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? FDiE- FONTIK ?ETf IN?. ^^^-SpUt?ng Quibbles In Deciding a Bet. Xcw YorJ::Sunt M^Mdkupamex placidity of the polit? ical campaign had not; a ripple yesterday comparing with the wave of interest that ^iW^cbmrnuljication ?. to -the' Sun from ^-JS^^pirbv<)ked: ^pEiiere is a difference about abet and the l^rebna interested ask for your decision. ^K^Ss-ttematter: ^p^%nd B are throwing poker hands. % A shows his hand, three nines. B, look ^ing 'ai-his own hand, which he has not ^8japw%'i| J?3r8 he can beat it. A thereupon beta that B's hand does not beat his own. ^B^^es:thebet and shows three tens," . ^:^Tef?^^^&j on the ground that B ^was.bet?ng?n ; ^ Tbftintereaf the stur? dy yde^ Sun'a Bub |f8CJdDersv ia ? reply ; tov"Essex," which ' said:' ''.;. ? .; ' ^^^aii^^:i?Wjk'^tojp? -?oe, and there ^ascompletB mutuality about it. Had B ^ipeea"tdu^ng'wh'en he accepted A's bet, ^A - would have won*" He cannot avoid taymen1:when^it turas out there wae no luff^l ^th?ugh;B^ faiew his own hand, id knew that it was better than A'e; this waa perfectly: apparent t? both play ^and- :tKefe: existed no excIaaiVe' 3wiedge of the sort which goes to taint It^or; being upon a certainty. ^yAffillo^tration of betting upon a cer )Q^?1thi8 : - One knows that a certain irteraSvertfeed to ran has since died, ld^with this information he beta that r-aprae will -not win. The pera'dn $?b^ have no >to wur^an|(|theL bet would be Void ig:]or^|Ciei^hfy. lo&tf? decided that the certainty in inces.B knowing the value of p^ J^nd^^^tveli=BB>A,8, and--the. pledge'that thehprsefwead, procluded Irafe'eithe^ ?o^tIt?:hbree. One of the.best ineii.a^ nrot^ Ipret?ng ~5& its ^ ration for both aides, the Sun has some notable opinions on the ||Np ORATOB WITH US. RobertJngerooll said.': "A igv?pTO^liia^ h^dy-three nineSj.B, UiatTheihaa in: his own hand 3;ten3,-' bets that- bis hand. wiU beat ?"'"'"" (ie^^rtainf^ is ie instance given on.the other ,,_ in iaybr of my decision/' A a^c^tain horse advertised to ^ainc^^ed^ ;He then b^te thrt e^^wil not win. That three tens it-three ninea7 isjustaa to Jfdeadlorse wiU; notrun. In both iodineparty pfTeiringip bet has an ^cWtainfy. In the first ; instance A )t know that Bhad three tens; But ^^th?t he_ had'three tens, and that" rhad pj?y;?^ In the second* stance A knew that,the horse was dead; ^?be:^ llsai^ ; j "Years ago ~ four aces could not be ^en? consequently ;;tbe,man who; bet U$nr;aces;hacTa ^certaintyr ? For that lasc^fc^ he money, but-now flush sequen ^oe^fa^/played/ and-.c?nBeqnen?y, it is '^^B^j^A^fot.z.:player to know that his ^^^^me^b'eafc^Ho cmayVknow that it ' - jhyjmdbie^iu but i^ao^f $aB an equ^L Jiand.. As X a|e^^cci_ated with- theologians, it ia "^^t^:thati^^ should .have ap'opin question." - ? ^^^E^EXTL KEPUBLICAN. VIEW. J|&mn^ i-national committee, was found at the " quarters/ 9J. Fifth avenue, ? full of a^'Hei'could ?inpt,. forego . some p|i^egffien confronted with the mo sen|p^)jne^pn; '?'?? - ^^b^AMj.;i)a'na; take me for; a card iw^^hftiriquired. ; \. /'By.no means,'^ protested the reporter. l^^eapreased his own view of this, -"ortant,subject, and ie merely asks of 0Joihe same. It is really avery ^e^iplntof ethics, and for that rea-^ icipieai the leading column of the I&^uaryread; the-article carefully. ?he;said: ;^Mere fa; nothing in the r-Aipn^^her^bpt was ^perfectly fair. namihejB>d>-of-^^anj^such reason, for j^^^p?i-Kbet'5"^ ^"bw^as to- betting on a certainty'V jn^^^ejrepprter. P|eyb^6j.8:notvoid for that," said iirraan-Qaay.; fThe man who showed: _Vani^?neW;^at the other man could ^Wp(ip^try\whether bis own was the fe^ajb^Jand' this was so obviocB bo*nra|{be^er;m ive^waiyedi declare the i^?^n^thei ground ~ that the other bet ?a.^c5rta^ty,; .r.But, I do not see why 'rcbairman of theRepublican national rittee should' be bothered with such inestion.'* "We propose to ask the same queition fi?x. Brice/' said the reporter. ? pr^il^ ^aid Chairman - Qary, "you 3?ipp1^Brice' that I think it was a ;t and I would take the money if I rt'BY;- A'.'sTBOSe DEMOCEATIC ?. ?- opision. S.. Brice, chairiran of the tic national campain committee, found buried in business of- the jaign.at .10 West 28th street. He iedva^few momenta, nowever, - to e;:."I do not know: any thing about the ife^freferxed: to. What is throwing " 'lands ?^.Did you ever play that ?" |W^, it-niay hardly be called a game, ttt^/.iaa diversion after a game which fxequentiy resorted to," said a reporter, ut the question is as to the bet.'* "Well, -my games are Boston and gju|! .Col."'Bricej. cheerfully, "and |d: be glad to give a professional or ?.opinion on either of those games'j rjegula'r bffice.,, ' as to. the bet 2" % I sbonld say the bet is all right iotas if B bet.on a sure thing with 9 knowledge of A. It is open and ve board. A knowB when he offers to that if B beta he will probably bet on ity. ? He sees fit to risk that, and content^fo^.bet with that knowledge, should aay that it was a proper bet, and |A ?hould .pay.'* ED STOESS THINKS 80, TOO. Stokes: was found attending to busi ia.thj^: Hoffman House. He read of the bet with a smile, and ^ Jwiediis opinion said; "Eeally, I :flOW; very little about cards, but I think Sthisbetwas?llright/ ^l^^p^aliput the certainty? Did pot S|be|:man bet oua rarothing?" . "Truej bat the one who offer*a* the bet knew perfectly well that he was 'running that risk. -He waived that by the very ?terms of his '"bet, It's the bame as if a man bet8^supr>osing a certain horse is dead, and he knows the horse is dead, so far S3 be can know when he bets. He thinks he has got a sure thing. Then the horse turns out not to be dead, but ' gets up and/wins the race. Oat he refuse to pay. because he bets -ou a sure thing? Not mach. This bet is all right." A&b'CLEBK M'CABE. *v Patrick McOabe, clerk of Jefferson Market Police Court, when he finished ? his. arduous duties at 5.15 P. M., was