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BILL ARP' Hi liai te cl by J (lan a Co It seems to me that I am haunted by Indians. The other night as I came from Macon to Atlanta my friend. Judge Hall, introduced me to Dr. Peterson, of St. Louis, a very learned and cultured gentleman, who was connected with thc ethnological department of the government, and was engaged in examining Indian mounds and in writing up thc history k of the Indian tribes, especially of the five tribes known as civilized,viz., the' Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, Choc taws and Seminoles. As these were our Indians, I became much interest ed in his discourse, for he had been _careful and diligent in his research, and what he knew he knew well. "We talked about DeSoto and how, with a handful of brave soldiers, he overran" this country and took captive as many ^Indian girls as his men wanted. "Why did not these Indians over whelm DeSoto aud his handful of fol lowers and extinguish them?" I asked. ''Because," said the doctor, "they were paralyzed with fear of this new and aggressive race of people-just as the Peruvians were paralyzed by Pi zarro, who overran and conquered Peru with less than a hundred men." The doctor has been to eastern North Carolina investigating the tribe ..f 4,000 Croatoans over there. They were originally called Hatteras Indi k ans, but about three hundred years " ago Sir Walter Raleigh planted a colo ny of English and Portuguese on Roanoke Island and put them in charge of Governor John White, - a very practical and accomplished gen tleman. A few days after landing, ( overuor White's daughter. Eleanor, who had married a Mr. Dare, gave birth to a child and she was named Virginia, and so Virginia Dare was thc first English child born on American soil. Let thc boys and girls remem ber that. But no man knows any thing more about her. Governor White and Sir Walter went back to Eugland for supplies and. farming tools for the colony and on their re turn trip got into a fight with some Spanish cruisers and lost their cargo and maDy of their men and had to go back to Englauc, and it was several years before they made another ven ture, and when they arrived at the is land the colon;- was nowhere to be found, and little Virginia has never been heard of. The colony left some marks on a tree pointing to an Indian town called Croatoan, but the town was deserted. The doctor's investi gations have satisfied him that the colony did not perish nor were they killed, but that the men wanted wives and went into the interior and co habited with the Croatoans-fer it was found a hundred years after that these Indians were of mixed colors and many of them spoke broken or mixed English and Portuguese, although they had no intercourse with white people until thc colony came nor for a hundred years after, lie believes that Virginia Dare probably grew up with those Indians and her descend ants are now of mixed blood. It seems that these Croatoans were never Americanized until the last civil war. when many of them came to the front with their guns and said they wanted to fight some. They were accepted and enrolled and did fight for thc Confederacy. Daring the war there was an election hold in a County where some of them lived, and they 'vere persuaded by an ambitious candidate to go to the polls and vote . for him. Their votes were challenged by the other fellow upon the ground that they had some negro blood in rheir veins. They were very indig nant and said, "When you want us to fight for you wc are same as white folks; when we want to vote, you say wc are nagurs." And so a committee cf four doctors was appointed to ex amine them and say what they were. The committee took them out to a sandy place in the road and had them take off their shoes and make tracks barefooted. Five of them made very fair Anglo-Saxon tracks and were ac cepted, but of the other two the re port was thzt thc hollow of their feet made holes in the ground, and they were rejected. There arc some of these Croatoans on Newman's Ridge, in Tennessee. I remember that, some years ago, a party of us were riding in the negro car on the State road, and when we reached Kingston a colored convention of preachers got aboard and claimed the car. Sanford Reil or dered us out and wo retired, ol'course, but one man did not move. He was _ dark, cadaverous individual, with black eyes and black hair. ''What are you?" said Sanford: "are* you s white man or a negro?" Ile smiled and said: "Mine fader a