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COUNTERPARTS. r^eaanot.rure them?I, who cannot fly r v' With listless petals on the summer air : The drooping flower breathed a quivering sigh' 7?. For dainty butterflies, that would not care. tTpon her breast a touch of velvet wings, ^ -:- Even as on the air her sigh'arose, "lad come Co her the restless, fluttering things, ' Iared by the loveliness of her repose, ?Alice Rolling In Lippincott's. .?'AS ALCHEMIST. r. From a cosmic point of view a lovers' quarrel is not a very serious thing. But, ^ then, nothing is very serious from, a cosmic point of view; even, a Franco ^^.Prusslan-war is impotent to ruffle the serene face of the cosmos, and earth BEquakes and tornadoes indicate a mere passing irritability and aro of no conso WMruence. In the lofty state of mind in? duced by such reflections, Br. Max Semmlor was apt to neglect such trifles as fashions iu hats and coats and neckties, ffigwhich could not be brought into any .'possible relation with his scier.co, and i^-:-when stimulated br the criticism of his fiancee, Katchen Schr?der, he resolved to B&onform to the whims of his ige?his 7 experiments[!xtconformity proved alwayj ,. more disastrous that his unconscious . orfginabty. .. That of course, led to scenes \ ..\vhich were unpleasant while they lareed, wero. "made vp" in the usual apf ed fashion. For all that, someth " after these quarrels which and caresses failed to efface. It. 1_ . slowly to dawn- upon Max that com. : Influence was at work tending to alienate -Katchen "from him; and after having vainly speculated upon it for a month, he |r "x> asked'her, ^rith all sorts of cautious] lover like circuhidoculatlons, what was - the matter. She shed a few preliminary \ tears,''Which, In Max's eyes, heightened ?, ?: her loveliness, and then exclaimed: ^?^-^fvThatiathe good of my concealing it ?;^;;anyIon^,:Max?,-> . Max declared that he could see no good v ; : <a lovir yon^>Max," she cried; '700 >^lb:owi;.fliBJ;^I:..Iove'you; hut hbw can I '?/-". marry you when. you - are. such a fafl ^^.irreZvJS^ir.' fatber insists upon it that $ ^?^mustbreak nay engagement with you and; marry Mr. Barhitsch, the broker. That's! ^what; makes me-cry, for I cannot Bye' without you to scold, Max; and yet, what can . I do. when papa and mamma both throw it at me from morning till night you: can make no money?that you axe a failure?" ^?Faflnre!" cried Max, jumpmg upland) r his spectacles with his handker "Ia failure! I, who have taken: , the great university medal in chemistry; aud.am how a tutor, with a sure promise ?ESfca professorship?" Ti-'' -*rze8> hut what Is a professorship after ^T-^aQr Six or eight hundred dollars a year,! V with the prosrpact of $1,000 whan yon are too old to enjoy it Mr. Harbitsch often; makes, that ia a day, or even more." "Yes, but how. dojea he make itf By; s^jgambling, and cheating. I have heard1 ? > ; -;; ?iat his reputation on the bourse is very ; bad. If I wanted to cheat I could also ! '^'?et rich, and in a shorter time' than Har .. Wtsbh." ? ."Wen, could you now? My fathnr says that you ? scientific men are mere', nlght ;*ape, whosit in your' studies and medi '. 't?te, but cannot turn your knowledge to any practical account" , ^ Ihr. Semmler. began to pace tl.o floor angrily, buttoning and again unbuttoning I^Jns coat as he went on. Suddenly be '^'stopped before his astonished fiances. y.W- "Katchen," he said, seriously, "vhat Is :-^k*^iiO00 more or lees to a roan who stands fi v face to face v.lth the infinities/" v ' tl da not know what it Is. to a man, but to a woman who stands face to fico . with the Infinities it is a good deal. She can get no end of things with it". -"Ah, my child," exclaimed Max, in despair, "what are ?things? Nothing at all We are ourselves nothing at &?. -Wei produce scare ely a ripple upon the ntream of time. Consider the immensity of the is \>tiine that has preceded us, the immensity of the time that wfil succeed us, and- the immensity of the space that surrounds us; the innumerable myriads and myriads of BttSwr kind that nature has poured fcrth, Is ? pouring forth, and shall pour forth to all eternity ; what then, are you and I In this .. torrent of teeming, whirling, seething, in exhaustible life? What occupatfoa is . v nobler and more dignified to a mail, con-' scions of his place in this cosmic life, than to contemplate nature's grandeor, to Investigate her serene and pitiless pro cessess, to press his ear close to her breast and listen to her mighty heart heat? What Is .'the occupation of a paltry, puibHnd, money changor compared to the calm &nd lofty seership of a priest In the temple of ' science who . contentedly burns out' the flickering lamp of his being in the service of the great mother who made hlmf" ; "Thatis beautiful! That .is grand, in? deed," ejaculated Katchen, much im? pressed by her lover's eloquence. She - put her arms about his neck and wept for ;: a While contentedly upon his bosom. "You are a great man, Indeed, Mat,*', ? ' she went on, sobbing; "I shall never say ; V: 1.again that you are a failure: But," she -3. added, hesitatingly, gazing up at him ; with an adorable, tearful smile, "if you only could make a little money?not on :. my account, yon know, but on fathar's." Max tore himself away from her and began once more to pace the floor. .? " "But you would not have me a mere miserable' money making Philistine, who' deserts science and invents baking pow ' ders and shoe blacking?" he dried, indig hantly. "Yes, yes, 1 would," she responded en thusiasticafly. "Do invent something; ^-ahoe blacking, for instance, warranted not ?:?.' -to crack the leather, because that's just - what I am in need of?Semmler's Shoe - Shine! S. S. 3. in all the newspapers and ~ on the street corners. Motto: A child ?'? can blacken itself with this blacking!" She laughed with delight at her idea and clung onca more caressingly about his neck. '.'?Bot I should be a very unhappy man -it I deserted science and engaged perma nently in any such pursuit" he demon . strated, gravely. "Well then, desert science temporari? ly; but only do mako some money," she coaxed. ^'?vHe stood long pondering, and a tremu ^??Ious' ahl^paissed through his frame. .; \i "How long win you wait forme?" he \ asked, with a rtern resolution in his face. lOb\ I cbuM wait forever," she an? swered, tenderly; "outlet us say a year,'" she went on, as the worldly reflections, be? gan to predominate.