asked for his opinion. He said h "My opinion iB that ft was a proper bet. It was-substantially a bet by A thatB.was binding. A knew that B had not shown his band, and that B had positive knowledge whether his baud was greater than A's. A Chose to bet that B's was not tire greater hand, knowing that if B bet he must bet on a sure thing. That is quite a different thing from a bet made where one bets on a sure thing.; without the knowledge of the other. It was a proper bet, because A said substan? tially, (I am willing to bet, although you will bet on a certainty;'. P was not barr? ed from betting under these circumstan? ces, and A should pay the loss." Police Justice Mauice J. Power was. busy untirnearly 6.30 P. M. -holding. Court. He" glanced over the betting ! problem when he got through Cdurt, and said, "I have nothing to say $ t arn not an expert." Wttfflt CtTJB MEN SAY THE BET STADS. Several members of the New York Whist Club; at the club house, 18 West 30th street, last night discussed the bet. The men who play poker as well as'whiat, though of course p?ker is not played in the clab; were of the/opinion that the bet should be paid, while the men who do not play; poker were inclined to think that the bet should hot be paid becaaseit was.niade by B knowing he would win. -- After preaentatioa of the arguments by both sides, it was at last generally con* ceded that the bet would stand and should be paid. ? One of the leading members of the club, who is an authority in the rales and etr??ett? in cards and betting, said in stating that view: "The bet Bhould be paid. The ques? tion of the foolishness or lack of judg? ment of A does not enter into it. There was .no deception or concealment of knowledge that is necessary to betting on a certainty. A's hand lay . exposed on the table.- A knew that B knew what was in his own h?cd, and whether it was or waa not better than A's hand. A had fall knowledge on the subject. He saw B's five cards, and he knew'that B knew what they were. B had said ? they were better than A'a hand. If A wanted to bet that B was not telling; the troth he could, and when he lost he lost a morally fair bet. A .bet on a certainty differs from this. If a'man says that he saw Mr. Smith down-town, and another man bets that he did hot Bee Mr. Smith, but that Mr. Smith was in Philadelphia at the time, the nrat man is betting on what he saw. He told the.other man, and if the other man wants to bet oh it that's his lookout/ This bet would Bland in the same way.. B might have been afflicted with the strabismus, or he might have mistaken-a ;ten for a nine, or he might have been bluffing., A knew just what knowledge B had, and he chose to bet that B gave inaccurate or false informa? tion about his-hand. If A believed B, he had no business to bet. If he disbe? lieved B, he bet against B'apoker veraci tyr-Poker iB a game of bluff anyhow, and A took the chances. If B had been bluffing he would have won, though the fact of the certainty Would bo the same." He Resigned at Once. - A village newspaper, giving an account of a lecture by a noted lecturer, said briefly and ; indefinitely that it .was 'a wonderful flow of language'?which seems to have been the idea of the hearers of a certain colored minister, mentioned by an exchange, whose gifts were rather superficial. ;' The length of the words he hurled at his' hearers was only. limited by the amount of oxygen he could take into his lungs at one effort. This was all very well, for a time, but the church did not seem to prosper, and by and by a change was decided upon, and a committee of one was appointed to ask-for the worthy minister's resignation. When the errand, had been stated, the preacher indignantly asked what the congregation expected for nothing. "Wall, now, doan you see, we dozaent expect"? "Isn't my character away up yan above procrastination?" "No trouble ? 'bout dat; but, sah, yer isn't far enuf eddicated to"-~ ; "Kaint I talk conflnently enough ter suit de most rapashus?" "Dat's it, chile; dat'a it; hole right on where y*ar now. Yo' kin talk and yo' kin talk, but yo' dpan't pint out; yo' kin argyfy an' yo' kin argyfy, but yo' doan't show wharein." The resignation was handed in directly. Rivers Swerving to the West. It appears that the western and south? western bank of the Bio Grande is the one which suffers most from the abrasion of the current. Why does the river show this tendency to work to the westward ? Something like this appears in the case of the Mississippi. Formerly the river had its principal debouchment into the sea through bayou Manchac and the lakes. In the coarse of time that route was abandoned for the one now known as the main river, which is very consid? erably to the westward of the old outlet. In the meantime the river has shown a disposition to transfer its channel still farther to -the westward through the Atchafalaya. Can it be made to appear from these facts that there is a tendency in great rivers flowing in general direc? tions along meridians of the earth's longitude to swerve to the westward? Can it be held that because the rotation of the earth on its axis to the eastward the weight of the-water in such longitu? dinal rivers is thrown by the centrifugal force against the western bank so as to abrade them with increased energy and effect??New Orleans Picayune. Syrop or Figs Is Nature's own true laxative. It is the most easily taken, and the most effective remedy known to Cleanse the System when Bilious or Costive; to dispel Head? aches, Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit ua! Constipaticn, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. For sale by Simpson, Eeid & Co., Ivh?t Chlctrgo Doctors sty About "So? bering OnV' Is there one course better than another' for a man to adopt in endeavoring to break himself of the drinking habit? The Mail has sought to obtain - from those who should behest informed