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This is the Package remember it. It contains Washing Powder that cleans everything quickly, cheaply and perfectly. For economy buy 41b. package. THE Ii. E. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago, ' St. Louis. New York, Boston, Pail add phis. ;A NEW FEATURE \ We have placed in our Store a . . . ? "BARGAIN COUNTER," JrjBI which we have piled a great many desirable Goods, consisting of odds and ends of our Stock, which we have marked out way down below Cost. Every thing on this Counter is marked in plain figures. Come in and get some de sirable Goods at prices never heard of before. Yours truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. . P. S.-F. & P. Corset, best on earth for SI.00. Sweet Marie Corset, best on earth for 50.:. D. & B. & B. 300 HORSE COLLARS, Bought at a sacrifice-selling way un der value. A big BARGAIN" and no body doubts it. First come first served. AGBIG?LT BLACKSMITH OUTFITS. No excuse for being without a Blacksmith Shop when we can fit you up for so little money. Our prices will amaze you. 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TIN and CROCKERY cheaper than some of our corapetitora can buy, and not saying anything about their profit or los?, yet they say no one can sell cboap but them. A visit to my place will convince you how you have been duped. I soiicit your patronage. Respectfully, JOHN T. BURRISS GOOD COAL! It Pays to Buy the Best ! BEST Grade Jellico Coal, delivered, S4.50 per Ton. Beat Red Ash Egg Coal, delivered, ?7.50 per Ton. Bot Grade Nut Coal, delivered, S7.50 per Ton. Prompt attention to ail orders and satisfaction guaranteed. TELEPHONE 37. Oct 28, 1893 15 J. M. PATRICK' 6ra THE LADIES' STORE Has put thc Knife in their entire Stock of Goods, and jumped from the Highest priced Store to the Lowest in Town. SEE Goods at ?0c, former price $1.00. Goods at 25o, old price 50c. Gooda at 13c, former price 25c. Hats at 25a, former price 50c. Hats at 50c, former price f LOO. Hats at $1.00, former price $2.00, on up to $4 00. Hose 4c. to 75c. Hanks 2?c. to 50c Novelties at half price. 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Two stall-fed negro preachers entered the smoking car ou a train in South Georgia. They lit their odorous che roots and began to talk very loud. It was evident that one of them was talking to make an impression on the white folks, a number of old men, presumably veterans of the war, being in the car. "I tells you, Brer John Henry," said he, "dem air yankees dey didn't treat dese yere southern win' fokes rite, terreckly atter de war ; no. sah, dat dey didn't." "How's dat, Brer Jeems?" asked the second preacher, cocking his head on one side and looking from the corner of his eye, as if he wanted to weigh every word that was said : "How'sdat? Well, youdesslissen at me an' I'm gwi tell you 'bout it, rite now. Dem air yankees, wen de war dun busted an' dese yere southern white men dun come back ter da yunion, dey newer tuck 'em back, like dey had orter dun, but dey tuck an' sont dem air scallawags an' karpet baggers down here fer ter boss 'roun 'mongst de niggers an 'ten lak dey wuz quality fokes. "Now, dey orter dun lak dat ole man dun-you know de story. Dat ole man who had a whole passel er 'boys an' gals on de farm. Wunner dem boys he got tired er wuckin' in de sun, des lak a fool boy will do, so he ups an' goes ter de ole man an' sez, sezee : 'Pappy, I wish you'd gie me my share er de crap money an' lemme get out er dishere place, caze I dess bleeged fer ter go.' De ole man he try ter suade dat boy not ter go, but de boy he say he des bleeged fer ter go. His daddy gie him de munny an' dat boy put out; went way up dar to 'Moricus an' I tell you. Brer John Henry, wen he lit in dat down he Kt a blazin' an' twarn't two days fo' de gals wuz all singin' 'Dar's a new coon in vown.' Dat boy had a bee gum hat, streakedy stripy britches, er watch chain, a walkin' stick, wunner dese yere long-tailed Jim Swingers, a red cravat, shoes pinted at de toe an1 dat nigger's face look sorter lak wunner dese yere aig plants wid varnish on it, "Well, sah, he weeded a wide row, ho did, long's he bad munny, but ter reckly dc munny gin' out, he got dat hat squashed in, an' he gin ter iook seedy. He git long tollerble well twill his stummick gin ter holler at him for rashuns. He went out in de hog pen an' lay down 'mongst de hogs fer ter git wawm. His stummick kap' on a quollin at him twill he dess bleeged fer ter cat hog vittles. He got ter thinkin' wun nite 'bout de good things down home, de chitlins an'back-bone an' spar-ribs an' sassidge an' fatty bread an' all sich lak, an' he dess riz up, lipt over de fence an' put out fer home, all raggedy des lak he wuz. "De ole man he wuz a settin' on de front porch a readin' de paper an' a smoken a seegar wen he looked up an' seed a strange nigger comin' down de rode. He call de ole lady an' he say 'You know who dat strange nigger is ; seems lak I know him.' "'He walk sorter f.imilfous lak,' say de ole 'omen, 'but I be boun ef I know who dat nigger is.' De ole man sorter rub his specks an' look good, an' den he drap de paper an' went a rac kin' down de steps an' out the gate, a hollerin' 'Bless de Lord, das Jim, my