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FROM GUM SULPHUR.


Gus suLrHun Kr., sept. 10, is72
osrv,,p,-denc Interior .Suyaaii
Ny sqjoun in this beautiful little village
has been pleasant beyond conception; copse-
quently, Il behooves me to express my graft
iude in some way, and selecting your valuable
columns, which
Are read and re-resd sith siucere care
Nor priked ny ~ than ''rrecious s'one-'
Of india's mincs - rare
The purest gem that ever heamed,
Has hren With dars earth blent
But the ISrEnioR JVvRSAL is gem RON heaven
To sorrowing mortals sent,
10 light lies buriens We stray
Its tortuous Path dong.
Gum sulphur is situated some 1l9 mile,
from Louisville, on the Jouisville and Nash
vile and Great Southern railroad, in pleas
ant little valley, with Dix river running
through it, centre, IL contains about two hun
dred inhabitants. two zine steam saw mill-,
grist mill, two stores, two blacksmith shops.
one Of the incest churches in Rockcastle
county, and y. Franci-co's lumber yard can
not he surpassed for quantity, quality, etc, by
any lumber dealer in the State.
Two young men Of our town propose start
ing the lighi-ware business soon, such as
matches and tooth picks.
On Sunday last Mr.. @. W. balm, @. W. c.
7. Of |. o. q. T., with quite number Of
members Of Crab Orchard Lodge, and among
the visitors ! recognized the face Of the dcra
Of the INTERIOR JOURNAL, visited our town
aud after an impressive lecture by Mr. balm,
they organized lodge numbering twenty -lour
members, with =. Francisco as W. {. r., he
has requested his friends not to ask him TO
take a drink, nor mention the fuo hoV pia,
bottles.
Two difficulties occurred last week near
this place. One between Mr.. Dan PAYNE and
Mr.. Tom Coon, the latter by making good use
Of his limbs came oil uGhuri, while the former
is reported to have gained the victory. The
other was between Mr.. Smith and some un-
known person, Mr.. Smith was seriously, il not
fatally wounded from an ambush near Broad
head. The supposed l'erson has been arrested.
We have not learned the pariiculin.
Mr.. james Edwards was thrown from lond-
ed log wagon, which passed over him. The
result Is not known. PHOENIX.
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The West End.

II there Is one portion of our county in
which We take greater pride than any other,
il is the West end, in the neighborhood Of
Iiustonviille aud around Millidgeville The
farms are large, the soil rich, and the farmers
enterprisius, Intelligent and thrifty. The hest
butter, the best milk cattle, the finest mules
and horses the hest home made cloth, and the
most hospitabe people, are indigenous" to
the soil around there. 1t makes US e ell good
all over to 60 in among them and partakc of
their large-hearted hospitality. We account
fer these things partly from the fact that 50
many Of them read the INTERIOR JOURNAL.
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FROM CRAB ORCHARD.



Co,g,ypoaassc, fsieror Jorr.aii
Temperance has been the topic here since
Friday last. q. W. balm, n. W. G. T., Of Lex.
ineton, Kentucky. addressed our citizens on
Saturday night Last, converting several ladies
and gentlemen 10 the cause u temperance.
lie l. an orator 81 whom The people ~ Ken
lucky should be proud. In company with
several members Of Crab Orchard I,odge. your
correspondent and Others, he went to Gum
sulphur, four miles distant, on Sunday even.
+ iag-made speech 10 a small audience, or.
ganized Lodge Of twenty-four members. with
=. Francisco a. it, leader, returned to Crab
Orchard, and made speech on Monday night
10 large and attentive audience, after which
the members Of the Lodge met al their hall
AID initiated several persons. am not
member Of the order, but weconre II a. a grand
and glorious cause, deserving the attention and
name Of every thinking woman and man in
the world Such men as g. W. Balm will reap
their reward IN the grand Lodge above.
Could all the widows and orphans in the
world, that have been robbed Of all earthly
happiness, march through the State Of Ken.
lucky, that we might behold them at one time,
would we not all feel like joining the Good
Templars7
Several Of our citizens start tomorrow morn
ing to the Peace Reunion at Louisville, leav-
ing Crab Orchard a dull old town for the next
few days
n,,ly nm, c,s,. h,forc tho ,,ol;co ,.o,.t a., dav
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FROM PULASKI COUNTY.