* ',;. J ?'Well, then, a year." ' But tell me," she urged, as he ap Tprbached the door, "what do you mean to jr?" "An experiment in profitable transgres n. The renowned millionaire, Lender Harkness, sat In his office in SanliTan . cisco writing dispatches to his brokers in New York and Chicago, when a note was handed to him by a messenger. "Dear sir," he read, "I approach you with some hesitation, knowing perfectly the; objection wMch you wfll naturally have to entertaining the proposition I am about to make to you. I have no guaran? tee to offer you that I approach you in good faith, except the fact that I can in no way be benefited by the experiment 1;Which I propose to make, unless it is abso? lutely; what it pretends to be. I have made a great discovery, which I will di? vulge to you on certain conditions, if you will grant me an interview of not less than half an hour. Yours respectfully, - "Heinbich Wachtmeistee. '' TeB him to get out," said Mr. Hark to the messenger, as he flung the let? ter into bis waste paper basket He scribbled on for a few minutes in silence, leaned over to consult the tape upon which the "ticker" behind him was print? ing .the market quotations. Suddenly his face brightened. "By jingo!" he ex claimed; "Union Pacific at 86. That's $200,000 In my pocket!" His humor was much improved by this of good luck, and as he strode j through the outer offices he felt the agree able exhilaration of a man at peace with the world. When he was accosted at the i door by. a round shouldered, youngish looking man, with blonde beard and spec tacles, he did not repeat his invitation to -"get out" ' ^Are you the fellow that wrote the let . ter?" he asked. "With your permission, I am," the . young man replied, with a marked Ger? man accent "I think you would find it , to your own advantage not to refuse me tho interview." ? ~> "AU right; come in." He turned around briskly and passed through the ground glass door to thejnner office, leaving the German to follow. Mr. Harkness was, like most of the bonanza men of the Pacific coast, of a sanguine and adventurous tempe ramer! t, but scantily equipped with education. He was ready for anything hi which there was money, and no proposition in which money was involved was too daring for his considera? tion. He was young and already twenty times a millionaire. To his visitor he seemed the very incarnation of the hearty, generous, slam-bans recklessness of the Pacific coast. It would have surprised him, no doubt, if he had suspected that this spectacled^ unpretentious looking for? eigner had made a complete inventory of his characteristics from merely seeing him in the street and from hearing the rumor of his daring maneuvers on the stock ex? change. "Well>" Harkness remarked, "Are away. Vve got just fifteen minutes.'' ?Half an hour," said the German, |lrmly. "Well, Are away, man. Time at this hour of the day is worth a thousand dol? lar.- a minute.'' " U right. Then I will be brief. My name is Heinrich Wachtmeister. I was two years ago tutor in chemistry at_ the university of Utrecht, In that' capacity I was led to make certain experiments which resulted in my discovering what thousands have sought for in vain?the secret of making gold. You open your eyes, no doubt, in wonder. So did L The gold was found in my possession, together with a number of metallic plates and in? struments, which tho stupid officials con? cluded were intended for counterfeiting. They would not believe my story, of course, that I made the gold. For coun? terfeiting I was accordingly tried and sen? tenced to two years' imprisonment. I have just now served oat my sentence." "You are a jailbird, then. It's a pity you didn't stay longer." . ?Wait a moment and you will see." Dr. Wachtmeister here entered upon a detailed explanation of his chemical ex? periments, declaring that gold had never' been proved to be an element, and that, if it was a compound, there was no reason why it should not be made. Science had solved many riddles in modern times which to the past were insoluble. He begged Mr. Harkness to grant him- the piivilege of provtig to hint and five of his "friends', whom M:. Earkness should him? self appoint, that his statements were true. He asked f.'or no salary or emolu? ments, but only desired to associate Mr. Harkness' renowned name with his own in the entei.prise, which, if he carried it on alone, would expose him to fresh difficul? ties with'the law. There was such a ring of sincerity and earnestness in his speech that the millionaire was more than half persuaded. He declared that he'would let him know in u week whether he could grant his request, and instantly cabled to Utrecht to ascertain whether the story re? lating to the imprisonment and trial for counterfeiting were true. He received the next day a cablegram corroborating the story in all puxticnlars. A second ap? pointment was accordingly made, and the test in the presence of witnesses agreed upon. Wachtmeister begged as a favor jthat .some of these might be scientific ex? perts, whose judgment had weight This, too, was readily conceded. DX The momentous day at last arrived* In Harkness' office half a dozen of the millionaire's dependents were gathered, all pledged to absolute secrecy, on the penalty of losing their patron's favor. Watchmaister arrived at the appointed hour, carrying a starch box under his arm and followed by a hoy who carried a small blast furnace, about the slzb of a plumber's melting pot. He was introduced, to each member of the-company, among whom there" was one who had been induced to personate the scientific expert. For Hark? ness, who like most men of his stamp, had small faith in scientists, had concluded that no such ^ one might readily steal the secret (which he was now convinced Was well worth stealing), and he had, for this reason, made, for the nonce, a professor of chemistry out of one of his clerks i named Sawyer. Watchmeister immedi? ately engaged this gentleman in cunversa j tiom and measured in an instant, tho ex ! tent of his'scientific acquirements. ? The little introductory speech which he ! made I have not the space to repeat; but jit was very clever. I "Now, gentlemen," he said in con? clusion, "I must commit myself to your honor. I beg of yon to examine carefully I the contents of this box. You see that it contains some black sand?a very com? mon article, which is found in abundance round about in the state. Here I hold in my hand a small bottle of sulphate of iron. .*-**'*' But, pardon me! I came near forgetting. I merely wish to convince you that my process is above board? without suspicion of fraud You will not require of me that I shall explain it to you." j He thereupon stepped behind a screen and divested himself of all his clothes, which he handed out to the company, beg? ging them to make sure that they con? tained no particle of the noble metal. One by one his garments were returned to him; then the furnace, the box and the bottles, each after having been subjected to a rigid ?examination. It was obvious that every? thing was fair and square. There was an almost solemn silence in iche room while the alchemist labored behind the screen. Every insignificant little sound was Iis* tened to with excited interest The crack-' ling of flames was heard, rnd the steady blowing of the little bellows; then at last little cautious hammer blows, and before thirty minutes had elapsed Wachtmeister stepped forward holding a large bar of yellow gold in his hand A chorus of ex? cited oaths and exclamations greeted the gleam of the precious metal Harkness seized It eagerly, scratched it with his nail, cut it with his knife, and, having satisfied himself that it was genuine, passed it around until all had had a chance to examine it The bar was then, sent to the assayer, with the request that he re turn his analysis at7 the earliest possible j moment. A banquet had been condition ally arranged for the party in the evening, > and as soon as the assay was found to be ? satisfactory (the bar being valued at $1,100), Mr. Harkness and his guests re? paired to a fashionable hotel, where the great event was appropriately celebrated The whole future or humanity was revolu? tionized and all social problems solved by this discovery. The conversationand the toasts turned chiefly upon the necessity of limiting the production, so as not