boy ; dat sho' is Jim <?un com back.' De ole man hugged him, sah, all dirty lak he wuz ; he fotch him in de house, gin him his brudder's Sunday-go to-meetin' close an de gole ring. Den he kelt a cow an' shotes twill you couldn't ress. I tell you Brer John Henry, dey had wussn krismus on de place for a week, dey sho' did. De gals an' boys dey growl ed at the daddy, but he grabbed a a paliu' an' he sho' wuz gwinter buss' 'em open, caze be sed de loss was foun', an' he gwinter make him have a good time. Now, sah, did dem air yankees do de southern whi' fokes dat er way ? Nor, sah, dat dey didn't, an' das whut mek I say whut I duz." Tho speaker had a look of triumph on his face as he settled back and glanced with satisfaction upon thc white men in the car. He had hardly settled himself when the other came at him in reply. "Das-a mitey eddifyin' talk you giv us, hit sho' iz, an' I mitey proud ter hear you talk wid so much jedgement on de Bible, but I want ter ax you wun questhun. Wen dat boy oome back home didn't he say he wuz sorry now didn't he. Didn't he say he wuz sorry ? You anser me dat. Didn't he ?" The mau had straightened himself up, his finger was under the other's nose and a look of triumph was on his face as he wound up his question. "Yasser; he wuz sorry, and he sesso." "Well, den. wuz dese yore southern whi' fokes sorry ? Did anybody hear dem say dey wuz sorry wen dey come back home? Nor, sah, dat dey didr/t. Dey put on dese yere big hats, buckled spurrers on dere heels an' clapped a pistol in de behime pocket an* dey walk up ter de big house an' holler out : '1 wants you fer ter kill dat calf ; kill him mitey quick, too, and gimme de porter house steaks fer ter cair home ter de ole lady an' de chillun.' Yasser, das whut dey dun." A roar of laughter from the white men followed and soon after the preachers returned to their coach to talk on a subject that was more agree able to both.-Atlanta Journal. The Banker's Little Joke. When the bank directors were through their daily work of being told that everything was all right ?he pres ident tf the institution set up the cigars and then spun this yarn : "I began as an errand boy and learned the banking business from stem to gudgeon. I had neither money nor | ( influence on my side, but I knuckled down tight and won my way. I've seen runs on the bank and saw a I \ Denver cashier lay out two robbers | \ that tried to draw money with their guns ; but the worst scare was after I had risen to thc dignity of paying teller. Our president had a very per verted sense of humor, and behind his solemn face he was often chuckling in ] some of the hidden recesses of his 1 anatomy. One afternoon he called j me into his private office, locked the door, had me take a seat and kept me | j on tho rack for five minutes by not saying a word. "At length he wanted to know, in a stage whisper, whether I knew that a large sum of money had been taken from the bank. I was thunderstruck and must have looked guilty, but managed to en ter a disclaimer. 'Strange,' he said, 'very strange. It's your business to know.' Then he asked me if I drank, gambled, gave theatre parties or paid attention to more than oue girl at a time. I was getting pretty warm, when I heard a smothered rumble, that became louder and louder. It was thc old man's laugh working its way to the surface. Then he took me by the band, patted me on the head, as he did when I was a messenger, and told me that I was to be the cashier with a handsome increase of salary. | < Judders, who then held thc position, was going to retire at his own request. That "big money' had been taken by a heavy depositor to pay for a i-ilver mine. ' '-Detroit Frc: Press. A Shrew1 ' Device. Banking in the northern part of Arkansas was a hazardous business in -he early days, and in some of the ,OWUB, where there arc no railway ?onnections, it is so still. "When wc borrowed money for our Dank," said a banker to a representa /ive of thc Free Prcas, with whom he vas talking over old times, "I used to ;o to the neighboring town . and get he gold. Then I had to carry it by itage over the mountains to our place. jl course I took mighty good care ,hat no one should know, if I could lelp it, just when I was to make these ,rips. I also kept it as secret as pos sible what my reasons were for going ,o the other town, talking about mort jages, investments, business matters md everything except transporting ;old. "At first I would take the bag of rold, just as it was given me in the jank, put it on the scat of the stage, place a rug over it and use it for a pillow, endeavoring to snatch a little sleep during that long night ride. One day somehow I got nervous. I ruess it was that mysterious sixth ?ense some people talk about that fvorrid me. Anyhow I was just tremb ling all over when I thought of the journey and the gold. I never felt the least bit apprehensive before. So [went to thc grocer's and bought a bag of flour, poured out a portion of the contents and put the bag of gold well into the centre pf thc bag of flour. "The stage rattled efl and I used my bag of flour for a pillow. I dozed off a bit, I guess, and was rudely awakened by the horses being jerked up. The next moment we-there were two other passengers-heard that