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BY eilNKSCALE J. G. CLINKSCALES, Editor. TEAC2EES* HELPS. continued. - In writing of helps in the school room, we refer principally to the primary schools; for if the 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 ,:' bnilding; our School Commissioner has from time to time referred to this sub* . ject, and we will only empasize what he ' has so often said?the children of Ander son^ Conner deserve comfortable, attractive school houses. If this matter were in the power of the children, instead of\ that of 'the parents, we should see a decided change throughout, the County. Tbe dilapidated, uncomfortable objects eajfcd school, houses would disappear, and in ? their , places we would find neat and / attractive buildings. These tumbledown structures are not so numerous npw: as ? formerly, but there is no reason we should . meet with a single one. There is not a neighborhood in our County too poor to ?>f build their children a good school house. Let the inside of the building be made' as attractive as possible by means of flowers, pictures, &c. And now we'come, :v to the .point *of discussion?practical helps. First of all get a Heading 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 I one yourself, make one. This is not such a difficult task as you think, and it will j 1 repay you a hundred-fold for the time j -. and labor required to make it. We are glad to know that most of the schools in bur County have been provided by the stees 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 of , the schools. Now, we would sincerely hope the person who made that state? 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 have rightly used these charts will sustain ^- thisassertion. Neither is it the fault of the children, for the experience of thou v sands of teachers is that children are |pin variably 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 ia not the fault of the parents. It must surely be the fault of the teacher. If such be-.the case, we would say to such a teacher, you are slighting your best friend when you allow that Beading Chart to be set aside as useless. Use it ,r-"?s it should be UBed, 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 ifinite variety of lessons yon may teach from it. But we know of sev era! 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 noways, ? The teacher was wise, and instead of openly exposing them, simply asked to be allowed to teach one class from the cbart, and promised, if,' after trying it for a term, they were still in favor of the old' time ways, Wo would set aside tbe chart This .was donp. and to day those parents consider the "new fangled chart" the most important piece of furnitue. in that school room. We could meution other instances which go to prove that mach 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. They have been tested in thousands of school rooms for years, and ate with us to stay, so the sooner we, as teachers, learn their proper use, 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 0 meth? ods at least two years of tbe childs life was /Ipent 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," they 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. If you 'are not able to buy a large Globe, very nice oue8 for the purpose (small of course) can be had for fifty cents; an amount in reach of every one. Ab 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 this branch before they are given a regular text-book to study. With the 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 necessity in every sfiTc-ol room, so we will say nothing of that. A box of pio tures costs nothing, and can be made very useful in tbe school room. Do you need some busy work for tbe little ones? Give them slates or paper and a pictare, and ask them to write a description of it, or a story about it. ? This always pleases them, and one who has never tried this plan will be surprised to see how niceif i they will do this work. We wilLnot flfy I IS & LANGSTON. 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 books, attend Normals, &. If you wish to attain a higher position than teacher of a country school, prepare yourself for that higher place, and it will come to you before many years. If your ambition tends toward obtaining a higher salary, do not be afraid to spend a few dollars for self improvements. This we can prove by personal experience; tbe more we spend in this direction the more we prosper financially. Do not think, because you ate 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 and know that the smallest children require the most pains-taking attention from the teacher. Among the most popular classes at Monteagle this Sum? mer were the three classes in English, viz: Langnage Lessons, Grammar and Rhetoric. These were taught by