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THE OLD HUNTING COAT. thing of stiff canvas, dirt spotted and torn; Soiled corduroy collar, huge pockets that tot? The game, and its fabric is crumpled and worn, j Tet memories cling to the old hunting coat / Its color of tan with ?he ground smoothly blends And frights not the timid and sharp sighted game; By delicate thread its lone button suspends, : Untouched by the hand of the unseeing dame; On the sleeve . fight feather seems destined to stay, , i The scent of burnt powder around it doth cling, 'And its pockets conceal but a motley array ! Of pipe and tobacco, shells, matches and string. 'And many a night it has pillowed the head , That rested in peace 'neath a sheltering tent That on some stream's banks, tree protected, was spread. Where few but Dame Nature's wild creatures e'ei went. Ah, it it could speak, it would eagerly tell Of long, breathless chase through the thicket and thorns In pursuit of the elk that fought nobly and well, But whose antlers the old hunting coat now adorns! Or yerchance it would whisper of morning's sharp chill And rush hidden boat in some lake at daylight And speak ot the silence and e'en ot the thrill ' That it felt when the canvasback started the flight. . Or yet it could- speak of the favorite camp Where the brook makes sweet music and soft breezes blow And the odor of firs and of wild flowers, dew damp, And thc leaping oi ?rout where the slender weeds grow. The broadcloth may scorn it, the woolen may sneer Arist?crata they, keeping always remote Tet none ot them offers the comfort and cheer i And happiness found in the old-hunting coat. ; -Colorado Springs Gazette. ; A.--.A."' ..A.*"-JL-?A.-.A.***-.A.-. $ NARDO'5 GHOST ? Jj A Gondolier "foand to His Cost That ? r It Ia Not Safe to Speak J?ts . respectfully of Wan- : 4f dering Spirits. p. \ BY W. lh ALDEN. Copyright* 1SD9, by Ervin War?tncn. \ V..^?..-^\...'V*^?V*M?*Y*'?*'"T*,",'V**~**" W/hen Listandro had tho misfortune to kill Nardo, there was scarcely a .gondolier In Venice who did not sym pathize with him. LIssandro was a good tempered, jovial young fellow, without a single fault, unless it was that he was a free thinker. Of course it li very bad to be a free thinker, though, after all, lt is a matter which ?does not greatly concern any one ex cept the free thinker himself, and then he can always change his opinion when . he comes to die and confess and be ab solved like any other Christian .unless jhe has the iii luck to be drowned%vhere there is no priest at hand. Sandro was always ready to help a friend in dis ?tress, and he nearly always had money . lin his pocket, for he was so frank and honest In his ways with the foreigners ,whom he rowed that he could nearly always charge them at least double the tariff fare and collect lt without mai ling them suspicious. That so good a ?fellow and clever a gondolier shonld ?have been compelled to stab a man was certainly a great pity, ar?d the day that Sandro went to prison mere than one friendly gondolier shed tears and cursed the meddling of the police in the strongest possible language. Sandro did not stay in prison longer than about four months. Although ev erybody knew that he had stabbed 'Nardo t I thrown his body into the ?basin ut the farther end of tba Riva .Degli Schiavoni, the body was never found, and so the magistrate said that ?there was not sufficient proof that Nar do was dead and that Sandro must be released with a solemn warning never ito stab another man. While people were glad that Sandro was released, there was a general feel ; mg that th* magistrate had no right to dispute Sandro's "word. Had he not said dozens of times that he had been obliged to kill Nardo becanse the latter openly asserted that Sandro's grand father di? not win the regatta in 1793, whereas the flag that the grandfather won is still hanging In Sandro's house? It was certainly not polite In the mag istrate to pay no attention to what Sandro said and to decide that there was no proof of Nardo's death. But magistrates have no regard for other people's feelings and that is the reason why they are magistrates and send poor men to prison for next to nothing. When Lissandro came ont of Jail, ll gondoliers