dreaded : " 'Hands up !' "We didn't hesitate and up went our arms. They went through us all and got several dollars and a couple of watches. Then they examined the grips and looked at the bag. I trem bled as they opened it and the flour, poured out. To my joy they did not examine my bag further. Finally they departed, and I tied up my bag with feelings of profound gratitude, for had they taken the gold I would have been financially ruined. " 'You've lost some of your flour mister,' said oue of the passengers. " 'Yes,' I said, 'but they left thc most valuable flour in the bag.' "And truly they left $15,000 in coin. That was thc nearest I came to going under in the early banking days. But, for my unaccountable nervous ness, caused by premonition, or what ever you may call it, which led to the little device of the flour bag, the rob bers would have reaped an unexpected harvest.-Detroit Free Press. The Wounded Confederate. The following story is narrated by. Gen. Horace Porter, in his story "Campaigning with Grant," published in the Century Magazine : While riding about the field Gen. Grant stopped at a house and express ed a desire to prepare some dispatches. A number of wounded were lyiug upon the porch and in the rooms ; they had made their way there in accordance with the usual custom of wounded men to seek a house. It seems to bc a natural instinct, as a house conveys the idea of shelter and of home. I walked with the general into a back room to see whether there was a dry spot which he might take possession of for a short time, to write messages and look over the maps. A3 we entered there was seen sitting in the only chair a Confederate Lieu tenant of infantry, who had been shot in the left cheek, the ball passing through his mouth and coming out near the right car. A mass of coagu lated blood covered his face and neck and he presented a shocking appear ance. He arose thc moment we en tered, pushed the chair forward to ward the general, and said, with a bow and smile, "Here, take my chair, sir."' Gen. Grant looked at him, and replied: "Ah, you need that chair much more than I ; keep your seat. I see you are badly hurt." The officer answered good naturedly : "If you folks let me go back to our lines I think I ought to be able te get a leave to go back home and see my girl?; but I reckon she wouldn't know me now." Thc general said, "I will see that one of our sur geons does all in his power for you," and then stepped out of the room. He told one of the surgeons who was dressing the wounds of our own men to do what he could for the Confede rate. We did not hear what became of him afterward. He probably never knew that he had been talking to the general in chief of thc Yankee armies. The dispatches were afterwards writ ten in another room. America at the Head. Thc adjutant general of the regular army has laid before Congress, as pro vided by law, a statement of the num ber of men in the United States phys ically able to perform military duty if sailed upon to do so. The number of such men is 1#,024,548. The number is important, because it shows that the United States have more men available for war than any other na tion in the world. The foremost place was held previously by Russia. The best estimates put the present population of the United States at r2,000,000. The population of Rus sia by the last estimate was 80,000, 300. The number of available men in Russia, however, is not so large in proportion to the whole population, [n the first place the proportion of male residents in the United States is larger. The immigration to the Uni ted States is mostly male, and there aas been some emigration from Russia llmost wholly male. According to the last Federal census of the United States there were 1,500,000 more male man female residents of this country, ?vhile from the last authentic Russian ;ensus it appears that for every 1,000 nale persons in Russia there were 1,027 females. Moreover there is a nuch larger class of non-combatants n Russia than in thc United States. By "non-combatants" arc meant those vho, for religious and other reasons, ire apposed to warfare and secure cx ?mption. According to thc last figures at land, there were 3,500,000 Hebrews n Russia, and there are 500,000 in ihe United States. Years ago the Quaker population was considerable n some American States, particularly Pennsylvania, but there arc now only 100,000 members of all denominations )f "Friends" in this country. - The system of school savings Danks introduced in South Jersey ibout two years ago has brought ex cellent results, announces the New ?ork Tribune. Savings to the amount )f $27,502.12 have been laid up by j,612 depositors. The Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union is urging the extension of the system. It is a familiar saying that he who does not learn to save while young never will. Bncklcns Arnica Halve. Thc best salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and ali Skin Erup dons aud positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac\ion, or money refund sd. Prise 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. One of Morgen's Raiders. Gen. John B. Castleman, of Louis ville, Ky., is in the city. Gen. Cas tleman was oue of Morgan's raiders, md