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THE OLD HUNTING COAT. A thing of ?tiff canvas, dirt spotted and torn; ' 8ollcd corduroy collar, hugo pockets that tot? The game, and Ita fabric la crumpled and worn. Yat memories cling to the old bunting coat It* color of tan with the ground smoothly blends And frights not the timid and sharp sighted game; Oy delicate thread Ka lone button suspends, . Untouched by tbs land of the unseeing dame; jOn the sleeve it llg'jt feather seems destined to stay. The scent ot bur it powder around it doth cling. And its pockets cinceal but a motley array Of pipe and tobacco, shells, matches and string. And many A night lt has pillowed the head That rested in peace 'neath a aheitering tent That on some stream's banks, tree protected, was spread. Where few but Darno Nature's wild creatures e'er went. Ab, If lt could speak, it would eagerly tell Of long, breathless chase through tho thicket and thorns In pursuit o', the elk that fought nobly and well, Dut whose antlers the old hunting coat now adorns I Or perchance it would whisper of morning's sharp chill And rush hidden boat in some lake at daylight And speak of thc silence and e'en of the thrill That it felt when tho canvasback started the flight. Or yet it could speak of tho favorite camp Where tho brook malees sweet music and soft breezes blow And tho odor of AM and of wild flowers, dew damp. And tho leaping of trout where tho slender weeds grow. Tho broadcloth may scorn it, tho woolen may sneer Aristocrats they, keeping always remoto Yet none of them offers the comfort and cheer And happiness found in thc old .hunting coat. -Colorado Springs Gazette. /.-.A..-...A.-.A.-.A.-.A.-.A.--.A. .-. i NARDOf5 GHOST ? J? A Gondolier Found to Ills Cost That ?L / It Is Mot Safe to Speak Dis- -f respectfully of Won <4 dering Spirits. ^ BY W. It. ALDEN. J Copyright, 1800. tnt Ervin Wardmon. \ -......w'....v....'v.M.^..'v-.?.-v.M.-y.....i When Lissandrc had the 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 fallow, without a single fault, unless It was that he was a free thinker. Of course it ls very bad to be a free thinker, though, after all, it ls a matter which does not greatly concern any one ex cept the free thinker himself, and then he can always change bis opinion when lie comes to die and confess and bo ab solved like any other Christian unless he has the ill luck to be drownedfcvhere there is po priest at hand. Sandro was always ready to help a friend in dis tress, and he nearly always had money lu his pocket, for he was so frank and honest in his ways with the foreigners whom be rowed that he could nearly always charge them at least double the tariff fare and collect It without mak ing them suspicious. That so good a fellow and clever a gondolier should have been compelled to stab a man was certainly a great pity, and the day that Sandro went to prison more 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 know that he had stabbed 'Nardo and thrown bis body into the basin at the farther end of the Riva Degli Schlavonl, 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 bo re?eaeed with a solemn warning never to stab another man. While people were glad that Sandro was released, there was a general feel ing that the magistrate had no right to dispute Sandro's word. Had he not said dozens of times that he had been obliged to kill Nardo because the latter openly asserted that Sandro's grand father did not win the regatta In 1703, whereas the flag that the grandfather won is still hanging In Sandro's house? It was certainly not polite In tho mag istrate to pay no attention to what Sandro said and to.decide that there was no proof of Nardo'a death. But magistrates have no regard for other people's feelings and that ls teje reason why they are magistrates and send poor men to prison for next to nothing. When LIssandro come out of jail, ll gondoPers belonging to his traghetto gave him a dinner at the Osteria della ?Pace, In the calle Lunga S. Barnabo. ?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 cook-.d; the po lonia was cf th? best, golden In color andas light as a feather; two slices of lt were all that a man wanted to eat, so generously thick did the landlord serve lt As for the wine, lt was last year's Verona, reasonably pure, and 'good and strong. When the duiner jWa8 finished, tho guests Ut genuino ?Tuscan cigars that the landlord fur nished without charge* and each mas began to drink in earnest. ' LIssandro bad borne his Imprison ment welL ?le was a trifle thinner than formerly, but 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 Btrength and activity which he exercised.when the fatal struggle culminated. . His cot'itade8 unanimously agreed that ho could not have