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AN INTERES! Wm "Written by a Former I . OOH Mr. ?tems W. Gentry, a short time before his death, received the follow ing letter from Mr. W. B. Quailes, at one tine a resident of this county, butano va resident ci Georgia. Mr, Quails was a member of Company G, Palmetto Sharpshooters, during the war:of the GO'a. as was also Mr., Gen try, both of whom were splendid sol diers who never shirked a duty, and could he counted on to do their share of tho fighting. Mr. Quailes gives an interesting account of his trip to the Louisville reunion and other matters. Herod, Ga., Oct. 2, 1905. Dear Lewis: lt has been quite s while since I have had the pleasure of a talk with you, though I think Of you often and wonder how the world serves vessy?u, as time rolls on. I.have had it in mind before this ' to wri^e yon, but have boen kept from doing so more for'the want of something to say ?hat would interest you than any thing else. But shall hot let this little matter deter me from ..writing you any longer, and as you have no acquaintance in this section you see I shall ba vp to confine my lotter prin cipally to myself andfamily. Well, ,my family is quito sma'l now, com pered to what it once wac I have four children living, all girls. Twp ?re married, one is off teaching school and one still in school. So you seo me and my wife, or my wife and me, just as youUike it, have the whole house to ourselves. We are'a -hit lonesome at times, but wc have good neighbors, good books, newspapers and magazines for Ourentertainment whicij makes us reasonably content with our situation. One of the greatest trou bles I have ia when I want to leave home for several days I have no one to stay at home -with my wife. I wanted to go to the Louisville reunion last year, ss I bad to seid for one of my married daughters to ?orn? and stay; with&er hicthor whtleji was gone. I hay ?teen to several reunions hut the oneffh Louisville was one of tho most pleasant I ever attended. My daughter who is now from home teach ing went with me. We , started the first'day that tickets were sold, whioh gave us a little, time 5to .loiter, on the We stopped five hours -in Mont gomery and took ic tne sight? of the city. We visited the State House which' at one time was the Capital of the Confederacy, aa you know. In the tiling on ihef front porch is a ?tar placed by the ladies pf iha Con federacy with the following inscrip tion, f "This star mavko tho opot upe-.o which Jefferson Davis stood whbc he delivered " his inaugurar address the 18th of february, 186?." Inside of th6 building ore many interesting .war ', relicsybu^ attracted my attention; mos whioh Mr. Davis laid, and what ?B known as tie.Davis room. The room contains the ; bed room set that :ty> used while tho Government remained at Montgomery, and niay be 'seen through a" large glass door Ia addiV tion to tho furniture . may be seen Ilia sword' and pistol, books and writing material. Tho bier was ^u tho corri-; dor of tho building enclosed in glass. 4s Mr. Davis died in New .Orleans it /mds>;;j?^ gomery as a relio. The first time I ever saw. bien w??-^ th? Sr?t battle "of Manassa8? where victory perched upon our banner and wheres our troops went fairly/wild in their onthusia^m over himv 1 have always believed that he did the beat? -thaybould be. done for the people under the circumstances, and therefore I /have no feelings . but th6se;of resp?ot and Bfmp4thy for h)a memory. ;v: \;:\ /;'.I>W?-/v/.- ? Near'(he capital is ono of th? molt beautlfa?monuments! that-? ever saw, It was erected io ihn honor of the sol di^s^snv-Bti&en of Alabama. ? suppose that ?d^;j&a*& laid?B+<?$?