during the war was captured upon one occasion, tried and condemned to bc shot. While under guard of a de tachment of Federal soldiers in a de pot at Chicago he saw one of his friends who would have been arrested also had he been recognized. Castle man walked up to a well-dressed young man standing near and asked him if he would do a favor for a man who was about to be shot. The young man said that he would, and then Castle man pointed out his friend and re quested thc stranger to go to him and tell him that he<was in danger and had better leave Chicago at once. Upon receiving Castleman's message the Confederate hastened away. Castle man was taken back to prison, but was reprieved and got safely back to the South. Some years after thc war, when he was Adjutant General of Kentucky, he attended a banquet in Louisville. Upon entering the room he recognized the stranger who had befriended him in Chicago, and walk ing up to him he asked: "Do you re member befriending a young man in a Chicago depot during the war-a young man who was about to bc shot by the Federals, and who got you to warn friend of danger." "Yes, I do re member the incident," replied the stranger. "Well, I am that young man," said Gen. Castleman. "I was not shot, as you will sec. My name is Castleman." "Andmine," replied the stranger, "is Hanna." It was Judge Baylis W. Hanna, a distin guished jurist of Chicago.-News and Courier. A Haunted Tree. Last fall a party of coon hunters from this city were in the woods in this vicinity, and ihe dogs hunted splendidly until they struck this old tree. There they tucked their tails between their legs and simply flew. They whined and gave other evidences of fear, and could not be coaxed into hunting anymore that night. Finally the hunters themselves became scared. One of them declared he heard the sound of a voice as if from some soul in deep distress. This settled it. Every man in the crowd suddenly re membered that he had business in town and townward thc whole layout proceeded without further parleying or loss of time. The next day an old gentleman residing in Danville was told of the occurrence, and he recalled the fact that he had been one of the party which had a similar experience near this old tree three years ago, and he said that the spot had been haunted for many years. A long time ago an old gentleman by the name of Louis Streat was murdered for his money, and the murderer had dragged the body to thc foot of this tree and cov ered it with dried leaves. The mur derer was ncyer punished by law. A young man named Henderson waa arrested, charged with the crime, and at his; examining trial was liberated on $5,000 bail. He jumped his bond and disappeared some time afterward. Danville (Ky.,) Advocate. About thc Weather. January 19, 1810 quicksilver froze solid iit Moscow. The mean temperature of the whole earth is about 50 degrees. The earliest snow ever known in England was October 7, 1829. In 1775 hailstones said to weigh 20 ounces fell at Murcia, in Spain. Thc average animal annual rainfall over the whole earth is 36 inches. In 1035 there was a frost in Eng land, July 1, that destroyed nearly all the vegetation. The heaviest rainfall is near the equator and diminishes steadily as the latitude rises. In ( he year 310 hardly a drop of rain fell in England, and 40,000 people died cf famine. Evtry civilized nation of the world, even China and Japan, now has a wea ther bureau. When soda crackers are damp, as though watersoaked, the indications are favorable for rain. Sun spots, now believed to have an effect on meterological phenomena, were first observed in 1611. When pigs are seen carrying straw in their mouths the omen is favorable for a change of weather. The coldest place in the world is Yakutsk, Russia. The thermometer sometimes falls to 73 degrees below zero. Thc falling snowflakes bring with them all the floating dust of the air, thus leaving the atmosphere extreme ly pure. In 1656 a hailstorm at Norwich, England, wrecked houses and killed many animals that could not reach shelter. A wind moving at 40 miles an hour exercises a pressure of nine pounds to tho square foot; at 100 miles of 56 pounds. In 1544 the winter was so severe in Europe that in Flanders wine was fro zen and was cut in blocks and sold by weight. In 1855 extremely cold weather pre vailed in the United States. Mercury froze and forest trees were killed by the frost. The summer of the year 306 witness ed so much rain in Scotland that all DELICATE FEMALE REGULATOR. IT IS fl SUPERB TONIC and exerts a wonderful influence in strengthening lier system by driving through the proper chan nel ali impurities. Health and strength are guaranteed to result from Its use. My wifo was bcdrMdcn for eighteen months, after using BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGU LATOR for two months, is petting well. J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. 