHERS' > FRIEND" i Robs Confinement of its Pain, Horror and Risk. ^ My wlfo Used "JIOTIIEKS' FRIEND" be ) fore birth of lior iirst child, she did not > suffer from CHAMPS or PAINS?was quickly \ relieved at the critical hour suffering but , little?she had no pains afterward and her I recovery was rapid. E. E. Johnston, Eufaula, Ala. I Sent by Mail or Express, on receipt of price, $1.00 per bottle. Uook "To Moth I ers" mailed Free. . DIIADF1ELD KEGULATOB CO., Atlanta, Ga. 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ANDERSON. ? - - S. C. WILL practice in the State and United States Court. Office?Opposite Post Office. Aug 15, 1894_7_3 m NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of John H. Breazeale, 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. SARAH A. BHEAZEALE. Ex'x: July 17, m* ' 3 ? I want to tell you a secret. The way to make yourself pleasant to others is to show them attention. The whole world is like the miller at Mansfield, who cared fur nobody?no, not he, because nobody cared for him. And the whole world would serve you so if you gave them the same cause. Let everyone, therefore, see that you do care for them, by showing them the small courtesies, in which there is no parade, whose voice is still to please, and which manifest themselves by tender and affectionate looks and little acts of attention, giving others the preference in every little enjoyment at the table, in the field, walking, sit? ting, or standing. ? Landlord Moses of the Bruns? wick Hotel, at Hagle Mills, Albany, Mo., has a M-year-old-housc dog which is a more correct barometer than of the mechanical instruments. For two hours before the approaching of a shower, and with no visible signs of the arousing of the elements, he is as uneasy as a fish out of its natural element. He will roam from house to house, call on all his old acquaintan? ces, and when the shower is near at hand he will seek a comfortable place at home and go to sleep. This pecu? liarity has been noticed on a number of occasions lately, and has won much renown for the brute. i* means so much more than j'ycu imagine?serious and f fatal diseases result from' .y trifling ailments neglected. 4 j? Don't play with Nature's i /greatest gift?health. \ If you arc feeling j out of sorts.weak i and Rcnerally c.\- ? hausted, neivotis. ,i have no appjlitc and can't vT.ifc, begin at onceta!:- { big the most relia- J ble streiiK' Iicriixisr ? medicine,which is ? Brown's Iron Eit- \ ters. A few bot- J ties cure?benefit \ comes from the J very first dose??'/ \ won't stain your ? teeth, and it's pleasant to :.j?c ft Cures Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver ?f Neuralgia, Troubles, J* Constipation, Dad Blood Y r^mra, Nervous ailments "Women's comp'aints. .. t o-.i'.y the ^"??uinc? it has crossed red on ihn wrapper. All Others are sub "i . ;;i:'.cs. On receipt cf two sc. stamps wc ? ?.'! send Set i-i 'if--\ Beautiful World's 1 ;> ;:.:.- Vl.wj c:n! boo':?