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Warmers Fire -Extinguisher.

f1i'}f @hVt, fSSpcclbUio ftssttt tbSf-i
abHpg goitlzen Of Baker streets rode
home IN an express wagon tho other
IPay, having hand fire extiuguisher
ind tho driver for Company.
'What's that tAiag21 asked bis wifo
in contemptuous tones as she opened
the hall door
iBfWbatisrthat2 Why, that's a fro,
extFinigulsRPer exiting the best Nhing you ever
p"w; Fio&FSat Faa to lASye got ,5o one 'ss,q year
JACOB, yoa + arc always making
fool of yourself she continued, as sho
shut the door. Every, patent right
man gets;around you as cat lays for
o mouse
Does, he? Ifyou know anything
'at!all, you, know that every store and
office in Detroit has one Of those.-
They have savedlots Of buildings, and
may savo ours
You throw it ut the fire don't your
she asked in sarcastic tones.
Ho carried it up stairs into closet
without replying, and she followed
and asked:
Docs it shoot fire out?'
IF you don't know anything, lll
learn you somethingl 1t is, full of
chemicals; you strike on this knob on
top and she's all ready TO open this
faucet and play on tho fire?
She grlnned as she walked around
it, and finally asked:
DO you got horse to draw it
aroundP -
/ No, l don't get a horse.to draw it
around You sec these straps? Well,
L buck up, put my arms through thom,
and hero it is on my back
4 soc it 49, she sneered.
'And can't l run to any part of the
house wit it!' he demanded. SEQ
seo--Y
And he entered along the hall, into
the bedrooms and out, and was turn
ing the head of tho stairs whom his
foot caught in the carpet Ho throw
up his arms and she grabbed at
him, and both rolled down stairs. He
yolled and she yelled. Sometimes ho
was ahead, and then she took the
lead, and ncithor of them had passed
under tho String whom the extin-
guisher, humping and jamming, bo.
gan to shoot off its charge of chcm>
icals.
You Old she started to say
whom stream from tho hose struck
her between the Dyes, and she didn't
fnish.
'What in-o-u~c-h?' roarod Mr..
Warner, as he got dose in one of his
ears.
They brought tup in a heap at the
bottom of tho stairs, tho stream play
ing into the parlor, against tho hall
door, and up stairs by turns and sho
grasped:
Tll have you sent to fool asy-
lnmP
who's a toolp he roarcd, dane.
ing around with his eyes full Of chem
icals.
Pm faintingP she squeakcd.
'And Ivc brokon my backp ho
shouted.
1t was a sad house when those two
highly respectable old pooplo got
50 that they could uso their eyes and
discuss matters calmly. And she
doubled up hor fist and hoarsely ro~
piled:
take that Investigator, or distin>
or whatevor you call it, back
down town and tell everybody that
you arc lunatlcr
And he said:
'DummiJi 1 know moro !han ~
Eour fnD,iIt--.-t~ ~ ~
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FINAL SETTLEMENT
CNlOnists, E1nigTants and
III Jss,,
TravcIcrs Westward.

For map circulars rsscondcnscd time tables
and general infofmation in regard to trans-
por:"!!on facilities to all points in Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado,
Kansas, Texas, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah and
California, apply to or address albert B.
NRENN, General Emgrant Agent, Unice No.
II. |. Nmball House, Atlanta, GA.
No one should go West without first get
ting in communication with Che General
Emigrant Agent, and become informed MS to
superior advantages, cheap and quick trans
portation of families, household goods, stock,
and farming implements generally.
All information chccrfuly given
w. L. DANLEY,
n"3 Gm tH &. =. s. Il. A.
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Greenville & Columbia r r.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,

Passenger trains run daily. Sundays except
ed, connecting with night trains on South
Carolina Railroad up and down. On and aft.
er Monday, Deccmber l3, the following will
be the Schedule:
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BALTIMORE
EVE and EAHg TnStitufe.

