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{ 17 AT In Car lots. Prices reduced. "We can't be beat. The Celebrated Smith Cotton Gins, A Variety of Cotton Presses, 1ER Latest improvements. Liberal terms. Positive guarantees. Lowest possible prices. THE GELEBRATED CARBON BELTING, For which, we are sole Agent?, will satisfy the most exacting. It cannot be beat. Buy the CARBON if you want a strictly first class Rubber Belt. Engine and Machine Repairs and Fittings, Lace Leather, all kinds of Belting, And Machine Supplies. Le greatest Mower on earth for sale at Special Price. Save your Hay and your money by getting one of these Mowers at once. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. ^IfTVHE undersigned, under the Fir.m name and style of Osborne & Anderson, have -L dissolved copartnership by mutual consent. "Persons indebted to us must call and settle at once, as we want to wind up our business as soon PS possible. J C. OSBORNE, O. D. ANDERSON. To my triemJs and tho public generally : I will continue the business at (he old stand, and want you to continua the liberal patronage given the old Firm, My stock of Family and Fancy Groceries, Confectioneries, Tobacco, Cigars, etc, etc., Will be ke*.t coarpleJe, and if my Gooes and prices don't suit you, j ou toed not give me your trade. All I ark is to give me a trial Yo'-rs to please, O. D. ANDERSON. WORTH YOUR ATTENTION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAY8. W E make the following prices, for ressons host known to ourselves : One lot of ChalHes and Lawns, former price 5c-our price, while they last, 3c per yard. Other Dry Goods in proportion. We have a few "Jobs" in Shoes that will surprise any one. Come early before they are all gone Our six-pound Coffee rsduced to 6 1-2 lbs. to $1.00. Respectfuliy, BROWNLEE & VAN DIVERS P. rf- Remember "OBELISK FLOUR" s il leads. Other grades as cheap as 1 2 50 per barri l. BUILDING MATERIAL. BEFORE BUYING give us a call. We can save you money on all hinds of Building Material, such as- . BRICK, s LIME, CEMENT, * PLASTER PARIS, A.t Lowest Prices. Also, a COMPLETE STOCK of HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES. A Car Load of Cotton Seed Hulls Just Received. _ Jackson & McKinney. SEED Reliable and Fresh, AT EVANS' PHARMACY IVO. ~i HOTEL CHIQUOLA. o Now is the time to look after Fruit Jars. I have them in Stock. JELLY GLASSES, PRESERVING KETTLES, ICE CREAM CHURNS, FLY FANS, FLY TRAPS. JOHN T- BURRISS. WAKE SNAKES, DAY'S BREAKING ! Comp tition must wake up earlier and ; et a hustle on to get ahead of that JEWELRY PALACE OF WILL. HUBBARD'S, Nex t to Farmers and Merchants Bank. I have tbejargest Stock of Goods and the LOWEST PRICES in Town, and right there is where the secret lies. If you want to SAVE A DOLLAR, drop around and gel ray prices on Gold and Silver "Watches, 1 Clocks, Jewelry, Diamonds, Engagement Rings, Novelties, &c. A visit lo my Store will repay you. Erjgravirg free. Promptness in everything Am always up to date with all the latest attractions in my line. WILL. R. HUBBARD'S JEWELRY PALACE. J. READ this list and you will find one of tho im ?ve portant features about our Stock of Groceries is a . ^ s jLLGOOD TEA and COFFEE. Grades you can ~~pK 5j jVs 'rffil fc^aOW depend on, Goods you need not be afraid of. Our E (fVfn^^--^-- ""^Ty^l Stock is-the best throughout- Royal Blend Coffee ^rpJ^" ?-aypSfly a delicious drink. Ice Tea Blend-a recognized ne ! N "w~'"'i^flQ^ cessity during the Nummer months. /% M$253r/7 Other popular Summer Beverages :-Arcadian <V" fssrusm ' ) VT/ / Ginger Ale, the finrst ; Carbonated Ginger Ale and ll m 4 mi !1)I Sarsaparilla; Imperhl Root Beer, refreshing and /V ll lyirY/ healthful. These hot days come in and sample our 7 ! f/ffir Jj/J No Tox Wild Cherry Phosphate. There is no other . ci _ \Ul / /y Summer beverage to compare with it. =5 fi t it M'S Blanke's Candles snits to s T. The peo '.Sgl JA HAY^J know it ip tue best. Fresh lot just received. &pg =--JIJ^UJL When you need something REALLY NICE, *- fSal "^^i1**^ bear us in mind. The above Goods were selected to V - W=?WiEr~ please you. Please inform us where anything better ia'j be found. Come and examine. "No need of purchasing if yon do not find what JOHN A. AUSTIN & CO. and THE TEAPOT. The Centipede's Awful Clutch. "Rattlesnakes, scorpions, tarantu las, gila monsters-they are ail good thiDgs to keep away from," said a mining engineer recently returned from the West, "but for all-around hatefulness, they simply aren't in it with a centipede. No, they are not necessarily fatal. No poisonous in sects are, notwithstanding the stories one hears to the contrary. But they are bad enough. Did you ever see one ? They are not pretty, and they don't look in the least like these thou sand-legged worms which we call cen tipedes here. The genuine thing may be anywhere from one to six inches long. I killed two, eight inches in leDgth, but that is not common. Their bodies consist of a lot of joints, some thing like a string of flattened beads. Each joint has two legs connected with it, and in the ends of these lies the poison. There are 19 joints, so that, although he hasn't a hundred feet, as his name implies, he is still very well provided with them. Thirty eight legs, and every leg a sting ! He . can't attack you from the ground, of course. He doesn't have to, for it is at night when there is the greatest danger from these pests. "He is of an investigating turn of mind, and is fond of exploring one's body as one lies asleep. Scorpions or any of the other creatures sting only when they wish . to, and only in self-defense; but with a centipede it is different. "He may simply walk over one, with each step making something over three dozen footprints, and each of these will leave a running sore, around which the flesh will finally slough off -a horrible scar being the result. If the creature is angered or startled and it takes very little to annoy him every claw is instantly driven deep into the flesh, and the result is ten times worse. "So .ar as speed of traveling goes, the centipede would be lo3t in the turn by many smaller insects; but in this clinching specialty of bis, I think he must be the quickest creature that lives. "There was a remarkable case in point which took place during this last trip