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A TEXAS ?fohn. Carleen, "Monto SOM Saba ( Tex. ) Oirrrtp*. In thc mountains- on thc frontier of Texas one hoars of strange characters. .Hold and daring men como here to mako fortunes, other? como to escape from the memory of their misfortunes r\nd others tu search of advouturc. No one ever knew what brought the man Carleen to San Saba. Ho was a mystery andi almost his every act was clouded in mystery from the hour he ?ct his brogan shoes into the black ;nud ofMenardville, until one fine day, len years later, when ho bid his cow boys farewell, and they said as thc Hage disappeared over the hills to- ! ward San Antonio: ' There coes the strangest character thut ever struck. Texas." Mr. Carleen was a French mao, be ' traying his nationality iu the pronun- j elation pf the score or more English words he had picked up ou the road from New Orleans to thc prairies of thc Ijone Star State. When he ap peared for the tirst time in the streets of the little frontier village where he afterward became so well known, he j was dressed as a common laborer, smoked a short pipe, and carried a j stunt stick. The cowboys louugiug about the Brindle Steer saloon sized j him up and rendered a verdict that a j good average joh nf sheep-herding j would just about tit tho degree of len tlcrfooteilness that wa^ manifested in ! his language, manner und carriage. After a few moments' conversation , the wink.- that were exchanged be tween the loungers indicated the su perior satisfaction that they experi enced over thc correctness of their judgment, but their organs of vision t were suddenly expanded beyond all capacity by the action of thc new comer, win? with little ceremony and few words invited the whole crowd to refresh themselves at the bar of the Brindle Steer. Ile did want a job of lteiding sheep, and he began to ask questions as tu wages und about thc price of lambs and ewes and rams, while thc barkeeper was giving him change for the big yellow doubloou ' that he had selected from u handful of loose coins to pay for thc drinks. Something like respectfulness on the part of thc crowd toward the stranger, which had succeeded the curiosity he had aroused, grew into admiration when Mr. (.'arleen accidentally drop ped a silver-mounted revolver from his coat pocket and carelessly picked it up with the indifference nf au old plainsman. All were apparently eager to answer his questions and grant him information upon every subject with such promptness and pleasure as tu please the Frenchman immensely. ( 'arleen lounged about the hotel for j several days getting acquainted with j the peuple and making himself im mensoly popular by his liberality, i People thought it rather strange that '. such a man would go elf into the I mountains tn herd sheep for si" per month, but those who were mest inti- ' mate with the stranger said that they thought he simply wanted tn learn thu business. There were others, how- ' ever, who did not hesitate to express the opinion that the frenchman was n a tage robber and that he had conto out ; into thc mountains to hide. Mr. Carleen soon demonstrated that he was not a slow* mau. Ile devoir .ped and executed his plans with thc rapidity that distinguished the great - ; est of all of his countrymen. While everything about him appeared to be : shrouded in mystery, he acted as if he had nothing to conceal. He appeared to live for the purpose of astounding aud mystifying those who were watch- , ing him. lethe course of eight or, ten days thc news came to town that , the mysterious Frenchman, after a few days' herding, had expressed him ?elf as being tired of following the flock for wages. Ile had pure") : sed , 10,000 head of sheep and paid for them in good San Antonio paper, so the story ran Next he bought the fatuous Los Florctas grant, containing I KIO sections of grazing land, and soon afterward Mr. Carleen came to town, j confirming all these stories and mak- i ing arrangements to put a barbed wire > fence around one bf the largest pas- j tures in western Texas. Could it be j possible that thc man was going to ac- . tually fence in (?4,?0(1 acres of laud? This happened back in the early "b's, before the cattle kings and big syndi cates began to string barbed wire around whole Counties. The French- j mau spent the night in Menardville. ? and