Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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,1 Know What a She lioaton Kreut Sow is tnc ilViC t0 set a nen ^or jv chickens-and the early chicken ?.?c only ouo that will lay eggs next .ater when they arc worth tifty ls ;l dozen. The chicken that r0 'ti or before the first day of i reh is fforcb dozens born "n May or when ill thc hens want to set. trouble is to lind the hon who is ,, ; tn incubation in the month of 1?iry, Generally speaking, she ,t ?,. a March chicken herself; ,ro to have March chickens, you -: first have March chickens. It tl.-- great ccononiic proposition: ikr money you must have money make it with. However, it is not .. i, to inherit March pullets: ci Lo acquired at reasonable ... every practical hen keeper ?ujje from those wholesale gentle tt|io can devote all their time and .. : m to thc monumental task of ?jiu incubators incubate, and who ii-i 'iueutly independent of tho tjr.il means of incubation-will tell that the early-born pullet who is jjcrsi sort of natural compulsion to early herself, is, even when of no ... j ;it all, of more value than the ???i-brcd fowl who declines to lay iveggrf until the balmy springtime i?come and eggs can be bought for j cents a dozen. Tin' eccentricities of the setting J.J jrr beyond all account. No power icartli or heaven can prevent certain ,D. from setting half their lives, hey will set on good eggs or bad Ki, on china eggs, on stones, on .kv on nothing at all. Turned out [ ?ic place, they will set in any -tor. Hy actual experiment a cer ?ti Plymouth Kock (of whose breed 5? of the many noble qualities ?9 [(iodines) persisted in setting for six [eeks running, though she was given (?eces at all and was treated with ii ?reatcst contumely, being moved m pillar to post and afflicted with I -coriierod cobblestones, and daily en away with violence from her fmk-attempt to convert theseig uinious rocks into thc noble ones lymouth, At the cud of the six L; she did give up further setting, If! appeared to entertain no Sage ni account of her treatment, I would on occasion come and eat ? it ol thc hands of her late torm?n- ? lt WAS in thc autumn when she j this Quixotic attempt, and she I ; already in this same year brought two line broods of chickens-one arly March and the other in June, luther hens will never set at all. ewhite Minorcas-those hens with it combs, which look exactly like .sters and are called "Catalans" by i Spanish-wiH lay perhaps more ls in a year than any other uort of p. and it is unlikely that any one of m was ever known to hatch a brood chickeus. The Minorcas will, in ti, sometimes begin to set, but they tn to be under the impression that iee days ought to be, in all coo pte, a long enough time in which (hatch out an egg, and at the expi ion of about that time they will milun the attempt with a great flut and much denunciatory oratory, hey are fastened down on the nest ii a board placed above their backs, [y will sttiud up as high as they can er the board and let the cold air le their eggs. It is doubtful if ?auy humau being, male or female, M or pious, Christian or pagan, I'L'ot through without profanity an j fpt to make a Minorca hen set. Kare other breeds of non-setters, iii are not merely too numerous too contemptible to mention. The ?uouth Kock will uot lay. so many in a year as the Minorca, but she lay what she does lay when you 1 them, and she will perpetuate kind. range to say, another kind of hen makes a good?mothcr is the game She seems to be engaged in an >t to prove that a certain amount ?^inazonianism is not inconsistent a proper regard for the duties of erhood. A very peaceful gentle st unconnected with thc work [ht* Humane Society, moved into country three or four years ago. in?: occasion to purchase two or . settings of eggs he bought one good working woman, who lived ta outskirts of the town, and who t'pned to have male relatives of ting proclivities, though the gen ?.> did not know that, and would o have cared if he had known. Marting proclivities of those per .ould hardly affect the hens' raised on thc place. The setting fps turned out beautifully, and in hine some exquisite little red Nns were running about with thc pay hen who had been their fostcr Ci- Thc chickens were so pretty they were admired aboye all * "ii the place. They grew apace, [before long their owner discovered they were engaged in warfare ?