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SONNET. ? Actos? the hedges, thick with autumn flowers, I watch the wild rough wind's breath come and Bending the leave* until thislr pale backs show; And each small bird that there for safety cowers, To hide before the storm that darkly lower 3, Is shown to us, who did not even know They shivered there?for they were hidden so? ? Until the wind put forth its stronger powers. Is not this like some life of sweetest rest? Passing its years in a most oven course Through gun and summer's perfect, peaceful smile; * Yet when rough trials search that quiet breast, It shows beneath the calm that love's vast force Has lain there, hiding humbly, all the while? ?All the Year Bound. WHAT WAS SHE TO HIM? Broadway is not a cheery thoroughfare to tho native* after three inches of snow and a sudden thaw; what must it be to a foreigner just landed who seta out to get impressions of the greatest city of the New ?" World! One day I was an atom among 10,000 shuffling, skipping and sliding along the pavements, leaping the swollen gutters and lauding, ankle deep, in treacherous holes covered with hits, of ice, when I overtook a couple whom I knew from their dress to be Britons lately ar? rived. A tall man and a slender girl were trudging along with that amiable dogged ? ness which our cousinrylove to oppose to the worst weather, their every move? ment saying, Behold, we, being English, care not for rain, snow or hail I They were, to be sure, well provided ?' against ordinary in clemencies of the air, b?it a glance at the sopping trousers of the gentleman and the draggled, skirts of the \ . lady showed that they-were not prepared for six inches of snow water on Broadway. Still, they went sturdily forward without a ? glance at the cars that passed them and in? different to the blandishments of cabs. I fancied they were not a little disappointed to find cabs over here as in London, and would have been glad to battle against the storm unchallenged, since after all the weather was thoroughly .original. By ? the way they peered at the street lamps, Which in our town are especially devised to harass the hurried and weary, it was plain they were looking for some harbor. We were near" Amity, if I remember rightly, and just then the gentleman turned, hesitated, and in a marked Eng* ?'?? "hah. accent addressed me without raising his hat, inquiring the way to. the New :;' York hotel. He was an elderly man of ' civil manners and an appearance one may call distinguished. Bowing in deference to his companion, I gave the information,, and had plenty of time to examine a face that many would consider beautiful For th?*$xmng lady fixed on me eyes fine in ??"?"?tflemselYes, which we?e now wide with that innocent curiosity which strangers show toward the first specimens of a na? tion they have come to see. If I divined rightly, she was busy deciding, firstly, if I were an American; secondly, to what class I belonged; thirdly, my age; fourthly, whether I was a "type" or hot?and so on. Yet somewhere under this pitiless examination there was a sadness not at aD. in keeping with the brilliant, almost blowsed, color of her cheeks, whipped red by the sleet that still filled the air: I re? ceived the impression of a face rich in . color, noble in expression, but perhaps ex ? aggerated in the upper line of the nose, where it lifted in a way between the eyes that suggested cruelty, especially in later life, after the glamor of youth should de? part and self be left behind bare of the charms of girlhood. But asl passed on it occurred tome that here was a coun? tenance that would prove a lucky poaies . sion to an actress, supposing its owner hail the heart and brain to express through it the imaginings of poets: Then other matters filled my mind. As I ran into the umversity. where I then had chambers, my friend Raymond was coming out; he called to me to fol , low to Larru's, on University place, if I were not dining out. So in course of time I joined him, finding at his table a fresh faced young fellow with crisp, curling - hair, whom he introduced to me si a law ? student in his office. Larru's, by the way, j~ was famous once for red wine, cookery - and Italian opera singers?the first genu ? ine, the second delicious and the third a trifle greasy. One drawback was Mme. - Larru, ? tun-in'shape, who thought it . necessary to the success of her restaurant to visit the tables in turn and relate to - each group the same anecdote of an ap ^ palling vulgarity and a silliness complete. Then sho would return to the caisse and quarrel with . an ancient husband who RTmightriSave stepped as a notary from the ' French' comic stage, his vituperation : sounding shrill against the grumbling bass of the virago. When I. found the youth with Raymond to be English it re? called my questioner on Broadway, and I began to generalize on the strong race j types among the English; for, on examln ' ing his features, I could not fail to he strnck with the certainty that some day those young traits would enlarge and en? noble themselves into something very like the distinction of the gray haired gentle? man I had met half an hour before. I intended to allude to the couple, but talk ran back, and forward, so quickly that -whenever it occurred to me the moment was not apt. They were discussing a suicide which * filled the papers just then, and I can hear yet the joyous note in the young English? man's voice when, bringing his hand down on the table, he said: "Well, Raymond, if I did have to do so insane a thing as to take my own life, I would not choose the best carpet of my best friend and protector in a foreign land on which to let my life blood out!" We laughed and Raymond said: "Pray don't. My rooms in the tower ore gloomy enough as it is, but to have _.