long before sunrise on thc next 1 morning he was on his road to San . Antonio, accompanied by half a dozen ! cowboys, driving a herd of ponies in : front of them. Ten days afterward a traveler re ported on thc San Saba that an army vms moving across thc prairies of western Texas, lt was an army, but ; au army of laborers, stonemasons. car penters, painters, machinists and teamsters. The Frenchman was ve- ' turning with 200 teams and more than j 50') people. Menardville went on a j boom, and thc Los Florctas ranch, on- | ten miles away, presented a scene j of bustle and activity which made thc j natives stare in wonder and amare Cristo <*? th*" I Main?. meut. Mr. Carleen had leased hun. di ed? and thousand* of ?quaro miles of grazing lands, una around all this rast Hoope of country ho began to erect a wiro fence. He instantly broke ground for thc purpose of estab lishing a home placr on tho banks of j thc Hau Saba. Hundred* of laborers wert: ?et to work quarrying rock, while other hundreds were ougaged in dig ging for thc foundation of his house. ! Jt look bim two yeats to complete this ! i tu mouse structure, lt covers at least a half au acre of ground and is five .. tories high, and altogether ooo of thc most beautiful and astounding pieces 1 of architecture in America to-day. The wa'l.s are of pure white marble, while croat column? of bluish granito support a magnificent porch extending ' around two sides of thc entire struc ture. Artists came from Paris to ex ert their skill on thc ceiling and walls. Puring thc time that he was building thc place away out here on thc fron tier of Texas, Carleen never suid u | word of his family, or, fin-that matter, a word of his own history. His longue ran like a hell-?dapper tm all subjects but one. and that ono was Carleen. Mis agents had purchased j cattle ?ill ov< r eastern Texas, and as a consequence at thc end of .a year or moro his immense estate was well stocked. At that time ho was regard cd as one of thc greatest cattle men on tho frontier. Tin; strange man did not limit his extraordinary improvements to thc palace that lu- erected. lie kept a huge force in his quarries, and a little anny of masons wore employed for sev eral yours in building long lines of stone fences. These structures were not creeled after thc manner of such old tumble down affairs ?s one often sccs in thc older States. Thc walls were of solid dressed stone, and there were great stone pillars around thc en tablature, on which were trailing vines, clusters of grapes, and festoons of flowers, exhibiting in the highest style of art thc skill of the sculptor. Between these pillars swung massive iron gates. These are not yet ruins, hut here on the wild hills of tho San Saba, where wolves howl at night and dcor sleep beneath the shade ol' oaks, miles and miles of these magni ficent walls may bc seen winding over j thc undulating prairies and through thc green valleys, while up there on thc mountain stands white against the western sky that gigantic pile of stone and mortar, of which no man can say whether it is a monument to the genius or folly of the Frenchman Car leen. Ile was certainly of great ad vantage to this particular part of Tex as. Ile brought au abundance of ninney into the country, and he gave thousands ol' people employment. As long as he prosecute l his gigantic Scheines this wa- the most prosperous portion of the Stat?. At one time inore than 1.01)0 people were employed upon the ranch. Ile kept thc road opon to San Antonio, a distance of nearly !!00 miles, and relays (d' horses were established every ten or fifteen miles. He had a daily mail, and thc road was tilled with teams hauling supplies and machinery to the famous ranch, ('arleen was very fond of thc society (d' educated men find accom plished women, and for a long time thc big ranch house, whioh he called the palace of St. Cloud, was crowded with people who appeared to be there in search of pleasure to the exclusion of everything else. Ho had been pursuing his strange career about seven years. living like a Monto Cristo and ext ?ting the wonder of ali Western Texas, as if he wore a Cagliostro in league with thc devil, when one rainy evening, just before Christmas, a lady descended from .the* overland stage in Mcnnrdvillc. This woman carried a crucifix in one hand and a l?ihle in thc otlfcr. She in