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Silently pertaining the air, whether by
the dusty wayside, resting on the sum-
mts of the eternal hills, adorning the
quiet wales, or clustering in. some cottage
garden, are the dainty flowers, whose
jeweled cups rival the hues of monarch g
gems. There are seen the sapphire's deli
cate tints, the garnet's rich cOloring, the
slumbering fires of the to, iaZ, the royal
amethyst the opal's glow, and the purity
of the pearl. And here and there are seen
the fresh tints of the emerald, encirclins
the earth as with a coronet. The sap
phire's azure CLEANS are reflected from
Elora's fairest treasures to the heavens
above, and in their far-away yastness are
embosomed in the snowy clouds, jewels OF
the purest hue. And as the day-king as
cends the eastern hills, his splendor falls
upon yon dancing fountain, whose wa
tiers leap to catch his golden rays, and
sparkle like the brightest of Golconda's
diamonds. But the beauty of the sp rk-
ling drops is rivalle2 in the hush
of the eventide, when 1.-The moon, the
reaper of the ripened stars, holds out her
silver sickle in the west" and the white
stars. Ike sanity lilies, blossom in the
infinite fields of blue. But the iris-hued
flowers, and dancing waters, and floating
clouds, and sparkling stars, and sllvery
moon. are but few of the jewels which
nature treasures in herecasket. Each day
and hour of our lives are as pearls among
the gems of times; and as we sail upon
the voyage of life, they drift away one By
one, into the mighty ocean of eternity.
Moments, and hours, and days, and
months, and years, make up the diadem
OF Jewels which gid the brow of time.
a 4 Il, 4
themselves into groups, whose hdes be-
token the different seasons. In /. that. fair
group of violet-hued hours, behold our
spring-time; and there, amid the tints of
lilies and royal roses. behold the years.
which jewel Lies summer. By their side
are the years whose hues of amethyst and
gold proclaim its autumn; and last, IN
times jeweled crown, are the years which
CLEAN with the whiteHess of snow-drop.
and pearls, emblematical of the dreary
winter,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

DIR. WALKER TRIED VARIOUS EXTRACTS
from herbs and roots. without benefit. He
noticed, however, that Alcohol, that bane
of the human race, was used in their pre-
paratiOn, and he determined to exclude
the poison entirely from his own practice
30 that the sin of making men drunkards.
while pretending to cure them, should
never lie at his door. The Almighty
blessed his experiments, and in the VINE
GAR BrTTERs he has produced a pure,
notwithstanding agent, which banishes
disease in every form, re.invigOrates the
system, and restores strength to the
feeblest sufferer. There is no part of life's
citadel where the enemy can make a lodg-
ment, that the VINEGAR BITTERs will not
find him. and put him to the rOnt. I'M
purity of blood is the parent of disease :,
the liver, the stomach, the lungs, the
nerves, every vital organis affected prima-
riIy, from this cause, and in this direction
the VINEGAR BrTTERs acts with magical
influence.
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the longest sentence uttered By either I'M
til they reached home. = &c., 4, f.....S
8 They plodded on and on, back over the
sameweary road, snd reached home again in
the evening. They creptinto their houses
and stole away to their rooms without at
traciing attention. John next morning
faucicd he saw his mother throwing her
self upon him and sobhing when he went
down, and his father taking off his cont
and reaching for the blacksnake, but he
was mistaken. His father met him with
his usual = Good morning. and told him
that he'd better hurry up or he'd be late
TO school. John and Jim met on the way
to school. John said, g believe III stand
by the old man for awhile, anyhow. He's
toned down considerable, and / guess he
sees mean business when | get mad. y
Jim replied With choking noise in his
throat, for his legs were still tingiing from
a recent application of Solomon's rod
RasHinoton Republican,.
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CIVIL RIGHTS IN GEORGIA.
A Good story About the Hon. A. n
-s stephens.
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On the upward bound train on the Ma
con and Western division of the Central
Railroad from Griffin, yesterday. were the
Hon. A. Ill. Stephens, Colonel Ciisby, of
the Macon telegraph. and that fine OLD
gentleman. Colonel Cincinnatus PEBBLES,
of this city. As is usual with Stephens,
he took what he thought the secOnd-class
car, so that he could indulge in his pipe
and conversation without offense to any
one. Every thing went pleasant enough,
because nobody thought any thing was
wrong. Pretty soon an old blind negro
man, with his wife, entered the car and
seated themselves. Nothing was thought
Of this proceeding, and the Vice-President,
editor and lawyer were making themselves
as comfortable as the condition of the
road would permit. IL was noticed that
the car in question was of new finish,
handsomely upholstered and very neat.
The surprise of the whole party may be
imagined when the conductor came
along and very plainly told these distin-
guished gentlemen that they must get
out, as that car was provided solely for
color-d people, and white folks were not
permitted TO ride there.
Then the "Great Oommoner and Mr..
Clisby and Colonel PEBBLES looked ct each
other, and then at the conductor. Mr..
CEsby undertook to smile and Colonel
PEBBLES looked confused. Mr.. Stephens.
always equal 20 any emergency, looked
wise at Mr.. Clisby and Colonel PEBBLES,
and, scratching his head, said ''Well,
Chsoy, have lived a long time; have
always endeavored to tote fair with my
ieLow-man; l pay my honest debts. and
love my country, but l never expected
TO witness this scene.-
MI. Chsby replied that God. in his in
scrutaole wisdom and kindness, had per
mitted him TO live out the time allotted 10
most men; that he had successfully con-
Quoted one of the best daily papers in
Georgia for years; that his conscience was
clear and his health good. He had nv
uniform good conduct and urbanity Of
manner, won the respect and esteem of
the entire southwest portion Of the State,
vet, now, at this late day, he was forced
20 leave car because he was not consid-
cred as good as blind niger.
Mr.. Stephens, who had at the first init
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That untiring industry in any given pur-
suit, and an intelligent employment of every
legitimate means for success, gives eminsnce,
is illustrated in the career of Geo. P. Rowell
n Co. In the science of advertising we might
give this house the pre-eminence. With the
newspaper fraternity they have the best
standing in business point of view. To The
interests of advertisers they also devote e
large amount of careful eontrivance.-Aeth-
odist Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pa.
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THE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.-The
Invention Of the Wilson shuttle sewing ma
chine exeris an influence over domestic COM
f 1T uDequaIsd by any invention Of the last
hundred years. As an economical arrange
ment it enables one person to do the work
of ten in superior manner, and with un-
spe@ kably more comfort. Machines VIII be
delivered at any railroad station in this coun-
Nv, free of Transportation charges, If ordered
through the company's Branch house at 6l0
North 4th Street, ST. Louis. They send an
elegant catalogue and chrome circular free
on application. This company want few
more good agents.
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THE GREAT FAMILY MEDIcINE.-Dr. VIII.
hoft's Anti-Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonicl
No case of incurable Chills has yet presented
itself where this scientific and safe medicine
has been employed. No case has been found
SO obstinate as to resist its prompt and mas
terly sction No man has been SO reduced by
malarial influences but with its use has come
up perfectly reconstructed. No pills or pur-
gatiye required with this medicine. WHEE-
LOCK, FINLAY It Co., Proprietors, New Or
leans.
Fop s.Ip nv AN DRrGcIsTs
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Thanks "From the Depths OF tbs
Heart.D ..-

