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THE FLOWERS OF DEATH. {Translated from Sully, rrudhomme.l | Whilst men were makin? war Thc suu made spring, And bluebells opea where j TV? th pr.rrnfl? M* ??SJJ. \ \ In spite o? all they hide v y So close beneath, - The bright cups flutter vide . ', In summer's breath. The pallid lilies keep , ir Tlielr constant snow. While sanguine rivers rt*?? The earth below. Tue stranger gathers them And finds them sweet; , They bow with bending stem To conquering feet. . None en flits fatal plain Wbetc brave hearts He 4 Wear sMifber hue and stain In ni tutor/. Bright leaves arc still unfurled,* Though our suns set. Kiw in 0)1 old sad world The flowers forget. O flowers that smile to vis? Tlic tears we the J! O flowers ot Prance, you, too. Should mourn our dead. _C. E. Meetkerke In Gentleman's Vay*z!ne. ?'S'?'?'0?'?'t'&"l"?'?> i?HNMvmwf'BIDFuuf I MIL IIIWIUILLL UUILM'^IU ? A Problem For Psychical < > BeseareTaers to Solve. ? :: By F. R. Guernsey. :: o For scores of years the old one story stone bouBe on the Street of the Seven (jcntlemen In the elty of Querendaro liad reuialned in tho possession of the Allendes, till in the troublous times preceding General Diaz's coming lato power it bad passed into the bonds of "Colonel" Marron, guerrilla leader against the French and imperialists, as be preferred to be known, but regarded by the "Mocho" party in the city as a bloody banded robber and highway man. How tbe "colonel" had become pos sessed of the house was something of a mystery. No deed was passed. The . old owners, the family of Allende, most respectable people, with haciendas and shares in mines, bad been extinguish ed, thurs remaining at last only one Old num. as deaf as a wall, to occupy tho pla e. He disappeared one night, and the next day the "colonel" took posses sion, with his "estado mayor," or staff, ti desperate crew recruited among the sort of people who bang on the edges of every revolutionary cyclone. And as tbe "colonel" was a testy person whose hands were stained with powder nnd something more doubtful and as bis enemies bad a trick of vanishing nobody in the city dared Inquire into the conditions of bis tenure of the Al lende property. He was a tall, wiry, sinewy man, with long brownish mus tachio?, eyes gray and full of fire, a harsh mouth and au eagle's beak cf a nose. ; Things were unsettled in the state, and the "colonel" was much afield, usually in the Sierra, where, like a hawk, he watched the fertile plain be low and swooped down on any Unwary enemy. During the war of the Interven tion he commanded as many as 1,000 daredevils and once had made a dash into Quereudaro, surprising and punish-? lng awfully 4,000 French soldiers, some of whom had seen African service and all tough chaps. That exploit made the name of "Colonel" Marron famous. For a few daj s he was master of the city, and good imperialistic citizens were biding In friendly houses or get ting away In the disguise of cotton clad peons. A dozen or more were ranged against a wall out by the ceme tery and shot for "enemies of the re public," It was said that tho "colonel" did some extensive and profitable loot ii.;;. Anyhow, ho seemed In after years to have hidden treasure to resort to In case of any financial difficulty. The Emperor Maximilian went to his doom and slowly pence returned. The iron handed Juarez ruled In the City of Mexico and finished the anticlerical programme begun years before by Presldeut Comonfort Friars and nun? were bundled out of the convents and monasteries, great properties, the re sult of centuries of church rule, were sold to speculative people for whatever they chose to pay, and thus the great leveler, r?volution, redistributed accu mulated wealth. President Juarez gave place to President Lerdo, who was a milder man and had less strenuous work to accomplish, and finally there loomed 1ilgh in tho poliuvui firmament of Mexico a soldier .of genies and tho ablest of them all, the great son of des tiny, Porfirio Diaz. Lerdo was beaten and, fleeing, left the country. Thus the dawn of modern Mexico began. A man with vast and Napoleonic plans bad begun to build a new national edi fice, a statesman who hnd no fear of American Invasion, the friend of Grant and an encourager of railways. It was, os has been said, some two years before this restorer of order took Mexico in hand that "Colonel" Marron became the de facto owner of the an cient city house of tho Aiicndes. Quer endaro was a long way from the fed eral capital, times were doubtful, he had been n power In his region and had shown that