Portugcc, minc uiudder a nagur." Sanford looked perplexed and turning tn one of the colored preachers said: ''What must I do with him?" And he said: "Let him alone. I reckon." I learned afterward that he was a Croatoan. And now, to keep up the Indian sensation, I am receiving papers from .thc Territory that acquaint me with 5 LETTER. fch Indians. nstilulion. thc peculiar situation of thc tribes over there. What shall bc done with their lands is the great question. The Dawes commission appointed by Con gress wants to divide thc lands per capita and let the Indians sell them or part of them to the white men, if they choose. The Choctaws will get 700 acres each, and a family of ten will therefore have 7,000 acres and will be tempted to sell most of it. The full bloods do not want the lands divided, but the mixed bloods do and they are in a large majority, and so in a few years the Indian's autonomy will be gone forever and he will be extin guished as a ward of the nation. In a few years the five civilized tribes will lose their identity and their lands will be absorbed in the mottled mass of American humanity. This is what these papers say, and they are ably edited. What a sad finale to a once proud, rich and happy race of people. These papers tell of an $80,000 steal and a $120,000 steal, and say that now a big railroad corporation has got a finger in the pie and the Indians' land must go. Enough votei. will be bought in Congress to force the allotment bill and then will come a second Oklaho ma. In speaking of these things, Dr. Peterson got excited and said: "This nation is a nation of robbers, and it is and always has been a maxim of An glo-Saxon people "That they may take who have the power, And they may keep who can." Speaking of Indians haunting me. I received a letter from a northern gen tleman asking me as a great favor to get for him- an ancient ante-bellum powder horn-one with a history, if possible. Well, they arc all ante-bel lum, and so I found oue thai had been laid aside for half a century-one that carried powder in Jackson's war with thc Seminoles in Florida, and has the odor of dead Indians and no doubt has been in at the death of bears and pan thers and wildcats innumerable. Ire member when these powder horns had j rank and standing in the house, and I children looked on them with fear and reverence, but one day the percussion lock came along and soon after thc breech-loader came along, and the powder horn was hung on a high nail and has been hanging there ever since. Like the Indian's bow and arrow, it ! has surrendered to, the march of prog- I j ress and civilization. BILL ARP. Putting It Strong. At rare intervals along the mountain roads of West Virginia and Kentucky ; the traveler may come upon a black : smith shop, but he is much safer in j the shoeing of his horse if he will carry a few nails and tools in the bot tom of his buggy, says thc Washing ! ton Star. (Ja a trip by Pound Ga]) on ; one occasion I found a blacksmith shop at the forks of the road, and. as j ! usual, a half dozen or more men sitting i around it in the shade. My turnout i needed some repairs, and as the smith ; was pottering about it inside, \ made talk with thc mcu outside. One of I them wanted to sell mc a mule which j he had hung up on the fence, and I i started in for a dicker. After wc had I been talking for perhaps a quarter > \ an hour, thc smith asked me tc .aep inside and show him something about the work he was doing. As soon as he got mc away from the crowd he came close and grew confidential. ."Y'ain't thiukin' uv buyin' that critter, are you?'' he asked, in all sincerity. "Weil, I don't know. 1 want a mule and that one looks all right.'' I said. "You can't tell a mule by his looks, mister. Mules is fer all the world like women.'' "What's the matter with him?" I inquired, quite ignoring the compar ison. uHc ain't safe. Course 1 ain't got nothin' ag'in the mule ncr the owner, and I'd be glad enough fer him to git the money fer him. fer he owes mc fer the shoein' uv him, but I don't like ter see a stranger tuck in an' done up like he's tryin" to do you." "But you haven't told me what's thc matter with the mule," I insisted. "Will he kick ?" '"That's his weakness, mister," re sponded the smith, letting his voice fall toa whisper. ''You won't believe me, p'raps, but I'm teilta' you he's thc kickin'est critter in the mountain?, lie shore is, mister, and I hope I may die right here cf he can't kick the i sody outcn a biscuit an' never crack ' the crust. He