Prof. Bourland, who is an enthusiast on the subject of teaching English. The teacher pupilH in these classes were study? ing the history and growth of the Eng? lish language?Chaucer, Scott, Irving, Bryant, Shakespeare, and numerous 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 and Grammar to little children. Tbe teacher's work is to endure forever, therefore how thorough should 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 fulnessin this world and hapipness here? after. Neither is our 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. Lenoba C. Huesard. Home School, Sept. 6,1888. Jumping on Jute. . Fort Motte, S. C.,Sept. 8. To the Editor of the News and Gnuier : 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 stuff that I experimented with in Colum? bia a few days ago was not of the right material and 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 ic 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 and 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 oi war. I for one will disobey orders as long as I hare a hope, bat 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 they 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 tbe 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 tbe light lands. 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. Peterkin. If a girl is Boru In January, she will be a prudent housewife, given to melancholy,. bnt 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, but with a sulky temper. If in August, amiable and practical, and likely to marry rich. If in September, discreet, affable, and ? uch 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, fond of novelty, and extravagant.?St. Louis Republic an. ? Why will you cough when Sbiloh's Cure willgive immediate relief. Price 10 cts.,,^ucts., and $1. 3 ? It is said that the marriage of the young Emperor of China will cost some $6,000,000. The young gentleman mar? ries early, but 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 Sbiloh's Consumption Cure." For sale by Hill Bros. AN 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 tbia 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 all this the people are happy and jubilant, so much so that since dark to-night the heavens have been illuminated by an almost incessant blaze of fire works sent 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 me tell you how I got here: Tbe train which I came on struck the water near the canal basin, about two miles from tbe city. There I, with a dozen men, some residents of the city, some commercial tourists, was dumped. We walked a half a mile to Calhoun 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 tbe 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 tbe foun? tain city. Only a solid sheet of water could be Been, but above tbe water tops of houses and trees appeared with here and there a suggestion of a fence. After watching tbe waters for a short time every man in tbe crowd except Mr. P. 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 daogerouB, boss," answered the man. "Much danger?" asked Wilson. "Yes, a good deal," answered tbe 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 boqgbt his boat, and then paid two of them by the hour, to i 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. jj - 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 correct it is. Nothing could stem it. My two sailors headed my yacht up stream and struck the current. Into it we went like a qnarterhorse, and down the stream we glided, so fast that my head began to swim. "Just be steady, boss," said one of tbe Bailors, "and we will get through, I hope." I sat steady; the men "pulled steady, and a mile down tbe stream we came out of the currentk Th.- water was here twelve to fifteen feet deep, and through a residence yard we ran into Jackson, the cotton avenue of tbe city. Here the boat encountered another current, but the muscular sailors over I came it, and we finally floated up to tbe I Chronicle office. Colonel Pat Walsh, tbe I well known editor, was standing at the Broad street entrance knee deep in water. Beside him stood Ed Hook, tbe ciij edi tor, incased in a full suit of rubber. Both gentleman were smiling, anil Col. Walsh stepped forward, saying: "I knew the Constitution would send some one up to see this flood, and I have I prepared a card for you. Here it is : Editors Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.: Augusta baa been wet for the last forty eight hours, but she 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 tbe high? est point in tbe city and tbe block in which tbe Chronicle office and Arlington hotel are situated is the very highest. Some idea of che extent of the flood may ba 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, r At 11 o'clock on that morning, tbe water rose to 28 feet and five