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THE MAD MAID'S SONG. Good morrow to tho day BO fair, Good morning, ?ir, to you; Goad morrow to minc ow? torn hair. Bedabbled with tho dew. Good morning to tliia primrose, too. Good morrow to each maid That will with flowers the tomb bestrew Wherein my love is laid. Ab, woe is me, woe, woe is met Alack and well a dayl For pity, cir. And out tbst bee Which bore my love awsy. I'll acek him in your bonnet breve, I'll acek him in your eyes; Kay, now I think they've mada his grave . I' th' bed of strawberries. I'll seek him there; I know ere this "The cold.i cold earth doth ?bako"him, But I will go or send a kiss By yo'j, air, to awake 1dm. Pray hurt him not! Though he be dead, He knows well who do love him, And who with green turfs rear his head. And who do rudely move him. He's soft and tender (pray take heed). With bandi of cowslips bind him And bring him home! But 'tis decreed That I shall never And him. -Robert Herrick. #0*0*0?0?0*0??0lt08^^ fynfininii o - o af * 2, A Story of Peasants o? India, ? Sc^OilOiloao?ao?fla?Oi?OsfOl?OaiOe?O? Sltaram Dims loft his hut at earliest dawn. He carried on his shoulder his rude plow, consisting of two strong poles, tho ono forming the heani and the other, shod with Iron at one end, serving at once as the share and tho single handle. He drove his two little bullocks, already yoked, before bim. His wife, Mana, and his sister, Kobi, shrilly wished him luck in his day's plowing, and Ramohand, his little D-year-old boy, proudly bore Sltaram's great bamboo bow and quiver of ar rows, for who could tell what evil beast father might find In the clearing which he had made in tho forest, not to speak of the chance of a fine huck coming bis way to provide them with a feast? Arrived at the clearing, Sltaram firm ly lashed the beam of the plow to the yoke, slung the bow and quiver at his back nnd stuck the handle of his little Santhal az in bis girdle. Then, driving the Iron shod point of the plowshare into the ground and cheering on the lit tle bullocks with an inspiriting cry, the plowman began his work. Back and forward the little bullocks plodded all the long morning. The sun rose high in heaven and poured dovx Its rays pitilessly on the little clearing of four or five acres. Sltaram was himself ready for tho midday rest when little Ramchand appeared with a great arm ful of coarse grass which he had cut. The plow was stopped in the furrow, the grass thrown down before the .hun gry bullocks, Sltaram lay down In a shady spot to sleep through the heat of the day, and the boy started off to gather sticks for the fire at home. When the sun began to sink toward the west, Sltaram awoke. He had had a dream which disturbed his mind. Ho though he saw the great black image of the goddess Bhowant,. with her necklace of grinning white human skulls, standing before him as he had seen it in tho old temple that stood, feared and reverenced by aU his tribe, far in the recesses of the hills. The goddess said not a word, but she looked at him with a frowning and terrible countenance and brandished before his eyes the great sacrificial knife she held in one of her hands. Sltaram trembled in every limb. Ho dared not try to guess what that awful i apparition might portend. The goddess loved human sacrifices, and, though the Sahib Log, who were lords of the ? land, did their best to prevent them, ! he knew that children were sometimes offered. But the plowing must ne fin ished. Tomorrow he .would have to begin sowing. In the meantime he would try to forget his dream. Again, with voice and goad, he urged the .bul locks to their work. The last, farrow would soon be turned. It was nearly dark, when the bullocks got to the end of the last furrow and Sltaram. stop ped them." He had scarcely-let go the handle of the plow when something that in the uncertain light looked like a grayish puff of smoke flew out ot the darkness ot the forest and alighted, with a crash on one of the bullocks. Sltaram snatched at the strong bam boo bow and fitted an arrow on the string, for he well knew that lt was one of a pahr of tigers that the shikaris of all the country round had been, tracking for weeks past. The beast had killed the strong young bullock that Mana's father had given to her husband. Sltaram drew the bow with all his force, holding in-l?Mmnd e sec ond hr row in case tho first should miss its mark. The tiger lay on the body of the prostrate bullock, greedily drinking the blood which flowed from a wound in tho animal's throat. The arrow flew true to its aim and burled nab! ita length l? the great cat's shoulder. But j it had been shot from behind, and Sita- j ram knew he had given neither a mor- ? tal nor a disabling wound. Thc tiger snarled savagely and bounded Into the | darkness, followed by tho second ar row. - Sltaram sorrowfully released the sur viving bullock from the yoke and drove the trembling animal home, leaving tho PlSjr ?nd tackle behind. The