Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Large package of tho world's best cleanser for a nickel. Still greater economy in 4-pound package. 11 grocers. Made only bji THE A\ K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago, Su Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Experts disagree on almost everything, but when the subject touches upon the Superiority of the. KAMBLEB? There Is bat one opinion, and that is : They are the BEST WHEELS on ear:b at any thing like the price They are going at popular pries?. 1897 MODEL.$80.00 IS96 MODEL.60.00 Ride a Rarcblor and stay out of repair bhops. Every RamHer fitted with the Groat G & J. Tire. They aro hard to puncture and ea?y to repair and easy to ride. por Wheels, too. Price; suit everybody's pocket book Be cu Yours truly. We have checpe to seo our line of Wheels before buying. BBOOK BEiOS. LEND , YOUR EAR ! AND LISTEN TO OUR SONG! We have on hand th? largest stock we have ever carried, and our motto is to sell goods, not keep them. . . OTJI. line of Shots is large and complete. Cloiing ont a let of Ladies $1 CO Shoe3 at 7?>. Also a lot cf Men's High Cut Bro gacs at $1 CO. There is good wear in both cf those Shoes, and the price is dirt cheap We don't mean to be undersold in Fiour. All bought before too rise, and it's bound to go in a hurry. 50 barrels of good family Flour to go at ?3 50. Tobacco cheeper than ever heard of btforo. Come *nd try our "Tar Heel" at 21e. One of the best chf-ws on the marker. We mean business, and ask you to give us a chance and we am bound to sell you A new lot of Blue Straw Wheat just arrived. O. D. ANDERSON & SRO. P. S.?Bring year Pens, Corn, Butter, Eggs, etc., to us. YOU ANY CENTS 1 IF so, they should bo invesfod with care and with an eye tingle to gettiog bb ? much for them as possib'e. Oae hundred cents make a dollar, but you ? don't alwny? get a hundred come worth for every dollar inve-tel To avoid ihisl you should buv Standard Good-: with a reputable euarantes behind them ; such ! Goods, for instane?, as DEAN'S PATENT FLOUR, CHARLEY UUCHAN-! AN'S DELIGHT TOBACCO and o ir LEADER $1.00 BROGAN. The report that we sell more for a dollar than on be bought somewhere else ? fora dollar and a quarter is coirect, and we might aa well acknowledge it. Remember, we give you Quality as well as Quantity. DEAN & RATL?FFE, Guano Dealers, Cotton Buyers and Money Savers to the Trade. A SQUAKE MEAL ! IS always enjoyed by every individual, but just now the housekeeper has to hustle around right lively to get it up. I am prepared to assist in this good work, as I have in stock a fresh and complete line of? Plain and Fancy Groceries, Ganned Goods5 Country Produce, etc. My stock of Confections, Fruits, Nuts, Tobacco and Cigars, IS ALWAYS COMPLETE. Give ine a call. Prices and Gocus will please you. FREE CITY DELIVERY. G. F. BIGBY. LIBERTY, and THE NEW EXCELSIOR, WITH OR WITHOUT RESERVOIR. IT is a given up fact that the above l?ne or STOVES is superior to any on the mar ket. They are not as cheep as some Stoves, as the material 1b of the very best make, and therefore more durable. For the next sixty days I will sell cheap for cash, and to good parties part on time. We continue to handle? Everything in the House -Furnishing Line. TIN and CROCKERY cheaper than some of our competitors can buy, and not saying anything about their profit or loss, yet they say no one can sell cheap but them. A visit to my place will convince you how you have been duped. I solicit your patronage. Respectfully, JOHN T. BURRISS GOOD COAL! It Pays to Buy the Best BEST Grade Jellico Coal, delivered, S4.50 per Ton. Best Red Ash Egg Coal, delivered, S7. 0 per Ton. Best Grade Nut Coal, delivered, S7.50 per Ton. IST Prompt attention to all orders and satiifaction guaranteed. TELEPHONE 37. Oct 28,1S95 18 J. PATRBCSC Ora - m O q d % H < s g m < ce C H H > Ph Q 0 s H H a > 0 S3? asg g o o w BUILDING MATERIAL. BEFORE BUYING give us a call. Wc can save you money on all kinds of Building Material, such as? BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER PARIS, A.t Lowest Prices. Also,?a COMPLETE STOCK of? "HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES. Pour good Mules for sale cheap. Jackson & 2VIcKiniiey. %??tw* M&ttll?pnm. Kulcs for the Government of Pension Boards. At last tuo State Hoard of Pensions has construed the compliciteJ new pension law and issued some rules and instruc tions "for the guidance o.'towiiships and county boards of pensions as authorized by an Act with reference to pensions," which is intended to simplify the new 1 r.v to such an extent that the boards will be able to carry out its provisions without much difficulty. It is earnestly to be hoped that tho rules drawn up will prove effective in accomplishing what is desired. They are being printed in circular form and will bo sent out by the comptroller to those interested in all paris ol the Slate. Hero are tho instructions : The pension boards organized in ISSO will at once call together the soldiers and sailor^ resident in each township in their respective counties, fixing the time and place for such meeting in each township Those soldiers and sailors, whem assem bled, elect one ol their number chairman and another secretary. Ten days after this township organizition the chairman of those township boards meet at the county seat and elect four of their num ber and one physician as a county exam ining board of pensions. Pensioners now applicants for pensions cannot bo elected a member of township pension boards. When old eoldiers can not be found in the townships, reputable resident citizens may be elected. If any township