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A WOMAN'S WORD. -. Ohi ever, when tbe happy laugh is dumb, All the joy goae, and all ?he anguish come When strong adversity and subtle pata Wring the sad soul and rack the throbbing bfo.1 "When friemls. once faicMul, hearts once nW our own ? Leave us to weep; to bleed and dieelone? When fears and cares the lonely thouRbt employ. And clouds of sorrow hide the sun of joy? #;?"??' "When weary life, breathing reluctant breath, Eath no "hope sweeter than the hope of death;? ;; Then the best counsel and the last relief To cheer'the spirit or to cheat the grief, The onrycab<tbe only comfort heard Cornea in the music of a woman's word? Lflre beacon bell on some wild Island shore S?very ringing in the tempest's roar, ' Whose.sound borne ahrpward thnoUgh the mid ? ? :? rJgfct gloom ? Tells of the path and tarns her from her doom. . ?Edwin Arnold. : SOD WmE'S BRIDE. "When we heard ihat Rob Wynne was mavried we \rere much surprised, for wo had always bought of him as the bach> elar of the club, his dis?jclination to meet ladies being notorious; bat when we saw Iiis wife our astonishment left us, for her beauty was simply indescribable.^ We were invited to meet her at hiig home, a quiet, old fashioned house, as e subs tan tial andi comfortable as it wes plain; and after the reception we found that she became the subject of much of our talk. There was a peculiarity about her that none of us could fathom, a peculiar that can bo best defined by saying" she possessed an;eca^ "og Not that it was too was more of an. e eke, and ceriair^jnVoue rier, less obtrx^rve V more dispensation of hospitalities.; There . . but one opinion concerning her beauty it was simply perfect. \ . We soon noticed_ a curious change in ?Wynne, Ee bad:been a constant quenter of, tbe chib, but now he uePVer came. He was always prompt to ask us to call and see him, and hia house was one of. the most pleasant to ?sit of the many Bocial resorts in Eimport. We made it quite a gathering place, for Mrs. Wynne.showed to. jrreat advantage as a .? hostess,, an, indefmafle cha^ nil- that she did, and winning our ad? ,?^1000 and. re verence. It was impo* ^S^Me tolook,at -her and not feel that life jp^Ss^rSstd^^mething^ far beyond the toil and- fret: of the' day, tliough why this ' should be a power of hex presence wt <xraJdnottell../,:>-i c . .... ; I had ijeCT-Wynnefe- p^ticuiaV dmm,: and consequently was the most frequent caller at bis home. This intimacy soon Ghowcd me that the power which drew his wife and him together was a: strange passion, though it ran as smoothly-as the most, commonplace and placid every day ??geffection. ' Of one .thing"! soon became aware, and. this was the* fact that they were never separated. Not' "that" Mrs." Wynne was . obtrusive, in her companionship,jfor she would remain at one end of the large drawing room running along tbe west front of the old mansion, while Wynne -' and I sat smoking in the library that opened off from this; or if we were hav - ing a' cozy chat'in one of its' many al . cores, she would busy berself-with some fancy work in a remote corner of the r was; something strin^e' IrLkSI le m'd or said; at least, to"me. "Hef manner seemed spiritualized, end some \ r<, evidence of her'n?ture was furnished by, ner work, her conversation and" her amusements. She sang with a clear, sweet, bell like tone She painted, and her pictures were strange, dreamy compositions, wonderful in color, and most fascinating. They had a suggestiveness, a hidden meaning that: study alone could reveal; a comforting sensation that gave more delight than ..." their mere perfectness of form and color. ?"'?When she worked the material Was of'a filmy nature; if cloth, the texture was .. - like those misty inualifis that the Hindoos - ' pass through a ring to show their delicacy; or she would busy herself with a complex ,n?^w<?kf??#ne, thread, through ;wttctr v'?nngere-moved with a deft?esr that") was astonishing. --^-Whereshe camefP[?n,or^ had j"^011^^!^^^^^^^^'nor way?*nu?$fl!icff tfe* asfte Smmla elect, would teilte all that he wished us to know, and all that it would be :our right ? ' .vtoknow. v ?ihad^called one^aft^c^wbte 1 w^?ier gtii-e*Cened 'a ekag. | tbgfa ' September,"and a wfld mass of deepening clouds tossed fretfully along tbe searrrmr to the south, rising far above the islands ' that formed the ocean v Barrier of Elm-^ ? . ?port A cheerful fire crackled and flamed in the broad fireplace of the drawing v room,; and; Wynne and his wife were in an entertaining mood, talking and sing ing with a zest and gladness that made time jass rapidly. When their dinner hour drew near I _ prepared to leave them, bat Wynne ob? jected, saying: "Dine with us, Jack; we have_ just what yon like, and I have something to fell you." ? I could do this .easily, ..for my people were away, and the ieryants knew that ff I was not at home by a certain hour they need not wait. So I accepted the ' mvitation. When- we returned to the tirawrng - room after the repast Wynne drew two large "easy chairs' an<T~an ottoman near " the fire, threw two or three heavy logs cn the bed of glowing coals, and motion- j ing me to take oneof the cnaSrs. sank back in the other, his wife nestling on the ottoman at his feet. ?The daylight had faded early and the .wind was moaning- through .the elms : with tllat weird tone which seems to in? vite confidences; and I was .not surprised when, without'any preliminary, Wynne said: "Jack, 3'ou and my friends "have, j doubtless, wondered where! found my wife, and while I know that this is my business alone, I desire that you, at least, shall know the story. 'Tl .. ?<3 "For it is a strange story, and were I not an actor in it I should say that it was Impossible. "You remember that my last summer excursion was made among the great mountain range of the west, and that, after visiting the Yellowstone and Colo? rado, I went on to the Yosemite. region. I saw all the well known Bights, and, growing tired of these sought new fields. .going off alone for a ramble among the peaks lying south and east of that wild * canyon. ? ? L ? ?' . "I was used to roughing it, and man? aged to find a good place to camp every v night, and scarcely a day passed that i did not find some' paxty, prospectors or tourists, from whom I could Obtain such additions to my stores as were most needed. "At last I struck into what seemed a disused trail leading south, and, follow? ing it, was rewarded by having such views of mountain nnd valley scenery given me as seldom fall to the lot of the traveler. For a week I lounged along the crests of the canyon, or by the side of toe streams that threaded them, keeping my mark on the trail by which I was to return; ;' "I had been enjoying a fine view from a rounded peak,' when a curious hollow seated amid beetling crags attracted my attention.' I determined at once to visit it. "Cautiously making my way down the r jugh. and almost - precipitous - path, I - came at last to the base, of the cliff.. This, cliff rose dai& and gloomy |bove the fresh green sward that covered the bot- ; torn land. A clear stream purled through this,1 and one or two clumps of trees gave a pleasant diversity to the scene. .