a practical answer to the above question. A number of leading physicians have j been visited and a given set of questions put to each. The result of these inter? views is here presented "Ah," said Dr. Charles Oilman Smith. "They never, dd taper off. They can't. The Way 'to break off drinking is to stop, and stop short, In stopping short don't use bromides unless the reforming drink? er can't sleep. Use the fluid extract of cocoa leaves* Tha^s a sort of stimulant, net no, dangerous as alcohol, perhaps, al? though its continued use impairs the heart. It is hard to lay down a general coarse of medication, since every case Is differ? ent. A physician must ptescribe for a patient what he particularly needs. As 'to diet, it should be generous and rich, not fatty or greasy, but strengthening. If the patient can't sleep let him take a brisk walk before bedtime, and got him? self tired oat. Regular exercise in a gymnasium you can rarely get a drunkard to take. The man who leaves off drink? ing had better stop smoking, too. To? bacco has a relaxing effect tin the system. Stop both together., it will pay." "\tyill a man recover his old physical and mental tone ? Well, if he leaves off altogether he will practically be as good a man as he was before he began to \ drink.", ??. .. J, Adams Xlfetr, president of Bush Medical'6o!tege, said bluffly: "If a man's going to stop he's got to Stop, and there's an end of it. Don't let him try. to taper 'off. All nonsense. But he ought never to try to quit without consulting a phy? sician, because a steady drinker is sure to have some organic trouble of the livef or kidneys which Whisky splits tip to. action, and which becomes torpid when it iB left. He don't want tonics and other stimulants to slaj him up. A good dos e of batamei to set his liver going right Is worth more than them all. Yes, leave off tobacco, too. It's harder to break off than liquor drinking." Dr. N. B. Delamater, the specialist in nervous diseases, took a decidedly differ? ent view of the propositions. He said: "Whether the would-be reformed drunk? ard shall taper off with light" wines and short rations of drinks .depends entirely on the individual. He who is anxious to quit and. is a man oF strong will ahd in the habit of controlling himself in other ways, and is able to withstand the pain and suffering, can do either way. There is less suffering tapering off than stopping suddenly. A man who is not accustomed to controlling himself would either have to be put under restraint or be obliged to taper off, - "Ordinarily the than will begin to feel better in three weeks' time. The moral tone ought to be restored in a coaple of months unless some organic disease has been 'developed. Some men can r?gaiti everything they have lost. Others can't. It depends Oh the man and it depends on the amount of drinking he has in? dulged in. Those men of a finer quality of nervous temperament are those who are most bound by liquor and to Whom the damage ia almost permanent. Coarse, brutal nature ate not mach anectedt They recover as much as they ever lost." "All habits of life are hard to break off," said Dr. E. H. Pratt. "A man who wants to stop drinking must realize that the. thing can only be accomplished by a -strong effort of the mind, and ?s long as he weakens his body by keeping up the irritation with even, diminished doses of. alcohol, so long will he be a slave to the liquor habit. -If he wants to quit, why quit.. It lies With the man himself than with the drugs. You can't reform a man unless it is a thorough reform, therefore, in such cases I do not attempt to drive out one bad habit with a worse. I give a weak solution of cayenne pepper to re? lieve the burning sensation, and I give him lots of milk. Milk is, of all things, the most necessary. "The great thing in breaking off a habit of this kind is keeping busy. Push the mind and body to the utmost activity to divert attention from the hankerings of the old habit. . Concentrate the thought of some hobby and ride it at full speed. For mercy's Bake don't think of trying to stop. Don't tell anybody bow long it has been since you tasted a'dropi Don't congratulate yourself, that you have gone without liquor for six weeks or six months. Dismiss the subject from your mind as completely as if- you had never heard of such a thing as whisky, and had no curiosity to learn about it. If a man asked you how long it has been since you stopped drinking change the subject of conversation without answer? ing. The mind has the greatest part of the task at first. I shuold certainy say that a man who wants to quit drinking should stop smoking, too. "How long it will be before he begins to feel as good as he did before he stopped drinking depends on how badly besotted he is. The most rapid gain will be in the case of the man who has made up his mind in dead sincerity that he has taken his last drink and that he will never look back with longing on the old habit. Six months ought to restore him to complete health if he has no organic disease." "The notion that quitting suddenly is more dangerous or more difficult than tapering off is one of whisky's fallacies," said Dr. A. J. Baxter. "Taperiog off is simply taking smaller doses of poison. A man-can't quit taking poison too sud? denly. As for bromides and all that sort of thing, if his physician finds he needs bromides let him prescribe them ; but if they are needed it will not be be? cause the man has quit drinking entirely, but because liquor has undermined his health and made tonics necessary to pull nature through in her efforts to restore what has been lost. No man on the top of earth can say how long it will take to make a man well again."