-your ghost haunting them would make them impossible. I would close them up . and never use them again." It turned out that, in order to save the young man the cost of lodging, Raymond, with, that open hearted generosity for which we love him, had put his bachelor apartments at his disposal until his friend . .could make a way in the law. Raymond :? was able to do this without excessive self denial, seeing he had married recently i and occupied cozy quarters with a charm? ing little wife in the apartment house over the way. _ "Then you are my neighbor," said L "T -have the companion tower, and when warm weather comes we can smoke to ; _ gether behind the battlements of our big roof and watch in sympathy the comedy of spring unroll itself among the treetops of Washington square." At that our young man feU suddenly thoughtful, sighed, if I am not mistaken, and murmured: "When warm weather comes?"?r 1 did not know why the faintest stir of a shudder ran through me as he said this to himself. Raymond and I began talking of affairs in which he had no interest, and presently he announced that he had an early en? gagement that evening, taking up-as he said so The Evening Post, and glancing at it --rithout much interest. In a moment I felt he had given a start, the hand hold? ing a paper between us and his face clenched convnMvdy; he rose and walked 5 unsteadily to his coat, put it on, laid a dollar by his plate, and, turning for one moment toward us a face I thought looked rather ghastly, bowed and was gone. I looked an interrogation at Raymond, ?who said: """"^'He has had some trouble at homo, and is gay by fits and starts rather than com? fortably jolly Imagine where I met him I First we were together in Ireland at a country house overflowing with gayety and good cheer?Scotch, Irish, English, and American guests pell meU?but all Infected with the wit and hospitality of Lord and Lady Fitzgibbon. Whether he was then under his right name I do not know, and shall never seek to discover. He will tell me whenever it is proper I should know. The next time I saw him was when I happened to glance at a cab on Union square. He was the cabman, and I recognized him instantly. "Come off that box at once," I cried, "and give an account of yourself." Ho descended slowly and remarked; "I am driving a cab?what more simple?" 'This more simple," said I, "that yon 'get on again, drive to the stables, dis? charge yourself and report at my office in an hour. If yon don't, I shall have you . dogged by detectives.'' . "So he came, took a boy's place in my law office, entered the Columbia law school, and la now doing far better than nine law students out of ten. I really think ho has the makings in him of a ' good lawyer of the secoad rank." "Just like you, old man. Yon are bet-. ' ter than millions, better than wine, better than" not woman," said he softly, and shine of his ?eyes I knew that he nking of a small tyrant who be grudged him to most of his old fxienas and did not scroplo to tell .me (to my very face!) that she did net core he should see much of M3 bachelor acquaintances any more. As we walked toward Waverley place I could not help a conjecture or two as to the reason for his mysterious conduct. Was ho an exile because of a vulgar scrape, or through a quarrel with his own family? Was he jilted, had ho been hope? lessly in debt, or had he involved himself with a woman whom he discovered it im? possible to marry? "Raymond insisted I should come to his apartments, his wife being absent doing penance at a family dinner, but expected to return soon. When she entered I was greeted with more cordiality than ever before, and among other things alluded to the young Englishman. "I don't like him," she remarked. "And pray, why notl" I exclaimed. "He is intelligent, well read, a quick and good talker, handsome in his way?and worships your husband." "I don't like him," said Mrs. Raymond, taking up her knitting with the most com? placent air, as if "I don't like him" settled the matter logically, psychologic? ally and sociologically for good and all. Raymond beamed down on his wife and remarked: "She t.hinfrg his fiber is weak?isn't that the expression, my dear!" Mrs. Raymond set her small sharp carved mouth: "No, my dear, that is your expression;" and, turning to roe: "There are points in your character I do not like, but on the whole you will do. At any rate, you are not weak. If you did wrong you would expect and abide by the consequences. But this young Mr.?Mr.?whatever he chooses just now to call himself?I must say the only reason for his existence that I know of is to moke me prouder than ever of my hush?" She was not allowed to finish, and, as an old friend of both, I turned to the photograph album until a little scuffle was over. On leaving the apartments I took a walk, as is my wont before going to bed, notwithstanding, the fearful condition of tho streets, making a long loop about the square through Fourth street and Broad? way. It hod cleared overhead and the moon was out. As I turned into Waver? ley place I saw a figure at the side en? trance of the New York hotel whom I took for a man much the worse for drink, and paid little heed to. But just as I passed I looked up and thought it was the young Englishman we had dined with. I even hesitated,, but the bowed head, trembling hands, and uncertain knees of the figure belonged to a much older man, and as he seemed to be only steadying himself to enter the hotel, it occasioned 'meonly a shrug of pity and a sigh. I1 glanced at the windows of the hotel and wondered what furthnr discoveries in the matter of American types my high nosed young English gentlewoman had made since she submitted me to her examina? tion. - She clung to my memory for some reason, as if she has something to say to me, some inquiry to make of far larger importance than the whereabouts of a hotel. As I rose the stairs to my rooms the youth's face and talk returned to me, also what Raymond's wife had said, and then his speech about suicides, and I said to myself: "Anyhow, a man so light hearted and straightforward looking con have nothing criminal on his conscience." When I fell asleep it must have been about midnight, and as I dozed off it oc? curred to me as odd that, while I lay on my left side looking eastward, the young Englishman and the two travelers I had met must be just now in one line with me west and east, for the tower in which he slept rose exactly between me and the New York hotel. "What nonsense V' was my last waking thought I might have slept ten minutes or