(tee. g t ::v::n chemical co. baltimorc, fad. \ WE have procured the Agency for An? derson County for the Glowing Spring. We will sell at our Store for I5c. a gal? lon. We will sell at Soda Fount, ice-cold, for two cents a glass. If it is drank in sufficient quantities it will Relieve Indigestion, Relieve Liver Disease, Relieve Bladder Disease, Relieve Kidney Disease, Relieve Chronic Rheumatism. Heretofore it has been impossible to pet it fresh. We exp?ct many cures of the above diseases Irom its use, and will pub? lish Fome c?rtiflcaioa soon. ORR & SLOAN. Dr. W. E. A.WymaD, V. S., Graduate Veterinary Surgeon, GREENVILLE, P. C, TREATS all Diseases of the Horse, Mule, Cow, Don, etc. Professional advice, if possible, givn by mail?fees for same $l.'0. Homes teeth examined free of charge. Ca^rstion a 8pecialty. Office? Charles <fc Eis-ley's Livery Mable. Post Office B x 37. April 3,1H95 40 6tu FRANK M. MURPHY, Attorney at Law, ANDERSON.S. C. COLLECTIONS, Commercial Law and Conveyancing given special atten? tion. Will practice in all the State Courts. Carpful attention given to all business Office in Court House, formerly occu? pied by Master Jan 2,1895 ?7 6m DENTISTRY. THE copa/tnorship heretofore existing between Dr. Anderson and myself is now dissolved, therefore I wish to inform the people that from and after this date I will continue the practice of Dentistry alone. Thanking the people for past pa? tronage, and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am most respectfully, A. C. STRICKLAND, Dentist. ?fQr P. S.?Office in Masonic Temple. NOTICE. ALL partie- having business in my c ilice are hereby notified that I will be in my ollice on Tuesdays and Saturdays and Salesdays. My duties require me to be in the country the rest of the time. Hon J E. Breazeale, whose office Is ad? joining, will issue checks, file claim?, etc , in my absence. W. P. SNELGROVE, 8up A. C. CAN I OBTAIN A PATENT ? For a prompt answer and an honest opinion. Write to M V IS N ?X; CO., who nave had nearly fifty years.' experience In tfco patent business. Communica? tions strictly confidential. A Handbook of In? formation concerning Patents and bow to ob? tain tbem sent free. Also a catalogue Of mechan? leal and scientific books ecnt free. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notlcelntho S?ci?;ntiilc American, and thus are brought widely before the public with? out cost to the Inventor. This snlendtd paper, issued weekly, elegantly illustrated, has by far the largest circulation of any scientific work in tha world. S3 a year. Sample copies sent free. Building Edition, monthly. ?.50 a year. 8lngle copies, 23 cents. Every number contains beau? tiful plates, in colors, and photographs of new houses, with plans, enabling builders to show the latest designs and secure contracts. Address MUNN & co? New Vouk, y?l Broadway. ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Fast Line Betweon Charleston and Col? umbia and UpperS lUth Carolina, North Carolin?, and Athens and Atlanta. CON L> ENS ED SCH E DU LE. Pa sseng k r Dkpa rtm ent, Wilmington, N. c, May I3tn, IS9">. going west, (ioiNG east, *No. 52. No. 53. 8 10 pm 7 00 pru S 43 pu; 4 25 pm 3 11 pin 2 58 pm 2 25 ptn 1 24 pm 12 45 pm Pi 41 am .8 15 am UMin 9 35 am 11 10 "am 10 20 am 11 45 am 9 03 am 8 00 am 7 00 ii m 8 35 ami 9 48 am 11 05 am 12 17 pm 12 30 pm 1 25 pm 2 M jnil " IK) pm 5 08 pill 7 45 pin 5 52 pm 8 20 pm 4 10 pm 4 50 pm 2 40 pm 5 29 pm G30pm Lv.Charleston.Ar Lv.Lane*.Ar t.t.Sum tor.Ar Ar.I oliimlila.Lv Ar.Prosperity.Lv Ar.Newoerry.Lv Ar.Minion.Lv Ar.Greenwood.Lv Ar.Abbeville.Lv Ar.At liens, <;a.Lv Ar.Atlanta, (la.Lv Ar.WinnMtoro.Lv Ar.Charlotte.Lv Ar.Anderson.Lv Ar.Greenville.Lv Ar.Spartanlmrg.',v Ar. Hendersonville.Lv Ar.Aflhville.Lv ?Daily. Nos. 52 ami 53 Solid Trains between Charleston and Columbia. 11. M. Emersok, Ass't. Oen'l. Passenger Agent. J. B. KKUttY,'?nerat Manacer. T. M.E.Miis?0N, Traffic Uaufl?