No. 90 FRANKLIN ST.. BALTIMORE, MD.
JULIAN ]. CHISOLM, NJ. D. Prof of Eye and
Ear diseases in the University of Mary
land, Surgeon in charge.
This Institution is thoroughly organized
and fitted up with every convenience for the
treatment of Eye and Ear Diseases.
BeS" For further information, apply to the
above.
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CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CAsEs.-The
otber day, while Vicksburger was
riding toward Jackson in his buggy,
ho saw long haired young man sit.
ting on q road side fence' There was
such an air of utter desolation about
the countryman that tho Vicksburgor
drew reins and inquired:
"For Gods sake, what ails you,
young MANI?
Nothing, for Gods sako!" was the
meek reply.
"But is any ono deadv'
"Haint heard of anybody but old
Mathews, and he won't off two months
ago"
care you sick?"
81 fool kinder bad"
"Well you look bad In fact, you
are the worst looking young man
I've seon since the close of the war"
"I was all right till month ago.,
said tho young man looking still moro
solemn.
"What happened then?'
"Woman went back on mel"
"Did, oh? Were you engsgedl'
"pd hung around there for year
or SO, and we'd huggcd and loved and
hooked fingers. If that isn't being
engaged then 1 Gon'i know"
"And sho backed out?"
"Yes."
"Woll I've boon through myself. [
had woman go back on mo in that
way three months ago, and didn't lose
bit of soep over it"
"You didn't"
"No, Sir"
But then, sighed the young man,
as he hitchod along on tho rail- tho
woman you loved didn't own sixteen
mules, and have clcan hundred bales
of cotton to soIl"-Vioksburs Her.
aid.
They wore husband and wife, and ms
they stood before tho Soldiers monu-
mont she asked:
What's that figgcr on top?'
That's goddess he answ cred.
And what's goddess?'
I. "a woman who holds hcr tongue
he replied.
Sho looked sideways at him and
began planning to mako a peach pic
with the pits in it for the benefit of
his sore tooth.
Pay mo that six and eight pence
you owe me, Mr.. Mulroonoy,' said q
village attorney. For whatY For
the opinion you had of me- Faith.
never had any opinion of you in ali
my lite?
Preserve eggs by quick dipping
in boiling water, and packing in fresh
salt, small end down.
1t was observed OF a deceased law
yer that he left but few effects: to
Xh nj, 10 a.
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AN OUTFIT FREE.

NJ Il want some one in every county to,
old and originate o. D. IInusc.' Large oarI,
wages. Splendid chance in every neighbor-
hoo! tor the right person Of either sex, young
Or OLD. Samples, free aud post paid Sonts
Tor IT at once and make money at your homes.
Address, Ii. j. HALL s. CO. 6 n. Howard
Street, Daisimore, IA
Oct2I, 1873 8 3m
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Euo the buck wheat cake griddlo.
w'sh hall a turnip, to make the cakes
come Oft nicely. This is better than
fat.
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Connect at Aston with Trains on the
Sparanburg and Union Railroad connect at
Columbia with Night Trains on the South Car
olina Railroad up and down; also with Traino
going North and South on the Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta and the Wilmington, CO..
ABBEVILLE BRANCH
Tram leave Abbcvillc at o 9l5am., connect
ing with Down Train from Greenvile. Lear
Cokcsbury at 2.l5p m, connecting with u
Train from Columbia. Accommodation Trnin.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Lcayt
Cokesbury at ll.l5 M, or on the arrival c.
the Down Train from Greenvillc. Leaves Ab
hoviiie at o'clock p. m, connecting with CE
Train from Columbia.
ANDERSON BRANCH AND TLUE RIDGE
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PAY mo that six and eight pence
you owe me, Mr.. Mulrooney,' said a
village attorney. For what? For
the opinion you had of mo- Faith.
never had any opinion OF you in ali
my litep
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Preserve eggs by quick dipping
III boiling water, and packing in fresh
salt, small end down.
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1t was observed OF a deceased law
yer that ne left but fow effects; to
which lady remarked that "he had
but lew causes"
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CONFEDERATE
Livery anl Sale Stables.

Parties desiring to hire conveyance to
Pickons Court House, Table Rock and other
points, can be accommodated at my Stables,
at all hours of the day and night. Pur-
chasers can also be supplied with Good Stock
at rcasonableprices.
RsS~ Regular Mail Line TO Pickens Court
house daily, Sundays excepted.)
RICHEY g. WYATT.
Easley Station, S. O., Aug, 9, 1875.
ne40-ly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-29
How Hunks Went to Ireland.

