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OUTLAW MET Big" Harpe Skiane Boy'? ! Chicago < The recent doubly fatal street dael between John Murrell and Blue Puok ett tt Iron Mountain, Ky., removed the last surviving relative, it is be lieved, of John A. Morrell, the noted outlaw. In the pioneer days Murrell infested that section of Kentucky (iNV?son County) and had foi- his partners Bili McCabe, Mason and the two Harpes, 4'Big" and "Little," as they were known. These five men were as blood-thirsty a gang aa ever threw their lots together in any part of the wsrld. No crime was too foul for theo to commit. The sheriffs of the comities in which they roamed had a dangerous duty to perform in attempting to drive them away or into jail, and several of the officers were killed while attempt ing to perform this task. In the eastern part of Nelson Coun ty, in a lone spot, in the early part of the last century, was a tavern kept ly a man named Harris. The house was built of logs and was a very large building, made up of many additions, nooks and angles. The place was re puted to be the rendezvous of the out laws. It was said that Murrell, Ma eon and McCabe f requr ?tly met there and that the Harpes rested there sev eral days at a time during their peri odical visits to Nelson County. Harris seemed to he their confidant and many travellers who went to the tavern were never heard of afterward. The tavern was watched, but nothing save ."kli tiona! suspicions were aroused. The two Harpes were being rearohed for and at every road cross ing a proclamation was nailed to a tree offering a reward cf $500 for either of the Harpes, dead or alive. "Big" Harpe was soon after killed just after committing a most cold-blooded mur der." Harpe, while riding along the road, met a boy named Gerald. Harpe at tempted to take a sack of meal which the boy was carrying and the little fellow resisted. Harpe drew a knife and stabbed the boy to death, mutilat ing his body in horrible manner. Then he took the meal and rode on, leaving the boy's dead body lying in the road. A passer-by found the body of the boy and, noting the traoko made by Harpe, scoured assistance and started after the assassin. Harpe was water ing his horse at a small stream whoa he heard his pursuers approaching. The outlaw raised his rifle, but before he oould shoot one of hf s 'pursuers fired, the v ball striking Harpe and breaking his baok. Ho fell to the ground sud Vainly attempted tb scocre possession of the rifle, whioh had roll ed from his grasp. Just then the father of the murder ed boy arrived. The outraged parent went to the prostrate body of the mur derer of his son and, while Harpe was pleading fer his life, began to skia the outlaw alive. After most of tao skid had been removed; from his body Harpe died. Then his head was out off, ; A young sapling waa next bent down ? its branches; stripped to tho end; to wj^itorpe's head waa'fai tened. Tho aimil remained therefor years. It became s well known land mark, and the place is yet called "f?arpe'i Head." lbs appearance of this man waa ?aid to bo terrifying. He was almost seven fest tall, with long hair and beard, wore a ?oat eat off at the waist and knee trousers. A hatchet waB carried in his belt, ns was also a knife. When angry his eyes' 'would roll ami flash, giving him a horrible'appear ance. His brother was killed shortly afterward ia Tennessee. After the killing of Karp? the Har rell sad McCabe bond again made tts appearance at the ' Harris tavern. Daring their Stay there some fine horses disappeared from the neighbor hood.., This baud was suspected asid th? sheriff ol Nelson County was re-, quested to raise a poseo to go to tlo tavern and capturo the outlaws. Tit? sheriff wanted to make sore of his mea before he raised the posse and sent: a spy to the tavern to clover hr.t? ibo outlawSj were fited for def en di cg them selves. '"T The spy, whone name waa Denton, went to the tavern. Ho was a small man, vevy strong, utterly fearless, and had a shy, hesitating manner that ? ai calculated to deeeivo the moat suspi cious. Well mounted sod armed, Benton reached tho tavern late in tbo afternoon and, hitching his horse ia a clamp of trees that surrounds tho place, he entered the bar room. Ho refused all invitations to drink and told the landlord that ho was dealer in mules and had started south to ool loo t a debt, bat- would remain at the tavern until a friesd whom he was es peoting arrived. Suddenly from a door, behind thu bar emerged a man, He was Of me AWFUL DOOM. d -A.li.ve by Murdered Father. 