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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDEK80N, S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1897. VOLUME XXXIII. -NO. 14. EXECUTORS S LE. "f)Y virtue of the poorer and authority ff vested in tho undersigned as .Exec utors under the last Will and Testament of Elijah Farmer, deceased, duly admit ted to Probate in the Court of Probate for tho County ot* Audersion, State of South Carolina. August 20. 1387, duly of record in the office of the Probate Judge for said County, ir. Will Book No. 4, page 431 437, wo will sell to the highest bidder, at Greenville C. H., S. C., in front of the Court House door, on Salesday in Novem ber, 1897, at the usual hours of public sales, the following described Real Prop erty, situate in the County of Greenville, Oak Lawn Township, near Pelzer Facto ry, to wit : . TRACT NO. 1, containing seventy four acres, more or less, adjoining lands of A. Wi McDavid, Janies Woodside, Tract No. 2, and ethers TRACT NO. 2 containing sixty acres, more or less, adjoining Tract No. 1, Joe Scott, on Little Grove Creek, Isadore Evans end Tract No..". TRACT NO. 3, containing ninety-one acres, aore or les?, adjoining Lendhart, Tract No. 2. Isadore Evans, Grove Creek, and Tract Ko. 4, known as the Home Place. TRACT NO. 4. containing seventy-sev en acres, more or less, adjoining Lendhart, Tract No. 3. Grove Creek, as shown by piatsof same, which will be exhibited oti day of sale. Terms of Sale :-0n6 third cash, and balance ou a credit of twelvemonths, with interest from day of sale at the rate ol' eight per cent per annum, to be secured by bond and mortgage of the premises, with leave to purchaser or purchasers to anticipate payment. Purchasers to pay extra for papers. N. 0. FARMER, Executor. * J. L FARMER, Executor. Sept 29,1597 14_5_ TRUSTEE'S SALE. BY. virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Trustee under a Deed duly executed and delivered by C. L. Barr as and others, heirs at law of Wm. Riley, deceased, duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for the County of Anderson, State of Sou'h Carolina, in Deed Book PPP, pages 162-5, I will sell to the highest bidder at Anderson C. H., S. C., cn Salesday in November next, (1897,) at tbe ueual hours of public sales, the following described Land, situate in the County of Anderson, State aforesaid, to wit : 1. All that certain piece or parcel of Land, on Twenty-Six Mile Creek,' con taining one hundred and fifteen acres, more or less, adjoining lands of G M. Bolt and others, as shown by Plat of same made by L. M. Mahaffey Sept 27,1897. 2. All that piece, parcel or Tract of Land adjoining . above piece, containing one hundred acres- more or Jets, adjoining lauds of G. B. Harbin. S. N. Brown and" others. as shown bv Plat made bv L- M. Mahaffey Sept. 22, 1697. 3. All that- certain piece or Tract o'f Land, containing.one hundred and nice acres, more or less, as shown by Plat of same made by L. M. Mahaffey Sept. 27. 1S97, adjoining lands of t . N. Brown, W. J. Irwin nd others Terms of Sale-One-haif cash, balance on a credit of twelve monthB, with inter est from day of sale at the rate of eight per cent per annum, secured by Note and Mortgage of the premises, with leave to the purchaser or purchasers to anticipate payment at any time. Plats will be ex hibited at any time to persons desiring to purchase. J. G. RILEY, Trastee Oct 6.1897__15_4 Trustee's Sale Real Estate, BY virtue of a Deed of Trust executed by John B. Low, I will sell on tue Western s ide of the new Court House, in the Public.Square of Anderson, on Sale day in November next, All that Tract of Land containing 101 acrts, more or less, on waters of Rocky River, sdjoining lands now estate of T. B Simmons, John Alewine, John Hull and others. Also, al; that Tr t adjoining, contain ing 79 acrw, more or less, adjoining the above described Tract Terms-One-third cash, balance on 12 months credit, with interest from day of sale, with leave to anticipate payment, se cured by mortgage. Purchaser to pay ex tra for pariera. JOSEPH N BROWN, Trustee. Oct 6, 1897_15_4 Trustee's Sale Real Estate. BY virtue of a Deed > of Trust executed to mc by John P Maddox, bearing date April 27,1896,1 will sell on