inches,' covering the entire eastern portion of the city. Persons began to grow uneasy andmany prepared to move. But in a few hours the 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 confined 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 the Riverside mills discovered tbe 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 houses filled with water. Ic was pitch dark. Tbe rain was 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 the 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 tbe water by getting upon tbe tops of the houses and climbing into trees in friendly proximity. rDERSOS, S. C, TH1 By 4 o'clock Monday morning the flood was an assured fact, and nearly everybody was out of bed. Then the riBe continued as follows: 4 a. m., 32 feet, 6 inches ; 5 a. m? 33 feet, 31 inches; 6 a. m., 34 feet; 7 a. m., 34 feet, 7? inches: 8 a. m., 35 feet; 9 a. m., 35 feet, 4J inches; 10 a. m., 35 feet, 9J inches; 11 a. m., 36 feet, 2 inches; 12 m., 36 feet, 5? inches ; j 1 p. m., 86 feet, 7J inches; 2 p. m., 36 j feet, 9J inches; 3 p. m., 36 feet, 1H 1 inches ; 4 p. m., 37 feet, 1} inches; 5 p. m., 37 feet, 31 inches ; 6 p. ra., 37 feet, 5* 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 tbat hour Augusta was in her most perilous situation?the most perilous, in /act, in her history. Tbe banks of the canal had given away, her atreets were surging Blreams; her people were unable to tell what would follow. Business men were unable to move their goods, and families could not leave their homes. Her level-headed people realized the situation, and, leaving their homes did all that could be done to restore an easy feeling, if such a thing was possible. Tbe police and firemean, under tbe leadership of their chiefs, were on hand working, too. Except in some portions of Broad street locomotion was ] utterly impossible. Tbe few boats which were out could not be bandied in the dark with safety, so swift were tbe cur- j 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 high enough to keep his head afloat, but it was not at all funny to j the grown up man. Some time after mid? night tbe waters began to fall, at first very slowly, and by daylight this morning it had gone down four inches. With daylighLand receding waters, the people j began to feel better and by 10 o'clock everybody was happy and turning the flood into a picnic; boats began to grow abundant and occasionally a lady could be seen yachting. The boats, however, were used by ram who were compelled to go out, and were used also in removing persons from their homes. As the day wore on the waters continued to recede, and by dark Broad street showed up in many places. It will be two or three days yet, how? ever, before tbe water leaves the town. Just now it is impossible to give anything like the damage done. Augusta covers about live square miles, and four fifths of this was inundated.. Every street in tbe city wab under water' except the Bublin and tbe 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 must remain idle till the repairs are made I shall not attempt to give anything like a detailed account of tbe losses; tbat is simply impossible at present. It is necessarily great but the greatest part of it is tbe astonishing manner in which tbe people have taken it. They laugh at it and say: "Ob, it's tbe greatest thing that ever happened for Angueta, see how vie will come out. It is the biggest adver? tisement we have ever bad, we recognize that it is a grave disaster which will en? tail great personal inconvenience and large municipal expense, bnt we face the matter with a sturdy, resolute determi- U nation to bring even better things out of the temporary calamity." The high waters have caused a great deal of suffering. Whole families have been without anything to eat since Sun? day night, but tomorrow tbey will all be fed bounteously. When the waters began to rise Sunday night, it was so rap'd tbat no thought of anything to eat was in? dulged in. All tdiblfs were left in the pantries, as the people went bigbei in tbe buildings, and when hunger mani? fested ittelf the water had destroyed tbe flour and washed the meats away. In many instances families have had an absolute two days' faet; buftomorrow they will have a feaet. The mayor has just issued a proclamation in which he asserts that those who need help nod can? not call fur it will be supplied at their homes tomorrow by committees in boats. This is just like Augusta. There have 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. They had two passengers, and in cross? ing tbe canal the boat was capsized. The two passengers escaped; so did William's brother, but he went under. The trip acroes 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 rumora were abundant tbat the entire party bad been lost. The Dow dy boys are well known as hunters and fisher