8oId by all DrugginU ot Si.00 for bottle. VETERAN. NASHVILLE, TENN. OFFICIA LL Y REF R ICS RN TS United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Thc Sons, and other Organizations. $1.00 a year. Two Samples, Four Two-Cent Stamps. S. A. CUNNINGHAM. SPECIAL REDUCTION in ClubB with this Paper, Sale of Land. IWILT- sell at public outcry before the Court Houfe door on the first Mon day in March, 1S!'7, to thetigheat bidder, ono Tract of Lund near Belton, known as the Kelly place, containing 53} acres, more or leas. Purchaser to pay for all necessa ry papers. Terms-Cash. MRS. ANNA L. BYRD, Ex'z, Feb 1897 \?2 i he crops failed and the people perish ;d of famine by thousands. A window cord is an excellent bar mieter. When it tightens the reason ? found in thc fact that the air is full )f moisture, and rain is probable. In A. D. 41 the Nile failed to rise jecausc of thc lack of rain in thc leart of Africa, thc crops failed, and )ver 1,000,000 people perished in Egypt. The wettest place in the world is ^herrapungi, in Assam, where the av erage rainfall for 1:"> years has been m inches. Tn 1801 it was 905. Thc winter of 1812 and 1813 was 3ne of the most severe ever known in Russia, a fact which partially explains the terrors of thc retreat from Mos 30W. One of the heaviest snowfalls known in this country was February 19 to 24, 1717, when thc snow remained five to seven feet all over New England. -mm>-? mm Greatly Wronged. S PARTAN nu no, Feb. G.-The publica tion of the alleged details of a gigantic trust to control the price of cotton by means of round bales and the establish ment of ginneries and compresses all over the south, made by the Alliance organ at Haleigh a few days ago, has brought to light the fact that the mechan ism by which the round bales are made, was patented by a Spartanburg county man, who, strange to relate, is tbe real inventor of the Bell telephone. This man is Thomas M. Workman. He is a farmer and the owner of a travelling sawmill. The same year that the Bell telephone was patented Mr. Workman, then at Laurens, S. C., showed several men whose affidavits can now be had, tho details of his invention. Most of them thought him a crank when he talked of transmitting the human voice by means of electricity. But the Rev. Z. L. Holmes, a scholarly and scientific gentleman, was much taken with the device and urged Mr. Workman to perfect his invention. He opened correspondence immediately with an electrical house in the north, with parties in Washington and finally fell in with Prof. Alexander Hamilton Bell, whose letters aro still in Mr workman's possession. At first he wrote to Bell re servedly in regard to what he had, but as further details were desired, and nothing seemed to promise from his repeated ef forts to engage sympathy and assistance, he decided to make a complete exposition of his invention, which he did, to the man who secured the most valuable patent on th? telephone. Eight years ago Mr. Workman conceiv ed the idea of packing cotton in round bales. He urged the identical arguments now being used by the cotton exchanges and the alleged cotton trust. He went so far as to invent and patent a press which would turn out a round bale of cotton in one fifth the time that wes required to pack a bale of the usual shape, even by the swiftest presses on the market. Mr. Joe Bailey, a capitalist and banker of Clinton, S. C., became Intereiited in the invention and bought a half interest, which he stills holds If the threatened trust materializes, Mr. Workman may yet be of as much service to the cotton growers of the south as he has been to al 1 who use the Bell telephone. -Columbia Slate. - Recollection ia the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out. - Some children are like velvet ; they catch every speck of dirt there is. - The United States last year produced 39,000,000 barrels of fermented liquors. - Last year 14,094,918 head of cattle were delivered at the Chicago stock yards. - A bill before the Legislature of Mis souri provides for the utilizing of idle convicts in reclaiming swampland in the southeastern part of the State. It is said that by digging ditches and building levees fully 3,000,000 acres of land can be reclaimed. - The Rev. A. H. Burroughs, com monly known as "Parsons Burroughs," who keeps the Nickels House, Just across the State line in Bristol, Tenn., establish ed a matrimonial altar there seven years ago for the benefit of eloping couples from Virginia. He has officiated In the marriage of 615 eloping couples from Virginia and West Virginia. - The Boston Herald says : The 1,472 twins and twenty-seven triplets recorded as having been born in Mas sachusetts last year make a record of which we ought to be proud, lt sur passes all previous achievements in this line in thiii Commonwealth. FLO ALL GRADES, at prices that insure tl buying. Besides BALLARD'S F are offering at special prices to get that Spr We have (hs be=t and cheapest line of ' lo offer the trade. See us before buying or COR We sell all grades cheap Vom the ch< on the market. If you see us before buying any of the buy cheapest, we feel sure we can trade. Last, but not least, we can sell you an; that will not only satisfy but please you. BROO P. 