'hronicle. keen bUck eye? ard bair eui short. He was dressed in a close-fitting suit of black, with the coat buttoned up to his throat. He beckoned to ? well dressed man in the room and the two went out together. Denton then knew that he had seen John A.Murrell. Ho bad heard the outlaw described so often that he oould not be mistaken. Denton knew that the entire gang was at the tavern and that if he was sus pected his life would pay thc forfeit. He determined tc slip away during the night and return with the posse. About 9 o'clock at night Denton pioked up his saddle bags and an nounced his intention of rotiring. A negro Ht a candle and led the way. When safely inside the room Donton locked the door and at onoe examined the window. It opened on the river, and looking out he saw that Lia"win dow wa3 only ten feet from the ground. The room was square,- with a stone fireplace in the middle, with tho han dle of his knife he sounded the walls. All rung solid save the fireplace. This he found was a board whioh could be removed and admit persons from the outside. At onoe Denton began preparations. With a pair of quilting frames and his saddle bags he rigged up a dummy fig ure and plneed it in bed. After ex amining his pistols he put out the light' and raised the window, and sat down j to await developments. About midnight he heard a slight noise and the board was pushed to one side and a man entered. He ap proached the bed. Denton saw the gleam of a knife and heard a thud. Then Denton Blipped through the low window and mounting his horse rode away. He listened for pursuers, but none oame. Denton found his posse, and with thirty armed men at his baok he led the way to the tavern. When they arrived the plaoe was deserted, the outlaws having been warned by the dummy Denton had plaoed in his bed. There was a reward of $1,000 offered for any of the robbers that might be captured, but the posse oould find no trace of the outlaws. Suddenly, how ever, on entering a deep ravine the offioers caught sight of the fleeing rob bers. A running fight ensued and several on both sides were wounded. Denton, Bolder than his compan ions, rushed out ahead of his party and suooeeded in bringing down one of the robbers. As his companions caught him un from the ground his mask slipped from his face, showing the peculiarly white face and harelip of Bell McCabe. Then tho robberq oeased firing and fled, soon being lost in the heavy underbrush. MoCabe shortly ?fter?rrd died of the wound inflicted by -i>n and the latter ob tained the $l,cvti reward. Negro Statistics Yielded by Census. Washington, July 1.--The ??nsuB bureau today issuepY the final bulletin on the negro population of th? United States. The cumber of negroes in the United Sutes, inoluding tho entire area covered by the 12th oensus (con tinental United States, Alaska and Hawaii) and Puerto Rico is 9,204,531, perhaps a larger number than is found in any other country outside of Af rica. The report indicates that between ?? and 16 per cent, cf tbs negro popu lation have pr are believed by the enumerators to have some degree of white blood. The centre o! the negro population is in Dekalb county, Ala bama, about four miles from the west ern boundary of Georgia, having moved thence from Dinwiddie county, Virginia, since 1790. Over 77 per cont, of the negroes live in the coun try, against over 5? per oent. of the whites. Almost 90 per oent. of the negroes ia continental United States are in Southern States and throe tenths bf thom are in Georgia, Mis sissippi and Alabama. Negroes constitute about one-fif teenth of th?.city population aud about one-seventh/bf the country population of continental United States. There was an increase among the negroes of 1,345,318 or 18 per cent, in continen tal United Sutes, but the rate of in orease declined steadily through the nineteenth century. The negroes, un like the Indians and the native white, have a slight excess of females? Illit eracy among them Ts about seven times greater than among the whites. There are 8,992,337 negroes in the United Staten engaged in gainful occupations. Their death rate approximates 30 per cent., while that of the Whites under the same calculation ia 17 per cent. The proportion 1of mulattoes to al 1 negroes is usually higher in cities of the great cotton growing StaUs than it is in the distrieU outside of the cities. district is which the pror portion of negroes is greatest \i&a in the Mississippi alluvial region aiuug both banks of the lower Mississippi, where five-eights of the population is negro, the maximum being in lesa quena county, Mississippi, with more than 15 o ?groes to each white per BOO. Negroes form one-third of the popu lation in ihc South both in cities and io country distriots while in the North they are about one-fortieth of city sod one ninetieth of country distriots.. In the country distriots of the South, ex cluding the population of the 242 cities which had at least 2,500 inhab itants both in 1890 and