the West side of the Public Square, in front of the site of the new Court House at Anderson, S. C , on Saieday in November, 1897, two Tracts of Land, to wit : Tract No. 1, containing f*7 acres, more or lees, on waters of Broadway Creek, ad joining lands of Sam'l. Smitb, Jesse Rob Dins and others, being the name convoyed to J P. Maddox by Mary J. Cobb, Jan. IS, 1875 Aloo, alt that Tract, containing 14; acre3, on the East side, adjoining lands of Estate of Joshua Holland and others. Also, al?, that Tract, containing 19* acres, bounded by Estate of Joshua Hol land and others. The last l;wo Tracts may be sold togeth- j er-making 33} acres-er separately if thought best. Terms of Sale-One third cash, and the balcnce on twelve months-credit, with in terest, to be secured by mortgage, with leave to pay all cash or anticipate pay ment at anytime Purchaser to pay ex tra tor napers. - JOSEPH N. BROWN, Trustee. Oct 6,189 15 4 FOR SALE. rpBE TRACT OF LAND known as the J. Vineyard, containing twenty-five acres, more or less, tituBt d just outside of the citv limits, adjoining lands of E. P. SJoao, B; F. Crayton and J. L. Glenn. A good two-room house, barn and well on the place, lt isa short distance of the cot ton mill and will be a fine location for a dflirv and truck farm. WHI be fold at public outcry Salesday ia December if not disposed of-at private >a!e before that time Terms cash. Pur chaser to pav for paters E. P. SI O AN. W. W. WHITE, Executors Est. Thos M. White. Sept 22,1S97 _13_U_ BUILDERS OF ANDERSON And vicinity will consult their in terest by writing to the Standard Manufacturing Co. 'AUGUSTA, GA.. Y or prices on SASH, DOORS BLINDS, SHINGLES, LATHS, LUMBER, .'- anything ir Yt? low Pine. Satisfac a :i guaranteed. *< pt - is'. 7 ll 3m Trustee's Sale. T>Y virtue of the power v steel in nie as jQ Trustee under Dsed of Trust, exe cuted hy M. B. William?, Sr-, bearing dute August 21, lSi'7, and recorded in Clerk's office, Book PPP.'l , I will seil to the highest bidder af. Anderson C. H., S. C., ou Salesday in November next, at the usual hours of public sales, the following described Tract of Laud, to wit : All that certain piece or Tract of Laud, situate in the County of Acderson, State of South Carolina, containing two hun dred acres, as shown by Plat of same made by W. F. Lee Oct. 1, 1897, adjoining lands of Wm. Martin, John Elrod, Mrs. Elrod, Mrs. C. E. Irby and others, it being the Home Place of the late M. B. Wil liams. Sr., deceased. At the same time and placa I will also sell under Deed of Trust executed to me by the heirs at law of M. B. Williams, de ceased, that certain Tract or parcel of Land containing twent.v-two acres, more or less, adjoining above Tract, G. M. Rogers and Dr. C. L. Guyton. Terms of Sale-One-half cash, balance ou a credit of one year, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum, to be secured by Note and Mortgage of prem ises, with leave tn the purchaser to antici pate payment. Parchaser to pay extra for papers. J. L.TRIBBLE, Trustee . Oct 13, 1807 2 3 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. In thc Court Common Pleas. G. H. Mahon, Plaintiff, vs. A. M Gu;7ton, et al., Defendants.-Complaint for Fore closure. IN pursuance of the Judgment of Fore closure herein, I will sell on Salesdny in November next, in front bf the Court HouEe in the city of Anderson, S. C., the Lands described as follows, to wit: All that certain Tract of Land, contain ing 174 acre , more or less, situate, lying and being in Williamston Towniihip, County of Anderson, in State of aforesaid, bounded by lands of G. M. Rogers. A. M. Rogers, J. T. Rogers, Jasper N. Rhodes aaa Home tract of A. M. Guyton. .Terms-One-half cash ; balance in twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay for papers. R..M. BURRTS3, Probate Judge, as Special Rsferee. Oct 13.1897 16 . .3 Judge of Probate's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. In thc Court of Common Picas. Mis. E C. Brock, as assignee, Plaintiff, vs. Mrs. M. E. Cowan, Nettie Cowan, et al.