night ? closed tn, and should the tiger return to f oed on the carcass of the dead bul lock there would be no chance of ott Wher shot. So a family council was j helder* tho little hut Hana and Hob& after tho fashion of tho Santhal wom en, freely gavo their opinions. It was decided that In tba Sitsn?s s??s?ci go and sock counsel of old lia- I ??S^SBI Sawn, rn? rimal priest who. i served tho temple b* tho great goddcaa 1 Bhowant4' Tao wisdom and sanctity>f Bajand^a La? were renowned throughout tho country, eveft-to the sahibs at Sirbhtth^ They Indeed vehemently suspected him of keeping up tho old Santhal custom of human sacrifico and ronde many in quiries about tho mather, but nothing could be learner* frbm;th> tribesmen beyond hints darkly dropped'nt the market by Santhois whoso tongues had been loosened by excessive drinking Of toddy or rice whisky, but the sight of a white face or a police uuiform was fth.oogh to reduce thom to silence and that protease of stupidity in which, when ho chooses to assume lt,-thonar uv? ot ittuiit, whatever may DO rm tribe or caste, has no equal. Tho holy mau, sitting on his \1e2\s on a tiger skin surcad in the porch of thc temple, listened to the story of the dream, thc loss of thc bullock and the wounding of thc tiger. "I will ask the devi," said the priest, when he had heard all. "But what hast thou. Santhai, to give here for thy life?" "What I have, Babu, la naught,'* said the poor wretch, trembling. "I am but a poor Jangliwaln, and I have lost my best bullock. What can I do with one? Is it not better the tiger should eat my wife and child and me than we per ish of huuger?" "Thou bast a wife and child, San thai," said the priest, "and thou bast a good bow." Then Rajandra Lal Axed his eyes on a little black image over the door of the temple. Ile swayed backward and forward, and his eyes bogan to roll. Then he spoke: "Sou of the Santhai, hear the devi. | The Santhai have forsaken my temple and withheld the sacrifice of blood, which I love. Return, Santhai. Bring thy child to the place of sacrifice. Of fer him on the sacred stone and anoint thy arrows with his blood. With those arrows ?halt thou kill the tiger, and for the beast thou hast lost thou shalt have a better one. Fail in this, and the tiger shall defile thy dwelling and sweep thee and thine from tue face of the land." Sitaram trembled at the command of tho goddess. He laid two or three pice, all tile money he had in the world, on the old priest's tiger skin and sor rowfully made bis way home. He told Mana and Rebi the command of the goddess, and they, too, were very sor rowful, for little Ramcband was thc light of their eyes and the joy of their hearts/ But .where was Ramcband? He bad not been seen either by his mother or his aunt, and they were in great fear lest some evil should have befallen him. Suddenly the child in the midst of the anxious consultation burst into the hut. He bad a tale to tell. Ob, he was quite safe; no evil had happened to him. What, indeed, could happen? He badine bow, nearly a cubit longer than he was high, that bis father had shaped for him. Then the little fellow drew himself up to his full height He could shoot and bit a mark almost as well as his father, though his arrow would not go so far or penetrate so deeply. But then be had his ax and the katas, or knife, Sitaram had bought for bim iu Birbhum. He could defend himself even against the fierce chita. Ee bad been to the field where lay the dead bullock, and the tiger had not re turned to its prey. He had tracked tho tiger throngb the jangal, but had come ; home to report what be had seen. Sitaram and Mann exchanged looks, nnd each mentally vowe*' that little i Ramachand should never, whatever j might happen, fall under the sacrificial knife. The boy was a true Santhai, learned In jangnl craft beyond bis years and destined in time to become a ' comfort and support to his parents. Then they began to consult. There ; could be ho doubt that, since the tiger had not returned during the night or the early morning, he and his mate, or both, would come that very night. Si taram went ont to see the state of af fairs for himself. He found that hia boy had -reported correctly. Hts ene my^ might : be ^expected that; very even* lng.. A low hanging Ifmbj of a great tree, ono ot the outlying sentries of the langai, almost Impended over the spot where the carcass of the bollock lay. On lt Sitaram mnde a sort of perch, a small platform from, which to shoot the enemy. His wife, and his sister, with little Ramcband, had their parte In the drama that, was to be enacted. Armed with sharp little Santhai axes and rude spears for their defense, they jrrere to ile bidden in an adjacent thick et, ready to help at the proper time They carried brass dishes, too, by thc beating of which and their shrill cries the tigers, if there should be more than one, would be confused and frightened I The sen bad hardly set when Sitaran; took possession of his