* the time, either with ono ker or with other littlo chickens. Stable fighters they were, too, rn*. : SETTING HEN, Mystery of Mysteries? ? i s. utj Tra narr ipi. and while any one ot' them would easily whip any chicken of any other brood, whoa they fought with one another it seemed to bc a fight to the death. The peaeeable gentleman de precated these contests very much, but he was powerless to prevent them. What could make them light so? Hy and by a village tradesman who happened to be at the place one day noticed thc chickens, looked at the gentleman who owned them, winked broadly and remarked, "Hai sing games, eh?" "Raising what?" asked thc humane gentleman. "Why, game fowls." returned the other. "C?ame fowls? What can you he talking about?" said thc gentleman, getting a little nettled; ' why, [. never thought of such a thing !" "Well, them's game chickens, just thc same." said thc tradesman. A light dawned on the humane gentleman's mind. The proclivities of the men of the house hold from which he had purchased the sitting eggs had indeed lcd them to a partiality for game fowls, and by inno cently buying a baker's dozen of eggs from the woman of the house and set ting them under a hen he had uncon sciously embarked in the business of keeping fighting cocks! He sacrificed the brood as soon as they were big enough to broil, and found them most excellent eating; but it is doubtful if he' will ever get tip a reputation in that town as a preventer of cruelty to animals. The following true story is sent by a lady: Out in a quiet corner of the garden, in two barrels lying on their sides, sat two expectant hens patiently awaiting thc happy day when the joys of freedom, so dear to their hearts, should be enhanced though sharing it with a nestling, peeping brood of downy darlings all their own. What lover of hens has not seen, during these periods of peaceful anticipation, the tender gleam of the eye, akin to that of the human dreamer, and the expression of gravity, revealing a latent sense of coming responsibility and trust which steals over the habit ually ?inmoble countenance of thc "much maligned hen ? The hours of the long, bright spring days slowly ran their course, and half of the allotted time of waiting had been uncomplainingly endured by one of thc pair, while li2r neighbor had just entered upon her term of enforced seclusion, when one Dight a fierce tempest swept down upon those two humble dwellings. Thc wind and rain came with such terrific force that it seemed nothing short of a mountain could withstand it. The next morn ing We hastened to the spot, prepared to find utter ruin and dismay, instead of which, to our great surprise, we found the frail habitations still stand ing. Moreover, they were still ten anted, although there were unmis takable signs of hardship and suffer ing having been heroicly met by those two stout hearts. On eloser examina tion, however, we found that a singu lar thing had happened. During the confusion, the panic caused by the storm, the two had lost their heads not. literally, as we had at first feared and had mistaken their own nests; each was occupying the home of the other, so that the lieu who knew nothing of thc fatigue of iong watch ing became usurper, while the other was in danger of becoming quite dis couraged at 'finding her hopes indefi nitely deferred. One can better imagine than de scribe the evident surprise and delight of thc usurper when at the end of only a week and a half of sitting on her part eight little, downy, Huffy balla Of warmth and merriment briskly tapped their way into the sunlight and nestled close to the maternal bosom. Whether the other then received her first intimation that something was amiss wc never knew; but after wait ing a little longer the conviction that in some way she was a victim of fraud seemed to take complete possession of her. She could endure the suspense no longer, and one morning, seeing the joyful matron passing by ic all her full-blown pride, surrounded by her appropriated blessings, she in gloriously forsook the eggs and fled to unite herself to her rightful chil dren. Another surprise awaited us, in thc gratifying discovery of hitherto unsuspected nobility in the hen na ture. The true mother's rights were not for a moment contested by the interloper, neither was there any at tempt on the part of thc legal occu pant to drive thc other from the field; no complication whatever arose, but the unusual situation was accepted magnanimously and apparently on terms of equality, and thc happy lit tle brood, flanked by two watchful protectors, made a pretty group as they strolled about through the soft spring grass. It would bc interesting to know the nature of thc compact formed by the two adults and in what capacity thc mother really figured as mistress or maid. * ? 