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HARPER te BROTHE,
1887.
Harper's Bazaar.
Illu ustrated.

HARpER's BAZAAR combines the choicest
literature anu the finest art Illustrations with
The latest fashions and the most useful FAM
lily reading. It's stories, poems, and essays
are by the best writers, aud It's numerous
sketches are unsurpassed. It's papers on So
cal ctiIucitc, decorative art, housekeeping
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Not 4 line is admitted to It's columns that
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1887.
Harper's S Magazine.
Illustrated.

HARpER'S MAGAZINE during 1881 will con-
tain Il novel oi intense intense politira!. Sc.
cial, and romantic interest, entitled "Narkl
ii story of l,u&sian lifc-by KATHLEEN
O'MEARA; new novel entitled april
Hopes" by w. ID. llowELl.S: southern
Sketches" by CHARLES DUDLEY WARMER
and HEBECCA HARDING DAVIS, illustrates
hv WILLIAM HAMILTON gibson; "Grcat
American Industries - continued; "Social
Studies" by Dr.. X. r. Ely; further articles
on the Railway Problem by coinpctcnl
writer's. new series of iiustrasonS by l.. y.
AEEEy and ALFRED PARSONS; articles by
+. p. ROE; and other attractions.
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TIE many friends Of Thomas McGcttigan
announce the Round Knob cigar the best. II
took the lead at the Palmetto House on Sale
Day. And Tom still guarantees satisfaction
to all who favor him with their Patronage
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Male citizens between twenty-one and
sixty years are liable to Poll tax.
Tax payers in Ninety-Six and Cokes-
bury townships arc notified that the tax
pay the interest on the Bonds in aid oil
the Atlantic, Greenville and Western
Railway Company, amounting to 81
mills will be collected at tho same time
as the State and County taxes, and will
be subject to the same penalties in case
of non-payment.
In order to further the collection of the
taxes and to accommodate the tax payers
as far as am able have arranged the
following schedule of appointments, and
request tho tax payers will take due no.
tce thereof as the Office at the Cour
House will necessarily be closed OH those
days:
Verdery, Tuesday, November 2nd.
Bradley, Wednesday, November Bird.
Troy, Thursday, November 4th.
Mccormick, Friday, November 5th.
Lowndesville, Saturday, November 9th
Mt. Carmel, Monday, November 9th.
The other days of that week in the Of
| flee at the Court House.
Ninety-Six, Monday, November 18th
from arrival Of down train until depart
ure of up-train Tuesday, 10Th.
Greenwood, Tuesday evening, Novem
Der 10th, and Wednesday morning, No
vembcr 18th.
Hodges, Thursday, November 18th, un
til o'clock, p. NJ.
Donaldsviilc, Friday, November 10Th
Due West, Saturday, November Goth
The remainder of the time will be il
tho office at the Court House.
All information as to taxes will IL
cheerfully given by mail or otherwise.
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HroSS Goods.

The ladies would be amazed to examine the
fine dress goods of which ]. c. Miller has sam
pies Call early and buy any number Of
yards at wholesale prices. 1913 If
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Ready.MaGe Clothing.

Call on ]. C. Miller, at the old stand of Mil
Ter Brothers. and order n suit Of ready made
clothing from the samples which he has on
exhibition 1918. IF
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Wooden piece Goods by the Yard.

Call on ]. C. Miller, at the old stand of Miller
Brothers, and select q piece Of woocn goods
suitable for gentlemen's and boys clothing
lU-l3 If
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House and Lot for Sale.

rs,IIE HOUSE AND LOT belonging to Rev.
1 =. ii. JEFFERSON Is offered for sale.
The: dwelling is Il siX-rOom house, on corner
lot ON Magazine Hill, In tie town of Abbe-
vile. On the place is Il well Of good water.
Terms and price apply to -
NnY. |. 1:Sii. If
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CLOTHING

VOU will find their Stock of Mems, Youths
I and Boys, the best selection in the up
country. The best stock and the latest style
Diagonal and Corkscrew ever brought 10 thls
market, both as Getaways and Sack Suits
Also Il large stock of Ovcrcoats, in every style
and quality a tremsndouS stock Of
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CHRISTMAS IN COMING!