of mine," continued the en gineer. "We were camped somewhere near the southern end of the line dividing New Mexico from Arizona. It was just dawn when something woke me. My instrument man and a rodman lay on the opposite side of the little open tent. The rodman was also awake and was gazing silently, with an ex pression of horror on his face, at the bare chest of his companion. Then, from under the arm of the sleeping man, appeared the linked body of a big centipede, fully six inches long. "It went forward a little way and stopped; then crawled leisurely on again. There wa3 nothing to do that I could think of. A sudden move ment, a sound, or even a shadow, would at once cause the brute to fasten him self. "The warmth of the body seemed to please him, and he stopped again. Luckily the transitman uever Btirred. The inaction was ghastly, and I saw the rodman'8 hand gradually-very gradually-move toward the saddle which served as a pillow, disappearing under it. Then it slowly emerged, grasping a heavy pistol, cocked. Al ways with the same deliberation, the muzzle was brought, to within a few inches of the centipede; the barrel carefully pointed so that it would just miss the man's breast, and the trigger pulled. The sleeper awoke with a scream, starting up and trying to clutch at the place, but before he could do so we had pinioned his hands and forced him back. The centipede, na turally, was blown to dust, but between the time that bullet left the pistol, two inches away, and reached the end of his six-inch bedy, the creature had found time to bury seven of his 38 legs. "We never thought the injured man would survive, but after weeks of de lirium, he began slowly to n cover. When the obstinate wound had heal ed the scar was as though a red-hot ladle had been laid across the man's body; the path of the centipede form ing the handle, and the bowl, a place as large as one's hand, made by the dying clinch. Ill take my scorpions straight, if I have choice. No centi pedes in mine.-Detroit Free Press. Baboons as Water Hunters. Chacma baboons, and their relatives, the Anubis baboons, are sometimes used to discover water in dry seasons, which they can do when even the bushman fails to find it. A single monkey is taken out thirsty and let loose, when it quarters the ground like a pointer, and begins to dig with its hands, and if the sand he dug away water soon oozes into the hollow. This feat, which has been seen both in South Africa and in Angola, on the western coast, is not so wonderful as it seems, because it is only done in the country where water collects in the hollows on a rocky bottom, wheih are soon blown over and covered by sand. The surface becomes dry and shifting, though lower down the wa ter and saad lie mixed upon the rocky bed. But no other animal seems to have either the scent or the power of using it possessed by the baboon. Even if they could detect the water., the want of hands to scoop away the saud and procure it would make their knowledge as unprofitable as discover ing water in a well which had no bucket. An Anubis baboon kept in Upper Egypt was used as a house dog, being kept chained at the door. It k*iew all the usual visitors to the house, but prevented others from entering by walking up and down across the doorwaj-. In mediaeval times numbers of these animals were brought to Europe and kept as pets, and there is hardly a nation of Southern or West ern Europe among whom stories have not survived of their cleverness, sociability and courage. That most familiar to us is the story of the baboon which rescued the child of the Fitz gerald family from their burning castle. - A cat which walked on a sheet of sticky fly paper the other night, in Mont Clair, N. J., created a burglar scare by the noise it made in an ad joing room to that of Mr. and Mrs. Scoville. Scovill locked his bedroom door, leaving his wife thus safe from intrusion, and slid quietly out of thc window and hurried to the homes of several neighbors, whom he aroused as quickly as possible, and brought back with him to capture the burglar. It has not been decided whether the cat or its capturers were the most sur prised when the real character of the burglar was discovered, and though Scoville opened up several bottles of wine, the story was too good to keep, and he is having a hard time of it at the hands of his friends. Trees Consumed thc Bodies. Forty years ago a honey locust, im ported from Europe, was planted in the cemetery at Orrington, Me. It grew and thrived, as the agent who sold it said that it would, and for a time its fragrant flowers and beautiful foliage were the admiration of the town people. Then the sexton com plained that the locust was sending its roots all over the cemetery, there by increasing his labors when digging a grave. For several years thc locusts con tinued to spread until the trees grew all over the cemetery and ingress was difficult. Efforts to kill the trees were fruitless and cutting them down only made them grow the more. Fi nally it was decided to remove the bodies and this was done. The town paid the expenses of moving-those whose relatives had moved away and could not attend to it. Strangely enough many of the graves contained no bones or traces of the bodies that had been buried. It is supposed that the roots of the locust tree3 broke open the coffins and ab sorbed the bodies, turning them through the mysterious alchemy of nature into flowers that scented the air. Now what was once a cemetery is a tangled mass of shrubbery into which a rabbit can scarcely force its way. -JSreic York Journal. Things Worth Knowing. There is no better aid to digestion, in certain instances, than the cooked apple. The tone of the piano improves when the instrument is moved from the wall of the room. Saltfp.'inkled over the carpet will effectualJy lay the dust and will make the color bright and last longer. A dish of water placed in a hot oven where pies, cakes or puddings are being baked will prevent them from scorching. When boiling a ham see "that the kettle only smiles on one side of its mouth"-i. e., that the water merely simmers. To take out iron rust cover the spot with fine salt and saturate with lemon juice and lay on the grass. Repeat if necessary. _A man who has tried it says that two or three dandelion leaves, chewed before going to bed, will always induce sleep, no matter how nervous or wor ried a man may be. Hoke Smith Resigned. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The Post this morning confirms the report that Hoke Smith has resigned from the cabinet in an article from which the following is an extract: "Secretary Hoke Smith's resignation as a mem ber of the cabinet and the head of the interior department is said to be in the hands of the President. "The authority for this statement is a close personal friend of Secretary Smith. As the story goes, Secretary Smith forwarded his resignation to the President at Gray G-ables on the same day that he authorized the publica tion in his paper, the Atlanta Journal, of the editorial declaring that paper would support Bryan and Sewall, al though deprecating the platform upon which they were nominated. "In his letter to the President it is said that Secretary Smith announced thc position that he was going to as sume, pointed out that he had during the campaign in Georgia given a sol emn pledge that he would abide hythe action of the Chicago convention, and then went on to say that he felt that he could, in justice to the President, no longer remain in his cabinet." The Post then speculates as to what the President is going to do about it, and concludes that if the President continues in his present attitude of non-action, Smith will serve out his time in thc cabinet, but that if he takes either of several suggested courses unfavorable to Bryan and the Chicago platform the Secretary will insist upon enforcing his resignation and will return to Georgia and take an active part in the campaign. X Rays Find a Bullet in a Lung. TOLEDO, O., Aug. H.-Mrs. Muchler, the woman shot by her husband, Lon Muchler, about a month ago, and who bas since been in St. Vincent's hospital, was supposed to be recovering, but with in the last few days seems worse. When her death was believed to be near three bullets were taken out by probing, but one of the bullets ia still in her body. In order that tho exact loca tion of tibe bullet might be determined the X rays were used this morning by Dr. H. 0. Haskins, assisted by Dr. C. M. Harpster. The patient was taken into the operat ing room and in the presence of twenty or thirty physicians and many of the sisters an exoouure of the entire chest was made to the tube for thirty minutes, from ll o'clock !.o 11:30. The negative was developed this af ternoon and the result was highly satis factory. The bullet is in the lower part of the left lung and will be removed in such a manner that Mrs. Muchler's life will be saved. The apparatun used cost from 400 to $500, and all experiments made with it have proved successful, of hands, feet and limbs, and also on animals. This is the first experiment on the human chest, and the operation was watched with in terest. - Dr. Whiston, a friend to the great Sir Isaac Newton, and an astronomer of high repute, professed to believe that hell is, or will be, located on a comet. He said : ' ** According to my calcu lations, this theory (his queer hell belief), which belongs to me, and me alone, lo cates hell, the awful prison-ho.. JO of tho damned, in the fiery nucleus* of some (perhaps yet undiscovered) comet of un thinkable size. * * * In this wide circling chariot of fire they (the damned) will be whirled in the twinkling of an eye back into space hundreds of millions of miles from the great torch-bearer of our system. Thus instantly will the wretched tenants of this flying hell be given two unbearable extremes, one of cold and the other of heat ; this to con tinuo through tho endless acres of eternity, while the Almighty is dispensing the severities of justice." - Chestertown, Md., has found kero sene effective in Retting rid of mosquitoes. "Some citizens," says a resident, "had experimented with coal oil as a remedy and were surprised *t the effectiveness of the liquid. The attention of the author ities was called to the matter, and after a series of tests tho people were given official notice that everybody should pour a little coal oil in rain barrels, stagnant pools and wherever water had collected. No great quantity of oil is required. A teaspoonful is sufficient for a barrel of water. The diminution in the number of mosquitoes was easily noticeable, and now the pest has been almost gotten rid of." - One of the most curious inventions of the past year was that of a safety cof fin, intended to obviate the results of premature burial, and invented by M. Vester, a German. The coffin was made larger than required by the Bize of the body; it had at the head a movable lid, communicating with the open air by means of a square trough from the bot tom of the grave. The arrangement was such that a person might thus readily escape from the tomb. The inventor pi "> posed to place refreshments in the collin s a prudent precaution against starva tion! Bucklcns Arnica Halie. The best salve in theworld for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund ed. Prise 25 oents perbox. For sale by Hill Bros. Biff Collection Taken Up. OLD ORCHARD, ME., Aug. 0.-This has been a day of great religious rejoicing at the Christian alliance camp meeting here, for the annual collection, which always inspires wild scenes, was taken up. The sum total collected was ?100,500, largely in cash. "The money has come as the leaves fall," said the Rev. D W. Lelacheur, at the close of the services "The world's record for giving has been broken. Such a collection has not been taken up since Christ walked the earth, and may not bo until He comes again. They say that history repeats itself. But this is not a repetition; it is a return to the times of the primitive church, only better. It is an advance. It is a revolution. Thank God for it." Dr. A. B. Simpson and his co-workers prayed all nigbt long for such a collection and when they gathered on the platform there waa the largest audience before them ever seen here. At 10:30 o'clock Dr. Simpson began what proved to be a marvelously effective and at times thrill ingly eloquent sermon. Ilespoke without notes. Back of him was the little band of his co-workers, with their heads bent and engaged ic silent prayer for their leader. It was au impressive sight. Dr. Simpson next