sball fail or refuse to o-ganize as required by this Act, then the county boards should recommend threo good men not pensioners, to the State pension board, who will appoint such township boards. All pensioners resident in the townships must appear in person belore the town ship boards. Those already on the pen sion roll need not prepare and tile new applications. All new applicants must be presented to and bave the approval or disapproval of the township boarde and county boards before the State board can approve. Township boards can drop from the roll of pensioners, as uowconatitu*ed, the name or names of any party or par ties which in their judgment are not en titled to a pension under the laws, and add to the roll only such names of new applicants as may file euch applications, with proof of service thereon, as indicated by tho blank forms prepared by the State board. Applications defective or not filled up correctly in each particular, although ap proved by township and county boards, will be disapproved by tho State board. Applications approved or disapproved by the State board cannot be returned to the county or township boarde after money has been pro-rated and paid out. Township and county boards will notice that the law provides three classes, ? A," "B," and ?'0," (with five sub-divisions of class "C,") as follows: Class A?Those who have lost both arms, or both bands, or both legs, or both eyes, or?whose absolute disability arising from wounds are equivalent to the loss of either, This does not include soldiers whoso disabilities arise from diseases or causes arising since the war. Class B.?Those who have lost one arm or?one leg, or whoso disabilities from wounds aro equivalent to the loss of an arm or a leg. Class C?(No. 1.)?Thos9 soldiers and sailors disabled by wounds, but not suffi cient to be placed in Class B, whose in comes do not exceed ?250. Class C?(No. 2.)-Thcs9 who have reached tho ago of sixty years and whose incomes do not exceed $100 Class C?(No. 3.)?-Widows of those who lost their lives in the service of the State or Confederate States, and whose incomes do not exceed $250. Class C?(No. 4 )?Widows above the age of sixty years, whose income* does not exceed $100. Class C?(No. )?Widows of pension ers. This ciaseis notmeaiionei in the printod Acts sent out, but t>y the Act ap proved ? December, 189i. Blanks for the reports of township and county boards in accord with these classes and sub-divisions have been prepared and mailed to auditors to distribute among these boards. Class A gets $6 per month or $72, and will be paidin fall this amount; Class B, $4 per month or $IS; and Class C, with each of its sub-divisions, $3 per month or $36. After Class A is paid, the balance will be pro rated between and C on the basis of $4 to $3. This money will be eent to the clerks of court as here tofore provided in the appropriation Acts each year, and will be sent just as soon as the roll for the State can be corrected and completed. Township boards cannot be too careful in these matters of "income'' and "physi cal condition." It is a very poor man whose gross income from labor, rent and other sources, does not exceed $100, or poor lands, if any, which will not produce this amount. Property in applicant's or his wife's name debars them. Where sol diers or widows dispose of their property by giving or selling to their children, they are debarred from receiving a pension. The question of service to tho 8tate in connection with the various classes of re serves called into the service of the State just at the close of the war, will depend much upon the'-evidence submitted to the State board. When real service was ren dered, the pension should be allowed. Any citizen of the Siate over sixty yeare of age, and otherwise qualified, is as much entitled to a pension as that class of her good citizens who merely metani organ ized on call, without real service. Let township and county boards act promptly and fairly, giving the State board full information with complete re ports by township for each county, writ ing names full ana clear, with particulars for approving or disapproving each case. Township boards must first approve or disapprove, in writing, eaoh new applica tion, and then county boards, aod after wards the State board. When the boards (lS9t?) have acted under laws theu of force and approved or disap proved applications for pensions, let such applications be sent to township boards, then to county boards to be approved or disapproved under tho Act of 1897 amend ing former Acts. D. H. Tompkins, Secretary of State. W. '. Barbe , Attorney General. James Norton, Comptroller General. State Board of Pension? A Delusion and a Snare. News and Courier. Columbia, April 1.?The patrons of the public schools, who feel that the prices of books for the children is a big expense, were rejoiced when it was announced that an Act had been passed by the Legislature by which such books could be bought at coBt. However, their hopes were merely illusory, for the Act does not require that books "ehall be Eold at cost, but leaves it optional with the county boards whether certain sums for that purpose shall be set aside or not. The real intention of the lawmakers has not been clearly understood by county superintendents of education, and Mr. Mayfield has received numerous queries on the subject. One of them came from Kershaw, and Mr. Mayfield submitted the question to the Attorney General's office, and has received the following reply: Colombia, S. ft, March 27, ?S97. Hon. W. D. Mayfield, State Superinten dent Education?Dear Sir: Tho letter of Mr. L. L. Copeland referred