quired for Carleen, and then asked for a room in which she might appeal to (iod undisturbed. On the next day she went to the palace of St. Cloud, and as she entered atone gate Carleen went out at tho other. Ile never stopped until he was safely ensconced inside of the White F.lcphnut in San Antonio. He never denied that thc little woman was his wife, but that there was some terrible secret between them which nearly congealed the man's blood every time he thought of it, and made thc woman's face repul sive to him. was beyond question. Ile at onie plunged into the wildest kind of dissipation, and his best riders and fastest ponies were kept busy for two weeks bearing messages between San Antonio and thc ranch. At length such mysterious affairs as existed be tween the two people were arranged in some way. and the little woman re turned to Calveston ami sailed for l? uro po. still muttering prayer and barring her crucifix in one hand and her Hilde in thc other. From this time on to the end <>f his earccr in Texas Calleen was never the sante man. He evidently labored day and night to drive something fruin his mind. The great house was crowded with people who w .c bent upon pie-asuro alone, and strange rumors circulated as to games of cards where not only millions, but beautiful wo men were lost ?nd won. Carleen be gan to give away money. He made one of his neighbors a present of a large pastare and a floe herd of cows. To another he gave a large band of graded polled steers. To a favorite cowboy he gave a whole drove of fine horses, and at the feet of a beautiful singer from San Antonio he threw a cheek for $100,000 in gold. The daughter of a gamekeeper who handod him a cup of water from one of his own spring? he rewarded with a * i; .'of sheep. Ile attended a school exit :tion. and at the close of the ex orcise he presented each aud every ono o he little boys and girls with a check for ?5,00?. During thc floodtide of his prosperi ty he had stocked a line park of sev eral hundred acres with the rarest specimens of wild animals from every known nook and corner of thc globe. (Jue day just before thc final crash, who;; thc Frenchman was in a partic ularly hilarious mood he mounted his horse and invited every one about his house and in thc country to help him -lay these .-oological specimens. His guests, heated with wine, and his cowboys, always enger for a frolic, were, of course, ready for such tine (sport. The slaughter lasted three whole days. Klephants. lions, tigers and leopards were hunted down and shot with Winchesters to the music of and the blast of horns. Deer, ante lope and rare birds were spated, and after the royal sport was ended the gates of the park were thrown open and these animals allowed to run wild. There were plenty of people who believed that the mysterious spendthrift had found Bowie's famous lost silver mines of the San Saba. Others thought he was some Huro pcan prince who had inherited a lim itless fortune and there were others who insisted that tho mau was capa ble of converting the baser metals in to gold, or else lu- had been a great pirate or au old world bank robber. Toward the cud thc people did not care to be intimate with thc strange man, though hundreds were indebted to his liberality for their fortunes, ("arleen realized thc situation, und one day walked out of the .u'reat palace of St. Cloud and turned his back upon the country with so little ceremony that those who knew him best were most astonished. He stopped in San Antonio long enough to make a linn of lawyers ac ?uainted with his affairs. Ile was next heard fy'om in London in company with a woman of great beau ty, and shortly afterward a few linet floating about in the newspapers told the story of the suicide in the great Knglish metropolis of a rich Texan who had left a million on deposit in the Hunk ol' langland, lt .?as Cancer -John Carleen-and he died as he lived-a mystery. Ami so ended tlu greatest of all Texas mysteries. He came a mystery, lived ten years in : cloud of mystery, and disappeared ir mystery. mi . mm A Brave Southern Woman. Suuuuer Hill, close to Studley, Va. is a very interesting place, built ovci lilt! years ago, and was the arena oi much active warfare about the yeaj 1S02. Mrs. Newton resides there, tin widow of Capt. William B. Newton, ; scholarly gentleman and brave com mander of