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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*
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-, ?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^^
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