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Come in to see us, and let us tell you all about it. We have sold thiB Paint for many years, and all have been pleased who deed it. We have a fine selection of colors, and will gladly give you a card showing them if you will call in and request same. Also, a full line of Varnishes, Stains, Floor Faints, Furniture Polish, Faint Brushes, Etc. ORR, CRAY & CO., Mest to Bank of Anderson. Reliable Druggists. Sk S. VAN DIVER. E. P. VANDIVER. OFFICE OB" YANBIY1M' BBOS-i AGENTS FOE ARMOUR'S GUANO AND ACID. - AL80, Cotton Seed Meal, Kainit and all kinds of F?rtiliz irs. FLOUR, COFFEE. TOBACCO, Best grades for least money, fi?" Your patronage appreciated. Your truly, VANDIVER BROS. i This Establishment has been Setting SK ANDERSON for more than forty years. Daring all that time competitors lave come and gone, hat we have remained right horo We have always sold Cheaperthan any others, and during those long years wo have not had one dis satisfied oustomer. . Mistakes will sometimes occur, and if at any time we .Zoned that a customer wai dissatisfied wo did not rest until we had made him satisfied. This polioy, rigidly adhered to, hos made us friends, true and last ing,, and wo can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have the oonfi? dence of the people of this section. Wo have a larger Stock of Goods this season than wo have ever had, and we plodge you our word that wo havo never acid. Furniture at as oloso a. margin of profit as wo are doing now. This if agoyen by the faot that we are? selling Furniture not only all over Anderson County but in every To*.: in tho Piedmont sootion. Como and seo us. Your yareptfli saved money hy buying from nev and you and your children can Bave rapaey by buying h ira ?>o. We carry EVERYTHING in tho Furniture line, O > r; TOLLY & BON, Depot Street The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers A LONG LOOK AHEAD A mon thinks it is when?the nintter of lifo ..:*.?? insuranceBuggosts itself- but circumstan? ? > ces of late have shown how life hangs to & , thread when war, flood, hnrri(^e IjW Bi?, ;v , suddenly overtakes you, and the only way. ' ' '.7' . . to be sure that your family is protected in < ; ' . case of nala* tito overtaking you is to In* : . sure in a eohd Company like- , ;r Mutual Benefit Life IUB.^ r . U . 3>rop in and rus about it U iv . . ? :. . :?- ? I , ? ? fal ? ' ^iV^^?i^??^fe' ? STATE AOTBT. :PsoplM'4 Ban ?.Building, AN DER80N, ; e.0 . WAR S'l Gren. Roger W- Ha Gen. B. Vv". Duke, (Jae of thc most remarkable men who sorved in the Confederate army was Gen. Hoger W. Hanson, of Ken tucky. No offieer was more liked and respected by tu -, Kentucky soldiers, or possessed moro thoroughly tho confidence of bis HUpsriora in com mand. His career previously to the war had been an exceedingly interest ing, indeed, in som?* :s, au erratic oue; but in tho wildest escapades of his hot and heady youth he retained thc regard of his people, and received that indulgence which even the staid citizen extends such oiTensas when be knows the trespasser to bc honorable and high-minded. When a very young man he Berved, and with dis tinction, in the Mexican war as first lieutenant in the company of Capt. John S. Williams. -Williams also be came Brigadier General in the Con federate service, and was an active and excellent oilicer. When Hanson returned from Mexico he soon took a leading position at the har or' Central Kentucky, and became quite famous, if not successful, ns a politician in that region. His carly manhood had been so much occupied with moro attractive pursuits, that ho had not profited, as he might have done, by the educational advantages oj?p.red him; but his mind, although unused to the discipline of study, mastered all that it grappled with. Friends and opponents agreed in pro nouncing him ono of the most effec tive speakers in tho State. While his reading of law was not extensive, he seemed to intuitively comprehend the prinoiples of tho science. Hia vigorous native intellect and acute peroeption made bim formidable even when lacking professional informa tion. Hia ideas were olways clearly defined and his mind was never in a mist. He had an extraordinary in sight into character, and a most re markable' faculty of acourate obser vation and lifelike reproduction, es pecially of Indiorons traits and inci dents. His command of humorous, graphio and foroible expression was almost unequaled. Hanson had many noble traits cf oharaoter; was brave, candid and truthful, and sincerely scorned dissimulation or pretense of any kind. Hie personal appearance was singu lar and striking. In stature, below the medium height, his form was strong and massive bot ungrace ful. His keen gray eyes and florid complexion indicated a sanguine tem* perament, and every feature of bis face wab expressive of energy and de termination. A wound received in a duel h?