kin. mister, er I'm a brother to him." - From die Lone Star State comes the following letvcr. written by W. F. ( ass. editor of the Mt. Vernon, (Tex.) Herald: "I have used Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in my family for the past year, and lind it thc best remedy for colic and diarrhoea that I have ever tried. Its effects are instantaneous and satisfac tory, and 1 cheerfully recommend it. especially for cramp colic and diarrhoea. Indeed, we shall try and keep a buttle of it on our medicine shelf as long as we keep house." For sale by Hill Orr Drug Co. Thc Fanner Hail thc Fan. Every mau has to take his own les sons in acquiring the art of under standing the ways of women. Kip ling's poem in which he winds up sev eral verses explaining some adventure with a woman with thc lines. "I learn ed about women from her," conveys thc idea that women arc widely dif ferent in their ways, and thc experi ence of many men has lcd them to in dorse 3Ir. Kipling's views in this matter. The last recruit to this Kip ling cult is a somewhat bashful young man who has just returned from his vacation, passed at thc seashore, and who receives a letter daily and writes one daily-but that is the story that is to be explained. This young man is attractive in a way, but his natural ability is screen ed behind a sense of modesty, and he is decidedly diffident. Ile went on his vacation with the idea of getting a rest and indulging in surf baths. When he arrived at thc hotel at the seaside resort he found he was about the only eligible young man in thc place, and there was a large and at tractive array of young women yearn ing for masculine company. Under this benign condition of affairs his diffidence wore off to a certain extent, and he played the part of gallant most acceptably. Of all the girls in the hotel, however, his fancy settled on one-and his attentions to her were most noticeable. The girl was charm ing in every way, and had that dan gerous virtue of being sympathetic. Where wistful eyes, classic features, and superb form have failed very often a sympathetic air and a pretty interest have accomplished the overthrow of the masculine equilibrium. After a week thc young man was in love, in ten days he was wildly in love, and at the end of the two weeks he was iu the superlative condition of love, however that may be expressed. The only trouble was that with this new-found feeling all the old diffi dence came back, and he could not pull himself together sufficiently to make an avowal. The last day of his stay he invited this sympathetic niai don to take a drive, so that he could .properly say goodby and go over a thousand and one things that her sym pathetic natuic would understand and j approve. Thc drive was a delightful one and lasted longer than originally planned. Conversation lagged after a time and both fell into a fit of deep thinking. Finally thc couple caught up to a farm wagon which had been carrying produce into the village. The horse was driven by a sharp faced farmer lad. and at his side on the seat squatted about as ugly a brindle dog as any one could find in a day's walk. The youDg man awaken ed from his lethargy and said bravely. "Watch mc have some fun with this farmer.'" The girl, glad of any diver sion, looked interested, and the young man turned to the boy and said lacon ically : "Fine dog you got there.-' "Yep," was thc equally laconic re sponse. "What breed ?" was thc next query. "Bull." was tho listless answer, as the boy flecked a Hy oft" the horse's car with the lash of his whip. "Well, see here." said the other, 'Td like to have that dog. What will you take for him ?" "Don't want ter sell," grunted thc farmer. "0 conic my good man. That is au exceptionally valuable dog. I would like to get him to put in thc dog show ! in New Vork. I'll bel-b-Avould cause j a commotion.'' and herc he winked at i the girl. The farmer saw the wink, but he never made a motion. He seemed to bc in deep iheught, and then he said laboriously : "Well, stranger, cf you want this j pup so bad I'll tell you how to get it. j If you'll throw vcr arms around that I gal's neck and give her a whacking ! kiss I'll give you thc dog." * The young man blushed scarlet. Ile lashed his horse savagely with thc I whip, and soon the farmer was lost in j the cloud of dust whirled up behind. , When the danger point was passed ! the horse slowed down to a walk again, but conversation had fled. After a long silence thc girl spoke up faintly : "If I was sure," here she punched