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SUNRISE AT SEA. How soft a light fr?re yonder east 1m thrown : Across this wftste of sea, Saturai&n, A glor.- as tender as when time began; '-?'?-?? Though hero there Is no other creature known Save deep blue sea and deep blue sky alone, And the rain burdened clouds' slow caravan. The sea and sky, forgetful here of man, . Talk each to each in measured monotone. ', Once in ijMi > strange ship passes by? Stf 1 presses on the multitudinous host Of billows, dark beneath the lonely sky, . Summoned ere night to bathe some "distant coast. Thus o'er earth's desert places, eve and mom From v tho palo lips of heaven, God's smile It librae. . ?William Pres cot t Foster to The Century."" LITTLE MSS UGLY. . . .?. The Orringtons were by no means liked by their set, simply because they looked down on their set, and on every one else, holding themselves as of the noblesse. And it must be owned that they had a streak of the bine blood. The paternal great grandfather, Percy? Orrington, was ' an Englishman, the younger brother of a noble house, who, to escape the woes of yonnger brotherhood, when a young man of 20, brought himself and his small portion to the colony of Pennsylvania. He obtained a grant of a largo .tract .of Hand s in thVwestern part of the colony,'settled V ' there as a bachelor, and fortunately kept his scalp safe from the Indians. This was a:8hoxt time before the: colonies revolted. .A He took the popular side, held a major's . commission, and distinguished himself at Still water and- elsewhere. Years after the war was over, and: rather late in. life, he married a Miss Bsten, a young Vir? ginia gentlewoman^ who brought Mm ad? ditional pride, btlt 'little wealth. Percy never forgot his connection, but . ? v .Ee?t up ? correspondence ! with Ms' kins? folk on tho other side of the Atlantic. His son did the same. Bat when the. older branch died out, and the title fell to the son, he. never claimed it. His uncle, Ms father's elder brother, had joined In cutting off the entail, and being spend? thrifts, both, when the last Lord Orring? ton died-the family estate had gone. The American heir was wealthy for this sido '-?of the ocean, but he had not enough to support a proper state as a nobleman, and Bgfh-e never claimed his place In the peerage. Neither did the grandson, although he. had added to his means by wedding the' ?wealthy Miss Sackville, and he died a plain American citizen. As for the great grandson, John Sackville Orrington, sud-. denly made the head of the family by the death of both parents, ho cared not a whit for anything but enjoying Ufo in his ac? customed way. He had enough to main ^__tain MM and his sisters in good style, and let them wander about during summer to Ixmg Braincti or Saratoga "or the 'WMte Sulphur, or where they waul i, am? ho was - quite content. He was a good looking bachelor of 20, and though not par Sgtocularly averse to matrimony, declared he would re main single u:.i til after his sisters had been married. fmf - was about time that Marian Orrbg -ton was married, if she meant to be mar? ried, at all. She was 35, 'and though' a recognized beauty and belle, looked much older than she was. . Certainly sho had classic features, a wealth of light waving . hair, a fine figure, fine manners, and a sfyle which attracted and 'secured ad . miration; bnt late hours and fashionable habits had combined to give her an ap^: pearan.ee of age. ' She had suitors enough, and had refused several offers,,really be? cause her lovers were not rich.. She had bnt a. mode, ate portion, of her own, and did not' intend to link herself to any; gentleman who brought no more than lore in.a cottage. A very prudent young woman was Miss Orrington, and the one she thought eligible came along at last. They were at Niagara Falls, at the close of the season, having come there from V Saratoga, intending to go from thence to Philadelphia, where tho Orrington man? sion stood The yonnger sister, Margaret, barely 18, was with them. The three were standing one day on Goat Island, looking at the mist that rolls np per? petually from the. foam below,- when a stranger passed, them. He turned, and gazing curiously for a moment, came for? ward and offered Ms hand to John Or? rington. "Jack!" and "Elmore!" were the words of recognition that were interchanged, and then John introduced the stranger as air. Braxton. - Marl;::: .'::>ew all abont Elmore Braxton, of whom she had heard her brother speak as an old college mate at Harvard, an ec? centric young millionaire, about a year older than John himself.' She was quite" . familiar .with., his Mstory. . He was on only son. His father had died within a year, and left him a number of -houses and. farms, with stocks and boods run ntogwelTtpTnahe milfions, besides a vast , amount of mtoihgprbperfy, scattered over the United States, estimated to be worth a large sum. The elder. Braxton bad a fondness for burying his surplus money " underground. If a new mining company were to be organized, whet?%for sliver iin* Colorado,' or copper in Michigan, or iron in New Jersey, or coal in Pennsylvania,: the projector always f o und in Mm a willing victim. In most cases, however, the victim became a victor. Good luck seemed to attend him. The ventures nearly edl turned out wed, notably the Last Chance mine, in Colorado and the Mnsiragon in Michigan, both of wMch returned large dividends. Bnt the son had no taste far mining affairs* and was just then engaged in disposing of Ms mining stocks at mar? ket prices, and investing the proceeds in government bonds, wMch yielded less in? terest, bnt gave him no further trouble than clipping coupons. Taken altogether, he was a very rich man, and though he _s was quiet, and ? despite of a fine presence and easy carriage not" given much to drawing rooms, Miss Orrington felt sure that were sho Mrs. Braxton her liege lord would become eminent as a society man. As for Margaret, she did not enter into the calculations of . anybody. She was considered to be little more than a school girl, having been just -emancipated from the fashionable Academy of St. Barnabas, where, besides indistinct reading and illeg? ible writing, she had been taught a smat? tering of tho ologies, academical French," .and schoolgirl music This was her first ' summer tour. She looked np to the new? comer as a rather nature gentleman, 30 seeming old to 18; but as she heard him and her brb&dr talk she was amazed and rather delighted at the vast amount of in? formation possessed by the big stranger. Braxton hod traveled all over Europe and Asia?he was in Palestine when the news of Ms father's sudden death reached him ?and he had been a keen observer. Quiet as he generally was, and even reserved, he was quite entertaining when drawn out, and little Margaret listened with, widely opened ears, remaining quietly in the.background, with nothing to say. Impulsive at times, she was shy in gen? eral, and with a pleasant, easy way at home, was bashful among strangers if they were her seniors. She had not Marian's' manner nor Marian's beauty, though she was neither awkward nor homely. She looked more like her mother, who had been dark, while her sister and brother were fair. She inherited one thing from her mother?a pah- of large, dark hazel eyes, that at times lit np her whole face with a strange luster. Marian pnt forth her whole fascination, and Braxton seemed to succumb to it at once. They all walked back to the hotel, where Orrington and Braxton?it was "Jack, my boy," and "Elmore,old fellow," with them?