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PS ? (hat Goliath was,very much surprised when David hit him TEsrstrch a thing had never entered his head before. You may Taame way.when we tell you that? 1 AUSTIN & CO. AND THE TEAPOT ST and CHEAPEST line of GROCERIES in tbe City of Anderson ie''proof ot tbe padding is in the eating," and If yen will call at our place i not to hit you ia the head vitb a stune, but will name some BHD ROCK It-wilt win your purchases in c>urline. na a chance to BIT YOU with our MONEY SAVERS. till-fee?p that Gxid Humor COFFEE?5>and 5 pound? for $1 00. [CR that'a ^ur e to please yon al; ^.0f) per barrel. Kew Raisins, Currants, Citron, Nuts, Mincemeat, Pluiu Pudding, Sap Maple Syrup, Cranberries,. &c. ST n1 ways at?' ? JOHN A. AUSTIN & CO. and THE TEAPOT. P. 6.?CELERY every week. SPECIALTIES Tobacco. through ' looting abound ' on these articles come and let u? sell . HVo can mit you in quality ard price every time. We buy these Goods iu large Ciiiej-.buy theu right.and fell them the same way. Nor are we downed by any (in anything else in the Orocery line, Kice, Fresh Stock, and gcarantet d a* BEST QUALITY OP LIME, Htee i to lay one-eighth more brick tbaa the ordinary Lime on the mark t, at o'd Tib-nkir-g ibo.pubiic fur the excel^en't.trttrle we be.ve enjoyed, and asking a c mtin !>f theaatn/.;. wenre .- Rr!?pectfudy, me QSBORNlE & ANDERSON. to see us for Seed Oats. When you break your leg, sprain your ankle, or fall brX your Bicycle; don't for? get that . . . . . . . . :Ssf?T Yf;ti can get a .. . No. 7 Ecth Cook Stove for $&00. Mo. 7 Liberty;f^&0.00. Irm..King and Elnio Mil iu the load, and s^e'them. J?RN T- Bl: ILRlSS ...IG SUCCEEDS LJKE SUC'C ESS. Larsrest ??rWt of . . . 1 EU ^_t9 f, , J^Q % VjE' 88 ?'&E Y. BY BUYING FROM l CI A REED MUSIC HOUSE. THE public looks upon the adver? tising of a Merchant as a thermometer of his business, and jet, unlike good wine, an advertisement does not- im? prove with age. So, in order to be brief, honest and up-to-date, we beg to call your attention to our? MATCHLESS PIANOS ! raried lino a nd makes of..'_ ORGANS! jether with th 3 handsome quality of our...... mmi musical merchandise. fJJG(HES AND SEWING MACHINES. jest Machine on the market, or in the world, is the famous NEW )?to be found only at? ' THE O. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. >U EVER iWNRIGHT HUNGRY? SO just give me a calland see my Stock of? siiting of everything you may need for table use. I have greatly in *ed my Stack in every department.. I buy for Cash, know the wants of | trade, and will guarantee satisfaction to every patron. I A fine lot of FRESH CREAM CHEESE just received, f My Stock of TOBACCO and CIGARS is always complete, and don't til to inspect mt Stock of. CONFECTIONERIES. &NE- FRUIT always on hand. Give^4ne a call early and ?iten. No trouble to show Goods and quote nce3. ' Yours to please, G-. F. BLGBY. i?fNG AND TIES. ew Bagging, Old Bagging, Basrging by the Bale, by the Roll, by the Pattern. WE have ifc in all varieties, and the largest stock we have ever han? dled. Ifc was bought cheap, and we offer it at a price that will attract buy? ers, and all we a^k is the pleasure of quoting,you. ? We are Always in the Cotton Market, (1 will give you the highest markef price. SEEaUS BEFORE YOU McOULLY & 0ATH0AET. g Powder! JS THE PUREST, CHEAPEST. AND BEST! [anufactured only by? orr & sloan, "^sms? ?os sale by LIGON & L^JDBETTER, and all tbe leading Grocers. >. The Passing of American Birds. The almost total extinction of the larger wild animals of the United States in so short a time is a circum? stance without parallel in natural his? tory That they should gradually vanish before advancing civilization is a thing to be expected, and a fact of? ten recorded in history. Thus we read of Great Britain being infested with wolves down to a comparatively recent period until they were extermi? nated in self-defence, and that her woods Were filled with great herds of deer until they were slain to meet the wants of her increasing population, but nowhere else do we read of so wanton and wasteful a destruction of useful animals as has taken place in our Western States within the past thirty years. Pioneers who are not yet old men tell that when they first lived in the West they could look icross the prai? ries from their cabin doors and see countless numbers of buffalo darkening the face of the land, and that the ground fairly Bhook beneath the thun? der of their hoofs when the herds were stampeded by some sudden fright. But now the few buffalo that'are to be found in zoological gardens or in the Government reserves at the Yellow? stone Park are the sole representatives of the species in our country. Moose, elk and mountain sheep are still to be found in remote parts of the West, but it will not be long until they share the fate of the bison. And yet so recent has been the extermination of this big game, in many places in the West, that the trails they made in moving from one pasture to another are still distinctly visible, sunken several feet below tbe common surface of the ground. Not only are these species of big American game dying out but many of our native birds are also disappearing. The early colonists have left glowing accounts- of the multitudes of brilliant birds they found here in the primitive forests, birds that delighted the eyes of the immigrants from Northern Eu? rope by their gay plumage and charm? ed their ears with their varied songs. A few of these still remain, though in much diminished numbers, but seve? ral species have entirely disappeared from our woods. Among the latter maybe noted the parrots and paroquets that were formerly seen in greafc flocks in the Central States.and the Carolinas, ?and of which afew still remained when* Auduboa wrote of. the "Birds of America." These showed but little fear, of man until the shotgun fright? ened them