belonging to his traghetto .gave him a dinner at the Osteria della ?Pace, in the calle Lunga S. Barnabe. ?It was a capital dinner, consisting of fried fish and polenta and all the wine ?that any one cared to call for. The ?fish were beautifully cooked; the po lenta was of the best, golden in color and as light as a feather; two slices of it were ail that a man wanted to eat, so generously thick did the landlord serve it As for the wine, It was last {year's Verona, reasonably pare, and 'good and strong. When the dinner ?was finished, the guests lit genuine Tuscan cigars that the landlord fur nished without charge, and each man ibegan to drink in earnest ! Lissandro bad borne his Imprison ment well He was a trifle thinner than formerly, bot he was in excellent; health and spirits. He told once more ;the familiar story of his dispute with Nardo, introducing several entirely new variations which tended to show his great forbearance when the quarrel began and the tremendous strength and activity which he exercised , when the fatal struggle culminated, j His comrades unanimously agreed that he could not have acted more no bly than he had acted and that there Were no terms strong enough to char acterize the conduct of the police in arresting him for a matter which was none of their business. Suddenly a grave old gondolier, who was regarded as the father of the traghetto and who ?bad been absorbing his wine in com parative silence, asked Sandro if he did not fear that the ghost of Nardo would appear to him. "Thou knowest/' said the old gondo lier, "that when a man has not had Christian burial his ghost will wander everywhere, trying to find some one who will give him a comfortable grave. Now, Nardo must have, been carried tut to sea, and it is my opinion that some night he will come back and haunt you." "Go away, Bartolo!" cried Sandro. "There are no such th^gs as ghosts. When a man dies, either that ls an end of him or else he goes so far away that he never can find his way back. Be sides, I should not be in tbe least afraid of a ghost, even if there was one who. came to. see me. If I am not afraid or live men, 1 neeu noi ue &> of dead ones." "When you say there are no gho replied Bartolo, "you forget the pic in the academy which proves thai blessed Saints Mark and Nicholas George appeared to a fisherman made him row them over to S. Ant: If there are ghosts of saints, t must be ghosts of sinners." "Not at all," said Sandro. * saints-and I don't deny that t may be saints, though I never 1 seen one-can, of course, work mire and consequently they can n ghosts of themselves if they wan But Nardo was not a saint, as e' one will agree. So whatever St. l\. and his comrades may have done nothing to do with what Nardo ca: cannot do. Besides, I am not so i about that story of the saints and fisherman. True, there is the pict but any one could have painted What I want to know is where is ring that the ghost of St Mark g to the fisherman. Show me that : and perhaps I may believe the stor; Just then a loud clap of thui shook the wall of the Osteria, and of the younger gondoliers crot themselves. "You see, Sandro," ? the old gondolier solemnly, "it does do to say blasphemous things about Mark. There is going to be a sto and who knows that it is not sen: rebuke thee? There was a man wi I knew, a man much of thy age ; appearance. He, too, was an unbel er, and be said one night at the ghetto of S. Toma, in the presence four or five of us, that he didn't c sider St Mark fit to be a patron st because he did not send German ti elers to Venice except in the spri Ten days later that man played ei soldi in the lottery, putting two s< on each of four numbers. What h pened? Why every one of those ni hers won, and the man was flt to himself because he had not played the quaterno. Instead of winnini few lire he might have won a fortu That shows that it Is dangerous speak lightly of the blessed saints." "I have nothing to say against saints," returned Sandro, who did 1 seem very much impressed by : other's narrative. "I let them alo and I expect them to let me alone. I ghosts are a different thing. No*n don't care a centesimo for all 1 ghosts in purgatory. In the first pla there isn't any purgatory; in the s ond