to this office has had due consideration. The question he asks is, "Is it optional with tho county boards of education as to the purchase of school booke?" Section 1, of the Act of 1897, is as follows : "That the county boards of education of the several counties of this State be, and they are hereby, authorized and empow ered to set aside from the public achool fund of their respective counties an amount not exceeding $500 for the pur pose of providing the pupils attending school with text books at actual cost or exchange prices." It wil be observed that tho county board is not required, but simply authorized, to set aside the fund. Prom the language employed I am of the opinion that the county board has discretion in thi3 mat ter, and can set aside such a fund if, in their judgment, it is advisable. Yours very truly, C. P. ToWNSEND, Assistant Attorney General. Another very important opinion in con nection with the publication of reports as far as schools and colleges are concerned has been made by the Attorney General. It is as follows: Columbia, S. C, March 27,1*97. Hon. W. D Mayfield, StateSuperinten deut of Education?Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, with that of Governor IlaROod's enclosed, asking for a construction of that portion of Section 3 of the School Act of ISiW relative to the reports of State insti tutions of higher learning. The section repeals the law in force at the time of the passage of this Act requir ing the institutions to make their report to the (.?onerai Assembly, and requires them to make reports to you. In your an nual report they are to bo Included, and in this way they reach the<>eneral Assem bly. Yours very truly. C. P. TOWNSEND, Assistant Attorney General. AH About tbc Baby. Dr. Bob?rt . Tooker, of Chicago, lias been v/ritiDg a valuable treatise on babyhood, -which many a foiul mother will thank him for. "All About the Baby," as the title suggests, is prima rily intended for the youthful wife and mother. It is written in the conven ient form of questions and answers, and even that personified interrogation mark, the young mother, will hardly be able to think up a question for which she cannot find a clear, thought ful and sensible reply in the author's long array of answers. The chapters on "The Nursery" and on "Food and Feeding" are especially valuable and suggestive, and arc well illustrated, the plan given for the second floor of a "satisfactory house for a family" being both practical and attractive. In the discussion on food several "hardshell" superstitions are exploded, such, for instance, as the time-honored "milk-from-one-cow" fable. The care ful mother inquires : "In obtaining milk for the baby's use is it best to get the milk from one cow ?" And the answer is : "It is far better to get the mixed milk from a herd of cows, such as is supplied fiom a dairy and distributed by an honest dairyman. No one cow, however carefully bred, but will have her occasional illness during which her milk will be poor and colicky. Stall-fed cows always give milk which is more or less acid and therefore liable to cause disturbance. All milk dealers are ready and glad to provide the baby, for a little extra consideration, with the freshest and best milk which comes from the dairy. Your milkman should be provided with a special milk can for your special use and sufficiently rewarded to stimulate him to use extra care in his attentions to your special needs." The late Eugene Field was a person al friend of Dr. Tooker, and it is rith evident pleasure that "The Shut eye Train" is quoted in the chapter on "Sleep," wherein great stress is laid on the importance of forming the hab its of small persons at an exceedingly early period of their careers. "If you expect your child to have good habits when grown up you must begin to educate it ^arly?as soon as you are able to assume the responsi bilities of motherhood. If you are lax and loose about the baby's habits it will soon appreciate the fact and you will regret it later. Sleep, per haps, as much or more than any other item of nursery regime, depends on habit and mild but decided purpose. A lack of firmness in the early months of a baby's life may not only render its early years a burden to itself but an annoyance, if not a nuisance, to the entire household." Nursing mothers are warned by Dr. Tooker of the great danger of giving way to ill-temper, "a mother's milk having been rendered absolutely pois [ onous to her babe by sudden anger or by some nervous shock," and in illus tration a story is told of a woman who brought her infant to the Lincoln Park Sanitarium last summer. The baby was six months old, thin and wretch edly nervous, unable to sleep and in quite a serious condition, yet the doc tors could not succeed in discovering the cause of the trouble, and were much puzzled by the case. At last it was suggested that the mother's do mestic relations might be responsible for her child's condition, and she was asked whether she lived happily with her husband. "We quarrel almost every day about something, and of course I get mad," was ber reply. It was explained to the woman that "getting mad" was a luxury which she must make up her mind to forego as long as she was nursing her baby, and some months afterward she reap peared at the sanitarium, proudly dis playing a big, healthy-looking boy. "Do you remember me?" she in quired. "I want to show you my baby. Isn't he fine ? You told me it was my getting angry that ailed him, and I haven't got mad since." A President's Private Car. The "Washington Star says that a project has been originated by repre sentative railroad men