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WHEN LOVE AWAKES. You say tbs dear old lore is dead. Xpvo doet not die, dear heart of mlc?; We may not kiss the sweet lips, red. No lore light in the eyes may shine. But lore, once born, decreed by fate, Sleeps transiently or turns to hate. And is- this hate, my own dear heart, ' That comes and g-jntly strokes my hair? : Hate-docs not bid the ;fwif t tears start At hasty-words, nor does it care To fondly raise the drooping head And breathe good cheer. Love is not dead. It sleeps, it wanders, wanders far Beyond the horizon's outmost rim. Goes blindly on, from star to star. But evermore comes bock to him Who worthily will calmly wait, Love's wakening comes. You will not hate. ?James Clarence Harvey in Home Journal. ? ? : : A-FRONTIER HERO. My first introduction to Dakota was hardly one to Impress either?that is, the territory or myself?with any very great v:--liking-for thq; other. But wo were both young at thar. time, and Dakota, nt least, has greatly improved. It was early in the*'70s?fifteen years ago?that I found myself on a Missouri river steamboat leaving Omaha and headed np stream! I was not altogether clear as to where I was going, but'.I had on idea - that I would stay by the boat as long -as | my money held out?which would not be very long. I hoped at least to reach Da? kota. Not that I had any particular reason for going to Dakota more than to Texas; hut, on the other hand, had Texas been as near I should certainly have been as apt to have gone there. Hp: About all I knew?or any one else, for that matter?concerning- Dakota was that Yankton, in the . extreme southeastern part, ^ras.the capital, and that there was a little settlement in that region, a little more in the northeastern tjorner; with per? haps a-very few scattering' settlers along the rivers; jelsewhere-and a number of Byforts, each with a few United States troops. The-reason that I come to think I was .going to e^loretbe.west/was that several weeks before I had run away from home with that determination?not a very good reason, but-the only one I had. My reason for running away from,' home was even less-obvious. But I was away and . too proud to go back?though subsequent events reduced my stock of pride several Itradred pejr cent-rif I may be allowed to Hpmt it somewhat strongly. I was almost . beginning to consider myself a man, ^ thSn^t I have since looked back at the v^Wxily, and. could no c rmenaber that anybody else ever acted as if he consid? ered me anything more than a boy. On the occasion of which I write the boat Sadio Bolton plowed her way up the ] . thick, muddy waters of tfieTSTIssourL The mate swore at. the deck hands as occasion required, the pilot swore at the river, the engineer swore at the fireman and pilot by turns, and the captain occasionally ap? peared and swore at things in general Being of an inqairing turn of mind, I explored the lower deck and got into con? versation with one of the crew. From him I learned that Buck Hawkins was on board. I had heard of Buck Hawkins as the most dangerous man in. that part of tbe country.. He staid up the river in the neighborhood of Yankton most of the time, but I understood from my inform ant had been down to St. Louis on some sort of business and was returning to Yankton.. I felt anxious to see Mm as Bpoon as I fewnd he was on board. The man told me I doubtless^ could..do.so.if I would" take the trouble to hunt up the bar, as he and some friends were indulging in a poker game in the immediate vicinity. ! I soon found the place, an 1 to my wb'i pered inquiry a spectator. informed- v which of the four gathered around tt card table was Hawkins. I -was some? what surprised, as he did not . look as I had pictured him. He was small, not over flyo feet and seven or eight inches, Hg. and evidently weighed less than 150 pounds. He had brown hair and gray eyes, and although his face showed deter fflKinination and force, there was nothing of . the reckless desperado, which I knew he -. bad the reputation of being. I watched the game for some time. I learned that the other three, were all professional gam? blers and that Hawkins was losing. The room was full of spectators, as it seemed to possess interest; for every one on the. boat Everybody expected trouble. There were great stacks of chips and money on the table and Hawkins and the | gambler opposite him. each had a -heavy six shooter lying on the table in front of ?~ him, while the others had similar weapons ' in their belts. Every one knew that the gamblers, were not playing-a: square game, and that it was.only a question of time when they got 'aft- cf Hawkins' money. ""That was the time trouble was expected. He had been drinMng heavily, and should ho detect them cheating it was known he would not hesitate to shoot them all unless they shot him first. \ All the afternoon I remained close by the table watching the game intently. I' had become almost -as much Interested as the players. Hawkins' money was slowly but surely'going. Once when Hawkins was dealing he happened to touch a pile of his chips and they rolled off on the floor. - Instantly I sprang and gathered them -up and placed them on the table. He just glanced at me and said "Thank yon," and was deep In the game again. ? A few minutes later there was a jack pot. Hawkins and the gambler went in. They raised each other till there was several thousand dollars in it. At last they laid down their hands. Hawkins had four kings, but t-ho gambler had the four aces, and reached for the money and chips. "I reckon that was all fair, parson?" said Hawkins as he looked across the table at his opponent. "Ye bet it was, Buck; ye know I never play no other way," replied the gambler, showing some signs of nervousness. 1 'I'm glad of it," said Hawkins, picking np his revolver and holding it carelessly, "ye all know what I'd do if I thought it wasn't." "Shoot, of course, Buck, that would be - all right?trat it's squar*,- an' ye can -bet on it" "All right," and Hawkins arose from the table and went out. I saw nothing more of him that night The next day he approached mc on decK and talked a few minutes. He guessed ' that I had run away from home and ad ?". - vised me to return, saying that it was no country for boys. I could scarcely con? ceive as he gave me this advice, which I knew to be good, that he had without donbt killed a dozen men?perhaps more. But it was a fact. Hawkins left the boat at Sioux City and I went on to Yankton. The next five or six weeks I spent in the vicinity of that place working on various farms. I did not get very high Wages, but I managed to make my living. After some time I hired out to a man who was driving some stock up the river to the Yankton Indian agency. There were some 200 or 800 head, and there wero several men along with them. m To . make this trip^I had invested pjJfej^Tpony. We arrived at the agency after several days, and, finding that my services would no longer be required, I started to return on my pony. I was opposite NioVrara, Neb., and back some four or five miles from the river, when I met two men on horseback, each leading a string of five or six horses. Some of the ones which were being led were wild, and were giving the men considerable trouble. They hailed me, and