announced the an nual collection. "Who will bo the first to give something for our God?" he ask ed. Mrs. Morrow, who yesterday testified thrillingly to the power of Godj stood up a~d offered 81 she had Baved by going -ibout breakfast, dinner and Bupper and breakfast again. "I felt," she said "that I wanted din ner to-day, but God said to mo, 'Give what you have,' and in His name I do it." A. E. Vining, of Springfield, followed, giving his last ?2. The third offering was ?2,500 The donor waa not announced. Some ono gave Mrs. Morrow another dol lar, and the tired, exhausted, but still deeply in earnest little woman added it to the little pile before Dr Simpson. A woman rose and falteringly said: "I lay 5200 and two good, noble sons on the altar " She broke down and was unable to go on. Money was passed up until the desk before Dr. Simpson was piled high with billa. Thun an aged lady rose and timidly said: "Hore is a watch, an heirloom, very costly, and still more precious, but I want to give it for Jesus." Miss Louise Shepard, in charge of the iron for gold branch pirt of the work, took the watch. The aged woman could not keep back her tears as she gav9 up her precious keepsake, but the act thrilled the vast audience, and her example was almost instantly followed by several other wo men, while some who had no watch sect rings. A young woman said: "I want to give my watch I received last Christmas and $500." It was evident that she was part ing with all she had. Another said: "I have but ?50 left, but I will give that in the name of Jesus." More watches were passed up to Miss Shepard to be ex changed for the iron watches of the alli ance, inscribed, "Gold for Iron, for Josus' Sake." A telegram was handed to Dr. Simpson, offering 10,000 Bhares of a certain stock worth x ?50,000 at par. "It would bring ?10,000 now," said Dr. Simpson, but he added that it would be worth ?25,000 to the alliance. It is understood that the donor is a very rich man, who is a very generous giver. Dr. Simpson, while de clining to give his name, vouched for him and for the value of the stock. Mrs. Charlton, of Chicago, gave ?300, two boys offered their bicy les. and the iewelry given was gathered up in the big baskets. After the ?100,ooo mark waa passed ?10,000 was raised :^r houseboats for missionaries on the Congo, $3,500 for a steam yaoht for use on the Niger and ?125 for the cabling of the glad tidings to the field workers in China. Marrying Mustaches. Thia Bummer sermonette for young women is from the New York Herald: If boys wiill be boys, girls will be girls. It may be unfortunate that many people marry at a time of life when the phreno logical bump of common sense has not yet begun to lift itself from the prairio like flatne-sB of the cranium, but we can't reform the laws of the universe, and must, therefore, do the best we can under the circumstances. If we could have sixty year-old heads on twenty-year old bod ies we Bhould be a little more chary of assuming relations which can only be broken by a divorce court. We marry, however, when the imagination ia ram pact, ana before we begin to think about consequences; after that we repent at our leisure. Tho first thing that attracted a certain young woman was "a pretty mustache." Whether it was pointed and beautifully waxed, like Napoleon H's or was of the shoe brush order, like Bismarck's; wheth er it was a golden brown or a raven black are matters not yet known, but that it was "pretty," and therefore captivating, catching the affections as a fly is caught on fly paper, ls happily placed beyond a doubt. It was this mustache that did the business. Then came a secret marriage under as sumed names. Tue reasons given were plausible, but the lact was forgotten that when a man doesn't want to outer the honeymoon period in a straightforward way it is because there is something crooked inside of him. If you can't marry on broad daylight principles don't marry at all-that is a good rule to follow, lt is better to marry a man without a pretty mustache than a pretty mustache without any man behind it. One is apt to get into a tangle when he goeB it blind on the marriage ques tion. If a man asks you to marry under an assumed name, tell your father to use his No. 10 boots. The Cotton Tie Fight, The question of the utility of the wire cotton tie as against the flat steel tie now seems to be pretty thoroughly settled. A test of binding a bale or two bas also been made in GeorgiB, and it proved even more satisfactory than that made in this State. These bales are to be put through the cotton compresa in Augusta and will probably be more favorably commented upon than those pressed in Charleston, as the wire used ia larger and more flexible. The resolutions of the Charleston Cot ton Exchange, published yesterday, while they are not exactly what the advocates of the wire tie would have liked to have, indicate what may be expected when the cotton goea to the ports tied with wire. The crop ia going to be short, however, and the farmers know that tho buyers are not going to refuse to purchase tho cot ton. At the same time they are not after Bending the cotton to market in any im proper shape. The one thing that they are a unit on is that they do not intend to give the steel tie trust one dollar; they have determined to fight the trust to the bitter end, let the fight cost what it may. Dr. D. P. Duncan, the manager of tho State Alliance Exchange, in order to get a full supply of the tiea on the market in the shortest time poaaible, will leave to morrow for the East. He goes on to visit one of the largest wire manufacturing concerns in thia country, which has of fered special inducements on the kind of wire that the testa have proven to be ne cessary. The company has offered to put the wire up in neat bundles, and will do anything teat is deemed best in the.mak ing oj a proper catch or buckle. Col. Duncan will consult with these wire peo ple and act at once. He hopes to have the ties iu hand ready for sale in very short order.