?Chicago Mail. . ? A patch of sweet potatoes in full bloom in Port Fulton, Ind., is attracting great deal of attention from the curious, scores of whom go out every morning to see the freak of nature The flowers are highly prized for their medical qualities, aod similar in appearance to those of the mornirig glory. Sucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world lor Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulrf?a, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup? tions, and' positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per !>ox. For sale by Hill Bros. A Kentucky Wonder, J. Allen, of Bloomfield, while excava? ting the foundation of a new mltf, struck the dome o: a cavern of immense propor? tions, from which a strong current of cold air issued with great force as the workmen made the opening. Torches were produced, and Mr. Alien and Mr, Gain Hufat wire lowered by means of a < windlass. It was about sixty feat from the surface to-the enVrancb of the cave, which they bund to be level and sandy, as if it was once the bed .of an ancient subterranean stream. They followed the main avenue a distance of ovet- two miles, anddlacovered fe? Opening in a cliff on "the farm of Mr. Benjamin Wilson, and a well beaten path was easily discerned that was once trod by human beings, although it is now in many places Cover? ed with forest tfeeft and undergrowth. Mr. Allen and Mr. Hurst, after emerging from the cave, hastened back to the town and reported the result of their discover-, ies. X large party was at once formed, which entered the opening of the cliff on the Wilson farm. On one of the main avenues numerous evidences existed that the place had been the abode of the cave men, as numerous relics were found in the shape of pottery and bronze articles; a oepulehsr was also discovered in a large niche or avenue, and in it are numerous mummified bodies. Three of them have been removed to the town and excite great curiosity.. The formations in the cave are beautiful beyond description. Stately towers of Btnlagmites, BUggestive of'grotesque and unique figures are en? countered all along the wonderful subter? ranean avenues. There is a beautiful little lake with water as clear as crystal, and as is usual in cave streams, it is full of tiny eyeless fish. The avenues in the cave will measure in all probability about seven miles, so that it may be fairly considered another rival to tho Mammoth, and certainly one of the many great cave wonders of Ken? tucky, the Country of caves. The cave is about thirty-seven miles southwest of Louisville and seventy miles from the Mammoth Cave. Machinery Is not Labor? Saving* The man who Works with a threahing machine works aa hard as his grandfather did with a flail, but he produces greater results. ? To those who think duly of the price of wages machinery ia ? fraud, but to the Consumer of manufactured articles it is ? boon, ?uf mothers used to card their own wool, spin and weave it and wear it, and it is no disparagement to oar wives and sweethearts that they do not. They can't afford to. If it were not too expensive the present race of girls and women would do this and more too. Machinery has not Obviated the necessity of Wort, it has only given it a new direction. Good machinery is a good thing, but the man who expects it to do his work will be fooled; it helps him to do more work.?Boston Trans? cript. Amending the Law as to Postal Crimes. Washington, Auguat 17.?In the Sen? ate to day the bill amendatory of the Act of the 18th of June, ] 888, relating to postal crimes, was taken ?b and passed after an amendment. The bill provides: That all matter otherwise mailable by law, upon the envelope or outside cover or wrapper of which, or any poatal card upon which any indecent, lewd, lascivi? ous, obscene, libellous, scurrilous, defam? atory or threatening character, or calcu lated by the terms, or manner, or style of display, and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another, may be written or printed, or otherwise impressed or apparent, are here? by declared non- mailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails nor con? veyed from any postoffice nor by any letter carrier, ana shall be withdrawn from the mails under Buch regulations as the postmaster general prescribes, and any person who shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, for mailing or delivery, anything- declared by this sec tion to be non-mailable matter, and any person who shall knowingly take the aame or cause the Same to be taken from the mails for the purnose of circulating or disposing of or of aiding in the circu? lation or disposition of the aame, shall for each and every offence on conviction be fined not more than $5,000 or impris? onment at hard labor not more than five years, or botb, at the discretion of the Court. Every obBCene, lewd or lascivious book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print or other publication of an indecent character, and every article or thing designed or intended for the prevention of conception, or procuring of abortion, and every article or thing intended or adapted for indecent or immoral use, and every written or printed card, letter, cir? cular, book, pamphlet, advertisement or notice of any kind, giving information, directly or indirectly, where, or how, or of whom, or by what means any of the hereinbefore mentioned mattere, articlea or things may be obtained or made, whether sealed as first class matter or not, are hereby declared to be non mailable matter, and shall not be con? veyed in the mails nor delivered from any postoffice, nor by any letter carrier; and any person who shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section tobe non-mailable matter, and any person who shall knowingly take the same, or cause the aame to be taken from the mails, for the purpoae of circulating or disposing of, or of aiding in the circulation or disposition of the same, shall, for each and every offence, be fined upon conviction thereof not more than $5,000, or imprisoned at bard labor not more than five years, or botb, at