-recalled their old college scrapes to quite a late,hour. When tho party separated for the night it seemed as though Elmore Braxton had been long as intimate with the rest of the family as he had been years before with Jack. ] It was soon rumored around who Brax? ton was, or rather what he was, and he received considerable attention from far seeing fathers and match making mothers, with modest smiles from spinsters thrown in; bnt he clung to Jack and his party, and Marian was triumphant. She was still more elated when he promised to be their guest in Philadelphia so soon as he had visited a coal mine in Pennsylvania in which he was heavily interested. He was to part with them at Buffalo, the others taking a different routs. The morning of the day he left Buffalo, Margaret was late at the breakfast table where the party sat, and John rather im? patiently asked of Marian, "What does keep little Miss Ugly?" Braxton started suddenly, and repeated the last three words of the question. "Oh," cried John, langhing, "I had for? gotten that yon didn't know our domestic slang. The name is fastened on Mar? garet, bnt it has no reference to her looks. When she was a baby, and was teething, she was rather fretful, and father playfully called her 'Little MIfs Ugly.' It grew into a pet name with all of us, much to mother's disgust It vexes her, though,, and we only use it in? advertently, just as it came ont now." "Margaret is a nice little girl, though unformed as yet," said Marian. "Shells apt as impulsive as she need to be, though she is still little more than a child." "Peggy's Impulses are good ones, Mari? an," said John. '/Oh, of course, or she wouldn't be an .Orrington; hut they do lead to ridiculous 'consequences sometimes. Just think or that tramp!" "Ahr" said Braxton, inquiringly. "It is commonplace enough, F.I more," observed Jack, "baft it gape-as lots of fun at the time.- Justafter w? were graduated you went off somewhere for a tramping tour, and I came home, and we all went up iio the country house. Margaret was a girl of 12 then, in short dresses, and fond, of climbing fences and rambling round, which: accounts 'for her': rather robust health". - Grandfather Sackville?*that'was the year before he died?gave her a $10 gold piece for spending money. She didn't like to break it, and carried it around in her pocket Off she went the next day to a famous blackberry patch' we had at one end of the place, intending doubtless to eat her fill, childlike. She happened to be near the fence, when she saw two ill look? ing fellows crouching under the hank? the road is cut deep there. She hid among some coppice and watched them, fearing to let them; see her. Presently a young fellow came along whistling. The two tramps suddenly sprang on him. Accord? ing to Margaret's account he was a plucky chap, and fought like a tiger, hut the two tramps were too much for him. They knocked him down, turned out his pockets; raptured his watch* and made off, leaving him-iaint and bleeding. Wbeifthey were. ^gbnlt'rPeggy came out, aofeftt the tfood ^ Samaritan, and ^wlpeV tho blood off Iiis face with her handkerchief. He thanked her and asked who she was. 'Oh, I'm little Miss Ugly,'. was hex reply. Then, as she thought he was left) destitute, she . forced the $10 gold plecf fax his hand) and by that time, I suppose, got frightened at' : her own boldness. At all events, she ran away,, and reached home trembling. When she told her story we all laughed, except grandfather; he was incensed, and declared he wouldn't give her anything for six months.. And now comes the odd port of it. While we were discussing the matter, and pokmg fun at the little girl, in walked our man Patrick with a letter hi his hand. He was very indignant. 'It is for you, Miss Margaret A blagyard beyant towld me to give it to Miss Ugly. I'd hey pounded the face of him, only ho was off like a shot; an' pounded it was, anyhow. He. looked as ay he'd been in a ruction some where?the impident crater!' The letter was opened and had a $10 note in it and some words written in lead pencil. The substance of this was thanks for kindness, and- a- statement that- the money was not needed, and so returned, the ruffians having only got some loose change, hut that he retained the coin itself as a souvenir. A rather polito tramp; woBn'Vhe?" s ?J ft U *! W\ ? O^l Margare t.had entered unobserved, htafi heard the last part of the story. "He ?wasn't a-tramp," she said. "He had on a plain gray suit and a slouched hat, it is true, and he was pretty dusty, hut ho was a gentleman." j;. > ? "Margaret always defends that tramp," said Marian. \ 'She went so far then as to say she'd marry him when she grew up. What a ridiculous child she was I" "Are you in the some mind yet, Miss Margaret?'' inquired Braxton, with a quizzical look. "He never came back to ask me, Mr. Braxton," replied Margaret, blushing; and there the matter dropped. . Braxton aaid very;. little during the meal. The* story, 6r' something' else, set him to thinking, and he cast furtive glances at times at the young girl as though he was interested. However, when they all parted at the train, while he shook hands with Jack and Miss Orrington, he merely bowed to Margaret. It was two weeks from that time when Braxton dropped in on the Orringtons. As Jack had desired, he brought his traps for a stay, hut came alone, leaving his body servant behind. He became domes? ticated at once, though Jack, Philadelphia like, carried him round to see the sights. On some of these excursions the young ladies went also. Braxton was very po? lite and attentive to Marian, and observers supposed he "had intentions.'.' This did not prevent others, when he was intro? duced to our "set," from attempts to sup? plant Marian in his good graces. The Braxton was a fish too big to be suffered to go into the Orrington net without ef? forts'to' land him elsewhere. His atten? tions to Marian, though rather formal, were constant Margaret being compar? atively a child, twelve years younger than himself, was petted a deal as a matter of course, tie bought her a good many knick knacks, which she accepted with childish delight. He taught her chess. In fact, she amused him evidently, and ffiey becamT*great cronies. This suited Marianjervwell, ?JEo^haye him always dangUngja?OT|her wopByQ bore, jjnd she \ coma {Bf sjbf him f <n gn| f?rgsret when so^hspesed'arfe lure bbc? tra falcon When it pleased her. And Margaret as? sured her, confidentially,: thoft he was "as nice an old fellow ?s ever lived." One day. at dinner, after Braxton had been there ? two months, ax.d was talking : I of taking ieave,^Jaxxrasked his guest, .."Do you knaw-anything about Ojibway? I mean the copper mine?'' "I should," replied the other, "since Ii have 15,000 shares of it, which I would | like to sell, now that it has gone up $1. Why?" . 1 'Rambo, the broker, telkvme it is dead cheap at the present figure, and is bound to advance. What do you hold yours at?" "The market price?$3 a share." "I'lltokeit" "See here, Jack," said Braxton, seri? ously, "I had rather unload on some one else. I know they are very sanguine ; about striking the Musinagon vein, which they think extends to the Ojibway; but let m 5 tell you a secret. They intend to make an assessment of $1 a shore to sink the shaft farther; and if they strike the vein, then they'll make another levy to improve the smelting works. Take my advice and keep out of it" ? "If you don't sell me, some one else will. I am bound to have the stock.'' "Well, you can have aH-tnystock at $3, hut I will give you three days in which to back out. Yon can takelte all or not in the meantime?.' The ^nekf day Jack "came home very much excited. His friend was out some? where. Jack ran into the sitting room where the girls were, and was evidently much perturbed. j "What is the matter?'