-Columbia Slate. Maybe So, Anti Maybe Not. CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-A special from Tuscon, Arizona, says: Dr. P. M. Smith, of Hagerstown, Maryland, and a party of mining mon who have just returned from the Itipsey mines, report tho fall of an immense meteor, which struck tho desert about two miles north of Hall's Ranch, and about thc same distance south of tho Repsey mines. It fell on Saturday night, the 9th instant, about 9 o'clock. Members of the party, who were camped at Hall's say the concussion was terrible. Cupboards were upset, dishes thrown down and houses trembled like leaves. The noise was like that of many cannon fired simultaneously. The air for miles around was fl Hod with sul phurous gas and the meteor came down red and smoking. It covers about two acres of ground, appearing to be imbedded hundreds of feet in the earth, and now forms a great mountain in the desert. A herder's hut and corral were in the meteor's path The herder, his wife and three children, all Mexicans, together with about 1,200 sheep went down under the mighty mass. Major Thos Hayes, of Louisville, Kv., who was of the party, was overcome by the phenomenon. "It waa the most brilliant, grand and awe-inspiring sight I ever witnessed," Haid the major. "It is simply beyond the power of tongue or pen to accurately describe it. The beat from tho meteor is so intense that it will be sevoral days bo fore the mound can bo examined closely." A large party left here last evening to view the wonder, and to get further par ticulars. It is about (IO milea north of Tucson, and about 10 miles from Globo. J Koko Smith Strikes. ATLANTA, GA., Aug. 10.-It is now ad mitted by members of Hoke Smith's newspaper staff that the Secretary sent in his resignation to Mr. Cleveland fully three weeks ago. It is equally certain that Mr. Cleveland is using all of his ar eumentative ability to induco Mr. Smith to withdraw from his hostile position. Mr. Smith consistently refuses to give out any information, bu': in the meantime ho has-taken up a cudgel that is likely to be felt oven in Buzzard's Bay. In his paper this afternoon Mr. Smith had the follow ing editorial: "In political emeigencies, as in other affairs of life, men are sometimes con strained to mako a 'choice between two evils' or uncongenial situations. Being unable after their best efforts to order things just as thej' would have them, both sound reason and policy suggest that they should take this course. Such an omergency now confronta many Dem ocrats in all parts of the country. They have done their best to influence their party to accept aLd indorse their finan cial policy, and, having failed in the ef fort, they have now presented them the alternative of continued adherence to the political party with which they have long associated and whose maintenance they believe to be needful to protect tho coun try from bad government and pernicious legislation or to assist in the restoration to unchecked power of the party whose whole record is marked by acts and poli cies of this character, "All of us took part in the choice of delegates to the Chicago convention, with the implied agroement-an agreement sanctioned by precedent and honor-that we would abide by the decision of the majority of the convention. The decision -was disappointing and disagreeable to a large portion ol' the Democratic party in its relation to one important question. Had this portion succeeded, instead of meeting defeat, they would have consid ered a bolt or antagonism by tho other party as an act of bid faith. Is not the implied agreement just as binding on themselves? "Let Southern Democrats who contem plate the support of McKinley Of a bolt ing Democratic ticket, which could only help McKinley without a chance of its success in a single S tate, seriously con sider the probable effect of their action. They would help to rsstore to full power, and perhaps to perpetuate in power a par ty agreeing with them on only one ques tion, and that one attributable to a condi tion caused by Republican legislation, and to disrupt and consign to lasting de feat a party agreeing with them on every other issue. "Ought the venerable Democratic party to be destroyed because of its dissention or its error, in regard to a single question of transient importance? Shall we aban don the vital principles and essential pol icies for which it has long contended sim ply because of disagreement on this ques tion? Among those principles and poli cies are-the preservation of the remain ing rights of the States and the people rights often usurped or disregarded by the Republican party. A just and im partial system of Federal taxation oppos ed to the Republican policy of taxation for the aggrandizement of favored inter ests and classes; opposition to the growth and exactions of trusts and monopolies, which have been the especial objects of Republican fostering and protection; the protection of every State and section of the country from invidious Federal leg islation or unwarranted interference with their local government. "This last object is one of special im portance to the Southern States, whose elections have been hitbertofore domina ted by Federal supervision and who are threatened with a "renewal of such inter- ( ference." Warped the Steel Rails. It has been pretty hot in Charleston and in South Carolina generally, but so far as reported no railroads have been "warped." North Carolina, it seems, has been catching it heavy and the fol lowing shows that if they havent broken any records they came near breaking up a railroad temporarily. This extract is from the Salisbury, N. C., Evening World Of the 10th instant: "The north bound train, due here at 10:20 this morning, was delayed over two hours by a most remarkable cause. Three miles this side of China Grove the train was flagged by a trackman who had dis covered that the track had 'bucked.' The exceedingly hot rays of the sun pouring down upon the track had caused the large steel rails to expand until they bucked whore they were joined together and left their original bed. For some distance the track had been drawn crooked and it was two hours before it was possible for the train to pass. Nothing could be heard from the train and a crowd of anxious people awaited its arrival here." EXPECTANT MOTHERS, "HMS5 We Offer You a REHEDY Which INSURES Safety of Life to Moth er and Child. Robs Confinement of its Pain, Horror and disk. My wife used "HOTUEBS' FRIEND" bo I torc binn of her llrst child. she did not suffer from CHAMPS or PAINS-was quickly I relieved at the critical hour suffering but little-she had no pains afterward and her ' recovery was rapid. E. E. JOHNSTON, Eufaula, Ala. Sent by Mall or Express, on receipt of price, $1.00 per lottie. Uook "To Moth 1 ers" mailed Free. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. FU?MAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE. S. C. THE next Session will begin September 23rd, 189G. Courses of instruction extensive and thorough. Expenses mode rate. Full corps of instructors. For par ticulars, apply to the President. C. MANLY, D. D. Aug 19, 1806_8_4 Finest Tea and Molasses ! IBLEND the finest Tea in the nrr-.ket. I have a few choico New O'*'' .us Mo lasse* to close out et 30J. per gallon, which is less than cost. A few Pure Muscovado Molasses yet at 40c. per gallon. A. B TOWEPtS. COMMON SENSE One Principal Study at a No Time Wasted in S Graduation ma; WILLIAMSTON Fi WILLIAMS THE Fall Se-seion will open Thursday mt to send your daughter, please notify tb Aug 19 181U?-4 li aflies TIIROUH the solicitation of mar business, and will hy the 15th of Ser. Stocks of La caes' and Children's Good* make a specialty of MILLINERY, al. run off all of our old Goods. "We wil balance of our old Goods at a price to We will guarantee Goods and prices. MU OUR PU A'iAIN wo come before the people askinf niauy friends," but because we ne which you can approve, which embraces all your woes. If we are honored by your pat continuance of the same. Our pla'form pie ?. THE FREE AND UNLIMITED el benefactors of tl o people, and make Iriend 1 old one-or bust. ll. THE MAINTENANCE OF THE Dollar and a Dollar's worth of our J. K. NI UL Maintaining and protecting the ere FLOUR by keeping it on one standard, and IV. A determination not to bo undersoil ISACCO, and all GROCERIES, it wc have t Yours for trade, Cotton In Texas. DENISON, TEXAS, Angust IC-R. M. King, the cotton expert, who has corres )ondence with the entire cotton belt, ssned the following bulletin yesterday : 'In North Texas, not over one-third of he area has been, visited by rains at all, ind it is safe to nay not ono sere in one lundrod has had enough to auffice the present needs of i;he plant. "Notwithstanding the recent show era ive do not hesitate *o advance tho opin an that the gr..at 'monster' crop of 'OG, ihat was to be, has surely miscirriiad and ;he crop that was sold in Ma? and June or a ten million bale crop will be under jeven million bales, and before tbe last jf September we will probably nee the 3ulk of the North Texas crop ready for ;he market if not ?-.old." - "I have the greatest abhorrence of a jhildless woman," said Mary Elizabeth Tease to a New Yor' reporter, and then me proudly boasted that sho w*s the mother of six. TURNING GEAY AND THREATENED WITH BALDNESS Tae Danger is Averted by TJsing Hf til 9 VIGOR "Nearly forty years ago, after some weeks ol sickness, my hair hunctl gray and began falling out so rapidly that l was threatened witli immediate baldness. Hearing Ayer's Hair Vigor highly spoken of, 1 commenced using this prepara tion, and was so well satisfied with the result that I have never tried any other kind of dressing. It stop ped the hair from falling out, stimu lated a new growth of hair, and kept the scalp free from dandruff. Only an occasional applic- "ion is now needed to keep my hair of good, natural color. I never hesitate to recommend any of Ayer's medicines to m y fri en tis. "-Mrs. 11. M. 11A IG HT, Avoca, Neb. Ayer's Hair Vigor PREPARED BY DR. J. C. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS., U. S. A. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Removes 1'imples. BELTON HIGH SCHOOL, W. B. "WEST, Prin., . A. H. MARCHANT, Ass't., BELTON, - - - - S. O. IT is the design of this School to famish to boys and girlu a practical English education at the very lowest cost. The work of the past session has given peifect satisfaction, the number of pupils in attendance being larger than for several years past. Mr. A. H. Marchant, of the Citadel Academy, bas been necured as first assis tant, and the Primary and Music Depart ment will be in charge of a competent Teacher. The School-building is one of the best of the kind in the up country-well heat ed, well ventilated and furnished through out with modern school furniture. The government of the School is firm, but kind. The regular rates ol' tuition are one, two and three dollars per month, but shouhl a pupil be in more than one Behool he will be charged for what be takes. Good board can be had for $6 00 or $7 00 per month. We guarantee satisfaction, or make no charges. For further particulars see or corres pond with the Principal, W. 13. WEST. Aug 5, 1696 6 6 South Carolina College* COLUMBI*, S. C. SESSION begins September 30th. Ten regular Courses, 'vkh Diplomas. Special Coursea, with Certificates. Board, SS a month Well appointed Laboratories, Chemical, Physical, Biological, eic. Gymnasium. Total necessary tx penses for the year, (exclusivo of traveling and clothing,) from $123 to 8163. Women admitted to all t lasses. For further information, catalogue, etc.. address tho Prcidcrit. JAMES WOODROW. July 29, lS'jr. 5 -1* We've Blade Hosts of Friends, FROM tho Air Lino R. R. almost to Abbeville CH through our COFFEE. Pi opio hear of its rare flavor and strength. They get some just to try, and find it so much finer than any other they have ever used ; then they thiuk if our Coffee is so good EVERYTHING else ought to bo in pro portion to it. That is true, also, and wc get their entire trade. Suppose you try a pound, lt is only 20c. COLE & COFFI;E. NEW MACHINE SHOP. "TT7E beg to call the attention of the VT public to our Machine Shop, which is located in the end of the Anderson Oil and Fertilizer Co.'s Warehonse, opposite Southern passenger depot. To those who have any kind of machinery to be repaired we ask them to give us a trial, for We are fully equipped to do any kind of werk they may bring Wo have in connection with our shop a complete set of tools to do all kinda of Bycicle work, such as putting on new wooden rims, enameling, brazing and straightening frames, making new cups, cones, cotter pins, crank shaits,, &c Prompt work and satisfaction guaranteed. AKCHIE L TODD & CO. July 1, 1S90 1 3m : m EDUCATION. Time. Jtage Performances. y occur eight times a