^Mfl^^vas, walking/ toward one of ^ese clumps when a wMte'bhject lying close tbtb'e cliff some little' distance away, at? tracted my attention. The sunlight fell on ft and made it gleam with' a, strafige radiance. Changmgtheclirectionof rny course, I moved slowly toward the shin-;, mg object. - i ? > * jf had - become' impressed' with the' idea that the thing, whatever fir might 1 prove to.be, held s power$bat ?v^d uV^ fljoance my future, and yqii cari therefore judge of the sensation that thrilled me trfcen t found that it was a skull, about whteh f clustered a in aas k? t ho; most brilhant gplxlen hair that 1 had ever., seem '?The fikeletoff^a^ras- ?batterc^Rj?t it was evidently that tot.? email and delU cate woman. The bril lfahfcy of the hair and the uerfeotioki Kit the teeth that the bvws were those of somef-y woman who had probably met her "fate here. As I stood gazing I felt the influ> ence of some sweet and lovely ? presence* I felt none of that horror which Wo usually experience when brought face 'td fftee With ttie-^ of ?h; feiaq^tm nofs|en|patii..0iat fwas nolding touhteil with in this lonely place, but life, impalpable, it is true, but life that held a strange sweet power in its keeping. 'ti\\ - > ti*1 c<-a M "ForWlhtte'tihie I stood rooking utthe hair which clustered about the white skull, and then stooped and carefully, gath? ered every thread of it that t could find-. I made diligent search that none should escape, though t could give no reasoil for this, save ar^absorbing desitE : to possess] every vesdgeiol tNBlv*irdly? attractive' gold. Tenderly folding the tangles in my handkerchief, I searched around for some implement wherewith to dig a grave; and having found a stick, with andtl bywhich Icoul ladyrwho had met1 death here. "After repeating such parts of the burial service of the Episcopal church' as I could remember> I WVered the white bones with and then filled the trench with earth, marking the spot so that I should know iTin case I wished to Ivfind it again. I then;beg:m a swift re a strange come so be in some and hurried f Orders con where I -in the east t on the n speeding fe thanl^iapi^^earihg;, I out and walked etowiy ?ttwn ""Broadway, going south tot tMoii square. ? '/The golden^r?Bes thatlhadiound - among tho for western' mbnntams Were in my pocket, and a peculiar warmth^J I seemed to emanate from them. Whether this influenced my wanderings I cannot I say, but I gave no heed to my steps* and \ ;at last turned into a street that ran east? ward. I soon came to a plain brick , house ot three stories., rl can not tell the F^ameWl?8ui*V^ htthe numher: on the buildings X only saw the word 'Clairvoyant* in gilt letters on a square sign by the door, and without [ knowing Why went up the steps and ^the.belLp ?yq-rji j was admitted by a neatly dressed i and ushered into a small and com biy furnished parlor. The professor will see you in a few minutes,' said the girl, not asking me a question, and then leaving me. "In five minutes she returned, and led me into a large, airy room at'the back of the house. The blinds of this room were down and the light was dim, but I saw' J that the furniture consisted of a few I plain chairs and a table. .tA?m?ridlfl.aged man, wafrseateoVat-the latter. I noticed that he had a rich, healthy coloj,?Jark 'eyes ^d04frr?nd notipuVv '?rju^ I_was Spy 4jyen muctrtime to think of bis looks, for he /had Scarcely finished his salutation before he extended his hands with eager haste, "saying: ""?Give it to me, give it to me, quicklyl" } i "I hurriedly drew, forth the package of hair, for I knew that this was what he desired, and seated myself in a chair op? posite him. .:: "He undid the handkerchief and j smoothed out the long tresses, a peculiar light coming into his, eyes and face. "'?You ';havev everyrhair,,: he . said; 'every hair? It is fortunate, for it gives mo more power,-'' \<;, \\J\ "He kept passing his hands along the hair, the light gradually fading from his [.?eyes, and hisrbead sinking forward' tin "For a time he was silent, and then his ^^^^^^^unja^^^^^^^^^n d ide? Yes, ses, it iafiertrude Orme, "His voice came husky and quick, his sead was vthrOwnrtBSk, and -His e falls! Ah!' and he hands falling to the table, his head sinking forward again, rherrbe went on in the same low voice:] ^'?fte'^ath "wai slippery and cruel, ^indjbejs.dead^-.j. , ^Tben4iis~ voice sank low, so low that I could not distinguish the words, and at last1 even the i mtrrmuring ceased. His hands still kept moving back and forth ^ along the hair With a slow motion, and a strangeness that was strangely deep grew in the room., ?"I was sitting so 'that my hack was toward the dim' Mght' admitted by the shaded windows,' this giving me a good view of my companion and all parts of the room. "Of course my attention waa^-ehiefly bestowed on the man. who sat opposite me, and who now seemed to have utterly lost consciousness. Indeed, there was no even lived. ' ??But my ..attention, was soon to be withdraj^froin bias? for now a peculiar feerfag Hke' thht which r:tells of a nearing presence- beoam e manifest. I looked from one point of the room to another, but saw nothing. Again I looked at the man orjposite ,.to; me/ and ?ny gaze w?nde from his face down! to the* hail in* his hands. "Was it* a delusion? or was I dream? ing? _ .^.The hair. .was disappearing! By a great effort I remained in my seat. .The man had . not. moved; had not even stirred; and yet not half of the mass uf golden threads, tliat I had given him re? mained in his clasp, and I could see this gradually lessening. "It was hot a movement, it was not a whisper?I cannot describe the sensation1 ?that made me turn my gaze to that, portion of the room deepest in shadow,' out I did so turn it, and my hands closed with a Vise like clasp. "Believe it or not,.this is the truth: "There, in the darkness, a pale and seemingly phosphorescent flame was burning^ \ As I continued to look at the flame it- began to take the form of a "woman, a young and beautiful woman, with masses of golden hair fulling about herhthe and graceful body.* I "The form remained*fainf aYitf'inds-: | tinct save'm the supreme beauty of the face and the perfect grace of outline, f "And,now another change came, for; the eyes of this .mysterious: feeing, .wliich had before been indifferent, a I thought, took on a yearning, human ? look; kind a deh\Ate1tt??d,?isli,tmged the checks and. lips. .',..' ."And now, almost like the swift heat of an electric shock, love surged up in my heart for this strange being. I' i stretched forth my arms and mmmured, 'Come to me, my darling, come to me. ' "WhenT uttered these words the lu? minous form deepened, and a look of gladness and trust shone in the eyes. TEen she moved toward me, growing more beautiful, more human all the while. 