acted more no bly than he bad acted and that there were no terms strong enough to char acterize the conduct of tho police !ii arresting him for a matter which was none of their business. Suddenly a grave o?d gondolier, who was regarded as the if:thor of the traghetto and who had br n absorbing hts 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 hos not bad Christian burial his ghost will wander everywhere, trying to find sumo one who wlU give bim a comfortable grave. Now, Nardo must have been carried ?ut to sea, and lt-ia my opinion that some night he will come i back and haunt you." "Go away? Bartolol" cried Sandro. "There are no such things as ghosts, iWhen a man dies, either that Ia an end of him or else ho goes so far away that he never can find his way back. Be sides, I should not be In the least afraid of a ghost, even Sf there waa one who.carno to.eec me. If X am not i atra?a ot live inen, i neeu uui ue iu>a.u i of dead ones." "When you say there are no ghosts," I replied Bartolo, "you forget the picture in the neademy which proves that the blessed Saints Mark and Nicholas and George appeared to a fisherman and made him row them over to S. Andrea. If there ore ghosts of saints, there must be ghosts of sinners." "Not nt all," said Sandro. 'The saints-and I don't deny that there may be paints, though I never have seen one-can, of course, work miracles and consequently they can make ghosts of themselves if they want to. But Nardo waa not a saint, as every one will agree. So whatever St. Mark and his comrades may have done has nothing to do with what Nardo can or cannot do. Besides, I am not so sure about that story of the saints and the fisherman. True, there is the pictme, but any one could have painted it. What I want to know is where is the ring that the ghost of St. Mark gave to the fisherman. Show me that ring and perhaps I may believe the story." Just then a loud clap of thunder shook tlie wall of the Osteria, and two of tlie younger gondoliers crossed themselves. "You see, Sandro," said the old gondolier solemnly, "it does not do to say blasphemous things about St. Mark. There Is going to be a florin, and who knows that lt ls not sent to rebuke thee? There was a man whom I knew, a nan much of thy age and appearance. He, too, was an unbeliev er, and he said one uight nt the tra ghetto of S. Toma, in the presence of four or five of us, that he didn't con sider St. Mark flt to be a patron saint because he did not send German trav elers to Venice except In the spring. Ten days later that man played eight soldi in the lottery, putting two soldi on each of four numbers. What hap pened? Why every one of those num bers won, and the man was fit to kill himself becuuse he had not played on the quaterno. instead of winning a few lire ho might have won a fortune. That shows that it ls dangerous to speak lightly of tho blessed saints." "I have nothing to say against the saints," returned Sandro, who did not seem very much impressed by the other's narrative. "I let them alone, and I expect them to let me alone. But ghosts are a different thing. Now 1 don't care a centesimo for all the ghosts in purgatory. In the first place, there isn't any purgatory; in the sec ond place, there are no ghosts, and, in the third place, if Nardo has a ghost looking for me, I shall be glad to see him here or anywhere else and will agree to offer him a bottle of wine and to share It with him." "For heaven's sake, Sandro!" cried a young gondolier-Antonio, the foolish "don't speak such wild and wicked words. Who can tell who is listening? Above all, don't talk In that way while there Is a thunderstorm growling. It is as black as midnight outside. I my self don't always believe tu everything when the sun shines, but when it is as dark as this and the thunder may strike at any minute. I believe every thing." A fresh thunderclap that seemed to rush from one side of the heavens over Venice to the other and back again, as If it was In search of some one, com pelled the company to keep silence. When quiet returned, Sandro once more, with unabashed spirits, resumed his skeptical comments on ghosts. "You are wretchedly superstitious all of you," he said. "I don't so much mind your Ideas about religion, for un less you waste too much money in masses and other" Another crash that sounded ? * If the Osteria itself had been struck or smashed into a million of pieces, inter rupted Sandro, and when he was able to continue his remarks he did not take the trouble to mend his broken sen tence. "As I was saying," he continued, "1 don't find fault with you for believing In religion and saints and all such things, for If you want to be children you have a right to suit yourselves. But that you should believe In ghosts and