^. DUKE Cigarettes Cigarettes 1 MADE FROM High feste Tohaeco and ABSOLUTELY PURE SOUTHEBN RAILWAY CO. (EASTERN SYSTEM.) CoDdenteil Schedule In Effect jnir 28th, ism. Trains run by 78th Meridian Time. STATIONS Dally Nell. Lv Charleston. " Columbia... " Prosperity.'. Ar Newberry... . 1 7.-jo a m .111.10am .'12.24 p m .(12.37 pm Ar. Clinton .... (Ex Sun).. " Laurens.... (Ex Sun). 2.35 p m 3.10 p in " Ninety-Six. " Greenwood. " Hodges . 1.37p m 1.57 pm 2.17 pm Abbeville.| 2.60 pm Belton.13.10 pm Anderson.\ 3.BO p m Seneca Atlanta., I 6.C8 pm 9.80 pm STATIONS. Dally No. 12. Lv. Greenville.... " Piedmont. Williamston. " An'derso'h. '? Belton.... Ar. Donald s. 10.15 am 10.47 am 11.08 am 11.10 am ll.46am 12.12 pm Lv. Abbeville.111.10 am 12.28 pm 12.50 pm 1.06 pm Hodges Greenwood Ninety-Six Laurens(Ex Sun;. Clinton (ExSun).. 10.40 am 11.10 am ?' Newberry . " Prosperity. Ar. Columbia.., " Charleston. 2.03 pm 2.22 pm 3.55 pm 8.00 pm Between Columbia and Ashevllle. Daily. I Dally. No. 15. iNo. 13. STATIONS IDally.iDally: |No. 14.1 No 1?. 6.00 p mi "^om.LvCbarloatonAr; 8.00pm(11.10ain OFa 5.55 a m 6.51 a m 7.26 a m 7.42 a m 7.54 am 8.20 a m 8.20 a m 10.00 am tDoamlLv 12.10pm 1.10pm lJJOpm LMpm 2.07pm, 2.40pnVAr 3.10pm Lv 5 30pm Ar 3.45pm! 1.30am 3.00pml2.45am i 63pm 11.48am l.oipm 11.33pm 12.40pmjll.16pm ,12.23pm'11.04pm 11.45am|10.35pm 11.13am 10.30pm 7.10am! 6.30pm ColumblaAr. .. Alston... ?Santuc. Union. .Jonesville. Pacolet_ Spart'b"g'Lv Soart'b'gAr Ashevllle Lv Trains leave Spartanburg, A. and C. division, northbound, 4.26 a. m., 3.19 p. m., 6.18 p. m., (Ve? tlbuled Limited]; nouthbound, 1.00 a. m., 3.05 p. m., 11.37 a. m., (Vestlbuled Limited). Trains leave Greenville, A. aud C. Division, northbound, 3.29a.m.,2.14 pm., and 5 27pm.,(Ves? tlbuled Limited); nouthbound, 1.52a. m., 4.40 p. m., 12.28 p. m., (Vestlbuled Limited). Trains leave Seneca, A. and C. Division, north? bound, 2.02 a. m. and 12.41 p. nx; southbound, 3.03 a. m. and 6.08 p. m. PULLMAN SERVICE. Trains 15 and 15 between Ashevllle and Co? lumbia make connection at Columbia with P. C. tt P., trains 35 and 36, and carry throuf h Pullman sleeping cars between Ashoville and Jacksonville. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cors on Train? S and 36,3T and 38, on A. and C. Division. W.A.TURK, S. H. HARDWICK, Gen. Pas. Agt. As't Gon. Pas. Agt. Eas Sys. W. H. GREEN. J. M. C?LP. Gen'l Superintendent. Traffic Mgr, Washington. D. C. E. BERKELEY, Si.pt., Columbia, S. O. B LUE RIDGE RAILROAD, H. C. Bbattie, Receive r. Time Table in effect April 21, 1895. Between An de-son and Walhalla, Dally. 4 15 p m Lv.Anderson.....Ar 11 03 am 4 31 p in......?Denver-.10 20am 4 41 pm.Autun............10 05 a ? 4 47 p c.Pendieton.9 55am 4 57 p m.Cherry's Crossing.?.9 20 a m 5 07 p m.....Adams' Crossing...*.?.9 10 a m 6 05 p m. Seneca.???.......? 8 40 a m 6 35 p m.?.West Union.8 10 a m 6 55 p m Ar.Walhalla.Lv 8 00 p m Close connection with Southern Railway lTo. 11 at Seneca and No. 12 at Anderson. _J. R. ANDERSON, Snpt, Port Royal & Western Carolina Railway. J. B. CLEVELAND, Receiver. IN EFFECT JUNE 22, 1895. (Trains ran by 75th Morldan time. BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND ANDERSON. Eastern Time. Lv Augusta. Lv McCormlck. Lv Calhoun Falls. Lv Lowndesvillev Ar Anderson. 9 40 am 3 40 pm 4 52 pm 5 20 pm 6 25_pm "NO. fl"T^?o720 9 40 am 3 45 pm 5:- 6 pm 6 20 pm 8 00 pm Lv Anderson. 