perch. He squat ted there patiently, wrapped in a coarse brown blanket. After all, according tc our European notions, this man seem* a. poor creature thus to perch bimsell on high ont of danger while the womer and tho child remain below without adequate defense. -But lt must bo re membered that everything depended ot his. strength of arm, and hia eye mus' command the whole scene of action The tiger might or might not spring 01 one of thc women or the child, bu they knew tho risk as well as the mai did, and they took IL 'The night waa clear and bright, ant Sitaram watched intently. The BUS pense was almost painful. At lengtl iuzte appeared a long, ghostlike fora Stealing from the sh?! ."er of the tree across the open country toward th carcass of the dead bullock. Almos immediately after came another, sim liar but slightly larger form, draggtnj itself along, Umping and with dlfil culty. Any one who has watched th motions of a pair of cats on a noe turnal thieving expedition will have i lively idea tn miniature of the appeat anco the procession presented. . Sitaram took his bow and two ai rows in. his left hand. With his rlgh bo fixed the notch of a third arrow 01 the string. Then ha took ? steady am careful aim at the neck of the teadlnj tiger Jost behind the head. The bo? String twanged sharply. Tho animi v/u? almost directly under him at tb ?moment. The arrow had pierced th spinal cord. The second tiger etoo still for a moment, sniffing the al Then he uttered an appalling auccei alon of short, sharp yella, tearing u tho ground with his claws. Sadden! thc zt- TT?I? ???ea wita a mighty clattc of brass disnea, vigorously beaten, mit gm: with ehrlSl screech?ngs from tl and ho half turned, presenting his aid to tho hidden enemy in the tree. Ho o fered a fair mark to the skillful arche who drew his bow. with all. h1 strength. Again the string ttvuage* nad ibo arrow pierced tho tiger's sid jost behind the shoulder blade. The animal '.urned and in hiB dy ii agony^-for, aa lt turned out, bia wonn was m?rt?l--he bounded toward tl only enemies ho could see. ti?e tW? w men and the boy. He'waa. received c the point of Rebi'a spear. The hero woman had planted tho butt of b weapon on tho ^ground and firm grasped the shaft with both hands, at she continued to hold lt with un (laue ed resolution, though tho tiger in h ^^^^ neun struggle almost tOlO ncr to pieces with his claws. Sitaram, ax in hand, when lie saw tho tiger charge, dropped from lils perch. But he was too late. His ene my stretched out his great limbs, and as Kehl, failing fainting with loss of blood, let go the shaft of L.r spear and sank on tho ground, tho tiger's great body lay stretched beside her. "This, then," said Sitaram, as he and Mana, after doing all they could to stop thc flow of blood from Kohl's wounds, wero carrying her tenderly to the hut, "Is the Sacrifice the devi wanted-a more worthy sacrifico than tho life of a child. Bajandra Lal shall have no more of my money or goods." "Bajandra Lal is a liar and a cheat," ? sobbed Mana. "If Devi Bhowanl is In deed powerful, she cnn take her own for herself." They made the injured woman as comfortable as they could. There was no means of getting proper care and attendance for her, nut! probably no skill could have saved her. But she was happy, for she thought she had given her life for her sister and her sister's child, and she died rejoicing in tho thought Sitaram had no time to indulge In sorrow. Tho two tigers must be skin ned and their heads cut ott*. They were young animals, and the skins were very fine. Then, nt earliest dawn, he bad to pack his spoils on his remaining bullock and start for Birbhum. When he got there, it was no easy matter, between the trensury peons and the fnhsildar, to get admission to tho col lector sahib. At last ho was Introduc ed, bullock and all, to a gentleman" who was just on the point of mounting his horse. To him Sitaram told his story. "You killed two tiger? last night did you?" cried the collector. "Then you're a lucky fellow to be alive to tell lt. But tell me the whole story." And he sat down on a chair In the veranda to listen. "Your honor's slave shot them with arrows, for ono of them had killed your slave's best bullock the night before," answered Sitaram with many salaams. "Here are the heads and the skins." Then he unrolled the two bundles and spread the skins on the veranda. Then the collector called Karim All, the tahslldar, and directed bim to pay Sltaram 10 rupees for each head, and when the poor jangliwala saw the 20 bright silver pieces counted into his hand he actually trembled. He had never seen so much money In his life. But that was not all, for the sahib had been examining the skins, and he ask ed what Sitaram intended doing with them, and when he heard that they were to be offered to some of the chu?ara, who would probably buy them for a few rupees, he himself at once offered to glvo 20 rupees for them, and, as Sltaram could not go home that