the discretion of the Court., And all offences committed under the section, of which this is amendatory, prior to the approval of this Act, may be prosecuted and punished under the same in tbe same manner and with the same effect as if this Act bad not been passed, provided that nothing in this Act shall authorize any person to open any letter or sealed matter of tbe first class not addressed to himself. ? A dispatch from Cannes, France, re ports tbat two ladies, said to be of good families, engaged in a duel on tbe 15th inst. near tbat town. Pistols were used. One of tbe ladies was wounded in tbe chest and the other, in the arm. The duel grew out of a love affair. A chal? lenge was sent and accepted ; seconds attended the combatants to tbe field, and all details of the code were scrupulously carried out. ? On tbe 9th inet. a aon of Capt. James Dupont, of Clarendon County, 13 years old, was in a wagon in which fod? der was being hauled from tbe field. Tbe mules became frightened and ran, throwing young Dupont out at their heels, where he was kicked in the breast, caus ing his death in a abort time. ? Jay Gould is poorer than some people suppose. Instead of being worth nearly $200,000,000, he is worth only $75,000,000. Applicants for charity should let him alone. ? Reports are more favorable for the building of the Cumberland Gap Rail? road. The survey from Pickens to the ?op of the mountains is progressing sat* ? factor ily. ? An "inch of rain" means gallon of water ppread over a surface of near'y two square feet, or a fall of about oce hundred tons on an acre rf ground. ? Hon. Lerory R. Youmans has been retained by the Lees to conduct tbe suit that will bo brought'to break the Clem son will. ? A lady, whose establishment was very small*, invited Dr. Moncb, the BisnoVi of Gloucester, to . dinner. She engaged for the occasion the services of an old butler, who had retired and become a green grocer, and of a boy who knew nothing of waiting. The boy w?n aa nervous as he was ignorant and annoyed the old b?tler bv constantly asking for instruction until at last the man, in a moment of impatience, said: "Stand behind the Bishop's chair and when his Lordship takes a glass of wine take your napkin and wipe his mouth." The boy took the jocose reply for a serious com? mand. He stationed himself behind the Bishop, waited until that dignitary bad drunk a glass of wine, and then, as delib erately as. nervousness would permit, wiped his lordship's mouth.?London Society. ? A leading protection paper announ? ces that Mr. B].a~iiie returned from Europe with "thirty-two trunks and twenty par? cels and bags." What was in those many trunks and bags? And if they were filled with the products of foreign pauper labor; how much duty did "the leading exponent of the protection idea," pay on them? Mr. Blaine wants the tariff kept high, in order, he says, to keep the American laborer in work and to make his wages high, but it looks as if "thirty two trunks and twenty parcels and bags" might contain a good many articles pur? chased ih free trade England. He ought to have bought them here. The truuks and their contents would have kept a dozen workmen employed for a conside rable period.?Baltimore Sun. ? A London correspondent writes from Finland that a property-holder in one of the interior towns of the province left a will bequeathing all "Els possessions to the Devil. The dead man's family protested that the will was void, but the Finnish lawyers were disinclined to in? terfere with the rights of so formidable a personage as the new legatee, and, the 1 correspondent adds, the Devil has become by legal right, at lease, a Finnish land? owner. ? Many years ago the yellow fever visited the northern cities as often as it did the southern. towns. Boston, New York and Philadelphia have all been ravaged by this scourge. The highest elevation above the sea level is no pro? tection if there is a daily average beat of from 7? to 80 degrees. The disease can only.be taken from infected things and infected places. _ To Save Life Frequently requires prompt action. An hour's delay waiting for the doctor may be attended with serious consequences, especially in cases of Croup, Pneumonia, and other throat and lung troubles. Htince; qb family should be without a bottle oi Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which has proved itself, in th'ous?nds of caaesj the best Emergency Medicine ever discovered. It gives prompt relief and prepares the way for a thorough cure, which .Is certain to be effected by its continued Use; S. H. L?timer, M. D., Mt. Vernon, Ga., says: "I have found Ayer's Cherry Pectoral a perfect cure for Croup in all cases. I have known the worst cases relieved in a very short time by its use; and I advise all families to use it in sud? den emergencies, for coughs, croup, &c." A. J. Eidson, M. D., Middletown, Tenn., says: "I have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral with the bpst effect in my practice. This wonderful prepara? tion once saved my life; I hau n con? stant cough;. night sweats, was greatly r'ed?ced ih flesh, and given up by my physician. One bottle and a half of the Pectoral cured me." "I cannot say enough in praise of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral*" writes E; Bragdon, of Palestine, Texas, "beliew ing as I do that, but for its use, I should long since have died;" Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Sc Co., Lowell, Mass. Bold by all Druggieta. Trice $1; nix l)ottlc?,$5; FOR SALE. Best Improved Farm in Anderson County; IN high state of cultivation. Lies level and very productive, with two well stocked Fish Ponds, and nice Vineyard with best varieties of grapes. Also, good stand for merchandizing, (with Store for over 30 years.) Will sell with or without Plantation Stock Goods of General Merchandize. Also, Steam Saw Mill and Cotton Gin. For further information call on