a week, when my eyes opened. The great door that leads out on the roof was strangely white; doubtless, it was the moon that had stolen through the' west window over my bed, and now shone almost level through the room?that was it. But no. Through the door there was a depth of whiteness like glancing into a tunnel lined with porcelain, and at its end stood in profile a still whiter figure, with one hand pointed slightly downward. I could not distinguish the features, but the figure recalled some one I had seen some? where. In a moment it was gone, and I closed my eyes with a resolve not to forget that I had, as it were, caught in the actu? ality of an hallucination a dream such as weaves itself out of random occurrences of the day. Asleep' in a moment, I lay?how long? Suddenly I was awake again. The light was stronger, the tunnel was not there, but just across the room at my door stood the same figure, the features not perfectly distinct, but the flowing hair and night dress unmistakable. Was it the young woman I had met? But what a look! I have seen actresses that sent the chills through one, and I have seen people in grief, bnt this face froze the roots of one's being, it was so terrible in its striving to explain something that might be too hor? rible to utter?its figure was so torn by the effort to express by gesticulation what its tongue could uot or would not im? part! Rubbing my eyes as I raised myself in bed, the apparition was gone, and by the broad light of the setting moon all the familiar pictures and odds and ends of the room smiled on me so serenely that I fell back again reassured. Yet, I thought: Can it be possible that something is happening to that girl, who? ever, wherever she may be, or to some ono she loves? Ami has her spirit been able to break the hounds of matter and call for help? How many persons believe that between certain minds and minds the willpower can under favorable circum? stances exert itself through space! Then I reviewed the scientific men who have given -whole or partial adhesion to the claims of psychologists held in bad repute by science generally, and recalled how universally?in all ports of the world, in all nations, at all epochs?action of this kind has been believed in by thousands of men. I was sorely tempted to get up, but reflected on the absurdity of perambulat? ing the solemn halls of - the university at such an hour 'with no definite object, no exact aim. The subject was a wakeful one, but the next day claimed its labor, and I could not afford the luxury of wakefulness. I could not sleep at once, but luckily pos? sessing a secret method by which one can force one's self to sleep, I applied it, and in the end succeeded and fell away. Then it came again, and with a flash of light such as comes when one presses the eyeballs sharply, a flash that affected me like sound. There she stood, the unknown stranger with the look of one I knew in? timately, yet could not n?me or place, hollow eyed, agonized, desperate. And now she moved her right arm once, twice, thrice, beckoning me in the direction of the other tower. Was it sho who was being murdered somewhere in the neigh? borhood? Was it the young Englishman who needed help? I sprang up, to And her vanished; but this time, .following some impulse,. I thrust on some clothes and my shoes, leaped across tho room, tore open the door, rushed out on the roof and hurried over to Raymond's windows, which look southward. Tho last ray of the moonlight shone obliquely into them. I peered through the panes, and there, on his friend and protector's carpet, lay the young law student with a hole in his right temple and an ugly stain below his head. Ho was beyond all aid; there was noth? ing to be done. After rousing Raymond and notifying the autorlties I happened to look at the time. It was hardly 1 o'clock. With the ambulance came tho purveyors of news and learned all that we knew and more, for they discovered his proper name. When Raymond and I went dismally forth to get an early breakfast the papers had tho story and the cry was already pushing through the quiet streets. Tell? ing him nothing of my dream, I made him go with mo to breakfast at the New York hotel. We hod finished, silently enough, when I clutched his arm. "There!" I whispered, "that girl there came to me last night in a dream?an ap? parition?how do I know what it was? She came thrice, and I?fool that I was? delayed till the -last summons. Do you suppose I could have saved him had I gone at once?" Raymond looked scared, as well he might, for there was nothing to show that my reason had not become unbalanced from shock.. . I reassured him by hastily telling of the meeting the day before, but succeeded only partially; for who believes in apparitions!. The young girl went quietly to her seat, pale as a ghost but not sorrowful looking; rather she appeared like some one who has been through great suffering and had then been permitted to forget; but the marks of the strain remain. She was joined by the elderly gentleman, and then I came to a fixed conclusion so far as their relations went, namely, that she was not his wife, not his niece, not his daughter Dut8tood to him In some confldenfinl re? lation as of guardian to a ward. My rea? sons would not hear criticism, for they were founded on intangible shades of man? ner, mere nothings that often tell so much. She smiled and looked brave and cheerful in what was to mo?but was it to any? body else??a heartbreaking way, but went on with her meal quietly and in ap? parent content. Then the devil of curiosity took posses? sion of us; yes, even of Raymond, kind? liest of men. Wo hesitated, but both knew from the first that it must be done and hated ourselves cordially for doing it. Taking the paper with the account of the tragedy, I marked the name of our late .friend, called a waiter and told him to slip the newspaper near her plate when she was preoccupied. Presently she unfolded a London weekly and began to read, so that the waiter found it easy to do as he was bid. ? In a fow moments she looked weary, glanced out of tho window, dropped her paper.. Her eyes fell pensively on her hands, thence to the marked journal. Ever since I have cursed curiosity and cursed my brutal deed. She gave a cry as terrible?well, as terrible as the look of that apparition which came to me during the night?and fell forward on the break? fast table. Conscience stricken at my crime, for it seemed nothing less, we hurried from the place. To this day I have never laid eyes on her or her companion. Was she bis sister, his betrothed, his wife? Had he seen her the evening before, and, if so, what was their interview? I do not know and shall never try to find out.