to give too severe a shock to the commercial world For three weeks Wachtmeister now la? bored steadily in a dingy little laboratory which he had improvised in on empty back room in the Harkness block.. He delivered to the millionaire from time to time small bar? of gold which the assay proved to be genuine; but he complained greatly at being obliged to work under such disadvantages, with imperfect light, and no facilities for extended production. He dined almost daily with Harkness, who, as he came to know him, was more and more dazzled by his brilliant talk, scientific acquirements, and inexhaustible rand of anecdotes. "You be on the look out, doctor," he said to him one evening as they sat sip? ping their Chartreuse and smoking high flavored Havanas; "if you see anything that'll suit you for a laboratory, yon just let me know and I'll plank down the cash." The Teuton betrayed no emotion at this proposal; but about a week later, when there was a tremendous excitement on 'change at the revelation of a comer in Horkness's favorite stock, he rushed breathlessly into the latter's office with a copy of The Alta in his hand. "Look here," ho cried; "here is the very thing we want: 'For sale?The property of G. L. Perkins, Esq., at Oak? land' I've just been out there, and Sol? omon Sayles has got the refusal of it at $42,000. They are about to close the bargain. Now, if we can offer $45,000 cosh it's ours. It is dirt cheap, but Per? kins has got squeezed on 'change and can't raise money in any other way for margins. He has got to have the cash by 2 o'clock. Now, if yon'll run out there with me"?? "I run out there?are yon cracked, man?" roared the millionaire. "Don't you know that there's something very much like a panto on 'change?" "Why, no, I hadn't heard of it. Well, then, send out some agent of yours with your check for $45,000 or the right to draw on you for that amount." "The deuce I I hain't got no time to bother." He scratched his head angrily, then drew a check for the required amount and handed it to Wachtmeister. "You run out and settle tho thing yourself," he said. "I know the property. It is worth tho money. I know, too, that Perkins is In a tight place. You'd better hurry." ? "But couldn't you send Lawson along with me!" "You just clear out. Do you suppose I can spare ?Lawson on a day liko this?" "All right You'll hear from me to? morrow." Wachtmeister folded the check, pnt it into his pocketbook and rushed out as breathlessly as he had come. It was the lost time Mr. narkucss had the pleasuro of gazing upon bis countenanse. He learned by chance tbe next day that the Oakland property had not been sold and that no bid had been made for it by his Tentonie protege. But a man of $20,000, 000 consoles himself easily. "A smart chap," he said to himself, nodding approvingly; "on the whole it was not a bad investment. The mere experience was worth $45,000, with the fun thrown in." ? iv. It was In the early winter of 1883 that a visitor was announced to Miss Katchen Schr?der. She gave a few decorative teaches to her person before the mirror, rearranged her hair with a critical ej^, and then burst with headlong ardor into the adjoining room and flung herself into the arms of her visitor. She became con? scious, however, before regaining the per? pendicular state, that his enthusiasm was scarcely equal to her own. "Well, Max," she said, concealing her disappointment, "tell me the story of your adventures." Instead of answering Max pulled from his pocket a package of papers which he unfolded and carefully spread out upon the table. They were United States bonds of the aggregate value of at least $50,000. Eatchen's eyes grew big and radiant as she contemplated the possibilities of happi? ness contained in these prosaic figures. "Oh, Max, my dear Max I" she cried de? lightedly; "youare a rich man. Howl do love you I But tell me how you made so much money." "I made my experiment in trangres sion." "Yes, but how did you make it?" "By the aid of my science." "Now, don't be provoking 1 What did you do?" "I asserted the power of an intellect, the value ol which, for practical pur? poses, you had the kindness to question." "Oh, I shall go mad, Max, if you don't tell me," exclaimed the girl. "Do have pity on me 1" '?Very well, I will tell you, not because you deserve my confidence, but in order to prove to yon that the poverty to which the devotee of science dooms himself is a vol? untary one, and on that account sublime. The stricter moral law which Mr. Har bitsch and his like ignore with impunity, I, too, could ignore and, be wealthy as they. To be a scoundrel and go to jail for it requires no great intellect; but to make a safe and profitable experiment in trans? gression is quite another thing." ? The story was then told, a part of wMch we have already heard;' how Max hap? pened to cross in the steamer with a Dutch professor, who had served a two years' sentence for counterfeiting; how he had assumed his name after possessing him? self of all the facts of his history, and in San Francisco successfully played the part of an alchemist. He had invested his pa? ternal inheritance of about $8,009 in tho experiment; had bought metallic gold, which he had reduced to a precipitate with sulphate of iron, and represented it in a finely divided state as a black sand, which an expert would readily have recognized as gold, but which would easily deceive men with no chemical knowledge. When he related the story of the check and the exactness with which, by his insight into human nature, he could predict the ac? tions of a man and allay his suspicions, Eatchen's eyes sparkled with amusement "Oh, Max, my dear Max," she ejacu? lated, laughing, "I never dreamed that you were so clever." "But I," he responded with uncomfort? able seriousness, "I gave you credit for . being a great deal cleverer.'' "What do you mean by that?" "You seem to have forgotten that this was a mere experiment in transgression." "Do you mean to say you won't keep the money?" "Yes; I have already telegraphed to Mr. Harkness informing him that the sum of $45,000 will to-morrow be awaiting his order in the Imperial Bank of Germany." "Oh, Max, you don't mean it I" The pretty, lau ghing. face became - sud? denly a picture of dismay. I ? "There is a copy of the cablegram." Max flung with visible disgust a piece of paper on the table, then gathered up his bonds and put them in his pocket Katchen seized the paper and read: "Undersigned hopes you forgive rough practical joke. Amount of chock awaits order Imperial bank. Wachtmeister.'' "Then you have gained nothing at all by your cleverness," she said, brushing a tear from the corner of her eye. "Yes," he replied with pitiless gravity; "I have been saved from the mistake of sharing my life with one who dispised my noble calling and was ready to wink at transgression." Dr. Max Semmler mode a profound bow and backed out of the door.?H. H. Boye con in The Epoch. The Janseoltes of Judaism. The Slavonic novelist, M. Sacher Masoch, has recently given an interesting lecture to a P; ris audience on the Jewish sects in Galicia, in the course of which he described the Karaites, who acknowledge only the first book of Moses as their re? ligious guide. The Karaites, said the eminent Jewish author, ore the Jansen ites of Judaism They base their beliefs on the love of the divine; they are virtu? ous for virtue's sake. Where reason