'I sprang tended, and the'* , my darlmg^ nestled in my ^lasp, a throb? bing, responsive girl. "After a Uttle Vriiile a low voice broke in, and we turned to the man whoso power had. given u|^fiis;,siraoge bliss. His Voice was' cleat. Tlis -fiead still bent forward. - W? * eyes' were closed, but we knew that he was speaking to us. m 'You have entered on a new life,' said he, *nnd henceforward you are one, hot two.1 Because I held the power that oould recreate, her ' beauty in shadowy outline, given one perfect part of her, she dawned for you; '? Had you not gath? ered every thread of hair, this could not have como to pass. But she was only a to my feet, my arms ex therdps insfeht Gertrude, ^ati?>v when ferst Vou saw her. jft "wtte your love that imbued the shadow with life; it isg yourl?vO; that Will keep life |there. AM you ?an never be apart, for ' *e^'fa.tbn^ould snap the chord of her existence. But you will be happy, both here and hereafter. Now go and may the,great and good Father bless you.' 9S$m4 unw&trollable influence made us place'tour hands on his bead, and then. We passed out of the room and into the |*~suhhgh4y * '?Myftrsl; act was to go to a friend, who is a lawyer, and get him to obtain a marriage license, which he was tobring to W hotel. "I then sent for another friend, who is a minister, and that even? ing we were married. "And now you will understand'cer . tain peculiarities. in out .conduct. We 1 have hot sought 'out Gertrude's, friends, and. we never. shall. Her rather and mother are dead, ttnd she has no relative nearer than an aiint who has inherited the little property that was Gertrude's. She would not be able to understand her njece'si pechliaV life, so,-to you : alone/is our secrefr <^nfraed. Some time yott rhay tell it, but your owh good senso must judge when that shall be. "We shall go to Europe in the spring, and we should like you to come with us, [\fJJ|Fknow that^you htfvolong wished f ill yOU-go?" ed y?-f?ba viahVto in a dYeum/of years, _ no better company. ?But tenure EwA An'lh'on this journey I decided t? "malre a lasting record for this strange history.-f-Tbemas Collier in TheEpoeh. r 1 ' - Tho Coming of the Rain. One day I met ,en old traveler who thirty years or more ago had traveled through Dakota eklensiveiy. This is what he told me: "Dakota's wonderful fertility now is due solely to the coming of tl|euTaih./. Thirty years ago, going up the Missouri and hear what is now Fort Pierre, I met an old trapoer and asked him if it had ever rained there. He re^ plied, 'Fifty-six yeaip jSgg<fc * \ He. had i lived in the territory that length of time, and while hfs 'rertiark was not literally true-, it. iWdteated the scarcity of moist? ure. There was no such thing as dew, and the alkali beds were so heavy in their deposits that fn lieu bf saleratus I have broken cakes of it off and made biscuits from it. The sand storms were t?rr^r^and^Jthe. territory_a. waste -that seemingly nothing could ever reclaim," ?Pioneer Press"MLiJtener?" A ?llstbreu Sorb iieei. A biisterfed tor sore heel caused by a hew shoe may be relieved by taking a small piece of common newspaper, crush? ing it in the hand and placing it under the ailing heel. The bit of paper has the effect of a "lift," and forcing the fcoiv forward in. the shoe leaves the heel en? tirely free frSSfethe counter.?Shoemaker in Globe-De^^t. ..'^TWHIBN* ARE WE OLD? What the Scleutiatu Snj on the Subject. Vtu-ioua Estiinatea und, Statement?. AccOT?^g fo^ieirulra of "the T?te Pro? fessor Faraday, the natural age of man should bwjQO yearsr> The duration of life both iinnan and animal he belie veil to : he measured.-by its .tune of "growth, its ""?natural termination being five times that age, or; five, removes from that point. Man being twenty years in growing, lives five times twenty^or 100 years. He also divides life into two equal halves?growth and decline;-and this into infancy, youth, virility and' agep infancy " extending to the 20thyear,,you1nto the 50th; because riod-the tissues become firm; om 5Q to^?, during which the f^mains^onvplete, and at J75 r^^ngpgsii ' ' r^T^SfSflrw ici^tist^Dr. Farr^ ~rs that the natural lifetime of man. tury, which is the ^length of time 4 fhW'body" wiD live under the" most "favor? able conditions. Dr. Fair has divided life ?as i&ilpws: Boyhood, 10 to 15 years; youth, 15 to 25; manhood, 25 to 55; ma? turity, 55 to 75; ripeness, 75 to 85, and old age, 85 and upward-. If in the pres? ence of these emmentautiterities I might be allowed to make'^nyewri estimate, it would be as follows: A child continues to be such until he is 20, which is the law of the land; he is a young man from 20 to 40; a middle aged man from 40 to CO; ah elderly man from 60 to 80, and ah old man from 80 to 100. There seems to be considerable doubt, however/ as to jvhjether the, age of 100 is at alf near the limit to which people may and frequently do live. On this point Pro? fessor J. B. Buchanan writes as follows in The Journal of Man: "The attainable limits ofj jhuman longevity are generally underrated by the medical profession and by popular- opinion. Instead of the scriptural limit of three score and ten I Would estimate twice that amount, or 140 years, as the ideal age of healthy -.longevity, when-.mankind shall have been bred and trained with the same wise en? ergy that has been expended on horses and cattle." Tho estimate ' of 140 years as a prac? tical longevity tor a nobler generation is sustayedj py?*tyo number of that age (fdhrfeen, if I recollect rightly) found in .. Italy by a census under one of the later Roman emperors, but for the race now \fx6 ihj? globe a metre applicable estimate . is that of the European scientist that the normal longevity of an animal is five times its period of growth. -^Juan's growth, however, is not limited toj twenty, and if we extend the period of maturity to twenty-eight,.the same rule would give 140 as an age ifar 'the best specimens of humanity,, and as this has been attained in some ;eases, its general possibility in improved conditions is thus demonstrated. Professor Buchanan then I goes on to give a number ofinstances of persons now living who; have -nearly at? tained the ago of 140. f J - ^ . ; On tins point a statement recently pub? lished by M. Kohl, an eminent Russian scientist, will prove ihtere^iting^if not astounding. He says: "Despite their enormous consumption of the vile liquor called ' vodM' (a sort of brandy), the Russians are stronger, healthier and more long lived than any other European nation. From the sturdy old fellow of a century's standing down to Iiis great great grandchild in toe cra? dle, brandy?or, in other words, vodki? is the drink of all; and so entirely does it seem to be adapted to the constitution of the popple that in no. country does so lit? tle drunkenness appear on the surface, and in none do the inhabitants live to sueh.^ah; enormous age with fewer at? tendant infirmities. In the whole Rus? sian empire there die annually 20,000 . men. above. 80 years of age?that is to say, a third port of the yearly obituary? 