They were all sitting around the
stove at the grocery store, and Hunks,
who had been q sailor, relating his
adventures:
Were you ever in Ireland, Mr..
Hunks ?" asked Judge Pitman.
Never but once" replied Hunks /;
"and then l vent there under very
extraordinary circumstances. You
see We was OIL a voyage from Liver
pool to New York, and just as we
was getting out of sight of Irish
land the men they mutineered and
seized the ship. l was second mate.
They killed the captain and first
mate, and they knocked me in the
head. Then jest ont of cussedness,
| 'spose, they stuffed me into a beef
barrel, headed the cask up and hove
me overheard. dunno how long |
was insensible, but howsomdever,
when / come to l found myself in
the bar'l and the bar'l layin' on the
shore apparently, for it didn't roll
any. / tried to kick out, but | was
so weak | couldn't. But | felt for
the bung, and busted it, SOS to get
some fresh air. Directly | felt some
thin kind o. ticklin' my nose. |
thought it was a fly I; as l knocked at
it, and ketched one end of q straw.
| gave the straw a jerk, and / heard
somethin' knock again the bar'l and
a voice exclaim:
Gosh"
Then / knowed there was a fel-
Ter outside tryin' to suck somethin'
out of the bar'l with a straw. Di-
rectly he stuck another straw in and
| gave it q harder ferk, and jammed
his nose again the bar'l tollably live
ly; and | heard him say:
"MuniGcent Moses, but that's
queer"
"But he put the straw through the
bung hole the third time, be was so
eager for Ticker, and the way |
bounced that nose of his'n again the
side of the barl was simply unbu-
man. Then be jumped back and says
he:
BE the sowl of st. Pathrick if
that don't bate Bonagher! What's
in van bar'l anyhow?
with that be gave the head a
kick and it caved in. ! crawled out
and looked kinder solemn at him. /
said for a bit of fun
II don't know much about your
manners here; but it seems to ne
you might be more civil than that to
a man in his own housed
run! Well he jes legged it; and
| heard afterwards that he wen up
town y%ellin' that the devil bad come
ashore in a bar'l. But / jes went to
Queenstown, shipped for home on q
brig, and quit. And that how | got
to Ireland.
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Consumption OF Coffee Tn the Us

Few people have even an approx
mate idea Of the magnitude of the
coffee trade of the U. S. or of the
world. The American consumption
of Brazil alone, during 1874, was
1913, 751 tons, or an average of 8,646
tons q month. This, says the Butte-
tin, is the largest consumption Of Bra
iii coffee in the u. 5. ever known,
except that Of 1870, when los, 500
tons were consumed. The trade is
now on a very firm footing, and the
consumption steadily inereases-es-
pecially in the Z. s., where it is
about one-fourth of that of the en-
tire world, and more than any one
country on the globe. As far as in
creased consumption is concerned,
England shows only a moderate an
nual increase since :he commence
ment Of this century. The main
source Of supply is Brazil. Java,
Ceylon, and the West Indies also fur
nish a considerable quantity. Trade
since 1920 has shown remarkable
progress. The value of the coffee
crop, according to an Amsterdam au-
thority, purchased from first hands,
is Sl25,0 00. 600.
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diamond. ON cnfIare.,.

The remembrance Of Saratoga q;
| am about to leave it viii always be
a sparkling one. Whenever | think
of this little village, with its three
monster hotels and their thousands
of happy ands gay visitors, tie daz;
zle and glitter of a million diamonds
will naturally flash before my eyes.
1t was laughable to think of the
heartrending cry of hard times" in
all the newspapers and in every
body's mouth, and to follow the blaz-
ing procession Of diamonds down
the Congress Hall piazza. If they
were pebbles they could scarcely be
more abundant. Here is one, you
see, the size OF a small windew-pane.
1t ornaments the neck efaA little
school girl of sixteen Do you see
those little girls Of SIX a. seven
frolicking in the draw iagroom, up
setting the chairs and chasing each
other up and down the costly velvet
carpet? They all wear diamonds.
There are people here who say it is
bad taste to spoil the sweet Innocence
of children by such snowy pamper-
ing OF vanity but i suppose they
are laughed at. The very next thing
out will no doubt be diamond ear
rings, rings, aud necklaces for new
born pulpy infants. m
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-29
Novel Cure for Love.

A new and amusing cure for love
has lately been found effective in a
fashionable Partisan faubourg. The
son of a wealthy nobleman became
enamored Of his fathers concierge,
door porter, aud determined to
marry. The a~ristocratic papa op
posed, but moved at last by the des-
pair Of his son gave his consent, with
the prCT.sO that the smitten youth
should go to sea for twelve months
before the marriage. Shortly after
his departure, the father, who had
previously observed an embonpoint
in the young intended, took her under
his especial charge, gave her the
most sGcculent food and wines, for
babe her to take exercise as unbe-
coming in his future daughter, and
in fact, Stalled her to such an extent
that when the engaged swain return
ed from his years voyage, he was
Mortified to fad, instead of the slen-
der, elegant girl he left, an immensely
fat woman, as big as two Albions
rolled into one. OF curse the ruse
was successful, and the unfortunate
victim Of good cheer has been pen
stoned of.
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Wild Beast Ta.acrs.

