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MYRIADS Grand Meteoric Dis Mo Washitu The Leonids are coming. On the night of the 14th of next month there will pour from the heavens the most remarkable and spectacular stream of shooting stars ever predicted by as tronomers. In Washington the scien tists of the United States naval obser vatory are makiDg elaborate prepara tions for observing the coming appear ance of the Leonids, while throughout the colleges, universities, and astrono mical observatories of the United States and of the world thousands of men trained to a knowledge of the stars are awaiting with eager interest an opportunity to observe the grandest of celestial phenomena. Once every thirty-three years the wondrous spectacle of millions of stars falling out of the heavens is witnessed by the human race-a seemingly long time, this thirty-three years, a genera tion in the life of man, a second in the eternity of the heavens. A goodly percentage of persons are living to-day whose age eirceeds this average of hu man existen oe; smaller by far is the dumber whose years exceed three score and six; while the world contains only an infinitesimal proportion of men and women whose years will reach the ex treme limit of ninety and nine. But che assertion is safe that there are none living to-day whose eyes have ever beheld the cataclysm of living fire which pours from the sky when the orbit of the Leonids intersects that of the earth who will not bear forever in mind the memory of that spectacle. At any rate, if the calcu lations of the astronomers who are heralding throughout the world the near coming of the Leonids do not fall this magnificent and awe-inspiring sight will bc viewed by tens of mil lions of the members of great general republic on the 14th of November of this year. So relative?y rare is the appearance of the Leonids that questions natu rally present themselves to the ordi nary person as to what in reality are the Leonids where do tb ey come from, and how is it possible to predict the fall of one or more shooting stars? These questions have been answered in part by calculations and observa tions, and io part by well founded i theories of astronomers. WANDERERS OP THE SKY. In the first place the single meteor or meteorite, which makes, when it strikes the atmosphere of the earth, the so-called shooting star, is often a mere tramp 0/ the heavens. It is the ?detached fragment of some burs ted planet, and, too small for observation with the finest telescope, it wanders around in space until it comes within the circle of attraction of some large body, when gravity causes it to fall. -Generally, io the course of its descent through the atmosphere of the large body, the meteorite generates so much heat that it is entirely consumed; the meteor, being larger, continues on and strikes the earth. But neither the single meteor or meteorite can be ob served except in the brilliant fashion of its death. The comet, on the contrary, is a creature of the skies more to be reck oned with. Erratic as its wanderings may seem to the unsophisticated, in reality it pursues a most definite eourse throughout the regular courses of the stars. The length of the orbit which it travels varies from a com paratively sraall distance of a few hundred millions of miles to one which reaches into the thousands of billions. The time which different comets take in completing their orbits varies from three and a half to a hundred thousand years. The preciseness of astronomi cal knowledge is such that the exact rate per second of the movement of the bodies eau be determined and the time at which they will arrive at any given point in their orbit can be pre dicted to the second. When the statement ?3 made then that the Leonids are but the frag ments of a former comet and that these fragments are following the course pursued Jin bygone ages by that comet, it will be readily seen that there is nothing remarkable in the farther statement that modern astro nomers can predict almost the exact time at which the November meteoric showers will make their appearance. The swarm of particles which formed the once glorious orb known as Tem pel's comet now pursue in the outei darkness of space the identical path, which they followed when parts of ? composite whole. Reckoned by the figures of the heavens, the LeoDids are but infants According to Prof. Simon Newcomb Tempel's comet has been dead onlj thirty-three hundred