from their accustomed hau?ts and^,.thinned* their numbers. jAs these are' usually classed among ironical birds it is probable that they only came ad far north in midsummer, but it is strange that they should never 'be seen here at all now. Long after the parrots and paroquets had vanished innumerable flocks of rwiId pigeons darkened the sky-in the spring and autumn in their journeys to and from the warmer latitudes, jwhere they wintered. As. they slowly ?treated before the increasing cold [they made many a pause in those places {where acorns and other food was plen ;tifulf;fillingc the woods with their coo? ling and" tbe !whir of "multitudinotis ^wings. On t\eir way northward in the spring the^y stopped, again long enough to construct their rude nests and to rear their young until the la.tter jWJ?re'. sufficiently strong-to .foljow the 'main body of the flock in its further flight. Many of these "pigeon roosts'' were of astonishing dimensions.. One. at Petrosky, in Michigan, was tweuty eight miles long and nearly four in width, and it is said that from fifty to one hundred thousand pigeons were jannually slaughtered there by men who made a business of shipping them to hjarkets in other parts of the country.' These persons, who were destitute of all the instincts of sports? men, netted or shot the birds and even killed them with sticks, neither sparing the mother birds upon the nests nor the young that had but just emerged from the shell in their merciless mas? sacre. , As the result of this indiscriminate slaughter the flocks grew smaller year by year, and are now seldom seen at all, or if any do pass they carefully avoid their old haunts, instinctively knowing the dangers awaiting them there. In the name '^Pigeon" so often .repeated in the names of the valleys, coves and rivers of the Middle States .are the only traces now to be found of ;the resting places of the migratory birds that were once so numerous. Another species of large and handsome birds that is becoming quite rare is the scarlet-crested woodpecker. They used to be found in every wood, wakening I the echoes with the vigorous blows of i their iron beaks, and giving a touch of color to the green glades as they flashed from tree to tree in search of their food, These birds were about eighteen inches in length, and they must have had the strength of a small trip-ham? mer in the muscles of the neck if one j could judge by the noise they made. Many of the smaller species of wood? peckers have continued to hold their own against the thinning of the woods and the increase of human habitations, but none of them are so brilliant in plumage as this large kind, distin? guished as "the pileated woodpecker." , In our own vicinity two species of native birds are becoming quite rare. .The showy red bird, whose cherry notes are always ready to greet the first mild morning in spring, and the mocking bird. Both of these birds once builded. their nests in every gar? den in the city, and in the quiet graveyards that surround the old churches,.while the.latter made the nights of early summer vocal with their brilliant serenades, but they are sel? dom heard in town now, except from behind the wires of a cage. It is hard to say to what cause the disappearance of the red birds is to be attributed, but the extinction of the "Southern nightingale" is partly owing to the market opened for them by Northern tourists, who arc desirous to carry back from a southern trip one of the most characteristic of our birds. Wc believe an attempt was made to preserve them by imposing a fine for killing or trapping them, but, as it is in many other things, there is always a way where there is a will to evade the law, and the traffic in mocking birds continues; as much as $25 being sometimes paid for a good singer. From one district in Texas from three to four thousand mockers are annually shipped to the North without at all supplying the steady demand for them. The introduction of the English 'sparrow is to blame for the disappear? ance of several of our sweetest native birds from whatever locality is infest? ed with the combative little wretches, but at least they are free from blame in the matterof the mockingbirds, the latter being quite capable of holding their own against any number of spar? rows. Musicians are proverbially contentious, and these feathered vo? calists are no exception to the rule. Next to singing there is nothing a mocking bird loves so much as fighting, and in default of other antagonists they have freriuently been seen to pick a quarrel with a cat, and even to put it to flight by their shrill screams and the pecks of their sharp beaks. There are, however, many kinds of native birds that are ..not so courageous as the mockers, and they have with? drawn themselves from contact with the impudent li ttle foreigners, perhaps, for the purpose of leaguing themselves against them with the intention to prevent further encroachments. In the meantime the new-comers have multiplied to such a degree that every park and garden in the city has now a flock, or covey, or whatever may be the appropriate name for a number of sparrows, that fly up from the ground with a whir that would do credit to a covey of partridges, and that make the mornings and evenings hideous with the sounds of their warfare. We cer? tainly made a very poor bargain when we exchanged our native songsters of the grove for these saucy and pugna? cious sparrows.?Charleston News. He Had Dun Told 'Em. As I was talking with an old colored blacksmith in frout of his cabin at Chickamauga a couple of small boys drove up with a mule and cart and began to dump out at the blacksmith shop a lot of stuff picked up on the battlefield. There were bullets, buck? les, stirrups, belt plates, musket bar? rels, rusty swords and bayonets, and in the lot was a loaded shell which had been fired from a heavy fieldpiecc. When the old man saw