U1hlDlMAD III UUMlA u!
And Should you Want to
Make a Present of
A nice pair VASES Lawson has them.
A nice COLOGNE SET. Lawson has it,
a nice GUEST CUP. Lawson has it.
A nice FLOWER STAND. Lawson has it.
a nice CARD RECEIVER. Lawson has it.
A Plush or Russia Leather PHOTOGRAPH AL
BUM. Lawson has it.
A Plush or Leather AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. {.
Lawson has it.
An elegant SCRAP BOOK. Lawson has it.
A nice LIQUOR SET. Lawson has it,
Anicely bound POET or NOVEL. Lawson has it. 81
A nice CHINA ORNAMENT. Lawson has it.
a pair Bisque sTATUETTEs. Lawson has them. 3
4 nice BUTTER DISH. Lawson has it.
Or should you want Christmas Card. Law
son has 400 different kinds to select from.
And for Santa Claus they have every kind Of
Toy imaginable. Dolls, Tea Setts, Toy
Books, Tool Chests, Horns, Drums, &c.
In fact LAWSON, at the Post Office, has ev-
erything suitable for a Present or Santa /.
Claus.
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Terra Gotta Wells.
Farm to Rent.

MFR. WALKER of Iaurcns county having
EA found 1t iInpossibe u occupy the housr
Which he rented for 1857 on Hard Labor, the
place is for rent The farm is conveniently
located for school, and is in Il pleasant
nriglborEood to live. Apply on the PLACE to
ID. II. HOWARD.
Near Vc-dcry, Nov. 10, lSSG.
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HARPER's PERIODICALS.
Per Sear:

BRARI, One Year Ci2'Nn:nhcrS) ;::."..io W
HAHPER'S HANDY SERIES, One Year
Posto1e Free to oil subscribers in The CHhed
States or CttlG(tt.
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rsHIAr vaiuahl" sirrc room now occupied bS
Z Itr;sI;S PARKER * lilLa, bin" one I"
the largest houses and one of til" most drsifi
bic places of busint sS in the town. AnrII l.
PARKER 4 MCGDWAN.
Nov. n, lS'G. If
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An cpitomc of everything that is attractive
and desirable in juvcnilc litcraturc.-EpStOn
CUItTi"r.
4 weekly feast "f good things TO the boys
and girls in every family which il visits
Broohiyn Union.
II is Wonderful In It's wealth of pictures, in
Formation, and interest," CiriSiinn AdrUctRc,
y. y.
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS

Postage Free 10 all Subscribers IN the United
!StC,teS or Canada.
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HARPEERs'S PERIODICALS.
Per Wear:

Postage Free IN al Subscribers ia the United
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in town. You will find their Stock Of Dry
Goods, Notions, LADIES' Dress Goods, Cash
mercs, Worsteds, Flannels, Waterproof, Lind,
srys, &c, complete and prices that will suit
every one. Always on hand q large stock OF
Domostics, Ginghams, Sheeting, Shirting
Checked Homcspun, Calicoes, &c. They have
q very large stock of
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HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.
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Shirts, Collars and Cuffs.
GUNS, BreGch and MuZZlG Loading

Pistols, Cartridges, Shells. and Loading I'm
rlcmcmts. also IL large stock of Musical lnStru-
mcnls Their stock OF Hardware is complete.
They always have on hand full and large
stock Of
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

Every one can be suited. The largest stool
of Misses Shoes in town. Ladies' in ever.
made at the very lowest prices. The larges
stock Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