in 1900, the negroes increased 1890 to 1900 over 16 per cent.; in the 242 Southern cities as a whole they inoreased 21.7 per oent. Their increase in the country districts was about two-thirds as rapid as that of thc whiter, in the same area; their motease in Southern cities was nearly five-sixths as fast as that of j the whites in tho same cities. In the five Southern cities, having nt feast 100,000 inhabitants in 1900, the negro population inoreased 25.8 per cent., 1890 to 1900; the white popu lation of tho same cition inoreased only 20.8 por cent. This is the only group of Southern oities in whioh the rate of increase of negro population exceeded that of the whites. In the 38 cities of this olass in oontinental United States the per cent, of increase waB 38 for negroes and 32.7 for whites. The largest number of negroes liv ing in compact masses are found in certain urban counties, several of whioh lie outside the great cotton growing States. The four each hav ing over 75,000 negroes are: District of Columbia, coextensive with Wash ington; Shelby county, Tenn., contain ing Memphis; Baltimore city, Md., and Orleans parish, La., oooxtensive with New Orleans. The general' conclusion seems war ranted that the proportion of mulat toes to total negroes was found by the enumerators to bo high' or low, accord ing as the proportion of whites or ne groes is high or low. The total number of negroes report ed by the twelth censu? waa 8,840,789. To this number may be added the 363,742 perBons of pure or mixed ne gro blood in Puerto Rico, making a total of 9,204,531 negroes under Amer ican jurisdiction. Thia inoludes 8, 33u,994 negroes of oontinental 'United States, whioh exoludes those of Puerto Rico and a few in Alaska, Hawaii and the military and naval servioe. Not a Flaw In lt. I A half dozen traveling men were waiting in a {Connecticut station the other evening for a train for New York. A fierce storm was raging. "This is a norry night to be on the road," remarked the shoe drummer. "Yes," said tho cigar man, "and it was just suoh a night as this last sum mer when a train on the road struok a bad plaee four miles east of here and the next instant ran off the bridge. I waa the only passenger on the train to escapo with his life." "What month was that in?" he was asked. "Latter part of June." "I fail to reo all that wreok," said one of the orowd. "So do I," said another. "How many did you say were kill ed," asked the shoe drummer. "Didn't say any one was killed," replied the cigar man. "You didn't eh? You said you were the only passenger who escaped with his life." "Certainly. That's easily accoun ted for," explained the cigar mia, looking innocant. "I was the only passenger on the train." "Ahl That's your game, is it?" said the shoe drummer. "Hold on, there 1" said the only ono in the party ?rho had not spoken up tn this tims, as he busted up is frost of the cigar man. "You said the train struok; a bsd placo ia the road." "So it did, but it got over it all right." "It did, eh? But how about run* Ding off the bridge?" "That's all right. We ran off it after we had crossed it. Th > story is all right, boys. You can't 2nd a flaw in it."-New York Press. ? Mean MAB. - John T. McCotcheon, whose "Bird Center Cartoons'1 have aahieved an amazing popularity told a Bird Center story at s resent dinner. "The mean man of Bird Center," he said, "took his little boy. fishing one dey. The boy sat with his feet hang* lag over the end of the pier, and, losing his balanoe somehow, he fell into the water. "A bystander plunged after bim. This hero had to dive down to the bottom time after time before he found the boy. At last he got him, and, al together exhausted he climbed pain* fully out, and handed to the. father, his wet and unconscious son. \ " 'What have you done with his hat?' the father said." - A preferred creditor is one will ?og to wait until you get ready to set* tie. - It's only whet? a piece of property ia offered for a song that a man dis covers he ou't sing. A LIGHTHOUSE HELPER. How the Appointment Was Made ?nd Why lt Wa* Revoked. Filed among tho correspondence af the lighthouse board at Wash ington are two brief epistles, the dates of which th ow that the first was written about six montha be fore the second. They look pre cisely like any ordinary business correspondence. They were receiv ed in good faith by the hoard, and no one, reading them casually, would isuepect what a tale of domes tic woe hangs thereby. An in spector, making his usual rounds, discovered the tacts. An Irishman named McFadden had charge of a lighthouse near ono of the lake ports. Ile was a small, wiry person of about ninety pounds in weight. His wife more than made up for anything that he lack ed in size or muscle, for she was a brawny, stalwart