after, as I thought, asking an unnecessary lot of questions concerning who I was, where I came from and where I was going, one of them said: "I?m sheriff down in Newbrasky, an' jiy podner here is dep'ty. We've got some hosses what was stole that we're takin' back. They don't lead very well, and I'll give you $5 to go with us this afternoon an' to-morrer an' help us." "All right," I said. "Where are yon going "to cross?" "Down at Chouteau creek." "I should think there were better" "That's the best crcssin' 'round here? we know this country like a book." I saw that no information was wanted from me, so I said no more and went along with them. I soon saw they were remarkably well acquainted with the coun? try, and appeared to rather avoid what few roads and trails there were than other? wise. Wo soon struck Chouteau creek and started down it, frequently crossing from one side to the other. I noticed that the men were both heavily armed, and ap? peared rather nervous and in considerable of a hurry.. I thought nothing of this, however, as nearly everybody went armed, officers especially, and it was likely they wanted to make the crossing that night, and possibly they feared that the thieves might attempt to recover the stock. We passed through several groves of large cottonwood trees, and then turned up the river. 'Do you. mind riding all right?" asked the sheriff. "No, I replied. "I'U make it a couple o1 dollars extra. We want to cross tip here an' get 'cross the p'int of ' the reservation an' over' to Red Bird on the Niobrara 'fore we stop." "Go ahead, PR stay with you." . A littl? later I heard the sound of hoofs behind us. This gave me no uneasiness, but the moment it struck the ears 01 my companions they took their Winchesters from where they were fastened on the saddle and began to look back intently. A moment later a dozen horsemen came around the point of a bluff at full speed. Several of the party fired at us. My com? panions returned the shots and dashed away, leaving the horses they were lead? ing. I had no doubt that the thieves from whom they had recovered the horses were in pursuit, so foUowed as fast as I could. We were in an open place near the river and headed for some cotton woods about a quarter of a mile distant. Our horses were on the run, and though when I glanced back I saw that our pur? suers were gaining on ns, still we could easily have reached the timber ahead of them had not a shot from the party be? hind hit the deputy sheriff. He feB. for? ward and struck the ground heavily, while his horse dashed away; * The sheriff stopped and returned to him, while a bail whistled so uncomfortably closo to my own ears that I concluded to do the same. Our pursuers came up and surrounded us. Itwaarggg^g^o^nl^darkby tnis time, and rcouJ^not.weU; make out their feat? ures', though I thqhghi .they looked more like farmers than horse thieves;; In a moment my-suspleions^were confirmed. "I reckon.we've got ye this time," said one of the party, "an' ye bet we'U show ye what this 'ere vigilance committee con? siders good for hoss thieves!" The wounded man was taken np and . placed' on horseback, two men were de? tailed to guard each one of us and we started back. I tried to explain my con? nection with the others, hut was silenced the gruff voice of the leader, who as sured me that I would have a chance to explain things, at the trial. This relieved me somewhat, as I had no doubt that I could easily prove, my innocence. We rode till about midnight, when j we came to a small cluster of houses called Mineral Springs." *We drew up before a long log house, which proved to be a saloon and hotel combined. The bar room was lit up and there were a number of men inside and horses tied outside. They gave a loud cheer when they saw the prisoners, and there was a great deal of hurried con? versation. We were taken inside and placed under guard. Twenty or thirty men gathered in the room, when a man said: . "Well, boys, we've brought 'em in, an' we got tho hosses. I reckon we'd better try the men an' fix everything up to? night The cheerman will please come for'ard." A man elbowed his way through the crowd and took his seat on a box behind a card table. It was Buck Hawkins. I felt still easier, as I had no doubt he would recognize me and set me at liberty. The trial was very informal, and the other two were quickly disposed of.' They claimed that they had found the horses cached further up the creek and never ' stow thenv It was admitted that perhaps they found them hidden, but it was charged that some others of the gang put them there. "Besides," said one man, "s'poso- they did find 'em cached?what bus'ness they got tryin' to run 'em out the country?" "That's it," said Hawkins, whose ju? dicial mind instantly grasped this impor? tant point, "they hadn't no business at all, an' I reckon we'd better hang 'em fer .luck." f J T?is was assented to with a yeU and Hawkins started to get up. I saw that I ~T???T"been includedwith the others and . that t must crowd :n my defense. I ac? cordingly asked- 'tfierd to-hold on and told my story. When Iflnlshed a short thick set man shoved his hands a little deeper into als pockets and said. "Gehtlemen? I wjsjmV '0 ..remark I've heered'that air story occasionally before "tUsT" This was greeted 1 by a loud langhand . everybody agreed to it , "But see here, Hawkins," I said, my heart banning to sink, "you know me? ' you've seen me before.'' . "Oh, X reckon I seed ye once," he re? plied withoutiooking at me. "Then you know I'm not a horse thief." "Can't say that I do. I saw ye on a steamboat a couple of months ago, hnt hoss thieves can ride on steamboats.'' { I Like nearly everything else this was agreed to with loud applause. I saw that my Chances were growing desperate, and -used overy argument in my power to con? vince them that I was innocent. The men I had fallen in with put in their . testimony in my behalf, but to no effect. They were especially anxious to see mo hang after? one of",tho oqwmtttBe,. closely scrutinised, mo, and' i de n?? ed me. as Doc Billmgs,r?ne' of the. leaders of this gang. "He looks young, hut he's a hard one," explained the man. So it was settled . that I. should hang with the others. All seemed to be in favor of carrying the sen? tence out immediately. Here Hawkins i'&se and said: \ \\\ -3J^_ntiejmen^ie7W^to^_hea fair shake fer tie other boys?wait till raornin' till they come in to help. Besides, they may bring in some more of the gang, an' we, can string 'em ail up together." This was agreed to as readily as every? thing else, and we were taken to an empty log house a little distance from the rest and three men detailed to guard us. We were each given a blanket oxid I wrapped mine about me and sank down in a corner with the most terrible feeling I had ever experienced My past life came before me vividly, and my mother and the home I had so recently left with? out cause rose up before me and caused me more bitter anguish than it seemed I could endure. My companions^ hardened by a desperate life and perhaps" by former hairbreadth escapes, conversed in whis? pers for some time, and seemed to take it very coolly. After some time the leader said: "Young feller, I reckon ye got to danco on air 'long with us." Whether I replied or