night, for the sun was already low, he was told to come to the treasury early In the morning for his money. He did so and was paid. Sitaram became a prosperous man after that He was rich, and old Ba jandra Lai's prophecy was so far veri fied that he soon became the proud possessor of the best pair of plow bul locks In the district Mana and Barn chind.were loaded with silver bangles and anklets, and the little but In the j an gal was soon resplendent with a glittering array of the brazen lotas and dishes with which the prosperous In dian ra lat, when he can afford It loves tb adora' his home. But the temple of Bhowanl gained nothing, though. her priest did net fall tb remind Sltaram of all he owed to the devi. - The truth ls that the Indian aboriginal had had bis faith in and fear of the maligu deities whom his people have ad?ed to the Indian Ian theon weakened till lt had almost ceased to exist. Besides that, In Bir bhum he had listened to the preaching of a Mussulman, who said that the Brahmans were naught and the gods were less, but there was one great God, who had sent his messenger, ono Mo hammed, to declare that before him all men, from the highest Brahman to the lowest outcast, were alike. It was a strange doctrine, and Sltaram half bo lie ved it. At any- rate, lt was a com- j fortable doctrine. In spite of bis skep- j tlcism he prospered exceedingly, and in ! that he was helped not a, little by the j favor of his friend the collector.-Cora- j hill Magasine. Pickaninny. The etymology of the.word "picka ninny" ls discussed by a writer In Tho American Anthropologist who says that its possible derivation was pointed out by Slr Hans Sloane In 1707 in his "History of Jamaica." "Pi gan innes," ea ld Slr Hans, 'is a corruption of peque?os nines, applied to tho black or slave babies of Jamaica.'* TlittTvcd th? Donkey. A woman living in the neighborhood of Hampton-ln-Aden, having gone out fdr a walk one day last winter, accom panied by a little boy and girl, noticed standing In a ditch a woebegone don key, and the little lad, anxious to make Noddy run on so cold a morning, went up and flicked him with a twig. But Neddy stood stock still and never mov ed a peg. The woman, surprised at this, went np to look at the occupant of tho ditch and discovered that tho poor animal had been frozen fast In the mud, so that its Indifference to the boy's whip was Immediately explained. She im mediately returned home and had a man sent to dig the donkey ont Ned dy was removed to tho stable and was thawed effectively by tho application of hot water. Tho countryman who assisted at the remnvin* -e?~~?GS BUjs^nie? inat the woman by discovering the donkey at ?he otowA*.?. ?? a wave, L?4 pre vented the local country foils from witnessing what ls traditionally one of thtv rarest eights-a dead donkey. Billingham (England) Post ?i i i ? ? ? - AD Tndiana man who was io love tritt a yoting woman was unfortunate ly bow-legged. The young woman ob jected to Chat kind of crookedness and refused to marry, bim unless bo straightened np. He resolved to be straightened, because he was bound to have the girl, so he went to a hospital, ?ave tba doctors a contract,.bsd both legs brokon and straightened, came rutan inch taller and got that girl, irbo will now .proceed to keep him straight. A LAWYER'S STORY. nts Experience With n Mean Client and an Honest Mau. James W. Harper, formerly judge lu ? room 2, superior court, ls foud of tell ing a good story on himself of how he received a fee that was entirely unex pected. Ton or 15 years ago Judge Harper kept his office in the Vance block. One day he was consulted by a merchant of this city, who will be known as G. In tho story. Tho mer chant was badly embarrassed, as bc owed about $20,000, and the wholesale houses were pressing him. He came to Attorney Harper for advice. The law yer learned that Cs wife had some I time before come Into possession of I about $1,500, which had hoe' given her by her father. This moue) she bad loaned her husband aud lt was invested in his business. Thc attorney advised ii to secure his wife the first thing, and he did so. "Well, we finally got the matter set tled up," H.lid Judge Harper in telling the story the other day, "aud G. and his wife started lu business again. Thc creditors, of course, were losers to n certain extent, but I felt it my duty to advise thc man to look after his fami ly first I didn't see him for several weeks after the business was settled, and I began to wonder about my fee. I ought to have had at least 9200, I thought. G. didn't come around, and one day I sent him a note, askiug him to call at my office. He came in a day or two, and I asked about my fee, stat ing that I would be willing to square up for $100. I also recalled to his mind that I had performed a legal service for him to the best of my ability and I thought I should be paid. As soon as I finished my speech G. jumped up and started for the door. " T haven't got time to talk