,.,,,.po.s,.,. I.,,y,., .I,.,..,,
The Pulaski County Agricultural Mcchan.
teal and Stock Association met today. A
lanvc crowd in attendance for the frut DAY.
Weather dry and insufIcrably warm In tho
forenoon bu, in the sf,ern,on a digit storm
came up which cooled the atmosphere and
made IL morn pleasant The show Of stock
was rather small compared to previous eshibi.
ton. Of hi. Association. ,boaeh the stock
was Of the best quality; showing that the pc,,.
plc of this and adjoining counties are wide
awake ON the subicc, Of improyinethcir stock.
and are determined not to he behind the best
-.
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Please Renew.

Those Of our subscribers who end a cross
marx after hcir names arr notified that their
time cxpits with that humber, and are earn
c.,ly rcqu'<cd To renew. We thank many Of
our fri,nts for prompt renewals; aud, - far
none ha,s refused TO continue our paper.
We will h sll case. stop your paper when the
time for 'hich you subscribed expires. There
fore, plea'< authorize u TO continue II you
desire Il 81 in supporting this institution
oar terus are iituriablv ia aduaHcs.
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The Game Laws.

We have heard that some Of our impatient
hunters have already begun the destruction OF
cartridges. he il kgown that the Law forbids
their killing between the third of February
and third Of October, and the fine is pretty
heavy against those who may be guilty of its
violation. We intend 10 see that the Law is
enforced against all whose guilt Is made known
to US. So should every good citizen act. But
few Of these fine birds are even half grown,
and to kill the parents Of the flock at this I'M
timely season, Is. sheer wontonness and bar
barity, and is a wholesale destruction without
profit or pleasure.
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.G isn'nne % Cisaw.-

Nes. give mc a "chaw"-and nine times out
Of ten the beggar will take half the amount Of
your plug" Such ehewen are real dead
bcats and YOU WI soon find them out. When
you hand om yobr twist" or plug" they,
as general thing take about half Of il, and,
taking small quid into their mouth, deposit
the balance in thdr pocket. Beware, there
fore. Of the habitpl tobacno beggar As a
general thing. he ! not only dead beat, 4"
but a regular "spoage," who would, Il he
could. nh.nrh all Of Nnnr snbstance.
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The "COl0rcsl- Fair.

The colored folks begun their annual fair
last Wednesday in Dunn's woodland and con.
tinued three days. Their music was furnished
by colored brass band from Richmond and
was very good, considering all things. We
Lave heard worse music on many occasions,
The show Of stock, so FAR, has been rather
limited, but Of good quality, Good order has
prevailed, and this speaks well for the direc-
tors and officers. Financially, We learn that
they will come out about even. Their pre-
miums were given in greenbacks.
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To Our Correspondents.

Some Of our correspondents occasionally
embrace in their letters highly complimentary
notices Of this, that and the other man or men
Of business, and expect US to publish them.
These matters properly belong to our adver-
Using columns, and should be paid for We
cannot afford to publish such news" gratui-
tously, and our friends who pay for such no
tees would think us partial in our favors were
We 10 do 81
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Kentucky Fairs.

Washington County Fair at Springfield, september,
cath tour days
Owen oouniy Fair at New Liberty, October LIST Eve
days
Davies County Fair at Owensl.oro, October lat
Henderson County Fair at Hendeson, October sth
ave days.
Padueah and McCueken Agricultural and Mechan-
ieal Association Fair at Padueah, October 18th oar
daVs
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FROM PINE HILL.
Piss HiLt, Nv, Sep, ", 1879

Cerespoas,mcs Iaf,rior yeun'aii
somctImc ago We gave YOU m account u the
disappointment q q large congregation which
assembled At Pine IIill church to hear "cal-
leo preacher expostulate on the divine reve.
lntions Of the Gospel. Aud again, there was
another appointment given out for the same
reverend female expounder to preach NJ our
chursh on last Sunday, and although the re-
port was not circulated until very late On sat
urday evening. bright aud early on Sunday
morning the inhabitants from all the surround
ing villages Of Lckskillct, Middle Fork, Scuf-
/ &C., Dogtrot Boxankle, Cave City, Ston,sburp,
Williamsburg, and IIardscrabble, came nocknq
in from all direeiions and appeared very eager
and anxious To obtain a seat in the church, as
Il wa. evident that all could not he accommo-
dated. Al the appointed hour, II o'clock, At.
ter tie preliminary services were gone through
with by the Rev's Mr.. Payne and Ross, the
Rev. Mrs. Hines arose to address the impatient
audience. All ewes and ears we're concentrated
on the preacher, and all appeared very anSi-
Gus 10 hear every word spoken except the In
Vulnerable lot Of Squalling babies and We
have q big lot Of the noisy creatures at church
at every preaching and they kept up such a
tremendous racket, that the trembling female
voice was at first scarcely audible, among the
din Of such di-cordant sounds. We trust the
innocent creatures God bless them will here
after be kept at home, by their mothers, on all
/ .,,,l ,,cc.sioua Ernfn the anucarance of the
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Monticello Fair.