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His wishes were carried out. - A scientist declared, that "the ele ments entering into the cornstalk can be made to produce alcohol, cellulose, paper, matting, smokeless powder, and condition powders for cattle." - A horse can live2? days without solid food, merely drinking water; 17 days v/ithont either eating or drinking, and only live days when eating solid food without drinking. - The Negro race can be traced back to 2,300 B. C., when the Egyptians beoame acquainted with them through the con quests of their rulers. The origin of the race and their hiBtory previous to that time is unknown. - Stockport, England, boasts one of the largest Sunday schools in the world. The total number of scholars at present on the books is no fewer than 4,834, while there are 238 male and 195 female teachers -a grand army of over 5,000. THE BEST . FAMILY MEDICINE She Has Ever Known. Words of Praise ir om a New York Lady for AYER'S^ PILLS f "I would like to add my testimony to that of others who have used Ayer's Pills, and to say that I have taken them for many years, and always derived the best results from their use. Por stom ach and liver troubles, and for tho euro of headache caused by these derange ments, Ayer's Pills cannot bc equaled. \7hon my friends ask me tvhat i3 the best remedy for disorders of the stom ach, liver, or bowels, my invariable answer is, Ayer's Pills. Taken in sea son, they will break up a cold, prevent la grippe, check fever, and regulate tho digestive organs. They are easy to take, and arc, indeed, thc best all-round family medicine I have ever known." Mrs. MAY JOHNSON, 308 Bider Avenu?, New York Citv. AYER'S PILLS Highest Honors at World's Fair. /Iyer's Sarsaparilla Cures all Blood Disorders. SOMETHING FINE. JUST received one Barrel Barbadoes Molasses-the best Molasses to be ha?. Best Golden Rio Coffee, roasted. Try these goods if you wish something fine. Received, 796 Rolls WALL PAPER and BORDERS, in addition to mv large stock on hand._A B. TOWERS. GLOBE FERTILIZER. HERE is the stuff to make all the Cot ion you want-the Globe Fertilizer, inside of phosphate rock of our own State. Best Acid on earth, and the Ammoniated Guano not excelled. Sold by A. L. WELCH, at Anderson. S. C. Also, by John W. Campbell, with the Campbell-Mattison Co.. at Belton, S C. Jan 20,1897 30 3m je sale of the Goods if you see us before INE GOODS we have some other lines we ing bill of yours. Tobacco tba1, lt has ever been our privil?ge ie plug. FEE. ;apent Coffee to the best G wds to be found se Goods, and wifch to boy where you can y gre de of MOLASSES you want at prices Yours anxious for trade, fNLEE & VANDiVERS. at YOU for our customer, ard promise you B. & V. HUE L ! ?dual, but just DOW the housekeeper has ip. I am prepared to assist iu this .nd complete line of ney Groceries, SJ luce, etc. is, Nuts, Tobacco and Cigars, COMPLETE. s will please you. Gr. F. BIGBY. HEH [VERI OHE IS HAPPY Is the Time Music is Appreciated.... NO GIFT to your home will bring as great easure as on? of our Pianos or Organs. 'e ors enabled to make an especially'low rice to any who wish to purchase NOW or jrlng the Holidays. A full stock ot <?ui<ars, Violins, Ban is and other Musical Instrumenta imitable ir Holiday Gifts at special discount prices. Call and sec us. 16 C. A. M Music lise. MOT THE IN THE WORLD ! LY! sorry atuiT ! nen ! .id ol' them as soon as you eau ! our bill from January to January. ;ar, Coffee, Lard, ing in our liue. or not. ON & LEDBBTTER, Wholesale Grocers. ?Price List I ? you arc interested intbe; pur-? chLo ci doors, sash, bknds.| lumber and all kinds of orna- ? mental woodwerk, please ?ritte ? tous. We cari quote you low ? prices, and as we are mam?fa*| turers, you will get every advan-j tage li you "Buy of the Maker" I "Buy Sterling Brand," AUGUSTA LUMBERCO.,^ I FOR CASH - AND - CASH ONLY. Low Prices are Created Here ! AND MAINTAINED HERE. Others may make them l'or a day or so, but vre hold them down all the time with a firm hand, while you orjoy the benefits. All our bargains are genuine. We have imitators. All good things have. If the imitations were equal to the genuine we'd be glad, for the public would then be the greater gainer. We tell of bargains all the time, and back up the telling with bar gains. We offer this week for Cash and Cash only Fat Family Mackerel 5c. each, 6 for 253. Fresh Columbia River Salmon, 1-2 poand Cans, 10c. each. Best Leaf Lard CO lb. Tins at 53 25 ; 10 lb. Tins at 75c. ; 5 lb. Tins at 40c. Fancy Evaporated Apricots at 12ic per lb. Fancy Evaporated Apples at Sic. per lb. Choice Syrup Peaches at 18c. per can. Finest Lemon Cling Peach, es at 20c. per can. Choice Cala for nia Apri cots 15c. per can. Extra Quality Bartlett Pears at 15c. per lb. Fancy Packed Green Corn 10c. per can. Boston Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce. 1 lb. can, 10c. Same 2 lb. can 15c. Same 3 lb can 20c. For $1 00 7 lbs. Peaborry Coffee. 70 lbs. Fresh Mince Meat at 7ic. per lb. Lot Preserves, Jams, ita, to close out at cost. 21 lbs. best Granulated Sugar for $1 00. Are your Biscuits like your door knobs? or are they tough, leathery and heavy enough to give an ostrich dyspepsia? Probably you are not to blame for it. It may be you use a poor grade of Flour. If you are tired of tough bread and bard bis cuits why not try our "Perfection Flour." Every Barrel guaranteed to give the very finest satisfaction. We positively guaran tee there is not a finer quality Flour made. If you are paying ?6.00 per barrel for Eome other Grocer's best, try our "Per fection" at ?5.65 per barrel. If you U8e the Filthy Weed wo can please you both in quality and price. Don't buy your Tobacco until you have sotn our?. If you do you have lost money. We have got the Goods, the pricas and the quality, and can suit the wants of all. JNO. A. AUSTIN & CO. And Low Prices. S S*? ?SI? sss ? If!?'iL ?? OW2 ? na ? rr<*4 2 D S,f u_ 8 ? O la t' '. ???3SB fi-o : : p. t> 2.