vaguely at spots in thc bottom of the cart with her parasol, and her eyes, which had a wistful look, were turned away, "that you really and truly wanted that dog-and-and-." Chicago Tribune. - It is easy to speak a harsh word, but impossible to recall it when it is once spoken. - It often happens that the doctor is out of town when most needed. Thc two year old daughter of J. Y. Schcnck, of Caddo. Ind. Ter., was threatened with croup, he writes: "My wife insisted that I go for thc doctor at once : but as he was out of town, I purchased a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy which relieved the child immediately." A bottle of that remedy in the house will often save the expense ol' a doctor's bill, be sides the anxiety always occasioned by serious sickness. When it is given as soon as the croup cough appears, it will prevent the attack. Thousands of mothers always keep it in their homes. The 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. Passing of thc Chestnut. The fact that the chestnut trees of this section have been rapidly dying out for some years past has ben a sub ject of frequent remark. Sonic 30 or more years back, chest I nut trees were common in all parts of York county. Now they arc getting scarce. Where middle-aged men of to-day used to go as boys to proves which yielded chestnuts by thc bush els, now thc trees generally arc cither lying on the ground in decay or stand ing, leafless, barkless, and dead, with fruit only a memory. There arc still a few live, chestnut bearing trees scattered throughout the country, but they are exceptions; and when one is found.it is generally with many dead branches mixed with thc live ones. Thc reporter had a talk with a North Carolinian-Mr. J. P. Coffey, of Cald well county-on thc subject, a few days ago. Mr. Coffey lives about eight miles north of Lenoir and some 10 or 13 miles from the foot of the Blue Ridge. He deals in chestnuts every fall, both wholesale and retail, and has noticed the scarcity referred to. When asked about the matter, he said : "Oh ! yes, we have been noticing the passing away of the chestnut trees for a long time. I have been coming down this way for some 20 years, and it was some 10 years hack when 1 first noticed that the chestnut trees were dying. It was noticeable down this way first ; but now it has gradually extended north, until it has reached us at the foot of thc Blue Ridge. Ten miles north of us, in the mountains, the trees all appear to be still healthy and chestnuts are abundant ; hut right around us they are dying as rapidly as they did herc and between." "It has been suggested," the repor ter remarked, "that the death of thc trees is possibly due to some climatic change, or something of that kind." "Oh, no." continued Mr. Coffey, "it is not that. Thc old people up our way say it is because of the attack of a peculiar worm. And this, they think, is proven by thc fact that it is almost impossible to find a sound chestnut tree among the greenest in the woods-that is in our neighbor hood. At thc saw mills, worms are found in the very heart of apparently sound logs. In some cases thc worms are few. and in other cases the logs are literally riddled. On the other side of us. in thc mountains.it is still an easy matter to find trees which are perfectly sound. Mr. Coffey went on to say that the disappearance of the chestnut is re ceiving attention in different parts of North Carolina and in this State. It is believed that if the trees are set out anew, they will grow all right, and during thc present season he has re ceived quite a number of orders for carefully-selected chestnuts, which, he understands, are to bc used for s ce d.-1 ro rh ri I h \ En 7 u i rei: Rncklcns &rnlcu salvo, j The best salve in thc world for Cuts J 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 satisfac\ion, or money refund ed. Prise 25 cent s per box. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co Fainting Fits. Fainting proceeds from different causes, the commonest being a dis turbance in thc circulation of thc blood in the brain. For an ordinary fainting ht lay thc patient flat. Great harm has often resulted from the treatment of ignoraut people in trying to.make the patient sit ur, or propping up the head with pillows. To send thc blood back from thc heart to thc brain, the fiat posture is absolutely necessary. Let thc patient lie so that the feet are higher than thc head, throw thc clothes about the chest and throat upon, sponge thc face with cold water and give some cold water to drink. - Uplook. -m a ? - STATE OK Olino, CITY OK TOLEDO, I Lee AS COUNTY, | FBAKK J. CHENEY makes oath thal lie is thc sur.iar partner ol* the liriu of P. J. CUENKV i Co , doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid and that said linn will pny the um of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each anil every ease of CATAKKH that cannot he cured bj the use of HALL'S CATAKRH COKE. I'BANK J. CIIENEY. Sworn to before inc and subscribed in my pres ence, this 6th day of December, A. D 18SG. [SKALJ A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and act! directly on tho olood and mucous surfaces of tb system Send for testimonials, free. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.,Toledo O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. A Sick Congressman. Thc other evening thc little daugh ter of a congressman was paying a visit at a neighbor's, and the respcctivi mothers were talking of physical ail ments and their remedies. After ; while a little girl saw an opportunity to make a remark. "My papa." she said, "always drink: whiskey when he is sick." Then she stopped for a minute, hoi eyes softened and saddened, and sin continued slowly : -iAnd poor papa is si<-k nearly al thc time.''- Washington Critin, ms . mm Disfigurement for lifo by burns 01 scalds may be avoided by using DeWitt'i Witch Hazel Salve, the great remedy foi piles and for all kinds of sores and skit: troubles. Evans Pharmacy. THE MISSING WORD. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION'S NEW CONTEST ! The Sentence Seems Quite Plain, but Presents an interesting Problem. Try Your Hand. The Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., lias announced ita sixtb consecutive miss ing word contest, commencing on the 1st of November and closing on the 1st of January, a period of about two months. The book containing the missing word has been sealed up and placed in the hands of W. A. Hemphill, the president and business manager of the company. It in a standard publication and has prob ably boen widely read throughout the South The amount offered in prizes is 10 per cent of the subscriptions received from contestants; there are about sixteen thou sand subscribers expiring with The Con stitution during November and December, and should all of these renew, the sum will be about 31,000 to be divided In ad dition to whatever tbe 10 per cent will make The Constitution offers $100 cash to go to tho first six correct guesses: 50 for the first correct guess received and 10 each for the next five that are correct, provided these a*e received before December 1st. If only one person should name this miss . iog word he would have a good sum. in its first missing word contest The Constitution paid the whole amount to one successful contestant, Mr. M. L. Brittain, $1,033.50; it may be that only one person will name it this time ; the period of the year compares exactly with Mr. Brittain's contest, and we understand he will not be allowed to guees any more, and Bhould only one man get the word right this time, it would disbar him from guessing thereafter. This is the sentence : "Once given the passion for-that one of the precious metals will be most in demand which is cheapest." The readers of our paper who subscribe jointly to it and The Weekly Constitution have free > ccess into the sixth contest, just opened ; and it may be that some of them will get the amount to be distributed on the 1st of January. The only condition of the contest is that every guesser must be a subscriber; and takiDg advantage of The Constitution's offer we present this opportunity to all who wish to subscribe to both papers. Every person should have his County pa per and one great general newspaper ; and The Weekly Constitution, with a circula tion of 150,000, occupies tbe unique dis tinction of being the greatest American weekly newspaper. By special arrangement with The Week ly Constitution, that great paper and tho Anderson Intelligencer cati be obtained foi one year at almost tho price of one pa per, the price of the two being only 2.25. Not only that, but nuder our arrangement with Thc Weekly Constitution every per so:a who iakes advantago of this clubbing proposition, subscribing for both papers, will be entitled to a guess at the missing word. Au clubbing subscriptions should be sent to this pap^r with each subscrib er's gue?M at the missing word plainly written. The gmss and thu name and address of csch subscriber will ba forbar dod by lid to The Wee'< )y Constitution. - During a temperance revival at Cedar llapids, Iowa, a young man who was converted confessed that he was guilty of a robbery for which anothe mau has been imprisoned since laso fall. The confessor was arrested. - First Passenger-''Would you ah-lend me your spectacles a moment, please?" .Second Passenger-"Cer tainly, sir.'