.' inquired Marian, looking up from her embroidery frame, at which she was killing time. ' "Matter! It's a case of 'so near and yet so far.' You heard no talking with Elm ore about the Ojibway stock yester? day?" "Yes." "Well, they've struck the vein they were after.1 Not a doubt of it. The street is full of the news. Shares have jumped up to seventeen, and not tobe had at that If Braxton had closed with me yesterday 1 but now it would be asking too ranch." "I should think it would bei" replied Marian, dryly. She was feeling a pros? pective interest in the Braxton profits. "Didn't he give you a refusal for three days?" asked Margaret, looking up from a book which she was reading. "Yes; hut no papers parsed, and'' "His word was passed," retorted Margaret. "Mr. Braxton 1b a man of honor, and you'll get your stock." "You're too good to live in this sinful world,'' sneered Marian. ' 'Do you expect a man to throw away so much money on the ground of a dinner table talk?" "I expect a man to keep his word, Marian. He told Jock that he had three days to take the stock, at $3, or not. If he were to break his word because he will lose by it I should despise him." "Much he cares for that, Peg," retorted Marian. The bell rang, and presently Braxton sauntered into the room. "Have you heard the news about Ojib? way?" inquired Jack. "Yes. It is aU right," replied Brax? ton. "I congratulate you. If you sell at present prices?and I advise you not to wait for a further rise?you'll clear over $200,000." "Do you mean to say that I can have the block at three?" "That was our understanding yester? day, I thought" "It seems," said Jack, hesitatingly, "like giving me these profits." "Nothing of the kind. It is a plain business transaction, and you are lucky. I lose nothing. My father got the stock at $1 during its lowest ebb. And then, you know, one ought to do something for a?prospective brother-in-law." "Well," murmured Marian to herself, "that is the most extraordinary way of popping the question." But she smiled. "Brother-in-law I" cried Jack. And Marian flushed, while little Margaret bent lower over her book. "That is, with your permission, Jock, my boy. This young lady," taking the unresisting hand of Margaret, who blushed very red, "has given her consent, and with your approval" Jack whistled. "Sly puss!" said he. "I can scarcely huvo any objection; but ehe is so young yet." "She'll grow out of that; won't you, .Maggie dear?" said Braxton, langMng. .."There Is one comfort," exclaimed Marian, who had regained her self pos? session?"she will not marry that dread? ful tramp, anyhow." ? "I fear you will be disappointed, Miss ^Orrington," replied the lover. "I happen to be that dreadful tramp myself." "Youl" "No other than I. I did not remain in the mountains on that tour your brothel spoke of the other day, and finally struck . your neighborhood, though I did not know ! that, where I was* beaten and plundered : by the two more disreput?blo travelers. I sent Margaret's money back, or rather its equivalent. I never knew whe she was, and I never thought to inquire. I only recollect her as a pretty and sympa? thetic child. But when you spoke of Miss Ugly, and told the story, why I began to make acquaintance with my benefactress, and fell in love with her. Last night she was good enough to consent to guard me against tramps in the future. And for proof?ecce Signum, Jack, my boyl" ?And Braxton, drawing a small morocco case from his vest pocket, opened it. There, on a bed of velvet, lay a single gold eagle.?Thomas Dunn English in Harper's Bazar. |f- Police at the Epnora Kaces. ? " On the grounds the police swarmed everywhere. They were very Skillful in their management of this holiday crowd. They were very careful about not using any arbitrary power which would provoke the crowd. They were very firm in say? ing what could or could. not be done, but they acted more as friendly monitors than as arbitrary representatives of the law. Tho English constabulary certainly handle largo crowds in this regard better than we. There is no pushing, no jostling, no scrambling permitted. The rights of the humblest are respected. The costermon ger, with his overloaded vegetable cradle and Ms little rat of an animal, has as fair a chance in the street procession as the showy 'drag, with its, handsome double teams. The police on this day, so far as I could 6ee, made bnt few arreBts. Where a man was found transgressing he was simply warned. If many .arrests were to be made it is easy to see that the mob ele? ment might become excited, and the re? sult would be anytMng bnt the good order which is now maintained.?T. C. Craw? ford in New York World. Pnre Orientalism. Some European ladies passing through Constantinople paid a visit to a certain high Turkish functionary. The host of? fered them refreshments, including a great variety of sweetmeats, always tak? ing care to give one of the ladies double the quantity he gave the others. Flat? tered by this marked attention she put the question, through the interpreter: "Why do you servo me more liberally than the rest*" "Becaij*e yon have a larger mouth," was the Mraightforward. reply.?Chambers' Journal. The Russian and His Kation. The simplicity^ diet to which the Rus? sian is accustomed gives Mm a great ad? vantage in enduring the privations of a campaign. Where an Englishman would be half starved the Russian finds his ra? tions sufficient. - According to the''Armed Strength of Russia)" the. men,receive a mess allowance1"v$Icb/ is calculated to give them one-third of a pound of meat on one hundred and ninety-six days of the year. The remaining one hundred and sixty-nine days aro observed as fasts, ac? cording to the rules of the Greek church. In addition, about two pounds of floor, wMch the men bake into bread for them? selves, or one pound thirteen ounces of biscuit is issued per man, and to this is added four and four-fifths ounces of groats, four-fifths ounces of salt, and for every one hnn^red|nerf elevenlflhd seven tenths ounces oj-teiti^nd two pounds t hroe tenths ounces of sugar^.. .. . A^agaihst this, the daily field ration of. th4Qpitfs& soldier is one. pound of meat, one and one^^ pounds, bread or one ponnd biscnit, one>third ounce coffee, one sixth ounce? t$a,ltavp-. o.dnces sugar; land one-half'ounpe of salt, and when hard wprVis being done anotheis half pound of mVat*is ?daecl If possible', and it is also usual to serve out two ounces compressed \;egetables, or four ounces preserved pota? toes.' At home groceries and vegetables are not issued as rations, but a sum not exceeding three pence a day is stopped out of the men's pay to form a mess fund, out of wMch they supply j themselves, with, such extras. The difference in the fare of the two armies is sufficiently striking; and the thought immediately arises, how could the multifarious wants of Englishmen have been supplied in the snowy passes of the Balkans, or how would the British sol? dier have worked on Russian rations? The weight of the English daily ration is about three and one-half pounds, that of the Russian is* abOut two pounds. Every Russian regiment has on hand eight days' supply