woman of 200 pounds. Sho was, moreover, the possessor of a violent temper, and there were times when the timorous, undersized lighthouse keeper did not (Lire to call his soul his own. His duties at thc lighthouse were somewhat arduous, so when Mrs. McFadden happened to be in a pleasant frame OL mind she some times helped lier lather inefficient partner with the lamps. She learn ed one doy that her husband was entitled to an assistant of his own choosing, and she suggested that sinco ?ho did the work she properly was the person whr should be ap pointed to draw the comfortable salary. Mr. McFadden, however, promptly objected, saying that he was certain that the board would sever give the position to a woman. "Just send in the application," she urged, "and tell them you're wanting it for your relative, J. Mc Fadden. Sure, they'll never know whether it's for John or for Jane, and I can do the work as well as any man." Mr. McFadden reluctantly sent in the application, and in due time "J, McFadden" waa regularly ap pointed first assistant at the light house. Tho prospect of the salary brought joy to the assistant's heart, and all went well for a time. After awhile, however, Mrs. Mc Fadden, always a trying person to live with, became 6o independent on the strength of her separate in come that poor McFadden found life with her entirely insupportable. 'Acaire reached a climax one day when the stalwart Jane laid her su perior officer across her knee and in the presence of visiiors deliberately spanked him with the hairbrush. McFadden of course was unable Ehysically to retaliate, but mentally e proved fully equal to tho occa sion. Retiring to the lighthouse tower, where he was safe from in trusion, he wrote the following let ter: To the Lighthouse Board: Gentlemen-I respectfully request that my assistant, J. McFadden, be removed for disobedience and Insubordination. Faithfully yours, PATRICK MCFADDEN. 'As the lighthouse keeper had been the judge of the ftt^?88 of his own assistant in the h- g ug, the board saw no reason wu? should not now be a proper judge of in subordination, so his request was granted.-Youth's Companion. A Grasping Minister. "Have you a good minister ?" ask ed a summer visitor of a rural resi dent in New England. "Waal, he would be ef he warn*t quite so graspin'." "Hov; does he show that he is grasping P' ".Waal, last winter when we gave him a donation party an' carried him a lot o' vegetables an' other track aa' $40 in money, he warn't wiitin' that the money should go on his aalary." "But I suppose he doesn't get a .?err large salary." "Waal, nerty fair/-a hundred an' fifty dollars a year."-Kew York Tribune. Appreciated. There are no people in the world so distinguished fdr courtesy as tho people of Boston. A few days since a lady in that city, with her child, entered a Beacon street car and mentioned to the conductor that she desired to get out near Arling ton street. No doubt astonished at the variety of cars and the many di rections from which they came and went seemingly without regularity, she innocently remarked to the con ductor as he landed her : ? ?'I'm very much obliged to you, I'm sure, but I'm afraid I've taken yon out of your way I"-Philadel phia Ledger. Appropriate. The minister of. marine was all things to all men. Once it fell to him to select the warship which should go to the res cue of some missionaries who had I become embroiled with the heathen they were saving. "Send a* converted cruiser," said his excellency, with rare delicacy wnd tact.-Puck. OASTOniA. BeantbB >?Tti9 Kind You Hare Always Bought Signature . of -- Even a mao who will take a tip on a horse race and bet on it is seldom rash enough to ask a mao lo dinner without first consulting bis wife about it. - Sometimes you can't tell, from what she bsa on, whether it's a shirt waist or a girl is going to bed. A LITTLE DUKE. ?oung Qeorno John Frederick Sack? ville, Who Died at Twenty-one. There is no Duke of Dorset now, (or the last time that the title de scended from father to son was moro than a hundred years ago, in 1799, when George John Frederick Sackville found himself, by the death of his father, at tho age of five, fourth Duke of Dorset, being also Earl of Dorset, Earl of Mid dlesex, Baron Buckhurst of Buck hurst and Baron Cranfield of Cran field. Rather a heavy load for ono amali boy to carry, for he was a boy like other boys, even if he came to a dukedom and ranked next to a prince before evor lie hud come to a knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic. lie grew up in thc beautiful coun ty of Kent, known as tho "Garden of England," and we can imngino him playing with Iiis little sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, among the stately beeches of Knole park-per haps, too, playing