<l shortened ooo leg, giving him a peculiar jerky graft. Shortly after the dose of tbe Mexi can war Hanson ran for the Legisla ture against bis,former comrade and u 'menander, Williams. Both were P pular, and Williams was nearly Han* sou's equal as a stump speaker. Awar* that tho support given.either beoause of "military reo ord" would be chiefly aooorded the superior in rank, Hanson sought rather to depreciate than exalt the merit in that regard, that eaoh might have justly claimed; and es pecially ridiculed the sobriquet of Cerro Gordo, which had boen con ferred on Williams beoause of bis ooo* duot in tho battle of that name. Wil liams, on the other hand, discussed such topics with the serious tone of' One who expected them to win votes. Williams asserted that he.bad cap turcd two six-pounder brass guns at Corro Gordo. Hanson denied that the p'.cces had been taken io battle, and declared that Williams, assisted by a big Irishman had fished them out' of a bayou, into which they had been throwu by tho Mexicans on-their re treat. He gave an extremely pic turesque account of. how Williams, "dived" for them. Kia also furnish*' ed a description of tho ohargo up the bill to tho enemy's breastworks whieh differed in toto from those given by Williams. . ^FelloW-citiiens^' he ! said, with his bands upon his .hips und display ing his round and bulky figure to the best advantage, "inasmuch as X have never been acive and float of foot, I waa tbe last man to reach the top of the hill in that cbarge~~exeept my o apt ai n. But whoo we fell baek' ? was the first man*-except Capt. WU* Hams*-to get back to tho spot wbonoe we started. You will BO ar eely boliovo it, but. before I raia down that hill ? waa six ?feet three inchos io height, and as slender as an eagle's; talon io tho waist; yet in striving ,toke^^$: With o)y captai ny I jumped eo fat/t?d Ut ao : hard that I . was a'toVe np into tho figure .hat ?you now see." / y- j < Ono incident of ' thia 'canvas'* was told me by Gen. Wi?lUm? h^ni'tiiY and I W?s not moro amusod by tho Story than by the grave manaor with which tho G?o#ral related it?; Al*, though many years bsd e)a|M^p ORIES nson, of Kentucky. io Home and Farm. J resentment had evidently nut cooled. ' "Hanson," he said, "had been treat ing me in anything but a respectable fashion during the entire canvass, and had used language which was very ir ritating, but which I permitted to . p?c3 UQDOtioed, ?3 I did QOt iMuk ft j dignified to give way to anger. My I friends, however, finally tola mo that l I must resent it ; that further submis sion to such affronts would injure mc. So I made up my mind to summarily stop it upon the first oocasioo. But, knowing that Hanson was always ready tc fight and would probably re sort to violent measures when I de nounced him, I went to our next meeting well armed. This debate was to take place at a schoolhouse stand ing in a small bluegrass pasture, and on a gentle hill, at tho foot of which was a fine spring of water. The house was crowded and people were congre gated about the doors and windows to hoar the speeches. I spoke first, and, informing the audience that I would no longer submit to Mr. Hanson's offensive language and manner, pro ceeded to give bira a merciless tongue lashing? "Hanson at first seemed surprised and quite indignant. I thought, in deed, that he and his friends, imme diately about him, would then and there force a pp * ional encounter on me and those who were prepared to sustain me. He did not do so, how ever, but in a few minutes left the house, beckoning to his especial cote rie to follow him. I saw them go words the spring, and believed that ney meant to take a drink all round, get their weapons ready and return for business; in a short time they did return. But to my intense astonish ment showed no disposition to attack me, although I had not concluded my denunciation. Hanson, himself, look cd as mild and dem ur ? as a reformed gambler, and the others were trying to do the same. I could not imagine what he was after. "Whon i concluded, ho took the stand, and there was another surprise for me. He began to speak in a quiet, deprecatory way, utterly unlike his usual style, and his voice seemed; to tremble with emotion. 'Fellow-citi zens,' he said, 'The words and the conduct of Capt. Williams today have oooasioned me great pain, and, also, no little amazement. He knows that, notwithstanding our politioal differ ences and rivalry, I . feel for him the strongest and warmest personal friend ship, as well as that sort of regard which should always obtain between men who have been comrades io arms. It is true that I have Bomotimes in dulged in little, harmless pleasantries, some ?rivi xl jocularity at his expense, but never to the extent, ? trust, of seeming even, to derogate from the high resp ct in which I hold him." At this point the General inter rupted MB narrativo to exclaim: "Did you aver hear of suoh, hypooraoy? After deluging me with his black guardly ridicule throughout the entire preceding canvas8, to speak of it ft?. ?ir>ialjooularity?,M Thon he wont on with Banst n's Bpseoh : . %/ ?y?: 1 ' 'But, fellow-citizens, while