cavalry in lien. Fitzhugl Lee's brigade, who was killed at th< battle of Culpepper Court House. Hi was a brother of the late Bishop .loin Brokcnbrough Newton, who died las Ascension Hay. Summer Hill wa taken for headquarters by Cen. (?rant and there he held a council of wa with lien. Hancock and Cen. McDow ell. Gen. Crant told Mrs. Newton h was expecting an attack, and that ; battle would bc fought under her ver; rooftrce, and added : "I advise you strongly, madam, t g'o over into Kine William county witl your little children. T will bc glad t furnish you an ambulance and safe guard to cross the lines." She answered : "No, 1 prefer to stay herc. Thi old home is all 1 have left, and if it fate is to fall down it will have to fal on my head. I can put the .childi e down in the potato cellar, and, (?em ral. if you should get seared when th tiring begins, you cnn go down the?* with them." Cen. tirant laughed heartily an said : ''Have your own way, madam. Yo arc bravo enough." After the war was over he inquire very particularly of her, and express ed the hope that she came out a right, - O. W. O. Hardman, when sheri of Tyler Co., W. Va., was at one tim almost prostrated with a cold. Il used Chamberlain's Cough Kerned and was so much pleased with th quick relief and cure it afforded hin i that he give tho following nn.solicite testimonial: ."To all who may be ii tcrcstcd, I wish to ?ay, that I.hav used Chamberlain's Cough Hemed and find it invaluable for coughs .in colds." For sale by Hill-Orr Dru Companj\ :- Spogs-"Was it hot disgracefi I the way in which Smiggs snored i Chmch to-day ?" Stuggs--'I shoul think it was. Why, ho woke ns a up.?? ; AU Sorte of Paragraphs, - A traveler can DOW go around the world tn fifty days. - Charcoal applied to the sore ?iii ?ure a burn in one hour. - There is a elock in Brussels that is kept going bj the wind. j - In Ptolemy's time any one who killed a cst wss put to death. - Prussian blue paint is made from tiie sshes of the burnt hoofs of horses. - The magnetic clock was invented by Dr. Locke, of Cincinnati, in 1847 48. It is estimated that one English person in every twenty-four has red hair. - Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on tbe faco anti neck. Pain was instantly relieved by Dewitt's Witch Hazel Halve which heal ed the injury without leaving o scar. It is the famous pile remedy, i''vans Phar macy. - Thc voice of the average man spoils what little music he has in his soul. - Forty-four muscles are called into nl:iy ?n the ?production of the human voice. - One Minute Cough <-ureeurea quick ly. That's what you want! Kvaus Phar macy. - One ounce of permanganate of potash will make a bucketful of disin fectant. - It take." 72,000 tons of paper to make the post cards used in England each year. - J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the euro of eczema. He was quickly cured hy using DeWitl's Witch Hazel Salve tho famous hosting salvo tor piles and skin diseases. Kvaus Pharmacy. - Love draws more plans for air castles than all the other architects combined. - Thc woman who runs after a hus band until she gets one seldom brags ?if her catch. - It is said that there is in Sonora it tribe of Indians with yellow hair and blue eyes. - Prosperity comes quickest to the mau whose liver is in good condition. De Witt's Litllo Early Risers are famous lit tle pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. Evans Pharmacy. - (?od never works a miracle to relieve us from our obligation to use common sense. . - Thc exact cost of an English cabinet minister's full dress uniform is 120 guineas. - It is useless for a self-made man to waste money in taking out a patent on his creation. - It ??i ?r??'-y to i.f?trli ? Cold niiu ju??i HS easy to get rid ?il* it if you commence early to us>e Ono Minute Cough Cure. It. euros ?v)uuhs, colds, bronchitis, pneumo nia und ail throat and lung troubles. It ia pleasant t?> take, sufe to use and sure to cure. Kvaus Pharmacy. - The waters of the Grand Falls of Labrador have excavated a chasm thirty miles long. - "Hippcrton says he won't marry any one but a widow." "I hope he won't marry minc." - Urcad as a daily article of footi is used by only about one-third of the population of thc earth. - Mri?. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, 0.,sayt-: "After two doctors gave up my boy ta die, I wived him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure."' It" is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. I '.vans Pharmacy. - Ile-"I am willing to admit ? was wrong." She-"I expect you to do more than that. You must admit that I was right." - Cholly-Have you anything that will stop the habit of cigarette smok ing? Druggist-Yes, sir. John, give thc gentleman a box of "Rough on Pats !" I - If you are in tho right in your contention with your brother, do not suffer him to put you in the wrong by falling into a bad lee per and speaking hasty and harsh words. - Since tho begining of this cen tury no fewer than fifty-two volcanic islam!* have arisen out of the sea. Nineteen of that number have since disappeared, and ten are now inhabi ted. - Mortie : "Oh, dear, I am dread fully worried. 1 bet a dozen kisses with Fred against a dozen pair of gloves that it will rain to-morrow." "Are you afraid you will lose?" "Not a bit. I do not need the gloves." - Punishment is rarely necessary fora horse unless beds vicioun. In that, case you may have a long light before you, against odds of superior strength und endurance. Kindness and patience will accomplish much more than contrary treatment. - Your watch may be used as a compass. Point thc hour hand to the sun and the south is exactly half way between thc hour and thc figure XII ; on the dial. For instance, supposing it is 4 o'clock, point the hand indicat ing 4 to the sun, und II on thc dial plate is exactly south. Supposing it is S o'clock,.then tho figure X on the face of the watch will show due south. - Maid (breathlessly)-"Oh, miss, both tho gents you is engaged to has called, and they're in tho parloi\ and somehow or other they've found it out, and oh ! miss, I'm 'fraid there'll bc troubler' Miss Flirtie "Horrors'. Oh, dear! "What shall I do?" Maid (after, rctlcotion)-'TH fix it. I'll run an' tell 'em you're cryin' y'r ey os out 'cause y'r father has lost all his money ; then you can keep thc one wno stays." Two min utes later tho maid returned to say that both the "gents"' had gone. The Mala Faint Josh Modders-? hear that Bill Whoopler got on a terrible bender in Buralviile last Saturday. Jay Oreen-Yes, siree ! You never seen a feller carry on so! Be wandered in everywhere be could get in, an' whooped an' yelled an' raised Ned generally. Had four or five fights an' got his Sunday clothes ruined, an' his head split open, an' his nose put out of joint, an' lost all bis money, an' wan kicked downstairs a couple of timas, an' got run over by an oz team, an' was flung into jail on' fined, an' had to send for his uncle, thc Deacon, to pay him out. His uncle, who is a rabid Prohibitionist, paid his fine but disowned him on the spot, an' the girl he was engaged to marry found out about his actions au' threw him over, I an' thc whole escapade got written up j in the paperB, an' he is lame all over I an' sick as a dog yet ! "1 s'posc he feels a good deal of regret about it ?" .'Well, yes. in a certain way. He j was so alfired drunk that he don't ? (cmcmbcr much that occurred except j to dimly recall that some feller, some ? time durin' the hooraw, called him a ; 'rubber necked son of-a gun.' Butfor ! the life of him he can't recollect who it was, un' it hurts his feclin's to j think that he was insulted an' don't i know who to try to git even with." Baby Mine! ?1*1 fe Every mother feels an in de- j scribable dread of the pain and ' danger attend- : ant upon the ? most critical pe- j riod of her life. I B e c o m i n g a ' mother should be : a source of joy B i rpa-H to all, but the ' ' suffering andi danger of the ordeal make \ its anticipation one of misery. : MOTHER'S FRIEND 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 j painless, but all the danger is re- j moved by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer de- ? spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con- j ditions are avoided, the system is 1 made ready for the coming event, ! and the serious accidents so com- i mon to the critical hour are i obviated by the use of Mother's j Friend. It is a blessing to %uoman. -, $1.00 PER BOTTLE at all Drug-Stores, or cont by mail on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing invaluable information of ! torc interest to all women, will be sent ! i ufct to any address, upon application, by . The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Go. i i Texas, Mexico, California, ..