& ? stone; ; Aftir^?iv^ vra took aride oyer iho oity ?nd ?heh pntf|&eu;t;te perooeexmd?Uo? *a^^epeopfe Sera aaa d?lfji?t* It is th?re to show fof FING LETTER Resident of Anderson nty. ? V passed through as fine a section of country as the eyo would oare to look upop. Wo aaw no cotton, but horses and mules, cattle and waving fields of grain were in evidence on every baud. It was harvest time and I noticed that they drove their reapers at a sweepiog gallop. From the general appearance of the country ona would naturally suppose that the people there live in ease and comfort, but I dare say that those who do tho work think a tough timo it is for thens, just as all mon think who have to work for their support. Louisville io a larger"town, and a much prettier one, than I nspected to see. It^ was gaily decorated whioh, of ooaree, added to ita beauty, but its j parks, its public buildings, business houses and private residences would ^avo been pleasing to the eye without {decoration. : We attended the opening exercises of the reunion and listened to tho ad dresses of welcome by the mayor of Louisville and the Govornor of Ken tucky, besides ? number of others, in cluding Joe Wheeler, but we . became tired and left the hall before Gen. Lee spoke, acd returned DO more, but passed our time in looking over the oifcy and visiting other placea of in terest. . We crossed tao Qbio'River into In diana and mixed with the YaokecB who fought us in the sixties. They treated us very nicely and invited us toc?me again, but I can't feel to ward them exactly like I do toward the Confederate soldier. We attended tho Veterans', ball, where we saw at least a thousand per sons dancing at the. same ' time with about twenty thousand more ; looking oin. Among the. dancers were gray headed Veterans who kept time to the mv.B??, with the sponsors and maids of honor' as gracefully as any of the younger set. An old lady who ? sa? near me said: "Oh, what ?ne looking bid men. Don't you know that they wove handsome when they were young." Every ono who heard ber. smiled while the dance went on. ^An interesting feature of th? ?re* . union waa tho barbecue given to the old soldiers en tKo ba^ks or tue Ohio Shawnee Park, eight miles from Louisville, -he park vwas about ao lovely as nature and- art could make it, and .ai for?'tb? ^'^ne*'|G|n. .sLee' said-iii- Walworth' tb? trip Ato; Louis ville. ? It was a nice treat to be sure, but bis estimate of it I think was ? ariifwnyeiprato4r- '/ v .Tfee. rea.ting, place o? the dead waa another interesting spot that I visited. It coyera ?23 eores Of land upon which m ill io as of rnonoy'hasbeen expended.. 'T?e.re. *8 * portion of . the conictory where. 0^ diera ? are burled, and who are sepa- J rated vrrom each other, only by a gravel ly .walk. No costly monument marka tho resting, place of the . soldiers on either sidej'but ;ali havie^ humble hoad and foot stones with State, regiment and company to. whiobythcy belonged I neatly marked upou them. Hore1 thousands of tho boyssl??^ tW lasting sl?ep, a?d . in-as^ as the j government steeps up th? graves on both sidos they will bo a reminder as long.'aa the; ;G bloody. chasm-; through whioh, wo all 'passed; id tba: struggle for Southern j independence. . : ... Thor?.waa a largo crowd bf old aol-:] were' in Louisville wi tb plea ty of- life ;?ri4r|d?.abon?; thetas Wally;well ?res??^aad looked young for their .?age* but, of course, their faces aro all turned towardsV the sotr tinfr sutti, and reunions for, tb?m ^ few years ba a thing of the; past* buti?t us hbpe^ thaVtbor^.is a ?e?oion for them above where share io joy and gladbesc for ail, without iot?rmis K?jon. ;';',;''. 1 enclose to yon a paragrapb whioh abonttor TOooths ago. It rcn^wdeq ju$$i/?j&$* ; episode;that '. i-uokjplaoe; in East Tennesioe> som a^,^;^?oh;^b?rt.,; ^oorcbe^: an4 myp?f?vwere among ?be chief:* sobra: m$^?