and revelation agree, they say, we accept them as two excellent things, but where they disagree we must hold with revelation, for If reason had been sufficient revelations would have been superfluous. The Karaites consider that it is not al? lowed to discuss the fundamental basis of revelation. Another of their precepts is: "If you cannot do that which you would like to do you must be willing to do what you can." The life of the Kara? ites is very virtuous; they pray in He? brew, with bent heads. In the east they never light a fire, and in Galicia, where the climate is more rigorous, they let Christians light it for them. The sect numbers about 40,000 in Galicia. . One pe? culiarity by which they are distinguished from all other Jews is that they consider that commerce in goods which they them? selves have not produced to he illicit, for which reason they are nearly all agricul? turists or stewards. Until lately they were exempt from military service, but at present they are employed in the ambu? lances. M. Sacher-Masoch states, on the authority of a historian, that no Karaite has been condemned in any law court in Poland for the last four centuries.?Pall Mall Gazette. When Talmage Wanted to Laugh. Dr. Talmage told me the other day that he never suffered so much from the prop? rieties as once when he ought to have risen to make the opening prayer of a service, but could not do it on account -of an overpowering desire to laugh. He was In a country church sitting alone on a little platform waiting for the minute when he should begin and gravely prepar? ing his mind, when the door opened and a gentleman and two ladles entered They were city people and they wanted that fact known. The ladies were very ex? pensively dressed, but the man was a curiosity. He was appareled with the care of a debutante at a White Hon ball. His eyebrows and mustache were dyed jet black, and his cheeks showed traces of powder and paint, while his shape suggested stays. He strutted to a seat with the air of a peacock on parade. The ladies sat down and their escort flourished in after them and dropped him? self between them on a bench. The bench broke. Then a stirring scene was enacted. The gentleman had fallen through to the floor and was caught between the splint? ered ends of the seat. He wriggled help? lessly and lost his eyeglasses and cane and hat The look of misery and fright on his face succeeding the proud dignity that had previously sat there was too much for Dr. Talmage. He wanted to get out into a ten acre field and whoop. He could not help laughing, and had to put his handkerchief up to his face and pretend that he had*a very bad cough.?"Rambler" in Brooklyn Eagle. Oldest Cr sts on Earth. "Alaskan Indians are perhaps the oldest race of cremationists on the face of the earth. All their dead, except their medi? cine men, are burned. The crematory is very simple, yet nevertheless, effective. When a corpse is to be cremated, It is first removed from the house through the hole in the roof, or through an aperture made in one of the walls by removing a log, (It is bad luck to carry it out through the door) and carried to a funeral pyre of wood built in the form of a hollow rect? angle, measuring four feet long, four feet wide, and from three to six feet in depth. Tho corpse is bundled into the pyre, which is then lighted. Dry cord wood is then thrown in on top of the corpse until the opening is filled. Tho relatives sit around the burning pile four or five hours until everything is consumed. The cremation is always complete. Tho ashes of tho dead man, and of course moro or less wood ashes, are gathered up, placed in a wooden box and carried to a ?ttlo gravo hon.se, as it is called."?Lieut. H. T. Moralinn in Brooklyn Eagle. TEACHING JACK A TRICK. Tho Story of an Amiable but Stubborn Irish Setter-Victory at lost. I heard a dog story the other day that should Berve as a text in a reformatory school, or, to bring It nearer home, to some people as an argument in favor of educational discipline. The hero of this tale is an Irish setter, amiable enough, but stubborn, and trained only to be good. He never showed any special talent, save to "keep house" and live up to his canine in* stincts of barking at seedy looking stran? gers and evincing a proper affection for the family whom he honored with his maintenance. Not very long since a young relative of this family undertook to teach Jack a trick. He was told the dog was too stubborn to learn anything, it was useless wasting time over him; but the more objection thrown in his way tho more the young man persisted, for he said it was time Jack knew something, and he had just taught his own dog several amus? ing tricks which Jack must and should acquire forthwith. Whereupon he called Jack into the dining room, shut the door and began his task of making the creature sit up and give his paw. In itself nothing could be more simple. It is the very kindergarten of canine cul? ture, but Jock didn't see it in that light. He would not sit up nor would he give his paw. Over and over again, with the greatest patience, was the instruction given, while Jack, in the- most idiotic way, refused to hear what was told him. After two hours' labor the poor dog's kind mistress begged that he might be ex? cused. "Not" was the stern answef, "I've begun and must go on now or the dog will be ruined." Finally, owing to the lateness of the hour, the disciplinarian led Jack, into the cellar, where the house? hold would not be disturbed, and then re? newed the contest with a little more severity. As the clock strick 12 the brute seemed to get it through his pate that unless he obeyed like a gentleman he would have to stay there all night. So he sat up and flopped a tawny paw Just once I This was enough, the fight was over and the victor rushed away to take the last car home. Jack never told any one of that night's experience; perhaps no one thought to ask him about it, or if he would kindly exercise his dearly acquired accomplish? ments. At all events, weeks passed away ere his new master and conqueror came again to the house. One night Jack heard the voice at tho front door, and with the impetuosity peculiar to his race he threw himself headlong against the visitor, and then, suddenly withdrawing, sat down on his haunches and held up a paw. The victory had been complete, and Jack had remembered his lesson.