about that today,' he snapped as bo went out of tho door. Of course I made up my mind that my fco was not an assured thing, and I let the matter run on for i a few months. Finally one day I met G. on the sidewalk in front of the ! Vance block, and I 'held him up.' I asked him to como to the office, as I wanted to talk to him. He was in clined to bo a little impatient and wanted to know if I couldn't do my talking where I was.. " ?Well, I might, G.,' said I, ?but lt ls possible I might say some things that you would not want thc public to hear.' "I think G. understood that he had better come to the office, and he signi fied his willingness to como with mc. We came up stairs, and ns soon as we got Into the office he drew a piece of paper from bis pocket, and, throwing it down on the table, he remarked, 'Take that or nothing.' "I picked up the piece of paper and saw that it was a note that had been given by a man named B. several years before. It had been outlawed long ago. The principal and interest amount ed to something over $800. I knew Mr. B. and remembered that be bad become bankrupt several years before. I shoved the note In the drawer of my desk as a worthless instrument A week or two later, however, 1 ?yet to thinking about the ' matter and sat down to write B. a note, asking him to call at my office If ho Bhould ?u ji pen to be in my neighborhood. He came within a few dayp, and I showe d bim the note. u"Yea* said' he, *I gave that note, and lt ia perfectly good. Now, I'll say to you that withlt. ten days I'll pay $200 ou .hat note and will settle the remainder by paying $100 or $209 every month/ Of course I WBB amaz ed. I said to B. that I would only ask him to pay $100, but he Insisted that he would pay every dollar of lt Then I suggested that he only pay tho prin cipal. "'No, slr,' he declared. 'I owe the Interest, too, and, since I am making money now, I expect to pay every cent of if "Well, to make a long story short, that man, within a few months, paid off every dollar that the note called for. A abort time after he had finish ed paying the note G. came into my office one day. What do yon think he said to me? He said he had under stood that B. had paid off the note in foll and, since I had only demanded a feo of $100, he supposed I would pay over tiie remainder to him. Did I do It? Net much. I,simply recalled to G.'s mind that he had thrown an ap parently worthless note on my desk with tho suggestion that I 'take that or nothing/ G. scowled and walked out of the office."--Indianapolis Journal. Helped by American Wealth. When money In big piles ls ?mention ed on the other side of the Atlantic, our minds leap to tho Rothschilds and the Barings. Strange, ls it not, that both of these great banking families originated in Germany? Americans Bhould feel particularly close to the Barings, however, Inas much aa tb? money that gave them their big start was the dot of an Amer ican girl, Anne Bingham, eldest daugh ter of United States Senator'Bingham /ot Pennsylvanf a?4he richest man in the country in his day. Among his modest possessions were 2,000,000 acres of vir gin forest In Mslne, for which he paid $250,000. Anne waa married to Alex- ! ander Baring in 1709. Her sister, Ma rla Matilda, tried three hnsbandi, tho ? second being Henry Baring, a brother of Alexander. The first was Count de Tilly and the third the Marquis de Blaise!-New York Press.' Women Int W?ll Street, The average woman speculator, flo cording to the experience of brokers, is About as cautious and, timid a creature as ever ventured Into flWall street at alL an? rrhtz. shs g?c? into ibo mar ket it is tn ten share lots ned with fear and trembling. Pat all tba deals of all the women lo New York together for a year and ins. aggregate would look small alongside bf an ordinary day's business of soma speculators.-Now York Commercial. >-:-. * ? ? . ~? A new postal rule that reeontly went into effect ia that persoos who through carelessness or from other reason, takes mail from tte office that belong to another, and who fail to return this same, are liable to a lino of $500; or ono year's imprison ment. This applies to newspapers* thus taken from the post?nico as well as other mail matter. - The road to heaven is up hill al J tho way to the mao who is trying to I|e4 there without giving. M?kln? a Lawn. Lawnmaklug I? uot so difficult na most persons Bootu to think. You must I beglu right if you would attain a sut- t lafactory degree of success. ^ Tho first thing to do is to grade the c ground evenly. Most persons prefer a t lawn that slopes away from tho house i to road In au almost imperceptible lu- ] cline of surface. Such a lawn is easier { to make than a level ono, becauso any . little departure from a perfectly even . surface will be far less noticeable. To ] secure the necessary slope earth will have to bc filled in near the house if the lot ls a comparatively level one. Wherever there has been an excava tion made for tho house walls