10 q review of Frost's book on
"Circus Life and Circus Celebrities
the Pail Hall Gazette says:
Menageries form also an attractive
part Of some travelling shows, and
the tanners of wild beasts are promi-
nent among circus celebrities. Van
Amhurg, in answer to a question put
by the Duke of Wellington, said that
if he ever felt afraid he should retire
from the wild beast line" The
greatest number OF lions in this coun-
try were bred in cages, are more
readily tanned than those purchased
in a wild state. It'll IS said that the
Sangers own a lion which is so tame
that it is now allowed TO roam at
large in their house like a cat. Lion
tanners must be strictly sober men.
| Macomb, one Of the most daring of
the fraternity, never drank any bev-
erage stronger than coffee. Many
stories of his exploits are told by
showmen. One of the finest tigers
ever imported into this country, and
said to be the identical beast that es.
capped from Jamrach's possession and
killed a boy before it was r%ecaptured,
was purchased By Manders and
placed in a cage with another tiger.
The two beasts soon began to fight,
and were engaged in a furious con-
lict, when Macomo entered the cage,
armed with only a whip, and attemp-
ted to separate them. Both the
tigers Immediately turned their fury
upon him, and severely lacerated him
with their sharp claws, but, covered
with blood as he was, be continued
to belabor them with the whip until
they cowed before him, aud knew
him for their master" Like Van
Amburg and Crockett, Macomo died
a natural death. Mccarthy, the sue
cessor of Macomo, was less fortunate.
He was of Incorporate habits, and
often turned his back upon the ami
mails, though cautioned not to do so.
He died a horrible death at Bolton,
az some of our read ers may remem-
Der. The exhibition Of wild animals
is rarely very profitable, SO great are
the expense and risk but it appears
that the animals will sometimes rem
der their keepers essential service
when in pecuniary difficulties. a
sheriff's officer was one day about to
arrest a debtor, when the man ran
under an elephants belly and took
mp a safe position on the other side.
The officer trying to go behind, was
prevented by a sudden movement of
the elephants headquarters be then
tried to dive under the animal, but
the beast gave him a slap with his
trunk. an have you if | wait here
all day" said be, as be drew back
hastily. "You had better not wait
till / ~unfasten this chain" said the
elephant keeper pretending to do
what he threatened upon which the
officer moved of, and the man es-
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Pepnyreyai and Potash.

The Scientific AmericdR says thai
if mosquitoes or other bloodsuckers
infest u sleeping rooms at night,
we uncork a bottle of the oil of pen.
nyroyal, these animals will leave in
great haste, nor will they return Sc
long as the air of the room is loaded
with TIE fumes of that aromatic
herb. If rats enter the cella:, a little
powdered potash, thrown in their
holes or mixed with meal and scat.
tered in their runways, never fails to
drive them away. Cayenne pepper
will keep the buttery and storeroom
free from ants and cockroacbes. II
a mouse make an entrance into any
part of your dwelling, saturate a rag
with cayenne, in solution, and stuff
it into the hole, which can then be
repaired with either wood or mortar.
No rat or mouse will eat that rag for
the purpose of opening communics.
ton with a depot of supplies.
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Selection OF Grass