900 above 100 years of age; fifty to fifty five who are more than 120 years old; twenty aboye.180, and eight. above 135, while on the average two or three may be annually reckoned to attain the ? 'rc of from 140 to 155. If We go back to scriptural times we 1 find many instances of longevity, the truth of which we could not accept from any other authority than the bible. The late Mr. Methuselah, for instance, lived tobe 1.00Q.years old, and many .others are njemiahed-as living 500 to 800 years. Compared with these old stagers, the fam'cus Mr.'Parr,1 of London, was cutoff -4R"the*'fiV3wer-of--his youth, for he only lived 155 years. He might, however, have continued to live many year?'longer, in his rustic health and happiness, had he not been taken to the court of King Charles, where tho higldy seasoned dishes, combi?? jgith his .own gluttony, soon killed ffr|.-^Home Knowledge. The Two Strawberry Men. t}' TherojW?s a man. Arid ho had a horse and wagon. And he went about the streets selling straw! terries. And ho yelled "Straw-buries! Straw buries!" at the top of his voice. The sick groaned in despair. The well gritted their teeth with indig? nation. And the police couldn't stop him. But on. day providence picked him up with a congestive chill and sent him home to die, and ho expired in agony. Ho was buried in a cheap coffin, in a cheap.lot, and six .weeks J?ter bis widow was niarried to a tinker. And there was another man, and he also sold strawberries. Instead of roar ing "Straw-buries?" from down in his boots he drove, about at a gentle pace, knocked softly at every back door, ?and as the girl appeared lie quietly remarked* "Please ask the lady of the house if.sh? will bay fresh strawberries at eight Cents a quart?" . And his Ways Were taking, and his berries weht as fast as he could load Up, and a syndicate of millionaires took hold of him and made him president of a national bank, with a salary of $10, 000 per year. For other particulars bco later editions.?Detroit Frce-PresSv ? Artesian Hbt Wate*. Hot water from artesmfiWj-dlfi is.brid bfc the looked for boons. It is thought rea? sonable . t? 'suppose that hot water can be obraih'ed almost anywhere if wells are bored deep enough, the feasibility ojt this source of supply being already largely demonstrated by the success of the great artesian well project at Pesth,?Boston Budget. THE . CRAZY : ROMANOFFS. How Insanity Has Kan Through the Entire Imperial Family. In the recently published memoirs of Count Vitathttm, of Eckstedt, proofs are given'of the hereditary 1|8rad|g??f the mental disease wh?h. affi^fel;|pwbiberiBJ fam?ftoi ftussia': gall tBKonBot Czar Paul r, liko that-}aMapi^Soriairch. him Belfrwho was* muraTftednm" 18?1 ,i5ecame subject to fits of .insanity._Paul .T., had four sons?Czar Alexander I, the Grand Duke Constantino, Cant Nicolas I and the Grand Boke Michael/ / Every one of them; after his 45th year, exhibited undoubted signs of mental derangement-. Tills Was hot fully discovered iii the Wise of Kicoias i. until .after, the Czar's death'. An English physician, however,, the count says, noticed the appearance of the hereditary disease in the czar as early as July,. 1853, and he then predicted that the monarch had not more than two years of life before him. This he stated in a letter to Lord Palraerstoh. The Empel?or Nicolas died itt Match, 1855; about feur months earlier than the date predicted. The count appears to have :ao doubt that '?the Crimean war, so far as it depended on Nicolas," was the rash act of a ruler, "whose mental equipoise was disturbed." None of the four sons of Paul I lived to be CO years of age, and every onfi of them suffered from congestion of the brain after reaching his 45th year, Alexander died at 48, a miserable hifth, moody' and despondeht, as Prince Metter* nich has painted him, "tired of existence." -His brother, the-GrancTDUke~Co?stantln?, though hot manifestly, insahej gave fre? hUejht signs ,bf mental disturbance, of which he Was himself so plainly conscious that he did not think himself fit to he trusted, with the reins oil government. His conduct in the year 1830, at the outbreak of the revolution in Warsaw, will remain to prove his mental unsoundncss. He had to be Intrusted to the care of his wife, the .Princess I^wlcz^jf^ojwas cautioned in ..the same way as^hw^fiysiclan vin charge ? of a patient ha\ing"faternuttent fits of in? sanity. He died in hi*r52d year from con? gestion ot^the brain. The Grand Duke Michael was killed by a fall from his horse at the age of *,48;?T-Some years before his death he had exhibited signs of undoubted mental disease, and his physicians declared that he was on the road to certain insanity. The events of 1848-52 Were not calculated to allay the hereditary 'dispositions of the Imperial family of .Kus&ia, but to excite and intensify them. There is something terrible in the contrast (between the out? ward position of the Czar Nicolas, upon the bent of whose will the fate, of so many millions in Europe was depending, and the alleged" diseased inward condition o(L his mind.?London Society. ? '?? 'hi%AX^tZ. -^???? ? 5 3 B ?', & i - Common .Sense Ab*ipt Bathing. -This doctor also exploded the' theory so prevalent in England that cold, baths^ are conducive \to vigor andi;healffi. jS"elrly , every man fii England talks about ms-cold .. bath. It is appar eat 1 y. one of the most en? tertaining subjects thit ybjjij can suggest for .-.conversation. '-The lefigth^o'f the bath . and whether it should, be a plunge or a . shower or the like, afford an infinite1 va? riety to this ever'delightful topic. I un? derstand there is even an association in England so rabid on this subject that they make it a rule to take a plunge into cold water out of doors every day of their lives, and do not even stop In midwinter; except to first break,the ice. * Tm^de^^euUmiAt the same time one of the most successful physicians in Lou don said that many of the worst diseases which he had to treat could be traced' to the evil effects of too much cold bathing. Said he: . "The theory of the cold bath is wrong. It attacks the vitality of the body at the very outset. It draws in the blood from the surface and concentrates it un? naturally upon the interior "and produces for the'time being a tremeifdbus tension. The whole effect of the shock Is positive injury. The people whose systems ore strong enough to react from the shock may think, they are ilegejfted, :bnt they have been simply strong ^ii?tfgjr to re? cover. 1 No healthy person,, much less a sickly one, should ever put cold water upon his body."