I did .hot at first comprehend tho meaning of this strange conduct, the true rea* son for it, after a little reflection, was apparent to' mo. The. arrogant confi dence with which Capt. Williams on* tared this ..oanvas* has been rddely shaken. He has discovered that bis popularity is not so great and his suc cess not so sure as ho had fondly aqp posed. . Ho discovers that ho is every day losing friends upon whoso: sup port bo bad relied.. Indeed,; heT ?o?s. defeat staring him in the f aoe, and in his fury and disappointment at suoh 1 i m pondi og humiliation, he is willing to:thrust ? a quarrel upon ''me/' and,;it necessary, slay ino. ^es,''yh? ,8a;d, and*'pretended to snivel lind -wi po bia eyes; "yes? f?iiow:o.tisens?in^ poration, my obi commander,' even seeks my life. Lut greatly . an- his; oonduothas dis tressed me, ? must, in j us tic o tc' m yaeif, ,oall y ou r attention to^one impVe^ oulated to .my pr?judice, .wbi?b* it completely disBiputes. It has beeo asso?ted that my opponent represents the i?Wiftnd ordejr,:\mm*ijif?j$iL* fearing paoplo : of thia communii while I,\on the contrary, am ;tbe;^?S^ didate of the Tes? ron?ot?t more reoktess" e?emorit.> . th??,7[l said Williams;^ and vest and pranced}n^\^'^e^i~-j form tn show that he : was1 unar^^M He even opened his skirt front and} :"?|paj%~T^?4?L i; ". - ?T^?t?S? jaw? , ^PJ*-^^^^^^^^^^^^ aide out, and dorpanded that a oom vj! ^ji^oonsistihgb se ar o h h i m,4 A ta d no w, ' ? h o th un4??^J: f^bullengo my opponont ^o follow my >'Why, blank it,Vj.si? the. :g*n*r$? 44$MaW *?? big pistols u-jd u botvifkuife as loog u> a scythe blade were buckled around me, uud X couldn't oali hid raise. HanBOu guessed." bo continued, "so soon as I began to roast him that I was armed. Whcu he went to the spring he probably divested himself of his own weapons-tho unreliable wretch-and caught me in a trap that I had really set myself." It was a hot and close eontest. Williams won by a majority of only six votes. Hanson succeeded Gen. John 0. Breckenridge in command of the Ken tucky Infantry, or "Orphan" brigade, as it was popularly designated. He was, in all respects, an exceptionally One officer, and was a strict and V?ry careful disciplinarian; although some what eccentric in his methods. He used to visit the guard house-which he generally kept pretty full of offen ders-nearly every morning, and rigid ly catechise the inmates, much to to their disoomforture, concerning their delinquencies. Once, believing that many oomnlaipfc? nf illnnr.? were subterfuges on the part of lazy fel lows to escape performance of duty, he issued an order that "there should be only two sick men ab one time in each company." He was mortally wounded in the battle of Murfrecsboro, gallantly lead ing his brigade Making Artificial Limbs. "Oh, yes, indeed, they oomo pretty high," said the artificial leg maker. "It- is a beauty, though, isn't it? I venture to say there ain't another one in Philadelphia like it, on or off, and it's as light as a feather, too." With these words the creator of ar tificial limbs flourished a leg in the air. He was fat and smiling, and he spoke with an undistinguishable for eign aooent, and every once in a while his face beamed with enthusiasm. "They all come to Philadelphia for them, too," he continued. "We've customers from all over Europe, Asia and Afrioa. There aro lots of leg makers in the oity-at least they call themselves such, but some of them are not leg makers at all; they're har ness makerB. j. The august Philadelphia leg maker, ? purveyor to the kings, queens and government omclals, took a little time ' to show the specimens aronnd the j room. They were fat and thin, long I and short, graceful and otherwise. Some of them were huddled in cor ners, accumulating the dust of ages; ? others hung?alof t on racks, BO light and airy that they were wafted to and fro in the breeze. , "You see," continued the leg maker. "We know how to do things now. VCTA lt. ira *? W Ovv T**T . * C5 **V" First they chop down the willow tree; then we out out the legs. It takes a heap of flexible leather to put the tendons in the right place. Bee that I o pring in th? ankles? That's made by J the leather tendons. If you saw one on a man you ooqld not tell the difference.. Then the whole: thing is covered over with floe pink enamel; Looks natural enough, don't it?" At this juncture a. rap came at the door, and .a big man, G feet 4, weighing nearly 300 pounds, entered. He looked Smil ingly complaisant ae he lighted a o i gar e t to and shook heads with the leg tusker."''. \ .'Oan; you do., a rush order for ate, 'double quick?" ho asked. * Tve come through a topgh fight," he went on. *?You knpw I always travel with a b u ooh of legs and coming up this wey from New Orleans 'the Pullman car was burned and' all four of my-t?gf, were lost. I on ly saved t h e ono I had o n a nd tiofr you've got to- get to work t? make another ?st for viisnble quick." /With; an air of la?guor and ease the big man stood to have him*; self measured. : ::'<.?'