be afraid of them, ls trying to my temper. Consider a little. Bow can a ghost hurt you? He never carries a knife; no man ever yet pretended to have seen a ghost with a knife. He can't hit you, for he ls as thin as so much smoko, and you might as weil, expect a whiff of Toni's cigar to hurt you--which ls strong enough in all con science to hit you between the eyes and knock yon down. If there are ghosts, they are as harmless as so many girls, and for my part I should as soon think of being afraid of a ^-months-old girl baby." "Wait till you see a ghost," said old Bartolo. "You will sing a different song then. If a ghost were to appear to you tonight-and it is an excellent night 'for ghosts-I believe that you would be the worst frightened man lu Venice" "You think I would be frightened?" cried Sandro angrily. ,!xou are an old man, and I am a peaceable one, or 1 should have something to say to you on that question of being afraid. But I will tell you what I should do If 1 were to see a ghost. I should welcome him as If he was my oldest, friend. 1 j should sny to him, 'Come and have a bottle with me and tell me all about the place where you live.' Then 1 would put my arm In his and sing him ' something to raise his spirits and un I less he was as solemn as Bartolo we should have aa Jolly an evening os can be had in Venice." The door opened and a stranger en tered. He was evidently a gondolier, and a wet one. It was natural that he should be wet, since lt bad been rain ing torrents for the last half hour, but ho had apparently had an unexpected bath in the canal, for bits, of seaweed were clinging to bis beard and bair and the thick blue mud of the lagoon was everywhere plastered over his clothes. "Come inf" shouted Sandro. "Come and drink a glass with us; though, to bo sure, what you need Is a little brandy, for I can see that you have been overboard*" Tho stranger did not speak, but he bowed a falito acquiescence In .Son- ' 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 bis face, now that lt was no longer obscured by his hat,' they one and all crossed themselves, with tho solitary exception of Sandro. For the newcomer was no other than Nardo^ the dead man. There could pct be a shadow ?r doubt os to ms iu?u tlty. The face and the figure were un mistakably those of Nardo; besides, there v 3 a stain on the left breast which might possibly Lave been mud, j but which every one believed to be blood. And it was precisely in the left breast that Sandro had been obliged to stab Nardo. Not a word was said either? by the stranger or by any one of tho guests. They sat in profound silence, except for the chattering of the teeth of An tonio, who, had It been possible for his bronzed face to change color, would undoubtedly have been ns pale cs mar ble. Presently old Bartolo rose up and walked silently and softly from the room, waving a farewell to Sandro that was full of despairing pity. Tho other gondoliers lost no time lu follow ing him; indeed they crowded through the door as if a lire had broken out in the bsteria and they were in imminent danger of a horrible death. Sandro and the stranger were left aloue. each ap parently waiting for thc other to speak. "Very well. Nardo," exclaimed San ; dro, when he saw that the stranger ! was obstinately silent; "so you've come j back to Venice again. What was the ? matter in purgatory? DUI they turn i you out because you were not sym ! pathetic-and you know, Nardo, that I you were never a sympathetic person ? or did you break out. the same as you , did when you were locked up In the prison ot Treviso for stealing from your brother?" This allusion to a form of theft re garded among all honest gondoliers as nothing less than dishonorable was ; well calculated to draw an angry reply ' from Nardo, but he still remained si lent. j "I never believed in ghosts," resum ed Sandro, "but now that I see a very dirty ghost sitting before me and re , fusing to drink wine I know that there are ghosts and that they are not good comrades. Drink your wine, Nardo, and speak up like a man. I'm not afraid of you now that you are dead ; any more than I was when you were alive, but I don't like to sit over my wine with one who does uot open bis mouth even to speak." The ghost was not to be taunted Into breaking silence, and gradually that si lence oppressed Sandro. The latter , spoke the truth when he said that he I was not afraid of Nardo, hut any ono will admit that lt Is not cheerful to sit at table with a ghost who is soaking wet and disgracefully muddy and who will neither drink nor speak, but sits staring as rudely as if he were a Ger man tourist. Sandro was irritated by the ghost's conduct, and under the circumstances no one can blame him. The best mau who ever