Those who write on agricultural
grasses do not seem to appreciate the
influence which different localities
have on different species. Some one
in Maine perhaps finds great profit
in a ceatein grass and this gets re-
ported in the papers of his vicinity.
Straightway the case is referred to
by speakers and writers everywhere,
who wonder why everyone does not
20 and do likewise. For the past
year or so there has been much OF
this character said about the orchard
grass. Some one in the great cheese
district Of New York asserted that
he cuts bis orchard grass fields four
times a year, and that there is an
average growth of two feet each cut
ting. We see this continually quot
ed and commented on in every part
of our country ; and we have no
doubt but that hundreds Of bushels
Of orchard-grass seed have been sold
this year on the strength Of just such
ste tements as this. We do not say
that four mowings Of two feet each
time never occurred, but we feel safe
in saying that if it did, it must have
been a remarkable case and M
which very few will be able to re-
peat. Certainly in this part of the
world no Que ever got more than half
Of this from orchard-grass. 1t is
very early and on this account is
valuable for early pastures. 1t gets
a good start before the trees come in
to leaf, and for this is valuable for
Orchards" or other places where
trees are grown. But it is not valu-
able in any place where the summers
are dry or hot.
Again, we have repeated recon-
mendations of red top; or, as it is
called in those places where it is not
hiqEly appreciated, bent-grass. In
hieg nortEs,n regions it is agood grass
especially where the soil is rather
heavy, but in such soils as generally
prevail in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland, and most of the middle
States, it does not compare with
timothy. But timothy likes to be dry
and warm. Indeed it rarely begins
to grow till the warm weather comes
in, and those in our northern agri-
cultural districts that depended on it.
would find their n~eigbbors with red
top, as a general thing, beat them
"all hollow
Herein also has been the trouble
the south. They read our pa
pers, note what grasses yield the
premium crops; sow largely, and fail.
Then comes the story that grasses
will not grow in the south; and it is
rue of grasses; but as we have
'ecently noted, if only the right kind
5 selected there is hardly a spot on
,ur great country where grass will
lot grow.
All that is necessary to be remeT-
.ered is that grass-the grasses-is
very fastidious. Its tastes are local.
What is good for one region, is no
guide TO the best for another. And
this should be remembered not only
by those who are actually expert
menting with grasses in new coun-
tries, but by those of us who are
readers of the wonderful re-
suit said to be had from certain kinds
in other localities.
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Congress Then and Nov.

/ entered Congress fifteen years
ago, says Senator Conkling. From
then till now my opportunity for
seeing both before aud behind the
scenes has been improved with dill
gence, and nothing is more certain
than the change for the better 10 the
executive departments in both wings
of the capitol and in the Supreme
Courts. In 1859 q large proportion
of the members Of the House Of Rep
resentatives went habitually armed
with deadly weapons. Drinking to
excess vas surprisingly common.-
Large numbers in both houses were
often, long before evening, unit to do
business. Liquor wasakept, as far
as | know. in every committee room
in the capitol-book cases doing du-
ty as side boards. Gambling aud
other designations were very common
among public men, and vice and de-
bsuchery were the topics of loud
aud unclean jest. Venal lobbying
was too paipable and prevalent to be
overlooked, and on all sides Lax prac-
tees prevailed which now would he
scarcely credited. All this is chang
ed for the better in all respects. Lii
quor is not tolerated in the capitol.
Formerly every cabinet officer, and
many others, rode in a public car
riage as a matter-ofcourse; now ev-
cry cabinet officer, who merely al
lows the old custom to go on, finds
himself trumpeted through the world
as . great offender. George Wash
when President, rode with
six horses, and with outriders. -
When he wished to use horses be
ordered them from the war depart
ment. at the public expense. and the
outriders also.
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The other Sunday q Detroit minis
ter preached q sermon on the sin o.
white lies and evasions, and be fet-
tered himself that his congregation
took every word to heart. Next day
be made a call on one of bis parish
toner's, and as be mounted the frs. step
be heard one of the boys call out:
MA. ma. the preachers coming
here"
Great lands,p be heard her shout +,
"and my hair down, and I've got this
old dress on! Run to the door, Bill,
and tell him | went to Crosse Isle on
a church excursion"
"oh, no, | hate to-" replied the
boy.
"Go-go quick-hurry up, or I'll
tan you till you can't raise a foot"
she urged and the lad went to the
door and discouraged the preacher
from making the call.
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Nackey's Dinner Bucket.

The Eureka New Sentinel says
Some years ago John Mackey, of the
firm Of Mackey & Fair, and an equal
partner with Flood & O'Brien, OF
San Francisco, used to carry bis
bucket and work in the lowest levels
for four dollars per day. By q for
tunate streak of luck in stock vent.
ures be suddenly acquired a healthy
bank account. 1t was about thi:
time that he did something in the
way of stock transaction to displeast
Sharon, who was then manager of the
Bank of California Agency in Vir'
ginia City, Sharon became very
much exercised over the affair, and
in the course of a wordy alteration
which ensued impertinently said to
Mackey, IL will make it my business
to see that you resume the packing
OF your dinner bucket at four dol
lars per day" At all events, this
is the way the story went at the
time. Now John Mackey is the
richest man on the Pacific coast,
while Sharon, by the failure of the
Bank of California, must be serious
ly crippled, if not, indeed, embarrass.
ed beyond recovery. And it may be
that that very identical and i'll advis'
ed threat had much to do with bring
ing on the present calamity.