University of South Carolina Libraries
BY ?LINKSCALE J. G. CIJNKSCALES, Editor. TEACHERS' HELPS. CONTINUED. . In writing of helps in the school room, -. we refer, principally to the primary schools; for if tbe work in these is done as it should be, the work of the teacher id the high school will be an easy task. . We will say very little of the school - building; our School Commissioner has from time to time referred to this sub? ject, and we will oaly empasize what he * has . so often said?the children of Ander? son County deserve comfortable, attractive school houses. If this matter were in the .power of tbe children, instead of-that of 'the parents, we should see a decided change throughout the County. The dilapidated, uncomfortable objects called school houses would disappear, and in their places we would find neat and attractive buildings. These tumble-down structures are not so numerous now: as formerly, but there is no reason we should meet with a single one. There is nut a neighborhood in our County too poor to - build their children a good school house. - ' Let the inside of the building be made' ?}??' as attractive as possible by* means of Sowers, pictures, &c. And now we' come, to the . point * of discussion?practical helps. First of all get a Reading Chart. For the primary teacher this is almost ^..' indispensable. If the Trustees and parents will not furnish one for the school, and you do not feel able to buy one yourself, make one. This is not such a difficult task as you think, and it will repay you a hundred-fold for the time and labor required to make it. We are ; glad to know that most of the schools in our County have been provided by the v?Trustees with these charts; it was money wisely invested.^ .": We read with surprise, a few weeks ago, the statement made in one of our . County papers by a person who should know, if it be true, that the use of these charts had been abandoned in many ofj , the schools. Now, we would sincerely' hope tho person who made that stater ment was misinformed. But suppose it is true, whose fault is it ? Certainly not the fault of the Trustees, for it is one of the best things they have ever done for ' the County; the testimony of all who r% have rightly used these charts will sustain this assertion. Neither is it the fault of the children, for the experience of thoa-i sands of teachers is that children are invariably pleased with the chart lessons. Now, we all know that, if the children are pleased and make good progress, the . . .parents will be satisfied; so we conclude it is not tbe fault of the parents. It must > sorely he the fault of the teacher. If sucb be .the case, we would say to snch a teacher, you are slighting your best friend when you allow that Reading " Chart to be set aside as useless. Use it as it should be used, and it is fully equal .*-/; to an assistant We know from personal experience their value and help. Don't be satisfied with half way work, but learn its full use, and only experience can show the 'finite variety of lessons you may teach from it. But we know of sev? eral schools in our County where these charts are used and appreciated, and in . these it is pleasant to note the interest shown by the little ones in school work. We have heard of one instance where the parents objected to the chart, on the ground of not believing in these new ways. The teacher was wise, and instead of openly exposing them, simply asked to be allowed to teach one class from the co-art, and promised, if, after trying it for a. term, they were still in favor oi the old' time ways, he would set aside the chart. .This,was done, and to day those parents consider tbe "new fangled chart*' the most important piece of furnitue in that school room. We could mention other instances which go to prove that much of* the opposition on the part of parents arises from ignorance of these so called new ways. They are not new; they are not mere experiments. Tbey have been % tested in thousands of school rooms for years, and are with us to stay, ao tbe sooner we, as teachers, learn their proper nse, the better will we be fitted for our work. It is of no use to say "the old ways were good enough." Experience proves they are not. By the old A B C meth? ods at least two years of the Childs life was /"spent in learning what they may with these new methods be taught in less than a year. If, after a faithful trial of these modern methods, any patrons still prefer the '*old time ways," tbey should forthwith endeavor to be equally consist? ent in all respects, viz: discard Sewing Machines, Reapers, Cotton Gin, Cooking Stoves, Steam Threshers,. Newspapers, and seek, as a resident Physician for that neighborhood, one whose only means of relieving human paiu are an ancient lancet and bottle of calomel. So in defense of Reading Charts. Equally useful is a Writing Chart, though if you have a good blackboard you can, in a measure, dispense with it. Then a Numeral Frame for the little ones: here again