of biscuits, which is renewed once a month. When marching five days' supply ..is. carried with the regimental wagons and-thrt* days' allowance by the men themselves.?The Argonaut. Too Much Eating and Drinking. An old and retired banker in New York said to me lately that he had just come from Carlsbad, where he went to have the gout treated. Said I: "Is that place really influential upon the gout?" "If you would go to any spot in the United States where tho air was good, and submit to tho same diet and exercise, you would get well just as quick. The Americans go to Carlsbad and stay two months working for health; and then they go to Paris, and in two weeks, upon a good charnppgue spree, destroy all the benefits'they have received." The same is the case even at Saratoga and our health resorts. The waters are unquestionably beneficial at that spob if taken with some regard to diet; but the Saratoga hotels are all organized upon tho theory of feeding the system to the fullest. The bar rooms there for the men to re? pair to aro big enough for a regiment to enter. The dining rooms are prepared for 1,000 to eat at once. Spring chicken from Syracuse, birds from the Adiron dacks, frogs from Canada pamper up the system, and wine is almost necessary to wash them down; so the waters one goes to drink have but a partial effect What good is done in the morning at 8 o'clock Is neutralized at 10 o'clock breakfast After that the horse race and its incidental dis? sipation, the afternoon ride and the big supper at the lake and an evening given up to cards or billiards or drink, carry the invalid faster toward Ms grave than back from it?Herald of Health. How to Sign a Note. Not long since a prominent woman in good society undertook to instruct the. public not so well informed as herself how to write a note.. Her hints to letter writers appeared'in a" New York newspaper, and will undoubtedly prove of benefit to many of its readers. All she said on t?is topic was perfectly correct, from "the abomi? nation of scented stationery" and the ob? jectionable ragged edge note paper with colored inks, to the formula required in all notes of invitation. The article, which also punctured some of the affectations of a young letter writer, was signed "Mrs. Burton N. Harrison." The use of the prefix "Mrs." in this connection is a breach of literary etiquette which tho writer commits in common with Mrs. John Sherwood, who certainly know3 better than to do so. Both these ladies have pre? sented their society views in print as models to be followed by less well bred people, yet both aro guilty of bad form in signing themselves "Mrs." No lady ever writes a note and signs it by her married title. She is neither Miss nor Mrs. at such times, and even should she be writ? ing to an inferior, or to a stranger, the rule is the same. To avoid any mistake of address, notes of this description must be written In the third person. With a newspaper article the "Mrs." signature is In intolerably bad taste.?Boston Herald. Make the City Attractive. "People are just begmning to tinder stand," remarked nn observing and much traveled gentleman, "that it pays to make a city attractive to visitors. I mean on this side of the water, because Europeans have learned the lesson long ago, and the result is found in an ocean of travel abrond. America surpasses every other country in natural attractions, bnt there is very little attention paid to art and decorations. Our cities nrc plainly built, the streets are poorly kept, there are few drives, and what attractions we have aro not well advertised. But a change is tak? ing place for the better and the result will soon be apparent. Architectural beauty is not. a waste of money, us Americans used to think, but actually a somce of revenue if looked upon as an advertisement"? Philadelphia Call. When a young man is walking with his girl he forgets all the short cuts. WILD BILL, OF KANSAS Killing Two Soldiers In a Twinkling, but Hesitating at a Monkey. "Wild Bill was a good shot, was ho not?" "With the six shooter he was simply wonderful. la my entertainment I give an illustration of a double shot he made out at Hays City, Kan., in the early days, when he shot two soldiers, one in front of him and one directly behind him, each en? deavoring to shoot him before he could draw his gun. He killed one and mor? tally wounded the other, and the two re? ports of the revolver seemed almost as one. The marvelous feat was the talk of the country for a long time. In fact, when I come by there o few days ago one of the old residents who witnessed the killing mentioned it to me and said he could scarcely believe it even after seeing it. Bill never missed his mark. Ihova seen him take a pistol in each hand and fire with right and left pistol at a can thrown in the air, hitting it with both bullets. By the way, I heard a very funny story told on Bill some time ago. If you remember, he married Mrs. Agnes Lake, widow of Lake, the circus man. Bill fairly worshiped his wife, but de? spite his great, love for her she never could induce him to quit drinking. He would come homo full of bad whisky, and one day Mrs. Hick ok said to him: " 'Bill, if you don't quit this drinking pretty soon you will actually begin to see monkeys.' " 'Monkeys?' said he. 'What do you mean, little one?' " 'Why, you know, when people back east drink too much of the kind of whisky they get back there they see snakes, but this awftfi stuff out hero makes them see monkeys.' "Bill laughed at her and did not give the matter a second thought, little dream? ing that she had 'put'up a job' to break him of his intemperate habits. There was a tame monkey in the town?Cheyenne, I believe it was?and Mrs. HIckok hod in? duced its owner to loon it to her for a night. Bill came home that night com? fortable drunk, and after he had gone to sleep his wife secured the monkey and chained it to the foot of the bed. Then turning down the light a little, she too retired and awaited results. Bill woke up in the night burning with thirst and raised up into a sitting posture, intending to get out of bed and get a drink of water. There, perched up on the footboard, was the monkey, staring him in the face with hideous grimaces. He rubbed his bleared eyes, looked again, and a horrible suspi? cion came into his befuddled brain. Had his wife told him the truth? Did he really have 'em? Finally, he sprang out on the floor, seized his six shooter, which lay on a table near, leveled it at the grinning creature, and said: " 'Now, old man, if you are a monkey you're in a bad fix: if you ain't a monkey I'm in a bad fix.' At tho same instant he fired and the monkey fell over in tho ago? nies of death. His wife, who had been watching the working of her scheme, sprang up in tho bed with a scream, and Bill, turning to her with a broad smile of the most intense satisfaction, said: " 'Little woman, congratulate me, for I have just had a wonderful escape. I ain't as drunk, asT thought I was, and there's a monkey: lyin' there on the floor that'll never Intrude itself into the do? mestic felicy of another happy family an' make a gentleman think he's got the jim jams.' "?Copt. Jack Crawford in Kansas City Times. The SnnsMne In Mexico. In two years' time the mercury in my house has never risen above 65 degrees nor fallen below 50. It is a curious physio? logical fact that, after a time',' an Ameri? can living here becomes unable to stand intense heat, such, for example, as one I may experience' by ?walkmgjindev the