the shell, he said : "You git out wid dat yere foolish? ness ! Didn't I duu tole you not to bring any mo' of 'em here ?" One of the boys threw the shell aside, and then the old man went with me down the road to poir.t out some sights of interest. We were gone about half an hour, and were within 100 feet of the shop, when there was a lo.ud explosion. A great hole was blown out of one side, and a pari; of the roof was bulged up, and the two boys came stumbling out through the smoke and ran against us. The old man grabbed one by the arm and whirled him around and demanded : "Didn't I dun tole ye to let dat foolishness alone ?" "She's 'sploded 1" gasped the boy. "In co'se she 'sploded, an now I'ze gwine to 'splode you !" ' And he drew him to a shade tree, broke off a limb and tanned his jacket till the boy yelled murder. Then we entered the shop and found it almost a wreck. The boys haci placed the shell od an anvil and struck it with tbe sledge, and the anvil had been blown ten feet away. Miraculous as it may seem, neither boy was injured in the slightest. "Sich triflin can't be abeard," growled the old man as he hunted around for his scattered tools. "Didn't I dun tole 'em to let dat nonsense be. Didn't I know dat dem er* Yankees didn't go an fill up deir shells wid co'nmeal and breeches buttons ? Of co'se she 'sploded. It was her bizness to 'splode. Now you sot down till I find Moses an wollop him, an dien I'll tell you what part of dat fight I seed wid my own . eyes !''?Detroit Free Press. HeQnit; A talkative old man attracted the attention of every one in the car. He was very tall and' very large, and his thick head of hair would have excited the envy of the Chicago board of trade. "Where do you live ?" some one af-ked. "Live in Wilson, Missoury?run a newspaper there. Pretty close pick? ing, but between old rails and new wool I manage to make a living." "How far are you going ?'' "Thought I'd go dowu to Hot Springs.;-' "Rheumatism ?'' "Oh, no. Just thought I'd go down there and boil some of the licker out of me. I quit drinking for awhile ; but went to a sort of banquet one night and got started again." "How old are you ?" "Eighty-two." "Pretty old man to get on a spree." "Well ; but I wasn't so old when I got on it." "How long ago was it ?" "Forty odd years." "What, and you haven't gotten over it yet?" "No, for I just kept on drinking. I'm pretty bad when I get started." "You don't mean to say that you have been drunk for 40 years ?" "Yes, I do. Went to that old Whig banquet, 43 years ago this coming June, and having been wooping it up ever since until the other day, and then in a thoughtful moment I said to myself that it was time to quit, and I did. My wife had something to do with it, too. 'Look here, Godfrey,' said she, 'if you ever expect to make anything of yourself, you'll have to stop drinkiDg. It is about time you was making a success of your paper, and I would advise you to quit.' "Well," the old man continued, "I took the matter under advisement and quit; so now the reaction causes the necessity of a few baths. I tell you that after a man has been on a spree awhile it is a pretty hard matter to break right off. I don't intend to drink another drop. A man cannot afford to throw away his life. There is too much work to be done." Boys Should Learn. To run. To swim. To carve. To be neat. To make a fire. To be punctual. To do an errand. To cut kindlings. To sing if they can. To hang up their hats. To respect their teacher. To hold their heads erect. To sew on their own buttons. To read aloud when requested. To cultivate a cheerful temper. To wipe their boots on the mat. To help their mother and sisters. To help the boy smaller than them? selves. To speak pleasantly to an old wo? man. To put every garment in its proper place. To remove their hats on entering a house. Not to tease boys smaller than them? selves. To keep their finger nails from wear? ing mourning. To be as kind and helpful to thier sisters as to other boys' sisters. To close the door quietly, especially when there is a sick person in the house. To take pride iu having their mother and sisters for their best friends. To treat their mother as politely as if she were a strange lady who did not spend her life in their service. If they do anything, to take their mother iDto their confidence, and, above all, never to lie about anything they have done. When their play is over for the day, to wash their faces and hands, brush their hair and spend the evening in the house. Not to take the easiest chair in the room and put it directly in front of the fire and forget to offer it to their mother when she comes in to sit down. To make up their minds not to learn to smoke, chew or drink, remem? bering these things are not easily un? learned, and that they are terrible draw backs to good men. Not to grumble or refuse when asked to do some errand which must be done, and which would otherwise take I the time of some one who has more I to do than themselves,?rSoincrviUc j Journal, ! What Ho Wanted. i "You keep rings here, don't you ?" he asked in a Woodward avenue jew? elry store. "Certainly," replied, the clerk. "Something for yourself ?" "No. I'm thinkin of gittin some thin fur my girl. Got anything fur about $2?" "Yes, I can give you a plain ring at that price. Here is something very neat." "I guess that would fit her all right. Kin I have somethin engraved on to it?" "Of course. What is it?" "Waal, I want you to put on it. 