years. Th? cause of explosion was probably th< intense heat generated by the terrifii rate at which the comet revolved. Thi sight as the great fiery body burst int< a thousand particles must have beet oce that beggars the powers of humai 'description. FRAGMENTE OP A COMET. But for the fragments of the burn OF STARS. splay Expected ?SText ?nth.. 7W? Post. ing body there could be no rest. The forces which compelled the larger body to follow through countless ages a certain path were at work as well among the bursted and flying particles. They fell into line, the larger frag ments taking the head of the line and the smaller particles falling in behind for a million miles and more, and the unending journey, interrupted for a j while, was taken up again along the old path. The course of Tempel's comet and of its subsequent particles completely encircles the orbit of tue earth, touch ing it only at one point on its outer edge. Continuing, it crosses the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn and extends a few millions of miles beyond tnat of Uranus. In shape the orbit of Tern pel's comet is elliptical. Its length is t /enty times that of the orbit of the earth. "One of the most interesting ques tions that will be brought up for de termination during the coming visit of the November meteors is connected ! with their first presence in the solar system. There is a well founded theory to the effect that Tempel's comet was originally drawn into the solar system by the planet Uranus, and this year the exact date of its coming will probably be proven by actual observation/' said Prof. Wil liam A. Harkness, who is in charge of the" astronomical department of the naval observatory, in the course of an interview. "We are unable to predict the exact hour at which the November meteoric showers will begin. But it is esti mated that the showers will reach their maximum brilliancy at 1 o'clock a. m., the morning of November 15. Although these meteorids revolve around the sun in a definite orbit, the point of their intersection with the orbit of the earth moves forward at the rate of a degree and a half per year, thus throwing the advent of the ! meteors a few hours later at each suc ' ceeding fall. For example, the fall of i 1833 occurrred on the night of Novem j ber 13; the fall of 189!) will take place j on the evening of the 14th of Novem ? ber, and will probably be of some j hours duration. It will be visible j throughout the whole of the Ncrth j American continent and in Europe ! and Asia. j ORIGIN OF THEIR NAME. "The November meteors receive the nome of Leonids from the fact that thep seem to pour out from that part of the heavens wherein is located the constellation of Leo. When this con stellation is at its zenith, it is almost overhead at Washington. In weight ' these meteors vary from a few grains to many pounds. They strike the earth's atmosphere, and begin to burn at the height of seventy-four miles, and are generally entirely consumed at a height of fifty miles. "Thephenome.ion of a great meteoric shower is generally a perfectly noise less one. When tho streak is first formed it i.;i narrow and perfectly straight, but it soon becomes serpen tine and assumes an irregular figure as it drifts along under the influence of the wind currents in the upper region of the atmosphere. The streaks are of various colors, owing partly to substances and partly to their alti tude. Some are of a delicate greenish hue, while others light up the skies with a ruddy glow. Streaks of orange, red, white and bluish white commingle to form a most remarkable and beauti ful spectacle. Occasionally an orange colored meteor may be observed leaving in its wake a streak of green. A pe culiarity of the November meteors is that the nucleus shoots ahead of the streak before vanishing. The indi vidual meteors vary greatly in size. Some of the larger of the meteors ap pear to be half the size of the moon. Interspersed with the meteoroids is j an occasional fireball, which, in burst- ? ing, causes shadows to be cast upon the ground, so intense is the light generated for the momeut. There is no reason that in such iustances as this the sound of bursting should not reach the ears of spectators. The streaks left io the case of fireballs of the first magnitude last in some cases for several hours." HISTORY OF THE DISPLAYS. Dr. W. F. Deuning, fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of Eng land, has made