- Enough to have seen the wreck of two young lives and had no safety line to throw to one or the other!?"Caius" in New York Times. Jay Gould's Son~George. According to common reports, George Gould has settled down into a most ex? emplary husband sinco his marriage with" Edith.Kingdom He has become so en? grossed in his business that his old com? panions at the New York club ore inclined to complain a little at his neglect of them. One of them Bald yesterday: "It is not often that a rich man's son settles down with the ambition to become richer than his father, but that is just what George Gould seems to have done. It is not so long since we used to see him every night or two at the club with a jolly lot of fellows around him. Now we never see him, but the fellows say that he has grown tremendously ambitious for vast wealth. He will be a very rich man with? out waiting for his father's demise."? New York Tribune. Braises in Woodwork. Bruises may be taken out of the wood? work of scientific instruments by wetting with warm water. Then lay on the place brown paper about five layers thick,* and apply a hot flat, iron until the moisture is . evaporated. If the bruise is not gone re? peat the process. It the bruise is small merely soak it with worm water and apply a red hot poker very near the sur* face. Keep the wood wet, and in a few minutes the bruise will disappear.?Chi? cago Times. CLAVERHOUSE'S SWEETHEART. Was it my fault, or was it yours, That, when you danced for men to see, Your yellow gown caught In my spurs And made a willing slave oi me? I know you now, but, as it was, I loved you long before I knew; I only saw one lady pass In all the dance, and that was you I Great Cla verse looki at her and smiles, He thinks that she is fair and his; But, did he see her other whiles Then he would know whose love she Is. Ah, let him never sec us then, He'd surely kill me if he knew; I'm only one among his men, And thrones were not too good for you. They say ho bears a charmed life, . The leaden bullet glances by. He keeps his life, but oh 1 bis wife He lost her, though he cannot die. And were he king of Scotland yet (A gallant soldier is he, too!) And were a queen beside him set, My sweet, that queen would not be you! ?Longman's Magazine. Physical and Psychical Activity. Starting from the common observation that when we do hard thinking we can? not at tho same time use our muscles actively, Dr. J. Leob has attempted to es? timate quantitatively the relation between physical and psychical activity. His method was to record his maximum grip on a dynamometer; then after a short rest, to* begin some mental work; and, while engaged in this, to record the maxi? mum grip once more, The result was that the latter grip was decidedly less powerful, and that the difference between it and the former grip was the greater the more difficult and absorbing the men? tal process. For instance: in one case the normal grip with the left hand depressed the lever of the dynamometer to 77 degs., while reading and understanding (L e., he could repeat the substance of it in his own words) a scientific work only to 15 degs.; while simple reading it as so many sounds, 67 degs. Another gentleman (Professor Zuntz) could normally depress the lever to 69 degs.; hut while reading a catalogue of names (requiring little mental strain), to 63 degs. Dr. Loeb's average maximum. grip when not occupied with mental work was (mean of both hands) a depression of the lever to 85 degs.; while multiplying one number under ten by another such num? ber tho depression was 81 degs; when the two numbers were between ten and twenty only 85 degs.; when between twenty and thirty only 14 degs. This shows very clearly how the energy given over to the mental exertion is taken off from the muscular effort. It must, of course, be understood that these results have only a general value. The method presents many mechanical difficulties; the question of attention Is an Important factor; and Dr. Loeb simply offers theso results as a preliminary statement of his intention to work upon this problem.? Science. A Nice Present for a Friend. Some time ago a friend of. mine inter? ested in zoology received one day a box from New Mexico without any mark upon it as to what it contained. He instructed his housekeeper to open it on finding it in his h all and went up stairs. Presently he was aroused by a considerable outcry, and found that the box contained a creat? ure about a yard long, not unlike a croco? dile. It was really a lizard, and my friend immediately packed it off to the zoological gardens, with a letter to the curator, presenting it to the collection. Next day, to his astonishment, he re? ceived a letter from the curator, saying: "Pray, next time you send us an animal for the collection warn us of it3 character, for this lizard you sent ns is a poisonous one. The moment it was taken out of its box it bit a rabbit, and the animal almost immediately died. As we took it out of the box without any hesitation this might just as well have happened to the person who unpacked tho monster." The existence of this poisonous lizard was unknown to the recipient, and was, I believe, not known at tho zoological gar? dens. My friend wrote out to his corre? spondent in New Mexico, and found that he, too, was unaware of the poisonous nature of the animal, and had only sentit on account of its rarity; "but," said tho New Mexican with charming frankness in writing, "now you mention it, I do re? member that one of theso lizards bit a man, and certainly that man died."