place, there are no ghosts, and, the third place, if Nardo has a gh< looking for rae, I shall be glad to s him here or anywhere else and w agree to offer him a bottle of wine a to share It with him." "For heaven's sake, Sandro!" cri?e young gondolier-Antonio, the foolisl "don't speak such wild and wick words. Who can tell who ls listenin Above all, don't talk in that way wh there Is a thunderstorm growling, is as black as midnight outside. I ir self don't always believe tu evcrythi when the sun shines, but when it is dark as this and the thunder m: strike at any minute, I believe ever thing." A fresh thunderclap that seemed rush from one side of the heavens ov Venice to the other and back again, If it was In search of some one, coi pelled the company to keep silenc When quiet returned, Sandro on more, with unabashed spirits, resum? his skeptical comments on ghosts. "You are wretchedly superstitious all of you," he said. "I don't so mut mind your ideas about religion, for u less you waste too much money masses and other" Another crash that sounded as if tl Osteria Itself had been struck < tmashed Into a million of pieces, inte r.ipted Sandro, and when he was ab to continue his remarks he did not tal the trouble to mend his broken sei fence. "As I was saying," he continued, '? don't find fault with you for believln in religion and saints and all sue 1 things, for if you want to be ehildre you have a right to suit yourselve But that you should believe in ghosl and be afraid of them, is trying to m temper. Consider a little. How can ghost hurt you? He never carries knife; no man ever yet pretended t have seen a ghost with a knife. H can't hit you, for he is as thin as s much smoke, and you might as wei expect a whiff of Toni's cigar to hui you-which is strong enough in all con science to hit you between the eyes am knock you down. If there are ghosts they are as harmless as so many girls and for my part I should as soon thin] of being afraid of a 2-months-old gir baby." "Wait till you see a ghost," said oh Bartolo. "You will sing a difieren song then. If a ghost were to appeal to you tonight-and lt is an excellen night for ghosts-I believe that yoi would be the worst frightened man ii Venice." "You think I would be frightened?' cried Sandro angrily. "You are an ole man, and I am a peaceable one, or 1 should have something to say to you on that question of being afraid. Bul I will tell you what I should do If I were to see a ghost I should welcome him as if he was my oldest friend. 1 should say to him, 'Come and have n bottle with me and tell me all about the place where you live.' Then I would put my arm In his and sing him something to raise his spirits and un less be was as solemn 3s Bartolo we should have as Jolly an evening as can be had in Venice." The door opened and a stranger en tered. He w?3 evidently a gondolier, and a wet one. It was natural that he should be wet, since it had been rain ing torrents for the last half hour, but he had apparently had au unexpected bath in the canal, for bits of seaweed were clinging to his beard and hair and the thick blue mud of thc lagoon was everywhere plastered over his clothes. "Come In!" shouted Sandro. "Come and drink a glass with us; though, to be sure, what you need ls a little brandy, for I can see that you have been overboard." The stranger did not speak, but he bowed a polite acquiescence in San dro's Invitation, and, tossing his hat into the corner, sat down opposite Sandro, where the other guests made room for him. As they looked at his face, now that It was no longer obscured by his hat, they one and all crossed themselves, with the solitary exception of Sandro. For the newcomer was no other than Nardo, the dead man. There could not De a shadow ?r ?duot as TO ms tity. The face and the figure we mistakably those of Nardo; b< there was a stain on the left which might possibly have been j but which every one believed blood. And it was precisely in tl breast that Sandro bad been oblij stab Nardo. Not a word was said either; t stranger or by any one of the g They sat in profound silence, c for the chattering of the teeth c tonio, who, had it been possible f bronzed face to change color, 1 j undoubtedly have been as pale as j ble. j