not I do not re? member, but he continued: "I'm mighty sorry we got ye into itr but we 'lowed we'd get 'way' all right. Ef they swing ye jes' keep up and show yer sand. They say yo're a hoss thief; act's if ye was one. A feller can't die but once;" andwitbjihjs philosophical reflec? tion he roiled himself in his blanket, nnd he and his companion were soon fast asleep. I tossed and rolled in the corner un ' able to sleep, and, I might almost say, unable to keep awake. I felt dazed and stupid. It must have been.S-o'clock when I was startled by the door opening and one of the guards stepping in. He came over to my corner and told me to come out. I did so, and as I stepped through the door I saw a man on horseback and another horse saddled and bridled. "There's your hoss," said the man ns he leaned down, from the saddle, and I recognized his voice as that of Hawkins. "Get on, an' I'll show you out o' this." At first I could hardly comprehend him. The prospect of deliverance?and that by the judge who sentenced me?fairly over? powered me. He warned me to be quick, and I scrambled on my pony and rode away by Hawkins' side, none of the guards offering any resistance. We rode for some distance in silence. Then Hawkins said: "There's a loose board in the floor, an' they'll think ye got out there. I can't go with you very far, but I reckon ye can get away. Keep north o' Yankton, an' don't show_yerself to anybody ef ye can help it. Skip down into Iowa, an' then go home an' stay there." "I'll do that," I replied, "if I get away." "That's right?this is no country fer boys. Ye did me a little favor pickin' up them chips on the boat that time an' I'm wiUIn' to do as much fer ye." "Why, Hawkins, I can't teU you how thankful I am?but that was no favor I did on the boat?nothing ac all, and this saving my life?look at the diffrrence." "Oh, that's nil right?no difi .renco at all?jes' what we both had a chance to do, an' neither of us couldn't do no more. Don't say no more 'bout that. I knew yo didn't steal them hosses an' didn't want to see ye hang fer it." "But how did you know I didn't have something to do with it after aUF "Why, cuss it, ye see I Btole the hosses myself!" "Yon?" "Yes, me an' some other fellers. We cached them up on Chouteau creek an' these Nebraska feUers tried to run 'em off. I reckon the moral health o' the commu? nity demands that they swing." "But was that crowd horse?that is? were they aU your friends?" "Oh, no, some of 'em were farmers. Ye see I'm cheerman of the Anti Horse Thief society, and aU my gang are prominent members. We have to have in some o' the farmers an' other people to lend respectability to tho society, ye know, but I'm elected cheerman every time, an' we generally pnfc the outsiders in as vice presidents or something. I find my posi? tion mighty handy in my profession. Well, I can't go any further with ye; hurry 'long an' I reckon you'll he all right, though the vice presidents will he lookin' fer ye in the mornin' an' we may hev to hunt easy like ourselves. Go hack home an' stay there 1" He turned and rode hack in the gray dawn of morning. I went on as fast as possible and got safely out of the country. I went home and appreciated it, and when I strnck the territory again flvo years after I can truly say that it was with re? gret that I learned that Buck Hawkins had been treacherously shot and killed by a member of his own gang, who was also treasurer of tho Anti-Horse Thief associa? tion.?Dakota Bell. Where Are the Manly Boys? Can you find me in any of onr great cities a manly boy? If so, he is an exception. Whero aro the roystering youths of our early days? Where tho boys who defied the police, upset ash barrels, raced around the block, played ball in defiance of authority, climbed trees, flew kites, played marbles, wrestled with each other by the hour, had hearty appetites, red cheeks, sturdy mus? cles and dirty hands? You can't find them. There is no such thing in existence withinthe bounds of any city. Your boys now are milksops, with long tail coats ' und dude collars that hold their chins in air, rings on their fingers and jewels on their shirt- fronts, pale, weak eyed, puny fisted, cigarette stinking machines. If in the very heyday of youth, when red blood should pump thro' their veins with the vigor of an avalanche, if when sleep should be sweet and restless occupation a continuons desire, they are flabby mus? cled, feeble kneed, listless as to manner, aping the manners and fashions of the vile, what will they be when age settles upon them and the duties of life confront them? And yet these are to be tho hus? bands of our girls, these effeminate, puling, monkeyfied babblings are to be the fathers of our grandchildren, whose votes are to shape the destinies of the re? public, whose faculties are to be the props of great enterprises in years to come.? Joe Howard's Letter. Mexican "Lover's Guide." There is on sale everywhere and in uni? versal use a cheaply printed little pamph? let entitled "El Secretario de los /.man? tes." It is the guide and hand book of lovers. It contains the language of flowers, the significance of the varied wearing and handling of the sombrero, the'language of fan, the language of fruits, the meaning of the varied use of the handkerchief, emblems in designating the hours of day and night in making ap? pointments, the use of the numerals in cipher writing, several short chapters on the conduct of a love affair, and the deaf mute alphabet for one hand. This literary gem seems to be more studied than any other in the republics-Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's Magazine. All genuine truth 13 orthdBox.?Uncle Esek.^ __^ : . NOMADS OFTSIATIC RUSSIA. A Strange Contrast of Dietary Customs. Food of the Gilyaks. As regards tho food of the aboriginals" of Asiatic Russia, vegetarianism cannot be said to have made much headway among the nomads, whether in Siberia or Turkistan. Deprived for so many months of the year by snow of the sight of any? thing green, when the Siberians kill a reindeer they carefully empty its stomach of the undigested moss the animal has eaten, - and; serve that np ns a delicacy, but in winter they get little vegetable food besides. Even with nomads of tho Steppe, what flour food they eat is taken chiefly in the form of gruel. It struck me as a strange contrast of dietary cus? toms when the archbishop of Vemoye in? formed me that they intended to send monks as missionaries of the Russian church to the BurutI or Kara-Kirghesse, for the Russian monks eat no meat, and the Buruti eat no bread, so they proposed to cut the knot by planting a station on the shores of Lake Issik-Kul, where the holy men could feed on fish. The Kirghese of the Steppe live in the summer almost entirely on milk, variously prepared, whilst the rich eat of mutton as their staple food, with the addition of beef, and occasionally camel's flesh. In the north the Yakutes are fond of horse? flesh. A Yakute bride on her wedding day sets before her lord and master as the greatest of delicacies horseflesh sausages, with a boiled horse's head, of which the brains are the most dainty morsel. The quantity, too, of horseflesh they eat is ap? palling. Their adage says that "to eat much meat and grow fat upon it is the highest destiny