? Liverpool Post. Not to Bo Doubted. A Philadelphia physician says that a great deal of what passes for heart disease is only mild dyspepsia; that nervousness is commonly bad tember, and that two thirds of tho so called malaria is nothing but laziness. Probably he doesn't tell his patients so, but there is no doubt a good deal of truth in what he says.?American Analyst. The Lcsscpti Family. In tho Lcsseps family each child, as soon as he or she measures thirty inches high, is put on the bock of a pony and trained by the father to figure with honor in the equestrian battalion, which tho Parisians have become accustomed to look for daily in the Bois de Bot?ogue.?Paris Cor. London World. Cigars ./? ea *3. The first cigar mado in Connecticut was put up in 1812. At that time 75 cents per thousand was the price paid for their manufacture. They were rudely rolled by the women on tho farms and were usually exchanged for groceries at the country stores.?Chicago Times. Philip Gilbert Hamcrton nays "the pos? session of very good eyesight may be a hinderance to those feelings of sublimity that exalt the?poetic imagination." In New York city they have "misfit suits to hire." "MURDERER AND MAX." Hard Words In Parliament?A Conserva? tive Member Given the Lie-Mr. Healy Suspended and the House In an Uproar, London, April 15.?Sir William Ver dod Harcourt, resuming the debate on the coercion bill in the house of com? mons, twitted Lord Randolph Churchill and Chamberlain with having secretly consulted Farnell, seeking to make an alliance with him for their own purposes. The spirit in which the government would administer the coercion act, if it were passed, was sufficiently shown in the appointment of Col. King Harman to the parliamentary under secretaryship for Ireland. The bill would fail to sup? press the Irish natioual league, because the people of Ireland believed in the league and trusted it. The effect of the enforcement of the bill would be to make the government more detested and the league more popular than ever. As to the tory and liberal union taunts about American gold fostering Irish discontent, Sir William said: "There are none who have less reason to complain of American gold than Irish landlords, for none get more of it. They get it through their poor tenants' rents." If the government earnestly desired to maintain the Union let them abandon the policy of exasperating the Irish peo? ple and adopt a policy ol justice and'con ciliation. [Cheers.] Major Saunderson, conservative, said that the national league whs supported mainly by criminals, dynamiters and murderers across the Atlantic. He did not charge the gentlemen opposite with imbruing their bauds in blood, but he did charge them with associating with men whom they knew to be murderers. Mr. Healy said that if Major Saunder? son referred to him, he bad no hesitation in saying that Saunderson was a liar. This remark was greeted with rousing Parnellite" cheers. The speaker called upon Healy to withdraw his expression. Healy replied : "I am not entitled to rise until you sit down," when the cheer? ing was renewed. The speaker then resumed the chair and Healy again took the floor. He said:, "I am only able to meet the charge in one way. If you rule that Major Saun-1 derson was in order, my expression was equally in order. If you rule him out of order I shall withdraw my expression." The speaker: "That is rr*rt so. Mr. Saunderson made a charge of the gravest nature. There the responsibility rests* entirely with himself. It is his duty td prove it if he can. [Cheers.] But I cannot allow the expression you used." Healy then repeated that Saunderson was u liar and a great uproar arose. The speaker again called upon Healy to withdraw his remark. Healy refused. The speaker thereupon named him, and W. H. Smith, first lord of the treasury, moved that Healy be suspended. Redmond jumped up and shouted: "I say he is a liar, too." Tbe house divided on the motion to suspend Healy, and the motion was carried 118 to 57. When tbe vote was antfoonced Healy walked out of the house, applauded by' all Parnellites, who stood up waving their hats aud raising cheer after cheer, Saunderson, upon attempting to re? sume bis speech, was interrupted by loud cries of "Withdraw ! Withdraw !" Sex ton, interrupting, asked Major Saunder? son whether he (Saunderson) persisted in bis statement or would withdraw it. Major Saunderson replied that Sheri? dan was a member of the executive com? mittee, of which the member for West Belfast (Sexton) was also a member. [Loud cries of "Withdraw."] Sexton: "Did I know him to be a murderer? Did I ever associate with a man whom I knew to be a murderer?" [Cheers, and a voice: HWithdraw your murderer."] Major Saun derson : "I said that Sher? idan was on tbe committee aud against him a true bill was found for complicity in the Phoenix Park murders. Thecom mittee must have known what kind of man he was." Here Sexton, springing to his feet, shouted: "I say you are a wilful, cow? ardly liar." Then there was another uproar. The Parnellites all rose and cheered frantically, waving their hats in the air. As soon as there was a chance to be heard Sexton, again addressing Saunderson, exclaimed: "If I only met you outside the door of this house I would thrash you within an inch of your life." The excitement was again renewed. The speaker arose and addressed the house, but his voice was inaudible above the din. When quiet had been some? what restored tbe speaker said that un? less Sexton withdrew his expression he would be compelled to name him. He appealed to the bouse to assist him in doing bis duty, adding that be was will? ing to do anything in his power to allay bad feeling. [Cheer*?.] The speaker then pointedly asked Saunderson wheth? er he charged Sexton with associating with murderers. Mr. Saunderson, after several evasive answers, which were interrupted by loud cries of "Answer," "Answer the speak? er's question," eventually withdrew the words he had used. The speaker then asked Sexton to withdraw bis expressions, at tbe same time adding: "I cannot conceal from myself tbe fact that the provocation has been very great." [Loud cheers.] Sexton then formally withdrew his ex? pression. L?ak*p, member for Lancashire, sug? gested that Healy be recalled. The