year. [MALE COLLEGE, iXOPf, 8. C. )rning, September 10, ISP?. If you wish e President. _ REV. S. LANDER, A. M. Store. ly friends I have concluded to continue itember open one of the handsomest i ever brought to this market. Will I of which will be fresh, as we have 1 have a Bargain Counter with the astonish all, and ask an inspection. Respectfully, SS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. \TFORM. ; for their support, not ' at the request of ed your support and stand on a platform your demands and is the solution of all ronago we shall ever endeavor to ment a dges us to Tort? on our part to show ourselves the s of them at tho ratio of 1(3 new friends to PARITY between a Silver Dollar or Gold 3. -2 COFFEE to all eternity. Jit and quality of our DEAN'S PATENT that tho highest. lon DRY <;OOI)3, SHOES, HATS, TO o give them away. AN, R?TLIFFE & CO. BO YOU USE f?? APBOPSITION Jg) THAT PAYS? I{ you are going to do any build ing or think of purchasing , Doora, Sasu, Blinds, I Mouldings, Lumber, ?c.. [ we think that wc can interest in out high grade goo ? and U you will write to us or p^esJcexpect to tnakeyena! proposition that witt pay. Send for Price List. AUGUSTXLunBBRca.GA ?Buy of tk< M**"" ind Patrick Military Institute, A Select School, ANDERSON, .... S. C. TT?70RK accomplished in a given time, H not number of students, the test of merit. Next Session opens Sept. 16. COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Sup;t. July 22, 189G 4 THE SLOAN Flail lill ail Mer Co. BEFORE buying your Building Mate rial see me and save money. I keep a Stock of both Low Country and Up Country Lumber, Shingles, Moulding, Turned and Scroll "Work, Doors, 8ash and Blinds. T. D. SLOAN, Manager. June 17,1S0G ' 51 3m H REFINING INFLUENCE IN a home where music is found, there will you find a lifting up and refining in fluence. Every home ought to be supplied with a musical instrument of some kind. We are Headquarters for all kinds of In struments, and especially invite your at tention to the Ivers & Pond, Kimball and Everett PIANOS, Farrand & Vatey and Kimball Small Musical Instruments in great va riety and at lowest pricep. Call and inspect our Stock, or write for Catalogue and prices. THE C. A. HEED MUSIC H0??SE, _ANDERSON, S. C._ EATING TIME ! Ipi * y m 13 particularly enjoyable Culing the Spring season, especially when extra deli cacies are indulged in. The numerous little things that are hard lo get at this season are to bc had at -THE BOYS' STORE." Wo have just received a large lot of BASKETS tor thc Pic Season at theenor mons low price of 5c. each. Give us a chance, and we will serve you right. Yours obediently, RUSSELL & BREAZEALE, Ami the "The Boys Store." DENTISTRY. T will be in my office every Saturday and X the entire week following first and third Sundays and of Salesdays. The in tervening time I will travel and work on call in the country and near Towns, OFFICE-Up-Stairs in Orr ?u?dieg, two doors below Alliance Store. Respectfully, W. J. KING, Dentist. Jan 22,18S6_30_ * SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule in C.Tccfc JUNE 14, 1S9?. STATIONS. LY. Charleston.'. Lv. Columbia.., " Prosperity.. Ar. Newberry.. Ar. NinofcySfx., " Greenwood. Hodges, Dail\ No. il. 7 10 a m a zn Ar. Abbeville.. ins 12 ll p m 12 22 5 m 1 25 p ia 1 45 p ra 2 25 p ra r. Bolton. 2 5? p ra j 10 p ra Andorson Greeuvlll?. Ar. Atlanta. 3 35 p ra 4 20 p ra o so p ra STATIONS. Didlv No. 12. Lv. Greenvillo ... Piedmont.... Williaroston Lv. Andorson , Lv. ?elton Ar. Donnalds, Lv. Abbeville ,,. Lv. Hodges. " Greenwood. " Ninety-Six.. Lv. Newberry.. " Prosperity.. Ar. Columbia... Charleston.. 10 30 10 55 11 18 ll 05 a m 11 IJ5 a in 12 03 p m ll 45 a ra Iii 20 p ra 1 00 p m 1 25 p m 2 25 p ra 2 37 p m 3 50 p ra a o? p m STATIONS. "6 30p| 7 ion Lv....Charleston.... Ar| 8 IDaily lNo.14lNo.10 8 3?a 0 07a 10 04a 10 20a 10 Wa 10 54a tl 25a * 45a M ll Ute 1150a 1258p 185p 155p 205p 240p 310p,Lv 0 45p1 Ar . Columbia. .Alston. .t-'antuc... .Union. ... Jonesville.. .Paeolot_ . Spurtnnburg. . Spartanburc. ... Asheville... U35p 2 50p 134p 12 Wp 12 30p 12 Mp ll ?5a 112?a 8 2uu iiooa o3p 8 50a 7 4dp 7 15p 0 53p 6 47p 0 20p G CSp "P," p. in. "A," a. m. Trains 0 and 10 corry elegant Pullman ?lceping cars between Columbia and Ashcvillo, enrouto daily between Jackson ville and Cincin nati. Trains leave friartaubure, A. & C. division, northbound, <t:lo a.m., 3:22 p.m., 0:18 p.m., (Vestibule Limited); southbound 1:00 a. m., SM p. m., ll : 7 n. m., (Vestibule Limited.) Trains leave Greenville, A. and C. division, northbound, 5:25 a. m., 2:1U :>. m. and 5.;?0 p. m., (Vestibuled Limited) : southbound. 1:50 a. m., 4:40 p. m., 12:28p. m. (Vestibuled Limited). Pullman Service Pullman palace Bleeping ears on Trains 35 and 8fi, 87 and 38, on A. aud C. division. Vf. H. GREEN, Gen. Suporiutendent, Washington, 1). C. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Ag't. Washington. D. C. J. M. GULP Trafilo MYr. Washir-rton, D. O. S. H. HARDWICK, As't Gou. Pass. Ag't. Atlanta, Ga. N BICYCLE REPAIRING K ATLY and cheaply executed by J.;;T. cc TV A.WIGIXGT?N, Newell,'.^ C. BACKACHE ! This trouble arises from some kidney or beumatic affection. In either case notti ng is so effective aa Stuart's Gin and Buchu. it purifies the blood and gives a good ?ealthy flow of urine,, and imparts vigor ind tone to the kidneys and bladder. If ?.ou feel unwell, have a don't care kind of 'eeling, and are generally out of sorta, ?our kidneys, liver or blood needs s'.imu ating. Stuart's Gin and Buchu. s the remedy. It will not disappoint you. For all kidnev. bladder and other urinary roubles STUART'S GIN AND BUCHU s a remedy of established merit ATLANTA. GA.--I take pleasure in certi fying that STUHRT'S GIN AND BUCHU jas made s cure of me I And it the best sidney remedy I have ever used. P. W. MERRETT. CINCINNATI, 0-After a thorough and careful trial, I find STUARTS GIN AND BUCHU to be a reliable diuretic and kid ney tonic. D. R. STAUFFACHER. Sold in Anderson by Evana' Pharmacy. Aug. 3.1896 6 4 F ABM TO RENT ! LYING in cwo miles of Anderson, near enough to-send to the Graded School. Tnis Farm contains about sixty acres of cultivatable land, and bas a nice Vineyard in good condition. Comfortable build ings. I wish to rent from this time until January 1st, also for the following year. Will give possession of the houses at once. For terms apply to the Postmaster at An derson. MRS. C. C. SIMPSON. July 15,1S90_JJ_4_ DENTISTRY. THE copartnership heretofore existing between Dr. Anderson and myself is now dissolved, therefore I wish lo inform the people that from and after this date I will continue the practice of !Dentistr - alone. Thanking the people fer past pa tronage, and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am most respectfully, A. C. STRICKLAND, Dentist. ?S3- P. S.