to build a pri vate car for the use of the President of the United States, from material and apt. .lances contributed for the purpose by the carbuilding and associ ated industries. It is proposed to construct a private car excelling any thing of the kind which has been done before in the substantial character of its construction and in the complete ness and convenience of its furnishings and decorations. The projected carwill be a com_ Ote exposition of the art of car building, demonstrating to the world the sur passing excellence of this industry in the United States; and it is to be pre sented to the nation, as a tribute from the carbuilding fraternity for the pur sonal use of the president of the Uni ted States. The designs and specifications of the car are being prepared under the supervision of a committee of twenty five prominent and representative master car builders and superintend ents of motive power of various rail roads, thus insuring the end that the proposed car shall represent the skill, ingenuity and experience of the Amer ican car builder. Much of the neces sary material required for its construc tion has been tendered by dealers and manufacturers in the railroad supply trade, and the projected movement offers an exceptional opportunity to firms engaged in business which, while not directly associated with the carbuilding industry, make and sup ply various articles and materials which will be desired for the furnish ing and decoration of so elaborate a ve hicle as a private car for the use of the President. The Unpardonable Sin. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of Mississippi, known widely from his literary work as one of the foremost men of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is conducting this week the noonday Lenten services at St. Ste phen's Church, 10th street, above Chestnut. Eloquent, yet incisive, his short sermons in the middle of the day have filled the church to over flowing. Intellectual in his methods, he takes, however, vital subjects. Yes terday he preached on "Salvation" and "Heaven," and relieved them from ! triteness by his original point of view. Salvation, he said, was not freedom from pain, nor did it come as a reward ouly upon the consummation of vir tue. It was, in the Bishop's view, the sense that one day's moral effort was stronger than that of the day be fore, and began immediately when one had begun to climb nearer God. Hea ven was defined as the sense of satis faction coming from right doing, and the one unpardonable sin was named despair. Bncklcns Arnica Salve. The best salve in theworld for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bheum, 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 satisfac\ion, or money refund ed. Prise 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. What South Carolina Farmer Can Do. Ile can raise from 200 to 200 bush els of sweet potatoes to the acre, and he can bank them out of doors, in sand that will keep them all the year round. lie can plant one acre in artichokes and fatten fifty hogs on it. The hogs can do their own digging and waste nothing. He can raise all kinds of stock 50 per cent cheaper than it can be done farther north. The finest and most luxurious grass is to be found in South Carolina. Consequently the best pastures and the cheapest cattle abound. He will not have to fertilize his land to make it yield a good harvest. He can make a living easier than in any other State in the South and at the same time enjoy a more equable climate. He can run a farm without a mort gage on it. The land is so cheap that one good crop would pay for the land. He can raise finer fruit, a greater variety and more of it than in any oth er country in the world. You can plant one acre in cane and make 200 gallons of beautiful clear syrup, with no sorghum twang to it. The best rice in the world is the South Carolina rice. Bees require no further attention than taking what honey you want. You can raise four tons of clover hay per acre, and the ground does not have to be seeded but once in five years. Five tons of German millet is not a large yield for one acre. Wetland, sown in red top. forms an everlasting meadow of the finest hay in the world. Three-fourths of a bale of cotton is the average yield, though one and one half bales per acre is not an uncommon crop. He can raise two crops of Irish po tatoes in great quantities. The State of South Carolina has more schools, colleges, and railroads than any other Southern State. She statistics show that South Car olina leads all the Southern States in the manufacture of cotton. There has never been a total failure of crops since the war, and but few par tial ones. The cotton crop never fails. It is certain. WHY FARMERS SHOULD COME TO SOUTH CAROLINA. Because a poor man can get a home as cheap as in any other State in the Union. Because the seasons are better than in any other State. Because the climate is so mild that stock do not require much feed in win ter. Because you can have a good gar den almost the whole year round. Because you can raise stock cheaper than in the north. Because you can grow crops with less labor than in any other State. Because it is the best fruit State in the Union. Because it is one of the most pro gressive Southern States. Because you can raise two crops of many kinds of produce in one year. Because the same energy and labor that barely suffices to make a living in the north will make a man rich in South Carolina. Because your duty to yourself and family demands that you go to a coun try where your condition will be bet tered. He Wanted His Furlough. Judge John W. North, of