From our special correspondent at Month
cello, We have few notes of the proceeding.
Of the recent fair at that place. We rejoice 10
learn that the fair was grand success and the
show Of stock uneommonly fine and abund.
ant
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Death Bed of Gen. Lee.

A magnificent ~ y ~ inch engraving, represents
n Ing the deathscene Of ten. lee. The family and
friends grouped sorowfully around the old hcru'-
death-hed. The represented Is tOuchngly
bcautiu the sentiment 81 the picture Is sweet anl
the charasiers l-like that everyboly admires u
wherever shown. II l. truly gem Of ART one which
should hang In the parlor of every Southern home.
sent by nail, mounted roller and postpaid, OF the
receipt " ~ cents, or fr 80 cents Address j. e.
W NJ burrows, No. 100, Main street Bristol. Tenn.
Agents wanted local and travelling every where to sell
our popular pictures charts books photographs, Sc
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DgAL BREvITIES.

n. 40 have a frfit shaw mr. nat7
p.,y ,.,r. ,,e on;,. .hnrd,n, ,hou, h.r.
b'. -
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A. p'-h-,..,..-- ii -. ~.
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-. " n''nc' p's%s'a' y ""nu' ,a'
b .'A a." 'a'E. '"'''' '"u III '"'
f--A
o. jones bought The nnhvfnH half Of
us o. an l'in.by his Iaihef. for sls,'Jo-
mot o iuiing his mothers dover
la no-, sensible letter We have received
foT gns-u<erss'fT 'Iirre's your dollar for
'he rFRlpR JOURNAL J. ;. +.
rty W-n.-Gsos has been engaged by the
aerw Prs.hyterian church here 70 preach
ON two Sundays in each month.
sus present i--ue lacks In news al al
v-~-1-<rNprrAatsi.su--khe ah-snrs ~
~ Ne co-worksr, Mr.. =. J. Campbell.
Y reeve, to learn that Rev. Charles Tay-
I,-nf the NJ L. Chnrch. South. viii not Ia.
6Yn he church at Stanford this wear.
A. .,.sli.,, .,r.,, s,.,v tbo.c who have
,irve laden wagon, up Church street to the
~ Mrsrs Pcndleton aud Barnett were
CONTRACTOR.
Az. No., ,h,, ,ho.., ,,ho.o hu.;ne.. I, 1.
y, -. ,,,,o,,. Az. 49,. n ~. IA n,nk
49,. Ui,.-s 60, n,i.,n,, a, al
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InIllenre Yield.

M. j Il. Russell, sho resides near High
land in this county AZ he gathered from one
Tree ~ the Tulpehockp apple, one hundred
and Eve bushels. ThiA Is certainly good
--many apples lie gaF US few specimens
Of h-also Of the Norhem sw, and Belle
flower We have said Ill the time tina, this
Hill country, II set In orchards Of all our ma
tive fruits, would make the people there
great deal Of money,
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4 Pine Beginning.

Oui Femsle COLLEGE, under the control Of
Profc, sor Trt.heart and lady, opened on Mon
DAY li.t with sixty odd pupils, aud the pros
poet =. that The school will number about
ninety vithina few weeks Ii l. thought that
there viii b. abolt twenty-five boarding
scholar. during the Fall and Winter This l.
the tight road 10 success. Send them all In.
rhorc /, room for i0y beanden.
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Reports from rab Orchard are to the effect
tina, the town is looking up considerably, after
a long SEASON Of dullness II is the finest nstu-
raj location for town in the county. The
ground is level for miles around and the nu-
merous line medical springs around II in ev.
cry direction, gives il decided advantage
over any other locality in this section Of the
Stale.
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Lancaster IIOssse.

We invite attention to the card OF thu house
in another column. Our old friend 4. Carson,
formerly. Of Stanford, bat more recently Of
Nicholasville, has leased tfor a term o. years,
and he and his excellent wife, cannot be sur
passed in catering to guests. When you go TO
Lancaster, call on them and judge for your
selves.
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An EIODensenl.