a special study of the November meteoric displays. He has fonnd that thc history of these dis plays goes back for a thousand years. In some of his writings on this subject he quotes the celebrated historian Conde, who, in his Arabian history, states that "on the night of the 12th of October, 002, an immense number of falling stars were seen to spread themselves over the face of thc Bky, like rain." This particular year was known thereafter as "the year of stars." On the 19th of October, 1202, it is also recorded by Conde that "the stars shot hither and thither in the heavens, eastward and westward, auc against one another like a seal storm of locusts, to the right the left. This phenomenon last daybreak. People were throwi consternation and cried to Go< Most High, with confused elaine According to Dr. Denning, the brilliant display in our annals w November meteoric shower of In Boston alone it is estimated 240,000 meteors were visible c the seven hours' duration o: shower. Concerning this show? says : "The words 'prodigious,' 'st dous,' and 'magnificent,' do no scribe it. Compared with the spli of this celestial exhibition, the brilliant rockets and fireworks i bore less relation than the mosl star to the broad glare of the 'Stars' fell until there was none k "A South Carolina planter, wi of this meteoric displav and its i upon the negroes of his planta says: "I was suddenly awakene thc most distressing cries that fell on my ears. Shrieks of hi and cries for mercy I could hear most of the negroes of three ph tions, amounting in all to 600 or "While earnestly listening foi cause, I heard a faint voice neai door calling my name. I arose taking my sword stood at the c At this moment I heard the s voice beseeching me to rise and saj 'Oh, my God! The world is on fin "I then opened the door, and difficult to say which excited me most-distressed cries of the negr Upward of a hundred lav prost on the ground-some speechless, with hands upraised, imploring to save the world and them, scene was truly awful; for never rain fall much thicker than did meteors toward the earth, east and tv north and south, it was the same. OF INTEREST TO ALL. "It may be safely said," contin Dr. Denning, "that in the monti November all astronomers and a gi majority of the general public will come meteoric observers, for the p nomena presented will be of an ceptional kind and of a charactei interest every one. "There is scarcely any natural ev which to the observant eye is so b Jiant and so impressive and anima; as a rich shower of meteors. "Asolar total eclipse, with its we shadow bands, corona and red pro nences, a large comet with its tr spread over a considerable extent the heavens, and a brilliant aurora realis, with its streamers and cond sations of crimson lights have th striking attributes, but it is questii abb whether they can compare w the remarkable features which acco pany a great fall of shooting sta The rarity of the spectacle also < nancee its interest, so that when ot seen it is never forgotten. "For hours meteors descend, t singly or in pairs, butin bursts of t or twenty or more, and they are mosi fine objects like Sirius or stars of t first magnitude." Chamberlain's Pain Bairn Cures Othe Why not You? My wife has been using Chamb< Iain's Pain Balm, with good resuli for a lame shoulder that has pain her continually for nine years. \ have tried all kinds of medicines ai doctors without receiving any bene from any of them. One day we si an advertisement of this medicine ai thought of trying it, which we d with the best of satisfaction. SI has used only one bottle and h ? shoulder is almost well.-ADOLPH ] j MILLET, Manchester, N. H. For sa ! by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - Public story-tellers still earn good livelihood in Japan. In Tok: 600 of them ply their trade, provide with a small table, a fan, and a papi wrapper to illustrate and emphasis the points of their tales. "If you scour the world you wi never find a remedy equal to Oe Minute Cough Cure," says Edit< Fackler, of the Micanopy, Fla., Hu tier. It cured his family of La Gripi and saves thousands from pneumonii bronchitis, croup and all throat an lung troubles. Evans Pharmacy. - The highest price ever paid i Berlin for prjperty was a eornc measuring two yards long and tw wide, for which a cigar dealer a fe years ago paid $1,500, and which h sold the other day for $12,000. President King, Farmer's Bank Brooklyn, Mich., has