-?Boston Herald. Specimen Gamblers at Monaco. There was, as an attache later informed me, an - unexceptionable assemblage of players at our table that evening. Oppo? site to where I sat was a cadaverous look? ing old woman whose selfish greed caused her eagerly to clutch at the stakes when? ever she was fortunate enough to win. The revolting expression of her face, if at j that moment caught and faithfully trans? ferred to canvas by a painter, would ren der the latter immortal One individual present appeared to attract, more than ordinary attention. Tall, well proportioned and with a frank, open countenance; he seemed to have entered the game with the sole purpose of winning the entire capital held by the croupier. The latter regarded him with evident uneasiness as he coolly proceeded to double all bets and invariably win. At length he Btoked 2,000 francs on the turn; and with a. cynical smile arose, having performed what is regarded as the extraordinary feat of breaking the bank, after which all play was suspended at that particular table. Gamblers- are, perhaps, the most super? stitious of any other class of people, none being more so than the roulette (Jsalers at Monte Carlo. Hence it invariably fol? lows that whenever the bank Is broken the play of the unlucky dealer ceases until the following day, under the belief that the fortune of both parties will meanwhile change.?Cor. Boston Commercial Bulle? tin. _ A Great Secret Bevealed? Since Miss Eastlake made her first ap? pearance In this country, in her soft, cling? ing garments, swaying In harmony with every step of the wearer, producing a most graceful and picturesque effect, so? ciety has been on the qui vive to discover the secret, and gain, if possible, a tithe at least of the swish and sway and rhythmic movement which seemed to make the gar? ment Worn by Helle instinct with life and motion, and part and parcel of her indi? viduality. The secret has been discovered, end the reigning belles in tip top circles in New York are waltzing in Helle dresses, and seem more captivating than ever be? fore. These picturesque gowns are made of some soft, clinging material, and worn over divided skirts, i. e., a seamed petti? coat, which by this means is divided to the knee line, making the dress necessarily conform to the gait of the wearer. The secret is sold to have been discovered by the costumer of Rosina Yokes and Im? parted to a select few of his customers.? St. Louis Spectator. Superstitions Concerning Toothache. . In some parts of Sussex, England, there is a superstition that if you put on your right stocking, right shoe and right trou ser leg before the left you will never have toothache. To drink out of a skull taken from a graveyard, to take a tooth from such a skull and wear it round the neck, to apply the tooth to your own living but aching tooth, to put a double nut into your pocket, to pare your finger nails and toe nails and wrap the parings in a paper ?all are charms against the toothache. In other parts of England there is a cus? tom of calling the toothache the "love pain," for which the sufferer is not en? titled to any commiseration.- Whether ha or she fully consents to this may, perhaps, be doubted?Iron Times., Why He Gave Music Lessons. Professor Zweibeer is a rather dissipated old man, who gives lessons on the flute for a living. Gilhooly, who feels a kindly interest In the old man, took him aside and said to him: "Professor, if you were to quit drinking and keep sober you would be engaged to give lessons in some of the first fannies in Austin and make a great deal of money." "Dot lsh all humbug," said the old man Indignantly. "I give lessonn so I can get drunk, and now you vants me to keep sober so I can give lessons. Dot ish all humbug."?Texas Siftings. Would be Useful. A cable dispatch says that a volcano in Russia has begun to throw mud. It is not stated which political party in that country has secured the services of this volcano. ?Norristown Herald. All patent medicines Bold in Russia must be examined and passed upon by govern? ment officials.* Stealing Bonlanger's New Explosive Gen. Boulanger has instituted a search? ing inquiry into a robbery of about a kilo? gramme of the new explosive melinite. The robbery was, it is stated, committed during the night of Feb. 8 at the powder magazine of Sevron, where the new explo? sive is kept in a special magazine. The workmen employed in the manufacture of the melinite are subject to the strictest of rules and are carefully searched before leaving then* workshops, which, together with the magazines, are surrounded by a wall three meters in height Notwithstanding all the precautions which have been taken, a guard employed inside the magazine to watch the stoves in which the powder prepared during the day is dried at night, thought he saw two men slinking out of the maga? zine. Instead of running after them the man on duty in the magazine warned the guard outside. The soldiers and the gendarmes from Livry at once beat the country all round that magazine, in or near which no one was discovered, but the following morning it was perceived that the door of the special magazine in which the melinite is kept had been opened and that about a kilogamme of that explosive had been purloined.?London Standard. "Coffee Coolers" In Battle. A reporter asked Congressman Bragg what he meant by tho expression "coffee cooler," used in his speech against the vetoed pension bill. "If you get Forbes' picture of the war," said Mr. Bragg, "you will seo a picture of the regiments as they move into action. On the side of the road, under a cedar copse, there are tlirco soldiers squatting down holding tlieir coffee in cups, cooling it. And there they remain until after the battle and then rejoin their regiments. These fellows wero features in every regiment, and I was surprised at tho faithfulness of Forbes'delineation of tliesc skulkers."? Louisville Cdurivr-Jouriiql An Unhappy Emperor. St. Petersburg, March 19.?The following is an authorized official decla? ration concerning the attempt upon the life of the Czar: It is not believed that the active section of the Constitutional party has such an extensive and influen? tial following as some foreign journals represent. The Constitutionalist, instead of being wholly distinct from the Nihi? list, are nothing but the executors of a milder programme, cloaking the violent methods of Nihilism so as to secure a certain amount of tolerance from the educated and thoughtful classes in Rus? sia. The Czar's advisers are convinced, from long observation, that the influen tial classes in Russia do not consider that the time has yet arrived in the political development of the Empire for the intro? duction of a Constitutional government by his Majesty. Nor do the Paoslavist party desire constitutionalism. On the contrary they declare that an autocratic form of government, tempered by a just administration of the codified law, is desirable until Russian territorial expan? sion has reached the limits set for it by Panslavist ideas. State socialism, recently promoted in Germany by Prince Bismarck, is being carefully studied by the Russian Govern? ment, *and the Czar being well disposed in favor of such progressive economic changes in the territories under the Russian sway as shall conduce to the happiness and welfare of the Russian people. The Czar was deeply impressed by the terrible circumstances under .which his father met his death. The last attempt upon his own life, projected by Nihilists, produced a feeling of horror. Still it is unlikely that it will lead to a change of his previous policy. His Majes? ty cannot but view with mingled bitter? ness and regret the position in which he is placed by threats and perils continually besetting him. He deplores the necessity which constantly exists for costly exten? sive precautions for his personal safety whenever he desires to travel or even to move beyond the precincts of the palace, restrictions which impede his movements and prevent his seeing his people as they are and judging for himself concerning their needs. The Czar's aversion to plunging Russia into a ruinous and fruitless war continues as great as ever. No change in bis convictions in that res? pect is expected by his advisers, except in conformity with views on Russian imperial interestts. Port Royal to he Boomed. Port Royal, S. C, March 18.?A ru? mor having reached your