of man." I myself was not present at one of their orgies, but as far back as the days of Strahlenberg it was said that four Yakutes would eat a horse. Once more the Gilyaks exist on a very different kind of food, for they are almost ichthyophngi, salmon being their principal diet. This fish comes up the Amur in such numbers that they can be tossed out with a pitchfork. Even the dogs go into the stream and catch for themselves, and salmon such as the finest seen in London may be purchased in the season among the Gilyaks for a penny each. The fish, cut up and dried, without further cook? ing, are eaten, a piece of similar size per day serving alike for the Gilyak and one of his dogs. I went to tho lower Amur disposed to confide in the theory that fish diet, by reason of its phosphorus, was cal? culated to give brain power to students, but after seeing the miserable specimens of humanity in tho Gilyaks who h>c on fish, my belief in this theory has been rudely shaken.?Henry Lansdell, D. I)., in Harper's Magazine. Staking Ont Ills Claim. A slim young man was perched on a stool in one of the large restaurants near The Tribune building devouring a straw? berry dumpling. The'capacity of tho res? taurant was not sufficient for the rush of customers, and behind the fortunate pos Bessern of stools formed another line of hungry candidates glaring over the shoul? ders ? of the eaters and watching each mouthful disappear. Behind the slim young man, however, four hungry eyes watched the vanishing fragments of straw? berry dumpling. There were two con? testants for the seat?a corpulent old per? son In spectacles and a taU man with a silk hat. Tho slim young man, completing his lunch, climbed down from his perch, and the corpulent watcher, with great activ? ity, began to climb up. "Hold on," said the other candidate, gruffly. "What for?" "Because, sir, I have a right to the seat. I was here, sir, when that young man began to eat his dumpling. Perhaps," added the tall man scornfully, "you think that I have been standing here just to count how many mouthfuls there are in a strawberry dumpling." The elderly man laid his hand on tho stool and said, with the confident air of one who holds four aces: "I am very sorry, sir, but you really have no claim at all. I was hero when this young man was unable to decide whether he wanted a strawberry dumpling or custard pic." And then the corpulent old man, having "seen" the tall man and gone him one better, climbed upon the stool, and his rival moved sadly along to stake out an? other claim on a man who had just or? dered fish balls with tomato sauce.?Chi? cago Herald. Carbolic Acid for Indigestion. Of lato cases of indigestion have been treated with carbolic acid, its employment being found very satisfactory in that form of dyspepsia known as fermentative, ac? companied by constant sour risings ....d eructations of gas, with pains after meals and discomfort even after drinking milk or cocoa. It has proved useful in the form of glycerine of carbolic acid; that is, one part of crystallized carbolic acid to four parts of glycerine, the dose being from five to ten minims in mint water, or other convenient wldclc. In ease of much pain of the stomach after food, it has been found useful to add live or six minims of the liquor opii sedativus to each dose, and, when there is wont of tone in the scat of indigestion and bad appetite, live or ten minims of the tincture of mix vomicahave proved serviceable. If, is an interesting subject of inquiry whether the carbolic acid, in this application, acts by arresting fermentative changes in the stomach, or by its well known amcsthetic influence on mucous membranes.?New Orleans Times Democrat. The Tonga Islands King. The king of the Tonga islands dresses in well made European clothes which set off his handsome figure, but he can get no civilized shoes to fit him, because his feet are so large and have so enormous n development of heel.?Chicago News. THE LAWS OP HEREDITY. STUDIES DRAWN PROM A COLLEC? TION OF FAMILY RECORDS. Little Dlfferouco Between tho Scxos In tUo Frequency of Gooil and Bad Tem? per? Temper ns Hereditary ns Any Other Quality. Mr. Francis Galton, whose studies of the laws of heredity drawn from his la? borious collection of family records must be well remembered, has' just printed in The Fortnightly Review the results of his investigation of the fnets concerning what is familiarly called "temper," and partic* ularly the proportions of good and bad tempered persons in English domestic life and the heredity of "temper." We can? not follow all the variations of Mr. Gal ton's research, or reproduce his ingenious calculations, but only note a few results. Perhaps it maybe thought surprising that the proportion of good tempered and bad tempered persons is almost exactly equal. The first set of data which Mr. Galton tried gave the proportion of the good to the bad tempered as 48 to 52, tho second set as 47 to 53. There is little difference between the two sexes in the frequency of good and bad temper, but that3littlo i? in favor of the women, since nb|rut .45^rhen are recorded as good temper editor 'jjvet'y 55 who are bad, nnd couverscly..5t> weinen as good tempered for 45 who nr'etbad.* Of 1,3(38 children, 321 were good tem? pered and 342 were bad, with 705 wanting special characteristics of temper. The good and the bad tempered were thus equal again, the neutral or medium class being as numerous as the other two com? bined, results which Mr. Galton says bear emphatic testimony to the correct judg? ments of his compilers. As to the au? thority of these compilers or reporters, and the capacity of any observers to deal with the subject, he admits that "accu? rate discernment and designation of char? acter is almost beyond the reach of any one, but, on the other hand, a rough knowledge- and description of its promi? nent features is easily practicable;" and he rightly thinks that there can belittle doubt of the value of "testimony of a. member of a family who has seen nnd ob? served a person in his unguarded moments and under very varied circumstances for many years." nEKEDITY of TEMPER. Mr. Galton is clear upon the important question of the heredity of temper; ho says it is "as hereditary hs any other quality:" "I have forty-three cases where both parents are recorded as good tempered and twenty-five where they wore both bad tempered. Out of the children of the former 30 per cent, were good tempered and 10 per cent, bad; out of the latter 4 per cent, were good and 52 per cent, bad tempered. This is emphatic testimony to the heredity of temper." And be attempted, ..with .still .ihore suc? cess, to answer the converse question: Do good tempered families of brothers nnd sisters have, on the whole, good tempered ancestors, nnd bad tempered families bad tempered ones? A good tempered family he defines for the purpose as one in which at least two members were good tempered and none wore bad, and a bad tempered family as one in which at^least twtf'menii bers were bad tempered, whether or not any cases of good temper were said to bo associated with them, and, as regards an? cestors, he takes the two -parents and the uncles and aunts on both side'as the most trustworthy group. On this Mr. Galton says: I have forty-six good tempered families, with an aggregate of 333 parents, uncles and aunts; nnd seventy-one bad tempered families, with 033 parents, uncles and aunts. In the former group 2(3 per cent, were good tempered and 18 bad; in the latter group 18 were: good tempered and 29 were bad, the remainder being neutral. More briefly we say that when the family is good tempered as above defined the number of good tempered parents, uncles nnd aunts exceeds chat of the bad tem? pered in the proportion of throe to two, and that when the family is bad tempered the proportions are exactly reversed."