-=? St -"Iii Pg-2.fi.! &g l i l ' 5ff|S ??W I : j?*** : -: ISSI'S. Hg Qi ? O ? o 14 SH ? * 2 &|ss.a K?' 5 S* o'o'o' S???*^" C2 ""ii ic > ? S'S IfS* WP?-' S o S? g4 *! ? CD ? ? Qc s? 2. S o a 0 S.e.S'P' O c Es ?o S CD Su. S?? 3 O i? ts ? CO O GO NEW, RARE and BEAUTIFUL PLANTS ! LORD Penzance's New Hybrid Sweet briers. Old Garden Hoses, New Roses, Standard Roses, Ac. PhilacelDhus Lemoinei, New Lilacs, Lonicera Hildehrandtii, Spiroa Anthony Waterer,, New Weigaliau, <So. A largo collection of Rare Hothouse and Greenhouse Plant?. Ar tnuriurus, Aloca sias, Orchid??, New Cannas, <fec. Rare Conifers, and other beautiful Ev ergreens, Magnolias, Japanese Maples, with other choice Trees and 8hrubs. Pooni ?s-a large collection of the finest in cultivation. Hardy Perennials, Ja panese Iris, Phloxes, Roses, Clematis, etc. New anc'l Standard Fruirs, eto. Catalogues oil application. JOHN SAUL, _Washington. D C. Lost or Stolen. ACERTIFICATE of the Capital Stock of Commercial Building and Loan Association of Richmond, Va. No. of Certificate 3824, for twenty Shares, issued on the ?th of November, 1895, to J. R. Fant of Anderson, 8 C. The finder will be liberally rewarded on the delivery of the ?aid Certificate of Stock at this office J. R. FANT. Feb 3, 1S97 32 2m SOUTH?RN RAILWAY? Condensed Schedule In ECcot NOV. 13, 1805. STATIONS. Lv. Charleston. Lv. Columbia.[ ll 1? :i ra " Prosperity. li ll p 1 Ar. Newberry. ll 'ii p m Ar. Ninety-Six. 1 33 p m " Greenwood. 1 4") p rn " Hodges. 2 25 p m Ar. Abbeville. Ar. Belton. Ar. Anderson ., Ar. Greenville . Ar. Atlanta_ STATIONS. Lv. Greenville... Piedmont Williamston Lv. Anderson. Lv. Belton. Ar. Donnnlds. Lv. Abbeville ? ?._. Lv. Hodges. " Greenwood. " Ninety-Six. Lv. Newberry. " Prosperity. Ar. Columbia. Ar. Charleston._ ?SS CATIONS"; 11 :? 12 03 p m fl 45 n ni li M ?) m 1 00 p in 1 25 ii i 2 25 p ra 2 :;7 p m 3 50 p m HW p m rUailvIDally No.nxo.id 5 30pj 7 Uni Lv... Charleston. .Ar 8U,i> il iA)a TSOulU 30a " .... Columbia." TEpi 023p 9 07a 12 15p| '..Alston_H 2 J?p? S 4 a 10 04a 125p ".Santue." 1 25u 7 Ma 10 20a 202p ".Union." 1 &>n 7 ?0n lO?ihi 2 23pl" ....Jonesville ..." 12 2?!? !*...>...) 10 51a 237p| ".Pacolet." 12 Up 11 25a 3 lOp.Ar.. Spartnubnrg...Lv ll 4."ia 6in ll 45? 3 33p Lv.. Spartniilmri;. .Ar ll Sill fi ?> J 2 40])l 70.)j> Ar. .. Asheville. Lv! s 2. sf a lip "P," p. m. "A," a. m. Trains 9 and 10 rstrry eh'jmnt PuHmao Bleeping ears between < 'ol?miiia und Asheville, enroule daily between .Tneksunvitlc and Cinehi nati. Trains leave Spartnnlmrg, A. ftc. division, northbound, i>:42 a.m.. 3M? p.m., ti-]o p.m., (Vestibule Limited); southlionsid I2:S> a. m., 3:15 p. m., ll .;<7 a. m.. (Vostilwh; Liinhe '..\ Trains leave Grennviiip, A. s-tid c. diris >'\, northliounil, 5:4.") a. tn., -'ssl ii. n.. and .'.r v ;.. H.., (Vestibuled Litnitixll ; snulnltmind, 1 : .M a. m., 4:20 p m., 12^&?i>. m. Ivesiibulcil Li:uilcd). l'nllmnii Service. Pullman palace sleeping ?ii s OM Trail..- ''.,smd 8G, 37 and 38. ?rn A. and divisi in. W.H. GREEN, J.M.Cb'LP Gen. SuMrintendenti T.-siilie ??'g'r, Wasb&aion, L. C. Wusltbi ftnr., ?. C. W. A. T0LK, S. H. HAKD'AIOK, Gen. TOSS. Av't. As't Gen. l ass. Ag't. W^?h?ib'tun, D. 0._AUaata, Ga. "Blight" ' osis cotton planters more han five million dollars an ?ually. This is an enormous vaste, and can be prevented. Practical experiments at Ala >ama Experiment Station show :onclusively that the use of "Kainit" viii prevent that dreaded plant lisease. All about Potash-the results of ?ts ose by actual ex. >criment cn the best farms in the United States-is old in a little book which we publish and will gladly TI-iii ?ec to any farmer in America who will write for it, GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York, BICYCLE REPAIRING NEATLY and cheaplv executed by J. T. & T. A.WIGINGTON, Newell, 8. ? BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD H. C. BEATTIE, Receiver. October 6th, 1893. Eastbound M IX KD Between Anderson and Wal halla. STATION8. No. 12. s 10 50 a m f 1025 am f 10 15 a na 1 10 00 a m s 9 42am r 2 35 a ru I 8 55 am i 8 25. a m i 8 IS a m Ar.....?nderte n.Lr .......Denroi. ..Autun. .Pendleton...... .Cherry's Crossing.... ..Adam's Crossing. .Seneca.... .West Union. ._Walhall?. LT Ar Westb'd HUED No. ll 8 35 pm 3 55 p m 409pm 415pm 4 25pm 4S5p m 605pm 550pm 6 20pm 6 80pm J. R. ANDERSON, Beperintendent W. C. COTHB?.K General Agent. Connections at Seneca witt Southean Railway No. ll. At Anderson with S>uthei n Railway l?os, ll and 12. CHARLESTON AND WESTEI?N CAROLINA RAILWAY AUGUSTA AMD ASHEVILLE IIHOE r IJ?E In effect February 7, WW? LT Augusta... Ar Greenwood-. Ar Anderson......... Ar Laurens. Ar Greenville.... Ar Glenn Springs*.. Ar Spartanbu rg....... Ar Saluda. Ar UendcrBonTiUe.. Ar Asheville. 9 40 am 1217 pm 115 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 3 00 pm 5 23 pm 5 51 pm 7 00 pm i 4C' pm C 10 pm 7 0(i am 10 Iii am 'T?;'?m LT Asheville. Lv S par tan burg. LT Glenn Springs.. LT Greenville. LT Laurens.......... LT Anderson. LT Greenwood...... Ar Augusta.?... 