'mm - - - A fibre of silk one mile long 'wuighs but 12 grains. t{ueer Happenings. An Indianapolis woman wants a di vorce set aside on the ground that there was no grouud, as her husbaud, a drummer, kissed her ?OO times on the last day he was at home. A Pennsylvania coal miner was frozen to death last week standing up in a snowdrift with his diunor pail in his hand. The pride of tho life of the late Mrs. Klizabeth Skoals, of London, was that she was the mother of six po licemen. A Chicago magistrate recently lined a man ?20 for being a liar. He was probably from St. Louis. The authorities of Wellington, Kan., propose to give tho name of the first prisoner confined in the new jail to that institution, and it was called Horton jail, because Mrs. Horton was the first. She proved to he innocent and now she is suing tho county for damages on account of thc jail's name. An old clock given to a Warren, Ul., academy to be used before the class in physics to demonstrate the laws of tho pendulum, refused to run, and when the teacher got into its works ho found a roll of bills, amounting to $242, clogging thc machinery. A Vineland, X. J., girl was fright fully burned last week by the explo sion of a coffee pot boiling on the stove. A pet fox in a West Chester, l'a., bird store upset a gas stove and as phyxiated a number of the birds. A lot of Bourbon county, Ky., cat tic went into a tobacco barn for shel ter during the last snow and 20 of them died from eating the tobacco. A pineville, Ky., barber has this sign displayed : "If you don't come in and let mc shave you, I am going to close my shop and go to hoeing corn." A Massachusetts fanner is being sued for sneezing so loud on tho pub lic highway as to cause the plaintiff's horse to run away. A farmer near Xoblcsville, Ind., 02 years of age, has never had teeth, and all four of his childreu are toothless. Three young women in various parts of tho country had all their hair burn ed off their head*- last week by thc accidental ignition of the celluloid combo they wore. An Indiana man, 82 years old, hang ed himself last week with a clothes line. A Michigan legislator proposes to make liquor drinkers pay a license of .*."> per year for the privilege of drink ing. A New York man advertises that he has the addresses of 20,000 red-headed women. Twelve thousand dozens of eggs are shipped every week, il is said, from Siloam Springs, Ark. It would mean ruin to close the hatchways of that town. A St. Louis man committed suicide last week by putting a rubber tube into a barrel of whiskey and filling himself beyond the limit. A Kentucky farmer noticing a tree on his place filled with something that looked like black fruit, inspected it more closely and discovered that hun dreds of black birds were frozen to thc limbs. Mr. Daggett, member of the Wis consin legislature from Bear Creek, has introduced a joint resolution to appoint a commission to draft laws preventing women from tight lacing. Charles Kraus, of Cincinnati, is suing for divorce on the ground that his wife never let him know she had a glass eye until after they were marri ed. A mouse threw a woman's prayer meeting at Chester, Pa., into wild dis order one evening last week by run ning down thc aisle. In Cumberland County, N. J., the farmers are catching crows and selling them to trap shooters. Iola, Kan., gave a big dance recent ly to raise funds with which to buy a cork leg for one of her indigent citi zens who was -hy a leg. Nine people were burned and ll frozen to death in Kentucky during the recent blizzard. A New England coal miner was troubled with a pain in his back and one day last week he went to a doctor about it. The doctor looked him over and took four inches of knife blade out of him. He had been stabbed in thc back eight years before and thc blade had broken off. At a Topeka dining table one day this week a member of thc Kansas House made the remark that a certain member must have been drunk