you may use a little ingenuity and make one yoursef. Then for teaching Geography, a Globe and just as many maps as you can get. Jf you are not able to boy a large Globe, very nice ones for the purpose (small of course) can be had for fifty cents; an amount in reach of every one. As for the maps, do not keep them shut up in a closet?hang them on tbe walls and use them. By means of a Globe and maps, the little ones may he taught a great deal in thiB branch before they are given a regular text-book to study. With tke helps now afforded teachers, Geography may be made a most delightful study. We think our School Commissioner has already proved a black board to be a necessity in every sSITbol room, so we will say nothing of that. A box of pie cures costs nothing, and can be made very useful iu the school room. Do you need some busy work for tbe little ones? Give them slates or paper and a picture, and ask them to write a description of it, ui a story about it,'-. This always pleases them, and one who has never tried this plan will bo surprised to see bow nice*? they will do this work. We wiltnot'?y.' IS & LANGSTON. j--? to enumerate the many."home made" articles which may be put to use in the school room. Every wide awake teacher has numbers of these devices, and the lazy ones would not use them if we tried to mention all. It will pay any teacher to own these helps: Chart, Black-board, and Globe.. It also pays to buy boohs, attend Normals, &. If you wish to attain a higher position tbao teacher of a couutry school, prepare yourself for that higher place, aod it will come to yon before many years. If your ambition tends toward obtaining a higher Balary. do not be afraid to spend a few dollars for self improvements. This we can prove by personal experience; the more we spend in this direction the more we prosper financially. Do not think, because you are only required to teach little children, this preparation is unne? cessary. The idea that any one can teach a primary school is past losing ground. Parents are beginning to feel I and know that the smallest children require the most pains-taking attention from the teacher. Among the most j popular classes at Monteagle this Sum mer were the three classes in English, viz: Language Lessons, Grammar and Rhetoric. ? These were taught by Prof. Bonrland, who is an enthusiast on the subject of teaching English. The teacher pupils in these classes were study? ing the history and growth of the Eng? lish language?Chaucer, Scott, Irving, Bryant, Shakespeare, and numerens others. And for what purpose ? Not to teach young men and women, for very few of them ever expect to teach college classes. They were simply preparing to teach Language Lessons aod Grammar to little children. Tbe teacher's work is to endure forever, therefore how thorough 8hpnld be the preparation for such work. We are not simply to crowd the memory of pupils with a multitude of facts, but to train these immortal minds for use fnlnessin this world and hapipness here? after. Neither is onr entire reward found in number of dollars wegain. That beau the tiful poem, "The Teacher's Dream," is not a fiction?it may be a reality to each of us. Let us endeavor to make it true. LenobX C. Hubbabd. Home School, dpt. 6,1888. Jumping on Jute. ,. Fort Motte, S. C.,Sept. 8. To the Editor of tlie News and Cbtuier: As I am receiving more letters in regard to veneer for covering cotton than I can conveniently answer, please say td the public that I am still experimenting with different woods and believe I have hit upon the right thing, and will know without a doubt in a few days. Tbe staff that I experimented with in Colum? bia a few days ago was not of the right material aod would not stand the com? press. I believe we have the right kind of wood and it only grows in the South. If it will answer, as I hope ie will, it will take the place of jute bagging or any other material .that possibly can be man? ufactured, as it will be cheaper, less subject to fire or water, insurance will be less on it, and a safer and neater package can" be made of it; compress men will prefer it. If we can get a material that will answer'as good or better purpose than jute bagging the farmers will not ask the Cotton Exchange what they shall wrap their cotton in. I think that the greatest impudence I have listened to is tbe authoritative talk aod directions we are receiving. The Cotton Exchange say what they will receive and what they will not receive with the same authority as a military commander in time of war. I for one will disobey orders as long as I hare a hope, but if I find there is no substitute for jute.I will be the first to surrender. I will not fight when I have no hopes of gaining a victory. It is all stuff. If our cotton is put up in proper shape in every respect, they will soon find tbey have no control over another man's property. The world is obliged to have our cotton, and will take, it in proper shape. If we can find a substitute that can be