he could raise troops and command them to good purpose, and so his predatory tastes had to bo overlooked by tuen at the capital. It w as no timo to bother about n fighting gentleman's peccadillos. Tbe occupancy of the old house by the guerrilla chieftain was character ized by prodigal expenditure, much Cockfighting on Sunday afternoons and high gaming. Awful tales were told .of people Inveigled there who were tor tared Into sending letters to their friends in distant places demanding Inigo sums of money for somo unmen tioned purpose. One party In the city ?old these were high players who had to send home for money to meet debts of honor, but the few Mochos, or Cler ical party mein, still alive whispered that "Colonel" Marron was no Repub lican officer, but on out and out scoun drel. .? ney only whispered this state ment In the privacy of their houses and with the doors bnrred. But Marron carried'-'himself with a high bead; he rode abroad with his body guard of friends nil armed to tho teeth, and nobody liked to talk of his doings. He hod become posa???cd of all the bakeries and mcntshops of -Ibo city, leased them to enterprising north coun try Spaniards or to natives of a busi ness tum of mind and so had a corn f ort able . monthly Income of fnily ?2. 000. Thus, with, extra income derived from queer sources, he could live lu thc style becoming a gentleman nod sup port Ids henchmen quite like on cid .tins?? feudal baron and Just ns respecta bly. In fact, this typo of strong, un scrupulous mid resolute men paralleled In the times spoken of thc followers of William the Conqueror. Might makes right till lawyers and notaries como along with red senlim: wnx. much tnp? ana stiff parchments. You have got to begin somewhere nr. * somehow. Fam ilies of tho nrlstocrncy begin like the Duke of Argyll's race, by killing off troublesome property holders and seiz ing what they have. And, after all, it will be seen on due reflection that "Colonel" Matron's manner of accumulating capital' was not a whit worse than the exploiting of the general public by tho modern kings of nuance and the great speculative manipulators of Wall street. They ba VP tim men of thc lons robe? co help them steer clear of thc awkward points of the criminal code and take little risk. Marron took big risks, spent his money like a lord, and poor people found him likable. In fact, a numer ous party in Querendaro would have mobbed you had you remarked that he was & red handed villain. They wir? recipients of bis bounty. ! The house waa ample, like all old fashioned Mexican houses, built on broad and generous principles and suit ed to the patriarchal life of the people. Fifty guests could easily be accommo dated there, and in the palmy days ol the Allendes they entertained in bare nial style. Marron, their successor was lavish In his hospitality. Nobodj outside of his iollowlng lived there Ho was a woman hnter and allowed none of the gentler sex on the prem lses. His cooks were devoted follow era. They would not be- tempted t< poison him. No one knows exactly what went 01 in the house and its great gardens ant enwalled orchards. There were "hlgl jinks," much feasting, gambling am pistol practice. Occasionally strangers apparently well to do, went to tb house, nud popular rumor rmi that the; did not always come out again. Th Marron tenure lasted from 1874 til 1890. Then the "colonel," being ol? nnd worn with excitement and, mos of nil, with high living, fell 111, and hi spirit departed to uuknown regiont The Mochos, who were unsympathetic said be had gone to hell. But as h hod merely lived as other able men ba done In many periods of the world' history nnd gave of his substance t the poor nt all times we may cherts the hope that he fared as well as an feudal baron. U The law of nature ls that the lon armed and unscrupulous shall prospe: and why not in the beyond? A keen and prosperous lawyer name Don Nicolas Valdemoro, about GO yeai old, was the next owner. How he a ranged that little matter of the title don't know. He probably satisfied fe a song any tegul heirs of the Allende and Marron's estate had passed int the hands of his only nephew. Tho Licenciado Valdemoro was froi Pufe?la and as keen aj the V nebia m have always been reputed to be. Philadelphia lawyer would have had t take his dust on the highway of pr Sessional competition. And he wt hard headed. He had come to Querei daro In 1888, two years before ' Jarre died. He liked the place and wuen tl time came bought it. His family co slsted of his wife, Elena, and thn children of between 12 and 18, tv boys nod a girl. He had