'From Thomas J. to Helen II., who is not only the best looking but the smartest girl in the State of Michigan. My love will never, never grow cold, and should death overtake me my last thought would be of you. Be good, and you'll be happy, and please accept this as a token of love.' That's what I want you to put on." "Good gracious, but you oan't get all that on a ring!" exclaimed the clerk. "Must have in on or I don't want a ring"!" was the firm reply. "But the usual way is simply to engrave 'T. to H.' with the dato after it." "The usual way may be all right with some girls, but it won't work with mine. What sho wants is senti? ment?heaps of sentiment. So you can't get it on ?." "Couldn't possibly do it. You'd want a surface as large as your hand to get that on." "Say I" exclaimed the young man after a moment of reflection. "I have it 1 I'll buy her a silver belt buckle instead of a ring, and I'll have 'em put on all I said and add to it: 'You are never absent from my thoughts, and a vision of your dear face rises up before me a thousand times a day. Be true?be true ! Virtue is its own re? ward, and your mother kin live with us after we are married. No more at present?good-by !' "?Detroit Free Press. Are You Good at Figures ? "Are you good at figures?" asked Mr. Bentley of Mr. Groves, who occu? pied the next desk at the right. "I used to be," replied Mr. Groves. ; "Why do you ask ?" "I have a little problem here. Take it down and see what you can do with it. A man has $100 with which to buy 100 head of stock. He pays $10 a head for cattle, $3 a head for hogs and fifty cents a head for sheep. How many of each does he buy ?" "Do you know the answer ?" "Yes; it's very simple when you get it." "I think it can be worked by alge? bra. I'm a little rusty, but I'll see what I can do." BeDtley turned to his routine of desk work, and Groves started in to solve the problem. In about a half hour, having covered several pages of paper with x, y and z calculations, he asked suddenly : "Is there anyway to make it come out even ?" "Make what come pat even ?" asked Bentley, who had forgotten all about the problem. "So you're still working at that, are you ? Can't you getit?r' "No, not yet: but it can be work? ed." All morning Groves struggled with the live stock and at noon he was mad and discouraged. "What's the mat? ter, anyway?" he asked. "Ill show you," said Bentley, and he marked down: 5 cattle at $10.$ 50 1 hog at $3... 3 94 sheep at 50 eents. 47 100 $100 "How did you work it?" asked Groves. "I didn't work it. A fellow told me the answer." "What made you give it to me, then?*' "I thought you might be able to guess it." "Well," said Mr. Groves, "you keep your fool problems to yourself." ?Chicago Record. Fully Qualified. Harpers Magazine published, more than 25 years ago, an amusing story of the ineffectual efforts made by a young man to escape from serving on a jury : When I was a young man, I spent several years at the South, residing for a while at Fort Hudson, on the Mississippi river. A great deal of liti? gation was going on thera, and it was not always easy to obtain jurymen. One day I was summoned to act in that capacity, and repaired to the court to get excused. On my name being called, I inform? ed the judge that I was not a freehold? er,, and therefore not qualified to serve. "Where do you reside ?" inquired the judge. "I am stopping for the time being at Port Hudson." "You board at the hotel, I pre? sume ?" "I take my meals there ; but have rooms in another part of the town." "So you keep bachelor's hall ?" "Yes, sir." "How long have you lived in that manner ?" "About six months." "I think you are qualified," gravely remarked the judge. "I have never known a man to keep bachelor's hall for the length of time you have with? out having dirt enough in his room to make him a freeholder ! The court does not excuse you." The Text. A pious old lady who was too unwell to attend meeting, used to send her thick-headed husband to church to find out the text the preacher select? ed, as the foundation of his discourse. The poor dunce was rarely fortunate enough to remember the words of the text, or even the chapter and verse where they could be found; but one Sabbath he ran home in hot haste, and informed his wife that he could repeat every word, without missing a syllable. The words were a follows: "An angel came down from heaven and took a live coal from the altar." "I know every word,"said the hus? band. I "I am anxious to hear it," continued the wife, "They are nicn words," observed the husband. "I am glad your memory is improv? ing, but don't keep me in suspense, my dear," said she. "Just get your big Bible and I will say the words, for I know them by heart. I said them 100 times on my way home." "Well, let's hear them." "Ahem!" said he, clearing his throat. "An Injun came down from New Haven and took a live colt by the tail and jerked him out of .he halter." The memory of one-half who at? tend church is very similar to the above. _ Bncklens Arnica Halve. The best salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup? tions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund? ed. Prise 25 oents per box. For sale by Hill Bros. ? In the time of Queen Elizabeth every Englishman who wore a beard was taxed 3 shillings for the privilege of being allowed such a luxury ! ? By a verdict in the Kansas City Circuit Court a man has been held re? sponsible for the damage done by a runaway horse driven by his wife. ? "Well, Simpkins, did you meet with any good luck during the holi? days ?" "Yes; my third wife has just left me for the fourth time." ? Said Adam?I swear to you, you are the first woman I ever loved. Re? plied Eve?I suppose I shall have to believe you ; but this is so sudden. ? Mrs. Johnson?"Bress ray soul, chile ! Whaffo, yo' rub-bin' dat stove blackin' on your face ?" Little Dinah ?"Dat's fo' my complexion, mom mer. ? W. A. Maidhall of Chicago is the owner of a dollar of the year 1881. which has been split and so carefully hinged together that the mutilation cannot be detected. ? Probably very few sons and daughters know that in using the word Dad, they are speaking the purest Welsh. The opening words of the Lord's prayer, in Welsh, are "Ein Dad." ? "Why do you look so gloomy, Tompkins ?" "You know my best girl is one of those new women ? Well, I'm