or write W. A. HOLLAND, Holland's Store, S. C. August 2,1888 4 8 Williamston Female College, WILLIAMSTON, S. C. THE Fall Session will open Sept. 10th, 1888, under highly favorable auspices. The best advantages at the very lowest rates. Several novel an d attractive features. Pupils earn from ten to seventy per cent, of their regular tuition by diligent study. Instruction faithful and thorough. Sixty five graduates In seventeen years. Cele? brated Chalybeate Spring near the College. Government that of a Christian family. Pupils from six States. Parents wishing their daughters thor? oughly cultivated in mind, manners, and morals^ will do well to give us a fair trial. They will not regret it. For full information, address BEV. S. LANDER, A. M., D. D., President. July 28,18888 8_2m The American Fruit Preserving POWDER AND LIQUID. WE have been handling this valuable preparation for several years with great success, and have no hesitation in re? commending it to our friends. 8ome few have not been successful with it, but we are confident it is because they failed in Bome respect to follow directions. If di? rections are properly followed there is no doubt of its efficacy. We have many re? commendations and certificates from our people here in the County, but for the Sresent will mention only a few. Dr. R. A. Leid, of the well-known and reliable Drug firm of Simpson, Heid & Co., says: Messes. Hill Bros?Sirs : With much satisfaction I recommend your Fruit Pre? serving Liquid and Powder. I have tried the same with tomatoes, plums, apples, peaches and cherries. Find all the above perfectly preserved, with the natural taste of fruit, with no unpleasant taste what? ever. Yours, R. A. Reio. Messrs. Hill Bros?Dear Sirs : Al? though we used your Preserving Fluid with misgivings, we have no hesitancy now in saying the fruit and vegetables have kept perfectly, and without any unpleas? ant flavor. The great advantage over the ordinary method of canning is, that the Fluid is more reliable, keeps larger pack? ages, and they can be opened and re-open? ed without injury to the fruit, <fec. R. Marcus Burriss. Take care of your early fruit. Yours truly, HILL BROTHERS. June 14, 1888 40 IMPORTANT TO GIN OWNERS. THE undersigned desires to inform Gin owners that he is prepared to do any kind of Repairing on a Gin. Sharp? ening a specialty. Now is the time to gi t your work done. Don't wait until you are ready to use your Gin. I have had 15 years of experience, andfmarantee satisfaction in prices and work. During the season I c: n always be found at my residence in the Southern portion of the city. B. F. WILSON. July 10, 1S8S 2 Tke Sufferer's Friend. How many people who are suffering from Blood Poison the world knows not; but read the follow? ing letters and you may be interested : FOUND RY ACClDENt. baltimore, AtD.j Jan. '.?8, 1888. I have .been aruUTcrcr To^G ?t-carssrlth Catarrh, Ulcerated.Soro Throat ?.n<\ Kheun:r.tlsm of the Ch^st; fr?ra Blood Poison. About four weeks ftgo I was passing the Botnnic Blood Balm Store, No. 8 North Street, Baltimore. I went in and consulted your agent about my case. He gave mo one of your B. B. B. "Book ot Wonders," which I read. I called in a few days aftorward and got a bottle of your Botanic Blood Balm?B. B. B. I am now on the third bottle and will say that i have felt a marked Improvement since the third day after commencing to use your medicine. I now have no (rouble from my throat, and have improved so much in every way that i am satisfied that by the use of your medicine I will soon be all right. I have taken many and some good prescriptions and medicines for this trouble, but X think your B. B. B. the best remtdy I have had, and I cheer? fully recommend your ?'Bo'.anlc Blootl Balm" to the public ao the nuitfcestr.nd 'Jest Bl'cod remedy I Have found, nft'er b'.t. long years of search for health. > cry respectfully yours, Joseph W. Flowebs. ONE BOTTLE DID IT-BOILS CURED AND HEALTH RESTORED. B. B. B. Co., Atlanta, Oa.: Genfs: My sister was aftlicfed for a number of years with bulls scattered about all over her per? son. They would make their appearance every spring, and last through tlie summer and until late in the fall. Her health was sadly impaired, losing llcsh and strength everyday; in fact, they were sapping her life. I gave her one bottle of B. B. B., and the effect was like magic, producing a complete cure and restoring lier health. To-day she Is perfectly ssund and her health fully re? stored. It is without doubt the best and most valuable Blood Purilier now on the market. Yours, etc., D. M. *McRak. "Wayncsboro, Miss., July 14,1S3". INFORMATION. All who detire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Kheumntlsm, KIduey Complaiuts, Catarrh, etc., dan secure by mall, free, a copy of our U2-page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known. Address. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. July 4, 1833 59 4 LAND TAXES. Office of C??kty Auditor, Anderson C, H., S. C, Aug. 23,15S8. .In compliance with instructions from the Comptroller General, and in obedience to requirements of the Act, the following is published for the information of the peo? ple. T. J. WEBB, Auditor Anderson County. AN~ACTj To allow Unimproved Lands which have not been on the Tax Books since 1875 to be Listed without Penalty. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by authority of the same, That in all cases where unimproved land which has not been on the tax books since the fiscal year commencing Novem? ber 1st, 1875, and which are not on the for? feited list, shall at any time before the 1st day of October, 1?88, be returned to the County Auditor for taxation, the said Au? ditor be, and he is hereby, instructed to assess the same and to enter it upon the duplicate of the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1887, with the simple taxes of that year. Sec 2. That all such lands as may be re? turned to the Auditor for taxation between the first day of October, 1888, and the first day of October, 1889, shall be assessed and charged with the simple taxer of the two fiscal years commencing respectively on the first day of November, 1887, and the first day of November, 1888. Sec. 3. That as soon as practicable after the passagSjOf this Act the Comptroller General is directed to furnish a copy of the same to each Auditor in the State, and the Auditors are required to publish the same in each of their County papers once a week for three months during the year 1888, and for the same period of time du? ring the year 1889; and the cost of such publication shall be paid by the County Treasurer, upon the order of the County Commissioners, out of the ordinary Coun? ty tax last collected, ^ Approved December J9,1887. August 23,1888 7 3m (|) Sou Id be u^eet ?. a. rticr2^L3 hlfope QOrifrnerrierit*. BcrscC for JaooWToMotners* >na-?c ? Jrcc. Bff A DFICLD REGULATOR COi WANTED! TRAVELING and Local Sales? men for Agricultural and Machine? ry Specialties to sell to the trade. State age, references, amount expected for salary and expenses. Address, MASSEY & CO., Montezuma, Ga. July 2fi, 1888 3_?ru FTJRMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, S. C. THE next Session begins September L'Gth, 1888. Thorough instruction in the usual College courses is given. Good board cheap in private families, still cheap? er in the messes. For catalogue, apply to Dr. C. Manly, President, or to Prof. H. T. Cook._3?4 THE UNIVERSITY OP THE SOUTH, 1* located at SEWANEE, TEXN., upon the > Cumberland Plateau, 2,000 feet above the sea level. This School, under the special patronage of the Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church, In the South and Southwest, o lie is the healthiest residence and the best advantages, both moral and educational, in its Grammar School and in its Collegiate and Theological Departments. For the special claims of this University for patronage, apply for documents to the Rev. TELFAIB HODGSON, Vicc-Chancellor, Sewanee, Tenn. dyspeptics REJOICE In the Speed/ Belief obtained by usino Tnrrnnt'd Seltzer Aperient. Sohl by Tarrnnt k Co., n.Y? and Druggists everywhere. and "Whlnlicy ITnl? tt? cured at home with nntpaln. Uooltof pm tleulars sent FKnK. _B. M.WOOLLHV.M.I). OOlcc U5H Whitehall .St. Turnip Seed.8 Lan FRESIT Turnip Seed, from D drotb & Son, for sale bv A. B*. TOWERS. TEN NEW COTTON GINS AT LESS THAN COST. ALOT of NEW FEEDERS and CONDENSERS at a CUT PRICE. These Gins, Feeders and Condensers are put down to prices that will close them out this season. GREAT BARGAINS IN GIN .MACHINERY. iicadHjuartei-s tor all Kinds Farm Machinery, Engines, Presses, Saw Mills; &c. &c. Rubber and Leather Belting, The best Machine Oil on the market Steam Engine Fittings and Repairs. Our* IVlar?rniniofRepair Eogines and other machinery \JUl lYIcUsI 111 1191 promptly on the farm, and we FULLY GUAR? ANTEE HIS WORK. Do away with the old troublesome Tump, and let us attach to your Engine the Celebrated GRE3HAM INJECTOR?a never failing boiler feed. HSF Do not forget us when in want of Machinery or Hardware. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. DRY GOODS AT COST! "N order to close out our Summer Slock before buying for the Fall, we will for the next sixty days sell, FOR CASH, at? EXACTLY WHOLESALE COST! Our entire Stock of LAWNS, MULL, MUSLINS, BATISTE, NAINSOOK, CALICO, WORSTEDS, COTTONADES, EMBROIDERIES. GLOVES and HOSE. These Goods were bought Cheap, and we can promise you some EXTRAORDINA? RY BARGAINS. We respectfully solicit your patronage. W, A. CHAPMAN, No. 0 Granite Bow. A. B. TOWERS Begs to call the attention of his friends and customers to his Stock of; Goods now on hand. ipr DRY GOODS IHAVE a nice assortment of the Celebrated VIRGINIA CA.8SIMERE8, which will give better satisfaction than any Goods you can buy. I also have a nice line of I Hale & Frost's CASHMARET, which will make you a NICE SUIT of Clothes for a SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY. SHOES. I wish to call attention to my Stock of Men's and Ladies' Shoes. I will "sell you the best Shoe for Two Dollars you ever bought at that price. WALL, PAPER. I have the largest Stock of Wall Paper and Bordering I have ever had, and at Low Prices. HATS AX LOW PRICES. GROCERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS, and many articles you cannot find in other Stores. Please give me a call. I will sell them cheap. I am determined to sell cheap. A. B.. TOWERS, tfo. 4 Granite Row, Anderson, S. C. m Agent, Is constantly receiving fresh additions to his Stock of Buggies^ Carriages and Phaetons AND cordially invite all who may wish to purchase anything in this line to call and compare styles and prices'. THE SEWING MACHINE DEPARTMENT Has just been filled with latest designs in the Celebrated New Home Machine ?the best in the world. In addition' we keep a full supply of Davis, St. John, American Union, and several'other first-class makes, to which we invite the careful attention of the trading public. THE ANDERSON MUSIC HOUSE IS in full blast, and we are better prepared to fill orders than ever. We have on hand and to arrive a carefnllv selected Stock of Organs, by the following well known maktrs?BEETHOVEN, BRIDGEPORT. GEO. P. BENT, KIMBALL and WIL COX & WHITE. Should you want an Organ or Piano, we can save you money by seeing us before you purchase. We can sell on the installment plan to good parties. Organs for Churches a specialty. Call and see us, . ? .ANDERSON MUSIC HOUSE. C. A. REED, Agent, Proprietor. M. L. WILLIS, Manager. May 10,1888 . 