perhaps t< servants, including the chief garden? who had peons under him, and tin don't count. People talked about Marron's unca: ghost walking nbout the rooms night without any regard to lockt doors. Servants staid but a few wee] ns a rule and went nwny with que tnles to tell. The licenclndo grew net ous and, finally taking a house a fe blocks away, began tearing down tl Allende-Marron casa. He confided his friends that he had no fear cf an thing phantasmal; but, his wife not I lng able to keep servants long, lt sees ed best to pull down the bouse ni build a new one on its foundatior and then he wctuld have somethl: modern, with the up to dato eonvc iences tbnt women like so well. It w a year and a half before the Vak moros went back to the pince, Into house spick nnd span, brand new a: smelling ot fresh paint nnd paper, wi n private electric lighting plant a electric bell3 all over tho house, whl was of one story. Uko the old pim The pariah priest blessed the promis and there wns n grnnd fiesta nnd n amount of champagne. The ghos were surely bani., cod. They mig walk in the orchards, said thc licenc do, and mnch good would it do them And the ghosts did remnin nway i til a year ngo, when they come back troops and with nny nmount of nc< mutated lngennlty. You would hn said that lt wns "Colonel" Marron a BJ? his desperado gang. The pride tho Ucenclado's heart was his collect! sf oil paintings, mnny of them soled by him In Europe nnd valued at mn thousands of dollars. Ho llk?1 to sin them to his guests nnd er.mtlnto their merits. He had sometimes talked of hnvl it portrait painted of "Colonel" Man is a sort of fit historical subject, a perhaps if he had carried out his p ?ose things might have gone bet tvlth him. But the Senora de Val noro objected and put her plump M< can foot on the project. One morning the licenciado went :o the big sala, or parlor, for some p lose and noted with Indignation tl teveral paintings bnd been pulled f.r heir frames and Iny on tho floor, ?ailed up nil thc servants nnd read 1 .lot net to them. They got down heir knees nnd assured el ser or a hat they could not have been gul if such vandalism. It was cvld< hat they were sincere and ba? tightened into the bargain. A week after, the nlrHires hay! >een duly restored to their frames, i arno thing nappened agnin, only t Imo several costly paintings had b< Ipped fr?m thc frames and slashed vlth" knives. Valdemoro was wr< nd consulted the chief of police, v> ent two trusty and confidential .u o stay in the parlor nights. They .mined on guard ten days, when < Ight they saw pictures falling fr heir frames and heard a smashing loldings which terrified them. Tl boHc31?to Hie p?TI? (i!?1 stahl there, jelling for -the licenciado, who arose and went to the sala and saw things for himself. Bis hair stood up nil over hlB head. He was a badly scared man. He swore rippling, gentle oaths lu tho creole manner too. It was plain that tho supernatural visitors were no ad mirers cf the fine a.ts. So the pictures were taken down, packed and sent away for storage. The parish nrloRt and his young assist ants came and exorcised the demons, j and things went well for n few months. 1 Marron had never bean addicted to the use of holy water. Ouo afternoon In summei4 a servant was sent from the family sitting room to tho dining room for a glass of water. She came back and said that midway In the big dining room som*., ?ody had built a wall and that sb :- could not pasa beyond lt. Her face bad grown singularly white, and her knees shook. The senora went to the dining room, and she, tc, ran m? uguiusc ibo invisi ble wall. Then she properly and de corously, 03 ls customary undor such circumstances, faulted dead away. When tho licenciado, who was away from home, returned, bc found his wife hi a high fever and delirious. The serv ants told bim what had happened, and ??<-- ll eui, he was naturally incrcdul to the dining room, but found no wall. Then ho cursed them for a pack of Im beciles. But he was uneasy in bis mind for all that The next day he remained lu the house, his wife still ill. Once he arose and went to his library to fetch a book, and juct inside the library door he found a wall, solid, ou which you could rap with your knuckles and hurt them. Ho had a queer feeling about the stomach and in the throat and went back to. his bedroom to reflect and col lect his senses. Then he returned to the library and found the wall once more. It was a rough wall he could tell by the touch, but be could not see it. He retired discomfited. Next morning, be having said noth ing about the matter, he