at hide and seek in those 3G5 rooms, which all be longed to him. Later he went to school at Harrow and to college at Oxford. He must have been clever, for his university gave him tho de gree of doctor of civil law before ho was twenty years old, and very few people, and most of those gray hair ed, can write "D. C. L. Oxon" after their names nowadays. Ho must also have been popular, for ho was a lieutenant colonel and tho com mandant of tho militia of Seven oaks, tho nearest town to Knole, at the Game age. There has been very little re corded of his 6hort early life, and there was, alas, no later life to chronicle. At the age of twenty one he was killed by a fall from his horse in the hunting field when on a visit to his mother in Ireland. The title went to his cousin, who was the fifth and last Duke of Dor set. Thus Georgo John Frederick nev er lived to gain the fame of his great ancestor, the poet aud statesman, the first Earl of Dorset.-St. Nich olas. _ Tho Art Show. An art show is a placo where art ists exhibit their nerve and others their ignorance. A connoisseur is one who at once upon entering an art show wonders wny certain picture? were hung on the line rather than certain painters on a telegraph pole. An art show is less brilliant than a horse show. But thero are never theless many women who find it easier to talk pictures, clothes and scandal than horses, clothes and scandal. Abroad an art show is called a saloon, but in America saloons and art shows have little or nothing in common. Polite usage lays down rigid rules for the conduct of the visitor at an art show. He is to have his stick checked at the door, after which he is to look at the pictures, pronounc ing all which remind him of any thing mere daubs and buying all the rest.-Life. Another Aooount. "Mr. Tomkins," said the head of. a firm, "you are a personal friend of Mr. Robertson's, I understand?" "That is so, sir" Baid Tomkins. "Well, I wiah you'd try tc get this account from him. .Nobody else can, and it's a long time overdue/' Tomkins agreed to try, but the next morning his fae* wore a some what curious expression. "Well," said the head, "how did you get on?" "I-I don't know," said Tom kins. "You eeo, I called there last night and saw the old man. 'Mr. Bob er ts on/ I said to him, Tve call ed to ask you if- And then he caught me up. That's all right, my boy/ said he, 'yon can have her. I hope you'll be happy 1' Then ho ' told me I should fina Amelia down stairs and shut the door on me." Thty Qava In* At an assizes in the south of Eng land the jury could not agree and were locked up. After a long dis cussion a division was taken. Ten were found to be for conviction and two for acquittal. Another long de bate followed, and eventually a big, burly farmer, who waa leading the majority, went over to the diminu tive individual who, with a compan ion, formed the minority, and, as suming his most aggressive attitude, said, ''Now, then, are you two going to give in?" "No!" defiantly re plied the small man. "Very well," was the answer, "then us ten will." And they did. How lt L oo is ed and Tasted. "Lizzie's come home frum th' city with a lot o' newfangled cook in' idees," said Mr. Meddergrass. "Fixed up a new kind o' custard pie last night with what ehe called a mce-rang on top of it." "Mee-rangr"" said Mr. Cartapple. "Now, what'n Birth's thet like?v "Hanged if I know. Somepin' like sweetened soapsuds."-Judge. - A girl who h ? s got red hair has got to be mighty pretty to make you forget it. - A woman can get moro real en jjyment out of a glass of ice cream aoda than a man pin out of a two gal lon demijohn. - A man likes to get his wife in an automobile and then run it so fast that ehe is frigl t^ned speechless. - It's awful slow work gettiog pop ular with your wife's relatives1. Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Framing, Shingler. Lime, Cement, Lathes, Brick, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mantels, Turned and Scroll Work, Devoe's Paint, Lead, Oil, Turpentine, Hard Oil, Glass, Putty, Etc. EVERYTHING THE BUILDER. IMPORTANT INVESTIGATE when I need of any kind of lin FOR Ttl 12 BUILDING MATERIE, See me. If ? don't sell yo?? I'll make the other fellow SELL YOU RIGHT. "W- XJ. BRISSBT. ANDERSON, S. C. -?