*M':fo* aea"|:a(l^ewr fe tb? Meibbdist "Bpi*- ?I d^'i^j^a^if? ii? far before w^. came uponjfe?? arenad \ K '.. pen ~an& wo ' of *M*tfc?dist preaches, U'"*hoW;be?ong?d|r"" him. f happened to seo tho guard first and put Robert on notice and then departed from tho scene of our operations at a speed that would have done credit to a Kentucky racer. Of course I thought Robert would follow my example, but he remained till tho preacher came up,who was good enough not to have hinj arrested. As well as I now remember his name was Doane. Now Market was the place that we got into the abovo mentioned scrape, and I believe that W. T. Doane must be thc nun ne met under such unfavor able circumstances. If it is, he has gone whe ; ho will have no hungry marauding soldiers to troublo him, and where I hope he will be happy for evermore. Hand the dipping to Rob ert and learn what ho thinks about it. I expect you will thiel* before you reaoh this page that my letter ought to have como, to a close before this. I must' tell you n little about our crops and th"n ? am done. Every thing wc raise in this section is short with us, about two-thirds of a crop is all we will get, but as the farmers have boen getting good prices for their cot ton I suppose they will be able to pull through. Write mo a long letter. First, tell me about yourself and family, Second, what you know about tho remains of Co. C. Third, all that you know about matters and thingB in general. My wifo joins ms in kind wishes for yourself sad family. ? W. B. Quailes. Confesses to Crime to Save His Soi?. ' ? , Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 1.-S. G. Rawlings has made * confession of hiring Alf Moore to kill W. L. Car ter, but he says that the killing nf the children was net in the "trade." Be-say a that he particularly caution ed the negro not to harm - the chil dren.' Joe Bently . and Mitoh Johnson made a trade with Alf Mooro to do the bloody work,.end Joe Bently and Alf Moore wanted to kill Carter on Sunday night before, but they could not get a buggy at Hahira to, go to Carter's boueo* He says they tried to hire a buggy, but that the livery* man would not hire it to them unless they would ieii him wber? thoy were going. Rawlings says that his confession came without the knowledge of his lawyers, as he had reached tte place Where he could not keep quiet any longer. He cays thatheis thoroughly indif ferent to, ibo decision of the supreme^] court so far as he is ooncerned,but] he wants his sons saved. Fellow Countrymen. An English actor tells a story of an Irishman named Flanagan, #ho bad been ont of work some time/ and at length applied to a cirons proprietor for a position. There was no regular place Open, but ; the manager, looked Flanagan over and said*/ "Our largest lion died last week, but we kept his skin, and if you like to get in to it,' and bo shown as a lion, ? you can; have tho job," ..'..''.?$ Flanagan agreed. At tba ?rat show .the proprietor stepped into the cage ; and . said: "Ladies and ?Gentle men: To prove Uhe dQpilitytof this roaring) lion, I shall order bim in to j the cago with a rferoci?u's.tiger.'' . Flanagan huu:? baok, but tho oirouB |-prbprietor prodded him with a swosd and : threatened to run him through ?T and -Uioa" was ^driven into the same' cage with the. tiger. Thoro ho backed into ' s corner and ' cried, -"Spare mel" Theo. . the ferocious tiger Jnmped; to his &et a^^ be afraid ^ me. I'm an Irishman mese?r1!"^^ i?eau?st Man in Town. {"#ve; fceard a tot oHa?k: a meanest, min in town," said Of a prominent : W^st Phi Church, socordiug to tho Phi Kiwordf yesterday waa reserved for me tb m?et bim,: ; ?t '. was" r^?^ianby^'.tbo," ; he con ti n ucd, y^r:i^b?ttk it, w^really ^^mistake; rather than studied parsimony of the -Rookofel??r $jpf$i>at::.iwar; whilest ^a^';-j|otVb^ collection thav?% saWraJh^fi^j^^i?^vftjb'o.' door, and dropping into a bear pew, ''began mop bis ibrebead^jae' p^t^ nickol V? the plate,wpiyiJ?m^^? to him, a>d continuedbiJ?&?t?, ooo! c<f. ? bad gotten to" th? ree* of ?obnrea^S^^^pi' the eoilsotbn,; irben: 0 ?e?ra audible grasp and-the man harried back to ;i*aeie I wMi:'?^4inf..