Mr.. Perry Owens, Son of Maj. W. n. ow-
ems, and Mis- Lizzie Porch, youngest daughter
Of FL. Porch, Esq, Of Somerset, eloped from
that place on Sunday evening last for Tenes-
see To unite their d,~tinies. They were at
tended by Mr. Ephriam Hays and Miss Lucy
Owens, and Mr.. WIN, Perkins and Mis- Lire
Porch, Sr. They fed while no man pursued. "
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL.
ERIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1872
NOTICE.

Those n our advertiser. who desire change.
mplc In iscir advertisements, must hand in
efy on Monday morning next
Ah cuimuni aiioas, cithcr u an ciitariai or bust
ness thsrfgi 2, should h. aidfisssl o. HILTON a
lANfhtil boa a. siaufird Ky.
Al mnuisf fenhtei o. tW alverti.iru, suisrripton
lf Inn VOL must D. seui In cherks, pst-fhce uauey
oriei ~ etFfa' ~ ~ul h. ~ the parties oss rsk.
isues 'r's 4 our ,uthurise aeent NJ Hustanvlle 10
tqnia0l ~ Job Work, Al serisne attend ~ suh-rip-
uons, 1ui fu'eive al monies ~ the sane.
ora kaENrst
- cwi. fugon1nei ' n Mclean. Crab Orchard,
W g. 'unii -umernti =. ~ Hryaut, Gum sulphur,
J. 4 ZOO e. FINE nilii D. n Drlds, shelby city
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sunday school Lecture.

II, 7. Harris having been invited by some
Of the teachers, will deliver a lecture to the
Sunday school at Monroe Smiths school house
next Lords day, at II O'Clock, A. NJ. All the
people in the neighborhood are invited to at
tend. LAFAYETTE MOORE.
Superintendent.
September 18th, 1872.
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70. II. Little, ESQ.

This gentleman, who is the Elector for this
District, addressed good audience in the
courthouse here on last court day. Mr. Lit
tie is quito young, bat is we'll posted on poli,-
iealsssse,r IA and makes an excellent speech
T.u.,s (ho heard him were highly pleas
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WANTS.

We ~ i1.ert uniier this bod short advertisements
HI wits tyr line, esch Insertion none admitted
uudgf IIfee unss more than ten. Try uuncoi
w IN ND o. I'll ~ acres of,lani, with impr.,~-
w IDnts, IN tle.iar cfcek. NeN lnx -hnu.e " sfer
sol uupcr ans address u, l.. stephenson. sianfari
hraiurky 2O-1m
WAs rEp-A rogl colofci cook washer aud ironer,
W o. smai hmily. Apply ~ this afhae. N
AZ ANrEn4To scli on Reasonable terms. q g,ud
w iruuie -siei ruckaway. Arply toB HWaiets,
iauf SER afef 2t-ti
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George ID. Wearen.

One If the most energetic aud enterprising
,o,l.l business men of our town is Geo. ID.
N,1rcn, whose new advertisement appears in
our issue this week. lie believes in printers
ink, and knows H. value from experience.
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The new signs over the Farmers National
Bank-Ander-on'. drug store, and Asher Ows.
ley's new grocery store, arr handsomely exc
eutcd. Nothing adds more to the appearance
Of a business house than nice sign.
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Fine Corn.

Mr., Reuben Williams brought into our office
six ears Of corn which measured in the aggre-
gate six feet in length, and on the ears there
were 6,4So grains. This corn was grown on
his Hays farm in this county.
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Severance a Miller.

These gentlemen, whose new advertisement
lppegStSsy, have one Of the most complete
and ~ ls-orted stocks Of fall aud winter goods
in tha market, and their motto Of quick sales
aud .siall profits" will insure heavy sales.
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A GenlIe klAOMer

Fell on "Wednesday night, the first Of the
Fall season. We hope To have an abundance
Of rain, as farmers Oush, 10 be plowing for
wheat sowing.
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sober.

The intense heat Of Monday last sent every
body away from town duly sober. The fact i
II was two hot to drink anything bat iee-water,
and too sultr, to eat anything but water-mel-
ona
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Thanks.

To our young friend J. II. G., Of the Trade
Palace store, we return thanks for . handsome
Persian silk handkerchief They have SPLEEN
did stock Of new goods Call on them.
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A FlourfsI,ing school.

We learn that our people in the neighbor-
hood west Of IIustonville few miles, have
aourishing school which is being taught by an
accomplished lady from Georgia.
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LINCOLN CIRCUIT COURT.