- First Passenger-"Ah, thank you ; now, as you cannot see to read your paper, would you mind let ting me have it ?" laby SWinei Every mother feels an inde scribable cl read of the pain anc danger attend ant upon the most critical pe riod of her life. Becoming a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering and danger of the ordeal make its anticipation on of misery. MOTHER'S FRI is the remedy which relieves women of the great pain and suf fering incident to maternity; this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless, but all thc danger is re moved by its use. Those who usc this remedy are no longer de spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con ditions are avoided, the system is made ready for thc coming event, and the serious accidents so com mon to thc critical hour are obviated by the use of Mother's Friend. // is a blessing to woman. 31.00 PER BOTTLE at all Drug-Stores or sent by mail on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing invaluable information ol -prr interest to ail women, will bo sent rnct to any address, upon application, bj The BRADFIELB REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Gil "Better late than Never/' The above old adage is ai forceful now as ever, and sui fering ones will rejoice whet they hear of the wonderfti efficacy of . AFRICANA, the marvelous Blood Purifier Hundreds who have becomi discouraged by trying a scon jij of other remedies, and upoi whom the best physicians fail j d cd, have ere it was too late w heard of thc grandest of al j i] Medicines I AFRICANA .P The Sure Cure of all Plooi J jj Diseases. P For sale by Evana Pharma y cy and Hill-Orr Drug Co. "Rust," the dread of thc cotton rower, can be prevented. Trials at Experiment Stations and the experience of leading growers prove positively that Kainit is the only remedy. Wc will be glad to send, free of charge, interesting and useful pampl^cts which treat of thc matter in detail. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 53 Nassau St,, New Yc*k.Jj PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR GROCER. It may be that the prices are too high or the quality of Goods poor. If you want to be pleased give us a trial order, aud see how well we can please you. Our Store is stocked with the very best quality of everything that is good to eat, a d we will > sell you as cheap as others charge for cheap quality. Oncea customer of ours always a customer. We want every body that comes to Anderson to come and see our Goods. Don't matter whether you waut to trade or uot. No trouble to show you our Goods. Yours for trade, OSBORNE & BOLT. FOR SALE. T1BE TRACT OF LAND known as the X Vineyard, containing twenty-five qcres, more or lesa, situ t-d just outside of Che cit v limits, adjoining lands of E. P. Sloan, B. P. Cray ton and J. L. Glenn. A good two-roora house, tarn and well on i be place. It isa short distance ofibecot tc-a mill and will ba a fine location for a dairy and truck farm. Will be sold at public outcry Salasday rn December if not dispoFed of at private sa'e before that time Terms cash. Pur chaser to pay for papers. E. P. SLOAN, W. W. WHITE, Executors Est. Thoa Bf. White. Sept 22, 1897 13 ll BUILDERS OF ANDERSON And vicinity will consult their in terest by writing to tho Standard Manufacturing Co. AUGUSTA, GA, . . For pricea on SASH, DOORS BLINDS, SHINGLES, LATHS, LUMBER, Or anything in Yellow Pi-ie. .Satisfac tion zuarumeed. SeptS. 1897 ll 3m HQ^E PATH HIGH SCHOOL TT A S closed a most satisfactory year's OL work to both patrons and teachers Tho outlook for the next Session promise? even better result* How to secure tb< lient School is ttio cons'ant study of thc t<nouera Excellent library, modern ap paratus, live methods, and trained teach ing. Next Session opens Monday. Sept Otb, 1S97. Board in befit familtasatverj low rates Forfnrthw information writ to- J. C. HARPER, Prim, Honp.'i Path, S. C. July 14,1897 3 3m A SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR NEWSPAPER READERS. AND THE nderson lntelligencei Both One Year for $2.00. IT is scarcely necessary to call at tention to the superior merits of Tm TWICE-A-WEEK edition of THE ST Loins REPUBLIC as a newspaper. 