Neosho, Mo., reporter for the St. Louis Court of Appeals, says he is one of the few surviving private soldiers of the civil war. "It is a strange," he said, "the great number of private soldiers who were killed outright in the conflict, died of their wounds or sickness af terwards, or have left the country. But strange as is this feature of the strife, it is nothing in comparison with the large number of officers who yet survive and live to tell of the con flict. And yet in my experience dur the war,, most of the officers took equal chances with the men." Judge North belonged to a Wiscon sin regiment during the war and serv ed to the end, barring such time as he was laid up with wounds. He tells some pretty good war stories, all of which lack the heroic tinge so often met with. During the war he only asked for a furlough on one occasion, and then it was denied him. It seems he was a warm personal friend of the Colonel commanding his regiment, and the latter had repeatedly informed him after he had served a long time that he would grant him a 10 days' furlough at auy time requested. Shortly before Sherman commenced his march to the sea, a sharp battle took piace between the division to which Judge North belonged and a heavy Confederate force. Tri or to the battle every soldier knew that the fight would be a desperate one, and that many would lose their lives. In following orders, Judge North's regi ment formed the front line of the ad vance. The situation these men were placed in was extremely perilous and every soldier could sec the danger for himself, and few entertained hopes of escaping alive. While the regiment was momentarily expecting orders to advance on the Confederate strong hold, the Colonel passed along the line. As he approached Judge North, the latter saluted him. and called out so all tbose near could hear him: "Colonel, have you not repeatedly told me that I could procure a 10 days' furlough at any time I applied to you for the same?" The Colonel, who was as pale as a ghost himself, and probably as badly scared as Judge North, replied rather hesitatingly that such was a fact. "Then," said Judge North, "I want a 10 days' furlough right now. and want it worse than I ever wanted any thing in my life.'" The ridiculousness of such a request under the distressing circumstances did not fail to cause a smile to spread among the men who were facing death. ? An illiterate young man once got a friend to write a letter for him to his sweetheart. The letter was rather prosaic for a love letter, and he felt that an apology was due to his sweet heart for its lack of tender nothings. It was as follows: "Please excuse the mildness of this here letter, as the chap wot's writin' it is a married man. and he says he can't bide any soft soapin?it allus gives him the spaz zarne." NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors the Estate of Jefferson B. King, de ceased, hereby give notice thai they will on the :Jrd day May, 1897, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Executors. S. J. KING, J. B. KING, April 7. 1697? ? Executors. OTICE OF FINAL SETTLE M IONT. The undersigned, Executors of the Es:ate of Elizabeth Cowan, deceas ed, hereby give notice that they will on the :trd day of May, 1697, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Execu tors. W. P. WRIGHT. J. J. ROBINSON, Executors. March 1, 1S97 -10 ft Primitive Railroads. The primitive railway appears to have been the product of the coal mines in (.ircat Britain. History records that in the early part of the sixteenth century rails of timber were laid at the collcrics near Newcastlc-upon-Tyne, owr which, by means of bulky carts provided with rollers, one horse could draw four or five tons. For fully 200 years the use of these rude railroads was confined to the collcrics. Improvements devel oped slowly. The first change was in securing the wooden rails by means of r.egs. to cross ties or sleepers placed two or three feet apart. The rails were six inches high and six inches broad. On top of each rail a strip of hard wood was fastened, which could be renewed whenever occasion war ranted, without disturbing the remain der of the structure. Flat iron bars were first substituted for this temporary strip of wood in 1738, and about 30 years later cast iron bars were forged for that purpose. These cast-iron bars were each five feet long, 4 inches wide and 1:J inches thick, with holes for spikes to secure them to the wood. Toward the close of the eighteenth century, the prac tice was adopted of casting the rails with a perpendicular ledgo on the out er edge to prevent the wheels from leaving the track. Subsequently the ledge was tranferred to the innerside of the rail. It was not until 1780 that the pres ent type of rail and car wheel appear ed. Flanged rails and flat wheels were discarded, and the flange was transferred to the tire of the wheels. Mr. Jesup introduced at that period, rails cast in lengths of 15 feet, with the top 1:] inches wide. They were of the fish-belly pattern, deeper in the middle than they were at the ends. After various experiments it was found advisable to set the ends of the ra?3 in cast iron-chairs, which were bolted to the wooden or stone cross tics, and into which the rail was se cured by a key or wedge. Cast-iron, however, proved to be too brittle for the passage of heavy loads at high rates of speed, and about the year 1820 malleable iron was substi tuted, and the length of the rails in creased. The idea of using steam as a mo tive po ver on the tramways in the En glish collcrics was first broached by James Watt in 1784, when he applied for a patent