S s2ssx g as ssnsAnhp;NEFT' Petition E.p,rte
HVHE PETITIONERS JOHN q. SCAR
- gent and Susan Sargent having filed
their petition in the Clerks Office Of the Lin
cola Circuit Court in vacation, praying that
Susan Sargent be empowered by judgment Of
said court to use, enjoy, sell and convey for
her own benefit any property she may own or
acquire, free from the claims or debts Of hes
husband John q. Sargent, and to make con-
tracts, sue and be sued as a feme sole and trade
in her own name, and dispose of her property
by will or deed or otherwise, it is therefore
ordered by the undersigned clerk Of said court
that this notice Of said petition and it, objects
be published in the 1ITERIoR JOURNAL, a
newspaper published in the town Of Stanford,
two weekly insertions not less than ten DAYS
before the next October term Of said court.
WITSE~s, w. III. Miller, Clerk Of said court
this 9TH day Of September, 1872.
w. II. MILLER, c. l.. &C.
A copy-Att.:
W. ii. MILLER, C. Lee, 27-2t
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STOCK ITEMS.


COURT DAY AT STANFORD.
Col. VIM. Carpenter makes the following
report:
IL head good cattle, 81 rs per cwt.; good
2-year old steer, S32; one yoke common oxen
$50 so; good COW and cali, $50; l fine thor.
ough1red bull, So; pair good Swear old
steers 81 90 per cwt.; head good butchers
stuff 81 rs per cwt.; common COW, S26 O5
Icommon calves, IS 25 per head; 9 l-year old
steers, extra. S3i per head; broke mule, Sl3j
| l,year old mule, S95; second-rate mule
colt Sal IS. The feeling in stock is better
than it has been for some time. Bidding wa.
lively on good stock. Mule colts are held al
from 5000 IS, per head.
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE
Greenup Jones, administrator Of Alexander
Adams, deceased, sold on Monday last in town,
at public sale, all the personal effects of de-
cedent, consisting in part of household furni-
ture, books, etc.
Hog are selling at &c per cwt., for feeding
purposes.
The shipment Of stock at the Paris stock
pens for the past week ending Aug. 81, are as
follows; "a car iosds OF cattle; do. sheep;
do. hogs; do. hores; total, rs.
Fat cattle range in price from 4lc(s51c per
cwt. =.
weaned mule this season show much bet
ter average qualify than for some years past.
j. Murphy, e this county, sold a 2-year
mule the other day for $500.
Rove Stewart sod 8 sucking mules for
1925, being an average Of sios 80 per head.
Us Murphy sold a lot of stock hogs at &c
deliyerable l5b of September
Mr.. J. p. Ingram, of Wayne county, boughl
at the Monticello Fair last week, Of Mr.. Cab
bell, Of Green county, a yearling colt, by 1
grandson Of old Lexington for sl00 He ex
hihited il at the Somerset Fair in the sweep
stake ring against jos. Kennedy's Denmark
and W. II. Bohon's Denmark, and bore off III,
blue ribbon amid the cheers of the crowd
This is certainly most promising colt,
Reuben. Williams sold his bay harness hors,
last Monday, for sl75, to Mr.. Doty, of Gar
rard county, who has been in our market fol
some days, buying up drove for shipment
South. lie has paid from 500 to 5000 pei
head.
Between four and FIVE hundred head Of cat
tie on the market; prices about as usual, from
/ 90 TO Be; all sold Between two and three hun.
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The above quotations bacon and other produce sre
retail prices. small Discount Is made by merchants
from the above figures when taken in exchange for
merchandise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-12

CHINESE ARITHMETIC.-A corresp1n-
dent of the London Athanmum says the
Chinese have most ingenious method of
reckoning by the aid Of the fingers per-
forming all tho operations Of addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division, with
numbers from one up to a hundred thous-
aud. Every finger of the left hand repre-
sents nine figures, rs follows: The little
finger represents units, tho ring finger
tens; the middle finger hundreds; tho
fore finger thousands; the thumb tens Of
thousands. When the three joints of each
finger are touched from the palm toward
the tip, they coun. one, two, and three of
each of the denominations as above named.
Four, five aud six are counted ON the back
Of the finger joints in the same way; sew
en-, eight and nine are counted on the right
side of the joints from the palm to the tip.
The fore finger of the right hand is used as
the pointer. Thus, 1884 would he indicated
by first touching the joint of the fore lin
GER next the hand ON the inside; next
the middle joint of the middle finger ON
the inside noNt the end Joint of the ring
finger on the inside, aud finally, the Joint
Of the little finger next the hand on the
outside. The reader will he able to make
further examples for himself. Tho writer
alluded to asserts that the correctness of
Chinese computation thus performed is
prOyerbial.