?T. C. Crawford in New York World. The Italians of St. Paui. \s . ,, It is doubtful if a single Italian is to be found on the street force of the city, in the sewer department, or engaged in any of the physical labors that other nation? alities take up so; readily. Their work here is essentially ai caterers to the senses. Their aspirations for public office and em? ployment are few, not even the uniform of a policeman having attractions for them. Tliey cafe pothing for the govern? ment so long as it lets them alone'. They may be surrounded by barbarians, but if they do not rob nor maltreat they are con? tent. . Ti e transplanted Italian has three affections That crop out in all that he does^his pocket book, his wife or sweet hearrand his native land. At home he may haye been a poor soldier, an idle citizen, a 'dissolute father, but once sepu rated?Croih- "tbeSplue skies and coasts of the land of his-birth, and he manifests an undying:, affection for them. To become rich,, to dress'.^ike a dandy and to return to Italy are desires that he ever hopes to realize. ;TJW??constant desire to see Italy once morefieven if not to remain, makes hlm.clannlsh.-; He mingles but little with the other races surrounding him, except to solicit, their patronage, and then in a grave, silent manner that repels confi? dences.?Pioneer Press. The Umbrella In War. The umbrella has figured more tljan once in war. It was recently used to pro? tect the sheriff at Bodyke from some boil? ing meal. Lord Kerr led his troops all through the Indian mutiny with an um? brella. Osman Pasha carried a large white umbrella into action at^pipvno.? New York Sun. - \ ?- v-V . ; Garfleld and Mark Hopkins. Gen. Garfleld once said: "I had. rather dwell six months in a tent with Mark Hopkins, and live on bread and water, than take a six years' course in the grand? est brick and mortar university on the continent."_ The latest theory regarding t the origin of natural gas is not that the gas is a pro? duct of petroleum deposits, but just the reverse, namely, that the petroleum sup? ply is a product of residuum of the natural gas.?Public Opinion. Ho went into a baker's shop, A bashful youth was ho. "How much are kisses, please?'' ho said, And blushed perceptibly. "They're twenty cents a dozen, sir," Tho maid said smilingly, "But if you want them very much, I'll let you have some free." "I didn't mean that kind," he said? . His cheek still redder grew? "But If you want to throw them in, I'll take some of them, too." . ?Yale Record. Llttlo Hope for Ball^ingv On the whole, it niay^e^cf%rom the present light upon the subject that there is not much hope for ballooning, and lin? der any circunistarices.it cau neyer^jp. popular mode of travel.' No amount of precaution will ever make it safe, and it is attended by countless perils?of the air, of tho land and of the son. The dis? comforts are extreme. Nor is there any? thing to be gained by it. The best use to which it can be turned is its employ? ment as a means of escape from a be? leaguered city. Occasionally there will be balloon ascensions ns a means of sVirtlingthc public, hut for all practical purposes the science is likely to remain where it is.?Baltimore Nous. ' 'Even Buddha,'' sayB a Hindu proverb/ "was once a cart horse and carried tho loads of other men." THE FREE BATHS. ONE ?F THE POPULAR iNSfltU4 TIGN8 OF THE METROPOLIS. A Blossins to New York's Warm and Ferspirlnff Javeniles*?"LadloB' Days," When Cash Girls and Mill Employoq Ilave a Chance. ?gp --<nP3fc AmOhg the rh?tiy public institutions, of this city the freo bathing system is during the summer mpnths pre'-eminbhtly ,the mbsfc popular. The free bathing houso is the poor man's seaside, and from, day to day during the summer season the warm and perspiring humanity of the town turns out in countless numbers, and seeks within its ugly wooden walls invigorating coolness and health renewing exercise. On Tuesdays) Thursdays; Saturdays and part of Sunday the meil and hoys take* hbsaessioh bl the" houses, while Monday, *YUdhesrtay and Friday arc "ladles' days." In the former crowd there is generally a sprinkling of mechnnicsj dav laborers and clerks, but thn major part of It consists of youtd-^Wild, exuberant youth| youth of differcht agesj, nationality and attire; but MflVbhe singie object, in view; and that .t^.'dddgb.the keeper tnid switrl ?s l?iig" Aria Often aS possible. Pushing and struggling for an entrance there are leaden heeled messenger boys displaying for the moment that marvelous activity that they never exhibit anywhere else but on the signs and advertisements of their respective compa* nies; office boys, who have been sent upon important errands, which in the ex? citement of the inomeht they have forgot? ten all about; and schoolboys, who are "playing hotkey;." within Whom; even, id the, midst .bf their Mildest pleasure; risfei) disheartening conjectures as to how they are going to catch it to-morrow. TIIE DOT FROM XOWHERE. But the hoy who comes from nowhere and belongs to nobody is the predominat? ing element. Thin vagrant juvenile is of nd particular age or size, is sometimes the possessor Of. a budding mustache., and sometimes but ft mere infant. His parents' being unable to bear the expense of sup? porting.him, turned him out an early age; so as far as family ties are concerned he is unburdened by the>u, and lives on in bliss? ful ignorance of the fact that he ever had any relations. His dress is marked throughout by un extreme simplicity. It Consists of ft Worn out shirt and a single suspender that supports a pair of trousers which, in nddition to being either incon? veniently too large or ridiculously too small,. af? covered with Ingeniously in? serted and muny colored patches. Hatsj shoes and stockings are looked upon us effeminate luxuries, and are scorned ac? cordingly. His language convinces you at once that ho is not a member of a Bible class, for it is permeated with a species of precocious profanity that for fertility of invention cannot be surpassed. An empty barrel with some' straw in the bot? tom of it answers for a home during one part of the year, while a hallway or secluded alley suffices when the winter comes. During the warm months he spends his day in the water; the keeper may put him out again and again, may threaten him until his voice grows weak and may congratulate himself that he has finally got rid of him, but nevertheless he always comes back. A twist of the hair, a turn of the shirt, and he boldly marches in as someljody else. At the first cold snap he deserts the docks, and disappears among the lahyrintkinn lnnes of the tene? ment house region. On "ladies' days" the assemblage that gathers at the baths is a small and quiet one. It is greatest towards evening when the stores close up and the factories and mills stop running. The little cash girl with her bathing suit under her arm coined down with a number of her bosom friends' or perhaps her mother, and plunging into tho inviting waves forgets for a delicious twenty minutes that there are such things as crowded and heated stores, lynx eyed and faultfinding floor walkers and domi? neering salesladies, although from morn? ing to night these three things are the irritating and disturbing elements in her small life. TOILERS FROM THE MILLS. The women and children who toil in the mills are there, glad to escape for a few short hours from the whirring wheels, the din of the machinery; and the clashing spindles that weave