used DeWitt' Little Early Risers in his family fo years. Says they are the best. Thes famous little pills cure constipation biliousness and bowel troubles Evans Pharmacy. - But a very short time ago Sicilian advocate was found guilty o sixty-three different acts of fraud For his industry and enthusiasm ii the cause of dishonesty he was sen tenccd to 1811 years' imprisonment. Joseph Stockford, Ilodgdou, Me. healed a sore running for seventcci years and cured his piles of long stand ing by using DcWitt's Witch Haze Salve. It cures all skin diseases Evans Pharmacy. - The velocity of light is 195,00' miles in a second of time. From th> sun light come* to the earth in eigh minutes. From some of the fixe? stars of the twelfth magnitude it take 4,000 years for the lightto reach us. - It is only borrowed wings tha make high flight dangerous. Nine Million Bales. ! Price, McCormick Sc Co., ol' Nev ? York, '.vito have steadily fought the ! cotton bears all the season, have issued a new circular, giving over 1,000 let ! ters from all parts of the cotton belt, i The reports are all the same-"crop I short but banks independent and farmers able to hold until January or later and no accumulations anywhere." On the 10th instant, the government at Washington made its October re port with regard to the condition of thc cotton crop, which it put at G2.4, the lowest, with one exception, on record. This exception was in Octo ber, 189G, when the condition of the crop was estimated at 69.7. In that season the total production was, ap proximately, 8,700,0000. On the 11th, Henry M. Neill, of New Orleans, issued a circular in which he stated that the indications pointed to a crop of 11.000,000 bales. Mathe matically, the government ligures, taken in conjunction with the govern ment acreage, would indicate a crop of about 0,000,000 bales, and the fact that the receipts of cotton at the ports dur ing the past week were the smallest for the corresponding week of any year since 18S7 would seem to sustain the conclusion suggested by the gov ernment figures. Mr. Neill and his fol lowing, however, insist that the crop is a large one, and that the southern farmers, in their efforts to force for eign spinners to pay high prices for the ?article, are holding'it back. That the crop is a small one seems to us absolutely certain, in view of the overwhelming evidence in that direct ion, and we are coming to feel that it is smaller than almost anyone has pre viously believed, or has the courage now to admit. Leaf From the Past. The following is from a Pennsylva nia paper. Col. Simonton's visit to Due West is well remembered by many cit izens of that place : "Dr. W. M. Grier, president of Ers kine college, at Due West, S. C., died suddenly of apoplexy Sunday. "Dr. Grier paid a visit a few years since to his benefactor, the late Maj. S. C. Simonton, of the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania regiment, Clarksville. At the battle of Williamsburg, the for tunes of war left the young Confeder ate, Grier, a prisoner, seriously wound ed in the hands of Simonton's regi ment. The gallant and kind-hearted federal took compassion on the yo...'i, for he was a mere lad in his teens, sup plied special surgical attention, and when able to be moved Simonton gave him money, every dollar he possessed, to aid the boy in reaching his southern home, there to die in the arms of his family, as Simonton believed, and has often related the affecting story. "For more than twenty years Grier | tried in vain to learn the address of the I northern officer, and was iinally re- j warded for his search in reading his : name in a Pittsburg newspaper. Si- ! mont?n was invited to Due West, where the whole town turned out to do honor. The Greenville Advance Argus gave full details of this affair when it oc curred some twelve or thirteen years ago/' Montana Under Snow. HELAXA, MOX., Oct. 23.- Thc north ern part of the State is digging itself out of thc snow. For four or five days last week snow come down almost un ceasingly. At the town of Chotean, county seat of Teton county, it was ten or twelve feet deep in drifts and at least three feet on the level. Oldtimers are agreed that nothing like this fall of snow has occurred in October for twenty years. Set Burton arrived here last night from the blizzard swept district and says that the bodies of eight sheep herders have already been found in Teton county and 15 other herders who are missing have been given up for lost. He says the loss of lifo will exceed twenty persons in Teton county and that 20,000 sheep perished fn the storm. - A woman takes half an hour to put her bonnet on, but she can make nev husband a bloodthirsty mustard plaster in two seconds. Used By British Soldiers in Africa. Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all over Africa a? commander of i he forces that captured the famous rebel Galishe. Under date of Nov. 4. 1897, from Vryburg, Bcchuanaland, he writes: "Before starting on the last campaign 1 bought a quantity of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kcmedy, which I used myself when troubled with bowel complaint, and had given to my men, and in every case it proved most b?n?ficiai." For sale by Hill-On? Drug Co._ JOHN ft. HAYES Sells HYNDS' Kome-?i Honest Work, Hi >'JMIE largest Shoe Factory and Tannery JL World. The only combined Shoe A Solid, First-class, A No If you want cheap, shoddy, paper ?hr but if you want the beat Shoes at popular The prices range fr un Fifty cents to I They are the cheapest because they aro t Tanned Leather, "Soft", Elastic and ^tronp what you want Try one pair and you wi $4 00 and $5 00 Shot The Most Complete and Up Every Machine the latest improve Under the superintendence ol' an of skilled assistants. Every piece of work allowed to pass from Laundry. PRICES LOW. Quality of work Vi Located at rear of FAD t's Book YAND?V. MERC ^KE WIDE OPEN FOR BUSINESS Between Masonic Tem And respectfully and earnestly invito yoi of Gooda aud get acquainted with the! fully pay you for the lew feet you have if We ?re goinf? to oarry hy far tho best you more tor your money than anybody. Ibis isn't a true statement. Splendid high-grade lino of 3IIO GOODS. Get our pri?es and Hee if they H We are going to handle at. BOT I'O BAGGING aid TIES, BACON, LARI) PRICES. We heartily appreciate your liberal t appreciation for that trade. Come to see it more than ever before. You will find Free City Delivery. Phone 75. Pro Yonrs gratefully, Bill's Luck. A Chicago hotel manager employed a handy man going by the name of Bill to do his window washing. One morning Bill, instead of doing his work, was amusing himself by reading the paper, and, as bad luck would have it, thc manager looked in. "What's thia?" he said. "Pack up your things and go," said the man ager. So poor Bill went to the office, drew the money which was owing to him, and then went upstairs and put on his good clothes. Coming dowD, he went to say "Good bye" to some of the ether servants, and there he happened to run across the manager, who did not recognize him in his black coat. "Do you want a job?" asked the manager. "Yes, sir," said Bill. "Can you clean windows?" "Yes, sir." "You look like a handy sort of fel low. I only gave the last man $5, but I'll give you $7." "Thank you, sir," said Bill: and in half an hour he was back in the same old room-cleaning the window this time, and not reading the paper.-Col lier s Weekly. The kidneys are small but impor tant organs. They need help occasion ally. Prickly Ash Bitters is a suc cessful kidney tonic and system regu lator. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. ?URHOMEPLMSmS NO influence lends sp much to home lite as music. No Slock offers ! greater attractions than ours, and we wish ! to help you to happiness. IV? not i alone that we say it, but yon '< kuow that we mean it, as we sell I the best class of PIANOS and ORGANS, ! As well as small Musical Merchandise, I aud wdl give yon f alli Taine for ev ; try dollar. You are cordially invited to I call iu person and inspect our Stock, or write for catalogues and prices. We also represent the leading SEWING MACHINES j Of the dav, and are conatantly receiving I new additions to our Stock. We appeal i to your judgment and will sell you the ? best, in tliis line. j We still handle thoroughly reliable j Carriages, Buggies and Harness, 1 And can save you money by an investi gation. Look to quality first-then price. Most respectfully, ' THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. Brs. Strickland & King, DENTISTS. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE. rift* Oas nnd Cocaine used forExtraot inp Toeth. nada SHOES-Home-made Leather, 3RBS? Leather, Honest Prices. South. The BEST SHOES made in the Factory and Tannery in the Cuited States. . 