puzzled to decide whether I ought to ask her to marry me or wait for her to propose." ? The two sides of the humaD face are never alike. In two out of five the eyes are out of line ; one eye is stronger than the other in seven cases out of ten, and the right ear is gener? ally higher than the left. ? Tomato plants have been grafted on potato plants in England, giving a crop of tomatoes above ground and of potatoes below. Potatoes grafted on tomatoes have produced flowers and apples and a few tubers. ? The latest thing in bloomers?a hip pocket and a pistol. Miss Dorothy Chestic while riding on the outskirts of New York on a bicycle was pursued by a dog whereupon she drew a revol? ver from her hip pocket and killed the dog. This is the new woman with a vengeance. ? A little bright four-year-old, whose patience had been exhausted by the teasing of an older brother, star? tled his mother the other evening by saying at the close of his prayer: "Please, God, take Tommie back to Heaven and make him over before you send him back here again." ? A gentleman once asked a law? yer what he would do provided he had loaned a man $500, and the man left the country without sending any ac? knowledgments. "Why, that's sim-' pie; just write him to send an ac? knowledgment for the $5,000 you lent him, and he will doubtless reply stat? ing it was only $500. That will suffice for a receipt, and you can't proceed against him if necessary." ? Not a few who read what Mr. Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va., has to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstances: "Last winter I had la grippe which left me in a low state of health. I tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any good, until I was induced to try a bottle of Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy. The first bot? tle of it so far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a cure." For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by Hill Bros. A SPLENDID OFFER. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary and the Intelligencer for $3.00. Arrangements bave been made with the publishers for a combination price by which the subscribers to The Intelligen? ces can get a complete edition of vv ebster's Dictionary for a nominal figure. y o such opportunity has ever been given to tbe people of Anderson County, and we have tbe exclusive control of these editions. Every family ought tn have a Dictionary, and this is tbe cbanca to get one at the low? est price ever known in Anderson. The e are two tditions we are offering in connection with The Intelligencer, as follow s : FOR $3.00. 1st The cheapest edition is leather bound, good print, and contain* 1300 pages Every subscriber to The Intelligencer who is not in arrears can get Webster's Dictionary and a year's subscription iu advance for THREE DOLLARS Those in arrears can get tbe advantage of this offer by paying their dues ?nd a year a) ead. No such offer was ever made in this sec? tion, and we can furnish 2,500 copies of the Dictionary in a reasonable time, if the people want them. FOR $4.00. 2nd. A larger and finer edition of Web? ster's Unabridged is offered at $1 00 for the Dictionary and The Intellioenceb upon tbe same conditions as tbe first offer. This edition has an appendix witb 10.0U0 new words, list of Scripture proper Dames, Greek and Lathi proper names, brief rules of pronunciation, modern geographical names, 1500 synonyms and antonyms, Biography of eminent historical person? ages, celebrated prose and poetry writers, Dictionary of noma de plume, mythology, musical terms and familiar allusions, Lex? icon of foreign phrases, and Dictionary of abbreviations The Introduction gives a history and de? scription of all languages, a biography of Noah Webster, and there are 1500 ill us trations in tbe book. Teachers and students will find this edi? tion an indispensable help to them, and every Teacher in Anderson County ought to assist us iu placing one or the other in every household. A supply of these books are ordered and will reach here about the 1st of December. Delivery is only made at this office. Any subscriber who has paid bis subscription in Advance can get the Dictionary by pay? ing the difference. We want to sell 1,000 copies before Christ? mas, and then start a list for tbe New Year. Anderson County will be flooded with Dictionaries if we can have our wav about it. THE INTELLIGENCER, Anderson, 8. C. DUKE Cigarettes For Sale or Rent. HOUSE and, LOT on Calhoun Street, formerly owned and occupied by W L Carlisle, being pert of E-tate of J. W Brnce, deceased. Apply to QUATTLEBAUM & COCIIR.'N Dpc 25, 1895_26_4_ J.F.RICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILL practice in all the Courts of the State. Prompt attention will be given to all business entrusted to me. Office over the Farmers and Merchants Bank? ANDERSON, S. C. House and Lot for Sale. AHOHSE and LOT on Belton Street, next lot to Mr. W W. Russell. House has five rooms; lot about one and a half acres; stable and carriage house, und beat well of water in town. Terms easy Apply to E. L. CLARKE. Dec 25,1895_26_ _ 2 NEW MEAT MARKET WE desire to inform the public that we have just opened a first-class Meat Market on Brick Range, in charge of a moht clever butcher, who will always be delighted to serve you at any time. "*7e will keep on hand Beef, Pork. Mut? ton, Kid and a tine lot of Sausage all the time, and will handle nothing but the best. We want your trade. Give us a call We guarantee to give satisfaction to every patron. R. B FINDLEY & CO. Oct 16,1895 16 NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors of the Estate of John Harper, deceased, hereby give notice that they will, on the 29th day of January, 1896, apply to the Judge of Probate Ibr Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Executors. JEPTHA HARPER, JOHN W. HARPER. JEPTHA A. WELLBORN, Executors. To