manufactured at home, it will be a saving of several mil lions annually, besides giving us a home industry and a market for timber that has been heretofore useless. There is not any doubt but we will have to use jute bagging for the present. Tbe Bag? ging Trust is an outrage, but may event? ually prove a blessing. This is the most destructive weather to the cotton crop that I have ever witnessed except 1882. It is now sprouting in the boll. The late crop is injured, and' rust, so-called, .is destroyiug the light lauds. If it is general throughout tbe cotton States it will make a considerable falling off in the expected large crop. There has been no picking or ginning for several days. James A. Petebkin. If a girl is lioru In January, she will be a prudent housewife, given to melancholy,. but good temper. If in February, a humane and affec? tionate wife and tender mother. If in April, inconsistant, not very in? telligent, but likely to be good-looking. If in May, handsome, amiable, and likely to be happy. If in Juno, impetuous, will mary early, and be frivolous. If in July, passably handsome, bnt with a pulky temper. If in August, amiable and practical, and likely to marry rich. If in September, discreet, affable, and much liked. If in October, pretty and coquettish, and likely to be unhappy. If in November, liberal, kind, and of a mild disposition. If in December, well-proportioned, tond of novelty, and extravagant.?St. Louis Republic an. ? Why will you cough when Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cta.,/!?ycts., and $1. 3 ? It is said that the marriage of the young Emperor of China will cost Borne $6,000,000. The young gentleman mar? ries early, bnt he can hardly afford to marry-often at that rate. ? The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bour? bon, Ind., says: "Both, myself and wife owe our lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure." For eale by Hill Bros. augusta's great flood. The Citizens Cheerful?a Funeral Train on the Water.' Atlanta Constitution. Augusta, Ga., September 11.?With ?feet, ankles and knees bathed in ugly, muddy water I sit writing tbiB story of the greatest flood ever known in Augusta, probably in the entire south. Almost the entire city is covered with water. The streets are flowing angry, surging streams in which boats well manned alone can survive, but in the midst of alt this the people are happy and jubilant, so much so that since dark to-night the heavens have been illuminated by. a almost incessant blaze of fire works Bent up, not by a reckless crowd of dissipated boys about the town, but by merchants and business men who say: "Ob, this little freshet is nothing and we will make the time merry while it is here." But it is much easir for the flood to get here than it is for a person living on the outside. For instance, let roe tell you how I got here: The train which I came on struck the water near the canal basin about two miles from the city. There with a dozen men, some residents of the city, some commercial tourists, was dumped. We walked a half a mile to Calboun street, at Coggins' crossing Here we found a throng of 400 to 500 people?men, women and children mixed indiscriminately stood .upon the edge of the stream watching a half dozen boats anchored near by. In the boats stood negroes and white men whose brawny arms showed plainly their strength. As we approached the boat men yelled: "Boat, sir; boat." The party halted upon the edge of the stream and glanced at or rather in- the direction of the foun tain city. Only a solid sheet of water could be seen, but above the water tops of houses and trees appeared with here and there a suggestion of a fence. After watching the waters for a short time every man in the crowd except Mr. F Wilson, of Cincinnati, a warm friend of Don Bain's, of Atlanta, declined risking the voyage. With me, Mr. Wilson approached a boatman and I asked! "Will you take us over?" "It is dangerous, boss," answered the man. "Much danger?" asked Wilson. "Yes, a good deal," answered the boat? man. "Then I will go back to Atlanta," said Mr. Wilson. This let me alone, and, with an unstea? dy nerve, I began a trade with the boat? man. I finally bought his' boat, and then paid two of them bp the hour, to pull me over. As I stepped into the boat, Wilson grabbed me by the arm, saying, "Don't. go." But then he gave me a hearty shake of the band, and one of the men pushed the boat away. - For two blocks we moved along evenly, almost gracefully. Then we approached the canal. This formed what is called here the current, and a swift current it is, Nothing could stem it. My two sailors headed my yacht up stream and struck the current. Into it we went like a quarterhorse, and down the stream we glided, so fast that my head began to Bwim. "Just be steady, boss," said one of the sailors, "and we will get through, I hope." I sat steady ; the men pulled steady, and a mile down the stream we came out of the current, The water was here twelve