correspondent that the dull town of Port Royal was to be the seat of a great railway deal, and sufficient corroborative information hav? ing been had, I am here and have, in the short time at my command, gleaned all information that could possibly be secured. Just before dark to-day, a spe? cial engine, by orders of Mr. William M. Rodgers, assistant to President Alexan? der of the Central railroad, was forwarded here., This is the state of affairs as I find them. It is not rumoredj but is a positive fact that W. K. Vanderbilt will be in Port Royal to morrow, and there are a number of facts connected therewith that cause much speculation and rumor as to the object of the visit of this great million* aire. He will arrive on his yacht, and will inspect the greatness and innumera? ble advantages of this wonderful harbor. Several days ago, Mr. Appleton, of New York, who owns a large amount of prop I erty at Port Royal, instructed his agent by wire not sell a dollar's worth of prop ! erty and to withdraw all property under offer for sale. Property at Port Royal, which for several years has been on a decline, has in the past few weeks increased much in value, and knowing ones begin to believe that the dream of their lives is to about to be realized, and the great Port Royal is to become a a flourishing and prosperous city, with ber port filled with vessels from all parts of the globe. There is a large amount of mail and a number of telegrams awaiting Mr. Van? derbilt at Port .Royal. Yesterday Mr. Wm. Rogers, assistant to the President of the Central railroad, issued instruc? tions to transport the millionaire's car hither free, and has ordered an engine to Port Royal to await his pleasure. A number of constructions are put upon the visit of the millionaire to the great but bottled up port. Mr. Hollins, the Vice President of the Central road, and the mau who (it has been supposed) was the power behind the throne, it is known, is the broker of Vanderbilt, and by many it is believed that they have appreciated the greatness of the harbor of Port Royal and propose to utilize it. It is believed by many that Hollins, who is now figuring so conspicuously, is no other than the representative of the great railroad king. While the news that the Central will doubtless be con? trolled by Vanderbilt. and Port Royal made the harbor of the South, may be distasteful to Savannah, still the rumor has semblance of much truth. There has been, for a long time since, a quiet buying of lands and lots in and about this place, and in view of the present developments Port Royal lot owners will freeze to what they have. The movements of the millionaire king and his party will be watched with great interest.? Cbr. Augusta Chronicle, ? One of the strangest of tragedies was that which occurred in a tenement house in New York on Sunday. Samuel Leventhal, a Russian Hebrew of forty nine years, who came to this country four years ago, lost his wife and recently married a young Jewess. The new wife treated ber two little step daughters harshly, and Leventhal's eldest son, Benjamin, a youth of nineteen, resented her conduct bitterly, a fact which caused trouble between his father and him. The family occupied three rooms of the tenement hive. On,Monday after a bit? ter quarrel the younger Leventhal sud? denly produced a bull dog revolver and shot his father through the neck, cutting the carotid artery, and then fired two bullets into his own body. The two fell on the floor together and died in about fifteen minutes, embracing and caressing each other with evidences of the fondest emotion. ? On Wednesday the feight train on the Columbia and Greenville Railroad was composed of two sections. The first section arrived at Cbappells, a station sixty-five miles above Columbia, and took the side track, and in doing this the one whose duty it is failed to change the switch back to the main line. In a few minutes the second section came rolling up and, in consequence of the failure to change the switch, plunged into the train already on the side track, badly smashing the conductor's cab and breaking the locomotive considerably. No one was hurt as the engineer and firemen when they saw a collision inevitable jumped from their engine and escaped injury.? Columbia Register, March 19. ? James P. Payne, of Peidmont, re? ports to the agricultural department that a disease exists among mules in his section, which he believes to be gland? ers, and asks for the advice of the veter? inary surgeon of the departmeut. Tbos. Walsh, of Blackville, reports that per? sons in his neigh borhood having diseased stock have not complied with the instruc? tion of the veterinary surgeon, Mr. Mclnnes, to destroy tbem. The law authorizes the department to have such stock destroyed if the owners fail to act themselves, and it will be enforced strictly. ? Alex. Hariston, a. negro, at Reid ville, N. C, knocked his wife down last Friday because the meal was out. Then seizing the woman's head with both hands, he held it up and butted his own against it until she was dead. Dr. Estes removed the woman's skull and found a portion of the brain black from the con? cussion. The brute is in jail. It was sworn at the trial that Hariston was in the habit of giving his bulling exhibi? tions for drink and amusement, and ho had been known to split a three inch board with his head. ? A ring round the moon is said to be a sign of rain. And a ring around a girl's finger is alao a sign of reign. A Bit of History. General Lee was offered command of the Union army. General Simon Cameron, in an inter? view on his eighty-eighth birthday, states positively that General Eobert E. Lee was offered the command of the union armies at the beginning of the late war. General Lee declined the honor and came South. It is interesting to think what would have been the result of the war if General Lee had been in command of the union forces. Our judgment is that we should have had a very much shorter war than was actually fought. General Cameron says: "Of all my experiences with public men and events none were so interesting as those which brought the country to the settlement of the slavery question on the field of battle. There was a great deal of by-play in the beginning that has not been beard of yet. It is true that General Eobert E. Lee was tendered the command of the union army. It was the wish of Mr. Lincoln's administration that as many as possible of the Southern officers then in the regular army should remain true to the nation which educated them. Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston were then the leading Southern soldiers. Johnston was quartermaster general and Lee a colonel of cavalry. "In the moves and counter moves in the game of war and peace then going on Francis P. Blair, Sr., was a prominent figure. The tender of the command of our forces was made to General Lee through him. Mr. Blair came to me expressing the opinion that General Lee could be held to our cause by the offer of the chief command of our forces. I authorized Mr. Blair to make the offer. I then dismissed the matter from my mind as nearly as I could such an impor? tant subject, for I supposed from what Mr. Blair had said, that General Lee would certainly accept. I labored under tbis impression up to the time that his resignation was received. Whether General Lee ever seriously considered the matter I do not personally know. From what Senator Blair said to me I never had any doubt at the time but that be did. My surprise was very g:reat when the resignation was received and General Lee went South." The Latest from Ex-Governor Mo?es. In the hospital, ill with general debil? ity, is another famous convict. His name is Moses, Ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina. This old culprit; is pretty well broken down physically. He is an object of pity, for if he were set loose to-day he would be utterly unable to do anything for himself. He is a man of medium height, with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes. The officials say be has a consumptive tendency. Some one asked him a few days ago what was the cause of the breaking up of his health. He replied that it was the effect of opium, to which he had been addicted for many years. This may explain the consump? tion.?Boston Record. ? "Ah," said the superintendent, "and here is Tommy Goodboy'a missionary offering,.$27.50. That will make some ! little heathen heart glad. Now tell us how you got this money, Tommy." "Yes, sir," said Tommy, speaking up loudly and distinctly, like the good boy that he was, "part of it pa won ou 'Change, some of it ma won on a crazy qnilt raffle, some of it sister Laura won at progressive euchre, $2 brother Bill won on the horse race, twenty cents I got for marbles I won playing keeps, and the I rest I won in a grabbag and a prize cake at the church fair." After a brief consul? tation the brethren decided that they would send the money on to the heathen, bat wouldn't tell them how it was raked in. There are some things it isn't best even for the heathen to know.?Brooklyn Eagle. ? A notable fact comes from Canada The Great Pacific railway extending about 4,000 miles has just been complet? ed. No fewer than thirty thousand men of every nationality and all kinds of character were employed on it, and yet the work was performed without a single ! crime of any kind, but one of a tricing I nature, having been committed. The I secret of this is to be found in the fact tbat the promoters resolved that there should be no public houses, nor the possi? bility of purchasing liquor within ten miles of the line. This resolve was strictly carried into effect with the above rjsulta.? Union Signal. ? It is said that over a half million people have petitioned to Congress for the passage of the Blair educational bill, which proposes to distribute $70,000,000 among the States in proportion to l:heir illiteracy. Tbis is nothing strange. It is a well known fact that the easiest thing in the world is securing signatures to petitions for anything. The story :is an old one of the attorney who secured a hundred respectable signatures to a peti? tion asking that a certain eminent judge be hanged, and the judge himself was among the signers. ? The dwelling of Thomas Stokes, in Lunenburg county, Va., was destroyed by fire Friday and three children burned to death. The mother leit the children in the house while she went a short dis? tance to dig sassafras ' root. Upon returning she found tbe house on fire, and being unable to open the door, broke open the window, but the flames burst out and prevented her entering. Tbe oldest girl was all the while calling for help. Tbe children's ages, were eight, six and four years, respectively. ? The candied sweet potato is a Phil? adelphia confection. It is nothing but sweet potatoes carefully boiled and quar? tered and then candied in boiling syrup, but it is said to be dainty and tender and of delicious flavor. ? A bill has been reported on favora? bly by the House of Representatives of tbe Legislature of Pennsylvania which provides that two-thirds of a jury shall decide the verdict in Court trials civil and criminal. ? It sounds funny, but the name of tbe new consul to Mexico, a Missouri gentleman, is Elizabeth Caroline Moore. He was named for his two grandmothers. His grandfathers seem to have been neg? lected. ? A vessel with a cargo of forty-four ostriches arrived recently at Galveston, Texas. This is the second cargo within twelve months. The birds are for ostrich farms in California, and came from Natal. ? We have no objection to the man who rides a hobby?not even if he rides it to death. We only protest when he takes up the whole road with it.?Phil? adelphia Call. ? "Whisky can't hurt you if you let it alone." How about riding on the cara guided by a drunken engineer? Bucklen's Arnaca Solve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi? tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac? tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill Bros., Ander? son, S. C. PIEDMONT AIR-LINE, Richmond & Danville R. R., COLUMBIA & GBEENVILLE DIVISION. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19, 183G. (Trains run on 75th Meridian time.) Southbound. Lvo Walhalla.... Seneca. Anderson... Spartanb'rg Abbeville... Laurens. (Jreeuville.. Crccn ivood Nincly-Six Newberry... Arr. Columbia... Augusta.... No. 02 I Northbound. ?.20 am 0.00 am 10.45 am 12.00 m 10.45 am 8.20 am 0.25 am 12.41pm l.iopm :i.04 pm 5.15 pm 0.20 pm Lve. Columbia.. Newberry.. Nluety-Six Green wo'd Arr. Greenville I,aureus'.... Abbeville.. Spart'nbr'g A iidoraon.. Hcncca. Walhalla Atlanta. No. 53 11.00 am 1.01pm 2.20 pm 2.42 pm 5X3 pm 5.55 pm 4.35 pm 435 pm 4.50 jmi G.02piu 6.35 pin 10.40 pw Nu. 53 makes close connection for Atlanta. No. 52 makes close connection for Augusta ontl Charleston at Columbia. Jas. h. Taylor, Oon'l Pass. Agent. I). Cakdwekl, Asa't Pans. Agt., Columbia, S. C jfoi. Haas, Traffic Manager. SAVANNAH VALLEY R. S. In effect Nov. 14,188G. Time?1 Lour slower thau C. & G. It. R time. Going South?Daily, except Sunday. Leave Anderson. 5 30 a m 11 00 a m Leave Deans. 6 02 a m 11 33 a m Leave Cook?. 6 32 a m 12 03 p m Leave Lowndesville. 7 05 a m 12 40 p m Leave Latimers. 7 35 a m 113 p m Leave Hesters. 7 55 a m 1 35 p m Leave ML Carrnel.... 8 21 a m 2 02 p m Leave Willington.... 8 37am 2 20pm Leave Bordeau. 8 57 a m 2 40 p m Arrive McCormick... 9 30 a m 3 15 p m Arrive Augusta. 6 06 p m Arrive Charleston. 7 00 a m Arrive Savannah. 5 55 a m Arrive Jacksonville.12 00 m Going North?Daily, except Sunday. Leave Jacksonville. 2 30 p m Leave Savannah.8 10 p m Leave Charleston. 4 00 a m Leave Augusta.12 15 p m "7 50 a ra Leave McCormick... 4 15 p m 10 15 a ra Leave Bordeau. 4 49 p ra 10 47 a m Leave Willington.... 5 09 p m 11 07 a m Leave Mt Carmel... 5 25 p m 11 22 a m Leave Hesters. 5 51 p ra 11 48 a m Leave Latimers. 6 10 p m 12 08 p m Leave Lowndesville. 6 41pm 12 38 p m Leave Cooks. 7 15 p m 112 pm Leave Deans. 