Presently old Bartolo rose ur j walked silently and softly frou j room, waving a farewell to Si that was full of despairing pity, other gondoliers lost no time in fe lng him; indeed they crowded thi the door as if a fire had broken c the Osteria and they were in imm danger of a horrible death. Sandn the stranger were left alone, eac parently waiting for the other to s "Very well. Nardo," exclaimed ; dro, when be saw that the stn ! was obstinately silent; "so you've j back to Venice again. What wa: ; matter in purgatory? Did they I you out because you were not ! pathetic-and you know, Nardo, j you were never a sympathetic per: j or did you break out, the same as ; did when you were locked up IE ; prison ot Treviso for stealing ' your brother?" , This allusion to a form of thef garded among all honest gondoliei nothing less than dishonorable ? well calculated to draw an angry i ! from Nardo, but he still reiuaine lent j "I never believed in ghosts," rei ed Sandro, "but now that I see a dirty ghost sitting before me anc i fusing to drink wine I know that t ' are ghosts and that they are not j comrades. Drink your wine, Na and speak up like a man. Fm afraid of you now that you are ( 1 any more than I was when you ?* ' alive, but I don't like to sit over wine with one who does not open mouth even to speak." The ghost was not to be taunted breaking silence, and gradually tba lenee oppressed Sandro. The la , spoke the truth when he said thal j was not afraid of Nardo, but any j will admit that it is not cheerful tc , at table with a ghost who is soal ? wet and disgracefully muddy and i . will neither drink nor speak, but staring as rudely as if be were a ( man tourist j Sandro was irritated by the gho conduct and under the circumstar no one can blame him. The best E who ever lived would be irritated the ghost of a man whom he had 1 the misfortune to kill should come b; in a draggled and dirty dress and nothing but stare and drip water the floor. "If there is anything that you ws Nardo," said Sandro, "perhaps you T mention it If you don't want a thing, perhaps you will go away t let me finish my wine in peace. J body invited you to come here, anc was just a little impertinent for you thrust yourself among a dinner pa of honest folk. But you always w< i impertinent That was the reason, you remember, why I was obliged ' spoil my knife against your ribs." The stranger gazed steadily into Si dro's eyes, but he made no sound. Ji then the door opened the breadth ol hand, and the scared face of Antoi was visible through the opening. ] bad ventured back to see if Sane was still alive, and if so, whether ' was as badly frightened as the rest the gondoliers had been. Sandro st and read the meaning of Antonii face and seized the opportunity show his utter fearlessness of ghost! , "See here, Nardo," he exclaimed, will do anything that a man can do please you tonight. What would y? like to have me do? Say the word, ai I am at your service." j The stranger rose up and, movii toward the door, from which the tc rifled Antonio had already vanishe beckoned slowly to Sandro to folio him. "Certainly," said Sandro. "Perhaj you have forgotten that it is still rai lng dogs, but no matter. A little ra : will not hurt us. Lead the way, and j will follow-that ls, if my legs will 1 j me, for the wine has loosened tl joints of them till they are like the lef of the beggar of the Campo Sanf Ai j gelo, who, we all know, bas no lej j whatever." I There is no doubt that Sandro ha drunk too much wine and that hi brain as well as his legs was affecte fey it Still his courage was undimir fshed, and he was ready to follow th ghost to purgatory or anywhere eist As the two passed into the calle am i turned to the left, directing their step to where a gondola was moored, San dro saw a group of his late dinner com panions gathered at a corner, at wha they supposed to be a safe distaua from the ghost He called to them: "Goodby till wi meet again! I am going to dine ir purgatory with the good Nardo. I wil tell you all about it when I return." When the gondola was reached, thc ghost motioned to Sandro to enter am seat himself under tho felzc. "This ii really too kind," said Sandro. "Nar do, thou art a good devil after all, j Take