Ruby Violet Harper and Jssse Thomas Harper, minors, legatees under the Will of John Harper, deceased : TAKE NOTICE. That yon must, with in twenty days after the service upon you of the above stated notice of application for Final Settlement and discharge, applv for the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent you at such eeltlement, or said Executors will applv for you JEPTBA HARPER. JOHN W. HARPER, JEPTHA A WELLBORN, , Executors. Dec 4, 1895 23 6 MARIETTA. MARBLE WORKS. S. G. MOZ LET & CO., Propr'a., Manufactnrem and Finisher* of? GEANITE, ITALIAN, VERMONT, And OEORGIA MARBLE. MONUMENTS and GRAVESTONES .1 tvery Description? Marietta, Ga. 1/Sr* Design- and prices furnished on ap plication. Apply to T R. LANGSTON, Agent, Nov 13,1895?3m Anderson, S C. Seal Estate for Sale. ONE COTTAGE and Lot on West Mar? ket fttreet. une House and Lot on South Main Street?ju^t out of the city. Thirteen acres on Greenville Street?in balk or lotP. The above are offered at prices making them good investments for speculation SIMPSON & HOOD Sept 11, 1895_11_ DENTISTRY. THE copartnership 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. P. S.?Office in Masonic Temple New Store and New Goods! IN THE C. A. SEED MUSIC HOUSE, tl eneral Merchandise, T Dry Goods, Hats and Shoes, at prices that will astonish you Also, the very best RIO COFFEE on earth. Just stop and see our 5-pound Coffee?it's a world beater. COLE & COFFEE. Oct 23. 1S95_17_ SOMETHING GOOD. PURE, FRESH Bnck wheat Flour and N. 0. and Muscovado Molasses, for sale by A B TOWERS. EMPTY WAGONS MAKE MOST FUSS! jlND bo the Merchant who carries no Bargains most sine his own praises or the same shall not he sung, and it is he who in always shooting off his lip about his Big Stock bought at Cash," and his low prices on everything. Our modesty compels us to allow our customers to praise u?. Such praise has always been the secret of our success. We have sold more SHOES and JEANS this fall than we expected. And why ? Prices suited our customers' pocket books. FLOUR has advanced and is still likelv to go higher We have on hand quite a large supply, and we aro going to sell it off, giving our customers the benefit ol the lower prices at which they were bought. Bear in mind that we are in the lead on COFFEE, (J. K- No. 2 being beet ever sold,)? Sugar, Molasses and Tobacco of all kinds. Give us a trial aed be convinced. DEAN, RATLIFFE & CO. All Notesand secured Accounts due on December 10th and before will be placed in the hands of a Collector for foreclosure. We mean business. For l^and and Machine. 200 Yards for 2 1-2 Cents. The best Sewing Thread manufactured for only one-half the former price. Can he obtained only from us. D C. BROWN & BRO. Corn is a vigorous feeder and re sponds well to liberal fertiliza? tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer? tilizers containing not under 7% actual Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is' sure to lead to profitable culture. Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom ing special fertilizers, but arc practical works, contain' inc latest researches on the subject of fertilization, and are really helpful to farmers. They arc sent free for the askiug. GERMAN KALI WORKS, i 93 Nassau St., New York. "the Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co,, Of Newark, N. J. Anderson, S C Aug. 26,1895. Mr M M. Mattison, Manager, Ander? son, S. C?Dear Sir: I cheerfully accede to your request to say a word for the old Mutual B9neflt Life Insurance Company. 1 will state that I carry $5,000, all the in? surance I carry, in your Company, having cancelled 95,000 on the assessment and tontine plans in order to place all in the Mutual Benefit. I am in everyway satis? fied with the manner in which the busi? ness of the Company is conduoted, and regard it as one of the worthiest among the many Life Insurance Companies. I am favorably struck witb your 30 per cent, loan plan for the reason that I get a dollar's worth of protection for 70 cents. I believe the Mutual Benefit to be one of the strongest, safest, and, by its large divi? dends to policy-holders, the cheapest and therefore, one of the best Companies in the country for the insured Yours Respectfully, J. R Vandiver, Cashier Farmers & Merchants Bank. Pelzer, S C, Aug. 16,1895. Mr. M. M Mattison, Manager, Ander? son, S C ?Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the 1st inpt. would say I have had a policy in the Mutnal Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, N J., six years, and have been well pleased witb the dividends declared, though I have not drawn them but allowed them to remain and purchase additional insurance. My confidence in the Company is best shown by my having taken out during this year two additional policies, each fully as large as the original policy. Yours truly, Ellison A Smyth. Since the above letters were written both parties have applied for additional insur? ance. It will pay you to see me before insur? ing your life. M. M MATTISON, Manager for S C , Anderson, S C. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. W. S. Fickens, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Mary Smith, James Smith, Eowley Smith, Joseph Smith and Fletcher Smith, heirs at law of C. w. Smith, de? ceased, Defendants.?Summons for Belief?Com? plaint Served. To the Defendants above named: YOU are hereby summoned *nd required to an? swer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy i- herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers at their office, at Anderson C H., S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day or such service; and if you fall to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Com? plaint. Dated Dec. 11th, A. D-, 1895. BON?5am Sc. WATKIN8, Plaintiff's Attorneys. [seil] Jno. C. Watkmis, c. c. c. p. To the Defendants, Joseph Smith and Fletcher Smith: ' You will take notice that the Summons and Compl. int in the above stated action were filvd in the office of the Clerk of Court for Anderson Coun? ty, S C. at Anderson, 8. C, on the 14th day of December, 1893. BONHAMA WATKINS, jPrubflMTi AMtWMt Dec 18. ISS5 25 6 Assessment Notice, THE Auditor's Office will be open from th?: first day in Januarv, 1896. to the 20th day of February following for the purpose of receiving RETURNS of per 8onal property subject to taxation in An derson County for the year 18f0 For the convenience of taxpayers Deputies will also receive Return? at the following times and places: Holland's, Monday, Jan. 6. Bernes, Tuesday. Jan. 7. Cuok's, Wednesday, Jao. 8. 