out the web that never seems to emd. But the most pnthct ic figure there is that of the poor seam? stress who has left her work in the dingy garret for a few moments and stolen away to enjoy a dip before commencing again; She does not laugh and shout as the others do, but- comes quietly away when the bath is over. Tho river has given a little sparkle to her weary eyes and a little color" to her faded cheeks, and she goes back to the dingy garret, the sputtering candle and the work that will last long after tho other inmates of the house are asleep, with a lighter heart. To her it is the only pleasure of the day. Two matrons, a keeper and a policeman are present at the baths on the women's days to preserve order, while the men urc looked after by one policeman and a couple of keepers. The lot of the keeper is an enviable one. He is the autocrat of the bath house. Hid eye confuses the scheming small boys and his voice strikes terror to their hearts, while strong men ? hear him and meekly obey. In his hand he carries a long and springy rattan, which with the dexterity born of long experience, he artfully twines around inoffensive little boys' legs and Cracks over their shoulders. The little boy may complain, may cry, may expostu? late, but.it will avail him nothing, for be? hind the wielder of the rattan is the police? man and behind the policeman is the law. So the best thing for the little boy to do is to cut and run for it. The lot of the policeman is not such nn unpleasant one, for the position gives him unlimited op? portunity for repose and reflection and congenial conversation with the keeper.? New York World. Bituminous llock. Among the peculiar resources of Santa Cruz, Cal., is a large body of bituminous rock. This covers about 1,000 acres, and the layer is from ten to fifty feet thick. A large part of the mam street and sidewalk of the place has been coated with this. They first cover the street with a solid bed of stone, roll it, and then cover this with a coating of this rock, slightly heated, so that it ^viU flow. Although only one inch thick, this coating resists heavy pressure, and is more desirable than nsphaltum.? Boston Budget. Motion of the Stars. An instance of the value of photography in detecting the relative motion of stars is given by M. de Gotbard. Comparison of a recent photograph with measures re? corded by Vogel in 18fi7-(ifl appears to show that cluster 4,411 G. C. contains an eleventh magnitude star which has changed its position relatively to the other stars to the extent of 2.JJ seconds a year.? Arkansaw Traveler. A Club's "Smoke Talks." The St Botolph club, of Boston, has had frequent "smoke talks" of late. Meeting informally in its largest room, an off hand discussion of some given topic is made by that member or invited guest who is most competent to speak upon it, the com? pany smoking away meantime as assidu? ously as so many Dutch governors. After the address, and some general chat about it, a supper consisting of hard crackers and cheese, sandwiches and beer, is sup? plied.?Harper's Bazar. ? War-Implements in tlio Soudan. In the storerooms and masters' apart? ments are to bo seen a great; variety of objects heaped together or lying about without any attempt at order. Here may be found the owner's weapons of war many double edged swords with scabbards handsomely ornnmentcd with leather and brass and suspended by elaborate and betasseled silk ropes; daggers intended to be attached to the wrist by a leather band ?tho cross shaped handle when thus car? ried almost lying in the palm of the hand ?beautiful long iron spears neatly and prettily inlaid with brass bands and gen? erally barbed revolvers and pistols of tho most obsolete type3, as well as flintlock guns which look as if they wonld bo as dangerous to the user as they could possi? bly be to the enemy. Such are the offen? sive weapons. But there are also to be seen wardresses of onormously. thick quilts; intended specially as a protection against poisoned arrows. The wfirriov when incased in theso cumbersome garments looks the most unwieldy and barrel like of African Falstafls, ns ho enn neither mount his horso nor dismount without assistance, and if unhorsed he is perfectly helpless. Muny of the wealthy chiefs have also very beautiful, conts of Hin in nrnior, with bond gear to match, which nre probably of old Moorish workmanship, and aro said hy the natives to bo ns old as David, and aro accordingly valued at a great price.? Harper's Magazine. Where True Heroism Is. Chrtius rode into lite dreadful add dark abys for the salvation of Home. It was a deed for all time to applaud and for all men to exult over?a splendid exhibition of personal daring and of patriotic sacri lice. A good deal neater to lu in point of /act add lime was the heroic front of Nathin Hale, the gallant young martyr Of the American devolution, wliose last regret was that he had only one life to give to bis country. Very properly we admire and celebrate these and all heroic deeds ; but there are other kinds of hexolsm of which little noie is uottde, but which ought to move us to admiration as fervid as that which the world has agreed to lay upon the altars whereon patriotism has immolated itself in the splendid moments of world's histo? ry. Where, for example, shall we find loftier coUrcge than that of the woraati who goes into her own kUcheii day aftef day and week after week during the long continued and wearing heat of summer^ that those who are dependent on her ministrations may eat and drink and be satisfied ? And that she does it with sweet cheerfulness, and that she comes from her kitchen to her dinner table flushed and overheated, thinking only bow she can enhance the family comfort, with never a complaint for self, and you have a truly heroic figure. Sublime patience is the only weapon with which we can do hopeful battle against extreme heat. How many of us are possessed of sufficient moral muscle to bandle that weapon valiantly ? The lamentable fact is, most of ub are too ready to lay down the good sword of patience and figbt only with dull con.plaint and querulous objurgation. The general impulse is 10 run away at the first onslaught of summer, in cowardly and selfish beedlessness of the mother-martyr in her kiteben. Sbe is not an inspiration for the poets (who are not, as a rule, helpful or reas? suring persons to live with,} but, as this world goes, sbe is the motor and tbe fly? wheel of the family machine. Without ber what could we do? And where should we find a substitute ? It is only tbe favored few who can say to the hired servant, "Go, thou, and do and suffer in our service, tbat we may eat of the pal? atable whortleberry pie and the juicy roaat beef, and drink of the iced tea tbat rattles merrily in tbe capacious goblet." Appreciation of the humble woman's patience and courage and fortitude in the fate of her kitchen sufferings would seem to be tbe smallest compensation that we can give her. No doubt we gladly pay her much more than appreciation if only