me to my house, and my wife I will pay thee, in case 1 am too drunk to find my pocket Thou are a mo?t excellent devil, and I ask thy pardon j for flat stab I gave thee." Saudro dropped with his hoad on thc cushioned scat of the gondola and fell j instantly asleep. The ghost took thc ! oar, and tho gondola lloatcd down thc ; narrow canal until the Canalazzo was i reached. This rapidly crossed, and the : gondola took the shortest way across I the city toward the Ponte dei Mendi ! cauti. j Sandro's late companions, after j crossing tho traghetto, followed swift ? ly on foot. They were in time to seo J the gondola gain the opon lagoon. In spite of the storm the ghostly gondolier j rowed steadily toward thc cemetery i and lu a few minutes was lost to view j in the driving rain, j "Heaven have mercy on poor San ! dro's soul," said Bartolo. "Wc shall never see him again." j And they never did. What was be lieved by many to be his body was found in the lagoon a fortnight later, but it was never satisfactorily identi fied. That he was carried off by the gliost of his victim, wno escurusu straight to purgatory? was firmly be lieved by all who knew the unfortu nate Sandro. Certain skeptical police men maintained that the ghost was In reality Nardo's brother, who had lured Sandro into his boat and murdered him when out of sight of any witnesses. Doubtless Nardo had a brother, for lt was notorious that he had once been Imprisoned for robbing bis brother of a new suit of clothes, but nobody in Ven ice bad ever seen the brother, wbo was variously alleged to be a gondolier at Burano, a cab driver at Treviso and a fisherman of Chloggia. The only cer tainty is that Sandro was never seen alive after he entered tho stranger's gondola, and nobody but an infidel can doubt that his bold and blasphemous language at-the dinner table was fitly punished by the ghost of the dead Nardo.-New York Press. Those Pullman Car Tinnies. The story runs that Mr. Pullman used to give a gold coin to a lady of his family for the name of each Pull man car, it being her duty to name them all. Whether or not this is true we do not know, but all the world knows the results. They have made us familiar with the names of Scipio, Af ricanus and ?'uma Pompilius. We have learned also the names of Aphrodite and Astarte. We are told that there are Pullman dining cars running un der the names of Hepatitis and Gas tritis, but these we have not seen. To the plain citizen of the republic this is impressive, but. inconvenient j Who Is there among us who, having j got off at a way station to stretch his j legs for a minute, has not been covered with confusion when it became neces sary for him to ask a porter where his car was? And who is t here who has not been amazed and enlightened by the porter's pronunciation of the name? We re member that once in traveling over the K. P. we found a young Pullman con ductor who spent his spare time read ing the Greek Testament. He said that he was a theological student, but we suspected that he was "chucking a bluff." Later we have thought that perhaps he was preparing himself to master the nomenclature of his profes sion.-Railroad Gazette. Why Alexander Was Depressed. "Why, my dear, what is the matter? What can you mean? You look so de pressed.- It cannot be-and yet-oh, re lieve this killing suspense! Alesander, have you failed?" said his wife, with clasped hands. 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Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby is Born," which contain? information of great value to all. li will be sent free to any one who sendi their address to The Bradfield Regu lator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Trustee's Sale. BY virtue of the authority vested in me by Deed of Trust executed by W. B. Darrocotl the 13th day of May, 1890. recorded in Clerk's Office, Bcok PPP, 771, (if not sold beforehand at pri vate sale,) I will sell to the highest bid der before the Court House door at An derem, 8. C., on S.desday in November, 1MI9, at the usual hours of public sale, all that certain Tract of Land situate in An derson County, State aforesaid, contain ing eightv acres, more or l^ss, adjoining lands ot If. H. Acker, W. T. Turner and others. Good Mill