( j ) Alaska, or suv other point, C \ with FliEK MAPS-, writs ? ? Ut- > j FRED. D. BUSH, ! District Passenger Agent, > j lLo?i8*&lsWeR.R.i L^^^i^Y-*^ Atlanta, Ga. _? j THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. ? t'OUKT OF COMMON PLEAS. J. 8. Fowler. Plain il O', against Marion Kikew, De fendant-Sumtno a for Kc lief- Complaint not Sorted. To the Defendant abure named : I t YOU aro he roby summoned and required to an- I swer tb? Complaint in this action, which ii tiled lu the o 111 co of the Clerk of the Court of j Commou Pleas, at Anlerton ?'. H., 8. C., and tn ; ?erre a copy or your MHier to tho said Complaint ? on the aubserlttors at their office, at Anderson C. If., j 8. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, ] exclusiva of the day or auch service; and If you i tait to anawar the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the PislstiS' in this ?elios -!!! -ppiy : %o the Cv'.ii i for th? relief demanded in the Cora- ' plaint. Dated Novaube.r 16th, A. P. 1S97. TIM BI! LI: A WINCE, i Plalnt'lTa Attorneys, Anderson, S. C. j [SKAL ] Jons C. WATKISB, C. C. e. v. Tn Matten **sfs"???? ;V-;rc "rurd : You will take notice that the Con plaint in this action, together witn i he Snainton, of which tho . tangoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the i C'etk of Comt ot Cowinon .Pleas for the County of Anderson, November Hi, UH". TRI HULK ft PRIN" K. Plaintiff's Attorneys. ! Anderdon, S. C., Nov. 2?. 1897. 23-6 j A SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR j NEWSPAPER READERS, Tie Tic?-a-Wefik" BepMic : AND TI IK Anderson Intelligencer Both Oae Year for $2 00. ! IT is scarcely necessary to call at- ? tention to the superior merits of THE S TWICE-A-WEEK edition of THE ST. ! Louis REPUBLIC as a newspaper, lt j has so many advantages as a news j gatherer, that uo other paper can claim . to bc its equal. The whole field of , news is covered thoroughly. Tho | special features and illustrations arc j I always thc best. More noted writers ) I contribute to its columns than to any | ; other paper of its class. It is pub-; lished especially to meet thc wants of I that large class, of renders who haVc ' not the opportunity Ol cannot alford to read n daily paper. It is the lead ing Dcrnocratio paper Of the Missis-: sippi Valley and the South and West. j. By a special arrangement made for a j limited timo only, our friends will be "> given an opportunity to take ad van- | tage of this liberal proposition. Romombcr the offer, TUE TWICE -A-AV.KEK REPUBLIC, 16. pagea.a week, and thc ANDERSON INTEL LIOEXCER, 8 pages a Week, both one year for only $2.00. THIS 18 NO FAKE I That Jewelry Palace - o JP* - WILL. R. HUBBARD'S, NEXT TO F. ??il M. BANK, Hat the Largest, Prettiest anti Finest lot of . . XMAS AND WEDDING PRESENTS I1N THE CITY. Competition don't cut any ice with me when it comes to priest*. per Set. A world beater. WILL R. HUBBARD. BIG BARGAINS FOR JANUARY,1898, CLOTHING. A Dig ?ntl Complete line. 8otn?thing to please all- Best part, Price? to ault tu timen lilBten : Men's Suita from $1.75 up. Boys' Ki lt? from #5o. up. O-ounce AII Wool Jeana Panta 98c. Al1 ?RESS GOODS. I bave a big line of New and Sty lien t'iooda of all kinda, on which I have knocked the bottom out of prices. CLOAKS AND CAPES. A lina thal wiii tickle you, t-BpeeiaMv price.?-. UNDERWEAR. Ladles' Under VPN tn from 10.*. up. Men's Undervests from 12ie. up. SHOES, HATS AND CAPS. Ju?t come and fee for yourself, tireat Mfr No. 7 Stove $5 OO. GROCERIES. A lat;ze fre*h lot bought tow ?tosro-?rill sell you the ?ame way. Rem? tabor, I am io tlie Cotton and Cotton Seed murket to HUV. Two red hot Hove? if your ?ire cold. Yours for Uargsins, R. A. LEWIS, Belton, S. C. S 0 H t H B P * mi r* P ss O' Q ? O pa 2* W <=i td SO ? z M LS 03 O 3 < > Ht 2 ^ 3 o ft .