Charles and Elmer Reese. brothers,
horse aud buggy 20 their
use. that Wa hitched near the church q
0elviu, Tuesday night Of last week. 0e'
longing TO Miss Donglssa, and ihey
akipped cut with the same for Ken
tucky. Hugh Hsles. detective from
Rock port, went IN pursuit and captured
the Reeses In Ohio county. Nv, and
brought them 10 Boonville on Sunday
and lodged them In jail. They were
taken before Justice Sheppard Monday
aud placed under $500 bond to appeal
|st the ensuing term Of court Ihs
|Reeses came to Selvin short time since
from Pike county. - Boouvills Standard
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HuntingbnfG Argus.
Srventy-lwo car loads Of new steel
rails have been received here and are -
60 down on the Evansville branch, ard
Foreman Lynch will hegin taking ~
the old rails. RELAXING with new ores.
next Monday. beginning here and going
south. Another force il 10 lie started
and the work will be pushed vigorously
forward. The rails are Of extra Qnniitys :
y eighirg c6 pounds 70 tho yard.
The company is having considerable
amount Of trouble with the cid engines,
They are being continually run into tbs
chops dead" uecessitatiag 90 Increased
amonnt oi labor for the machine snop~i
hich are running day and night. Nearly
every engine on the road has been ~ the
shops within the lsst two weeks. and
unless the new engines arrive soon trss-
| &c will be delayed almost constantly.
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They had the pavement on Pax street
torn 10 from curb 10 curb the other dsy
when potato peddlar's horse ard WAGON
came rushing slong- The repsirers
shouted 10 the driver 70 stop. but ne
would not. and horse ani wagon wore
rushed over the loose blocks aud through
The ditch 10 The soliI road beyond.
You must he Ia sn sw:ui hurry, re-
marked one of tha PAYERS TO the pefdier
ae he WAS gathering for fresh stsrt.
"You het ami
"Anything special 2"
.WelI. 1 sold woman back here three
Ipecks of potatoes for bushel, and u
there u any Cit in this hoss. the rcxt rem
minutes is the time 10 show it"-Des
iroli Free Pse-s.
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Mr.. Cleveland Talks On the zaseGS