men. Tbey tried to cross tbe waters with a lady and gentleman, and nothing has been peen of tbe party sioce. Conducting a funeral in boats is a most unusual occurrence, but it was done here yesterday. Undertaker Platt had 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 Plait had a close call him? self, and together, with his coffin, was overturned into a deep and Bwfrling 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 tbe emaciated form of a young woman, and made their way as best tbey could through tbe 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 top?, all on a lookout for a craft f o remove them. They had no defin; 2 haven; simply wanted to get out, leave their home and all it impelled and reach dry ground, or KS DAY MOENINi 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 bo Some misunderstanding occurred ab the position the gentleman should occu I on the negro's shoulders, and the latte refused to carry him to the hotel, gentleman demanded his money, negro gave back all but twenty five cer and addressed him in abusive langus The latter drew his knife and inflic two or three wounds in the back of negro. The wounds of the negro are s to be very serious. When the wires went down la shutting Augusta off from the w was great anxiety here. No been in during the day?an Saturday, for that mailer?a of the flood away from known. Yesterday the mail carri early morning collections, force in the office stood to and pigeon holes until abo? the water began to claim t No delivery waB attempte, clearly out of the question, fers from and to the morning t made all right, but stopped ib noon. Should a fire break out in the cil 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 the waters gone down enough to give those on B street a good chance to see 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 the hilarious going on. At the Arlington, there have speeches by the enthusiastic Angus and the applause has been the expl of fire crackers and skyrockets, scene is an unusual one. The guests at the hotel are havi fine time. The 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 Ia delightful place?and it may be there is more ground and less water just now I like Atlanta more than IAugusta, and if the water ever goes I will comeback?but not until the ioes go down, as I do not want any >oat rides. Another Cotton Picking Mach Perhaps one of the biggest show side of the farm displays will be the lingham cotton harvester. This jxhibited by Mr. B. D. Glenn, iroposes to bring a machine now inisbed in Bacine, Wis. This wi :ompleted in lime for the present ?his machine is much improved Ith at oa exhibition at the Dallas ( Exposition last fall. It is much li |more readily adjusted, and in fact, readily handled and as handso inished 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 the qu in the field, and also like it, it will all there may be there'; it will none. Accompanying this machine, ICunningham 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 the baivested passes just as it comes from the thence to the 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 the gin. Mr. Cunningham avers that yo allot to him ten acres of cotton an hundred hands another plat of ten and that with bis machine, two mi driver and attendant, he will ha ished his task ere the hundred have theirs.?Macon Telegraph. How the Devil Tempted Ji A gray headed, weather beaten o ky named Jim Short was arraigned be criminal court of Decatur c |with stealing a juicy bam from H store. After the State closed 1 "vet" was put up to make his cbent. "Jedge, I wus jes passin' by an' ham. De debil say, 'Jim, dar'a ham, take um.' De Lawd say you's a preacher, don't you take mind de Lawd an' pass on. Whe down the street the debil say, 'Ji er mighty fine bam ; ain't no one in'; better go back an' git urn.' Lawd I I forglts .what he goes back?mind what I wus de debil's work?his snatched de ham, tuck under my goes an' hide urn behind Mr. Fo table. Den I cum back an' waT treet to see if dey miss um. D bets clos' ter Mr. Cowart'r bar ro per?ce fling he han' in my collar Jim wbar de bam ?' Dat tuck m suddent, boss, dat I tells whnr was and he gits um." "What kind of a preacher are asked the judge. "Pot licker, boss." "What kind of a preacher is th "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 Naos. ? Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy? tive cure for Catarrh, Diphthe Canker-Mouth. VOLUM The Magic of the Madstone. ie Chicago Inier-Ocean has told us ithe real virtue in the madstone as for hydrophobia is its size?to be in striking the rapid animal before [ings sends poison through youi Bu t people believe in the mad despite the sneers of the papers irefer it to the savant Pasteur's jlation plan. The stone is rarei fthe diamond, and not over a scon (em, according to the Ciucionat irer, are known to be in existence ihey are guarded with such solem that the belief in their healinj irs is created, or, if it already exists gthened in the minds of those wh< relief from them. Marvelous tale tures by i'.s application has beei trded and substantiated by testimon; was beyond cavil. ne of these stones has been on exhi at the Cincinnati centennia iosition, and the cures it has effected [ring the past few days have Bet the iple wild. Mrs. Albert Hirsf,' who id been bitten on the band by a mad , experienced a great deal ofpaiu in [e injured, member.. Procuring the me, sheapplied it to the hand where wound had entirely healed. The ?one clung- tenaciously to the hand, 'here it bung for an hour and twenty? mo minutes. At the expiration of that 'me it dropped off and was placed in a of warm milk. Upon reapplication refused to adhere to the hand, which tofore had been almost useless, but 'as now painless. Its muscles had re !, 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 lad dog. The mother heard of the cure narrated and asked and was granted lermission to apply the ? stone to the ihild. The lad, a little fellow, was irought unwillingly from a neighboring locial party, and the wounds he bad 'eceived laid bare. The stone was ap? plied, and at once clamped itself tightly, ;ainst the skin about the orifices made >y the dog's teeth. Here it clung iteadfastly for an bonr and fifteen min? ies, or five minutes less than it did to irs. Hirst's hand. The operation had' ;he effect of relieving the lad of the pain | ;he bites were causing him. Those who ?itnessed the application of the stone are loud in its praises, and firmly convinced if its genniness in the cure and preven lion of rabies. The mod stone is not confined to any ?ne part of the globe. Some have been iund in India. Another has been iund in Kentucky, which is held in an iterior town and frequently sent to fistant places to perform its miraculous ?ork, One remarkable stone is owned by "re. L. G. Gibson, of Columbia county, eorgia, which descended to her from ie great grand father of her husband, ind is said to have effected a hundred ;ures, proving successful when tbe >atient was in hydrophobic paroxysms. >ne sufferer, who had been bitten by a .ttlesuake and was found unconscious, Iras restored to his senses and to ulti late health through its use. It is also laid that Marshal Nelms has one of the irecious talismans. Tbe "biography" of tbe stone alluded 3 abore as having effected cures is Interesting. It was discovered in South llmerica, under the following remarkable circumstances: A gentleman while bath Eng, was bitten on the foot by a snake gtyhose venom was so poisonous and [eadly that none ever recovered there? from. In his struggles to escape, the ;entleman's foot struck this stone lying in the bottom of the stream and it stuck to the wound. He was taken out and aid on the bank to die. The stone was lOticed, and ah effort made to detach it. 'he resistance caused them to allow it ,o remain, and, while waiting for the ictim to die, they were astonished to see iim sink into a peaceful sleep. After perhaps half an hour the stone iropped off, and in the course of two [tours the gentleman awoke, feeling little :he worse for wear from the venom. aChe stone was placed in some milk ylightly warmed and applied again. It Remained attached some time, and tbe ?atient was as well as ever. Experi? ments were then made upon the bites of | ;arious snakes, spiders, etc., and also lused by mad dogs and each proved Successful. It was purchased by an old ja captain for a large price and brought S> New Orleans, when it was sawed in jal ves, and this portion passed into the Lands of the father of the present owe In all cases the mad stone is used in ie same manner. A patient who has [een bitten or stung by a rapid or pois Jnous animal is prepared for the appli? cation of tbe healer by exposing the spot litten to which the magic talisman will Bing with strange tenacity. A powerful auction is felt by the patient, which con gnues until the stone gradually becomes pturated with the poison contained mithin the system, when it falls off of its |Wn accord. To refresh it, a bath of j ;arm water or milk is prepared, and in the stone is soaked until the poison is Extracted. This is continued until the ^one refuses to take hold, when it is emed that the patient has been relieved Hf all the virus with which be has been Koculated. A person not bitten or Tung may apply tbe stone, but it will lot take hold. In cases of blood-poison |ig or scrofula it is said to possess re arkablc eificacy. ? Take Ayer's Pills and be cured, isery is a mild word to describe the Offerings of body and mind, caused by Babitual constipation. A moderate use ijf Ayer's Pills will invariably regulate ie bowels. ? A hen near Belton, Texas, laid an rg, the other day, bearing on it in ain raised letters the words: "You had tter change your ways and be a better an, for in '99 the world will come to an d." The owner of the hen is in a ste te If mind. I ? Canker humors of every description, ] Ihether in the mouth, throat or stomach, flre expelled from the system by the use Ayer's Sarsaparilla. No other remedy compare with this, as a cure for all ?'