to fifteen feet deep, and through a residence yard we ran into Jackson, the cotton avenue of the city. Here the boat encountered another current, but the muscular sailors over? came it, and we finally floated up to the Chronicle office. Colonel Pat Walsh, the well known editor, was standing at the Broad street entrance knee deep in water. Beside bim stood Ed Hook, tbe citj edi? tor, incased in a full suit of rubber. Both'gentleman were smiling, and Col. Walsh stepped forward, saying: "T knew the Constitution would B*-od some one up to see this flood, and I have prepared a card for you. Here it is : Editors Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.: Augunta has been wet for the last forty eight hours, but abe will come up dry and smiling tomorrow morning. Tbe exposition will take place according to announcement. (Signed) Patrick Walsh. As every one who is acquainted with Augusta knows, Broad street is the high? est point in tbe city and tbe block in which the Chronicle office and Arlington hotel are situated is the very highest. Some idea of the extent of the flood may be had when it is said that the water was more than a foot deep in these two build? ings. The flood made its force apparent on Saturday morning. For more than a week rain bad been falling almost inces? santly but no one anticipated a flood till Saturday morning. At 11 o'clock on that morning, tbe water rose to 28 feet and five inches,* covering the entire eastern portion of the city. PereonB began to grow uneasy andmany prepared to move. But in a few hours tbe rise abated and at 4 o'clock the water began to fall. Of course the people felt better and aban? doned all idea of moving. The water cootined to recede until Sunday noon, when 21 feet marked tbe situation, although all ideas of a flood were dis? pelled. Sunday came and that night all Augusta went to bed happy. Early in the night however, the water began to rise rapidly and for sometime went up at the rate of thirteen inches an hour. About four o'clock the watchman at tbe Riverside mills discovered the danger and gave the alarm by long and loud whistles from his engine. The operators, who reside in the cottages about the mill, awoke to find their bouses filled with water. Ic was pitch dark. Tbe rain wbb falling and the water was about three feet deep. No one knew what danger threatened him,-and for a time cries and shrieks drowned the noise of tbe storm and the shrill whistling of tbe engine. Finally those whose lives were imperiled, became calmer and began to do tbe best that could be done. Some succeeded in getting to dry ground, while others got away from the water by getting upon tbe tops of the houses and climbing into trees in friendly proximity. i'DERSOtf, S. C, TH By 4 o'clock Monday morning the flood was an assured fact, and nearly everybody was out of bed. Then the rise continued as follows: 4 a. m., 32 feet, 6 inches ; 5 a. m., 33 feet, 3} inches; 6 a. m., 34 feet; 7 a. m., 34 feet, 7J- inches; 8 a. m., 35 feet; 9 a. m., 35 feet, 4J inches; 10 a. m,, 35 feet, 9] inches; 11 a. m,, 36 feet, 2 inches; 12 m., 36 feet, 5J inches; 1 p. m., 86 feet, 7i inches; 2 p. m., 36 feet, 9J incheB; 3 p. m., 36 feet, 1H inches ; 4 p. m., 37 feet, 1} inches; 5 p. m., 37 feet, 3* inches ; 6 p. m., 37 feet, 5J inches; 7 p. in., 37 feet, 7 inches. The rise then continued till Monday, about midnight, when it attained 29 feet and one inch. At that hour Augusta was in her most perilous situation?the most perilous, in /act, in her history. Tbe banks of the canal bad given away, her streets were surging streams; her people were unable to tell what woyld follow. Business men were unable to move their goods, and families could not leave their homes. Her level-headed people realized tbe situation, and, leaving their homes did all that could be done to restore an easy feeling, if such a thing was possible. The police and firemean, under tbe leadership of their chiefs, were on band working, too. Except in some portions of Broad street locomotion was utterly impossible. Tbe few boats which were out cotlld bot be handled in the dark with safety, so swift were tbe cur? rents in the street. Those who moved about on Broad street did so up to tbeir hips in water. This, of course, was fun to the small boy, who was bigh enough to keep his head afloat, but it was not at all funny to tbe grown up man. Some lime after mid? night tbe waters began to fall, at first very slowly, and by daylight this morning it had gone down four inches. With daylight and receding waters, the people began to feel better and by 10 o'clock everybody was happy and turning tbe flood into a picnic; boats began to grow abundant and occasionally a lady could be seen yachting. The boats, however, were used by men who were compelled to go out, and were used also in removing persons from their homes. As tbe day wore on tbe waters continued to recede, and by dark Broad street showed up in many places. It will be two or three dayB yet, how? ever, before