-Complaint for Foreclosure. IN obedience to the order of salo in the above entitled action, I will self on Salesday in November next, in front of the Court House in the City of Anderson, S. C., the Lands described as follows, to wit: All that certain Tract of Land, contain ing 180 acres, more or less, situate in County of Anderson, in State aforesaid, on waters of Bear Creek, adjoining lands now or formerly owned by William 3ay lors, E A. Baylors, John Shaw and others, it being the same conveyed to J. A. Cowan by J. G. Hall and Mary J. Hall, Dec. 18tb, 18S3, less 111 acres sold to J. R. Pannell. Terms-One-third cash, balance in twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to anticipate payment. Pure-baser to pay for papers. R. M. BURRIS, Probate Judge as Special Referee. Oct 13,1897_1G_3 Valuable Lands for Sale. BY VIRTUE of the power conferred by the will of Jeptha Harper, deceased, we will seU at the usual hour and place at AndeJson.S. C., on Salts day in November next tho following ands to-wlt : A certain tract of land in Centerville township. Anderson County, S. C., containing one hundred and fifty-one acres more or less, known ts the Felton place, adjoining lands of Mrs. M. E. Watson, R. M. Burris*. John O'Neale and others. Also 20 Snares Farmers & Merchants Bank Stock, 6 Shares Bank of Anderson Stock, SO Shares Anderson Co-operative Alliance Store Stock, pis tol, saddle, 'walking cane. Terms-One-halt cash; balance in 12 months, secured by bond and mortgage, with interest' at 8 per cent. Pm chaser to pay for papers. Plats on exhibit at Bonham & Watkins' office. J. G. HARPER, J. W. HARPER, J. A. WELBORN, Executors. Oct 13,1897 _ 16 3 PERHAPS YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR GROCER. It may be that the prices are too high or the quality of Goods poor. If you want to be pleased give us a trial order, and see how well we can please you. Our Store is stocked with the very best quality of everything that is good to eat, and we will sell you as cheap as others charge for cheap quality. Ou ce a customer of ours always a customer. "We want every body that comes to Anderson to come and see our Goods. Don't 1 matter whether you want to trade or not. No trouble to show you our Goods. Yours for trade, OSBORNE & BOLT. FOR SALE. HP HAT VALUABLE PLANTATION JL near Fair I'Jay, known as the Gleen :..;>... containing about 320 acres. Apply !.> !'.. Frank Sloan, Seneca (.' ty. J. 1?. E. SLOAN. 0:i 13, lSt 7 10 - m 1 IT'S a question of, Almanac not of thermometer. You may delay putting on an Overcoat according to the -weather-you know we have them for you any day. But you must change your Hat when the time comes. Time's come. Llpine Hats, Clear Stock, superior finish, silk bands and bindings, colors strictly fast- v $1.50, ' 2.00, 2.50, 3.00 We have others at other prices. 9 s Our line of Suits at $.750. 10.00, 12.50, 15.00, 20.00, Are strictly up-to-date in every particular. The thing that makes any Suit better than another is one of these : The Fit, the Make, the Material. When a Suit has all. of these qualities you naturally think it came from . 0. Evans & Co. RED FKOIsTT. Realizes that the low price of Cotton drives people to rigid economy, hence our extremely LOW PRICES ! Boys' Suits, formerly $1.00 now 75c. Boys' Suits, formerly $1.50 now $1.25. Boys' Suits formerly $2.00 now $1.45. Men's Suits formerly $5.00 now $3.75. t Men's Suits formerly $6.75 now $5.25. Men's Suits formerly $9.00 now $7.00. - ' MILLINERY, MILLINERY. At prices to meet the present decline in Cotton. Ladies' Sailor Hats from 10c. up. ? Ladies' Trimmed Hats, usually sold everywhere for $2.00-our price now $1.25.' Ladies' Capes, worth 75c., now 50c. Ladies' Capes, worth $1.25, now 98c. Ladies' Capes, worth $1.75, now $1.25. You can save from 15 to 30 per cent by patronizing THE IF^AJ^OTTS, 14 Brick Range, West Side Public Square. L. GEISBERC, Proprietor. YELLOW FEVER ! ANDERSON COL'JSTY never had a genuine case of Yellow Fever, but there is a kind of fever prevalent all over the County that has bnllled the skill of all the doc tor3 of trade They can't understand it. but we can. We have studied the symptoms closely, and mado a careful diagnosis. A man, healthy or unhealthy, reads our ad vertisement, is seized suddenly by a desire to seo and price our Goods ; he doesn't be lieve we eau do v?bat we claim ; believes our Whole Stock $1.50 Shoe for 1.2.1 is a plarirg farce ; doesn't believe we carry the prettiest and cheapest line of Shoes in the County ; doesn't believe that we can sell the best pair of I'ants in town for a dollar , and, to cap the climax, believes that our fatuous, much-talked-of Dpan's Patent Flour is a visionary myth. Ile makes a full inve. tigation. linds the half has never yet been told, ' zea home, tells his neighbors, who also catch the contagion, and so it spreads. The only solution is that we never advertiso any thin?: we haven't got. The peoplH finding this out tuke a feverish desire to scoop in as many of our bargains as possible. 