speaker said that nothing could be done in the matter until the next sitting, and Sexton thereupon gave notice that at tbe next sitting of the bouse be would move that the suspension of Healy be revoked. [Cheers.j Saunderson then resumed bis speech, He said that Sexton was present at the meeting at which Egan was made secre? tary of ClaDna Gael, which was a mur? der society of America. Sexton rose to a point of order and the speaker advised Saunderson to withdraw the offensive expression. Another scene of confusion ensued. Saunderson repeat? ing the words, whereupon Sexton shout? ed : 'The honorable gentleman is again a liar." The speaker called upon both members to withdraw their offensive re? marks, which they did. Saunderson again resumed his speech, and charged the Parnellites with various counections with Egan, Ford and "other advocates of murder." At tbe conclusion of his speech Saun dersoa was greeted with cheers from the conservative benches. The debate was then adjourned. Value of Cotton Seed. Sir J. B. Lawes, of England, says that he has proved that a ton of cottou seed meal, costing $31.50, that was fed to his animals, added $2S 25 to the value of manure they made. So he got the feed? ing value for $3.25. He is a man who makes experiments with care, and for the purpose of postively knowing tbe facts involved. Another writer has proved very clearly that a ton of cotton ?eed boiled, and fed to beeves', may be made to add to the animal ?25 in fat, flesh and selling val? ue. We have no doubt that a ton of good cotton seed on the lands of the right man, may give to the farmer in ?esb, fat and manure, from $40 to ?50 in value, and yet farmers are selling millions of bush? els of this valuable article at less than ten cents a bushel?62 bushels to the ton, $6 a ton. And much of this comes from poor lands that need fertilizing, and from farms where cattle in the winter have neither bed norshelter. ? The Sheriff of Milan county, Texa?, with a posse of six men on Saturday call? ed on William Jacobs who was wanted for murder. Jacobs stepped to his door with a Winchester rifle and emptied it, killing one man and mortally wounding another while remaining untouched in a shower of lead. He then escaped un? harmed. He is being pursued and will be lvnchcd if captured. ? Those who have nn dignity are. con? stantly putting it on, Rancid Bntter. One of Ihe principal causes of butter becoming rancid is the buttermilk con? tained in it. If butter be churned until compacted no amount of washing will rid it of all the milk. It is, therefore, important that churnbg cease while the butter is in a granulated state. It can then be washed comparatively free of buttermilk. It is a good plan to draw off the buttermilk and fill in sufficient cold water to float the granules, and agitate it slightly and draw off. Repeat until the water is do longer discolored. It is well to salt the butter slightly before beginning to wash it, as it will aid the operation. Some suppose that all the butter will not be separated from the cream if the churning be stopped when the butter is yet in a granular state, but if the milk drawn off be re-churned it wLM be found to yield nothing. Butter treat ed in this way will require only sufficient working to thoroughly distribute the salt, and thus the "grain" of the butter is preserved and its keeping qualities much improved.?Prairie Farmer. ? Farmer Keith, of Runnels County Texas, is noted for his big beard. It is said to be five feet four inches long and twenty-one inches wide in its broadest part. It is of a rich chestnut color, and its owner, a prosperous sheep grower, is very proud of it. ._? One who has suffered says a coquette is a woman without any hearty who makes a fool of a man that ain't got any bead. ? The German government has just paid $250,000 for an invention for steer? ing balloons. A successful trial of the invention was made hy the war office. Bncklen's Arnaca Salve. The Best Salve in. the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, TJ\cers,SaltKheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chs .pped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Sk in Eruptions, and posi? tively cures Pile s, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac? tion, or money r efunded. Price 25 cents per box. For aale by Hill Bros., Ander* son, S. C. PIEDMONT AIR-LINE, Richmond ?fc Danville R. K., COLUMBIA & GREEN 7ILLE DIVIBION. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19, 1886. (TralnB rica on 75th Meridian time.) Southbound. Lvo Walh?fla... Scucca. Anderson? Spartanb'rg Abbeville... Lau rent ~... Greenville.. Green wood Ninety-Six Ncwberry... Arr. Columbia... Augusta.... No. 52 S.20am 9.00 am 10.45 am 12.00 m 10.45 am 8.20 am 9.25 am 12.44 pm 1.10pm 3.04 pm 5.15 pm 9.20 pm Northbound. <Vrr. Lrc. Columbia.. Newberry.. Ninety-Six Grecnwo'd Greenville Latirens'.... Abbeville.. Spart'nbr'g Anderson.. Seneca. Walhalla... Atlanta..... No. 53 11.00 am 1.01pm 2.20pm 2.42 pm 5.53 pm 5.55 pm 4.35 pm 4.35 pm 4.50 pm 6.02 pm 6.35 pm 10.40 pm No. 53 makes close connection for Atlanta. No. 52 makes close connection for Augusta and Charleston at Columbia. Jas. L. Taylor, Gen'I Pass. Agent. D. Cardweel, Ase't Pass, Agt., Columbia, S. C Soi.. Haas, Traffic Manager. JOHN SAUL'S CATALOGUE ? OF ? New, Rare and Beautiful Plants for 138-7 IS NOW READ IK LOVERS of fine Plants will find a large collection of Beautiful and Rare .Vlants, as well as Novelties of Merit. This rich collection is well grown, and o ffered at very low prices. ORCHIDS?A very large stock of choice Ei '.st Indians, American, etc. Also, Cata? log ues of Roses, Orchids, Seeds, Trees, etc. JOHN SAULS, Washington, D.C. M:irch3,1887 34 2m OUR PURPOSE! To knock the MARROW out of Prices at the "FIRST DASH," and to anticipate the customary half to five cents cuts on an article worth three or four dollars! EXAMINE the following figures, and make np your mind that they cannot be lower? ed by any one for the same class of Goorls : A'perfectly sound and sweet low grade Flour for $3.50* to $4.50 per Barrel. A choice family Flour from $4.50 to $5.00 per Barrel. Fancy to Extra Fancy Tennessee Flours $5.25 to $5.75 per Barrel. Full Roller Patent Flour 86.00 to $6.50 per Barrel. New Orleans Molasses 20c to 40c per gallon. 