? New York Post. Tbe Early Use of the'Flag. The earliest use of the flag at sea was merely as a signal, waved to the right or left, without distinction of color or na? tionality. Down to a comparatively late period it wns not the flng, but the figure? head that was the emblem, the carved image of the prow, of which Herodotus gives us an instance in the wild boar of the Samians, sawn off on defeat by the iEginetans and deposited in the temple of Minerva. No naval standard, similar to those we have written of in use on shore, have been discovered among the Egyp? tians or Assyrians; cither their sails were embroidered with different emblems, or flaglike streamers, something like the bargeman's whiff, were displayed below the staff. The Romans had their rostra, as all the world knows; among whom, markedly in consequence of their univer? sal conquest on laud, the art of naval war gradually died out, and, as Mr. Laughton writes (to whose lecture on the "Heraldry of the Sea" we are much indebted), "any flags carried by ships then or for long after were probably as mere ornaments, emblems of religion or superstition, of personal vanity or party triumph. ''? Cornh ill [Magazine. Women and tho Weed. The French bonsekcepcr delights in her after dinner cigarette. The scnora of Barcelona loves in the evening to wrap her black crepe aronhd her head, and while gently puffing her long tobacco cigaretto cast heart thrilling glances from her balcony above the walks at the wights be? low. While the German frau is fond of her cigarette, or even cigar, nnd the Rus? sian wife is not far behind her in her en? joyment of the weed, nnd even the Japanese, Chinese, Tartar, Dutch and Soudanese wives all - like to let tobacco smoke curl from their ^pretty mouths toward the sky, the Italian aignora is, per? haps, the most passionately fond of the long thin cigar of the country, called tho "Virginia." It is no imcommon sight of. a summer evening to see a party of ladies sitting in some, cool terrace overlooking the sea on the Campagna. while the music of their velvety language keep's tune to tbe soft splashing of the sea against the rojciy shore, and send rings of smoke from their fragrant cheroots.?Albany Journal. Ancient Astronomy. The Chinese boast of a series of eclipses, recorded in the annals of the nation, ex? tending over a period of 3,000 years, all of which, they affirm, were not only ob? served but were calculated nnd figured in advance. The golden age of Chinese as? tronomy was from about- 2,857 to 480 B. C.?Arkanshw Traveler. Cincinnati i: i!'>v.- makirj** ismre machine thz- h?d :: :?.:!;? 1-r ?_ An African Potentate. The king's clothing consists of a red cloth, sugar loaf cap, a few brass rings upon his arms, coral necklace and a yel? low silken loose robe. His wrinkled fore? head shows that he has had trouble in his time. He is very civil to his chiefs, sending to each, after they make obeisance, a piece of kolah nut. He sent to each of us the same. All who approach the throne, the mo? ment they enter the open space in front? rigidly kept clear?double their right hand into a fist and shake it at the king. This, which is a signal of assault and battery here, is in Africa correct court etiquette. It means: "I hope that I see you strong and well, O king, like unto my fist and my arm." Making Them "Toe tho Mark." Over in Now York the ferry and steamer landings arc surrounded with howling mobs of drivers, and at the entrance to the Grand Central depot they form an exj ceedingly unpleasant, gauntlet that can only be escaped by way of the elevated. In Saratoga 1 saw a painter brushing out a wide red line on-the station platform about fourteen inches from the edge. He told me that the mark was designed as a place for the stopping of hackmon's toes. To step over it is to stop into jail. If not restricted their rivalry would lead to kid? naping travelers.?"Rambler" in Brook? lyn Eagle. Tho Beauty or Yachting. Vanderbilt's tour around the world in his yacht isn't such an extravagant affair after all when it is remembered that ho will thus escape tipping every second per? son he meets on his travels.?St. Paul Globe. _ Bystander?Doctor, what do you think of this man's injuries? Doctor?Humph! Two of them arc undoubtedly fatal, but as for the rest of them time alone can tell.?Texas Siftljigs. \ 'SLEEPING" WONEEE'S. FEATS ACCOMPLISHED BY PEOPLE IN THE ARMS OF MORPHEUS. Indians Sleeping at tlie Stake of Tor turc?Slumber During a Cannonade. Influence of Uabit, Time an<l Circum? stance?Extraordinary Phenomena. Sleep in most individuals lasts for tho space of eight hours. Exceptions to this statement are numerous; whether these arise from duty or laziness we shall not venture to examine. Sir E. Codrington, the famous naval officer, when a midship? man, could watch on deck for nineteen hours; this left only five for sleep, which in his case was most profound?so pro? found that no noise was sufficiently strong to waken him; yet if the word "Signal!" was whispered in his ear he awoke and was on deck instantly. Reporters of the house of commons re? quire great exertions to keep themselves from sleeping. A few years ago a dis? tinguished member of "the gentlemen in the gallery" took down n speech while ho was sleeping. His statement rests on his oath. Calvin tells of a friend of his read? ing aloud to him while asleep. The organ of vision was alone active. Coleridge, the dreaming philosopher, composed "Kuhla Khan" (one of his poems) while fast asleep. Next morning he was sure there had been an acquisition to his literature, but was too negligent to write the stanzas. A few dnys afterward he attempted to recall the verses, but they had for the most part fled, and the poem as it now stands is but a fragment. IX SPITE OF SI'HROUXDINGS. Every one knows that extreme fatigue induces sleep, and this in spito of sur? rounding relations, which in ordinary cir? cumstances would hinder any one from resting. Previous to the shortening of the hours of work factory children fre? quently fell asleep while working at tho machines, although well aware that they would incur severe punishment by doing so. The North American Indian, at tho stake of torture, has been known to go to sleep on the least remission of agony, and will slumber until the Arc is applied to awaken him. It is on record that during the heat of the battle of the Nile some of the over fatigued boys fell oslepp upon the deck, and during the attack upon Rangoon, in the Burmese war, the captain of one of the steam frigates most actively engaged, worn out by the excess of continued men? tal tension, fell asleep and remained per? fectly unconscious for two hours within a yard of his largest guns, which were