or a cellar thero will generally be enough earth near the house to furnish all tho filling needed in making the required slope. Tills soil, which ls almost al ways hard, should be worked over un til it ls ns flue aud mollow ns possible, for a good lawn cannot be made from a soil that ls coarse and lumpy. If thc soil is uot rich, it should bc made so. 1 would advise the uso of bonemeal In liberal quantity in prefer ence to barnyard fertilizer, because it never introduces tho seeds of weeds luto the lawn, ns manure from thc sta bles ls very sure to do. Coarse bone meal in the proportion of a half pound to each square yard will give a soil of ordinary quality strength enough to produce au excellent growth of grass. -New York Times. Early Prayers. A certain guest who was staying nt Hawarden castle asked at what time broula <t would bo served and was told, "Prayers arc at a quarter to 0." The next morning bo went down into the library and fouud Mr. Gladstone working away, with his letters neatly ranged in plies beforo him. "Here is n very interesting pamphlet just received on tho Irish question," said tho host and, passing it to tho guest, went on with bis letters. Soon a servant appeared and told the vis itor that the family was walting for bim at prayers. As Mr. Gladstone did not stir he went alone to the breakfast room and afterward said to the daugh ter of thc house: "I waited, thinking your father i would come." "Oh," said she, "my father was at his prayers long ago! He went to church as usual." - "This morning? Why, there's a foot of snow on the ground!" "That makes no difference to my fa ther." "How far ls it?" "About half a mile." And the old statesman, then at the age of 77, was sitting after his morn ing walk working away at his letters. Youth's Companion._ How One Fox Helped Another. A farmer who lives near Dundee trapped a large red fox and, carrying lt home, placed it in his corncrlb until he could notify his neighbors and have a chase. The next morning the fox was gone. Investigation proved that its mato had assisted the prisoner In making Its escape. The fox had work ed away on the Inside until lt had bit ten a board loose from Its fastenings. This, however, waa not sufficient to permit lt to get out unless the board was lifted up. The board was held up from the outsldor-aa the tooth marks on lt show, until tho prisoner crawled to liberty. Tracks of another fox were seen, and there ls.no doubt that the mate came after tho fox inside, tho crib, had loosened the board ona hi-id it up. This is one of the brightest to? tricks that old hunters bi the neighbor hood have yet encountered.-Cincinnati Enquirer. - ''Charlie, dear," said the young mother,''I've decided on a name for baby. We will oall her Imogen." Papa was loBt in thought for a few minutes. He did not like the nam*, but if he opposed it his wife would baye uer own way. "That's nice," said he presently. "My first sweet heart was named Imogen, and she will take it as a compliment." "We will call her Mary, after my mother," was the stern reply. - An observing dentist says that long, narrow teeth devote vanity; those that are long and projecting indicate a grasping disposition; treaohery is shown by the possession of small, white, separated teeth, and incon stancy is revealed by overlapping teeth. - One never realizos the superior ity of woman so much as when ono sees a bachelor sewing on a but ton without a thimble, pushing '?he needle against the wall to get it half way through, and then pulling it through* the other half by hanging on to it with his teeth. - In China, twelve and one-half miles from the .village of Liou Chek, there is a mountain of alum, which, in addition to being a natural curios ity, is a source of wealth for the in habitants of the country, who dig from it yearly tons of alum. - If two angels were sent down to earth, one to rule sn empire, and the other to sweep a street, they would have no choice in the matter, so long aa God ordered them. So, Gfod in his providence, has oalled you to work ?nnl xor your daily bread; do* it to his glory; - Peacemaker--I wouldn't fight my "good teen. First Combatant He oalled me a . liar, aura. Second Oatnbatant-An* he oalled me a lazy loafer.! "Well, I wouldn't fight over rt difference of opinion. You both may be right." - A Michigan farmer was attacked and painfully injured by a thousand crows. - It is just as easy to look pleasant as it is to wear a long face and look as though yen had dined on crab apples. - Thc meaner a man trios to be tho leos he enjoys it. . - Merited praise is both agreeable and wholesome. Tnlk to Your Horne-. Some man, unkuown to the writer j ?ereof, has given to the world a saying j hat sticks, "Talk to your cow as you j vould to a lady." There ls a world I >f commou sense In lt. There ls more; j here is good sound rellglou lu it. SVhat else ls it but the language of the Bible applied to animals, "A soft an swer turneth away wrath." A pleasant word to a