went once again to the library and found no wall. He accused himself of being a victim of a hallucination. But his brain was dizzy, and his nerves were unstrung. The Invisible builders were active for weeks. There were times when the dining room was obstructed, and al ways in the middle, across which a good stiff wall had been erected, only no ono could see lt. Neighbors inti mate with the Valdemoro family were called in, and they felt the wall and were wonderstruck. In an hour the wall had vanished, and for months the family could move about freely, but a few we-us ago the 'aouse became , again the scene of building operations. ' Valdemoro called In an architect, who made measurements and finally sub mitted a pian. It was, in outline, a very good sketch of the old Allende Marron bouse; the old walls were ris ing Just as they had before. -Jokers said that the dead and gone Allendes were recovering their property, of which they had been dispossessed. The Valdemoros moved out during such hours as the invisible builders made their walls passable. The house stands unoccupied. Valdemoro ls puzzling over a nice legal question-namely, tho right of ghostly builders to erect a house-within your own. The descend ants of the old Mocho families of the city are wagging their heads and say ing, "I told you so." On some days you can wander all over Licenciado Va Idem or o's new house; on other days voa run np against unseeable waihi. The fame of the house ls spreading beyond Qnerendaro. Somo people say lt is the work of tho Allendes; most people fancy It ls a trick of "Colonel" Marron and his henchmen. I don't pretend to know; I only pnt down the story as told by travelers from Queren dare. It Is a psychical "nut" of the most unbreakable sort.-Boston Herald. A new remedy for biliousness is now on sale at Hill-Orr Drug store. It is called Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It gives quick re lief and will prevent the attack if giv en as soon as the first indication of the disease appears. Price 25c. per box. Samples free. - Father (sternly)-"I hear you were kept in after school." Son-"It was a mistake." "It was, oh?" "Yes. I made a mistake in my les sons." When you carnot sleep for cough ing, it is hardly necessary that anyone sliould tell you that you need a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Reme dy to allay the irritation of the throat, and make sleep possible. It is good. Try it. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - "Charlie, do you think of marry ing a little woman ora big woman?" "Well, Dave, you don't know a thing about human nature. How can I tell? It depends entirely ou whut kind of a woman takes a fancy to lie." Goldthwaite & Son, Troy, Ala., wrote: Teethina's speedy cure of sores and eruptions upon tho skin have been remarkable. - The effect of four storms which lately visited tho limited broom corn producing territory of Illinois will be felt by every person who has to buy a broom the coming year. The good broom will cost twice as much as it did two years ago. Ono Minuto Cough Cure quickly oures throat and lung troubles. Old and young like it. Evans' Pharmaoy. - In one of tho riebest wine dis tricts of Franco there are stationed 104 soldiers and 52 cannon. At the first sign of a storm which might be expect ed seriously to injure tho vines, an alarm is riven from the lookout tower. The guns are wheeled into position, and open Sro on the clouds. Thia treatment is found to bring admirable result?, thc clouds being shattered and tho storm broken up into comparative ly harmless sections. CASTOR IA For infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ^^^/^^^j?^ The Dispensary in Georgia. The Rev. John W. Heidt, pastor of thc First Methodist Church of Athens, Georgia, denies the statements made by Senator Tillman, during the recent campaign in this State that tho preachers of Athens wore the origina tors of the dispensary "idea," and Us staunchest supporters, as being far superior to prohibition." In a letter to tho Cirouit Rider, Mr. Heidt says: "As one of tho preachers of Athens, I beg to protest against tho statement as unjust and not true. As far as I know, there is not a trinistcr in Ath ens, white or colored, who does not deprecate tho dispensary and pray for deliverance from its evils. Mnst of them, I believe, prefer thc dispensary to open bar rooms, but all of them de sire prohibition, aud are ready for any effort that will bring it. ''The dispensary was acoepted as a compromise measure, end only when it appeared beyond question thai prohibi tion could not be carried. It was a close contest, and when tho Prohibi tionists saw that it was tho open bar room or the dispensary, and that pro hibition was impossible at 'that time, they preferred tho dispensary only un til they can abolish that. 