Mr.. Cleveland Talks On the 1as14k
Times.
The President, in . verv receog oou<
versasion wifh friepd. gave ~ tnfes<ees
ing outline Of his position on the sAS51s
~ sps~k;ng on the subject be said:
II have watched The progress ~ this
tariff sgitssion in she House aud perceive
that Il will be necessary for the Aimse-
istration 10 take ich of H. In the pres-
ent condition ~ thiDRs u is doing tho
Democwi;c party great damsgs oy
fomenting faciionsl disseniions. BY thg
time the Fifticsh Comgssss assemblies, q
Il not improb .ble that thA Administse~
ticn will have snessure 70 recommend
Il will be = measure that viii take eu~
vsnced ground Of me Democratic pastvs
and msy ~ the irsne Of tho next csosS
psigp. There 10 . tendency 10 crows
the tariff questions. Thersfpre, jurseso
nf dodging and doubling, tie De0o-
cratic party had better take . stand aDo
tcst Il before The people.
II am not free trader. nor Am Whist
some call high prcsective tas;6 nan
believe tia. there !. middle ground
upon which we can al stand with per-
feet regard for the interests Of industry
and the sufaciency OF the reveruc'
The President iniiniaied that he would
not advise any attempt 70 pass tsrln
bin st the coming session but wouS0
urge the adoption o! iha sdministratlva
features OF The Hewitt hili that The ~
listing statutes were inadequate in INC
matter Of enforcing the customs laws.
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Nev AlDeny Leoe0
Jacksonville hiss the only Govern
mept licensed oleomsrgsrire dealer IN
ihis di,isiou Of she Seventh Internal
Revenue district.
A number Of Indianians interested n
the famous stone qnar-ies In Lawrence
county. are 10 Washington 70 urge ihs
Su pervising Architect to adopt this stone
In Government buildings. st least In IN
west. There ID no question thst II - q
durable - granite aud certainly more
beautiful.
An inmste or the Soldiers Home, O
DAYTON, writes. I'VE had q glorious
Thanksgiving dinner. We have st ~
home the largest beer saloon In I'M
United States. The average daily sales
al made 70 iumates Of the Home, ar
twenty-five barrels day, or eight hun
dred gallons. The saloon is run BY tn
Government and the beer cold at COS
v ish transportation added
J The plans for the Government cour
house and poet Office in this city yer
completed BY the Supervising Architec
st Washington on Saturday. The build
ing will be three tsosi~s high aud beausl
> tuI IN i,s architecture. The contracts to
the material aud masonry will Be lei
! W Washington City on tue 10th of Decem
ber ana work on the building commencs
, ed earIy IN the Spring OF 1887. The cor
! crete foundations have been csvere
|, with earth 10 preserve them from "
winter freezing
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Willie ShIpman l. Oh the mend sh'e
10 be out again.
Encch Dove. os North East. Martin
county. IL Visiting friends aud relatives
OF this place. Mr. Dove IL . genial clev'
er gentlemen lie il working win Z
saw mill and IL ~ expert - the business
Johnston & Cbenow weih. of ShosIs. ore
bucking slaves IN the msighb'rhood 81
Hillham. They have In their employ
quite number OF unmarried men. wh0
have fallen In love with Columbia's fair
dssnsels Two OF these gentlemen mskt
frequent visits 10 Mr. G0liins'; one goes
TO M. Moore's, and another y haunted
q Mr. Hsll's. Too had. gentlemen; H.
bad enough 10 take cur oak timber. and
10 want 10 take our girls j. certainly
little too much.
! Died. last Friday. Of typhoid fever
Robert Bowman. or Arthur. Pike c"un
". Mr. Bowman was horn aud rxi-e'
in ihis township; moved 10 Arthur tws
Ears ago; he wss about thirty year
old: has lived aud cared for his ages
mother. lie has been devoted Ch'is
sisn fnr ten years; member Of the Uni
ted Brethren church. He leaves moth
er, two brothers, and many friends 4
mourn his death. They have the gym
pslhy Of this entire community.
\ Rev. vanclesve. psstor in charge, %
aisted BY Revs. Clapp, Newisnd an
Charnes. n +. Church. are holding
protrscted meeting At Mt. Labom church
two miles east Of this place. They re
port quite number Of conversions en-
accessions during me meeting.
4 Our merchants have brought on thei
!. winter stock az goods. and all that's M
cessAry 20 make them happy is : lot
. cash customers.
: Our gunsmiih u working At his trad
J with email piece Of steel In HE rigi
{ eye.
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Monday, Z large gray eagle, attacked
fiock OF turkeys belonging 20 Late Neigh
bors, near Naschez Mr.. Neighbors pro.
cured his rifle and gave chase. The bird
perched himself on dead tree near BY
and we'll directed shot from the fowl
ing piece brought him TO the ground
severely wounded through the body
Four dogs we're then Get on his fowiship
and we're soon done up In Sullivan stvle
M. Neighbors, after desperate night
succeeded Ia killing the bird. whlct
measured u feet IL inches from ZIP q
Tip. ~ Shoals Democrat