8 20 am ..". ll 45 am 4 00 pm 10 00 am ............. 11 55 am 4 00 pm 1 SO pm 7 10 pta .MM 7 00 am 22S pm?.............. 5 00 pm ll 10 am 4 44 pm ""..JI~?i 2 16 am.?... 7 80 aaa .._...? 6 00 am ??..?..,...... 8 15 am.>.>..?" LT Calhoun Falls.. Ar Raleigh. Ar Norfolk...... Ar Petersburg....... Ar Richmond. LT Augusta. Ar Allendale, Ar Fairfax. Ar Yemassec... Ar Beaufort.... Ar Port Royal., Ar Savannah... Ar Charleston.. 9 SO am 10 35 am 10 50 am 2 iii pm 5 CO pm I IC pm 6 20 pm 7 20 pm 7 30 pm 8 CO pm 8 08 pm LT Charleston LT Savannah., LT Port Boyal. LT Beaufort.... LT Yemassee LT Fairfax LT Allendale Ar Augusta.., Close connection at Calhoun Falls for Athens, AUanta and all points on 8. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston, Savannah and all points. Close connections at Greenwood fer all points on S. A. L., and C. ? G. Ballway, and at Spartanburg with Southern Railway. For any information relative to tickets, rates, schedule, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga. E. M. North, Sol. Agent. Cf" .LIMITED MUBLEDAIIY SERVICE TO ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON, NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK, BOSTON, RICHMOND, WASHINGTON, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. 7, 1856. SOUTHBOt'ND N0.4C3. " No. 41. LT New York, Tia Penn R. R.*li CO am ?9 03 pm LT Philadelphia, " 112 pm 12 05 am LT BalUmore " 3 15 pm 2 50 am LT Washington, " 4 40 pm 4 80 am LT Richmond, A. C. L.12 56 a m ?1 39 am LT Norfolk. Tia S. A. L.*8 35 pm ?9 C5am Lv Portsmouth, " . 8 45 pm 9 20am LT Weldon, " ......".?II 28pm*ll 55 am Ar Henderson, ". 12 56 a m ?1 89 im Ar Durham, " ..f7 32 am f4 09 pm LT Durham, " .f5 20 pm flt 10 am Ar Raleigh, \ia S. A. L..'. *2 16 am ?3 31pm Ar Sanford, " .. 8 85 am 6 OS pm Ar Southern Pines " ..? 4 22 sm 5 65 pm Ar Hamlet, " .. 5 10 nm 6 53 pm Ar Wadesboro, " .. 5 54 am 8 ll pm Ar Monroe,_" ..... 6 43 am 9 12 pm Ar CharlotteT ".? *3 30 am ?10 25pm Ar Chester, " .*8 10 am 10 47 pm LT Columbia, C. N. ? L. R, R....""fToOpm Ar Clinton S. A L.?. 9 45 am *12 10 am Ar Greenwood ". 10 3> am 1 07 am Ar Abbeville, .1105 am 140 am Ar Elberton, " .... 12 07 pm 2 41am Ar Athens, ". 115 pm 3 45 am Ar Winder, " . 159 pm 4 30 am Ar Atlanta, S A.'L. (Cen.Time) 2 50 pm 5 20 am NORTHBOUND. No. itt?.. Ko. 88. LT AtIanta,S.A L.(Ccn. Time) ?12 00 n'n ?7 50 pm LT Winder, " . 2 40 pm 10 42 om LT Athens, " .?. 3 16pm 1126 pm LT Elberton, ". 4 15 pm 12 S3 sm LT Abbeville, " ........ 5 15 pm 1 40 am LT Greenwood, " . 5 41pm.. 2 09 am LT Clinton,_" . 6 31 pm 3 05 am Ar Columbia, C. N. A L. R. R-. |7 00 am LT Chester, S.A. L . 8 13 pm 4 33 im ?T' harlotte._".?10 25 pm ?8 30 am LT Monroe, ". 9 40 pm 6 05 iita LT Hamlet,_" .ll 23 pm 8 15 tm Ar Wilmington " .15 30 am 12 30 pm LT Southern Pines, " . 12 14 am 9 20 lim LT Raleigh, " .*2 16 am ll 85 un Ar Hendesson_" . 8 28 am 1 00 pm Ar Durham, ". t" J2am, t4 09 pm Lv Durham " .20 pm fll 10 am Ar Weldon, " . *4 65 tm *3 00 jim Ar Richmond A. C. L......... 8 15 am 6 64 lim Ar Washington, Penn. R. R 12 31 pm ll 10 pm AT Baltimore, " . 1 43 pm 12 ?Sam Ar Philadelphia, " .?. 3 50 pm S 45 sim Ar New York,_" . ?6 23 pm ?6 53 lim Ar Portsmouth S. A. L.?. 7 30 am 5 50pm Ar Norfolk ". *7 50nm 6 05 pm .Daily. tDaily, Ex. Sunday. JDaily Ex. Monday. Nos. 403 and 402 "The AtlanU Special,'1 Solid Vestibuled Train, of Pullman Sleeper? and Coach es between Washington and Atlanta, also Pull man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Charlotte. Nos. 41 and 38, 'The S. A. L. Express," Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman 81eepers between Portsmouth and Atlanta. For Pickets, Sleepers, ete., apply to B. A. Newland, Gen'l. Agent Pass Dept. Wm. B. Clements, T. P. A., 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga, E. St John, vice-President and Gen'L Manger. V. E. McBee General Superintendent. II. W. B. Glover, Traffic Manager. T. J. Anderson, Gen'l. Passenger Agent General Officers, Portsmouth, Vu. ATLANTIC COAST LINE. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 19,18&7 Fast Line Between Charleston and Col umbia and UpperSouth Carolina, North Carolina, and Athens and Atlanta. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. GOING WEST, GOING EAST. ?No. 52. No. 63. 7 00 am 8 26 am 9 35 am 10 55 am 11 58 pm 12 10 pm 12 50 pm 115 pm 2 &3 pm 3 04 pm 5 10 pm 7 45 pm 6 15 pm 8 20 pm LT..Charleston.....Ar LT..?.Lanes.?...Ar LT........Sumter.ir Ar.Columbia.LT Ar..Prosperity.,"",TiT Ar?..Newberry.LT Ar............ Clinton............ LT Ar.Laurens.Lr Ar.....?? Greenwood.......... Lv Ar.Abbeville.LT Ar..Athens, Ga.LT Ar.Atlanta, GS.....?..LT ....Winnsboro.. "....Charlotte... 9 30 pm 7 48 pm 6 35 pm 515 pm s 13 pm 3 57 pm 2 10 pm 1 45 pm ll 41 am 9 35 am 3 35 pm 4 20 pm 3 10 pm 6 03 pm 7 00 pm A r.Anderson......... LT Ar......GreenTllle.LT Ar.Spartanbu re ...?...'> Ar.HendersonTille.LT Ar. AshTille.LT 1105 am 10 30 am 1145 aa 915 am 8 20 am 'DailT. Nos. 52 and 53 Solid Train? between Charleston and Columbia, f. C. H. M. EUE RSC jr, Gen'l. Passenger Agen J. R. KESLEY, Gesen.I Managt T.'tVLT?ERS0>',Tr8ffi* W?"??er.