'I he most pleasing addition to our Stock i* a complete line of Canned Goods-such as Vienna Sausage. I'igs' Feet, Dotted Ham, Lunch Tongue. Salmon; Breakfast Bacon, Corned Heel" and Drawn : also, Bologna Sausage, delicious, juicy Hams, and Smoked Breakfast Bacon. Complete Stock Fertilizers always on Hand, ir.cliidinjr lo percent nod 11-1 'f-r c?nt Ac <?. DEAft & RATL FFE. STATE NEWS. - Thc hailstorm .1 few days ago in Greenwood county was more serious than at first reported. - Sumter has been left $25,000 by Mr. Timothy J. Tourney, with which to build a hospital for consuuip tives. . - Prof. C. E. Todd President of j Due "West Female College has about 200 students. The girls arc hustling for aD education. - The first volume of General Edward McCrady's History of South Carolina is in thc hands of the Mc- j Millan Publishing Company and will shortly be out. - The Columbia Record thinks that j possibly Gov. Ellerbe will recommcud thc enactment of a prohibition law, ! and thus head off a prohibition candi- I date for Governor. - Mr. T. M. Oates, of York County, has gathered this year 21 bales of cot ton off of 27 acres of land,, and thc understanding is that the patch will yield several bales yet. - The three young women who ' entered Wofford college at its opening, { are said to be particularly bright j young women. They have thc cordial 1 esteem of all connected with the insti tatton and deserve it. - The population of the State Hos pital for the Insane is unprecedented. There are now 916 patients in the in stitution, 28 of whom have been re ceived this month. Unfortunately, most of the patients are women. - The great increase in the number of cotton mills in this State of late would certainly warrant Clemson Col lege in establishing a textile school, where our' young men could be fitted for positions ii our mills.-Aiken Journal and Review. - At Charleston, S. C., C. G. Pinckney, Jr., who has been one of the wealthiest, most prominent mill and mining operators in the South, has suspended payment. His liabili ties are estimated at over two hundred thousand dollars. - Some slick person buncoed the manager of the colored excursion which ran from Orangeburg to Augusta last week. This slick person had a num ber of tickets printed very similar to the genuine tickets and sold them all along the road. There were over sixty of these fraudulent and spurious tick ets sold. - Mr. Ira N. Clements, Lydia, planted six acres of tobacco this year which netted him -$515.20. He also made on the same land 80 bushels of speckled peas. $32 worth of fertili zers was used to make the tw) crops. Mr. Clements says there arc others who have done even better than he has.-Darlington News. \ - At Prosperity a child of Mr. Sheppard Lindler, aged about 3 years, got hold of a box of pills ir which there were about 20, and unknown to anyone, the child is supposed to have eaten them all. It was taken violenty sick and died in a couple of hours. When will parents learn to keop such things out of reach of children ? - Colonel Vance, dispensary com missioner, says thc shipments now are very large and arc almost up to the usual amount. He thinks there is no doubt about his ability to continue to turn money into the treasury, and if he does he has no doubts about the permanency of the institution. He doesn't believe the Legislature has any intention of abolishing the system. -The Register. - The Superintendent of Education has received a great many of the annual reports from the various coun ties of the State giving the statistics for the present year as to the public schools. All the reports so far re ceived indicate a considerable increase in the enrollment in the public schools, and a handsome increase