-J M > 8 d pq a Z Q ^ ?3 co b o LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! We propose to give away absolutely for nothing, the following Presents on 15th January, 1898::::::::::: _ Present No. 1, one barrel Standard Granulated Sugar. Present No. 2, one barrel best Patent Flour. Present No. i), ten pounds fine Kio Coffee. Present Nd; 4, ten pound box good Chewing Tobacco. Present No. 5, one pair Men's Fine Shoes. Present No. b". one pair Ladies* Fine Shoes Present No. 7. one Fine Decorated Bowl and Pitcher; Present No. 8, one Set Fine Decorated Plates. Present No. !), ono Fine Decorated (covered) Dish. Present No. 10, one Set of Fine Cups and Saucers. The person who guesses, or comes nearest to the number of Bales of Cot ton received and weighed by the Sworn Weighers in Anderson from Sept. 1st, 1807, to Jan. 14th, 18i>8 (inclusive), will receive Present No. 1, and thc next, nearest guess, Present No. 2, and so on through tho list. Every one who trades with us will be entitled to a guess for each dollar s worth.of cash goods "purchased from us between now and '-31st Dec. next; guesses ir be made and dated on day purchase is made j iu case of a tie, the guess bearing earliest date to count first. (Junases to bo deposited in a locked tito box ; Mr. J. K. Yandi vcr, Cashier F. & M. Bank, will hold key until 15th Jan., when bc and Mr. W. T. W. Ilarrisou (cotton weigher), will award the presents to the best guessers. AVe will not add one cent to the price of our Goods, but will sell you Good?; as, cheap as you can buy elsewhere, and somebody will get the presents that we wiii give away for absolutely nothing.- If you get one, it will bo a cleargaia to you. If we don't sell you Goods cheap, don't buy them. This is the most liberal offer ever made by a merchant in Audersou, as we propose to give you value received for every dollar spent with tis. Guess early and often ! Anderson, S. C.. Sept. 181)7. D. P. SLOAN. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. Levi N. Geer. PJnntifl*. aeainat Mirier. EskeT, De fendant.-Summons for IteJltf-Complaint 8efTr ' cd Tu thu Defendant, Marlon K^kew : *\TOU are hereby summoned and required toan. X awer the Complaint in this action, of which a e.ipy is herewith served upon y?u, and to s?rvo a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers at their omeo, Anderson Court House, South Carolina, witbiu twenty day* after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to auswer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court far tho relief de manded in the Complaint. Dated at Anderson, 8. C.. NOT. I8lb. 1897. BONHAM A WATKINS Plaintiff's Attorneys. [DE A I. j J HO. C. W?TS?SK, C. C. ?. F. To the M..-urn Defendant, M a.'ion Eakew : Take notice that the Summon* herein and the Complaint in this action were flied in the office bf .Ino. C. Watkins, Clerk of the Court o( Common Pleas for Anderson County, at Anderson. S. C.. ou the mm rs o vc inner, IBU;. BONHAM A WATKINS, Plaintiff's Att y?. Anderson, f*. C., Dec. 1,1897. 21-6 GEN. R.E. LEE, SOLDIER, Citizen and Christian Patriot. tr 0) . - ??= tP? 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Williams. .IncksOn county, Mo , work ed four dajs and ? half and secured 51 orders. Me sePs the book to almost ?very man be meets. Dr. J. J. Mason, Mtucogoe county, Qa., sold 120 copies tho fiTtr Uro days he canvassed H. fl. Sheet*, Pa?o Pinto county? TOTHS, wotktd a few hours and' sold 18 copi**, mostly morocco binding. J. MY lianna. <<a?ton fonnty.'N.fl: made a month's wn ces in (ho c- cays canvassing for this tiook. S M. WblH'. Callshsn county. Texas, ls .*.sHtng books al tbo rate of Hi copies a wctfc. Tho work contains biographical sketches of all the l>adin2 . encrais, arast amountpf historical matter, aoda targe number of beautiful full-page illustrations. It is a grand (rook, amt Indies" mid gentlemen who can give alt or >?ny pirt of their time to thc canvass uredfnund to mnkc Ituu-outo sum* of taoney handling at An elegant Prospictns,^showing the rtliTrircnt Styles of rittidiiig, aarapio pages, and all material necessary tn work with will be sent on receipt of 6? ?eats The magnificent gallery of portraits, alone, in the pr?spct-tus ta worth double tho mon ey. Wo furnish lt at far leas than Rental cou cf matuTacture, and wo would ?dvl?$ you to order <]'uiukly, and get exclusive control ot* tho beat ter ritory. Address ROYAL rilMMSHlNG COMPANY, Kleten'h and Main Streets, RtCHMCND, VA. TVTOT1CK TO CRKOITOUS IM Aii perwrnn having ?lo nand? ai;?io? 'tho Kstnto of L, M. Tilley, ? rf???*J are hemby notitied t > present mora, Pt0M frly proven, to tlc umlerslgnort, or JP .Bonham & Watkins. Attorneys wltwi tho time presnribPd hy law, arid tboa* ? tb?bted tomakoipayment. , . . J. R. TI bl<?Y, iura ' Dec 2?, 1807 27