horse in time of trouble has prevented many a disaster where the borse has learned that pleasant words mean a guarantee that danger from punishment ls not imminent. One morning a big, muscular groom said to his employer: "I can't exercise that horse any more. He will bolt and i ruu at anything he sees." The owner, : a small mar. and ill al *hc time, asked that the horse be hooked up. Step ping Into the carriage ho drovo a cou ple of miles and then asked tho groom to station along the road such objects os the horse was afraid of. This was done, aud the horse was driven by them quietly, haek and forth, with loose lines shipping on his back. The whole secret was In a voice that Inspir ed conlldeucc. Tho man had been frightened at everything he saw that he supposetl the horse would fear. Tho fear went to the horse like an electric message. Then came a punishing pull of the lines, with Jerking and the whip. Talk to your horse as to your sweet heart.-Buffalo Horse World. - The more worthless a man is tlu> longer he seems to live. - A true genius imagines that peo ple misuoderstand him. - The man who loved and lost didn't get his presents back. - Every woman that is old enough to get married is old enough not to. - The chronic grumbler always gtumbles when there is nothing to grumble about. - The joys of yesterday are dead, and those of to-morrow are not yet born. - Life's sincerest pleasure is found in doing your duty and doing it well. - Pride makes some people ridicu lous and prevents others from be coming PO. - When you shake thc hand of a candidate sec that there is something in it. - A hungry man usually disregards all rules of table ?tiquette - A Michigan farmer was attacked and painfully injured by a thousand crows. - Flannel cake are probably so called because they clothe tho innci man. - People who never look forward to the future seldom manage to get ahead. - A child sometimes gets on thc wrong traok because of a misplaced s wi tob. - He is the best Christian, not whe talks most of God, but who walks most with God. - It is not only arrogaol, but it ie profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself. - During his lifetime George M. Pullman was considered one of thc finest business men in the country. He left an estate valued at eight mil lions. In five years has grown to fifteen millions under thc management of Robert T. Lincoln. _ A Free Scholarship to Each County. The Carnegie College, a newly in corporated institution at Rogers, Ohio, in order to induce its methods of teach ing by correspondence, will give one Free Scholarship to each County in our State. The Free Scholarship grants to th? student free tuition in the Nor mal and Academic Courses; and also in the Business Courses, including Book keeping and Short-hand. All tho in struction is given by mail at the stu dent's homo. Students making appli cation for Free Scholarship's should write at once to the College and men tion this paper, and also tho County and State. e Careful No woman can be foo careful of ker condition during the period be fore her little ones are born. Neglect or improper treatment then endan gers her life and that of the child. It uss with her whether she shall suffer unnecessarily, or whether the ordeal shall be made comparatively easy. She had better do nothing than do something wrong. MOTHER'S FRIEND fe the one and the only ?r-?-^f?t?s?s ?oat is sate to use. It "is* a liniment that penetrates from the outside. External applications are eternally right. Internal medicines are radi cally wrong. They are more than humbugs-they endanger life. . Mother's Friend helps the muscles to relax and expand naturally-re lievos morning " siokness-removes the cause of nervousness and head ache--prevents hard and. .rising breasts-shortens labor and lessens the pains-and helps the patient to rapid recovery. From a lotter by a Shreveport, La., woman: "I have been using your wonderful remedy, Mother's Friend, for the last two months, and find it just as recommended," Drueelsts sell lt at S1 per bot t Jo. ??iE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, QA. Send for our fra? illustrated book? "Before Baby ia Born." Reduced Rates on the Southern. Tl?e Southern Railway will sell ?ide trip tickets from Charleston, S. C., at rate of one ilrst-class tare for the round trip to St. Augustine, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, La., Meridian, Miss., Birmingham, Ala., Chattanooga, Tenn., Bristol, Tenn., White Sulphur Springs, Va., Washing ton, 1). C., Norfolk, Va., and interme diate points. Tickets will bc sold July 34, HMM), with final limit July 29, 1900. to holders ot return portions of rouud i \ ip tickets sold to Charleston, account, ot Annual Meeting National Education al Association. Such return portions .?? round trip tickets to bo deposited with agents from whom side trip tick ets are purchased. Agents will issue receipts for tickets deposited and upon presentation ot said receipts will return