1 has so many advantages as a new; gatherer, that no other paper can claiu to be its equal. Thc whole field o: news is covered thoroughly. Th< special features and illustrations ari always thc best. .More noted writer contribute to its columns than to an] other paper ot' its class. It is pub lished especially to meet the wants o: that large class of readers who hav< not the opportunity or cannot aiton to read a daily paper. It is tho lead ing Democratic paper of the Missis sippi Valley and the South and West !>y a special arrangement made for ; limited time only, our friends will bi given an opportunity to take advan tage of this liberal proposition. Remember the oller, THE TWICE A -WEEK REPUBLIC, 10 pages a week and the ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER S pages a week, both one year foi only $2.00. WE sell PIANOS and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS to the best trade in this aud adjoining Counties. Why not allow me to sell you a reliable Piano or Organ. We guarantee every Instrument that goes out rf our Wardrooms, and have a large assortment to select from. Have just received new styles of Ivers & Pond Pianos - AND - Farrand & Votey Organs, And we are getting in several other makes of high grade Instruments. Also, a large line of Gai tars, Banjos, Violins, Antoharps, Ac., at lowest possible figures. HEADQUARTERS for the Celebrated New Home, Ideal and several other leading Sewing Machines. Call and see us. or write for catalogue and prices. Respectfully, The C. A. Eeefl Music Honse. TAKE JOTIGE. We hereby notify all parties who owe Bleckley & Fretwell past due papers that owing to the death of our senior, Syl vester Bleckley, that the same must be paid at an early day, not later than Nov. 1st next, as a settlement must be made with the heirs at law. Your prompt attention to this notice and a compliance with same will be duly appreciated. Yours very truly, JOS. J. FRETWELL, Survivor Bleckley & Fretwell. Sept 15,1897 12 They'll wear out, but only after a season of hard ser vice. School Shoes, Eob Roy, Kango Goat, Colum bus Belle, Bed Seal. Sold by cash-buying merchants. Made by J. K. ORR SHOE CO., Atlanta, Ga. NOTICE. npHE County Treasurer's Office will be JL open from the loth of October next to the 31st of December following for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year1S97. For the convenience of Taxpayers I will attend at the following places : Slabtowii. October 15 Monnt Airy. October 16 Piedmout, October 18. Pelze*-, October 19. Houeii Path. Ostobfir 27. Cook's October 28. On all other dajs between October loth and I >ecember 31st, tlie office will be open at' Ander>on. The following ia the .levy for State, County und School purposes: State. 5 mille. Ordin r1- County. 3 mills. Special (Hoad). 1 mill. Special (CourtHouse). 1 mill. For Schools."... 3 milk. Total. 13 mills. Tru ateos ol' Hunter School District have made a special levy ol 3 mills for school purposes, making a (otal livy for that dis trict of 10 mills. All malo p rsotis between . wenty-one and sixty years of age, except those unable to carn a living on i'Ccoun of being maimed, or trom other ninse, and those who served in the latp war, are required to pay a poll tax of one dollar. All msJe persons bi-tweon eighteen ano fifty years .of c^e, who are able to work roaos or cai^e them to be worked, except members of beards of school trus.ee", min isters of the gospel in actual charge of a congregation, persona permanently dis abled in the military service of this"State, and those who served in the late war, are required to work three days on the public roads, or in lieu of work, pay a comrauta lioii tax of one dollar, tobe collected at same time other taxps are collected. E Z. DROWN, Co. Treas. All parties owing me notes and accounts are requested and urged to pay same as soon as possible. I need my mon ey and will be compelled to make collections early in the season. Save the trouble and expense of sending to see you. J. S. FOWLER. Sept. 29, 1897 14 1 Dis. Strickland & King, DENTISTS. OFFICE Iii MASONIC TEMPLE. gsr~ Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Tepth. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of the Estateof Louisa .1. Garrison, deceas ed, hereby give notic- that he will on the 27th day ol' November, 1897, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate, end a discharge from bia office as Admin istrator, JOHNA GARRISON, Adm'r. Oct 27, 18i>7 LS 5