110 25amI 9 20 am Lv Lowndesvllle.Ill 80am 11 02 am Lv Calhoun Fallla.!ll 59am 12 20 pm Ar McCormlck. Ar Augusta, Ar Atlanta... 119rm 2 10 pn 5 05pm 6 05 pm 4 09pm 1 BETWEEN AUGUSTA, GA. AND SPARTAN BURG, 8. C. Eastern Time. No. 1 Dally. Lv Augusta.9 40 am Lv McLormick..I 4 23 pm Lv Greenwood....?.M.12 10pm Lv Laurens.m. 115 pm Ar Glenn Springs.I 4 05 pm Ar Spartanburg.~.3 00 pm Lv Spartanburg.1145 am Lv Laurens. 115 pm Lv Greenwood...,.-.?.?. 2 30 pn Lv McCormlck. ?. 3 30 pa Ar Augusta.-. | 5 05 pm Close connection made at Calhoun Falls with Seaboard Air Line going north and sooth. Through Palace bleeping Cars on trains Nos.3 and 4 between Augusta and Savannah, Ga. Closo connections at Augusta for all Florida points. For any other Information write or call on W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt, R. L. Todd, Trar. Pass. Agt. Angasta, Ga. J. R. FANT, Agent._ SEABOARD AIR-LINE SCHEDULE. IN EFFBC T DEC. 23, 1894. ' The Atlanta Spei la'," Solid Vestlbuled Train No Extra Fare Unargei. NORTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND No. 38. Daily. 8 15pm 10 45pm 1153pm 1 29am 12 57pm 1 24pm 2 25pm No. 402. Dally. 6 05pm 8 13pm 9 06pm 4 27pm 10 00pm 10 25pm 11 12pm Eastern Time, Except Atlanta. No. 403. Daily. lv...Atlanta.. lv... Athens.... ar ar...Elberton~lv ar.Calhoun F. Iv ar..Abbeville, lv ar Greenwo'd lv ar...Clinton ...lv I SO pm 1 37pm 12 40am 1 37pm II 47am 11 17am 10 25am No. 41. Pally. 7 45pm 5 06) m 1 55 a 1 a 3 32pm 8 07i m 2 34pm 145pul 5 00pm j 6 30am 11 50a in; 1 42pin 3 12pm1 5 51 pm j 6 50pm 11 35pm 12 48am 3 45am 6 53am1 7 23pm 8 45pm 128am 2 33am 4 05am 6 Onam 6 40am 11 00am 12 0'pm 2 20pm 4 53 pm [ar...Chester ...lv ar...Monroo... lv| 10 51am 9 37am ar...Raleigh... lv ar..Hender8 n.lv ar...Weldon ...It ar Petersburg lvL ar Richmond lv/ ar Wash'gton lv ar Baltimore lv ar Pbil'delp'alv ar New York lv 5 13am 4 10am 2 48am 12 55pm 12 23pm 8 40pm 7 31pm 4 41pm 3 29pm 10 50pm 9 20am 3 8 fpm 1 52pm 11 54am 9 5Cam 9 05aia 4 30am 2 50am 1208pm ??OOpm BETWEKN ATLANTA AND CHARLESTON 34. Dally 50 45. 7 15am lv.Atlanta.City llme...ar 9 27am ar...Lawrenceville...east t]me_.ar 9 46am nr.Auburn.ar JO Odani ?r.Winder-.tr 11 45am ar.Elberton.ar ?2 02pm ar.Ileardmont , 12 13pm ar.Calhoun Falls....ar 12 43pm a-.Abbeville.?.ai 1 18pm Jar.Greenwood.ar 1 r._Gross Hill...- .-ar r.Clinton.-.!? 1 41pm 2 5pm 2 0pm 6 45pm 6 26pm e 05pm 5 5Sdm 4 01pm 3 40pm 3 30pm 3 07pm 2 42pm 2 13pm 1 30pm It. ..Clinton....srl 1 45pm 4 IS pmlar.Columbia.-?|il 15pm 5 50 pm ar.J^umter.~*rlJ2 V?m 8 40 pmjar.Cbarlfstop.it' 7 15am Trains Nos. 402 and 403 a e solid vestlbuled trains with Pullman Puffet sleeping cars between Atlanta and Washington, through sleeper between Monroe and Portsmouth, Va, and Pullman Bunet parlor cars between Washington aDd New York sl'epinccars hetween Charlotte and Vv Ilmlngion. Trains Nos. 38 and 41 run solid ?etwten Atlanta and Norfolk,carrying Pullman sleeper attached, making direct connection at Weiden with Atlan? tic Coast Line for Washington and New York, atd all points north and east; at Norfolk with steam? ers fcr Washington, Bay Line for Baltimore, Old Dominion for New York. Trains 84 and 44, solid trains between Atlanta and Columbia, with through coaches for Charleston. Tickets for sale at Union depctr r at company's ticket ojace, No. 6 Kimball Home. _ ? - , ,. JohhII.Wine rB.GcnertilManager. E.Si'.Jornj V. P.,MlftBta, G ?? T.J. Ajcb?s^.G.P.A^ A. HkkSSv. Dir. Piss. AttTA*u" ?? fl*