lived would be irritated if the ghost of a man whom he had had the misfortune to kill should come back In a draggled and dirty dress and do nothing but stare and drip water on the floor. "If there is anything that you want, Nardo," said Sandro, "perhaps you will mention it. If you don't waut any thing, perhaps you will go away and let me finish my wine in peace. No body Invited you to come here, and it was just a little impertinent for you to thrust yourself among a dinner party of honest folk. But you always were impertinent. That was the reason, if you remember, why 1 was obliged to spoil my knife against your ribs." The strange r gazed steadily into San dro's eyes, but he made no sound. Just then the door opened the breadth of a hand, and tlie scared face of Antonio was visible through tho opening. Ile had ventured back to see if Sandro was still nljve, and If so, whether he was as badly frightened as the rest of the gondoliers had been. Sandro saw and read thc meaning of Antonio's face and seized the opportunity to show his utter fearlessness of ghosts. "See here, Nardo," he exclaimed, "1 will do anything that a man can do to please you tonight. What would you like to have me do? Say thc word, and I am at your service." The stranger rose, up and, moving toward the door, from which the ter rified Antonio bad already vanished, beckoned slowly to Sandro to follow him. "Certainly," said Sandro. "Perhaps you have forgotten that It is still rain ing dogs, but no matter. A little rain will not hurt us. Lead the way, and I will follow-that Is, If my legs w!U let me, for the wine has loosened the joints of them till they are like the legs of the beggar of the Campo Sanf An gelo, who, we all know, has no legs \vhatever." There is no doubt that Sandro had drunk too much wine and that his brain as well-as his legs was affected by lt. Still his courage was undimin ished, and he was ready to follow the ghost to purgatory or anywhere else. As the two passed into the calle and turned to the left, directing their steps to where o gondola was moored, San dro saw a group of his late dinner com panion R gathered at ? corner, at what they supposed to be a safe distance from, the ghost Ho called to them: "Goodby till wo meet again! I am going to dine in purgatory with the good Nardo. I will tell you all abont lt when I return." When tho gondola was reached, the ghost motioned to Sandro to enter and seat himself under the felze. "This is really too kind," said Sandro. "Nar do, thoa art a good devil after all. Take me to my bouse, and my wife will pay thee. In case 1 am too drunk to find my pocket. Thou are a most excellent devil, and I ask thy pardon for that stab I gave thee." Sandro dropped with bis bead on the cushioned . seat of the gondola and fell Instantly asleep. The ghost took the oar, and thc goadola floated down the narrow canal until the Canalazzo was reached. This rapidly crossed, and the gondola took the shortest way across the city toward 'the Ponte del Mendi cant. >' Sandro's late companions, after crossing the traghetto, followed swift ly on foot. They were In ttme to see the gondola gain the open lagoon. In spite of the storm the ghostly gondolier rowed steadily toward the cemetery and In a few minutes was lost to view In the driving rain. ? "Heaven have mercy on poor San dro's soul," said Bartolo. "Wc shall never see him ag?.in." And they nev jr did. What was be lieved by many to be his body was found in the lagoon a fortnight later, but lt was never satisfactorily identi fied. That be waa carried off by tho ghost of his victim, wno cseurteu straight to purgatory, was firmly be lieved by all who kuew tho unfortu nate Sandro. Certain skeptical police men maintained thnt the ghost was In reality Nardo's brother, who had lured Sandro Into his boat nud murdered him when out of sight of any witnesses. Doubtless Nardo lind a brother, for it was notorious that he lind once been imprisoned for robbing his brother of a _new suit of clothes, hut nobody In Ven ice bad ever seen tho brother, who was variously alleged to bo a gondolier at Hura?o, a cab driver at 'Proviso and a fisherman of Cliloggla. The only cer tainty is that Sandro was never seen alive after he entered tho stranger's gondola, and nobody hut an Infidel cnn doubt that Iiis hold and blasphemous language at-thc dinner table was fitly punished by tho ghost of th., dead Nardo.-New York Press. Th i ?fi o l'u ll mn it Car T?nmes. The story runs that Mr. Pullman used to give a gold coln to a lady of his family for tho name of each Pull man car, it being her duty to name them all. Whether or not this \.i truo we do not know, hut all tho world knows the results. They have made us familiar with the names of Scipio, Af rlcanus and N'uiua Poinpillus. 