-Office in Masonic Temple. M. L. Box HA ii. H. H. WATXHTS. BONHAM & WATKINS, Attorneys at Law. ANDERSON, .' - - 8. C. WILL practice in the State and United States Court. OFFICE-Opposite Post Office. Aug 15, 1894_7_3m J. F. BICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILL practice in all the Courts of the State. Prompt attention will be given to all business. Office over the Farmers and Merchants Bank ANDERSON, S. C. _ BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. H. C. BEATTIE, Receiver. October 6tb, 1895. Eastbound MIXED No. 12. a 10 50 a m f 10 25 a m f 10 15 a m a 10 00 a m a 9 42 am f 9 33am s 8 56 a m s 8 25am s 8 15 a m Between Anderson and Wal balla. STATIONS. Ar.-Alderton.Lv .......Deiner. .Antin. .M..Pendleton. .........Cherry's Crossing.".. ....Adam's Crossing. .Seneca ". .West Union. -Walhalh. ?LT _ Ari Westb'd MIXED No. II. 8 50pm 410pm 4 20pm 4 30pm 4 40pm 4 50 D m 520pm 6 10 p m C 35 p ia 645pm J. R. AN DE E.SON, Superintendent. W. C. COTHKAN, General Agent. Connections at Seneca w; th Soutbean Ballway No. ll. At Anderson with Southern Ballway Nos. ll and 12. PORT ROYAL AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY AUGUSTA AND ASHEVILLE SHORT LINE J. B. CLEVELAND, Becelrer. In effect Jul}' 7, 1896. LT Augusta... Ar Greenwood-. Ar Anderson. Ar Laurens. Ar Greenville.-.. Ar Glenn Springs Ar Spartan burg... Ar Saluda. Ar Hendersonville.. Ar Asheville., 9 40 am 12 17 pm 7 SO pm 115 pm 2 55 pm 4 30 pm 3 00 pm 5 23 pm 5 51 pm 6 45 pm 7 00 pm ll 80 pm 7 00 am 945 am 10 20 am Lv Asheville. Lv !-partanburg. Lv Glenn Snrings.. Lv Greenville. Lv Laurena. Lv Anderson. Lv Greenwood. Ar Augusta. 4 00 pm 8 20 am 1145 am 10 00 am 1165 am 115 pm 10 25 a ni |............. 2 28 pm 5 00 am 5 05 pm 9 35 am 4 00 pm 7 00 pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L., and C. & G. Kail way, and at Spartanburg with southern Bailway. For any information relative ta tickets, rates, schedule, etc., address W. J. CEAIG, Gen. Trna. Agent, Augusta, Ga. QEABOARD AIR-LINE SCH1CDULE. O IN EFFECT DEC. 23, 1895. 1 The Atlanta Special." Solid Vestibnlei Train No Extra Fare Charged. NORTHBOUND. 80UTI [BOUND No. 38. Daily. 7 45pm 11 11pm 12 15am 12 48am 1 30pm 2 02pm 2 i.9pm No. 402. Dally. 12 noon 3 07pm 4 01pm 4 27pm 4 55pm 5 23pra 6 08pm Eastern Eime, ?No. 403.1 No. f_I?aily Except Atlanta. Dally. Iv...Atlanta Iv... Athens, ar...Elberton..IT ar.Calhoun F.lv ar.. Abbeville. IT ar Greenwo'd IT ar...Cl in ton ...IT I ar? 4C9pmt 5 20am 8 07pm I 3 35am 211pm 2 25am 1 4Gpmt 1 52am 1 20pm i 115am 12 57pm 112 43pm 12 15pm, ll 60pm 4 ?Opml 6 iTani 7 33pm I ar 9 15pm ! ar ..Chester ...IT j ...Monrt*... IT I 9 55am 9 35am il020pa 9 15am ll 31am 1 12pm 3 00pm 5 43pm 6 40pm 11 35pm 12 48 n't 5 45am 6 53am 1 26am 2 33am 4 05am 6 02am 6 40am 11 00am 12 05pm 2 20pm 4 53pm ...Raleigh... IT ..Hendera'n.lv ...Weldon ...IT Petersburg IT . Richmond IT . Wash'gix>n IT ? Baltimore Iv .Phil'delp'alT . New Ycrk IT 5 30am 4 22am 2 5 Vam 110am 12 36am 8 40pm 7 31pm 5 15am 3 20pm 8 3 pm 189pm 11 55 am 9 50am 9 05am 4 10am 2 55am 12 50n't 9 00pm BETWEEN ATLANTA AND CHARLESTON No. 34. Daily Ito 46. 7 15am 9 27am 9 46am 10 00am 11 45am 12 05pm 12 17pm 12 15pm 1 24pm 1 51pm 2 15pm 2 35pm Iv.Atlanta.City time...ar ar...Lawrenceville.,.east timc.ar .Au bu rr.-.tr sr.Winder..".ar ar.Elberton.... .ar ar.Heardmont ... -. ar.Calhoun Fills.ar ar........._Abbeville.ai ar.Greenwood.ar ar. ."...?..-.Gross Hill.ar ar."Clinton.Itl Iv.Clinton.?ri 6 46pm 6 26pm 6 05pm 5 53pm 4 01pm 5 40pm 826pm 8 07pm 2 42pm 2 13pm 142pm 1 20pm 4 15 pmiar.Columbia.arlll 15pm 5 50 pm ar."Sumter.ar/10 00am 8 40 pm I ar.Charleston.- "...IT' 7 15am Trains Nos. 402 and 4ol a e solid Testibuled trains willi Pullman Buffet sleeping cara between Atlanta and Washington, through sleeper betweea Atlanta and Portsmou?h, Va., and Pullman Buffet parlor cars between Washington and New York Trains Nos. 38 and 41 run solid between Atlanta and Norfolk, carrying Pullman sleeper making direct connection at Weldon for Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and a,U pointa north and east ; ai; Norfolk with steam ers for Washington, Bay Line for Baltimore, Old Dominion for New York. Trains 34 and 45, solid trains between Atlanta ind Columbia, with, through coaches for Charleston. Tickets for s*1? at Union depotr r at company's ticket office, No. 6 Kimball House. E. St John, vice-President and Gen'l. Manger. V. E. McBee General ?-'up<?rlnfendent. T J. Anderson, Gen'l. Passenger Agent. B. A. Newland, Gen'l. Ag;nt Pass Department, Atlanta, Ha. W. B. Clements, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga._ ATLANTIC COAST LIME. Fast Line Between Charleston and Col umbiaand UpperSouch Carolina, North Carolina, and Athens and Atlanta, CONDENSED SCHEDULE. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, WILMINGTON, N. C., May 17,1S9C. GOING WHST, GOING EAST. ?No. 52._No. 53._ 8 50 pm 7 12 pm 5 58 pm 4 40 pm 3 03 pm 2 PO pm 210 pm 1 45 pm Lv.Charleston.Ar Lv......Lanes......Ar Lv.Sumter.Ar Ar.Columbi a...........LT Ar.Prosperit y."LT Ar~.New Derry.LT Ar.Clinton.LT Ar.Laurens.LT Ar.GrPcnwood".........LT Ar.Abbeville.LT Ar-.Ath?ns,Ga.LT Ar."..Atlanta, Ga.LT Ar.Winnsboro.Lv Ar.Charlotte.LT 7 00 am 8 34 am 9 43 am 10 55 am 11 58 pm 12 10 pm 12 50 pm 1 IA pm 2 :-.3 pm 3 OP pin 5 10 pm 7 45 pm 6 05 pm 8 20 pm 3 4.1 pm 4 21 pm 2 40 pm 6 3fi pm 6 45 pm ".Dailf! Nos. 52 and 53 Solid Trains bf tween Charlwiton and Columbia, S. C., and carry through coach be tween Charleston and Atlantti ll. M. Euzsaojr, Asa't. Gen'l. Passenger Agjpt J. R, KENLEJ. General I " T. SI -EKKBSOH Traffic J Ar.Anderson-.LT Ar........."-.Greenvllle.LT Ar.Spartanburg .........LT Ar.Eenderaonville.Lv Ar.Ashville..LT ll 41 am 9 35 am 1100 am 10 36 am 11 28 aa 9 23 am 8 20 am