some thoughtful friend would remind us of our debt. Tbe trouble with us is tbat we accept ber uncomplaining service as a part of our inherent right. Why may not we make an occasional little speech or perform an occasional little act of thanks??Detroit Free Press. Storey. The Philadelphia itccorda&ya : Jeffer? son Davis is setting bis house in order, Tbe Good Lord and Uncle Sam certainly have been mercifci to him, and should the sons of the victors be less merciful ? Jefferson Davis has lived to a ripe old age, in such a way as to prepare him for tbe summons that must reach him in time. The Good Lord has, indeed, been merciful to him. He has lived beyond the allotted years of man. He has re? ceived the heartfelt demonstrations of his people, lavished upon him under cir? cumstances which made his heart swell with gratitude and pride. He has out? lived many of his friends and most of his opponents, and has lived to pee tbe senseless prejudice against him in the North greatly softened. But be has no cause to be thankful for any mercies be? stowed upon him by "Uncle Sam," or in other words, (he general government. Tbe cruelties and indignities inflicted upon bim area blot and stain upon the history and character of tbe government. Notwithstanding (he assurance from a United States Judge that be could pack a jury to convict Jefferson Davis, the government itself dared not make the attempt. No more responsible for the war than tbe people who called him to the head of their government, he was made the greatest sufferer, and it is a mockery of words to call the conduct of Stantonand his minions mercies. Tbe day will come to tbe people of the North when they will realize the fact that God was merciful to them by restraining their passions ere they had committed a crime agaiust Jefferson Davis for which remorse would have been no atonement.? Macon Telegraph. ? "I understand you are offering some remnants for sale," said an Arkansaw man to a dry goods clerk." "Yes sir, we are have aoms choice remnants, which we offering very cheap." "Wal, I want a remnaut for my dog." "For your dog?" "Yas, you see, some feller's cut my dog's tail off an' I thought eff yer bad ? rem? nant of a yaller bull dog I mount find a piece 'at'd fit." ? Northern capitalists are rapidly acquiring all the pine lands in Southern Alabama that arc still owned by the the Government and that can be had for au acre. Elibu and Wm. Jackson, of Maryland have just purchased 40,000 acres of fiucly timbered land in one tract in Covington County, and 20.000 acres were bought by another party about a month ago. ? Thirty five hundred crates of toma? toes from the steamer City of Augusta's cargo of 6,000 pnekrges (if Savannah "garden (ruck" were sent outside of New York harbor on Wednesday and dumped into the Hea. Meeting hot weather in rather ripe condition made them not worth the cost of freight. ? A tree called the uuibrolla tree of Japan, now growing in a yard at Talla? hassee, Fla., though only three years old, has leaves on it that measure 21 inches by 1G. It is umbrella shaped, and makes a shelter that is impervious to sunshine or rain. ? A young baseball player in Penn? sylvania met with a singular death on Saturday while play'mg. He was struck in the neck with the ball, which split his windpipe, death resulting soon after? ward. ? If a men is right, he can't be too radical; if wrong, he can't be too con? servative. Bucklen's Aronca Salve. The Hast Salve in tbe world for Cuts, Bruise*, Sores, Ulcers, Salt ltheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi? tively cures Pilen, or up pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill BroB., Ander? son, S. O. ? Tbe loss of life in India from man eating tigers was apalling last year, and some study of tbe fierce beast has lately been made by English officers. Tigers, it appears, do oot attack human beings until they become very large and old and unable to run down animals that are fleet of foot. One of these creatures is known to have killed 108 persons in the course of three years. Another caused .hirteen villages to be deserted. A third is cred? ited with killing 127 travelers on a public road. ? At uoon on .Friday Alfred B. Hill? the vice-presideni of, the New York stock exchange, ascended the rostrum and announced the death of E. de Rivers, one of the members of the exchange. He descended, and was walking across tbe floor when be suddenly stopped and fell dead. ' 1 POET ROYAL & WESTERN CAR*1 0LI?A RAILWAY. In effect JJaly 3*. 188?! GOING SOUTH. Daily. Sunday Except 8unday. Train. Leave Anderson...... 315 p m ?! 00 p m 5.cive'Deans..... ....... 3 42 p m -1 22 p m joaye Cooks.3 51 p m 4 12 p ra Leave Lowndesville. 4 37 p ra 5 05 p m Leave Latimers. 5 05 p m 5 25 p m Leave Hesters. 5 22 pm 5 39 p m Leave Mt. Carmel.... 5 45 p m 5 52 p m Leave Willington.... 6 00pm 6 08 pm Leave Bordeau.615 pm 6 22 o ru Arrive McCormick.. ? 45 p m 6 45 p m Arrive Augusta. 9 20pm 920pm Arrive Charleston... G 15 a in 6 IS a m Arrive Savannah.... 6 15 p m 6 15 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 00am 7 35am Leave McCormick...10 35 a in 10 35 am Leave Bordeau.11 06 a m 11 00 a in Lcave;\VilIingtor.....ll 24 a m 11 24 a m Leave Mt. Carmel... 11 38 a m 11 38 a m Leave Hesters.12 02 p m 12 02 p ru Leave Latimers.12 20 p m 12 20 a m Leave Lowndesville.12 48 p in 12 48 p m Leave Cooks. 1 18 p m 118 p m Leave Deans.1 45 p m I 45 p ra Arrive Anderson.2 15 p m 2 15 p ra Connects with train to and from Green? wood, Laurens and Spartanburg. Connections ttt Augusta with Georgia, South Carolina and Central Railroads. At Spartanburg with A & C. Air Line and Asheville & Spartanburg K. 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. A FATAL MISTAKE. ' The Cleveland (Ohio) Press, of February ?3d, 1883, pub? lished an ncfount of a fatal surgical operation which caused a great commotion among med? ical men throughout the whole country, Dr. Thayer, the most eminent surgeon in Cleveland, pronouncing it scandalous. It appears that a Mrs. King had been suffering for many years from some disease of the stom? ach, which had resisted the treatment of all the physicians in attendance. The disease commenced with a slight de? rangement of the digestion, with a poor appetite, followed by a peculiar indescribable dis? tress in the stomach, a feeling that has been described as a faint "all gone" sensation, a sticky slime collecting about the teeth, causing a disagree? able taste. This sensation was not removed by food, but, on the contrary, it was increased. After a while the hands and feet became cold and sticky? a cold perspiration. There was a constant tired and lan c^uid feeling. Then followed a dreadful nervousness, with gloomy forebodings. Finally the patient was unable to re? tain any food whatever, and there was constant pain in the abdomen.