1, Best Gainesville Shoes. ?es don't buy these-ours will not suit you, prices buy ourn, they will please you. ^ivn Dollars a pair; any price you want, tm best; madeofour own pure Oak-bark ;." Nu!liing equals it for wear, and that is ?il buy them again Buy our best quality. is for $3.00 and $3 50. ^LfiUNDRYF to-Date Laundry in the State. d, and resigned todo most perfect work, experiimccd Laundryman, with a corps work carefully inspected, and no sorry : unexcelled. Give us a trial. r. F. BAKU, Busi?iess Manager. : Store. ER BROS., ?H?1MTS, in their elegant Now Store-room plo and tlie New Bank, j tn call and see them, inspect their Stock r way of doing busiuoss. Wo promise to ? walk off tho Square to sot to us. Stock wo have eyer iiirried, and promise Wo mean busiuoss. Try us and see il ES, BOOTS, HAT3 and STAPLE DRY ire not right. M PRICES, CORN, OATS, BRAN, HAY , and other Heavy Gooda, at SELLING rade in the pa?t, and promise to show oui us in our new place. We will appreciate us nicely quartered, mptnoss in everything. VANDIVER BROS Do you wake up in the morning tired and unre freshed? Do you perform your daily duties languidly? Do you miss the snap, vim and energy that was once yours? If this describes your condition you are in urgent need of Your trouble arises in a clogged and torpid condition of thc liver and bowels which, if allowed to continue, will develop mala rial fevers, kidney disorders or some other troublesome disease. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS drives out all poisonous impurities, strengthens the vital organs, promotes functional activity, good digestion, and vigor and energy of body and brain. SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES. PRICE, $1.00 PER BOTTLE. EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents. VEBMIIiT Is so effective or good as a Pleased Customer. WE take our cue from this, and in everything our purpose is first, last and all the time to sell only reliable Merchandise over our counters, thus in suring satisfaction to the purchaser. While we have pleased customers in every department of our business, still it is undeniable that we have pleased them best in the We have made a special study of this line, and always exercise care in buy ing, so that we can offer nothing but what we know to be first-class Shoes in every particular. To outdo in this line has ever been a hobby with us, and style, quality and price are points in which we excel. We Keep Everything in General Merchandise, DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, HEAVY OUTINGS, FLANNELS, S HEETING, and the best line of JEANS ON THE MARKET. See our 9-ounce Wool Jeans for 25c. It is a beauty, and worth more money than we are asking. EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINE. Two big bars Soap 10c, Ten lbs. best Soda 25c, Ten lbs. Coffee, finest on earth, $1.00. t&~ See us before you sell Cotton, and let us price you our Goods before you buy. fficCULLY BROS With You eau sro to - LET'S OSBORNE & OSBORN'S And get a good COOKING STOVE with 32 pieces of nice, smooth and use ful ware, guaranteed to give satisfaction. Wo also have the IRON KING, ELMO, LIBERTY STEEL RANGES, and other good makes of Stoves. The biggest Stove House in the City. Chinaware, Glassware, Tinware and Crockery. PRICES RIGHT. Come aud see for yourself, and let us show you through. Yours truly, OSBORNE & OSBORNE. The Best Company-The Best Policy." THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INS?ICE GO, OF NEWARK. N. J. This Company has been in successful business for fifty-four years ; has paid policy-holders over $165,000,000, and now has cash assets of over $67,000,000. It issues the plainest and best policy on the market. After TWO annual premiums have been paid it nrr \ T> ?>TZTW<2 ? 1. Cash Value. 3. Extended Insurance. 5. Incontes t?s Loan Value. 4. Paid-up Insurance. lability. Also Pa)s Large Annual Dividends. 4 Si a- 3 * M. M. PATTISON, State Agent for South Carolina, ANDERSON, S. C., over P. 0. &?L. Resident Agent for FIRE, HEALTH and ACCIDENT Insurance. H 0 U F 0 0 M o W si m d td td > Sd ? % 0 < ts H t? cc ? < o w ? H M t? ? t? 0 ? id H Ul Kl > i-i a F t? > t? w -??Sa > s Q t? t? E. G. EVANS, Jr. EVANS & DAY, - DEALERS IN - R. B. DAY, M. D. IDIR/CTO-S and GROCERIES, PENDLETON, S> C. START RIGHT !-Tho regulation of the primre via? is the basal principle of all therapeutics. Keep clean, eat properly by using FRESH DRUGS, FRESH GROCERIES, FRESH SODA WATER, FRESH ICE, FRESH FRUITS, FRESH TURNIP SEED, EVERYTHING FKESH EXCEPT EVANS & DAY.