for a steam carriage. In 1803, Richard Trevethic built a loco motive engine which was tried upon the Merthyr and Tydvil Railway, in Wales, and which drew wagons con taining ten tons of coal each, at a rate of five miles an hour. W. Hasfell Wilson, in his "Railway History," says that in 1812, Blcrkinsop's en gines began running between Middle ton collcrics and Leeds (a distance of three and one-half miles), and contin ued in use for several'years, being the first instance of the regular employ ment of steam locomotives for com mercial purposes. It was in 1814 that George Stephenson's first steam engine was placed on the Killingworth Railway. It drew 30 tons at the rate of four miles an hour upon an incline of one foot in 450. Improvements in locomotives followed gradually. When the Stockton and Darlington Railway was opened for public use in 1825, one of Stephenson's locomotives drew a train composed of 22 wagon? filled with passengers, and 12 wagons load ed with coal, making a total weight of about 00 tons, including the engine and tender, at an average rate of about five miles an hour, but attain ing a maximum rate of 12 miles an hour. ? The little dog lay in the gutter with a broken leg, andjnot one of the coarse men who looked at him offered any assistance. Ituremaiucd for the young womenin the- tailor-made 'suit to pick him up and place him in the nearest stairway. Then did the men look at one another abashed, while the young woman went on her way. "A woman," said the fat man with the red nose, "a woman with a disposition like that would make some man a good wife." "Not much she wouldn't," said the thin man with his coat but toned tight. "She spoiled a $3 pair of gloves picking up a 50-cent dog." TVTOTICE TO CREDITORS. JLi All perso.is having demands against the Estate of A. B. Towers, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to II. C. Towneend, agent for the Administrator, Anderson, S C, or send them to T. C. Ligon, the Administrator, at Rock Hill. S. C. T. C. LIGON, Admr'. April 7, 1897 41 3 ft !. STORE WILL FURNISH YOU TO wash the muddy earth at the following low prices : Owl. Big S, Clear the Track, Horse Shoe and Racket at two Bars for 5c. Potasso at three Bars for 5c. Fluted Soap, Big Bar and Magic at three Bars for 10c. The World's Famous Jim Dandy Octagon Shape three Bars for 10c. Butter Milk Soap at three Cakes for 5c. Celebrated Eau de Cologne Soap at oc.?big value in Toilet Soap. Thirty-two brands to go at less thau others pay for theirs. Just to introduce it we will put 150 boxes of the Anderson Soap Co'?, goods on the market at three mons'.er big Bars for 10c. This discounts all other Soaps so far as we kuow. Will furnish you LAMPS at 10c. each. Handy Lanterns 15c. ea;h. Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR and THE 10c. STORE. From Ham's earliest time until the present period? hah __trf HA8 been one of the necessities of life, which 3 on could find on the table of the peasant as well cs on that of Kings and Princes. The sweetness und de liciousness of? Partridge Brand Hams Is well known, and we therefore offer you a large and fresh fchipmentof this luscious Partridge Brand Il-im at 13c. per pound. We abo sell KINGiNd RELIA BLE HAMS, and their unrivalled? ALL HOG SAU?AGE. PURE MUSCOVADO MALASSES in the original Hogaheid. Bring youi Jug and try a gallon. Try Velvet Molasses Candy fresh at? JOHN A. AUSTIN & CO'S. GROCERY. mew QUARTERS. MISS SALLIE BOWIE HAS moved her Stock of Goods to the Broyles Biding, No. 21 South Main Street, and will be glad to have her friends and c i-.;! jmers call on her there. She is selllDg Goods cleap for cash?seme of them at and below cost?to make room for the New Spring Goods soon to irrive 37?3m "Friendship is all right in its placo, but. bus iness is business." Lots of Flour in Town, and everybody wants to sell you, but no one ex cept Brownlee & Vardivors ran sell yem Bal lard's ?Obelisk," "Favorite," "Blue Bird," "Waterloo" and "Old Hickory." If you need any Flour, from 24 lbs. to a car load, we can sell it to you for at little cr for less than y -u can buy cheap s nff elsewhere. In every oth er barrel or suck you get a pr'ze which costs you nothing. MOLASSES. We thought some time ago that we had over bought but are nearly out, and are expecting another car by every freight, which we can sell you for less money than you can buy the same goods for on this market, and we guarantee them not to sonr. See us on Molasses and we will do you good. C OFFEE?All grados, from 10c. per lb. to the fineet grown. Try one dollar's worth of Lezgett's Breakfast Java and enjoy good Coffee for once in your life. TOBACCO?Wo can sell any sane man his Tobacco. Eighteen grades to ielect from. If you don't see what you want ask for iit. This is our Grocery season, and we aim to sell every fair mined person that honors us with a look on his Spring bill : but while we are pushing Groceries we have not for gotten Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, ifcc, and can show you a slick, honest Y<r.? of Goodi cheap for cash. Yours for traille, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS. (pT Always Reliable. THE ANDERSON (i Wants to Insure the Country Dwellings of Anderson County. LOSSES PAID CASH! J. R. VANDIVER. President. J. J. FRETWELL, Vice President. H. H. WATKINS, Secretary and Treasurer. DIRECTORS: \'. G. WATSON, J. G. DUCKWORTH, R. B. A. ROBINSON, A. P. IIUBBARD, R. S. HILL. JOHN M. GLENN, J. J. BAKER, B. C. MARTIN, J. J. MAJOR," COlE & COFFEE For tlie next Thirty Days WILL sell you a dandy Congress Shoe, worth 81.50, for $1.00. A beautiful Buff Button, for Ladies, worth ?1.25, for 