8t rr, f hur.-day. Jan. 9. Sherard's. Thursday, Feb. 6. Storeville, Friday, Feb. 7. C.inkscales' Mill, Saturday, Feb. 8. Honea Path, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 13 and 14 Belton. Wednesday, J^n. 15, Piedmont, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 10 und 21. Pelzer. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 22 and 23. Williamston, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25. Pendleton, Thursday. Jan. 16. Bishop's Branch, Friday, Jao, 17. AutUO, Saturday, Jan. 18. Piercetown, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Five Forks. Tnursciay,"J*n. 16. Equality, Monday, Jan. 27. Wigington's, Tuesday, Jan. 28. Cedar Wreath, Wednesday, JaD. 29, Wyati's 8tore, Thursday, Jan 30. G, W. Farmer's, Friday. Jan. 31. Townville, Saturday, Feb. 1. Assessors, as well as taxpayers, will please observe the following instructions: Write the first given name of the tax pa} er in full, and in backing returns be sure to invert toe name so that the sur? name will stand first When a person owns property in differ? ent townships make a separate return for each township. Give the postoffice as the place of resi? dence for owners of land only. G<ve the owner of the land as the place of residence for non-landowners. Ob-erve, that every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed taxable polls. Be sure to note all transfers of real estate on return?from whom acquired or to whom sold Wheu there has been no change since last assessment, write the word "same" in the margin opposite the real estate column and also insert the number of acres, omiting'valuations. Remember that it is important that all returns be made by the 20;h of February, for after that time the law prescribes for a penalty of 50 per cent, added to the vulua lions. G N. C. BOLEMAN, Auditor *nde-son County. CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, , DE8I0N PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, etc.l For Information and freo Handbook write to KUHN & CO.. S61 BmuDWAT, New Vorc. Oldest bureau for securing patents In America. Every patent taken out by u? U brought before the public by a notlco given Irco ofeharg? In the Largest circulation of any scientific paper tn the world. Splendidly Illustrated. No intelligent man should be without It. Weekly, ?3,00a vear; $1.50 six months. Address, MONN & CO,, Pubushebs, 361 Broadway, New York City, ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Fast Line Between Charleston and Col umbiaand UpperSoutb Carolina, North Carolina, and Athens and Atlanta. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. Passknoer Department, Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 7,1895. GOING WEST, GOING EAST. ?No. 52._No. 53. 84? pm 7 00 pm 6 43 pm 4 25 pa 3 11 pm 2 58 pm 2 25 pm 1 24 pm 12 50 pm 10 41 am 8 15 am 7 00 am 8 38 am 9 48 am 11 05 am 12 17 pm 12 30 pm 1 25 pm 2 34 pm 3 00 pm 5 10 pm 7 45 pm Lv.Charleston.Ar Lv...... Lanes.Ar Lv.Ru inter.Ar Ar.Columbia.....Lv Ar.Prosperity.?Lv Ar.Newoerry.Lv Ar.Clinton.Lt Ar.Greenwood.Lv Ar.Abbeville.Lv Ar-.Athens, Ga.Lv Ar.Atlanta, Ga.Lv 6 05 pm 8 25 pm 3 50 pm 4 21 pm 2 40 pm 5 2fipra 6 30 pm Ar.Winnsboro.Lv I 11 54 am Ar.Charlotte.Lv I 9 35 am Ar.Anderson?.Lv Ar.Greenville.Lv Ar.Ppartanbura.Lt Ar.Hendersonville.Lv Ar.Ashville.Lv 10 55 am 10 21 am h 45 Its 9 03 am 8 10 am ?Dally. Kos. 52 and 53 Solid Trains between Charleston and Columbia, S C, and carry through coach be? tween Charleston and Atlanta H. M. Emrbsoh, Ass't.Gen'l.Passenger 'pent J. B. Ebhot, General Mani'tCT. T. M".Emeescm, Traffic- Hamper, IP YOU GOING il WEST ? i ND want LOW RaTES to St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Lou i-ville, Chicago, or other points in Arkan? sas, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Orrgon. Washington. California, or any point Wreat, IT WILL PAY YOU to write to or SEE ME Excursion and Special Rates from time to time. Che ice of routes. No trouble to answer questions Rates and map furnished free. Address FRED. 1) BUrfH.Di?. Pass Agent. L.&N. R. R., 3Ci Wall 8tr*>et, Atlanta, Ga. July 21,1893 4 "m M. L. Bonham H. H. Watkiks. BONHAM & WATXINS, Attorneys at Law. ANDERSON, - - ? S. C. WILL practice in the State and United States Court. Office?Opposite Post Office. Aug 15, 1894 7 8m FRANK M. MURPHY, Attorney at Law, ANDERSON.S. C. COLLECTIONS. Commercial Law and Conveyancing given special atten? tion. Will praotice in all the State Courts. Oareful attention given to all business. Office in Court House, formerly occu? pied by Master. Jan 2,1895 27 8m SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. Condensed Scheda!? in Effect 3TOVE3IBF.il 3, 1895. Trains ran by 75th Meridian Time. STATION'S. Daily No. 11. Lv Charleston. - Colc.mbia. *' Prosperity ArNewberry . 7.20 am 11.10 am 12.21 p m 12.32 p m Ar Clinton.(Ex Sun). " Laniens.(Ex Sun) 2.35 p m 3.10 pm Ninety-six , Greenwood. Horiirea ...... 1.25 p m 1.45 pm 2.26 p m Abbeville.I 3.00 pm Bclton.-.I 3.15 pm Anderson. I 3M5pra Greenville.I 4.33 V m Atlanta.I 9.30 pm STATIONS. Daily No. 12. . 10.30 a m rrr.o_.anv 111.22 a~m Lv Greenville.... Piedmont. *? Williamson Andoreon.111.00 am " Belton. Ar Donaald's 11.40 am 12.08 p m Lv Abbeville. 