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A special dispatch 10 the indianapolis
Sentinel, dated Orleans, Dec 3. says
Quite IN excitement WAS created here
to.dav when Il became known that Dep.
uty United States Marshal Wssd bad
been 10 Ps0li aud other psrts cf Orsngs
county aud arrested on Federal irsnd
Jury warrants the Republican sheriff aud
Au,litor-eieci, together with i've Other
prominent Republicans IN this county
The chsrge- are that they were sIl en.
gagged In illegal practices ~ the recent
election. TLi- county should have givss
: large Democratic majority, and sh'
only reason II dit nos was because none,
was used as freely - water BY the Ks
pubIicsns. I..st week when the Wit
messee went 10 indianapolis 70 iestir,
they were followed b. certain kepubI'
cans from this county, who did al thel
could 10 stop witnesses from sestifying
The arrests have created more terro
here than an earthquake"
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The miners q the No. I mines we're
Al, treated to cigar each BY their Super.
iutendent, Joe small. lt had been
nromised The men ,hst the first day they
would send ont zoo cws, they were 20 os
treated % cigars. This number was sent
out Monday with the tho finest blsct
diamonds ever seen IN the State o. ~
diana. Andrew Kocher is boss II shi'
mine while Mr. John Cabel u genera
manager. There's no doubt that the NJ
4 Vii prove decided success, ,~- Davies
County Democrat.
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The following patents we're granted
Cor the week ending Nov. 80. 1888, res
ported expressly for this paper oy Joes
n. Hunter, Solicitor Of American and
Foreign Patents. Washington. D. z.
J.P. Endercas, Pimcnto. wheeibar,ow !
Msinrad Rumeiy. LaPorie. spark-arresf-,
er: Edmond Zolier, Iadisrepolis. Gun
button and holder: w. G. lett Wssbing-
ton. ciod cru-her aud poiven.xs:; H. J.
Ahlgrim. Rose Lawn. calf veanars q.
Is. Hack. indianapolis. guide-roIi for
b md saws; Elijah Bunch, Richmond.
wire-twister; Wm. Tri'rh. Ccrunnss
|gaset i. r. Pu!gbsm. Richmond. tertilt-
rer Distributor; j. 9. swain. Martins
vile. hsrse tail holder; j. II. Githerts
Chariesiown. wheel plow.
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self into impecuniomDsity that Vince
aid give him = ride. The ueighhnr
hadn't more'u got settled nice IN the
wagon when Vince give : howl an .
cut o. HE whip TO the horses. and. throw
in' away the lInea, psrched hlsseif "n me
for'srd end a. the wagon body and grab
bed the hosses nv the tails Away they
went. helly.to-hOot, an : streske O.
Rressed liz htnin' couldn't ketched IN
70 that wagon not IL Il had chased y
clean 10 the Delaware River. tn hain't
o. man now livin' In these parts - kin
tell sxscsuelly whst happened on that
Ave- miled a. road. hut tn was pieces o
Yince's wagon found ahoot every ten
foot The umsuspectin' neighbor was
picked up ia LOT ten rod from the roam
rh' was two q bis ribs tht wssn't broke,
II my mem'ry haint gone back oa me-
an his :, ssem generIis was jArred con-
sihAhle. Sides all that. there wss e'ev'
en- other wagons rsposiu' IN tho ditch on
both sides o the road, which Vince'
team an follerin's had come into close
contixnoA.ty with. When Vince's hos.
ses come iesrin' up to his bsrnyard an
stopped tn want none O the wagon
fast 10 'em but the pole an druhlei rec
Vince was strAddIe O. that. ho'din' or
by the hosses' tails, an long fore ne got
to the barn he was heerd yeitin' ~ tns
hosses to Git along out O. this ! jiss p
II they was only joggio' long at snail
gait. Vince allns swore that ne msd'
them Ave m!le'd in seven minutes, 81
no one never disputed him.
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resevshrss Fe~s-
Messrs. Mart Flcener, OF this place.
aud Cy. Alien. Of vinceunes, last week
made the following proposition 70 tho
board OF county commissioners:
I'VE will Ies ron hnvc thu nse of our
|.A!odes Tax DuI,icates' and ever thing
belonging thereto TOR one-hsh sne
amount lost 20 the county IN any ono
year ia the lsst eight years; the board %
select the year aud the auditor 70 make
the exsmination aud submit 10 you he
verified statement. and We 20 pay the
auditor for making the examination
and IL you accept this proposition 10
will furnish the books for the 6rst ycaF
IGratuitously."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

NJ. and Mrs NJ. Neck OF PsuIdinR
county. Ga, parents Of our fellow citizen
w. 3. Meek. are respectively IS and -
wears old. Eleven children were born
unto them three Of these died unnatural
deaths; eight are living; thirly-tw"
grandchildren have been born unto them
one Of which was stillborn; the remain
lug thirty .one are living. There ere
now In the family torty-seven living
persons. This couple have been mar.
ried fifty eight year, 20 there has not
been = natural death IN the family du.
ring fifty-eight years.-Aonroe Adver'
tiser.