^'ginating in impure or im veiished 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 UBed to relieve the pooi* in London is said to amouut to over $^fy 000,000 a year. 7 ? Io a certain reference suit io London the cost on ooe side has already amount? ed to $500,000. ? The largest fish market in the worlds is Billingstate, London, where 132,000 tons of fish are sold a year. ? A Jeffersonville^N, Y, bootblack has a card on his back,:statirg that he will not black or^jplj&'a drunken man's shoes /. > ' ? Judg^JDawcport, of Kansas City, has d^ded?f^women can wear trousers f?en?ver&A wherever they please in 'Missouri: 'y?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 Tr?u ? villa still tell us that the pouf, in other words the bustle, is "very decidedly ' decreasing in size and importantce.," ? Spring Ranch, Neb., has had a hail? storm with stones two inches across that killed pigs, chickens, ducks and small deer and played havoc or worse with every green thing except the crop of ducks; -Senator John James Ingalls says 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. ? A magazine writer tells us that ? there are only six thousand stars visible to the naked eye, but an educated- mac who ever ran his nose against a door in the dark knows that there are at least four times as many as that. ? Fashion has decreed another wed-~~j ding anniversary, the "clover wedding,'' upon the fourth year of matrimory. The gifts are four-leaved tables,,screens, glass dishes, portfolios, frames and other artt-_ cles with quatrefoil designs. The most remarkable figure on the ~ stump this fall will be Anna Dickinson. She has been engaged to make four speeches a week for Harrison and 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 Neiv 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 addressed"a large meeting at NyackN. J. httt week ? and showed the oppression that comes - from the present tariff and the danger j there was in the large surplus on the | treasury. ? They are coming by the hundreds j and thousand. The latest to desert the j ranks of Republicanism is John Steph enson, the great car builder, who has voted the Republican ticket since the days of the party organization. Mr. Stephenson is for Cleveland and re? form. -rl 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. Thereare-4^000-1 Protestant communicants, and all the churches are self supporting. ? Capt. Henry Jackson appears to have taken Ben Hill's place at the head of the Georgia Bar. Three fees that he recently received amounted to $75,000 and his regular retainers reach $10,000 a ? year. He has just declined-an offer of $20,000 a year to come to New York as council for an insurance company. ? The 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. The rarest almanac in the 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 attention of strangers of Panama is the spectacle af native women walking along the street smoking long, slender cigars. It is the custom of the woman there to gather in the public markets as early as sunrise to gossip and talk over affairs while enjoying their morning smoke". Their confabs take the place of a morning paper. ? It is said of Samuel J. Randall that there is hardly another niajQ jn_^nhli^ life who is so poor. The plain house in Washington is owned by Mrs. Randall The Randall estate does own a large trac! of Southern iron and coal lands whicifl he hopes some day will be worth somefl thing to his children. The lands arJj not developed. When they are they mawf be worth millions. j~LM ? The "ghost" which' inhabTteTDjR River Swamp, in Memphis, and cauffl a commotion among the residents the? abouts, has at last been captured. DioH Dennis, a local character, on a wage?jjl about to catch the ghost, whichie djjfl after dangerously wouncT?g^e?^Qjj^lfi^ who turned out to be one Swintottin it isBaid, several months ago mtn his wife and escaped. Leading a^H - mit's life impaired his health and affe^S his mind, and he put on a white robe auh chose the swamp for a retreat. The Babies Cry For if; j]B And the old folks laugh when they ikra| that the pleasant California liquid~fa?j8 remedy, Syrup of Figs, is more eaail? taken and more beneficial in its actio?! than bitter, nauseous mealcines. - It-jagg most valuable family remedy to actS? the bowels, to cleanse the system, andWm dispel colds, headaches, and feverjjg Manufactured only by the California Fm Syrup Company, San Francisco/'CM For scle-by Simpson, Heid & Co*????