ver? tical tropical sun at midday. On first * coming- here Americans* ofiS Englishmen a walk with impunity in -the -sun, but in ft ~ year or more the same men ;oegiii: to seek the shady side of the ""street On*sum?ler days. The explanation of the coolness of stores, offices and houses even during what we here coll the "hot months*'of April and May, is the rarity ot the off, Which; in shaded places, cannot hold much, heat, One never feels the necessity of stripping oft one's outer clothing to keep cool. In a word, the tableland climate of Mexico,' while not perfect, is, compared with th'o New England collection of violently assort? ed weathers, ideal. I have seen a thin, cadaverous,, Boston consumptive, nearly killed flkereLnt"ihV blowing of the east wind, gain twenty pounds in six months in this city, and those nervous diseases engendered by the erratic thermometer of New England are much helped by resi? dence here. The drinking of the common people's beverage of pulque stops the ravages of kidney diseases, and the abund? ance of vegetables the year round conduces to the cure of dyspepsia, as- does;also the tranquillity of life hi a country where no one is in a hurry.?City of Mexico Cor. Boston Herald. The Parisian Bai lloaes. The fashion of giving' 'bals bloncs, which are attended by girls of tender age. only, who are not yet entitled to make their debut in society, or to appear at the hals roses, is meeting at present with som.3 opposition. These infantine bolls, which are, however, frequently attended by young ladles of 20 years, have been'not inappropriately compared to regiments composed of old veterans and enfans do troupe. The chief sufferers from such conventional entertainments are, of course, tho older neophytes, who are con? demned to' go through their waltzes and quadrilles under the eyes of atrabilious duennas. It is doubtful, however, if the present opposition will bo able to break through the barriers of formalism which hedge in the marriageable French girl as if she were a pulling infant, and condemn her to a Cinderella like treatment unheard of in the social philosophy of her English or American sisters.?Paris Cor. London Telegraph._ Told to a Friend. Of course in all families the mother is the one to whom the children cling. We don't talk to them, feel with them, love them, occupy ourselves about them as the female does. We think about our busi? ness and pleasure, not theirs. Why do I trouble you with these perplexities? If I mayn't tell you what I feel, what is the use of a friend? That's why I would rather have a sad letter l!rom you, or a Bhort one if you are tired or unwell, than a sham gay one?and I don't subscribe at Mil to the doctrine of "striving to be cheer? ful. "?"Unpublished Letters of Thack? eray" in Scribner's. I ltcvolutlonlzlng the Business. A young man in Missouri started out to )e a snake charmer and revolutionize tho business, but the first thing ho felt was ;he fangs of a rattlesnake buried in his ;heek, and it has taken two months to get the swelling of his cheek reduced so that he can wear a No. 8 hat.?Detroit , Free Press. Florida's Kazor Backs. We have seen his long tusks divide a dog like a sword; we have seen a panther so terribly wounded that the poor cat crept off in despair to die, while the hog recked not of flowing blood from his own neck and shoulder, but promptly chal? lenged a renewal of the fight. At Toclo lately a hog made it a point to stand on the track whenever he saw the loconiotivo coming, and the considerate engineer stopped for four successive days to drive him off. At last, tired of humanity which aroused no gratitude, the train hands assembled by invitation to sec that hog demolished. Ho was on the track awaiting his doom, and extra speed was drawn from fat pine hurled into the fur? nace with malice prepense. The hog raised his head in surprise when no stop was made, and seeing Iiis danger, started at a gallop down the track. In vain the engine rushed forward with maddening speed, till conches rocked and ladies screamed in terror. When tho train reached Palatka the hog was eating waste com at Vertecs' stable. On another occasion the writer of this was sleeping in camp, and around lay a pack of hounds who had often proved that a bear at bay brought no ter? ror to their hearts, and who carried scars honorably earned in strife with the wildcat and panther. But a number of these ra? zor backs came around in the dead of night, ami when the dogs attempted toj drive them off, they charged like warriors true and tried. They swept off the dogs and charged over the hunters. Blankets, guns, cooking utensils, and fishing rods became tilings of the past, and stout men took refuge in the boats. Then, to save the dogs, revolvers entered into the fray and finally the fierce grantors moved off in search of pastures new. With the early dawn came u long, lean man who carried a rifleas long as himself, and he as? sessed tho damages which (lie hogs should have paid and carried off the slain, which the victors did not want.?Palatka News. TWO MEALS PER DAY. TO INTERRUPT WORK AT MIDDAY IS A GREAT MISTAKE. A Pernicious Custom of the Anglo-Saxon Knee?Effects of Overworking tho Stom? ach?Benefits of Occasional Fasting. The Chinese Habit. Now, say that breakfast time is 7 o'clock. It takes a full hour afterward before it is safe to interfere tho nervous energy essential to digestion. By 10 o'clock a healthy person ought to be in good con? dition for work. At about 11 o'clock the air out of doors reaches the highest point of purity, or in other words, the oxygen in the atmosphere is approaching the max? imum. It continues in this state until 1 o'clock p. m. The electricity following the sun is then at its height. So we have at midday the inner and outer conditions for the greatest brain and bodily power. To interrupt work at such'a time is a mistake which the Anglo Saxon race does not realize, becauso it has inherited the custom of stopping to take provisions between 12 nnd 2 o'clock in tho "day. All kinds of mental and physical work proceed by better sustained attention. The difference between nn Isaac Newton and an ordinary mortal is shown in the ease with which the occupation of the day is thrown aside in order to do what Is de? scribed as "fortifying the inner man." Newton could concentrate his mind upon a subject so as to be oblivious of all else, including eating nnd sleeping, for twenty four hours. I think there is an appropri? ateness in comparing tho too frequently loaded human stomach to an engine which is all flred and working splendidly when the fire is buried under new coals and the steam cooled down by a deluge of water. I am convinced that there ought to be an interval of at least seven hours between the two meals of the day. If there must be a brief rest from labor at noon it will be found healthier to do anything else than eat and drink. Nature is quicker to forgive the mis? take of sleeping, bathing or walking too much than the fault of oppressing the whole man with an unnecessary load of food. The theory that the stomach de? mands something to sustain it after a few hours from the lost time it took food is as wild as that a horse should be put to work in a very little while after it bus had hard service. BENEFITS OF FASTING. The stomach is not dependent upon work for its health, except as, of course, it nnd tho whole body must have the Mood made from its digested food; but this blood docs not need replenishing so often as is supposed, considering that it remains