7 43 p m 1 42 p m Arrive Anderson.8 15 p m 2 15 p m Connects with train to and from Green? wood, Laurens and Spartanburg. Connections at Augusta with Georgia, South Carolina and Central Railroads. At Spartanburg with A. & C. Air Line and Asheville ? .Ipartanburg R. R. Tickets on sale at Anderson to all points at through rates. Baggage checked to des? tination. E. T. CHARLTON, G. P. A. W. W. STARR, Snpt., Augusta, Ga. _ Corel la rl TO 6 DATS. fSMrentnd not to* unifStrietort. Vfdonly bythsi I jSMJtnu Cbimial Co., Cincinnati,! Ohio, For sale by ORR & S. C. Hiring toM your excel? lent preparation known as C Sc t the past year or mora ?we are pleated to report that it lias glren entire satisfaction and we do not hesitate to recommend It. J,C WlUIamj A Co., I Syracuse, N. V. SoldtyDrucguts. Pdee, ftLOO. SLOAN, Anderson, 45?ly POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in canr Boyal BAJcnto Powdeb Co., 106 Wall St., New York. 42?ly For sale by WILH1TE & WILHITE, Anderson, S. C. 44?ly S?tcs Backaclie, Lung Troubles, Kidney Diseases, Rheumatism, Etc A trial will convince tho most skeptical that they nro tlie liest. They aro medicated with cnimicmn nml the aetivo principle of petroleum, being far moro powerful in their action than other planters. I >o not he induced to take others, but lit- miro nml get tho genuine "Petroline," which is always enclosed in an envelope with tho signature of tho proprietors, The P.W.P. Co.? and directions in four languages; also seal in green and gold on each plaster. Sold by all druggists, at ~5 cents each. CORN PLASTERS Aro tho best known remedy for hard and soft corns, and never fail to cure. Price, 25 cents. PEDACURA INSOLES Cure cold Feet, Gout, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Swollen Feet, etc. Tho Peleg White Proprietary Co., Church Street, Now York, Manufacturers. Of first clatiS flrujfiffist& and wilhite & wilhite, Agents for Anderson, S. C. April 29,1886 42 ly MADAME ^MASS'S II E? ?3 Energetic and intelliccnl B En VP Iadii? w:mtctl to Introduce; our popular Corpus in cvt;ry county. No expert' enco required. Asrents n-? making *10C monthly, tr?o different styles to select from. Largest commissions, best twins, nnd most sal able rcoedx. Satisfaction guaranteed. Excltifive terriurv given. <S"> ??TITIT FltKIS. lllus trated Cat-ili rtio and partiouLurs fren. Write for terms at once. Abk ti>r our i>300 Cash Premium J.ir-r. Our now book, entitled DltliSS PEFOKM FOlt LADIES, with biocrnphv of Worth (illustrated), sent mi reecipt of apiiluratlnn. ?T WtXT. TAH KXl'KKI li^CUD ACJiKTri U? WldTK for XEKMS, Don't delay If you v. inh to faccuro terri? tory. LEWIS GCU1ELZ A CO., 330 D30ADWA7, HEW TOBZ, CET THE BEST ! The Cheapest and Finest Guano in the Market! THE undersigned having been appointed agents for the sale of the G EN E ROS TEE FERTILIZER would call the attention of the Farmers of Anderson County to iis merits. It is a home-made Ammoniated Fertilizer, of the highest grade., Its offi? cers are personally known to our people, and their character guarantees the honesty of the manufacture. Nothing but first-class materials are used in it. Many of our leading Farmers have tested it with entire satisfaction. We guarantee it to be as good as Hast year, and as good as the best commercial mannre sola in this market. TERMS?Cash, payable May 1st, 1887, $23.00 per Ton; November 1st, 1887, $25.00, or 325 pounds Middling Lint Cotton. Patronize home enterprise, and at the same time get the best mannre. ^j. Call and see us without fail before purchasing. It will cost you nothing to look into the merits of this Guano. BROWN BROS., Agents, Feb 17,1887 32 ANDERSON, 8. C. 3m FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Will be sold Cheaper than Ever at G. F. TOLLY'S FURNITURE STORE! THERE you can find the most Elegant assortment of all kinds of Furniture, from the cheapest to the finest, in the whole up-country. Sold Cheaper than anywhere in the State or out of It. Full and complete Room Suits from $16.00 to $350.00. Elegant Plush Parlor Suits at $45.00. Lounges from $5.00 to $13.00. Washstands from $1.25 to $12.00. Wardrobes from $9.50 to $50.00. Bedsteads (hard wood) from $2.25 to $30.00. Chairs from 45c to $2.00: Rocking Chair from $1.25 to $10.00, And EVERYTHING ELSE IN PROPORTION. I will duplicate New York, Baltimore, Charleston or Augusta prices. Everybody invited to come and see my Goods and be convinced. t@?~ P. S.?Persons indebted to me must pay up immediately and save trouble. Can't indulge any longer. Oct 14,1886 Gr. F. TOLLY, 1>epot Street. 14 THE EAKTHQUAKE HAS SHOOK DOWN PRICES on everything, and of course has affected my Stock of? Harness, Bridles, Collars, Saddles, Whips, Etc, My stock is larger than it has ever been, and I must dispose of it. I use the VERY BEST material, and guarantee every piece of work that leaves my Shop. My work is scattered all over the County. Ask any person who is using it about it. Here are some of my prices: Hand-made Buggy Harness from $10.00 np. Hand? made Double Buggy Harness- from $18.00 to $40.00. Give me a call, and I will convince you that my work and prices can't be beat in the State. Over WILHITE & WILHITE'S DRUG STORE on Granite Row. Persons indebted to me must pay np by 15th November. Oct 7,1886 13 JAMES M. PAYNE. Photograph Gallery FlTTED up with a handsome Landscape Background, painted to order by a fin Artist in the City of Baltimore, together with many other of the latest improved accessories, enables MAXWELL'S GALLERY to turn out FINE PICTURES in all the latest styles. PANELS A SPECIALTY. Call and see some of our new work. We guarantee satisfaction. May 6,1886 J- BYRON JEWELL, Photographer. 5 2.5. on 95 m..srs!2 *0 J?r?SH a jog. I <?*?--? a p p. g o Cf gB8-g??B, cHp-S-ej-" B* J* SI .0? a 5oc c o 5 m, ? n ~-0 tr? ee ? ?l ^ E f? B-P? O CO s? SfjSPt ^?^ft-^p ?E ft! Eg ' Oa BR Bo a Sd ?8 |l Is _ bd W? ?*o S" B 43 I11H ?3* W ?HS I 5? B 5 o <S c-t Ig ? o c ft. ? trjgjs 0 Sil O O.D* 1 b ff_j 9 wB o sr dJ *( - Pills BM S ? 2 3 B S ^ ? o fi-A5 <^3 3 ?5* 3 3 B o ? CO i U J ^3 ? ffl B ? a tr* a sags- ^ ?0 et ET ? O " B flD Kl? llll oil CD CAUTION. Cammers should not confuse our Specific with the numerous imitations, substitutes, potash and mercury mixtures which are got ten up to sell, not on their oton merit, but on the merit of our remedy. An imitation i.> always a fraud and a cheat, und they thrift only as they can steal from: h: article i >nlt<; U ? I. Treatise on Wood awl Skin ISyateiiikuit-J free. For tale by all dru 7 ; if ?*. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Ch. LratcrS, .!.'.'??; .'?-'. ffy. ma S. S. S. vs. POTASH tf "'S Lharo had blood poisoa for ten years. I know I hnro Uken one h\:rM-,A \rV\>" iodido of potaah in that time, bnt It old me no good. Ln*l rammer my r:i<-\ nec and limbs were covered with sorea, and 1 conld scarcely u?e my aims <m sir- ? nr n: 1 matismin my shoulders. I took 8. S. 8.. and ii l;u done me more llioti ;?? ! ? ?:. ? r -. eines 1 have uken. My face, body and neck are perfectly clear and clean, urn! 1 ..? ? > matUm is en?rely gone. 1 weighed 116 pound-" when I btvan Uie medicine, net; I r.i* 163 pounds. My first bot?. helped me greatly and gave me an appcute like a etrui.*; >?: I would not be without 8. 8. S. for several times its weight in gold, i woma no. re wiu.u *? ? & j, MITCHELL, W. 23d St. Ferry, New York. 3 r ? EARTHQUAKE AGAIN. RaCHF^TERr^."J?7lSepte^e WE bnve made HILL." ADAMS & CO., of Anderson, S. C, oor Agents for the sale of uur Ladiea' Fine Shoes. We make on the N. Y. Opera, Acme, Wan? ken PbaM and Creole lusts; the latter is just out and is very nice. We use the McKay Machine and sew with best Barbour's thread. Every pair warranted. They are rice, neat und stylish. Give them a look when you ^antita Shoe and yon will be pleased. We use the Gordian Patent Stay. Oct 7.1886 E. P. REED & CO. C. BART & CO., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Charleston, S. C, ARE receiving by .steamer and rail from the North and West full supplies each week of ? CHOICE APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS, POTATOES, CABBAGES, ONIONS, NUTS, of all kinds, Etc., Etc. 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