being worked energetically the whole period. Habit and time, place and circumstances predispose us all to sleep. The celebrated pedestrian, Cnpt. Barclay, when accom? plishing his extraordinary feat of walking 1,000 miles in ns many successive hours, obtained at last such a mastery over him? self that ho fell asleep the instant he lay down. The doctor's ?wife never hears tho door bell during the night, although tho noise is sufficient to rouse the wearied husband; but should a child in the nur? sery cry, then the mother, oblivious to all other sounds, hears at once the infant's voice. EXTIUORDIXAKY PHENOMENA. It is related that the Abbe Fnria, who acquired notoriety through his power of inducing somnambulism, was accustomed merely to place his patient in an nrmchalr, after telling him to shut his eyes and col? lect himself, and pronounce in n strong tolce, "dormer," wb'.oh was usually suc? cessful. There seems to be no limit to tho wonders displayed by man in sleeping. Condercet, the mathematician, solved one of his most difficult problems while asleep ?a problem, too, which puzzled him dur? ing his waking hours. A professor of theology in the University of Basle onco wrote a sermon while asleep; he found it on his desk next morning. Tho preceding night he could not grapple with the sub? ject ns he desired, but the performance of his sleeping hours was quite satisfactory to lum. Jenny Lind was one of the most cele? brated singers of her time. No one could rival her powers except a factory girl, who sang sometimes better than the fa? mous Jenny. The girl could not attempt any difficult piece when awake, but when sleeping she sang so correctly, so like tho renowned artiste, that it was difficult to distinguish between their voices. On ono occasion Mmc. Lind heard the girl, who even tested the accuracy of her powers by giving her a long and elaborate chromatic exercise._This. ..the. .sleeping girl per f?rmed7niuch to the wonder of tho fa? mous Swedish sfnger.?London Telegraph. Kerosene Inmps. A thorough study of the subject of pe? troleum lamps has been lately made by Sir Frederick Abel. He suggests that the reservoir of a kerosene lamp should al? ways be of metal, the more strongly to re? sist any explosive tendency of tho oil or vapor within, and that there should be no other opening than that for the wick, un? less so small a one that flame could hardly enter it. He further says the wick should be soft and dry when put in, and should completely fill its space, but with? out forcing; that it should be scarcely longer than to touch the bottom of tho reservoir, and there the oil should never be suffered to be less than two-thirds of the depth, while the lamp should always be filled partly before lighting. The wick should never be turned down suddenly, and the lamp should not be suddenly cooled or allowed to meet a draught; and when the flame is extinguished it should first be lowered as far ns possible and then a sharp strong puff should he blown across, but not down tho chimney.?Har? per's Bazar. Hardly Got nt It Yet. "Tell me," he whispered with tho hoarseness of emotion; whispered as if ho feared the murmuring surf might catch the question and bear it to some other ears. "Tell me, have you ever loved?" She trembled. She hesitated for a mo? ment, and he thought he felt her blushes ?glow into his eyes. She trembled, and in n still, soft whisper, gentle as the summer breeze, answered: "Not this summer."?San Francisco Chronicle. Nature's Wise Provision. Consumptive Patient?An old lady up town says if I will drink cream it will do just as well as cod liver oil. Great Doctor?Nonsense! Nature never intended cream to be used as a medicine. "Indeed! "Why, how do you know?" "It has no bad taste."?Omaha World. Tho Old Man Cured 'I5m. It appears that in this bank the clerks were frequently compelled to ask the pay? ing teller for a little financial assistance between pay days, and he, being of a kindly disposition, cashed their due bills, carrying the paper in the drawer as so much cash. At the end o? the month the advances were deducted from the salaries of those favored. These pieces of paper were professionally known as "snakes." It so happened on one occasion that the bank exnmJner paid his official visit when there were in the drawer "snakes" amount? ing to about ?200, and the paying teller was compelled to confess that he often advanced money to the clerks in this man? ner. "It's a bad practice," said the ex? aminer, "for it encourages extravagance, and Is liable to get you into trouble with the board." Soon after his departure the cashier?a venerable gentleman since de? ceased?approached tlio paying teller and asked what wns meant by the term "snakes" which he had overheard used in the conversation with the examiner. There was nothing left him but to explain the whole matter, which he did by telling how the young gentlemen in the bank bad gotten behindhand-in their finances mid were forced to negotiate short loans each month. "And this is really the condition of our young men?" remarked the cashier. "I am sorry to say yes." "How much of ibis paper is then- in the drawer:'" "About $-200." "So much as thai:- 1*1, in - sec the paper." The little, due bills were handed him, and he wall ed into his private office. In a few minutes he came out wit Ii a check in his hand. IL was his personal check for the full amount of the. "snakes." Said he: "Put this in the drawer. I will give these young men a chance," ainl he lore into small pieces the numerous due bills. "They arc now free; and lot them keep so. Don't advance any more money. Here? after I will loan it out of my private funds. What they owe now is canceled." It took about five minutes for this little affair to be known in the bank, and every man in the placo at once proceeded to grumble to himself because he did nut have a "snake" in the drawer at that par? ticular moment.?Philadelphia Bulletin. Bucklcn's Arnacn Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Kheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi? tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac? tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill Bros., Ander son, S. C._ PORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAR OLLNA RAILWAY. In efiect July 3, 18S7?75th Meridian Time. GOING SOUTH. Daily. Sunday Except Sunday. Train." Leave Anderson. 3 15 p m 1 00 p in Leave Deans. :} 42 p ni 1 22 p ni j Leave Cooks. 3 51 p m 4 42 p m Leave Lowndesville. 4 37 p m 5 05 p m Leave Latimers.5 U? p m 5 25 p ni Leave Hesters. 5 22 p in 5 39 p m Leave Mt. Carmel.... 5 15 p m 5 52 p m Leave Willington.... C 00 p m (?08 p m Leave Bordeau. fj 15 p tu 0 22 p ni Arrive McCnrmick.. ? 45 p m fi 45 p in Arrive Augusta. 9 20 p m !) 20 p ni Arrive Charleston... I! 15 a in 0 1:5 a ni Arrive Savannah.... ? 15 p m 0 15 a m Arrive Jacksonville.12 00 m 12 00 m GOING NORTH. Leave Jacksonville. 2 30 p in Leave Savannah.S 10 p m Leave Charleston. 4 00 a in Leave Augusta. 8 00 a in 7 35 a tu Leave McCorniick?.10 35 a m JO 35 a m Leave Bordeau.11 ()(i a ni 11 00 a in Lcave;Willington....ll 24 a in 11 24 a m Leave Mt. Carmel...11 3S a in 11 38 a m Leave Hesters.12 02 p m 12 02 p in Leave Latimers.12 20 p m 12 20 a m Leave Lowndesvillc.12 4S p m 12 48 p m Leave Cooks.118 p m l is p in Leave Deans. 