so far as the length of the session is concerned. This year the schools are getting the income from a three mill instead of a two mill tax. - Mr. Isadore Wolfe, of Camden, recently had a singular experience. About 6even years ago he was shot in the face with a 32-calibre pistol ball. His physician probed for the ball and got the greater portion of it out, but at the time it was thought the entire ball was extracted. Since the shoot ing Mr. Wolfe has experienced some slightly unpleasant sensations in his face and on one side of his nose, and last week he sneezed out the remain der of the bullet. - As a result of a very peculiar accident, Mrs. Etta Williams lost her life yesterday morning. Mrs. Wil liams had been spending the night at the home of her cousin, Lucian Tate, in the Paris Mountain neighborhood, uot far from her own home. Unknown .to herself and most of thc family, a pistol had the day before been secreted in thc bcd in which she slept Thurs day night, and on getting out of bed the next morning thc weapon was dis placed, falling on the floor and being discharged. Thc ball entered Mrs. Williams' breast and she died within fifteen minutes.-Greenville Moun taineer. '22nd inst. - On Thursday night at some time the family horse belonging to Capt. J. M. Graham, of Columbia, managed in some way to open thc lot gate at his residence and wandered away in thc streets. i:01d Prince-' had done so before, and Captain Graham was not surprised very much when on looking for him next morning no trace ! of him could bc found. Put time i wore away and he did not turu up as usual. Then a searching party was . sent oui. "Old Prince'' was found ; about ten o'clock headfirst in a well, near the city reservoir, on Arsenal hill. Ile had tumbled in and broken Negro Emigration. _ Bishop Henry M. Turner, ol' Geor gia, who is one of thc best known and most highly educated negro ministers in thc United States, was in "Washing ton a few days this week, and gave thc Evening Star the following interview touching the emigration of negroes to Africa, in which movement the Bishop is the recognized head, and with which he has been identified for a number of years. Bishop Turner is an enthusi ast on the emigration question, and does not hesitate to say that it is only a question of extermination or emigra tion for the negro. He has given the question years of study, and has been censured and abused by both the white and colored races, but this lias not caused him to depart one iota from his beliefs and purposes regard ing African emigration. Replying to a question Bishop Tur ner said : :iSome of you gentlemen of the press have seen fit to give me an occa sional roasting, but 1 am pleased to say that in most' iustances the press has been ready to give my followers and myself justice. We have done nothing in this matter except in an open and straightforward manner, and we have kept no one in the dark about anything concerned with the move ment, lt has been our aim to give it the widest publicity possible, and I am even willing that I should be caricatured and lambasted by the press if by so doing it will aid in any way in spreading the truths of our mission and our work. ''I think the future of the negro race lies in Africa, his natural home, and the richest country on earth. Africa is the negro's fatherland, and the sooner he goes the better for him. This movement is far-reaching, and will change the entire history of our race. It has simply come down to extermination or emigration for the negro. Any intelligent man who has given the matter consideration realizes that. Why is it so ? Simply from the fact that statistics show that the negro race is dying out. It is not growing healthier, wealthier, happier, wiser or anything else which goes to make life worth living. "God Almighty, in His infinite goodness and wisdom, made Africa for the negro and the negro for Africa. I believe this just as much as I do that the sun shines. If I had $5,000 , 0001 would invest every cent in ships, and would see that every negro who wished to go to Africa got there. "Now, some of my people want to know why I do not go to Africa and stay there. I believe I am needed here, but the very moment I can get fifty thousand or one hundred thou sand