in the system and continues an endless circuit. Disease is occasioned by the over fatigue of the digestive system, just as overwork kills the horse. Many persons o? mature judgment obtain relief from bodily troubles by fasts of threo days. I have often tried this experiment, nnd have always found that the stomach gains in tone. I have even done the seven day fast, studying nnd working the whole time, and believe it did me good. Fasting for long periods bos to be done intelligently or it may do more harm than good. I can fully appreciate the danger of advising any particular course of action outside the line beyond which everyday people should go; but there is good ground for advising them to become accustomed to two meals. When Christ snt at the well in Samaria waiting for his cold victuals it was 6 o'clock p. m., Roman reckoning. He is never mentioned as having eaten at noon. The eating habits of bis disciples were the same. The only exception to the gen? eral record was St. Pfcter, who is said to have eaten a noon meal on the roof at Joppa; but, judging from what appears elsewhere concerning him, I believe he wus then only breaking, his fast for the day. The Chinese habit of eating only twice a day is confined to those who do not work in the fields. Tho latter mentioned class eat three times. To break off tho habit of eating the noon meal, it only requires about four days' persistent fasting. After that the ! craving for food will become more and I more moderate, and ultimately disappear. ?W. Crofut in Herald of Health. Hints to Swimmers. The expert swimmer acquires the knack of expelling a little nir the instant he finds himself going under. This drives out any water that may have been inhaled if he has been taken by surprise by a wave or by any other sudden immersion, nnd he can usually hold his breath long enough to reuch the surface. If not?if he is kept under water too long for Iiis non-breathing powers?he involuntarily tries to breathe, and drowns, as do the por? poise and his confreres under like condi? tions. The cruel and dangerous prnctico among boys of ducking one another vio? lently and at unexpected moments, much as it is to be reprehended, has probably saved more lives than it has sacrificed,, for it teaches its victims to catch the breath almost as instinctively as does a seal. The same end may be attained, how? ever, by less brutal methods, if the learner will begin by ducking himself in shallow watpr, nnd as the submerged con? dition becomes familiar, advance to div? ing, swimming under water, and the like, until, within the bounds of reason, it is a matter of indifference whether the head is under water or not.?New York Com? mercial Advertiser. Killing Kiits by Strategy. "To attempt to catch rats by traps or by poisoning them suddenly will fail," said an old rat catcher recently to a re? porter. "Old rats know too much nnd can be caught only by kindness. To de? stroy them give them a good meal every day. Do not put any poison in the food, but simply prepare a dish for them daily, as a free lunch, composed of corn meal moistened with milk, into which one egg with salt to season has been beaten. At first they may not touch it, but keep It before them, making it fresh every dar. They will soon try a little, and if not in? jurious their suspicions will be allayed. In a week or ten days they will expect it and every rat on the place will bo at the appointed spot for the treat. Give plenty of it so as to induce all tho rats in the neighborhood to join in. Do not be in a hurry to poison them. If they cat all tho food give them a larger portion next time. As soon as they have thrown ort all sus? picion get some phosphorus paste or other rat poison, mix it with the food and be sure to give them enough and something to spare, so as to induce all lo rat. They will either be killed or become so suspi? cious of all food that not a rut will remain." ?New York Mail and ExurvsK. German Centenarians. By way of celebrating the emperor ol Germany's 90th birthday a list of all the known persons in the Prussian kingdom who are older than tho sovereign was completed. There was one man of 120 years, another of 118 years, a woman of 117, another of 115, two women of 112, two men and ono woman of 111, five women of 110, one man und four women of 100, threo men and two women of 108, two men and ten women of 107, thirteen men nnd seven women of 100, ond quite a large number who had attained to their 105th year. The total number of persons who gave their ago at over 100 was 1G0. Tho province of Silesia appears to be ex? ceptionally favorable to longevity.?Chi? cago News. The Country of Indolence. Egypt is for everybody who is not forced to work, the country of indolence. The manana of the Spaniard finds a home here. No one ever thinks of walking. Mr. Butler gives tho reply of a Pasha, who was perhaps asked to get up and look at something: "All places arc alike to the true believer. The servant of God is passive, not elective. Doubtless Iblis, the accursed, beguiles Infidels to love walking or travel; but it is written on the pages of the air thot sitting is better." Horses are trained to walk smoothy, and the fat Pasha sits his mount and feels no more motion than if reclining in a rocking chair.?New York Times Book Review. For Students of Theology. The Waterbury American thinks that theological students should be required to serve an apprenticeship in a newspaper office. They would there learn what to leave out of their sermons, as well as catch the newspaper spirit, which divines what people can be most effectively talked to about at n particular time; what sub? ject is least likely to put them to sleep, nnd how to treat a sleepy subject awaken The Fight in Texas. Says a Galveston busines man : "The prohibition question has given rise to more discussion in Texas than any issue ever brought before the people. Those in favor of prohibition live principally in the thickly population counties in the northern portion of the State, Dallas and Fort Worth being the prohibition strong? holds, while Galveston, San Antonio and El Paso are opposed to it. jioth sides are making a vigorous campaign, and vast quautties of printed matter for and against theamendment are distributed throughout the Stale. The anti-prohibitionists pub? lish an illustrated paper in Dallas ata cost of $2,000 per month, and 2,000 copies are distributed each issue. It is generally reported in Texas that the brewers and liquor men of St. Louis bavc sent large sums of money into the State to be used during the campaign, and the prohibi? tionists are equally liberal in expending money, so that the election will be stub? bornly contested on both sides and the race will be very close. Most of the business men of Texas are opposed to prohibition, but it is said that fully two thirds of the newspapers in the State are in favor of it, and many leading men are fighting on that side." Study of the Mule. Money may make the mare go, but it takes three darkies and a yoke of oxen to stir a mule.?Hose's Toothpick. We have noticed that it doesn't make much difference where a mule is reared. He is at borne with bis heels anywhere. ?Burlington Free Press. The tail of a mule waa recently eaten off by rats in a Key West stable. The standard joke about the mule evidently needs revision.?Philadelphia Call. A scientist concludes that the voice of a mule is much less musical than that of a horse. We have observed that a mule always flatted badly on his upper notes. ?Philadelphia Press. A new settlement in Dakota has been named Mule Head. That the other terminus of the animnl was not selected seems to indicate that the people of the new town are not "kickers."