90c. All grades of Shoes at cut rates unheard of. We are glad to say our Shoe trade has been more than we even expected. We have had to duplicate our Shoe bills three times already ; and at the extreme low prices we are offering Shoes now we hope to double our business for the next thirty days. We will self you WATER PROOF GOODS in all the colors, worth 75c. per yard, for 40c. One thousand yards OUTINGS and SUITINGS, worth 7c. to 7*c. re duced to 5c. and 5|c. CASHMERES that are selling at 75c. to $1.00 we are offering for 35c. to 50c. COLE & COFFEE. ANDERSON, S. C, January 21,1897. HILL-ORR DRUG CO. Gentllmen : I am rauch pleased with the "Mas tic Ready Mixed Paint." I have had my house?"Rose Hill"?painted sev eral times, and have used many dif ferent brands of Ready Mixed Paint, and have had it painted with Lead and Oil. In my judgment the MAS TIC gives hotter results, and is more satisfactory Lu every way than any of them. It has a gloss and finish about it rarely found in Paints, and when I have more painting to do I ehall cer tainly use it. It is a mistaken notion that Ready Mixed Paints cost more, and if the people will use a 'high grade, like the MASTIC, the preju dice existing against them will die out. You are at liberty to use this as you like. ? Respectfully your3, B. F. WHITNER. We have handled th?3 Paint for years, and have sold several thousand gallons of it under an absolute guar antee in each case of purity, quality and satisfaction. We have sold it with the under standing that we would appreciate notice if it wasn't right. With a sin gle exception wc have never had a complaint. This ought to count for something. Remembe.', it costs as much in time and money to put on cheap Paint as to put on good Paint. Get the best. LEAD and OIL if you prefer it. We have it in large quantities. HILL-ORR DRUG CO. JB?tf* Anything you want in the DRUG line?any time, day or night. NOTICE. W: ILL be let to the lowest responsible bidder On Wednesday, April 14 at 11 a. m., the buildinc of a bridge o\orcraek nearCal houn llamlln'rt place near Starr, on road leading from Starr by J. B. Levelett'a. Plans and specifications made known on day of letting. W. P. SNELGROVE. _Supervisor A. C, S C J. 0. WEITEFIBLD, DENTIST. OFFICE?Front Room, over Farmen?' and Merchants' Bank, ANDERSON, 3. C. Feb 10,1897 33 GLOBE FERTILIZER. HERE is the stuff to make all the Cot ton you want?the Globe Fertilizer, a le .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 Beiton, S C. Jan 20,1807_30_3m_ TO THE PUBLIC. THE rf port that I have left Anderson is a mistake. I can still be found at my old oflicf, and am now associated with Dr. W. J. King. Thanking my friends and patrons for past favors, and soliciting a continuation of the same, I am R-speclfully. A C. STRICKLA>D. Drs. Strickland & King, OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE. $gr- Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Teeth. Feb 21, 1807 35 SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule In KiToot NOV. 13, 1803. stations. j ?;ulfi. tv. Charleston. j 7 lu a m Lv. Columbia .- ! li 00 a m " Prosperity. .? 1- U ? Ar. Nowberry. 12 22 ra Ar. Ninety-Six.? 1 ?i m Greenwood. 1 45 ra Hodges. . 2 25 m Ar. Abbeville.... T." ^_. | 2 55 ra Ar. Be) ton.'. .... . ..... " ? lu m Ar. Anderson.i 3 33 m Ar. Breen villo. I 4 ft) i> m Ar. Atlanta.~ ."7.., ?Wy m STATIONS. I jgrt'fc " Lv. OrccnriUo., Id 30 a m Piedmont. 10 55 a m Williamston.: 11 13 a in Lv. Hedges. Greenwood, Ninety-Six.. Lv. Ncvbcrry.. Prosperity., Ar. Col umilia. Ar. Charleston. Lv. Anderson. : 11 U5 a m Lv. Bolton. l? :ii a m Ar. Donnaids. . '_12 O? m tv. Abbeville _. 11 4.> a ra 12 31) m I ?0 m 1 2."> 2 25 m 2 : 7 m 3 50 m s >. m Dailv Da?yl CTtTi.ivu lUailylDnUy No. o;No.1:)|_STATIONS _jX(^ No fj 530p| 7 , ,, ....<ih.*irles*?n.~... Ar W<> ? Il ixia . Columbia, .. " | '.i'.'^p, H23p ..Alston. .. Sanine ... Union."I I u.">| . Joncsvillo_" |12 '??u 10 54a! 237pl ".Paeolet ..." 12 14p 1125a ?ilO]) Ar.. Spartanburg.. Lv II 45*i 11 45a T.z\\t Lv.. S|Kirtnnhnrg. Ar II ?'? 2 jUpl ; UP]) Ar.. Ash-villr. Lv sAwi 'Mi 8 in 11 :?Oa 9 07a; li! 15p 10 04a 125p lOaOa -JO-ip 10 31hl 223p " ? 2 45p| s 4 " 1 2.")|)! 7 HS? G .">s;> c.4:-) "P," p. m. "A," n. m. Traim 0 ami 10 enrry e'e-.-int sleeping rdrs between Collimimi aliti >!:??.? .??. enrouti* daily between .laeksoiiviKo niul ; ??;. ? nati. Trains leave Spnrtnnbnrg, A. C. i'ivision, northbound. 0:42 a. m., : :4.' p. in., 15:13 p. m., (Vestibule Limited): Konthlmund 1.2:.*? at. m., 8:15 p. m., 11X a. in., (\*is:ibn!i' Limi'.e.Ll Trains leave Greenville. A. mid C. divisi-?*!, northbound,5:45 a. m., 2::;t i?. n.. an 1 5: ,u : m., (Vestili.i!ed Limited):sontnliouwl, 1:2j a. m., 4:20 m., 12*23p. m. ivostilmlod Limited). I'll) I man Service. Pullman nalnce sleeping ears on Trains 35 and 8i>, ;rr and 33, on A. and ('. division. W. H. GREEK, J. M. CULP Gen. Superintendent, Traffic M'g'r, NVasbfegton, J. C. Washington, D. C. W.A.TURK, 8. H.HAKDW1CK, Geo. Vnss. Ag't. As't Gca. Pass. Ap't. Wfjhingtoa, D. O._Atlanta, (ja. ?i is a necessary and important ingredient of complete fer tilizers. Crops of all kinds require a properly balanced manure. The best contain a high percentage of Potash. 1! about Potash?the results of ha iiscbycctual ex periment on the bc*t farms in (he United Slates?ii tolti in a little book which vre publish and will gladly mail free to any farmer i:i America who will write for it. GERMAN KALI WORKS, cu Kasuu St.. New Y oik. BICYCLE REPAIRING NEATLY and cheaply executed byJ. T. &T. A.WIGINGTON, Newell, 8. C. BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD H. C. BEATTIE lleceivcr. October 6tb "05. Eastbound mix kd No. 12, a 10 SO s in f 1025 am f 10 15 a m ? 