and Cotton Gin, run by water, on ??aid premisses. Tonus of Salo-Cash. Purchaser to pay ex ira for stamps and papers. J. L. TRI BB LE, Trustee. Oct 2?, 1SP0_IS_2 TRUSTEE'S SALE. BY virtro of the power conferred on mo by a Dee'! of* Trust to mo exe cuted by Mrs. M. J. Scudday on the 2f>;h August, 1899, I will sell the Land herein after described at public outcry before the Court House door on Salesday in No vember, 1S99, during the legal hours of sale, for tho purpose of paying a mort gage dobt on the said premises. Follow ing is a description of tho premises : "AU that Tract or Farol of Land con tainiug seveuty-six acres, in the County and State aforesaid, bounded by lands of W. T. Dean, Mrs. Stephenson and others. Also, that other Lot or Parcel of Laud, containing ten acros, more or less, bound ed by above Tract, S. H. Stone and others. Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. M. L. BONHAM, Trustee. Oct. II, IS!?9 __ll? 4 ~ MONEY JO LOAN, ON FARMING LANDS. Easy pay ments. No commissions charged. Bor rower pays actual cost of perfecting loan. Interest 8 per cent. JNO. B. PALMER tfc SON, Columbia, S. C. Oct. ll, 1899. 10 Om1 Judge of Probate's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In the Court of Common Pleas. J. G. Cunningham, as Administrator of the Estate of Turner R. Osborne, de ceased, Plaintiff, against L. C. Osborne, N. S. Osborne, et al., Defendants, Complaint to sell Land for payment of Debts, Relief, <fec. IN obedience to the order of sale grant ed herein, I will sell on Salesday in No vember next, in front of the Court House in the City or Anderson, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, the lands described as follows, to wit: All that certain Tract or parcel of Land, containing 106 acres, more or leap, situ ated in Fork Township, County and State aforesaid, adjoining land of the Estate of D. L. Stephenson, et al. Terms-One-third cash, balance on 12 months credit, with interest from date of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to pay all cash or anticipate pay ment at any time. Terms to be complied with in thirty minutes or to be resold un til a bona fide purchaser of said property shall comply with said terms of sale. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for pa pers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate as Special Referee. Oct ll, 1S09_1G_4_ Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In thc Prolate Court, ii. M. Shirley as Executor, Ac, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Mary Hammett, Mrs. Amanda Massey, et al., Defendants. Complaint to sell Land in aid of As sets, &c. BY virtue of an order of Probate Court for said Countv and Mate, dated 10th Oc tober, 1S99,1 will sell in front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., duriog the lsgal hours of sale, on Salesday, in November next All that certain Tract or parcel of Land, situated in said State and County, on waters of Broadmouth Creek, containing seventy-five acres, more or less, and bounded bylands now and late of Mrs. Sallie Gantt, Jobn J. Mattison, Mrs Eliz abeth Cox and E. S. Gantt. And in case same be insufficient to pay amount provided in said decree, then a so all that certain Tract or parcel of Land in the same State and County, on waters of Stamp Branch, waters of Sa luda River, containing sixty-nine acres, more or less, bounded by the lands of the Estate of Malcomb Erwin, A. P. Shirley, C. E. Harper and Jesse Eay, same being the lands of the Estate of A. C. Mattison, deceased, and to be sold in the aid of assets to pay debts. Terms-Cash. Purchasers or purcha ser to pay for papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate. Oct ll, 1899 16 4 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In the Court of Common Picas. E. Claude Townsend, Petitioner, against John T. Morgan, Defendant. IN pursuance of the order of sale grant ed in this case, I will sell on Salesday in November next, ia front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C.,' during the legal hours of public sale? the Land described as follows, to wit : I The interest of the Defendant, John T. Morgan, subject to the life-estate of the life-tenant in ail that Tract or parcel of Land situated partly in Anderson and partly In Abbeville counties, containing one hundred and twenty-seven acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Ed. Mitchell, Mrs. J. T. Barnes, D. H. McAlister, ot al., on which the said J. T. Morgan now live*. Terms-Cash. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Oct 18,1899._17_8 Judge of Probated Sale. STATIS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In the Court of Common Pleas. J. Matt. Cooley, Plaintiff, against J. H. Von Hasseln, et al, Defendants.-Fore closure. IN obedience to the order of sale grant ed herein I will sell on Salesday in November next in front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., during the legal hours of sale the premi ses described as follows, to wit : All that certain Tract or parcel of Land situate, lyiDg and being in the County and State aforesaid, in Centreville Town ship, about one mile west ol Anderson, S. C., containing twenty-four acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Rev. H. B. Fant, B. F. Crayton, Cunningham, Fow ler, et al. Terms-One third cash, balance on 12 months credit, with interest from date of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Oct 18,1899_17_3_ Valuable City Property fer Sale. Pv virtue of the power vested ID me 7 Deed of Trust duly executed by F M. i lurphy, and recorded in Clerk's office, Book FFF, if not sold at private sale before that time, I will sell to the highest bidder before the Court House door at Anderson, 8. C., at the usual hours of public sales, on Salesday in No vember next, the House and Lot situated on South Main Street, in the City of An derson, containing one-half acre, more or less, adjoining lots of the City of An derson, Mrs. E. J. McGrath, L. H. Seel and Main Street. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and stamps. For fur ther information cali on J. L. TRIBBLE. Trustee, or F. M. MURPHY. Oct. IS, 1899 17 3 Trustee's Sale of Real Estate. BY virtue of a Deed of Trust from Mrs. Alice M. Bailey, I will sell atpublic outcry at Anderson, C. H., S. C., on Salesday in November next All that Tract or parcel of Land, con taining one and one-third acres, more or less, Situate in said County and State, in the City of Anderson, adjoining lands of Mrs. M.A. Murrah, estate of Sylvester Bleckley and others, being part of the Real Estate of the late E. F. Murrah, de ceased, ou the Northwest side of Green ville Street in said city. Terms of Sale-One-third cash, balance one and two years, interest from day of sale at S per cent per annum annually, secured by mortgage. Property to be insured and policy assigned, and pur chaser to pay for stamps and papers ex tra. J. MATT COOLEY, Trustee. Oct is, ison_17 3 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andereon County. BY" virtue of an Execution to mo di rected, I will sell to the highest bid der in front of the Court House door at Anderson C. IL, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on Salesday in November next, the following Personal Property, to wit : One small bay Horse, about ten years old. Also, one Buggy and Harness. Sold as the property of John O'. Matti son at the suit ol J. S. Fowler. Ternis-Cash. NELSON R. GREEN, Sheriff Anderson County. Oct 18,1S99 17 3 D. S. VAKDIVER. E P. VANDIVER J. J. MAJOR. DEALERS IN Fine Buggies, Pfcaaetons, Surreys, Wagons, Harness Lap Robes and Whips, ARE in their elegant new Repository over Vandiver Bros. Store Between Masonic Hal! and New Bank. If you need anything in our line we 1 ave ibe goods, the guarantee and the price t ) please. We highly appreciate all the trade giv en UH, and are "trying to give the very best Buggies that can be sold for the price. A nice lot of New, Cheap Buggies on hand. The price will positively sur prise you. Yours for Buggies, VAN DIVER BROS. & MAJOR. W. G. McGEE, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE-front IVvon?, over Farmer? and Merchants Bank ANDEE SON, fc>. C. 9,1898 33 NOW is the time to have your Buggy Unvarnished, Repainted, and new Axle Points fitted on. We have the best WagOD Skeins on the market All kinds of Fifth Wheels and Dashes. Headquarters for Carriage, Buggy and Wagon Repairs. PAUL E. STEPHENS. COTTON GOING UP. Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma chines still Cheap. A 10-Stop OrgaD, two sett? Reeds for ?55.00. High Grade Pianos for $200 and up. The best Sewing Machines only ?30. Good Machines S20. Machine Needles 20c. dozen. Best Sperm Oil 5c. I am in the business to save you mon ey. Can sell on easy terms. Remem ber, if you want Second Hand Goods I cannot supply you. Everything new. M. L. WILLIS, Broyles Block, South Main St. LAND SALE. MORE Land than I need. Will sell in large or small lots. Land fresh, productive, well timbered and lies well. Community healthful, pure, cold water, good citizens, good roads, schools and churches. Communicate with W. L. SMITH, Ila, Madison Co., Ga. July 18,1899_4_3m Desirable Plantation for Sale. ABOUT 300 acres of Land, on Three and Twenty Creek, two and one half miles east of Pendleton, on the road leading to Pelzer, is offered for sale. There are about 25 aores of bottom land. The place is well watered and well adapted to stock-raising, and has between 50 and 75 acres of forests. For further information apply to J. MILE3 PICKENSf S-3m_Pendleton, S. C. FOR SALE. My House and Lot of four acres on Greenville St. Also, Mills and SO aores of land 31 miles south of Anderson. For further particulars apply to me in my office or J. L. Tribble, Esq. A. C. STRICKLAND. ' Sept 27,1899_14_ FARM FOR SALE. IOFFER at private sale my Farm, lo cated in Fork Township, near Fair Play, on Beaverdam Creek, containing 212 acres, more or less. About 40 acres of fine bottom land, 50 acres or more in forest, and balance in good state of culti vation. The entire Farm lies well, there being no waste land. Good dwellings on place. For terms, etc., applv or write to S. N. HOLLAND, Oct 4-14-4 Parker's Store, Ga. Notice Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of John L. Savage; deceas ed, hereby gives notice that he will on the 14th day November, 1899, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun ty for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a disoharge from his office as Admin istrator. G. W. SULLIVAN, Administrator. Oct. ll, 1S99_16_6^ NOTICE, WILL be let td the lowest responsible bidder, at the risk of the former bidder, on the 31st day of October, inst., at ll a. m., the building of a new bridge over Brushy Creek, one mile from Pied mont, in Williamston township, on the new road. Also, the building of a new bridge or the repairing old bridge at Burriss' Mills, over Big Generostee oreek in Savannah township, on the 4th day of November next, at 10 o'clock a. m. Plans and specifications made known on day of letting, reserving the right to reject any or all bids. J. N. VANDIVER, Co. Supervisor. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA A NJ i ASEE VILLE SHORT LINS In effect July 23,1899. LT Augusta.. Ar Greenwood.. Ar Anderson........... Ar Laurens. Ar Greenville. Ar Glenn Springs.... Ar Spartanburg. Ar Saluda. Ar Hendersonville. Ar Asheville. 9 40 am ll 50 am 1 20 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 5 10 pm 5 33 pm G 03 pm 7 00 pm 140 pm 6 i'? pm 5 35 am 1015 am 9 00 am Lv Asheville. Lv Spartanburg. Lv Glenn Springs. Lv Greenville. Lv Laurens."... Lv Anderson. Lv Greenwood. Ar Augusta., Lv Calhoun Falls.. Ar Raleigh. Ar Norfolk. Ar Petersburg. Ar Richmond. 8 28 am 11 45 am 10 00 am 12 01 am 137 pm 3 40 pm 4 00 pm 7 00 pm 7 00 am 2 37 pm i.^.M... 5 10 pm ll 10 am 4 44 pm 2 16 am 7 30 am 6 00 am 8 15 am Lv Augusta. Ar Allendale. Ar Fairfax. Ar Yemassee. Ar Beaufort.~~ Ar Port Royal. Ar Savannah. Ar Charleston. 10 05 am 11 15 am ll 30 am 1 20 pm 8 10 pm 8 55 pm 4 20 pm t> 20 pm 5 3.5 pm 7 00 pm 7 30 pm Lv Charleston. 6 23 am Lv Port Royal. Lv Beau fort. Lv Yemassee. Lv Fairfax. Lv Allendale. Ar Augusta. 1 00 pm 116 pm 2 30 pm 6 55 am 7 20 am 8 20 am 9 20 am 9 85 am 1125 am Clos? connection at Calhoun Falls for Athens Atlanta cai all points on S. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston Savannah and all points. Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L., and C. & G. Railway, and at Spartanbuig with Southern Railway. For any Information relative to ticket?, rates schedule, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen.Pass. Agent,Augu?ttt,Gai E. M. North, Sol. Agent. T.M. Emerson /Traffic Manager.