^^efer*'1I, reali ar4 what be Intended *tf>j- dey <Wh*i's the Rouble, brother?3?j?M e??led back, a a he w?i.ot do wa tho pal* 1 on a roo; 'but I nada** finished eba*, iog'wheu my wife otar'fced for abbcoh, i gai ?uio iba wrong ; c h urch. * " . Ab artf?l dodger ss often entitled - Am.enipty head cannot bo hal lo we^'^j^i':' . - You awunet glorify God by de spising his^word. r?v^naLx^ fdr gold dooB not make th<s golden Vaco. - In immoral matters ono and ooo may make a million. - All our debts to God aro payable tomen. - When a i? an brags of a good deed it is beeuuso ho knows so few of them. - Tho man whoso life leads no where is never late in getting there. - Love runs over, but it never slops over. - Only a crooked bcart will justify its nets by twisted texts. - He who serves not sins. THE VITAL CENTER. _ . * No Man ?trongsr than,His Stomach-Let Mi?o-na Strengthen ffour Digestive System. Tbe stomaoh is your vital center. Xo mau is stronger than his stomach. Every organ of the body is sus tained and nourished by food which is oonverted into nutrition in tho stomach and conveyed to every part of tho system ia thc forin of blood. For this reason, when the stomach i? strengthened with Mi-o-na and Is j able to convert tho food into nour ishment, all other organs soon be come woll. This explains many cures of heart, livor, or kiduey diseases in thc oases where Mi-o-na is used. It is tho most wonderful health re storer known, and is sold by Evana Fharmaoy under an absoluto guarantee ! that it costs notling unless it restores j health. Jm*t one little tablot out of a 59 oust box of 5ji-ona for a few days, and you will soon seo a great improvement in your health. A i<rVi * A 4 A A A Ai <FY AAAAftAiftiiflAii^ J^ A *f . ' I TO LOOK FOR '< 1 THE BEST WEABERS 4 - AT THE - ^ Boston Shoe Store. Do not buy shop-worn Shoes at any price, when you can get New, Fresh and Up-to-Date Shoes at the very least money Shoes 4 can be sold. w*e sell only "Solid Leather Shoes," no matter how J little the price. * . We have a very strong line of BOYS and CHILDREN'S SHOES, and we are proud to state that we hold and control ' the 4 Largest Shoe Trade in the City and County of Anderson. We < not only sell but know how. to fit the moat tender feet, and there 4 fore we appeal to you who never tried us. Come and try us,, as ^2 we surely know how to please you. There are BO many noonie ."buying two or three times a season Shoes for himself and children ^ ata bargain." Well, that- is expensive--a ver jr poor "saving 4 plan." Make up your mind : Buy your Shoe? in Shoe Stores. <, Como and try us-we can convince you. Agenta for Lewis A. Croasett, Floraheim Co., Boyden Shoe ^ Co., ForbusU Cushion Shoo, Krippendorf, Dit?m^a & Co., E. P. Heed & Co., Harrisburg Shoe Co. THE BOSTON SHOE STORE j MARTIN SELIGM?N, Proprietor. '? I Two doors from Fanners and Merchants Bank. " cv iy*<sp *y y *y y y* *y ?^y^p^y Hy^y^jp *^ wf* 'y^sp^ P? ? I ; I _-_ ? " - RED, RUST PROOF SEED OATS. i IF you really want the xery best Seed Ont that has been , put on the market this season, and one that bears the endorsement of Clemson College as to freedom from Johnson Grass, cometo us or send us your orders and you shall not be disappointed. Gonu ine Ked Rust Proof ?ats of a good, weighty quality are very a carce this season and hard to get. Of course there wiU be, as thero al wat a has been, some people who will offer you a genuine Bed Rust Proof Oat at a lower price than we shall ask you for oura, but we warn yott that yon will take dangerous chances if you try i o economize cn such an important item aa Seed Oafs. The difference is not enough to justify ike' rUk, and if you are wise youw?U not fool with tba' cheap geed. If you want the ch cap ?ced and arje?helbent on ruj ing them, we can supply you with them. (We cell them for feeding pui poses, but they are equal to many so-called Seed Oats now on the market.) 1 n ? ? I m ? ? tf:-:A'J.'s?. WENT y If thero is In your ne iure : that x?hich demande the very beet will take i ol hit g lets, and : will cot stand for any deteriora* tioa, XiOt be content mih rmdiocrity j if you appreciate constant, honest effort a to ion qc er the heights of excellence in the milling of beni et Flour, we cc rx, mt nd to your highest favor and conside ration our bid, reliable, true abd ; tried DEAN'S PATENT FLO?TB. But .if'you aro eat?