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 tho plain citizen of the republic this is impressive, but inconvenient. Who ls there among us who, having got off at a way station to stretch his legs for a minuto, lias not been covered with confusion when It became neces sary for him to ask a porter where his car was? And who is there who has not been amazed and enlightened by tho porter's pronunciation of the name? Wo re member that once in traveling over the K. P. we found a young Pullman con ductor who 3pent lils spare time read ing the Greek Testament. He said that he was a theological student, but wo suspected thnt lie 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 Aleinndcr Wot Depressed. "Why, my dear, what ls the matter? What eau yon mean? You look so de pressed.- It cannot be-and yet-oh, re lieve this killing suspense! Alexander, have you failed?" said his wife, with clasped hands. "No, my dear, my credit is yet unlm paired, nnd business is looking up." "You don't mean to say, dear, that your old paiu in your head has como back?" "No." "You haven't had to pay any bills -'or your brother Joseph?" "No." "Have you-now tell me, Alexander Bidlack-have you had another Pttack of rheumatism?" "No." "Now I know-I expected It-I knew it all the time-I felt sure it would be so. Mr. Debonair has asked for Sera phina." "No; nothing of th?* kind." "Then tell mo without wailing' an other minute what has bappoiied. I cnn hear lt. Lot me know tho worst." "Well, that hutton 1 tobi you about has got tired of hanging by one thread, and here it ls."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Credit. Now tba* they wore Harried, the ugly old.man had a confession to make to the lovely young woman. "1 am not rich!" he faltered, in much apprehension. She did not start as If stung. Far from it. Indeed, she smiled, not un kindly. "No matter," she replied. "Every body who sees us will think you aro rich, and credit is just as good as money." Moreover it was no small comfort, If one must he married, to be married to a person whom one need not treat with respect unless cage feels like it Detroit Journal. - Fried wasp soup is considered a greatjuxury in China. - A girl always thinks her first beau is perfection personified. - Oriental physicians practiced vaccination over 1,000 years ago. - Sometimes a DID'I finds out.that his better naif is a counterfeit. - The man who can do a good act and th?r? keep still about it is truly great. - Perhaps Lot's wife was trying to traoe her genealogy when she looked backward. -"An egotist ia a man who is unable io disguise the interest he feels in himself. - A big idea may occupy but little space while a little idea may take up a whole column. - To clean cut glass, thoroughly wash in soap suds and polish with saw dust and chamois. - Dick-Isn't it always good to have a close friend ? Jack-not always. Suppose you want a loan, for a few days. Do you think a close friend would be the one to approach? - Cuba and Porto Rico used to buy aocusly $5,00,000 worth of shoes of Spanish manufacture, and a clumsy artiolo they were. A much better grade of American shoes is selling in the island now for 50 per cent less. - "Do you suppose it's really pos sible for aman to fast a week without really injurious effects, doctor?" "AhT* exclaimed the doctor. "Thoughtful man! Considerate mor tal! You're planning to savo enough money, to pay that little bill you owe me. ? suppose.'' CASTOR ?A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho /^^^f^T^T Signature of C^^^7^^^< - "Wot aro you brcathiu' so hard for, Mike?" asked thc man who found an Irishman sittiog on tho roadside blowing like a locomotivo. "A shoe maker run tue out o' town fer most cr mile," replied Mike, betweon puffs. "Wot riled him?'' "Ho runs a quick repair shop, and he got mad because Oi handed him a couple of boot heels and a shoestring, an' told him Oi'd call fer the shoes in half 'n hour." On the 10th of December, 1897, Kev. S. A. Donahoc, pastor M. K. Church, South, Pt. Pleasant, W. Va., con tracted a severe cold which was at tended from the beginning by violent coughing. Ile says: ''After resort ing to a number of so-called 'specifics.' usually kept in tho house, to no pur pose, I purchased a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, which acted like a charm. I most cheerfully re commend it to the public." For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - A farmer's wife near Wellington, Mo., while feeding chickens recently, dropped an earring, which was quick ly gobbled up by one ol' the fowls. She could not pick out the particular chicken, so killed them one by one - twenty-seven in all-but failed to lind tho earring. Then she began to look around and found