8ugar, Coffee, Rice, Tobacco, andall other Staple Groceries A LITTLE CHEAP? ER than any one. Dry Gbods,; Shoes, Boots, Hats and Clothing, AT BOTTOM-OUT PRICES. We mean what wc say, and if you have the CASH we will give you the bargains, and save you the time and'expense "looking around" on the small jive cents cuts. J. 3r. BAKER & CO, No. 2 and 3 Benson House. I March 3, 1887_?_U_ OUR STOCK OF FAWILyIrOCERIES j IS COMPLETE! FRESH GOODS Arrirlag l>y EVIERY TRAIN 5,000 pounds Country Hams, 5,000 pounds Magnolia Hams, 4,000 pounds Harvey's Best Lard', 20,000 pounds Wheat Bran, 20,000 pounds Bice Flour, 50 bushels German Millet Seed. Try our Kaffer Cora, the great Southern forage plant. 50 pounds Watermelon Seed from Augusta?Rattlesnake, Skaley Bark and Kolks Gem. All of which we will Sell Low for CaSh. B&* FRESH CELERY every day, 33. 2T. CRAYTON & SONS. March 10, 1887 Si come and see ! I am now Receiving my Spring and Summer Goods. In Dry Goods?I have Virginia Cassimeres, which are tbr best goods I ever han? dled ; Jeans, Cashniaret, Calico, Worsted Goods, Bleached and Brown Shirtings and Sheetings; a few pair Blankets to sell atcost for Cash. ?. Boots and Shoes?Bay State Boots and Shoes, for Men, Women and Children. Hats?A beautiful line of Men's Hats, in Wool, Felt, Straw and Maccanaw. Wall Paper?A large and beautiful line of Wall Paper at low prices?over 700 rolls on hand, ? Hardware?A good assortment of Hardware. Groceries and Provisions?Bacon, Flour, Corn, Bran, Salt, Molasses and Fancy Groceries. PINE TEA a specialty. CARPETS, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, WOODENWARE, GARDEN SEED, YELLOW YAM and PEABODY POTATOES, for eating or planting, BUGGY RIMS, HUBS, SPOKES and Shafts, And many other things not necessary to mention. I beg my friends and customers to give me a call and price my Goods. I think I have a reputation for selling honest Goods at as low prices as the same quality can be sold for in the city. Come and price my Goods?no charge for showing. ? A. B. TOWERS, No. 4 Granite Row, Anderson, S. C. March 31,1887 38 _ THE HARBOR! WE HAVE ANCHORED OUR new lot of ladies' goods With the Lowest Prices, and expect to sell them accordingly! H AVING just visited the Northern markets and purchased the FRESHEST and most BEAUTIFUL STOCK ever brought to the City, WE DEFY COMPETITION! And are prepared to sell cheaper than the cheapest. Our Goods are lately imported, and consist of the newest styles and greatest variety. We guarantee satisfaction, and only ask an inspection of our WHITE GOODS, FRENCH MULLS, SUM? MER SILKS in the latest shades, stylish MILLINERY and NOTIONS. All orders receive careful attention. MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. March 24,18S7_37_ JOHN" E. PEOPLES & CO. Arc offering their immense Stock of STOVES, TINWARE, CROCKERY, CHEAPER THAN EVER. They will sell Stoves on time to good parties for good paper. They will sell their second-hand Stoves much lower than cost. They buy remnants of Seed and Lint Cotton, Rags, Raw Hides, Otter and Mink Skins. Call and see their Stock of Lamps, Silverware, <fee. ??- BEFORE BUYING, Feb 17,1887 32 POET ROYAL & WESTEEN CAR? OLINA RAILWAY. 11 33 a ra 12 03 p m 12 40 o m 113pm 1 35 p in 2 02 p m 2 20 p m 2 40pm 3 15 p m In effect April 15,1887. Time?1 hour slower than C. & G. R. R time. Going South?Daily, except Sunday. Leave Anderson. 5 30 a m 11 00 a m Leave Deans. 6 02 a m Leave Cooks. G 32 a m Leave Lowndcsville. 7 05 a m Leave Latiraers. 7 35 a m Leave Hesters. 7 55 a m Leave Mt. Carmel.... 8 21 a m Leave Willington..,. 8 3" a m Leave Bordeau. 8 57 a m Arrive McCormick... 9 30 a m Arrive Augusta.(> 05 p m Arrive Charleston. 7 00 a m Arrive Savannah. 5 55am Arrive Jacksonville.12 00 m Going North?Daily, except Sunday. Leave Jacksonville. 2 30 p m Leave Savannah.810 p m Leave Charleston. 4 00 a m Leave Augusta.12 15 p m 7 50 a ui Leave McCormick... 4 15 p m Leave Bordeau. 4 49 p m Leave Willington.... 5 09 p m Leave Mt Cnrmel... 5 25 p m Leave Hesters. 5 51 p m Leave Latimers. ? 10 p m Leave Lowndesville. 6 41 p m Leave Cooks. 7 15 p m Leavo Deans. 7 43 p m Arrive Anderson.8 15 p m Connects with train to and from Green? wood, Laurens and Spartauburg. Connections at Augusta with Georgia, South Carolina and Central Railroads. At Spartanburg with A & C. Air Line and Asheville & Spartanburg 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, Supt., Augusta, Ga. 10 15 am 10 47 a m 11 07 a m 11 22 a m 1148 am 12 08 p ra 12 38 pm 112 p m 142pm 2 15 p m _.rCareiln . _fl TO 5 DATS. ?Qnartnleed boi tel uuio Sulctai* Hrdonljbylb? K*Ii7isi Cfctmial Co.' Cincinnati,! Ohio. Havfne sold j-oar excel? lent preparation known is Gfoi thep?stye?:ormorc vre are pleased to report that It nas giren ?ntire satisfaction and we do not hesitate to iccomraend It. J, C WlUIami it Co., Syracuse, N. Y Soldty tmccisu. Price, f 1.00. Eor sale by ORR"& SLOAN, Anderson, 8. C. 45?ly POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholcsoineness. 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 Royal Bakino Powder Co., 106 Wall St., New York. 42-Iy A Corrector, Regulator, Nerve-Best I "T716 Hcartli the Seat of Life." . Life: One of every fiVc wo meet has some form of Heart DIseaso, and is in constant dan? ger of Apoplexy or Suddon Death! SYItlPTOIflS and DISEASE. For which this Kennedy should be taken Heart-pains Palpitation Heart-dropsy Skip-Deata Throbbing Spasms (Fits) Numbness Purplc-Llps Poor-blood Shaky-Nerves Syncope Faint-spells Hot-flashes Paralysis ncart-sympathctlc liunhafBlaodtothn Head, Feeblodmila Hon,Laoored-hrcathing, Hcart-cnla^cmcnt. Nennus-prostration, Heart-rheumatism, Neuralgia and Valvular Disease. Ono UeJlcIno will not Curo all kinds ofDisa&ses. THIS REIttEDY IS A SPECIFIC It Prevent*I'ainy, Shoclr, Sudden ?eutb. Every ingredient is from vegetable pro? ducts which grow in eight of every unfor tunato sufferer. It contains no Morphine, Opium or injurious drugs. EST* JVol a Vistacr* of impure Blood can etc apt U* JPurifytng- InAuenct, Pi:icb $1.00-?6 bottles $5:00 S^lTopared at Dr. Kilmer's