tbe water leaves Ihe town. Just now it is impossible to givo anything like the damage done. Augusta covers about five square miles, and four fifths of this was inundated. Every street in the city was under water except the Bubliu and the West side, where the water did not go. Fences have been washed away; houses have been moved and bridges torn to pieces, but tbe exact amount of damage cannot be told till tbe water disappears. The canal banks have been torn, how badly cannot be told and the mills rrust remain idle till tbe rppaire are made I shall not attempt to give anything like a detailed account of tbe losses; that is simply impossible at present. It is necessarily great but the greatest part of it is the astonishing manner in which tbe people have taken it. They laugh at it and sbv: "Oh, it's the greatest thing that ever happened for Augusta, see bow we will come out. It is the biggest adver? tisement we have ever had, we recognize that it is a grave disaster which will en? tail great personal inconvenience and large municipal expense, bat we face the matter with a sturdy, resolute determi? nation to bring even better things out of the temporary calamity." The high waters have caused a great deal of suffering. Whole families have j been without anything to eat since Sun day night, but tomorrow tbey will all be fed bounteously. When tbe waters began 1 to rise Sunday night, it was so rap'd tbat no thought of anything to eat was in? dulged in. All tdiblca were left in the pantries, as thp people went higher in tbe buildings, and when hunger mani? fested ittelf the water had destroyed the flour and washed the meats away. In many instarrps families bave bud an absolute two dnys' fapt; buttomorrow they will have a feast. The mayor has just issued a proclamation in which he asserts that those who need help and can? not call for it will be supplied at their homes tomorrow by committees in boats. This is just like Augusta. There bave been many rumors of loss of life, but so far only one person has been drowned. Bolivar Williams, an employe of the Sibley mills, with his brother un? dertook to make money out of a boat. Tbey had two passengers, and in cross? ing tbe cunal the boat was capsized, Tbe two passengers escaped; so did William's brother, but he went under. The trip across the canal is not only dan? gerous but lengthy. This morning three commercial men hired a boat. Their sailors started out and the boat reached tbe Arlington at twelve o'clock to night. For awhile rumors were abundant that the entire party had been lost. The Dow dy boys are well known as hunters and fisher men. Tbey tried to cross the waters with a lady and gentleman, and nothing has been Feen of tbe party since. Conducting a funeral in boats is a mot unusual occurrence, but it was done here yesterday. Undertaker Platt bad three calls for coffins. It was a solemn thing to see the boats making their way among pleasure parties, bearing their burdens of sorrow and death. On oue of the trips Undertaker Platt had a close call him? self, and together, with his coffin, was overturned into a deep and swirling cur rent. Both were rescued without inju ry Late this afternoon a pathetic scene was witnessed on Telfair street, above Mulberry. It was the removal of a sick woman from a flooded house. Four per? sons entered and after laying the bed clothing on chairs placed on this impro vised stretcher the emaciated form of a young woman, and made their way as best they could through the water to a boat a short distance off, and took her to tbe hills south of the city. She was for? tunate in having such devoted friends, for in the trip down Telfair street anxious faces would bend out of windows or stur? dy voices cry from the hill topp, all on a lookout for a craft[ o remove them. They had no defin; a haven; Bimply wanted to get out, leave their homo and all it impelled and reach dry ground, or rather firm ground, for the rains past two weeks have made the fc scarce commodity. Fights occur everywhere, but t one which the world cannot duplicat to its orign. It occurred near the C tral hotel yesterday evening. A gent man paid a negro one dollar to carry h on his shoulders to the Planter's ho Some misunderstanding occurred ab the position the gentleman should occu on tbe negro's shoulders,- and the latte refused to carry him to tbe hotel, gentleman demanded his money, negro gave back all but twenty five cei and addressed him in abusive langua The latter drew his knife and inflic two or three wounds in the back of negro. The wounds of the negro ares to be very Berious. When tbe wires went down la shutting Augusta off from the w was great anxiety here. No been in during the day?an Saturday, for that matter?a of the flood away from known. Yesterday tbe mail carri early morning collections, force in tbe office stood to and pigeon holes until aboil the water began to claim t No delivery was attemptc, clearly out of the question) fers from and to the morning t made