when he? made the motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill which was bciug discussed by thc diners. "I examined thc entire enacting clause carefully." he said, "and found that it did not differ in any respect from thc enacting clause of any other bill." And then he wondered why the laugh started. I have been afflicted with rheuma tism for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give any relief. I was able to be around all the time, but con stantly suffering. I had tried every thing I could hear of and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I did, and was immediately re lieved and in a short time cured. I am happy to say that it has not since returned.-JMSII. Ei>OAit,(?ermantown, Cal. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. A Pretty Hut Sensible (Jlrl. O. yes. a young man can ?io this and | that, and society soon forgets it, hut I let a young lady do one "this" or "that" she ought not to! ls it soou forgotten? The man-ou-the-band-stand read this week of a vining man who is called fast, and he loved a pretty girl. Ile finally thought he would ask lici to marry him. He was anxious tn have a wife about whom society could not talk and one who would make a coud home for him. He did not go at finding out about these things iu a very tactful maimer, l'or thc young lady became indignant, and told him what was what. '"I suppose you love tue well enough to live with mc in a small house?" he said. "Arc you a good i.k ?" "Ho you think it i- tho wife's duty to make th i home happy?" "Aro you economical?" "Can you make your own clothes?" Thoe are some el" the questions In asked in a round-about way. The young lady said: Before I answer your questions I will tell you a few things 1 do NUT do: "1 never drink wine or beer or whisky." '"1 never smoke." "I never owed a poor laundry woman for my wash." "1 never failed to pay the tailor." "1 never stayed out all night play ing billiards and cards in a .^aioon."' "I never went to wine suppers and became silly with drink." "Now," said she, rising indignantly, "I am told by those who know, that you do all of these things, and it is rather absurd for you to expect all the virtues of me while you do not possess any of them yourself. 1 can never be your wife." And she bowed him out, and left him on thc door-step, a sadder if not a wiser mau.- Thc I mitti H Iftfju't: Who Said lt. Dean Swift is credited with " Bread is thc start" of life." It was Keats who said, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." "Man proposes, but <?od disposes." remarked Thomas A. Kempis. Franklin is authority for ".(iud Ind ps those who help themselves." It was an observation (d' Thomas Southern that "Pity's akin to love." "All cry and no wool" is an expres sion found in Butler's "Hudibras." We are indebted to Colley Cihbcr, not to Shakespeare, for "diehard is himself again." Edward Coke, thc English jurist, was of thc opinion that "A man's house i< his. castle." "When <?rcck joins (?reek, then is thc tug of war," was written by Na thaniel Lee in 1(102. Edward Young tells us "Death loves a shining mark," and "A fool at 40 is a fool indeed." "Variety's thc spice of life," and "Not much the worst for wear," were coined by Cowper. Charles Pinckney gave thc patriotic sentiment, "Millions for defence, but not one cent for tribute." "Of two evils I have chosen the less," and "The end must justify thc means," arc from Matthew Prior. To Milton wc owe "The paradise of fools," "A wilderness of sweets," and "Moping melancholy and moonstruck madness." Thc poet Campbell found that "Coming events cast their shadows before" and '"Tis distance lends en chantment to the view." Christopher Marlowe gave forth the invitation so often repeated hy his brothers in a less public way: "Love mc little, love mc long." To Dr. ?Johnson belongs "A good hater," and to MacIntosh, in 1701, the phrase, often attributed to .lohn Ran dolph: "Wise and masterly inactivity." Thomas Tasser, a writer of the six teenth contury, said: "It's an ill wind turns no good," "Better late than never," "Look ere thou leap," and ''The stone that is rolling can gather no moss." "First in war. first in peace and first iu the hearts of his fellow citi zens" ?not his countrymen) appeared in the resolutions presented to thc house of representatives in December, lTO'.l. hy General Henry Lee. - The Squire-It's nou.se for you to deny your guilt, Johnson. The chickens were actually found in your coat-tail pockets. Brc'cr Johnsing (stoutly)-1 kain't help dat, sab. Haint it pooty tough to hold a poo' nigpah responsible fo' what's goin' on behind his back ? Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza, lt has become famous for its cures of these diseases, over n lar^o part of the civilized world. The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving accounts of its good works: of the aggravating and persistent coughs it has cured; nf severe colds that have yielded prompt ly to its toothing effects, and of thc dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving thc life of the child. Thc extensive use of it for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous con sequences. Sold, by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - The average woman wastes a 1<> of time trying to transform a wrinkle into a dimple. - Latin is ii dead language, there fore it ought to be appropriated for tombstone inscriptions. - A remarkable tree grows in Bra zil. It is about feet high, and is so luminous that it can be seen ou the darkest uight for a distance of a mile or more. - Win n thc Siberian railway is completed, the journey around thc world will occupy not more than ld days, and thc cost ol' transportation will not exceed S-IOU. - "Frisbie is thc laziest man 1 ever knew." 'What makes you think so?' "Ile actually sectus te be glad that lie s getting bald-headed, so that he won't have to comb hi> hair any more." There ai;' Utwi.OOO no n employed in coal r liing in this country, of whom Llfi.UOU are at work in thc anthracite regions ol' Pennsylvania. For every lill?.(KUI tons (d' coal mined one poor miner on the average loses his life by accident. - A colored driver of a hack in Nor folk, Va., was asked his name, "l?awge Washington," was the answer. "Ah, said the gentleman. "I've heard that name before. ' "That's not onlikely. boss; I se been a drivin' bael, in these parts nigh Oil to twenty yeah.-. "Lord, bless me. isa good pray er ; but a hotter one is, "Lord, make mc a blessing to others." This latter includes thc former, and it is a capital thought for the hundreds of thousands of members of tim young people's Christian associations who are now going into the light to make the world better. MONTHLY SUFFERING. ^Thousands of ?529fflf? women are *W^m\\JS? troubled at vcJ^K monthly inter- N?^flfi vals with pains ^??fl in the head, jpMi back, breasts, j?SH?? shoulders,sides l9 hips and limbs. ^QH But they need ^^^^^B not suffer. &?M These pains are symptoms of dangerous derangements that can be corrected. Thc men strual function should operate ^painlessly. Win'aJeAtMl snakes menstruation painless, and regular. It puts the deli cate menstrual organs i u condi tion to do their work properly. And that stops all this pain. Why will any woman suffer month after month when Wine Of Cardui will relieve her? It costs $1.00 at the drug store. Why don't you get a bottle to-day? For advice, in cases requiring Special directions, address, giv ing symptoms, "The Ladies* Advisory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. Sirs. ROZEKA LcYVJS, ot Oenavllio. Text!, Mya I " I wat troubled at monthly Intervals wtth terrible paine In my head and back, but have boan entirely relieved by Wino Ol Cartful." ear CAB eui. NOTICE. 'ANHKltsox, S. C., Feb. "Jo. lHtRI. WANTRO du rtntr, the mining Slim mer 2000 < 'orri? good Pino and Oak Wood. I?otl corda Pine, "?00 Cordi* Oak. Pino cut 1 feet long. Oak s feet. Wood to be cut now anil delivered at my yard before Sept. lut. Partie?desiring toshin oan reach ni v yard either over Havan nail Val lev or Blue? Ridge H. H. Will pay ("ash for Mame along aa deliv ered U> HU it convenience of parties. If you have wood tn nell seo the nuderstgu ed. Am in tho market for Pine Wood all Uie t'mo. Ko IP T. IC. LIGON. Feb IS, ison :t.". fl IMPORTANT! I am bettor prepared to HI.11 y*ou a PIANO. ORO AN or S KW INO MA ('111NK than ovor before. I have noth ing but new goods, ir you think from giflO.uO to $?ft 00 in worth Having in tho purchase nf a Pianos-orno New-Homo Sowing Machin?* ?.*>o nu Now Royal S'i?.oo. Needle? for any Machino iiue. por ilost. oil Sc. per bottle. Shuttles for N. Homo M neb i ii OH <?o.r. Yours for tho high?Ht grado (ronda at lowest pr icen. M. L. WILLIS. Drs. Strickland & King DKINTIST.1?*. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE ?gr* (itt*. Alni < 'upHMic iiK ?i for ICxtract ne Tn-th NOTICE. .".nilK inaiiHgornent of the Kquitabie Life JL AsMiranceSociety in this territori' is desirous of securing the services of a man of character ami aid i it y tu represent it* interest with Anderdon as headquarters The ri^ht man will be tlioroughly edu rated in the science of Life Insutnnce and tho art of successful soliciting. There is no business ur profession not requiring capital winch in more remunerative than a life agencv conducted with envrjjy and ability. Correspondence with men who desire lo secure permanent employment and are ambitious to attain prominence in the profession is Invited. W. J. KO DDK Y. Managor, Rock HiU, S. C. _THESE LADIES HAVE NEVER Tried the ?reat system reculator PRICKLY ASH Because They think it is nasty and biffer disagreeable To the stomach and violent in action. ASK THESE ! hi They will fell you it is 'notate disagreeable, i And as a cure for IndigesTior>> ^Constipation, Kidney j .Disorders it is uo excelled Evans Pharmacy, Special Agente DR. lt. F. DIVVER, l?liyKi<;iiiii ???<! .-Surgeon, OFFKRy Iiis profesional services to tho citizens of Anderson and sur rounding country. Can be found, wheu not professionally ongagod, at his residence near tb? new Flour Mill. Kot) 'JJ, iS?t'.i \* Valuable Lands Cheap. 1>ARTJK8 desiring to purchase unod Land near Abbeville itt prices rang ing from fd.no to sp;.co per acre will do wall lo consult the undersigned. Localities hcnlthv and water tim-. WYATT AI ls KN A CO Koli -.'.J, i s;?'.i ! KAMNOL. ! I HEADACHE, J I NEURALGIA,? & LA GRIPPE. 2 J Relieves all pain. A 25c. all Druggists, m j Notice Final Settlement. rriHK undersigned, Administrators o? : 1- tile l?state nf William Kiley, iloceas , nd, horeby give notice that Univ will . un tho Mb day April. I .SUSI, apply to ' tho Judge of Fro batu for A udorsou Coun ty fur a Final Settlement or said l?stale, I and a discharge from their ollie? KN Kxe< - ' utors. J. ti. i:i I j KY. >V. M. KILKY, I Administrators. ? Mandi S, |S!?8 :J7 STOVES! I F von have a Stove to bu\ HAY? MONEY by ?ett?D{j; thc latest improved, the largest oven for thc least money. I will Uikc your old Stove in pail pay nient on a new one. Crockery, Tinware and Glassware, Lamp Goods, A lull and complete Stock. ?a*- Bring me voir HIDES and RAGS. JOHN T. BUR'RISR. N. li.- Prompt attention t<? all Repair Work, Knot' I'aintKig, IMuiiihiug, Atc. Over Post Office. Thone No. 115. Ni. M. MATTISON , AGENT, ACCIDENTINSI SA ICE? Call tor nice Calendar. Office always open. OSBORNE & CLINKSCALES Are Sole Agents at Anderson, S. C.. for Iron King and Elmo Stoves, Garland Stoves and Ranges, .VIN1> THE Times Line of Cook Stoves. The above Stoves are bought in Car Lots direct from the manufacturers. Thus we save "middle-man's" profit, and also get cheaper freight rates. Cus tomers who buy Stoves from us get the advantage of this. We carry a well-selected stock of FANCY CHINA, PORCELAIN GOODS, CHINA DINNER SETS and TEA SETS. Just the thing for Christmas Presents. Call on us. OSBORNE & CLINKSCALES. Thc Sole Agents for Iron King Stoves. 0 H " H n n F 99 0* 0 M O 23 H > < o M c 2 H S v I - ? 1 3 S *a ... ^ M 4? ? O c 3 2 o ss : SIT ON THE FENCE AND SLEEP ! . . . w HILF tb? procession passes if you want to. Nobody will disturh you. Kilt if you are alivo to your own interests arouse yourself, shake off slumber, climb into tho band-wagon and wend your wav with lifo crowd to THE JEWELRY PALACE OF WILL. R. HUBBARD ! Thev that want the best and prettiest to bo obtained In Idamonds, Jewelry, Silver aud'l'iatod Ware, WateliOHand Clocks that will keep timo and aro backed with a guarantee, Fine China and < > lasswarn and beautiful Novelties, know that to Will. H. Hubbard's is UK; placo to go. They that want honest treat mont know that ibis is the place to lind it. All Gooda aro just ns represented, and lire fully covered by guar antee . Tho young man who bas n tiri and wants to keep her goes thens. 11 uboard will help you keep ber. Tho young married couple goes tboro to beautify their little boin?. Hubbard beautifies it for you. Tho rieb people go there because they ..?? afford it, and tho poer go there, also, because thev can afford it. m*r Rvervthlng NEW and VV T? > DATK. mm* F.NGRAVINti Kit BK. WILL R. HUBBARD. Jewelry Palace, next to Farmers and Merchants Hank.