Dispensary, Binghamton. N. II. 8, ' Letters of inqulrrpromnilr nn?w Invalids* Guide, to Health ISnit M)LD BYALL DRI'GC For sale by WILHITE Anderson, S. C. ? & WILHITE, 44?lv Eures Backachg, Lung Troubles, Kidney Diseases, Rheumatism, Etc. A trial will convinco tho most skeptical that tliny nro Hie best. They are medicated with capsicum and the active principlo of petroleum, bpinc far moro powerful in their action than other planters. Do not he induced to tako others, but bo suro nml pet thn genuino "Petroline," wbieli is always enclosed in an envelope with tho signature of tho proprietors, Tbe P.W.P. Co., nml directions in four languages; also seal in crivn and gold on each plaster. Sold by all druggists, at s!5 cents each. CORN PLASTERS A.ro tho best known remedy for bard and soft jorns, nml nevi-r fail to cure. Price, ti? cents. PEDACURA INSOLES "um cold Feet, Gout, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Swollen I'eet, etc. The Polcg Wliito Proprietary Co., S4 Church Street, New York, Manufacturers. Of first class druggists and WILHITE & WILHITE, Agents for Anderson, S. C. April 29, 1880 42_ly ' MADAME DEAN'S ft, CO y ???11' I'll I I I I II 11 I A |% B C7 ?S Pnergetic nr.d intclliccnt im Mi YLtP a E? ?3 indies wanted tointroduco rar popular Corsets in every county. No expert' moo required. Agents ere n.aking UlOO nonthly. l.riO different rAylnn to select from. ?argc3t eommissiiins, 1? sfc terms, mid most s?l ible goods. Satisfaction ru.Trviiiti-ert. Fxclnsive orritory given. tUM'VIT l ltF.K. THua ratcd Catalogue uud particul:i?:i true. Write or tenns at tmc?. Ask for our ?*3C0 Cash Premium 3.1st. Our new book, entitled DRESS REFORM FOR LADIES, with liography of "Worth dlluM rated), sent on receipt if application. IT WSUL PAY EXPERI? ENCED AGENTS to WRITE for TERMS. Don't delay if you wish, to secure terri -ory, ilVlB HGB1ILI s co., 380 BS0ADWA7, HSW MBS. CET THE BEST ! The Cheapest and Finest Guano in the Market! THE undersigned having been appointed agents for the sale of the GEN JEROSTEE FERTILIZER would call the attention of the Farmers of Anderson County to its 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 lirst-class materials are used in it. Many of our leading Farmers have tested it with entire satisfaction. IVe guarantee it to be as good as last year, and as good as the best commercial mannre sold in this market. TERMS?Cash, payable May 1st, 1837, $23.00 per Ton ; November 1st, 1887, $25.00, or 325 pounds Middling Lint Cotton. ^ggu Patronize home enterprise, and at the same time get the best manure. i'i^U 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, 1867 32 ANDERSON, 8. C. 3m FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Will be sold CheaperSthan 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. Jgy* P. S.?Persons indebted to me must pay up immediately and save trouble. Can't indulge any longer. Gr. F. TOLLY, Depot Street. Oct 14,1886 14 THE EAETHQIJAKE 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 ray prices: Haod-made Buggy Harness from $10.00 tip. 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 up 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 BYRON JEWELL, Photographer. 43 ? ' 5* OCJ QsJ ? r.B. ?s ? B*m_.o> Sill ' Mis-Id ^r'-S a c-2 3 2 "3 wo c- S SCO S-T J ?j3?g wag? a 2 '5 Q.-h. n-' c Eh o 5,!to-_ ?o i ? a a ? O s w <E.? k ' ggf s ? Co B B n -<;2. .? Bo . 3 gS 5s: ? i? * J.2. ?o 5 gg- eg 2 1 = ? g 0 ' 3 S*f!g ? fi a g* 5 ?3 ?0 ? ?2. CO C 2 3 m 3 ? ? cS 2,2.5'C"-. ft ? o % ~g.3 gl'! W9 rt _ ?d -1 33 . . ? ^? ? ? CO ^ ? 2 3 I ?erq -?0^ ?? ? ft L_j4 oPM-a ?< SO ? rz m 2 ?B2 so ? U J cATjnoir. CbneuTTurt should not eonpttt our Sprite with the numerous imitations; tuMHvtr*. j potash and mercury mixtures ichleh nrr **>'. ten up to sell, not on their own merit, tmi ?;i the merit of our remedy. An iwifnffan U always a fraud and a e'uai, and ' '.ey tf>rig . only a* they can ttcr,: from Treali't on r>ioo<l and ? free. For tat? -iy oli 'ir, THE SWIFT Si Ihrad ;i. 'h : - > ih-tife S. S. S. vs. POTASH. I hnvo hnd blood poison for ten rears. I know I hnrc taken on? hnndrrd l-:tl iodide of pntasb ta that time, bat It did m> no poo<!. Iju<t piimmor my face, r.-.v. and limbs were cowed with sores, and 1 could scarcely n^e mr aniMoii :????'!?:>;? >r niatismin my shoolders. I took S. S. S., and :t ha.< Amw me more pood |{>.m n . ?:'. > r: eines 1 have taken. My face, body and nwk are |icrfrctSy clear nncl c>i w\ . ? ? matisra Is entirely gone. 1 weighed 116 poum!" v her. I i'eL'an the medicine.: mtri : ? ? ? 15J pounds. My first bottla helped me greatly tasd pave me an appetite like a I would not be without S. S. S. for several times it.? weight in gold. C. JE. MITCHELL, W. 83d St. Ferrv, Sew Vorfc ? ? EARTHQUAKE ACAIN. ROCHESTER, N. Y'./.September 15,18S6. WE hnvo made HILL," ADAMS & CO., of Anderson. S. C, our Agents for the salt- o! our Ludit^'.Fine Shoes. We m.'i'xe on the N. Y. Opera, Acme, Wau*; ken Pliast and Creule Inst?; the latter \< just out and is very nice. We Use the' MiK?y Machine and sew with host Barlx urV ilirr:<d. Every pair warranted. They are nice, neat and styl'sh. Give them ? look when you want..a Shoe and you will be pleased. We use the Gordian Patr-m Stav. . Oct 7. 1886 E. P. REED & CO. PATENTS. ;; CARRIAGE AND Wagon Shop. THE undersigned would respectfully in? form the public that he is prepared to do all kinds of work in the Carriage and Wagon line. Now Buggies and Wagons put up to order. I make a specialty in Painting, as I have a lirst-class Painter; so bring mi your old Buggies. I have in connection with me Mr. J. A. Wallace, an expert Blacksmith, who will do all kinds of Plantation work, and Horse Shoeing a specialty. Please call and see ns?we will do you right. Shops, Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. W. D. MARONEY. Jan 20,1887 28 WM. G. HENDERSON, Patent Attorney And Solicior. OFFICES, 925 F STREET, P. O. Box 50. ; WASHINGTON, D. C Formerly of the Examining Corps, ' IT. S. Patent Office, Practices before the Patent Cilice, U. S. t Supreme Court and the Federal Courts. Opinions given as to scope, validity, and infringements of Patents. ? 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