29 ly We have one Car Load ol COOK STOVES Which must be sold, either for CaBh or on Time to good parties. The Iron King and Elmo are the Best Cook Stoves In the country now which are offered for sale?first, because they are made of the very best material that can be bought; second, they have the largest flues,- for which reason it will take less wood and bake quicker. Call and see them. CANE MILLS AND EVAPORATORS. We are also agents for Brennon & Co's. Great Western Cane Mill, which we claim, in several ways, to be superior to any other. It is reversible, which will be much easier on stock, and the Mill will wear longer. The bearings are all of brass, the cog wheels are made separate from the roller, and in case a cog breaks, it will be only necessary to replace the cog wheel. The Mill can be adjusted for steam power at a small cost. ?@- EVAPORATORS CHEAPER than you can buy anywhere. rj?5L, Call and get prices. JOHN E. PEOPLES Ac CO. May 10,1888 ?_44_ FOSTER FANT. CLARK & BRO. CLOTHING BUSINESS. FOSTER FANT, CLOTHING, H1IS HUD GENTS' FURNISHINGS. SPRING and SUMMER 1888. ??r I make a Specialty"of FINE NECK WEAR. FOSTER FANT. CLARK &o BRO., MERCHANT TAILORS. PULL LINE SAMPLES. Suits Made to Order and Fits Guaranteed. We employ best Workmen, and give satisfaction. CLARK & BRO.. Whituer Street. March 23, 188S MILLJOTIOE tWISH to say to the public I have just started e first-class?? ? ? GRIST MILL . here, and will grind every day in the week, and guarantee you as good Meal as -you cau get in the country. So bring on your Corn and see for yourself. In the meantime don't forget lam head? quarters for? Lumber and Shingles, And all kinds Brackets, Balusters, Mould? ings, &c, at reasonable prices. Remember.. I have moved'iny Shop frdW Blue Ridge Yard to DeDOfc Street( opposite Sullivan warehouse ROB'T. A. MAYFIELD. May I?, 1888 45 Urn SPECIAL OFFER FOR THE Next Thirty Days IN - PIANOSandORG?NS. Chlckering, Mason & Harnlin, Mathushek,' . Packard anil Mason & Harnlin, Bay State; * Bent & Ariern. INSTRUMENTS shipped direct from the Factory, and all freight paid. Write or call on JV L. HAYNIE, 38 Westfield Street, Greenville, 8. C. June 21,1888 50 HYGEIA! A Wonderful Discovery! T?BAC?O AAAL? to Hl?fefftf NEW TOBACCO, manufactured by THOS. C. WILLIAMS & CO., Richmond, Va., Under a formula prepared by Prof. J. W. Mallet, of the University of Virginia. ANTI-MALARIAL, ANTI-DYSPEPTIC, A GOOD NERVINE, and AN EXCELLENT CHEW! TRY IT ! NO HUMB ?G For sale by all dealers. Call for Pam? phlet. April 26. 1888 _42_6m OPENER. WE are now prepared to offer to the public a first class assortment of? CANNED GOODS Of all kinds, and we guarantee them fresh and of the first quality. Also, ALL KINDS GROCERIES, Such as Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Grits, Rice, , Salt and Flour, At prices that will suit all. We also keep an assortment of? Wooden and Willow Ware, Such as Brooms, Baskets, Buckets, Tubs and Sifters. 2?S?~ Give us a trial before buying, and we will convinco you that our prices are lower tb3n any place in the City. Ii. WEBB. 'Feb 16/.1888 32 PIEDMONT AIR-LINE, Bichmond & Danville B. B.v CO TJMBia. & GREENVILLE DIVISION. C0NDEN8ED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT AUG. 19, 1888. (Trains ran on 75th Meridian time.) Southbound. Lvo Walhalla. Seneca..... Anderson Spartanb'rg Abbeville... Laurena ..... Greenville.. Green wood Ninety-Six N?wberry? Arr. ColtunhSa... Aiitfii.-ia.... No. 55 7.00 am 8.00 am 9.35 am 11.Mam 10.30 am 6.00 am 8.40 am 11.56 pm 12.40 pm 2.15 pm ?1.40 pm 9.10 pm Northbound. Lve. Columbia Newber^y_ Ninety-Six Greenwo'd Arr. Greenville Lanrens'.... Abbeville Spart'nbr'g Anderson Seneca.. Wal ball a... Atlanta-... 54. 10.25am 12^3pm 1.45pm 2-27pm 5.30pm - 7-25pm 3.55 pm 2.50pm 4.25pm 5.45pm 6.45pm 10.40pm No. 54 makes close connection for Atlanta. No. 65 makes close connection for Augusta ana Charleston at Columbia. Jtfi. L. Tatxob, Gen'I Pass. Agent. D. Cabdweel, Ass't Pass. Agt., Columbia, S^C gox. Haas, Traffic Manager._ POET ROYAL & WESTEEN CAR? OLINA EAIL WAY. In effect May 13,1888?75th Meridian Time. GOING SOUTH. Daily. Except 8nnday. Leave Anderson. 520am Leave Deans. 5 46 a m Leave Cooks.6 11 a m Leave Lowndeaville. 6 37 a m Leave Larimers. 7 03 a m Leave Hesters. 719am Leave Mt. Carmel.... 7 41 a m Leave Willington.... 7 55 a m Leave Bordeau.8 10am Arrive McCormick.. 8 38 a m Arrive Augusta. 9 50 p m Arrive Savannah.... 6 15 a m Arrive Jacksonville.1230 pm GOING NORTH. Leave Jacksonville. 2 05 p m Leave Savannah. 8 20 p m Leave Augusta. 7 55.a m Leave McCormick...10 10 a m Leave Bordeau.10 40 a m Leave Willington....l0 57 a m Leave Mt, Carmel...11 13 a m Leave Hesters.1136 a m Leave Larimers-.1153 p m Leave Lowndesville.12 20 p m Leave Cooks.12 50 p m Leave Deans._ 117 p m Arrive Anderson.145 p m between lowndesville and andebson. Daily, except Sunday. 6.01.Lv Lowndeaville.Ar 6 00 p m 6.21. Cook's. 5 39 p m 6.33. {Starr. 5.27 p m 6.39. Dean. 5.21pm 7.00pni..Ar|Anderson....Lv?.OOp m Connects with train to and from Green? wood, Laurens and Spartanburg. Connections at Augusta with Georgia, South Carolina and Central Railroads. At Spartanburg with A & C. Air Line and Asheville & Spartanburg R. R. Tickets on sale at Anderson to all points at through rates. Baggage checked to des? tination. W. J. CRAIG, A. G. P. A. W- W. STARR, Supt., Augusta, Ga. Sunday only. 7 OOam 723am 7 46am 811am 834am 8 48am 908am 9 21 a m 935am 10 00 am 920pm 615 a m . 12 30pmfl 10 20 a m 10 45 a m 10 59 a m 1112 a m 1131 a m 1146 am 12 10 p m 12 34 pm 12 57 p m 120pm Do LADIES! Your Own Dyeing at Home, with PEERLESS DYES. They will dye everything. They are sold every? where. Price 10c. a package. 40 colors. Thev have no equal for Strength, Brightness. Amount in Packages or for Fastness ot Color, or non fading Qualities. They do not crock or smut. For sale by Simpson, Reld Sc Co., Druggists, Anderson S. C, and B. C. Martin & Son, (ii>in*ral Merchan dtse, WiUiamston.S. C. Feb 23,1888 33_ly_ COtLEGE, Auguita.Gn. Dneotihenumcore? plute Institutions to the South.'.RetlGoods; Seal tolles* Currency. * Many grsduates in good paying JiCjliUoai .pu" "furrr*, iw1":. Sf?<Jforr',rcult?