to original purchasers the return por tions of round trip tickets deposited. Persons residing at non-coupon sta tions desiring to avail themselves of these reduced rates and purchase cou pon tickets will bo required to give the agent at their station at least two or three days in advance of the proposed trip in order that ho may be enabled to obtain through tickets, etc. For detailed information applv to any Agent of the Southern Kaihvay or its connections. S. H. HAKUWICK. A. G. P. A.. Atlanta, Ga. - Every man i* either a hero or a coward, but the majority arc never uuveiled. PROF. T R. L?GSTON, ANDERSON, S. C, CURES BY VITAI^ MAGNETISM. ALL danses ot Diseases, acute and chronic, promptly, painlessly and permanently, and without tho use of medicine or surgery. Having just completed A thorough course of instruction, theoretical and clinical in the Science and Art of Healing by Vital Magnetism, (the Weltmer meth od,) I beg leave to offer my services to the elok and alllicted of Anderson and vicinity. I am thoroughly prepared to treat all ciar ses of diseases, especially those- affecting the nervous organism, by this new method. ABSENT TREATMENT. Persona living at remote distances may he successfully treated by this method by what is termed Absent Treatment, by correspondence. All communications whatever, either personal or by letter, will be scrupulous ly treated as confidential. OMices-Thompson Buildiog, Southeast of Public Square. Call on or address PROF. T. R. LANGSTON, Anderson, H. C. I have already a number of flattering testimonials of marvelous cures per formed by me. May lt>, 1900 47 FARM LANDS May just as well bo sold during Spring' and Summer as in Fall and Winter. No need to walt until crops are made and marketed to "look around." We have a large list of well-selected Farms, and likely have just what you want. We are also answering inquiries every day, and if you have Farm Lands to sell we would likely find the purchaser you are looking for. We can, in most cases, easily ad just any questions that may arias with Ireference to rent for the year, or interest on purchase money or date of taking possession, end Uko detail?. In some cases, If early sale is made, we can offer great inducements in releasing rents to purchaser. 128 acre?, near Hones Path, up-to-date condition. Can be bought low now. 108 acres, Fork, bottom price. (40 to 50 acres bottom-good condition.) 100 acres, Fork. 125 acres, Fork. 2500 acres in Oconee. Eleven settle ments. Already surveyed into six tracts. Timber valuable. The above are only a few. FRIERSON <fe SHIRLEY, People's Bank Building, Anderson, 8. C. Winthrop College Scholarships And Entrance Examination. THE Examination for the award ot va cant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will be held at the County Court Hou?d on Friday, July 20th, at 0 a, m. Applicants must not ba lesa than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are va cated after July 20th they will be award ed to those making the highest average at this examination. The cost of attend ance, including board, furnished room, beat, light and washing, ia only 98.50 per month. For further Information and a catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rockhill, S. C. May 23, 1000 48 Notice to Teachers. TBE next rotular examination for Teachers will be held on June 15tn. All those who wish to take the examina tion are urged to be here promptly at 0 ?. m., BO that no time shall be lost in be ginning the work. The Summ r Normal for the County, will begin on June 11th. The teachers In charge will be Professors Thos. C. Wal ton, J. 8. McLucas, and Miss Virginia Brodie. Everv effort will be made to glvo the Teachers who attend practical Instruction -something that will be of value to them in their subsequent work. The State is going to considerable expense in holding these Normals, andi hope the Teachers will avail themselves of thia opportunity to improve their work. The division of work and the daily programs have not been fully arranged. A further notice will appear shortly. I hope all Teachers will arrange to attend this school. Respectfully, R. E. Nicnonsoy. j OTATE OP ROWg CAr.?L?liA, KJ ANOBBSON COUNTY. By B. y. H. Nance, Judge of Probate. Whereas, John C. watkins baa applied to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects of B. D. Dean, deceased. These are therefore to cito and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said B. D. Dean, deceased, to be and ap pear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 8th day of Jnne, 1900, after pub lication hereof, to show cause, If any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 23th day or April, 1900. " - R. Y. H. NANCE, Probate Judas. May 2.1900 > 45_6* . fP?TENTS-iit V ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY EB?CC ' r Notlco in "Inventivo Ago" VNPr . r Book "How to obtain Pe xjnta" S llBpMB ; CSarffa mod?rais; Nof^tlUpj^ti?^^ , ?kicra strictly oonfldentL?. ?ddxtxs, . .