*~-- wtttmmt. ???mmMm)tm%mmV^^ PRIDE OF NORTH CAROLINA 5-YEAR OLD CORN WHISKEY Direct Frdn\ Dlstlllory to Consumer, Express PrepeUd The public ha* Wen frequently misled l>v extravagant ami un truthi ul i-l.tim<i ol' unscrupulous dealer* who represent tneniselvcsas Distiller* We commend Uti? fact to your consideration und invite the inrtxl i examination of our dunn. Wi- nre the largest distillers ntul distributers of pure N. C. Corn Whiskies ni the United States ami the only Concern in North Carolina that guarantees every package, from the largest tb the smallest. We are one of the ural firma in N. C. to furnish whiskey direct from the Distillery t<> the Consumer. You Iherehv avoid alike thc possibilities of Adulterations and the Profits'ol the Middleman We ship '.Pride of North Carolina", Kxpreas charges prepaid, securely packed in plain case so no one cnn tell contents same day your ordet reaches u* nt the following prices: * full ouaits nicolv latteled, fS.OO per case. 1 doz. full <JM. .. " .. $8.00 " 2 dos. full nts. '. .. JO.OO 4 doz full H pt* .. JJO OO " rints and half pintK titted with cork ring?. Jn jugs hold frcm I to *M, g.?.lons, fi.oo pet gallon. No extra charge for Jugs or packing w L?* Jh? n?wve figureg on North Carolina's Best talk to you. Mean thieving ' Imst head ' stuff will cost you more. Try a case of Uiis old Honest Hand-Made Corn nnd ll will give you a taite of what your father used to enjoy. If you don t find it better than anything you ever lind in your life nnd are not more than pleased, return the goods and your money will come back to you by first mall. Yours to command, The D. L. Arey Distilling Co. Lafayette and Green Streets 8txllabury.North C tyrol I no. References: Pirat National Bank, of Salisburv. N. C. Dun or bradstreet Mercantile Agencies. JUST RECEIVE TP OLD DOMINION CEMENT, AND BEST / / V O. D. ANDERSON? REAL ESTATE FOR SALE We offer for sale the following desirable property, sito? ated in this and surrounding Counties. Nearly all of thea? places have good improvements on them. For full partieu? ulara as to terms, location, &c" call at my office. city limits, Ander- j 59 no re a, near son, S. C. 50 aerea, two miles from city, un improved. HOUHO and Lot, 6 aores, near oity limits, very desirable. Half aore City Lot, front on Main Street, no improvements. 1 aore, with new dwelling, in city limits. Hi aores, near oity limits, oleared, no improvements. 200 aores in Fork township, on Tug aloo River, two dwellings. 100 aores in Williamston township, improved, on Beaverdam oreek. 400 aores in Oaklawn township, in Greenville Co., half in cultivation, 5 tenant dwellings. 50 aores of this is in bottom land. 700 acres ic Hopewell township, on Sis and Twenty Greek, 300 aoroo in cultivation, 2 good residenoeB, 6 ten ant dwellings, 40 aorea in bottom land. 91 aores in Garvin township, on Three-and-Twenty Creek, good dwell ing, barn, &o. 56 aeres in Maoon Co., N. C., 29 miles above Walhalla, on road to Highlands._?_ 133 aores, in Pendleton township*, well improved. Berry placo, V?rennos, 87$ aores. 437 aores, Pendleton township, tenn ant house* and dwelling. 145 aores, Evergreen plaoe, Savan nah township. 150 sores in Savannah township, well timbered, no improvements. 200 aores in Center township, Goo noo County, 100 oleared, bala** ~>e well timbered, well watered, good uiill sit? with ample water power. 65 aores in Piokens County. 600 aores in Hopewell township* 130 aores in Broadway township*, improved. 230 aores in Fork township, on Sea tun River, good dwellings, &e. 800 aores in Anderson County, OB Savannah River. 96 aores in Lowndesvitt* township Abbeville County. 84 aores in Corner township. 75 aores in Oeonee County. 75 aores in Piokens County. 152 aores in Rook Mills township* on Seneoa River, 2 dwellings. 700 aores in Fork township. All the above axe desirable Lands, and parties wanting good hose*, s& low trices, oau ?cleelfrotn the above and call for further particulars. Haw is thc time to eeour? \Tpw homes for another year. JOS. J, FBETWKLL. ANDERSON, a 57. 8 w ?SB g Sa O' g Q . ? 0 < w M H OD OM Mig Cheapst, Bi This Establishment has been Selling IN ANDERSON for more than forty years. During all that time competitors have eome and gone, but we have remained right here. We have always sold Cheaper than any others, and during those long years we have not had one dis satisued oustomer. Mistakes will sometimes ooour, and if at any time we found that a oustomer was dissatisfied we did not rest until we had made him satisfied. This polioy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and last ing, and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have the confi dence of tho people of this section. We have a larger Stock of Goods thia season than wo have ever had, and we pledge you our word that wc have neve? sold Furniture at as dose a margin of profit as wc aro doing now. This ia proven by tho fact that wo arc selling Furniture not only all over Anderson County but ft every Town in the Piedmont section. Como and see us. Your parents saved money by buying from us, and you and your ohildren can save money by buying b*"*.TB, too. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture lino, CC. P. TOLLY & BOU. Depot Street The Old Reliable Furniture' Dealsrs i. rv:--.-. -jr.