?Morristovm Herald. Another Reunion. Hood's Texas Brigade, which contri? buted no small part to the magnificent history of the Confederate army of Northern Virginia, bad its annual re? union at Austin last week. Of 4,500 of those Texans who marched to the fieldd of Virginia, perhaps not more than one-tenth of them returned home, and of those more than half are now dead. One of the features of the occasion was an eloquent address from Hon. J. D. Sayers, himself a gallant soldier in the com? mand, in which, reciting the history of the brigade, he gave an account of the celebrated episode at the terrible battle of the Wilderness, when Gen. Lee, in order to re-establish his broken lines, personally commenced to lead a charge of the Texas brigade, but was prevented by the men themselves. A He Lily. I once called ou a lady who showed me her plants. Among them was a fine Calla, and I knew by its appearance that it bad not bloomed. I remarked : "You have a fine Calla." "Yes; I am very proud of my Calla," she replied. "Has it bloomed ?" I asked. "Oh, no!" she exclaimed, looking very wise and at the same time very modest, "it is a he Lily." I was greatly amused. If any of my readers have such an idea, just correct it at once, for there are no be lilies. The male and female germs are contained within the same bulb. If you will ex? amine carefully the spadix, you will lind there both male aud female flowers.? Vick's Magazine for July. A Horrible Brute. Mobristowx, N. J., July 1.?John Wilson, of Chatham, near Morristown, was an habitual drunkard and brute. Last night be went home drunk and gave bis wife a beating before be went to bed. This morning he woke up surly, and becoming enraged at his little daughter shot ot her with a double-barrelled shotgun, but missed his aim and the child escaped. The wife remonstrated with him, whereupon be fired at her, shooting her through the heart. Mrs. Wilson started to ruu out through the rear door, but fell in her tracks and immediately expired. Being now thor? oughly frenzied, Wilson reloaded his gun and placing it to the side of his bead blew out bis brains. ?Once upon a time in u region not remote from Hartwell, there labored a pious preacher of the old school, who bcld to the idea that it was wrong for a preacher of the Gospel to make any pre? parations for his sermon; firmly ground? ed in the belief that the Lord would put the words in his mouth. In the pulpit be was a small sized cyclone, and some? times the flow of ideas would come so thick and fast that be would get confused and badly mixed. A wagish fellow went to hear him preach at one of his appoint? ments. The preacher proceeded smooth? ly for a time, but warming up he got all mix'd up, became incoherent and banged and spluttered around at such a rate that his congregation could not understand a word he was saying. Remembering the clergyman's belief that the Lord fur? nished him with ideas and words, the wag bent over to a friend in the pew in front and whispered: "John, the Lord is sorter crowding Bro. Blank this morn? ing?"?HartweU Hua. ? A quick wilted youngster, who is always iu dirt, got into disgrace the other day. The teacher, ferule in hand, called him to her desk, and on the way thither the boy made a hasty preparation for the approaching ceremony by hastily draw? ing his tongue across the palm of his right baud and wiping the latter upon his pants' leg. Arriving at the desk, aud at the word of command, he extended the newly cleaned hand. Tbe teacher looked at it a moment in silence, and then iu a solemn and reproving voice told the little culprit that if be would show her a dirtier hand in that school she would let him off. Quick as thought the little fellow whipped out bis left band from behind his back and looked up with a smile of triumph. The ferul? ing was indefinitely postponed. Uiicklen's Arunca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruiars, Sores, Ulcers,Salt ltheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi? tively cures Piles, or uo 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. ? "Get married, Charlie, get married. One never knows how cheaply he can live with a good, economical wife until he tries it. Why, when I was married I couldn't even support myself, while now -? "Well?" "Now my wife sup? ports me. It is cheaper for me than being single." PORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAR? OLINA RAILWAY. In effect July 3,1887. GOING SOUTH. Daily. Sunday Except Sunday. Train. Leave Anderson. 315 p m -100 p m Leave Deans. 3 42 p ni 4 22 p ra Leave Cooks. 3 51 p m 4 -12 p m Leave Lowndesville. i 37 p m 5 05 p m Leave Latimers. 5 05 p in 5 25 p m Leave Hesters. 5 22 p m 5 30 p m Leave Mt. Carmel.... 5 45 p m 5 52 p m Leave Willington.... 6 00 p m 0 08 p m Leave Bordeau.G 15 p m G 22 p m Arrive McCormick.. 6 45 p m G 45 p m Arrive Augusta. 920pm 0 20 p ni Arrive Charleston... 6 15 a in 6 15 a m Arrive Savannah.... 6 15 p in G15 a m Arrive Jacksonville.12 00 m 12 00 m GOING NORTH. Leave Jacksonville. 2 30 p m Leave Savannah.810 p m Leave Charleston. 4 00 a m Leave Augusta. 8 00 a in 7 35 a m Leave McCormick... 10 35 a m JO 35 am Leave Bordeau.11 0G am 11 0G a m Lcave;Willington....ll24am 1124 am Leave Mt. Carmel...11 38 a m 1138 am Leave Hesters.12 02 pm s 12 02 pm Leave Latimers.12 20 p m 12 20 a m Leave Lowndesville.12 48 p m 12 48 p ra Leave Cooks.118 p m 118 p m Leave Deans. 1 45 p m 1 45 p ra Arrive Anderson.2 15 p ra 2 15 p ra 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 it 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. WHAT KILLS MR1CM1S. Fust Llx'.tix? Ur-Mrim Kntiiur?Kurd Drink? lag?r -ur ???*r>i?ln?-rn. :nl Jonloiwy?? FolUIcn! V:i . tin: ?1 Jniont I'nselona 'ane lla.ee for iltouc. The alarming disease of this country is nervous debility nnd prc*tr;.tion. It goes under many nnr.ics but it is essen? tially the same complaint. Hospitals and private institu? tions for nervous patients are crowded. The average of life ij the United r.utes is de? ceasing every year. Sudden tieaths from nervous collapse rmong our business, profess? ional and public men are so frequent as scarcely to excite remark. The majority of sui? cides, committed without ap? parent reason, or under so-called "depression of spirits," are really prompted by nervous prostration, which is a fruitful source of insanity and crime with all their grief and horror. These facts are startling. They threaten the very life of the nation. Tfiey assail the springs of its power and pros? perity. They wreck manhood's strength and woman's useful? ness and beauty. Every one should know the causes.. What are they ? The answer is easy and terribly plain-: Our vicious personal La;>its; our careless andlawless eating and drinking; the in? tent mental and physical strain nr.