&f?ed with the cheap and shoddy, the botched and E?oveB?y, if you are not particular abou? tho qualiiy of w?tdt jeu ? at nor ?he ?as?e of it, if you ere not dkerfan? J?|^ le ' brandad Patent, for you can b^y.itmctbiDg/^4?)p^.:?^ jrw.pwjpoK. oes just asi watt and a great deal cfce&pe?. ' Triare is nothing lik? MS?ati?S the habSt of demanding: only the be^L ^d if ?rn :?iba?tf??;_^yotiy?lllv. ?iWa^i^get P^?ITS PATENT, ?nd hereby igshy vf your noneeholcil. Yoma alwaya truly, preserve tho waco Mm FRED. G. BROWN, Pres. and Troas. | K. F. MA1TL3?3N, TOi* ^^ij?s? ?. B. FARMER, Secretary, The Anderson Real Estate and Investment Gov/ -i?UYEHS AND SELLERS OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS h BONDSl J. C. CUMMINGS, Sales Dep't. Our facilities for handling your property ai? pa;ff?*?2, as we aro largo advertisers all over tho country. Bight now we are having considerable inquiry for farine? in th?sso? ad orning Counties, and owners of farm lands in the Ptecteaonfc section who wish to dispose of their property will ftfc? that we are in a position to make quick and satisfactory sa2??, Now is the time to list your property with us, ?3*0 we will prooeed at once to giyo attention to all propezfdte en trusted to us. Address all communications to J. C. Cummings* Sales Department. EST6TE & IHVESTMEHT COMI Now comes the "Good Old Summer Time** when you want one of our. Up-to-Date VEHICLES for Pleasure. Carriages, Surreys, Photons, Buggies, Run-a-Bouts, Buckboard* Traps, And in fact anything you heed in the Vehicle line ym will iiad a) ?an*IBS* positories. A liue linc of HARNESS, SADDLES, UMBRELLAS., CAN OPY SHADES, DUSTERS, &c. Call and examine for yourself, and if NYC cauuot suit you it wi!? bef ?ray fault. Very truly, FRETWELL-HANKS CO., Anderson, S> C, THE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM! * Excelled Dining Car Service. , y Through Pullman sieeping&ars on all Trams. Convenient Schedules on all Local Traass. WINTER TOURIST RATES are now In ?flccf.io all Tieri ?a^aia*? For fhU information as to rates, route?, etc., cort ult seaicst SCS?ISSB Ballway Ticket Agent, or R.'Mr. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charierteiiy??5. t Bil Tint* establishment has been Selling IN ANDERSON for moro than forty years. During. all-'fcuct/tSM?'o?mpe-xlUs? have come and gone, but we have remained right hero. We have allaya- eol? Cheaper than any o thora, and during those leng years; wo. have no&huoVez-e ?5? 'satisfied customer. ..Mistakes will sometimes ooour, and if aa any jtixe* ia found that a oustdmor was dissatisfied we did.not rest until we.had nadplsn satisfied. Thia policy, rigidly adhered to, han made na friends, truo ac? lash ing . and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that wo have feb? e-m& dence of the people of thia section; We have a larger Stock of Goesb ?a* season than'wo have ever had, and we pledge you our word that wo hare "s?wim sold Furniture at as close a margin of profit as we are doing BOW* fSt?mSm proven by tho fact that we are selling Furniture hot only all over AmAwmwg?. County but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Come and nco ua> Sc?or parents saved money by buying from us, and you and your children caa uaw? money by buying bdtft too. We carry EVERYTHING in tho Furnit?s?Sb*> CP, TOLLY & SON?. Depot Stn* The Old Reliable Furnitur* W o S M ft S H 9 0 O OQ H H 3g o :><..-? S! ONE GAR OF -, ?Have jost received ose C&r Load of HOG*FEEJ> . y i V (ffltorto) at vety close prices.} Como bafbjre^ey?are aU gone. Now 6 tharne fcr tbrow?^: .. . Ufo ? ; . ? . . . --v r Around your premises to prevent a case of fever or ' some- other disease, that .will cost Von < very much more than the price of a barrel of Lime (?1.00.) We have a fresh shipment ?u stock, and will be glad to senoVyou> $ some, If yon contempl? buHdlog a barn or^^ mm M mam A*?