it in the grass, where tho old hen had dropped it. The "Plow Doy Preacher,'' Kev. J. Kirkman, Delle Dive. 111., says, "After suffering from Drouchial or lung trouble for ten years, twas cured by One Minute Cough Cure, lt is all that is claimed for it and more." It cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung trouble. Kvans Phar macy. - Mr. and Mrs '2. W. Tucker, who live near Cordele, Ga., are parents of 21 boys and ll girls, manging in years from 31 to 1, and allin good health. Several of the boys and girls are mar ried aud have large families. The father of the 32 is a farmer, und has a reputation for honesty, industry and sobriety. - Ton of thc volunteer regiments last called out have recruited their full quota of men and will be immedi ately prepared for transportation to the Philippines. These regiments are numbered from the Thirty-eighth to the Forty-seventh inclusive, and em braces all the white regiments last authorized. - The Tartar alphabet contains 202 letters, being thc longest in the world. - It's a mighty mean man who isn't just a little better than his neighbors give him credit for. THE FIRST BABY. Its Coming is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by AU. Tho arrival o! the first baby in tho household is the happiest and most im portant event of married life. Theyoung wife who is to become smother delights to think of the happiness in store io?f her when the little one shall nestle upon her breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, "mother." But her happy anticipation quickly van ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that thero is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at tend child-birth; they know that by the uso of "Mother's Friend"-a scien tific liniment-for a few weeks before the trying hour, expect tint mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and Buffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es pecially expectant mothers who for tha ' rst time have to undergo this trial, In such a remedy ; for they snow the pain and suffering, to say nothing of the dan ger, which is in store for them. "Moth* er's Friend" is woman's greatest bien? sing, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal cf her life, ?very woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby ia Born," which containi information of great value to all. Il will be sent free to any one who Benda their address to The Bradfield Begu- j lator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Trustea's Sale. TJY virtue of the authority vested in M ? ma by Deed of Trust executed by W. B. Darrocott the 13th day of May, 1890. recorded in Clerk's Oflice, Bcok PPP, 771. (if not Hold beforehand at pri vate sale,) I will sell to the highest bid der before the Court House door at An derson, S. C., on Sdle?day in November. 1MK>, at tbe URUHI hours of public sale, all that certain Tract of Land situate in An derson County, State aforesaid, contain ing eigbtv acres, moro or less, adjoining lands ot il. IT. Acker, W. T. Turner and others. Good Mill and Cotton Gin, run by water, on said premises. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for stamps and papers. J. L. TRIBBLK, Trustee. Oct 25, 161)9_18_2_ TRUSTEE'S SALE. BY virtue of the power conferred on me by a Deed of Trust to me exe cuted by Mrs. M. J. Sondday on the&V.h August', 1899, I will noll the Land herein after described at public outcry before the Court House door on Salesday in No vember, 1899, during the legal hours of sale, for the purpose of paying a mort gage dobt on the said premises. Follow ing it? a description of tho premises : "All that Tract or Parcel of Land con taining seventy-six acres, in the County ?nd State aforesaid, bounded by lands of W. T. Dean, Mrs. Stephenson and others. Also, tbat other Lot or Parcel of Land, containing tee aores, more or less, bound ad by above Traot, 8. H. Stone and ot h or?. Torma-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. M. L. BONHAM, Truatoe. Oct. ll, 1899 ' 10_?_ MONEY ?0 LOAN, ON FARMING LANDS; Easy pay nouta. No commissions charged. Bor owor pays actnal cost of perfecting loan, interest 8 per cent. JNO. B. PALMER <fe SON, Columbia, S. C. )ct.ll,1899. 16 Gm' Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTV. In thc Court of Common Pleas. J. G. Cunningham, as Administrator of the Estate of Turner H. Osborne, de ceased, Plaintiff, against L. C. Osborne, N. S Osborne, et al., Defendants. Complaint to sell Laud for payment of Debts, Kellet, Ac. IN obedience to tho order of sale gran t od herein, I will sell on Nalesday in No vember next, in trout of the Court House In the City ot Anderson, S. C., during the legal boura of sale, the hinds described as follows, to wit : All that certain Tract or parcel of Land, containing 100 acres, moro or less, situ ated In Fork Township, County and Stato aforesaid, adjoining land of the Estate of D. I/. Stephenson, et al. Terms-One-third caab, balance on 12 I months credit, with interest from dato of aale, secured Ly bond and mortgage, with leave to pay all cash or anticipate pay ment at any time. Terms to beeomplied with in thirty minutes or to be resold un til a bona lido purchaser ol' aaid property shall comply with said terina of Hair. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for pa pers and stamps ll. Y. H. NANCI:, .Judgoof Probato as Special Referee. Oct ll, U>99 Ki_ _ 1 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COCNTY 0? ANDERSON. Y ? thc Probate Court. 1!. M. Shirley aa Executor, Ac, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Mary Hammett, Mrs. Amanda Massey, et al., Defendants. Complaint to hell Land in aid of As sets, Ac. RY virtue of an ordorof Probate Court for aaid County and Malo, date?! loth Oc tober, 18911, I " will Hell lu front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., during tho legal hours of sale, on Salesday, in November noxt All that certain Tractor parcel ol' Land, situated in said State and County, on waters of Broad mouth Creek, containing seveiuy-tlvo acroa; moro or less, and bounded by in min now and lato of Mrs. Sallie Gantt, John J. Mattison, Mrs Eliz abeth Cox and E. 8. Gantt. And in case same be insufficient to pay amount provided In said decree, then n so all that certain Tract or parcel of Land in tho same State and County, on waters of Stamp Branch, waters of Ha in da River, contalniug sixty-niuo acres, more or leas, bounded by the lauds of the Estate of Malcoinb Erwin, A. P. Shirley, C. E. Harper and Jesse Kay, same being tho 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. 189!? 10_4_ Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK ANDERSON. In the Qmrt of Common Picas. IL 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 nexc, in front of the Court House in tho City of Anderson, S. C.,' during the legal hours of public sale, the Land described as followo, to wit : The interest of the Defendant, John T. Morgan, subject to the life-estate of the life-tenant in all 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. MoAlister, et al., on which the said J. T. Morgan now lives. Terms-Cash. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for napers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Oot 18, 1899. _.17_3 Jud o e of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In thc Court of Common Pleas. J. Matt. Cooley, Plaintiff, against J. H. Von Hasselt), et al , Defendants.-Fore closure. IN obedience to the ordor 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 thut certain Tract or parcel of Land situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, in Centreville Town ship, about one mile west of 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. TermH-One third oath, balance op. 12 months credit, -with Interest from date of Kale, secured by boud and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser or purchasers to pay lor papers and stamps. R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judge os Speoial Referee. Oct 18, 1899_17_3_ Valuable City Property for Sale. BY virtue of the power vested in me by Deed of Trust duly executed by F M. Murphy, and recorded in Clerk's o?lce, Book FFF, if not sold at private ?ale 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 Balesday 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. Beel and Main Street. Terms of Hale-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and stamps. For fur ther information call on J. L. TRI BB LE. Trustee, or F. M. MURPHY. Oct. 18, 1899_17_3 Trustee's Sale of Beal Estate. BY virtue of a Deed of Trust from Mrs. Alice M. Bailey, I will sell ut oublie outcry at Anderson, C. H., S. C., on Salosday in November neat All that Tract or parcel of Land, con taining ono 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, on the Northwest side of Green ville Street in said city. Terms of Sale-One-third cash, balance one aud two years, interest from day of sale nt S per cent per annum annually, secured by mortgage. Property to be insured and pe Hoy assigned, and pur chaser to pay for stamps and papers ex tra. J. MATT COOLEY, Trustee. Oct 18, 1899_17_3 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of an Execution to me di rected, I will sell to the highest bid der In front of tho Court House door at Anderson C. H., 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 Baggy and Harness. Sold as the property of John J. Matti son at the ault ot J. S. Fowler. Terms-Cash. NEi^ON R. GREEN, Sheriff Anderson