'The Senator is mistaken. The ministers of Athens are not the 'staunchest supporters of the dispen sary,' and they do not consider it as 'far superior to prohibition.' They would close it before sundown if they could, and they will never rest until they see it closed; at least, this is what I believe of them." That appears to bo a complete and satisfactory answer to the charges made by Senator Tillman, and to re lieve the ministers of Athens of a great responsibility for one of the most mischievous measures that has ever been invented in the name of temperance. As to whether the dis pensary is "far superior to prohibi tion," Mr. Claude Anderson, business manager of the Athens Sentinel, writes, with full knowledge of its blighting effects, to the Greenville Mountaineer. He says that the dis pensary in Athens has been as much of a success financially as bar rooms operated by private corporations; but as to its success as a temperance measure he rates it below the old fashioned bar room with all of its en ticements: "Its success in manufacturing drunk ards and in blighting homes will rival the record of open bar rooms; the re ceipts show the liquor is sold; if the purchaser gets twice the quantity in a 15 cents sealed dispensary bottle that he would get in a 20 cents glass on the counter of the bar, it is shared by his boon companions or turned to his lips the oftener, and the result is mor drunkenness than the single drink in the saloon." The only way to cure thc dispen sary is t" kill it and to that complex ion must it come at last. There will not be a return to tho old-time bar room-that is impossible without a constitutional amendment, aaa tho people will not vote for such an amendment; but a plan can be and should bo devised by which the liquor trade can be kept under control with out making tko State a dealer in its own right and for thc money there is in it.--News aud Courier. _ - The European or American, in order to sleep well, ordinarily requires a downy pillow under the head; but the Japanese, stretching himself upon a rush mat on thc floor, puts a hard square block of wood under his head, and does not sleep well if he docs set have it. - Tho man who triep to ridicule an other only succeeds in exhibiting his own ignorance. 1 Month there are thousands of wo men who nearly suffer death from irregular menses. Some times tho " period " comes too often - sometimes not often enough-sometimes the flow is too scant, and again it is too profuse. Each symptom shows that Natur? needs help, and that there is trorble in tho or gans concerned. Be careful when in any of the above con ditions. Don't take any and every nostrum advertised to enre female troubles. BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULATOR is the one safe and sure medicine for irregular or pain ful menstruation. It cures all the ailments that are caused by , irregularity, such as leucor- J rhcea, falling of tho womb, J nervousness; pains in the head. ' back, breasts, shoulders, sides, hips and limbs. By regulating the menses so that they occur every twenty-eighth day, all those aches disappear together. Just beforo your time comes, get a bottle and see how much good it will do you. Druggists sell ic at ti. Send fer our free book, *'Perfect Health for Women." TUB BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLA??TA, GA. A. H. DACNALL, ? ATTORNEY AT LAW, Audorsou, - - - H O. OFFICE-OVER THE P04P OFFICE. BELTON HIGH SCHOOL! THE Belton High School oponed Mon day. Sept. 10tb. A full High Sohool course will be givon preparatory for en. tering Colhge. R. B. Cheatbam. (S. C. M. A.,) Principal ; Miss M. W. (Juattlo baum. (Winthrop College,) 1st Assistant ; Miss B?salo Smith, (Winthrop College.) 2nd Assistant. For in rt her information write or call on the undersigned. R. B. CH B ATH AM, Principal Bollon High Sohool. Sept 12, 1000 12 1 - THE - BANK OF ANDERSON. J. A. BROCK, President. JOS. N. BROWN, Vice Presiden t. B. F. MAULDIN, Cashier THE largest, strongest Bank in the County. Interest Paid on Deposits By special agreemout. With unsurpassed facilities and resour ces we are at all timen prepared to ac commodate our customers. Jan 10, 1900 29 PARKER RYE. None Purer. None Better. Ask for it at all Dispensaries. MONEY TO LOAN ! ON REAL ESTATE Long time if security is good. Fine Farm Lauds for Little Money Strong Farms in Plckons for half the price of Anderson lands. Call and see our Hst of (hem ; will air myers to get what they want, and lend them half of purchase money. B. F. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, M?senlo Temple, _Anderson, 9, C. V?i?? S"S??nEAnpwHiSK? D BUS B WI Habits Oared at my Senator ? lom, ta SO ds? Hundred, of reference*. 25 S. spsc?s?y. liook ?m Homo Treatment cont FilEE. Aa dross 0. M. WOOL.LEV, M. D., Atlanta, Ca. CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Anderson. Hy li. 1'. ll. Nance, Judye of Probate. Whereas, Aacenoy Smith has applied to mo to grant her Lettors of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects of S. W. Smith, deccasod. These are therefore to cito and admon ish all kindred and creditors of tho said S. W. .Smith, deceased, to be and ap pear before mein Court of Probato, to bo held at Anderson Court House, on the 18tb day of Ootobor, 1900, aller pub lication horeol, to 8how causo, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 23th day of September, 1900. R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judire. Oct 3. 1900_15_2* Notice to Creditors. ALL portions having demands against the Estate of Lucinda Williama, deceas ed, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. li. E. CAMPBELL, J. N. OARWILE, Execute re. Sept 20,1900_14_3_ Bridge Notice. WILL let to tho lowest responsible bid der on Saturday, the i:ith day of October next, at 10 o'clock a. m., the building of abridge over Big Beaverdatn Croak, on road leading from Earle's Bridge to Fair Play, .near residence of Esquire Maret, In Fork Township Reserving right to ac cept any or all bida. Successful bidder to enter into bond in double arrouot of bid for tho faithful performance of work. J. 5?. VANDIVER. Co. Supervisor. the water make me out perfectly free from $v almost a pleasure to v V?.4$../i ( \ y-?^-.9 -; .FAIRBANK COM ST. LOUIS, NEW YORK, 1 Peoples Bank of Anderson Moved into their Banking House, and are open for busi ness and respectfully solicits the patronage of the public. Interest paid on time deposits by agreement. BIBBBJBSSBBnBBB^ROSTCSHISmnanBBBn FOR RATESAKDIPPSI ALL POINTS NORTH ANO WEST I ADDRESS j FRED D. BUSH, I District Passenger Agent, .R. No. 1 Drown Du'ldlng, Opposite Union Depot, ATLANTA, - - GA "No Trouble to Answer Questions." PROF. T R. LANGSTON, ANDERSON, S. C, CURES BY VITAL* MAGNETISM, AIJL classes of Diseases, acuto and chronic, promptly, painlessly aud permanently, and without tb? use of medicine or surgery. Having juBt completed a thorough course of instruction, thooretioal and clinical in the Science and Art of Healing 1?J Vital Magnetism, (tho Weltmer meth od,) I beg leave to offer my services to tho sick and ailllcted of Anderson and vicinity. I am thoroughly prepared to treat all classes of diseases, especially those affecting the nervous organism, by this new method. ABSENT TREATMENT. Persons living at remote distances may bo successfully treated by this method by what ls termed Absent Treatment, by correspondence. All communications whatever, either f>ersonal or by letter, will bo scrupulous y treated as confidential. Offices-Thompson Building, Southeast of Public Square. Call on or address PROF. T. R. LANG8TON, Anderson, H. C. I havo already a number of flattering testimonials of marvelous euros per formed by rae. May 1?, 1900_47_ TAX NOTICE. THE Books for thovcolloction of State, School and County Taxos will bo open from October 15, 1000, to Docomber 31, 1000, inclusive, and for the conven ience of the taxpayers I will collect?t the following places : Slabtown, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 10 to 12 o'clock : Wyatt's Store, 1 to 4 o"lock. Mt. Airy, "Wednesday. Oct. 81, 0 ?o 12 o'clock ; Leach's Store. 1 to i o'clock. Piedmont, Thursday) Nov. 1 ; i? to i. Pelzer, Friday, Nov. 2 ; 0 to 4. Williamston, Monday, 5 ; 0 to 11:30. Belton Cotton Mill, Monday. Nov. 5; 1 to 3. Belton, at Bank, 3 to 4:30. Honea Path, Tuesday, Nov (J ; 10 to 3. Iva, Wednesday, Nov. 7 ; 10 to .'!. Townvil'e, Thursday, Nov. S ; 10 to 2. Pendloton, Fridsy, Nov. !' ; 10 to 2. A fier November otb the Treasurer's office will ho upon ut Anderson continu ally until Decomber 31, 1000. Tho rate of tax lovy is as follows : Srsto. 5 mille. Ordinary County. ."? mili?. Schoo*. 3 mills. Past Indebtedness.... 1 mill. l'ublic Roads. 