all right, but stopped ib t noon. Should a fire break out in tbe cit fire department would be useless. H ever, the fire could only burn to water's edge. Augusta, Ga , September 12.?At o'clock this morning tbe waters gone down enough to give those on B street a good chance to Bee the gro Still you must wade through water in some places to cross the street, hotels are full of strangers who ca get away and all during the evening have been joining in tbe hilarious going on. At the Arlington, there have speeches by the enthusiastic Angus and tbe applause has been tbe expl of fire crackers and skyrockets, scene is an unusual one. The guests at the hotel are havi fine time. Tbe gas and water have cut off, but everything else is abun except bread. To-day meats and d were served together, but bread wa thought of. In Atlanta, people may think Au a delightful place?and it may be there is more ground and less wate just now I like Atlanta more than Augusta, and if tbe water ever goes I will come back?but not until the does go down, as I do not want any boat rides. Another Cotton Picking Mach Perhaps one of the biggest show side of the farm displays will be the ningham cotton harvester. This w exhibited by Mr. It. D. Glenn, proposes to bring a machine now finished in Racine, Wis. This wi completed in time for tbe present This machine is much improved that on exhibition at tbe Dallas f Exposition last fall. It is much li more readily adjusted, and in fact, readily handled and as handso finished as a McCormick reaper, same team will answer in its use ; too, it will pass over as many acre day as does the reaper. The qu gathered will depend upon tbe qu in the field, and also like it, it will all there may be there; it will none. Accompanying this machine, Cunningham has what may be ca gleaner, that gathers from off the g all storm beaten or waste cotton. His cleaner, a new invention of no less merit than the harvester, quite as simple, is placed alongsi gin, through which tbe baivested passes just as it comes from the thence to tbe gin in far better con than that band picked. Two mules, a driver and one relieve and renew the baskets is a force required. Wagons then folio empty the baskets or haul them as to tbe gin. Mr. Cunningham avers that yo allot to him ten acres of cotton an hundred hands another plat of ten and that with his machine, two mi driver and attendant, he will ha isbed his task ere the hundred have theirs.?Mccon Telegraph. How the Devil Tempted JI A gray headed, weather beaten o ky named Jim Short wan arraigned tbe criminal court of Decatur c ?with stealing a juicy ham from H store. After the State closed t "vet" was put up to make his ment. "Jedge, I wus jes passin' by an' bam. De debil say, 'Jim, dar's ham, take um.' De Lawd cay you's a preacher, don't you take mind de Lawd an' pass on. Whe down the street tbe debil say, 'Ji er mighty fine bam ; ain't no one in'; better go back an' git um.' Lawd ! I forgitB .what h I goes back?mind what I wus de debil's work?his snatched de ham, tuck under my goes an' bide um bebiod Mr. Fo stable. Den I cum back an' wal" street to see if dey miss um. D gets dos' ter Mr. Cowart'r bar ro perlice fling he ban* in my collar 'Jim whar de bam ?' Dat tuck ra suddent, boss, dat I tells whar was and he gits um." "What kind of a preacher are asked the judge. "Pot licker, boss." "What kind of a preacher is tb "Boss, he's de fellow dat stand floor and zorts. De big fellers gi de pulpit like yo'self, but we littl we stand on ke floor, an' dey call licker preachers." His honor sent him up six m "zort" in the chain gang ?Albar Neivs. ?? Shiloh'a Catarrh Remedy? tive cure for Catarrh, Diphthe Canker-Mouth, VOLUM The Magic of the Madstone. ie Chicago Inter-Ocean has told us (the real virtue in the madstone as for hydrophobia is its size?to be (k'n striking the rapid animal before ings sends poison through your But people believe in the mad despite the sneers of the papers, jrefer it to the savant Pasteur's jlation plan. The stone is rarer ?the diamond, and not over a score Fern, according to the Cincinnati hirer, are known to be in existence, they are guarded with such solem >that the belief in their healing sre is created, or, if it already exists, igthened in the minds of those whe relief from them. Marvelous tale* :ures by its application has beer jrded and substantiated by teatimonj [t was beyond cavil. )ne of these stones has been on exbr fion at the Cincinnati centennial josition, and the cures it has effected [ring the past few days have set the 3ple wild. Mrs. Albert Hirst, who id been bitten on the hand by a mad t, experienced a great deal of'pain in e injured,- member.. Procuring the )ue, she-applied it to-the hand where \e wound had entirely healed. The Lone clung- tenaciously to the band, there it hung for an hour and twenty he minutes. At the expiration of that Jme it dropped off and was placed in a fan of warm milk. Upon reapplication ; refused to adhere to the band, which heretofore had