1 45 p m 1 45 p m Arrive Anderson. 2 15 p in 2 15 p m Connects with train to and from Green? wood, Laurens and Spartanburg. Connections at Augusta with Georgia, South Carolina and Central Railroad*. At Spartanburg with A <fc O. Air Line and Abbeville & Spartanburg R. It. 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. POISON INTHEASHES TVhat the Mt. Lebanon Shakers Found?Incident in the His? tory of a fyiiet Community* The Mount Lebanon (New York) Shakers are a quiet com? munity, secluded from the fret and worry of the outside world. They arc widely known, how? ever, for their strict honor and probity in business. The. Shakers believe that na? ture has a remedy for every dis? ease. A few have been f ound? the rest are as yet unknown. Many were discovered by acci? dent. Others came to light as the result of patient exoeriment and research. Nervous Dyspepsia is a com? paratively new disease, growing out of I lit; conditions of modern life. It is a joint affection of the digestive organs and of the nervous system. These two were formerly treated as sepa? rate ailments, and.it was left for the clear-sighted Shakers to prove that the basis of this terrible and often fatal compli? cation lies chiefly in the disord? ered and depraved functions of digestion and nutrition. They reasoned thus:?"If we can in? duce the stomach to do its work, and stimulate the excre? tive organs to drive out of the body the poisonous waste mat? ters which remain after the life giving elements of the food have been absorbed, we shall have conquered Nervous Dys? pepsia and Nervous Exhaust? ion. And they were right. Knowing the infallible power of Shaker Extract (Scigel's Syrup) in less complicated though similar diseases, they resolved to test it fully in this. . To leave no ground for doubt they prescribed the remedy in hundreds of cases which had been pronounced in ourable?with perfect success in every instance where their directions as to living and diet were sen i} mlously fol lowed. Nervous Dyspepsia and Ex? haustion is a peculiarly Ameri? can disease. To a greater or less extent half the people of this country suffer from it? both sexes and all ages. In no country in the world are there so many insane asylums filled to overflowing, all resulting from this alarming disease. Its leading symptoms are these: Frequent or continual head? ache ; a dull pain at the base of the brain; bad breath; nau? seous eructations; the rising of sour and pungent fluids to the throat; a sense of oppress? ion and faintness at the pit of the stomach; flatulence; wake fulness and loss of sleep; dis? trust with food even when weak from the need of it; sticky or slimy matter on the teeth or in the mouth, especially on ris? ing in the morning; furred and coated tongue; dull eyes; cold hands and feet; constipation; dry or rough skin ; inability to fix the mind on any labor call? ing for continuous attention; and oppressive aud sad fore? bodings and fears. All this terrible'- group Shaker Extract (Seigel's Syrup) removes by^ its pos? itive, powerful, direct yet painless and gentle action upon the functions of digestion and assimilation. Those elements of the food that build up and strengthen the system are. sent upon'their mission, while all waste, matters (theashesof life's fire) which unrenioved, poison and kill, are expelled from the body through the bowels, kid? neys an i skin. The weak and prostra! 1 nerves are. quieted, toned ! fed by the purified blood. As the result, health, with iis enjoyments, blessings and power, returns to the suf? ferer who had, perhaps, aband? oned all hope of ever seeing another well day. CD e-f 5 c/j 1 ? O 3 = ffl - la ? CD 1-4 go 2 e - tr. p> . I crq 3 5 0 0 E * if ? CO ? m 2 a CD = G t (3- ,S ? 1 g u NOTICE. HAVE now in Stock, at exceedingly low prices Doors, Sash, Blinds and Glass of every description. ALABASTINE, an excellent wall finish. WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL and PUTTY, READY MIXED PAINTS, VARNISHES, colors dry and in Oil. PICTURE FRAM.ES, made from all styles of (Jilt and other Mouldings. Picture Frame Cord and Hangings. Call and give me a trial. \V. Ii. BEACHAM, Depot Street, Anderson, Si C. July 22. im 2 ly ANDERSON FEMALE SEMINARY. MRS. L. M. AYER, Principal. THE next Session will begin Tuesday, Sept. (Rh. A full corps of competent teachers have been engaged. Good work has been done here before, and better shall be done in the future. Changes of impor? tance have bean made in the course of study and the standard raised. The text books are the same as those used in the leading male colleges in the country, and the branches shall be thoroughly taught. For the benefit of the patrons the Semi? nary lias been placed on the list of Public Schools in Anderson, which will lower the expenses. For information apply to II. M. AYER, Business Manager. July 7. 1887 f>2 li DON'T FORGET! THAT we are still on band at Northeast Corner of Public Square, and have in stock and constantly arriving the freshest and best FAMILY GROCERIES, Of all kii ds. The finest Teas. Coffee, and all kinds of FANCY GROCERIES. The purest and freshest Candies arriving week? ly. The only place to find the celebrated Holmes & Coutt's Fancy Biscuits and Sea Foam Crackers, the finest in the world. A good line of Tobacco and Cigars. Try our "Betsy Hamilton' Chewing Tobacco?as good as the best. A Car load of ICE just-arrived. Can supply you in any quantity at lowest prices. Customers wishing Ice on Sundays will be supplied from ? to 10 a. m. and 3 to 4 p. m. Will fill orders from neighboring towns in any quantity. Being near you no delay, as in ordering "from a distance, and guaranteed to be as cheap. Our PRICES are the LOWEST. We pay the highest market price for Country Produce. "And you can come in and get a nice cool drink of Ice Lemonade or Cider at any time." E. W. TAYLOR & CO. Notice of Final Settlement. Ex Parte Thos. F. Drake, Surviving Exec? utor, In Ke.. the Estate of Matthew Snipes, deceased.?Petition for Final Set? tlement and Discharge. To E. J. Lockeridgc, Alvin Alford, Matilda Hazelridge, Amanda i,ockeridge, Mary Jenkins, S. E. Rambo, Alvin Snipes, L. E. Smtlh. W. L. Snipes, M. T. Snipes, M. E. Wollis, Sion snipes and others : TAKE notice that the undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate at An? derson C. H., S. C, on Tuesday, the :50th day of August, A. D.lti?7. at 11 o'clock a. ni., for a Final Settlement of tho Estate of Matthew Snipe?, deceased, and discharge from the ollice of Executor ot said Estate. THOS. F. DRAKE, Survival;! Executor. July 14, 1887 1 (5 Notice to Creditors. Samuel T. Craig, Administrator of Mrs. Eli/a Robinson, deceased, vs. James E. Hagood, et al. IN obedience to an Order of Court in the above stated case, all persons having demands against the Estate of Mrs. Eliza Robinson, deceased, aro hereby notified to present and prove them before mo, at my ollice at Anderson C. II., S. O, on or by the 5th day of September next. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. July 1L. 1887_1_ ? Make Your Own Syrup. KENTUCKY CANE MILLS AND COOK'S EVAPORATORS, which are the best known to the trade. Save money by makii g your own Syrup. For sale low bv A. R. TOWERS. July 14, 1KS7 1_ You'U and It good to rcgu The organs of both small ona great, It checks SlcJt Ecadachc, and the woo That Had Dyspeptics ever know. . . . Besides 'tis pleasant to tho taste, . So none need gulp It down In liosto. j DO. YOU WANT A DOGjj If so. send for DOG KUYERH? GUI DE. containing colored plates, 100 engravings of didcrent breeds, prices the? are n orth, and ivlierc to, buy thom, ? Directions for Training D DogsandBrcedingFcrrcts. Moiled for lo Cents. Also Cuts of Dog Furnishing Goods of all kinds. ABE Y0U INTEPESJ^D!lN-pO.ULTRY:2 ? Then sond for Practical POUL 19 TRY HOOK. 100 page*; beau Htiful colored mate: nmruviup.i Gj of nearly nil kinds of Towla; descrip? tions of tho breoda; how to c.:ponizo; plans for poultry bor.sea: information About incubators, and wncro to buy Eggs from best etoelc nl bl.?? per sitting. Sent for l? 'Jcuttj. DOYji If bo, yon noed tho BOOK OF CAGE DIUDS. r_'(> piipes. IAO lllun. 1 trillions. Beautiful ctlnrcd plate. I Tre.'i tmuut ami brooding ot all iun as Cage birds, tor pleasure and vront. Diseases and thuir cura How In build and stock an Aviary. All about Parrots. Prices ot . nil kinds birds. carrfM, etc. Mailed fur 1.3 Cents. The Tnrce Books, 40 Cts. ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, M rcct, Philadelphia, Ta. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PJ.EAS. Wiu. A. Hall, Mary J. Brown, wile of .lohn M, Brown, ami T<la l". Scawrighl, wife of Isaac I", Senwright, Plainiiifs. vs. Marg-irvt K. Hall, l.u cinda II. Norris. wife of .lohn W. Norris, Anna K. Calbrealli, wife of J. A. lialhreath, lhy.an c Manning. Walter s. Manning. Al|>ha II. .Man? ning, De Wilt It.Manning ami Ariliur !?'. Man* ning, Defendants.?Summons f?r Itellef Con plain) not served. To lbe Defendants above named: YOU arc hereby summoned ami required lo an. ?wer iliu complaint in tliis action, which i.s tiled in the iilfice uf I lie Clerk ?i" Ilm Court lot Anderson County, South Carolina, ami in serve a copy of your answer to the said ? iiuplahil on the subscribers at their ollice, Andersen C.JL, S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such service; ami if yon fail to answer Iliu complaint within the llim aforesaid, tho plaintilf in ibis action will apply It tbe Court for tho relief demanded in lbe com? plaint. * Dated at Anderson. July 27ili, A. P. ISS7. HKOYl.KS A SIMl'?OX, I'laiutillV Attorneys. [SKAi.j M. V. Tal It ULK C. C. I*. To the Defendants Lucimta C. Nortis, wile "I John \V. Norris, and Anna K. lialbreatli, wife ol .1. A. (ialbreath: Take notice I hat the .Summons in this action, ol which llie foregoing is a copy, was filed with tin Complaint in the ollice of the Clerk of the Conn of Common L'leH at Anderson Court lloust, in tin County of Anderson, in the State of ?outh Can-It ua, on" the twenty-eighth, ilav of Julv, l?ST. ?KOYI.ES & SIMPSON, Plaintirh" Attys July 25,1SS7 ?? ,; JOHN E. PEOPLES & CO. Arc offering their immense Stock of STOVES, TINWARE, CROCKERY, CHEAPER THAN EVER. They will sell Stoves on time to good parties for good paper. * They will sell their second-hand Stoves much lower than cost. They buy remnants of Seed and Lint Cotton, Rags, Raw Hides, Otter and Mink Skins. Call and see their Stock of Lamps, Silverware, &r BEFORE BUYING. Wc also sell tbe Grea', Brennon & Co. Cane Mill. This Mill h reversible, and is the best on the market. Can he 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 m?>ke 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. Feb 17,:iSS7 _32 _ Potaeh Victim. Cured by 8. S. 8, S. S. S. VS. CAT/nON. Contumert thould not confute our Specific with the numerous imitation*, substitutes, potash and mercury mixture* which are got? ten vp to tell, not on their own merit, but on the merit of our remedy. An imitation i* alwayt a fraud and a cheat, and they thrift only as they can stealfrom the article imitated. Treatise on Blood and Sk in Diseases mailed free. For tale by all druggis'x. TUE S)YJFT SPECIFIC CO.. ? Drawn- 3, Atlaida, Ca. POTASH. \ I have hud blood poison /or ten years. I know 1 bare taken one hnndrcd botllr* of ij iodide of potaeh in that time, bat it aid mo no good. Last rammer my face, neck, body Q and limbs were covered with sores, and 1 could scarcely use my arms on account of rhen I mattsm in my shoulders. I took S. S. ti? ana It has done me more good than all'nthrr nuril f eines I have taken. My face, body and neck arc perfectly clear and clean, and my rhcti ? matism Is entirely gone. I weighed 116 pound; when 1 began the medicine, and I now wehrn y 163 poonds. My first bottle helped me ?reatly. and gave me an appetite like a strong nun. 1 I would not be without S. S. S. for several times ita weight in gold. I C E. MITCHELL, W. 33d St. Ferry, New York, EARTHQUAKE AGAIN. KOCHESTER, N. Y.,;September 15, .1886. WE have made HJLL," ADAMS & CO., of Anderson, S. C, our Agenta Jbr the sale of our Ladies'.Fine Shoes. We make on the N. Y. Opera, Acme, Wau ken Fhast 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 tbenfa look when you want a Shoe and you will be pleased. We use the Gordian Patent Stay. Oct 7,1886 E. P. REED & CO. NEW FUMITUEE STOEE W. L. KELLETT HAS opened a new Furniture Store in Anderson, corner Benson and Mc Duffie Streets, where lie will keep a select slock of Furniture, which will be sold cheap for cash. COFFINS. I also keep a full stock of Coffins, all sizes, which I am prepared to deliver | promptly at any time. Specialties?I make a specialty of Mattress-making, Upholstering and Re- | pairing, and in these lines my work is my J best 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. R. R. passes through the grounds and with? in 100 feet of the office. Salem trains make regular stops twice daily each way. Thoee interested in Fruit and Fruit grow? ing are cordially invited to inspect this the largest nursery in the Slate 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 arid 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, I evergreens, shade trees, roses-&c. Give your order to iny authorized agent or order direct from the nursery. Correspondence solicited. Descriptive catalogues free to applicants. Address, J. Vax. Lindeey. Pomona, Guilford County, N. C. May 2(3, 1887 4(i_Gm THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY of ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Elizabeth Smith, as heir at law of Mary Ann Hrock, deceased, Plaintiff, against Lucinda .Shir? ley, Polly Ann .Shirley, Reuben Krock, .Tames II. Brock, Trances A. Hrock, M'.llanl Jtrock, Margaret Duke, John Chapman, Joseph Chap lan, Alice Chapman. Wister Chapman, of Emallr ? children of Emallne King, de? ceased, the names, ages and iiuinlicrof wlioni are unknown, Defendants.?Summons fur Belief. To the Defendants above named: YOU arc hereby summoned ?ud 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. II., S. U? and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at theirotlice, Ander? son C. II., S. C within twenty days after the ser viee hereof, exclusive of the clay of such service; and if you fail toauswcrlhe complaint within the lime aforesaid, the plaintilt in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated June'J, A. !>. 18S7. BROWN .V- TRI RULE, Plaintiffs Attorneys, Anderson. S. C. ISeai..] M. P. Ti:iiiiilk,C.Y. P. 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