10 00 a m ? 9 42 a m f Uhm a 8 55am s 8 25 am s 8 15 a m Between Andereon and Val halla. STATIONS. Ar...Anderson.Lv .Denrcr...... .Autun..... .Pendleton.. .Cherry's Crossing.... ..Adam's Crossing. .Seneca. .West Union. .WalhalU. iLv Ari Westb'd MlXKb No. 835 pm 3 55 m 405pm 4 15 m 4 25pm 4 85pm 5 05 p m 6 60 m 6 20 m 6 80 a J. R. ANDERSON, Sepeiintendent, W. C. COTHRAN, General Agent. Connections at Seneca with Southern Railway No. 11. At Anderson with Southern ] lai'way Nos. 11 and 12. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA AND ASMEVILLK SHORT LINE In effect February 7,1897. Lv Augusta... Ar Greenwood-. Ar Anderson. Ar Lau rena.? Ar Greenville. Ar Glenn Springs..,. Ar Spartanburg... Ar Saluda. Ar Hendersonville. Ar Asheville. 1 40 G ?? pm 7 00 am 10 15 am 9 25 am Lv Aaheville.?. Lv Fpartanburg?, Lv Glenn Springs., Lt Greenville. Lv Laurens. Lv Anderson. Lt Greenwood-. Ar Augusta. ,., 4 00 ?ira Lv Cal ho un Falls., Ar Raleigh... Ar Norfolk. Ar Petersburg. Ar Riebmond. 4 00 pm 7 10 pm ... 7 00 am 2 28 pmi......... 5 00 pm 11 10 am 4 44 ora 2 IG im 7 30 au 6 00 am 8 15 am Lv Augusta. Ar Allcndalo... Ar Furiai. ArYcmassec... Ar Beaufort.... Ar Port Royal., Ar Savannah... Ar Charleston., 9 30 am 10 3-5 am 10 50 am 2 55 pm 5 00 pm 6 15 pm G 20 pm 7 20 pm 7 30 pm 8 00 pm 8 08 pm Close connection at Calhouc Falls for Athens, Atlanta and all points on S. A. L. doso connection at Augusta for Charleston, Savannah and all points. Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L., and C. A Q. Railway, and at Spartan burg with eouthern Railway. For any information relative to tickets, rates, schedule, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Gai E. M. North, Sol. Agent. .LIMITES ROUBLE DAILY S ERY ICE TO ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON, NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK, BOSTON, RICHMOND, WASHINGTON, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. 7, 1896. SOUTHBOUND No. 4G3. No. 4L Lv New York, \ia Teno R. R.*ll CO am ?9 03 pm Lv Philadelphia, " 112 pm 12 05 am Lv Baltimore " 3 15 pin 2 50 am Lv Washington, " 4 40 pm 4 30 am Lv Richmond, A. C. L.?12 56 am ?1 89 um Lv Norfolk, via S. A. L.. Lv Portsmouth, " .. *8 30 pm *9 05am 8 45 pm 9 20am Lv Weldon, Ar Henderson, Ar Durham, Lv Durham, ,_?11 28pm*ll 55 am ... 12 56 a m ?1 89 pm Ar Raleigh, lia S. A. L. Ar Sanford, " . Ar Southern Piccs " , Ar Hamlet, " . Ar Wadesboro, " . Ar Monroe, " . t7 32 am f4 09 pm ,_t5 20 pm fll 10 am *2 16 am *3 31 pm 3 35 am 5 03 pm 4 2.' ain 5 10 am 0 54 am 6 43 am 5 65 pm G 53 pia 8 11 pm 9 12 pm *8 30 am ?10 25pm Ar Chester, " . *S 10 am 10 47 pro Lv Columbia, C. N. A L. R. R. f6 00 pm 9 45 ani ?12 10 am 1 07 am 1 40 am 2 41 am S 45 am 4 30 am 5 20 am Ar Charlotte, Ar Clinton S. A L. ... Ar Gif euwood " .... Ar Abbeville, '? .... Ar Elberton, " .... Ar Athens, " .... Ar Winder, " .... Ar Atlanta. S A L fCen .10 35 ani .11 05 am . 12 07 pm . 1 15 pai . 1 59 pni Time) 2 50 pm NORTHBOUND. Tin. im. Lt Atlanta,8.A L.(Cen. Time) ?12 00 n'n Lt Winder, Lt Athens, Lt Elberton, Lv Abbeville, Lv Greenwood, Lv Clinton, 2 40 pm 3 16 pm 4 15 pm 5 15 pm 5 41 pm 6 31 pm No. 88. ?7 60 pm 10 42 pm 11 26 pm 12 33 am 1 40 am 2 09 am 3 05 am A r Columbia, C. N. A L. R. R...*4 30 m *7 45 ai Lt Chester, S. A. L . 8 13 pm 4 33 am At C harlotte. Lv Monroe, Lv Hamlet, M0 25 pm ?8 30 am 6 05 am 8 15 am 9 40 pm 11 23 pm Ar Wilmington_ Lv Southern Pints, Lv Raleigh, Ar Hcndeason ; 30 am '12 30 pm 12 14 am ?2 16 am 3 28 am 9 2) am 11 35 am 1 Opm Ar Durham, Lv Durham Ar Weldon, " .?4 65 tra Ar Richmond A. C. L. 8 15 am Ar Washington, Penn. K. B-.. J2 Cl pra Ar Baltimore, " . Ar Philadelphia, " . Ar New York, " . + 7>2aai 11(9 pu , t5 20 pm fll 10 ara ?3 00 pm 6 50 pm 11 10 pm 12 48am .3 45 am ?6 5? am 1 43 pa. " ......... 3 50 ptr. " . ?6 23 pm Ar Portsmouth S. A. L. 7 30 am Ar Norfolk " ..... *7 50am Daily, j Daily, Ex. Sunday. jD.ilyEx, 5 50pm 6 05 pm Monday. Nos. 403 ar.d 402 "Tbc Atlanta Special,*' Solid Vcatlbuled Train, of Pullman Sleepers :indCoj.ch rs between Washington and Atlanta, also Pull man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Cheater, ti. C. Nos. 41 and 38, "The S. A. L Express," Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Atlanta. For Pickets, Sleepers, etc., apply to B. A Newland, Gen'l. Agent Pass Dopf. Wm. B. Clements, . P. A., C Kimball House E. St John, VIce-President and Gen'l. Manner V. E. McBee General Superintendent. II. W. R. Glover, Traffic Manager. T. J. Anderson, Gen'l. Passenger Agent. General Officers, Portsmouth, Va. ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Traffic Department, Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 24,1S97 Fast Line Between Charleston and Col umbia and Upper South Carolina, North Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. going west, No. 52. GOI NG EAST No. 53. Lv.Charlcston?.........Ar Lv....Lanes.?...Ar Lt .........Sumter.Ar Ar.Columbia.....?....LT Ar.Prosperity.?Lv Ar?.Ncwberry.Lt 9 25 pm 7 48 pm 6 35 pm 5 15 pm 3 13 pm 2 67 pm 7 00 am 8 26 am 9 35 am 10 55 am 11 58 am 12 10 pm 12 50 pm 1 . pra 8 00 pra 3 00 pm fi 15 pra 8 20 pra 6 03 m 7 00 m 'Daily." Nos. 52 and 53 Solid Trains between Charlestt and Columbia, S. C. . M. EMXBSor, Gen'l. Passenger Agen I J? J. R. Ekmey, General Manager. T. M.EMBRsoN.Traffio Manager. Ar.Clinton.Lt j 2 10 pm Ar.Laurens.Lt ' Ar...........(irt envi He.......Lt Ar.Spartanburg.....Lt Ar.Wincsboro. S. C.Lt Ar.Charlotti?, . C.Lt Ar...HendersonvilIe, . C_.Lt Ar.Asbcvill.;, N. C.Lv 1 45 pm il 50 am 11 4b am 11 41 am 9 35 am 9 15 am 8 20 am