-. :ig from our mad race after mor.ey, position and influence; i'm*. fears and struggles of pov? erty; the use of narcotics aud stimulants; our fashion of turning day into riight and n:;,iit into day; and, briefly, our desperate willingness to py any price for an hour'3 pleasure or success. So we burn life's candle at both ends and fill the lunatic asylums and the graveyards. The disease from which we su.Ter and die is, in plain Eng? lish, Nervous Dyspepsia, as it is seated in the Nerves and in the organs of Digestion, Assim? ilation nnd Nutrition. Healthy digestion being impeded or des? troyed, the whole body, nerves included, is literally starved; even when there is no emaci? ation to tell the sad story. Nervous prostration sends out its warnings:?headache in the morning; a persistent dull heaviness or aching at the base of the brain; wakei illness; loss of appetite and disgustwith food; loss of mental energy and interest in ordinary duties and business; restlessness and anx? iety without any assignable reason; eructations; bad breath; foul mucous on the. teeth; occasional giddiness; palpitation of the heart; sal lowness of the skin; coated tongue and gradual failure of strength and ambition. The remedy is a total aban? donment, of the habits and cus? toms which cause the disease, in each individual case, and the n ^e of Sin'her Extract of llouti (Seigel's bvrup) to cure the mischief already done. Ti;:s great remedy, prepared by the Shaker Community of Mt. Leb? anon, X. V., is especially adapt? ed to eradicate Nervous Dys? pepsia. To do this it acts directly nnd gently but power? fully upon the disordered stom? ach, liver and kidneys, restor? ing their tone and vi^r, pro? moting the secretion 0: >ile, ex? pelling waste matters i. >m the system.and purifying the blood. " Upon the nervous system Shaker Extract(Se\geVs Syrup) nets as a safe and wholesome anodyne without the slightest narcotic effect, and then leaves the nerves to regain their nat? ural tone and strength through its wonderful influence upon the function of nutrition. It is safe to say more nerv? ous dyspeptics have been re? stored by it from the depths of misery to a fre.*1! e. yinen.K of life nr. I labor t!:rn y any or all other forms of treatment dambi:." d 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, Bags, Raw I Hides, Otter and Mink Skins. ! Call and see their Stock of Lamps, Silverware, I?* BEFORE BUYING. Wo also sell the Great Brennon & Co. Cane Mill. This Mill is reversible, and is the best on the market. Can be seen in front of our Store. We also sell Evapo? rators of the very best make, and manufacture them much cheaper than the West? ern pans, and mpke all styles. We have bought the right to make and sell the STAGQS COFFEE POT. Come in and see it, and save the use of so much coffee, and have nice, clear coffee. Feb 17,U887 32 Tried in tta CraciHe. About t wonty years ago I discovered a Ilttlo sore on my cheek, and tbo doctors pro? nounced It cancer. I bnvo tried a nnmbor of physicians, but without receiving nny prrma nentkencflt Among the number wero one or two specialists. The mcdlclnothry.apptlcd ww like flrc to the sore, causing Intense pain. I saw a statement lit the papcm tv'a'.ns w::at S. S. S. liad done for others similarly afflicted. I procured sonic at o::c<\ T.'\<t>- 1 Jr.d u.rd t::c .'iccocd liottle the neighbors could notice that my cancer was heating up. SJy ccnrrcl :.c.-.!th had been bad for two or threo years?I bad a hacking cou^h mul kjjiI blood contin? ually. I had a soverc pain in my breast. After taking six bottles of s. n. s. my cough le.'t nio ami I grew stouter than I bad been for several years. My cancer has heated over a'.l bt:'. a Ilttlo spot about the size of a half dime, and it Is rapidly disappearing. I would ulrUo every one with cancer to glvo S. S. S. a fair trial. 31ns. NANCY J. McCONAUQHEY, Ashc Grove, Tippccnnoe Co., Ind. Feb. IC, 1S3C. Swift's Specific l.i entirely vegetable, and seems to cure cancers by forcing out the Impurities trom tho blood. Treatise on Blood anrt Slcln Diseases mulled free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Go. EARTHQUAKE AGAIN. KOCHESTER, N. Y./.September 15,1886. WE have made HILL.'ADAMS & CO., of Anderson, S. O, our Agents for the sale of our Ladies'.Fine Shoes. We make on the N. Y. Opera, Acme, Wan? ken Phast and Creole lasts; 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 nice, neat and stylish. Give thernia look when you w ant a Shoe and you will be pleased. We use the Gordian Patent Stay. Oct7,1886 _ E. P. BEEP & CO. NEW FUENITUEE STORE W. L. KE1LETT HAS opened a new Furniture Store in Anderson, corner Benson and Mc Duffie Streets, where lie will keep a select stock of Furniture, which will be sold cheap for cash. COFFINS. I also keep a full stock of Collins, all sizes, which I am prepared to-deliver promptly at any time. Specialties?I make a specialty of Mattress-making, Upholstering and Rc Cairing, and in these lines my work is my est reference. Also, repairing Children's Carriages and renovating old Mattresses. Call on me when you need anything in my line and I will save you monev. W. L. KELLETT. March 31,1887_38_ Pomona Hill Nurseries, pomona, n. c. Two and a bali'miles west of Greensboro, N. C. The main line of the B. & D. It. B. passes through the grounds and with? in 100 feet of the office. Salem trains make regular stops twice daily each way. Those interested in Fruit and Fruit grow? ing are cordially invited to inspect this the largest nursery in the State and one among the largest in the South. The proprietor has for many years vis? ited the leading Nurseries North and West, and corresponded with those of foreign countries, gathering every fruit that was calculated to suit the South, both native and foreign. The reputation of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such that many agents going out from Greensboro, representing other nurseries, try to leave the impression that they are representing these nurseries. Why do they do it? Let the public answer. I have in stock growing (and can show visitors the same) the largest and best stock of trees, &c, ever shown or seen in any two nurseries in North Carolina, consisting of apple, peach, pear, cherry, plum, grape, Japanese persimmon, Japa? nese plum, apricots, nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry,quinces. Small fruits: Strawberry, raspberry, currants, pecans, English walnuts, rhubarb, asparagus, evergreens, shade trees, roses &c. Give your order to my authorized agent or order direct from the nursery. Correspondence solicited. Descriptive catalogues free to applicants. Address, J. Van. Lindley. Pomona, Guilford County, N. C. May 20, 18S7 4(5_ Cm Established 1843. W. & J. SLOANE, Wiios.ki.alk and Retail Dealers in Carpetings, Floor Cloths, Rugs, Mattings, Mats and Upholstery Goods. Great Novelties at Very Low Prices. SAMPLES SENT IF DESIRED. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. Broadway, ISth and 19th Streets, NEW YORK, and oil to 017 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. April 7,1887 30 2m Wagon and Buggy Shop. MOTTO for 1887 : "Live and let live." Come and see me before going else? where with your work. Prices lower tban the lowest. I will make it pay you to give me a call. Filling Wheels a specialty. Wagons made to ordor. Shop on Capl. Daniels' lot, opposite Jail. D. M. STEPHENS. Jan 13,1887 27 Cm PIEDMONT AIR-LINE, Richmond & D?nville R, R., COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE DIVISION. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19, 1888. (Trains run on 75th Meridian time.) Southbound. I No. 52 1 Northbound. Lve Walhalla. Seneca. Anderson Si.nrtanb'rg Abbeville... Laurcna Greenville.. Green wood Ninety-Six Newberry... Arr. Columbia... Augusta.... 8.20 am 0.00 am 10.45 am 12.00 m 10.45 am 8.20 am 9.25 am 12.44 pm 1.10 pm 3.04 pm 5.15 pm 9.20 pm Lve. Columbia.. Newberry_ Ninety-Six ' Greenwo'd Arr. Greenville Laurcna'.... Abbeville Spart'nbr'g Anderson _ Seneca. WalhaUa... 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