1 mill. Court House and Jail l mill. Total.14 m Hip. An additional levy of 3 mills has boen made for No. 21, Hunter School District, and Gantt'? School District, No. 31 for school purposes, making u total in thoso Districts 17 mills. Tho State Constitution requires all males between twenty-one and sixty years of sge, except thone incnpablo of jaming a support from being maimed or Trono otber causes, and thoso who served In the war botweou tho States, to pay a Poll Tax of One Dollar. All persons betwoon tho agos of ci ch eon nod fifty-five, who are able to work 'oads or cause thom tobe worked, excopt !ohoni Trustee?, Preachers who havo iharge of congregation, and persons who lorved in the war between the States, are iable to do road duty, and in lieu of vork may pay a tax of'One Dollar, to bo collected st the samo time tho other taxes recollected. J. M. PAYNE, County TreaHurer. 'TT TWTTTTTTTTTyTTTyyTTT'TT'ri DATEftlTe 7R ?DE*-S/IRKS r AI CN 19?NDaffTSi ADVICE AS TC PATENTABIL*' ' PR CEU 1 Notice In "Ir.vcntivo ARO' Ba MMl 4 Boole "How to obtain Patents" | li Bk MD J Charge? moderate. No tem tili nafi.nl tn nrenrod. 1 Letters strictly confidential. Address, < 1 BLfcJjfijfikSgM? tsw)[er. Waehlnpton, 0. C. j your dishes clean and ease. rash dishes wit tv POWDER BQSTtif An All-around Satisfaction is assured to those who Patronize ...... j ODR WORK ?B uniformly excellent, not meroly occasionally good. What care and skill can do to give satisfaction is done. Fine work on goods of every j description is done here. The Finish, v either high gloss or domestic, on Shirts, Collars and Cuffs is especially meritori ous. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 202 East Boundary St. R. A. MAYFIELD, Supt. and Treas. PHONE NO. 20. iso- Luave orders at D. C. Brown A Bro's. Store._ Ors. MckMa & Mm DENTISTS, ANDERSON,.S. C. OFFICES : Over Farmers ?nd Merchante BanK* WE having formed a partnership for tho practice of Dentistry, and to establish a.Cash practice, we give a liberal discount of 20 to 25 per cent, from former pricey. Thus no bad debts, no bill collector to Eay, ii" lost material. Therefore, those avlngwork done by this plan pay only for what they got, and save that over charge to make good the work done for others who never pay at all j alBo, giving us more time to serve the paying OIRSB. A dollar saved ls one made. Vitalised Air, "Oas," Cocaine and the Painless Spray used for the extraction of teeth. Respectfully, A. C. STRICKLAND. J. C. CHATHAM. N. B.-Nothing but the best that mate rial and workmanship can produce will be turned out of our office. S. it C. FARM LANDS May just a9 well be sold during Spring and Summer as in Fall and Winter. No need to wait until crops aro made and marketed lo "look around." We hare a ? largo list of well-selected Farms, and likely have just what you want. We are also answering Inquiries every day, and if you have Farm Lands to sell we would likely lind tho purchaser you are looking for. We ran, in most cases, easily ad just any questions that may arise with reference to rent for the year, or interest on purchase monoy or date of taking possession, and like details. In soma cases, if early sale is made, we can oller great Inducement* In releasing rents to purohaser. 128 acres>, noar Hone* Path, up-to-date condition. Can be bought low now. 1(18 acree, Fork, bottom price. (10 to 50 acres bottom-good condition.) 100 acres, Fork. 125 acres, Fork. 2500 acros in Oconee. Kimon settle ments. Already sur voy ed into six tracts. Timber valuable. Tho above aro only a few. FIUEi: OX it SHIRLEY, People's Hank Building, Anderson, S. C. Stockholders' Meeting. N< ?Tit i: is hor6by given that a meet ing of Ibo Stockholders and P'reo tors of tho Pendleton Ginning Co. T?-ill bo hold at tho Bank of Pendleton, in I'endloton, S. C., at 10 o'clock a. m. on Friday, October 10th, 1000. Tho object nf tho meotlog is to confirm tho arrange monts mado to consolidate the Ginnery with the Pendleton Oil <fc Fertilizer Co , arrange to surrender tho Charter of the aaid Ginning Co., and wind up affairs of name. All persons having claims against said Company must tile them on or be fore the day of meeting. J. J. SITTON. President Pendleton Ginning Co. Pendleton, ?. C., Sept. 8, 1000. ii'-O Notice Final Settlement. State of South Carolina. County of Anderson. Ex Parto J. N. Willingham In He. tho Estate of John Willingham, deceased. -Petition for Final Settlement and Discharge To M rs Jano Reeves. Now Bridge P. O., Lumpkln County, Ga. : TAKE NOTICE, Thnt tho undersigned 'viii apply to tho Judge ol Probate, at Anderson C. H.. 8. C., on Moudnv, tho twelfth day of November, A. I). 1900, at ll a. m.. fora Final Settlement of tho Es tate of John Willingham, docoaaed, and Discharge from the office of Administra tor of ?nhl Estate. Tinfoil Sent. 12, 1000 J N. WILLINGHAM, Adm r. Soot 12. 101)0 12 !;