- Ali prescribed rem? edies failing to give relief, a consultation was held, when it was decided that the patient had a cancer in the stomach, and in order to save the patient's life an operation was justifi? able. Accordingly, on the 22d of February, 1883, the opera? tion was performed by Dr. Vance in the presence of Dr. Tuckerman, Dr. Perrier, Dr. Arms, Dr. Gordon, Dr. Capncr, and Dr. Halliwell of the Police Board. The operation cons^t ed in laying open the cavity of the abdomen and exposing the stomach and bowels. Wh n this had been done an examin? ation of the organs was made, but to the horror and dismay of the doctors there was no cancer to be found. The pa? tient did not have a cancer. When too late the medical men discovered that they had made a terrible mistake; but they sewed the parts together and dressed the wound that they had made, but the poor woman sank from exhaustion and died in a few hours. How sad it must be for the busband of this poor woman to know that his wife died from the effects of a surgical operation that ought never to have been performed. If this woman had taken the proper remedy for Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration (for this was what the disease really was); she would have been liv? ing to-day. Shaker Extract of Roots, or Seioel's Curative Syrup, a remedy made ex? pressly for Dyspopsia or Indi? gestion, has restored many such cases to perfect health after all other kinds of treatment have failed. The evidence of its efficacy in curing this class of cases is too voluminous to be published here; but those who read the published evidence in favor of this dyspeptic remedy do not question its convincing nature, and the article has an, Extensive sale. . ' ... ? JOHN E. PEOPLES & CO, Are 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 iheir second-hand Stoves innch lower th?n C??t. They buy remnants of Seed and Lint Cotton, Rags, Raw Hides, Otter and Mink Skins. Call and see their Stock of L&tiijpss.? Silverware, ??? BEFORE BUYING. We also sell the Grca'. Brennon & Or. Cane Mill. This ti ill is reversible, ana! 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 STAGGS COFFEE POT. Come in and see it, and save the use of so much coffee, and have nice, clear coffee. Febl7,:i8S7 32 Tried La the' Cnid'ble. ' About twenty years ego I discovered a llttlo sore on my cheek, and tho doctors pro? nouaced It cancer. I havo tried a number of physicians, but without receiving any penna 1 ncct bcncllt. Among the number- were one or two specialists. The medicine tl:cy applied \ ma lllcc Rre to the sore, causing Intense pain. I saw a statement In the papers lelllnj what f S. s. S. haddono for others similarly afflicted. I procured some at oisce. Ifc.ur? 1 Itsu ttsd * the second bottle the neighbors could notice that my cancer was licallcs M5V ficncr.il ?1 health had been bad for two or three years?X had a hacking cough cm! "jut blood n nt:n cally. 1 had a severe pain In my breast. After taking six bottles of s>. K. .s. my cough loft me and I grew stouter than I had been for several years. My cancer ha i healed over nil tie! n llttlo spot about the size of a half dime, and His rapidly disappearing. I would advice every one with cancer to give S. S. S. a fair trial. Mas. NANCY J. McCONATJOnEY. Ashc Grove, Tlppccnfioe Co., Tnd. Feb. 1C.1SSC Swift's Specific Is entirely vegetable, and seems to cure cancers by forcing out the Impurities from tho blood. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mulled free. THE SWIFT 8PEC1FXC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Go. EARTHQUAKE AGAIN. ROCHESTER, N. Y.,:September 15,1886. WE have made HILL,* ADAMS & CO., of Anderson, S. C, 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 themla look when you want a Shoe and yon will be pleased. We use the Gordian Patent Stay. Oct 7,1886 , E. P. REED & CO. 1 NEW FUMIT?EE STOEEI W. L. KELIETT HAS opened a new Furniture Store in Anderson, corner Benson and Mc Duffie Streets, where he 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 Re Eairing, 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 half miles west of Greensboro, N. C. The main line of the R. & D. K. R. 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 ^'uspect this the largest nursery in the Slate and one among the largest in the South. The proprietor has for mauy 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 sgents going out from Greensboro, representing other nurseries, try to leave the impression that tbey 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 Countv, N. C. May 215, 1887 4G ' fim THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF ANDERSON., COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Elizabeth Smith, as heir at ln\v of Mary Anu liroek, deceased, Plaintiff', against LucindaShir-' ley, Polly Ann Shirley, Reuben Crock, .lames II. Brock, Frances A. Brock, Millard Brock, Margaret Duke, John Chapman, Joseph Chap? man, Alice Chapman, Wi.stcr Chapman, -children of Emaline King, tie* ? ceased, the names, aged and number of whom are unknown, Defendants.?Summons /or Jtclir/. To the Defendants above named: YOU arc hereby summoned and required to an? swer the Complaint In this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas at Anderson C. If.. S.O., and to serve a copy of your answer to the ?nid complaint on the subscribers at their office, Ander? son C. H., S. C. within twen'y days after the ser? vice hereof, exclusivo of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in tills action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated June 9, A. D. 1SS7. BROWN & TKIBBLE, Plaintiff's Attorneys, Anderson. S. C. [Seal.] M. P. TKinnLK.C. C. P. To the above Defendants, Lucinda .Shirley and Polly Ann Shirley: You will tnkc uotiee that tho Summons and Complaint in this action was. on the 9th day of June, 1887, Bled in the olfiee of the Clerk of the Court of Common Plots and General Sessions in and tor ?ndert on Countv, and State of South Cai oliua. BROWN A TKIBBLE, Plaintiff's Attorneys. July 11, ISS7 I _ 6 JONES PAYS tho FR EICHT 5 Ton Wilson ScrIon. Iren Lev tri, Sit! Uearluc*. lire. T.rc Uctu sc.5 Beam '???< fur $60. "Jtctt 111* Scale. For h<f price nil mention thL paper and addr-u JONES OF BIHCHAMTOKj BIN GIIA AIT ON'. N. t. June 9, 1887 48 eow8 Wagon and Buggy Shop. MOTTO for 1887 : "Live and let live." Come nnd see me before going else? where with your work. Prices lower than tlie lowest. I will make it pay you to give me a call. Filling Wheels a specialty. Wagons made to order. Shop on Capt. Daniels' lot, opposite Jail. D. M. STEPHENS. Jan 13,1887 27 6m PIEDMONT AIR-LINE, Richmond & Danville B. B., COLUMBIA k GREENVILLE ElVISIOir. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19, 1886. (Trains run on 75th Meridian lime.) Southbound. | No. 52 Lve Walhalla.... Seneca... Anderson... Spartanb'rg Abbeville... Lauren 3 ?.? Greenville.. Green wood Ninety-Six Newberry. Arr. Columbia... August!. 8.20 am 9.00 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 Northbound. Lve. Columbia.. Newberry.. Ninety-Six GreenTro'd Arr. Oreenrille Laurens'.... Abbeville Spart'nbr'g Anderson . Seneca. < WoihaLa... 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