been almost useless, but ^as now painless. Its muscles had re ixed, and it was as good as ever?and \he cure is thought to be permanent A young son of Mrs. J. E. Higbee, )f the same place, had been bitten by a nad dog. The mother heard of the cure ?ust narrated and asked and was granted permission to apply the s stone to the child. The lad, a little fellow, was brought unwillingly from a neighboring "social party, and the wounds he had received laid bare. The stone was ap? plied, and at once clamped itself tightly, against the skin about the orifices made by the dog's teeth. Here it clung steadfastly for an hour and fifteen min? utes, or five minutes less than it did to Mrs. Hirst's hand. The operation had the effect of relieving the lad of the pain the bites were causing him. Those who Witnessed the application of the stone are loud in its praises, and firmly convinced gf its genuiness in the cure and preven? tion of rabies. i The mad stone is not confined to any me part of the globe. Some have been bund in India. Another has been sund in Kentucky, which is held in an Qterior town and frequently sent to istant places to perform its miraculous irork. One remarkable stone is owned by Irs. L. G. Qibson, of Columbia county, Jeorgia, which descended to her from he great grand father of her husband, ind is said to have effected a hundred jures, proving successful when tbe patient was in hydrophobic paroxysms. )ne sufferer, who had been bitten by a ittlesnake and was found unconscious, ras restored to his senses and to ulti? mate health through its use. It is also aid that Marshal Nelms has one of the ?recious talismans. The "biography" of the stone alluded b above as having effected cures is nteresting. It was discovered in South America, under the following remarkable Sircuustances: A gentleman while bath ng, was bitten on the foot by a suake those venom was so poisonous and sadly that none ever recovered there rom. In his struggles to escape, the gentleman's foot struck this stone lying in the bottom of tbe stream and it stuck [o tbe wound. He was taken out and aid on the back to die. The stone was iioticed, and an effort made to detach it. The resistance caused them to allow it ,o remain, and, while waiting for tbe rictim to die, they were astonished to see aim sink into a peaceful sleep, k After perhaps half an hour the stone popped off, and in the course of two iours the gentleman awoke, feeling little ihe worse for wear from the venom. The stone was placed in some milk (lightly warmed and applied again. It femained attached some time, and the jatient was as well as ever. Experi? ments were then made upon the bites of | various snakes, spiders, etc., and also Jaused by mad dogs and each proved iccessful. It was purchased by an old ? captain for a large price and brought ) New Orleans, when it was sawed in alves, and this portion passed into tbe andsofthe father of the present own r. 1 In all cases the mad stone is used in ae same manner. A patient who has een bitten or stung by a rapid or pois nous animal is prepared for the appli at ion of tbe healer by exposing the spot litten to which the magic talisman will fling with strange tenacity. A powerful action is felt by the patient, which con* jnues until tbe stone gradually becomes aturated with tbe poison contained pi thin the system, when it falls off of its twn accord. To refresh it, a bath of j farm water or milk is prepared, and in I the stone is soaked until the poison is p traded. This is continued until the tone refuses to take bold, when it is jsemed that the patient has been relieved pall the virus with which he has been poculated. A person not bitten or tung may apply the stone, but it will pt take hold. In cases of blood-poison pg or scrofula it is said to possess re sarkable efficacy. ? Take Ayer's Pills and be cured, isery is a mild word to describe the hfferings of body and mind, caused by pbitual constipation. A moderate use f Ayer's Pills will invariably regulate be bowels. ? A hen near Belton, Texas, laid an rg, the other day, bearing on it in ain raised letters tbe words: "You bad ptter change your ways and be a better [an, for in '99 the world will come to an pd." Tbe owner of the hen is in a stete jf mind. ? Canker humors of every description \ \ hether in the mouth, throat or stomach, re expelled from the system by tho use Ayer'B Sarsaparilla. No other remedy compare with this, as a cure for all ginaling in impure or im? Wished blood. E XXIV.?NO. 11. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? The man who is the most anxious to borrow is the least willing to pay. ? The money used to relieve the poojjf in London is said to amount to over $^f>, 000,000 a year. 7 ? In a certain reference suit in London tbe cost on ooe side has already amount- ? ed to $500,000. ? The largest fish market in the worlds, is Billirjgstate, London, where 132,000 tons of fish are sold a year. ? A Jefier8onvillev-N, Y, bootblack ' has a card on bis back, stating that he will not black oypjlWi drunken man's j shoes I _Jud^^?i^port, of Kansas City, has de^^??t women can wear trousers. wJbren-eVcratiii wherever they please in ^Missouri. ? A Connecticut man is making ink out of gieen apples. We suppose, of course, it will make a man's writing look, cramped. ? Advices from Deauville and Trou ? ville still tell us that tbe pou., in other words the bustle, is "very decidedly:; decreasing in size and importantce." ? Spring Ranch, Neb., has had a hall- - storm with stones two inches across that: killed pigs, chickens, ducks and small deer and played havoc or worse j with every green thing except tbe crop ?f" ducks. Senator John James Ingallssays that the way to win political success is to be good. Important details of his code are: Never patronize a barber, and do not fear to say anything that comes into . your head. ' 1 ? A magazine writer tells us that there are only six thous -rod stars visible to the naked eye, but an educated man who ever ran his nose against a door in the dark knows that there are at least fonr times as many as that. ? Fashion has decreed another wed-"7 ding anniversary, the "clover wedding," upon tbe fourth year of matrimory. The gifts are four-leaved tables,.screens, glass - dishes, portfolios, frames and othor arti-.-^ cles with quatrefoil designs. ? The most remarkable figure on the stump this fall will be Anna Dickinson, She has been engaged to make foar speeches a week for Harrison asd Mor? ton. She will receive $200 for each speech and traveling expenses. ? Since oyster-planting and the; : leasing of oyster beds has been regulated by the Government, the industry has grown rapidly in importance, until now, in New York State, about 7,000 men and $6,000,000 capital are employed in it. ? A pretty girl in New York cures young men of the stammering habit by holding their hands while they talk, It works to a charm, but it requires her constant presence. When she is away; the victims stammer as badly as ever. ? Daniel H. Chamberlain declares in favor of the Mills bill. He addressedar large meeting at Nyack N. J. last week ;| and showed the oppression that comes from the present tariff and the danger there was in tbe large surplus on the treasury. ? They are coming by the hundreds ] and thousand. The Ltest to desert the f| ranks of Republicanism is John Steph-.. enson, tbe great car builder, who has voted the Republican ticket since the days of the party organization. Mr. Stephenson is for Cleveland and re? form. ?* The queen of Madagascar recently attended the opening services of two , Chistian churches at Ambokimanaga. In fourteen years 700 Protestant chapels-j| have been built in Madagascar, making the number now 1,200. Tbereare-^^iO^ Protestant communicants, and all the | churches are self supporting. ? Capt. Henry Jackson appears to have taken Ben Hill's place at the head, of tbe Georgia Bar. Three fees that he recently received amounted to $75,000 and his regular retainers reach $10,000^ year. He has just declined~an~ $20,000 a year to come to Ne.tr York 88 j council for an insurance company. ?- Tbe finest private collection of old almanacs in America is said to be owned by one of the justices of the supreme court of the United States. Tbe rar almanac in tbe country probably is one published by William Bradford in 1686. It is in the collection of the Historial so? ciety of Pennsylvania,, and is valued at $550. ? A curious custom that attracts -the j attention of strangers of Panama is the j spectacle af native women walking alohj the street smoking long, slender ci{ It is the custom of the woman there' gather in the public markets as early t sunrise to gossip and talk over affair while enjoying their morning am?keij Their confabs take the place of a morning paper. ? It is said of Samuel J. Randall that there is hardly another man in._fc? life who is so poor. TEe plain house it Washington is owned by Mrs. Randal The Bandall estate does own a large trac{ ofSonthern iron and coal lands whic he hopes some day will be worth some] thing to his children. The lands are not developed. When they are they maj be worth millions. ? Tbe "ghost" which inhabHecfD^ River Swamp, in Memphis, and cat a commotion among the residents the! abouts, has at last been captured. Die Dennis, a local character, on a ws about to catch the ghost, which he after dangerously wounding the< who turned out to be one Swint it is said, several months ago mt his wife and escaped. Leading mit's life impaired his health and af his mind, and he put on a white robe j chose the swamp for a retreat. The Babies Cry For If; j And the old folks laugh when they that the pleasant California liquid'; remedy, Syrup of Figs, is more easilj taken and more beneficial in its act than bitter, nauseousme^teines.?It most valuable family remedy to; the bowels, to cleanse the system, aoc dispel colds, headaches, and fev Manufactured only by the California'. Syrup Company, San Francisco,' < For sale-by Simpson, Roid & Co.