County. Oct 18,1899 < 17 3 D. 8. VANDIVEU. E P. VANDIVER J. J. MAJUU. DEALERS IN Fine Buggies. Phaotons, Surreys. Wagons, Harness Lap Hobes and Whips, ARE in their elegant new Repository <?ver Vaudiver Bros. Store Between Masonic Hail and New Bank. If y>u need anything in our lino we I ?ve lili? good?, the guarauteo aud tho pnce i ? please. Wo h hrh ly appreciate all tho trade giv Hii un, and are trying to give the very best Buggies that eau be sold for the priCt?. A nico lot of Now, Cheap Buggies on hand. The price will positively sur prise you. Yours for Buggien, VAN DIVER BROS. ct MAJOR. w. G. MCGEE, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE-f*rom li .?orr, over Farmer? pud Mo.chant* BHIIK AN DISK SON, h. C. F?M>. 181)8_33_ NOTICE. NOW is the time to have your Buggy Revarnished, Repainted, and new Axle Points fitted on. We have the best Wagon 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 Organ, two sett? Reeds for 355.00. High Grade Pianos for 9200 aud up. The best Sewing Machines only 830. Good Machino? 820. Machine Needles 2?C dozen. Best Sperm Oil 5c. I am in the busineas to save you mon ey. Can sell on easy terms. Remem ber, if you want Second Hand Goods I cannot aupply you. Everything new. M. L. WILLIS, Broyles Block, South Main St. LAND SALE. MORE Lind than I need. Will sell in lat go or small lots. Land fresh, productive, well timbered and lies well. Community Inuit hf ul, pure, cold water, good citize is, good roads, scboois and <?hurche3. Communicate with W. L. SMITH, Ila, Madison Co., Ga. July IS, 181)9_4_Sna Desirable, Plantation for Sale. ABOUT 300 acres of Land, on Three and Twenty Creek, two and one half miles cant of Pendleton, on the road leading to Pol /.er, Ie offered for sale. There Are about 25 aores of bottom land. The place ls well watered and well adapted to stock-raising, and has between 59 and 75 acres of forests. For further information appiv to J. MILES PICKENS, 8-3m_Pendleton, S. C. FOR SA7.E. My Houso and Lot nf four aoies on I Greenville S?. ? i KO. Mills and 80 aores j of land 3} miles south of Anderson. For further particulars apply to me in my ofllco or J. L. Tribble, Esq. A. C. STRICKLAND. Bept 27. 1809_14_ FARM FOR SALE, IOFFER at private sale my Farm, lo cated is Fork Township, near Fair Play, on Beaverdam Creek, containing 212 acres, more or less. About 40 aores of fine bottom land. 50 acres or more In forest, and balance in good Btate of culti vation. The entire Farm lies well, there being no waste land. Good dwellings on I place. For terms, etc., appiv or write to S. N. HOLLAND, Ocl. 4-14-4_Parker's 8tore, Qa. 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 dla ch argo from his office aa Admin istrator. G. W. SULLIVAN, Administrator. Oct. ll, 1899_16_m NOTICE, WILL be lot to 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 Brushv Creek, one mlle from Pied mont. In Williamston township, on the new road. Also, the building of a new bridge or the repairing old bridge at Burrlss' Mills, over Big Oenerostee creek In Savannah township, on the un 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 nids. J. N. VANDIV ER, _Co. Supervisor. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA ANO A8HEVILI.B SHOR? UKB lt. effect July 23,1899. i 40 pm LT Augusta.. Ar (?roonwood.., Ar Anderson... Ar Laurent. Ar Grconvlllo... Ar Glenn Springs.... Ar Spartauburg....... Ar Saluda.. Ar HendersonTllle Ar Asheville. 9 40 am ll SO am 1 20 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 5 10 pm 5 33 pm G 03 pm 7 00 pm 6 10 pm 5 33 am 10 15 am 9 00 aw Lv Aflhevlllo. LT Bpartanburg. LT Glenn Springs. LT Greenville. LT Laurens.?... LT Anderson. LT Greenwood-. Ar Augusta. LT Calhoun Falls.. Ar Raleigh. Ar NnrfWk. Ar Teteralurg. Ar Ricbmo ld. LT Augusta. Ar Allendale. Ar Fairfax. Ar Yemassee. Ar Beaufort......... Ar Port Royal.... Ar Savannah. Ar Charleston. 8 28 am 11 45 am 10 00 am 12 01 am 187 pm 8 40 pm 4 00 pm 7 00 pm . 7 00 am 2 87 pm i. 5 10 pm ll 10 am 4 44 pm 2 16 am 7 30 am 6 00 am 8 16 am 10 05 am 1115 am 1180 am i 20 pm 8 10 pm 8 58 pm 4 20 pm s so pm s ss pm 7 00 pm 7 80 pm LT Charleston. LT Port Boral... LT Beau fort. LT Yemasseo.... LT Fairfax........ LT Allendale.... Ar Augusta. 1 00 pm 1 IS pm 2 SO pm G 23 am 6 65 am 7 20 am 8 20 am 9 20 am 985 am ll 25 am Closo connection at Calhouu Falls for Athens Atlanta tad all points on 8. A. L. Close connection at August* for Charleston 3avannah and all points. Clos* connections at G roon wood for sdi points on J. A. L,and C. A G. Ballway, andatSparUnbusg with Southern Ballway. For any Information relativo to ticket?, rato* rchedule, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen. POSJ. Agon t, August * ,G al E. M.North,Bol. Agent. T. M. Emerson .Trsffle Manager.