..' s ? \ ------- J . , the thing for aie," concluded the Ifg j maker. "I started out as a fiae car penter, doing up banks and) public buildings, and one day I want into a place in New York to order an arti ficial limb for a friend in di et ree s. The maker was a dootor, strange to say. He sized mo up und I sized him up, and in a short time I was under contract to work for him. They can't steal our patents, either, for its as hard to make an artificial limb without years of learning as it would be for some tinhorn maker to produco a, Stradivarius."-Shoo Retailer. Carpenters' Steel Squares. The large steel squares used by car? peaters are such a common tool that pezhapc few know wheo and where they were first made, and how they came to be used, or even give the mat ter a thought. Tho making of them is a great industry now, but when thc last century oame in there was not one in use. The inventor was a poor Vermont blacksmith, Silas Howes, who lived ic South Shaftsbury. Ono dull, rainy day a peddler of tit ware called at his shop to have th? blacksmith fasten a shoe on his horse These peddlers travelled up and dowi country calling at every farm house buying everything in the way of bat ter. This one had a Dumber of won out steel saws that he had picked n; in various places. Howes bargaine for them, shoeing the peddler's hors and receiving tho saws ;n payment and each thought he had an excelles trade. His idea was to polish and weld tw saws together, at right aogleB, an thus make a rule or measure eu per ic to anything then in use. After a fe attempts he euooeeded ia . making square, marked it oft into inches an fractions of inches and found it ai I Bweted every purpose that ho intent j ed it for. : .( In the course of a few weeks 1 ! made quite a number daring his spa hours/ Those he sent out by the pe diere, who found every oarpenter esg to buy ono. Soon he found ordo coming in faster than he could'supp the demand. One of his ste "squares" would sell for $5 or ? which was five times as much as ?ost him. //.. He applied for and obtained a pi erit on his invention so that no o else could deprive b i m, of the profit gave him. It was ?UBt af ter the v of 1812, and money was scarce a difficult to get. . But he worked ea and late, and as be earned money j bought iron, and' hired moD io h< him. io a few years he waa able to erecta lurga factory and put in ma chiner} for the making of squares, which by thio tima had found their way all over tho country and had made their inventor famous. Such W??I the email beginning of a largo and, important industry. People came milos to see the wonderful for ges, tba showers of sparks fly from . beneath the heavy hammers, and lis ten to the din of the thousand work men.-Congregationalist. -o. i i invited to Wedding. , Houston, Texas, January 17.-Lila and Ala Hogers, aged ll, twins, are in receipt of an invitation from Miss Aiioe Roosevelt to her wedding. The twins attracted the attention of Presi dent Roosevelt and Miss Atioe eight j years ago at a baby ?how in Oklahoma. I They are perfeot blondes, blue eyes, I fair complexions and sunny looks. They will hardly accept the invitation i owing to the modest circumstances of I their parents. - If you are dealing with a fool, dictate, but never argue, for you will lone your labor and perhaps your tom* per; if with a bigot, say nothing or you will , certainly lose both. Never dis pute with the man who asserts a para dox. Ifv he does believe it, he is amusing himself with you ; if not, the same distortion of mind, will make - him incapable of appreciating'his own sophistries or your arguments. - A man's mark in tho world de pends on his ainjrfv FORSAL ? One of the most desirable placea la up por South Carolina-The Old "Maxwell plantation"-on tho Seneoa Rtyor, ? tnllea from Pendleton, 1 miles from Cherry Station, Bine Ridge, B. R., near Clemson College.' 250 acres In good Btato of cultivation, 100 acres river bot tom, 400 aerea timber land, a portion of it virgin forest, a nearly new dwelling noose, 7 rooms. Large barns, stock and tool ched a, 7 tenant houses, all In good repair. An ideal opportunity for tho in vestor. The timber on 100 acres will, when out and pat on-tho market, pay entire cost of place. 100 aores ol the bot tom land can be sold at ?50 per acre, and there are plenty of renters at one-third of everything, standing ready to contract for coming aeaaon. - Will sell with farm 7 mules, one yoke of cattle, wagons, carts and farm imple ments, a good Baw mill, hogs, young cattle and teed of all kinda y? stock for a year.' Two pabiio roads Cross the place. . Good water for house and stock u? plentiful. Fine fleing and banting ou . toe place. A obarru?>ig place for a sum-; mer residence. |25.00oer acre. . Terms-One-third Cash-Bilanoo oa . easy terms, For farther particulars snpi v to W. N. TROWBRIDGE, R. F, D. Pendleton, or - ROW. E. R&NKIN, Agent, Piedmont, S. O. "NT/wOa Ion? "i . Are We Wron: In saying raisedtbiaj?arwere raised ? At the County Fair was Cot ted ra^^