11.40 a m 12.25 p m 1.05 p m 1.25 p m " Hodges. ?' Greenwood, " Ninety-Six . " Laurens.(Ex8un) " Clinton.(Ex Sun) 10.40 am 11.10 am '? Newberry...;., " Prosperity .. Ar.Columbia. - Charleston .. 2.18 pm 2.33 pm 8J50 p m 8 00 pm Dally No, 13 7.20 a m STATIONS. Daily No. 14 Lv.Charleston.. .Ar 8.00 p m 11.25 a m 12.10 p m 1.10 p m 1.30 p m 1.53 p m 2.07 p m 2.40 p m 3.10 p m 5.45 p m ....Columbia.... .......Alston... .Santne. .Union. ,. Jonesvlllo .... .Pacolet. .Spartanburg.. .Spartanburg... .Ashville. 3,40 p m x!a p m 1 48 p m 1.05 p m 12.40 p m 12,23 p m 11.45 a m 11.18 a m 7.10 a m Trains leave Spaxtanbnrg, A and C. division northbound 6:IS a. m.. 10:43 p. m., 3:22 p. m., 6:18 p m.,VestibuledLlmited); southbound, 12:58 a. m , 3 05 p. m., 5:25a. m., 11:37 a. m., (V?:tibuled Limited). Trains leave Greenville, A and C. Division, northbound, 5:06a. m., ?16 p. m., 9:54 p. m? and 5:30 p. m., (Vestibaled Limited); southbound, 1:50 a. m? 4X2 p. m? 6:21 a. m,, 12:28 p. m., (Ves? tibule Limited). Pullman Service. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Trains 35 and 86,31 and 32, 37 and 38, on A. and C. Division. W. A. TUBK, 8. H. HARD WICK, Gen. Pass. Agt. As't Gen. Pas. Agt, East. 8ys. W. H. GREEN, J. M. C?LP, Gen. Superintendent, Traffic Mgr. Washington, D. C. ? p. x. WELLES. Sudl. Columbia, a C. BLUE BIDGE BAILBOAD, H. C. Beattiz, Becelver. Time Table in effect April 21,1895. Between Andcson and Walhalla, Dally. 4 15 p m Lv............Anderson.....Ar 11 0j am 4 81 p m. Den ver....................10 20 a m 4 41 pm.h .........Autun..........10 05 a m 4 47 p m.Pendleton.?.....3 55 a m 4 57 p m....Cherry'a Crossing........3 20 a a 5 07 p m.............. Adams' Crossing...\........9 10 a m 6 05 p m............... .Seneca.................. 8 40 a m 6 85 p m.?.West Un ion.8 10 a m 6 55 p m Ar.Walhalla......._Lv 8 00 p ra Close connection with Southern Railway No. 11 at Seneca and No. 12 at Anderson. J. B. ANDEBSON, Supt. Port Royal & Western Carolina Railway. J. B. CLEVELAND, Becelver. IN EFFECT JUNE 22, 1895. (Trains run by 75th Merldan time. BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND ANDEBSON. Eastern Time. Lv Augusta-. Lv McCormIck. Lv Calhoun Falls... Lv Lowndesvillc..., Ar Anderson.......... 9 40 am 8 40 pm 4 52 pm 5 20 pm 6 25 pm NO.* No. IS Mixed Daily Ex Sun 9 40 am 8 45 pm 51-6 pm 6 20 pm 8 00 pm No. 20 Lv Anderson... 110 25am Lv LowndesTillp......... 11 30am Lv Calhoun Faille. 1159am Ar McCormlck. Ar Augusts*.-... Ar Atlanta.. 110pm 5 06pm 4C9pm 920 am llfr2 am 123? pm 210pa t(6 pm BETWEEN AUGUSTA. GA. AND 8PARTAN BUBG, a C. Entern Time. No.l Dally. Lv Au gnats. Lv McCormlck.... 9 40 am 4 23 pm Lv Gnenwood.?..????.....{!- 10 pm Lv Laurena.-.-..._.j 115 pm Ar Glenn Springs. I 4 05 pa Ar Spartanburg.?...?.........| 3 00 pm Lv Spartanburg.111 45 am Lv Laurens. 115 pm Lv Gnenwood. 2 80 par Lv McCormlck?.M._.| 3 80 pa Ar AuipisU.-.m. I 5 05 pm Closti connection made at Calhoun Falls with Seaboard Air Line going north and south. Through Palace Sleeping Cars on trains No a. 8 and 4 between Augusta and Savannah, Ga. Clos<> connections at Augusta for all Florid* points. For any other information writ* or call on W. J. CEAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt, B. L. Todd, Trav. Pasa Agt. Angasta.Ga. J. B. FANT, Agent, s EABOARD AIR-LINE 8CHEDULE. IN EFFECT DEC. 23, 1894. ' Tb<i Atlanta Special " Solid Vestibuled Train No Extra Fare Charged. NOKTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND No. 38. Dally. 8 15pm 10 45pm 1153pm 1 29am 12 57pm 1 24pm 2 25pm No. 402. Dally. Eastern Time, Except Atlanta. No. 403. Daily. 6 05pm 8 13pm 9 06pm 4 27pm 10 00pm 10 25pra 1112pm It...Atlanta... ar lv...Athena....ar ar...Elbcrton_ It ar.Calboun F.lv sr..Abbeville. lv ar Green wo'd lv ar ...Clinton ...lv 1 3 o pm 1 S7pm 12 40am 1 87pm 11 47am 1117am 10 05 am Ni.41 Dally 7 46p_ I 5 0o>B , 155am' I 8 82pa' SOTpa. 2 84pa l -~pra 5 OOpin: 6 30am 7 23pm 8 45pm ar...Chester ...lv ?.-...Monroe... lv >10 51am I 9 37am 1C 50pm 9 20a _ 11 50am i 1 4-tym; 8 12pm1 5 51 p ii 6 50pm 11 35pm 12 48am 3 45am 6 "'Sam 1 26am 2 33am 4 05am 6 Oi iam 6 40am 11 00am 12 O^pin 2 20pm 4 53pm ar...Raleigh... lv ar~Hendersn.lv ar...Weldon ...lv ar Petersburg lv ar Richmond lv ar Wash'gton lv! ar Baltimore lv| ar Pbil'delp'alv arNew York lv| 5 ISam 4 10am 2 48am 12 56pm 12 23pm 8 40pm 7 3lpm 4 41pm 8 29pm i 8 50pm 1 52pm I164ass S50aa 9 05am 4 SOam 2 50?n 12 03pm 9 00pm BETWEEN ATLANTA AND CHABLESTON No. 34 Daily so 45. 7 ISnra 9 27am 9 46am 10 Oflam 11 45am 2 02pra!ar. 2 13p?n ar, 2 4Spm ar. i 18pm Jar, 1 41pm ar '. 5pm|ar ! Opm I lv .Atlanta.... City tim?...ar 6 45pm Lawrenceville...east tjme?ar 6 26pm ,.Auburn.?.ar 8 05pm .Winder-.... -.ar 5 58pm .Elberton... .ar 4 01pm ,. Heardmont_.ar 3 40pa .Calhoun Falls.arl SSOpa .Abbeville..-.arl 3 07pni .... ?... ?G ree n wood.ar j 2 42pm -?Grow Ii ill..... ...._ar 2 lSpa .Clinton.lvl 1 30pm .Clinton. rl 1461a 4 ISpmiar.Columbia.arlll 15pa 5 50 pm ar.Sumter.?.ar/10 OOaa 8 40 pmlar.-Charleston.-..-...lv' 7 15aa Trains Nos. 402 and 403 a e solid vestibuled trains with Pullman BuffH sleeping can between Atlanta and Washington, lbrough nirrper between Monroe and Portsmou'h, Va, and Pullman Buffet parlor cars bet ween Washington and New York sl?eping cars between Charlotte and Wilmington. Trains Nos. 88 and 41 run solid Vetwi en Atlanta and Norfolk,carrying Pullman slreper attached, making direct connection at Weiden with Atlan? tic Coast Line for Washington and New York, and all points north and east; at Norfolk wltb steam? ers for Washington. Bay Line for Baltimore, Old Dominion for New York. Trains 34 and 44, solid trains between Atlanta and Columbia, with through coaches for Charleston. Tickets for sals at Union depot*- r at company's ticket office, No. 0 Kim ball House. JoHsH.Wntr fB,General Manager. E.StJohv V.Bp AtlscsiG a. V J. A?n__sc3, g. P.A B Ar H_ W-Un/tn v.Turr*rfy_i.. *,<*%