negroes to go with me, I am off like a quarter-horse, and I will think it the best day's work I ever accom plished." "Do you not think that white and colored people get along very easily in this country ?" he was asked. "Yes, but the negro race can never be more than hewers of wood and drawers of water here. The giant race-the . white race-will always reign supreme io America. John Temple Graves, a gentleman for whom I have the highest regard, said in one of his speeches that the negro would never be allowed to control in this country, even where he has a majority. Mr. Graves also said that the price of the negro's peace was his subordi nation. "This being true, how can the negro ever hope to attain here Che full stature of a citizen or a man ? Intel ligent negroes well know that Mr. Graves has not uttered these truths from personal prejudice, for he has plead the negro's cause as but few men in thc South have. "And what does the great states man, Senator Morgan, of Alabama, say? He says that the negro will never receive social recognition here, and that the negro had better be a slave than a free man without social recognition, if he expects to remain in this country." "Has the African emigration move ment met with the approval of a ma jority of the negro race ?" "No, indeed, but, on the contrary, a lot of ignorant negroes have opposed it from its very inception. They prate about the sickness of Africa and many other things f which they are in iense ignorance. The thoughtful and intelligent of the white race en dorse the emigration policy, and it will yet prove a success and of untold blessings to the negro race. "There is some chance, too, of the negrc being re-enslaved if he prefers to stay here. Some people are unkind enough to say that this kind of talk comes from a disordered blain, but that kind of stuff does not annoy me in the least. "Africa is one of the very richest countries on earth, and with a line of steamers, owned and controlled by negroes, plying between that great country and the United States, the negro would soon grow rich and pros perous by selling to thc whites of this country minerals, precious ores, gems, ivory and a thousand things which are found in abundance in that rich land, j and which would fetch good prices here. I believe that the press of this country would be doing incalcuable 1 benefit to humanity by giving this African emigration policy careful j study and then giving the facts as j wide publicity as possible." "Is the movement crowing satisfac torily?" "Of course, with others, I am natu- i rally somewhat impatient, but I can ! say that everything presents an en couraging look. Thc movement is ' one of vast magnitude and cannot bc carried through in a hurry, lt will be a glorious day when thc first steamer sail for that land, which will be one of peace und plenty, and which was intended as the home for the negro race. '-Washington Star. What Say Yon. Farmers? Mr.. EDITOR: That the time has fully come lor farmers to change their policy or sink into bankruptcy and starvation must be patent to oven casual observers. The all cotton system has been suffi ciently tried and found miserably want ing. No doubt scores of farms in the County have already gone down under it,, and scores more will follow suit in due time. It is believed by many that it takes the bulk ol the cotton crop annually in An derson County to settle the supply bills, while a large proportion of these sup plies could be more easily and cheaply made at home. If this be true, why then not lessen the cotton crop and increase the supply yield? A reduction of even twenty-five per cent, in the production of cotton would doubtless make a remarka ble difi'erence in the price. With a large proportion of their sup plies at home, farmers could bo more in dependent and realize a remunerative price for their labor in making cotton. We havo looked to and trusted agricul tural conventions, prominent men and various other sources of relief, but all in vain. There is an old saying that if you want anything done send, but if you want it done right go yourself. So the farmer, -the plain, humble followers of the plow, -will have to take the matter in- their own hands and free themselves from the shackles that bind them. . Now, Mr. Editor, with your permis sion and a little help, I propose to lead'off in a proposition, that if carried out, will bring some relief at least It is this: Every farmer in Anderson County who will pledge himself to make, as far as possible, home supplies, and let cotton be entirely a surplus crop, sign his came and address on a postal card and send to the A ND Eli 5 ox INTELLIGENCER to be filed away by the editors. Then, when a sufficient number of names have been received a meeting can be held at some suitable time and place for a general con ference, and for making an appeal to all other Counties and States in the cotton belt to pursue the same or similar plan. What say you, farmers of Anderson? Let us be up and doing. As I am neither a candidate for office nor a seeker of notoriety, I will for the present sign myself FARMER. T - Any fool can make money, but it takes wisdom to know how to spend it well. - Woman is superior to man. Two women can talk to each other at the same . time. - After a man secures a girl's hand he sometimes finds she hashim under her thumb. -The distance of the earth from the sun is about 3,000,000 miles less in De cember than it is in Ta e. , - Life insurance statistics go to show that total abstinence prolongs the average life more than seven years. - The Bible was written by degrees during a period of 1,600 years.. It was anciently called "The Books," but for the past 700 years the "Bible." - The watch carried by the average man is composed of 98 pieces, and its manufacture embraces more than 2,000 distinct and separate operations. - A St. Louis woman has sold her hus band for $1,000, on the theory that ehe can get a far better one, for much less money. She is taking chances, though.. - A gushing poet asks in the first line of a recent effusion, "How many weary pilgrims lie ?" We give it up ;: but ex perience bas taught us that there are a good many - One of the stations of the railway, which is to be built from the Red Sea to the top of Mount Sinai will be on the spot where it is supposed Moses stood when he received the two tablets-of the law from Jehovah. - ..There's no such thing, as perfect contentment," remarked the Widow Milligan. "When John was alive I was half the time worried- as to his where abouts ; and even now there is an un certainty that still makes me uneasy."' - The eyes of bees are made to see great distances. When absent from their hive they go up in the air till they see their home, and then fly toward it in a straight line and with great speed. Tho shortest line between two places is some times called a "bee-line.**" - If.any one were to undertake to walk, one way only, through- all the streets of London, he would be obliged to go a distance of 2,600 miles, or as far as it is across the American continent from New York to San Francisco. This will give an idea of the distance one would have to go to see thoroughly even the greater part of the city of London-the largest city in the world. - The average of human life, according to Prof. Warren, is about 35 years. One quarter die previous to the age of 17, and those who pass this age enjoy a felicity refused to one-half the human species. To every one thousand persons only one reaches 100 years of life, to every 100 only six reach the age of OJ, and not moro than one in five hundred lives to 80 years. There are on earth 1,000,000,000 inhabi tants, and of these 333,333,333 die every year, 91,624 every day, 3,730 every hour, and 60 every minute, or 1 every second. m * m - WANTED AGENTS. . The Confederate Soldier in thc Civil War." just published, contains 500 paces 12x10 inches, and over 1,100 large Battle Scenes, Portraits, Maps, etc. The greatest and largest War Book ever published, and tho only one that does justice to the Con federate soldier aud toe cause he fought for. Complete in one volume. Agents wanted everywhere to Hill this book on our u(;W and easy plan. Many of the lady nnd gentlemen regent* who aro r.t work aro making from $100 to iO per mn^T' Veterans, Sons ami Daughters of Veter ans, ann , ibera interested are requested to semi fori beautiful illustrated descriptive circular (free) and term to genta. Ad dress, Couria' Joimw.l Job Printing Co. Louisville, Ky 12-10