WELLINGTON. Lorain Co., o., Aug. "a, ls74.
DR.. r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y:
Dear Sir-Your medicines, Golden Medi-
cal Discovery, DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
have proved Of the greatest service to me.
Six months ago no one thought that could
possibly live long. had complication OF
diseases .scrofuIa, manifesting itself in
eruptions and great blotches on my head
that made such sores that could not have
my hair combed without causiRg me much
suffering; also causing swollen glands, ton
sils enlarged, enlarged or "thick neck" and
large and numerous boils. / also suffered
from terrible Chronic Catarrh, and In fact
i was SO diseased that life was a burden to
me-. had tried many doctors with no bene-
fit. finally procured one-half dozen bottles
of your Golden Medical Discovery and one
dozen Sage's Catarrh Remedy and com
menced their use. At first was badly dis
coursged, but after taking four bottles Of
the Discovery began to improve, and when
i had taken the remaining i was rel. In
addition to the use of Discovery 1 applied a
solution of Iodine 10 the Goitre, or thick
neck, as you advise In pamphlet wrapping,
and It entirely disappeared. Your Discovery
Is certainly the most wonderful blood medi-
cine ever invented. l thank God and you,
from the depths of my heart, for the great
good 1t has done me.
Very OratefuIIv
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

THERE are several kinds of worms which
trouble horses; the pin-worms Il ointed 81
both ends) are the most common and most
dangerous. Sheriddn's Cdvalry Condition
POWDERS will in 8 few days ej ct the worms
and the horse will begin to thrive.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

FACTORIES and machine shops should not
be allowed to run q day without Johnson's
4nOdyne Liniment. In case Of a sudden
accident. an immediate use Of it may save
weeks Of suffering, and pefhsps 8 limb, or
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

Iryou weuId Enjoy Life use Tnti,s Pills
AM impayt vigor to body and mind.
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WHEN writing 10 advertisers please mention the
w ZANE OF this paper.
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GENERAL BREyTuES,

NEW siiscoveries Of quicksilver and Gin
nabSr are raising the widest excitement
in Contra Costa County, California.
"ScBrEF of Bolicen was the address on
letter which passed through the Afilwau-
kee Post-osfice the other day.
THE Eastern Railroad was fined 500 at
Boston, lately, for obsiructing the road,
by allowing their trains to remain scross
the streets. TA nc ~ eFFaSIl
ACCORDING to the International Regis
ter Of Shipping, l3l sailing vessels and 10
steamships were reported lost during the
month OF March. 1875. ~
HnLsBoRo, n. c., enjoys the remark
able distinction Of not having q single
person named Smith IN It's entire popula-
ton.
The biggest alligator on record in that
vicinity was killed the other day near Port
Gibson, Mass. 1t measured twelve feet
and half in length. -
THERE are eight millions Of German
speaking people in the United States, hav-
ing three hundred newspapers and PERI
odicals in their own language. Esa
A YOUNG. man of the village OF West:
over. Beverley, Canada, was tarned and
feathcred few nights ago for being a
nuisance and refusing 10 work. -
A LAZY fellow once declared in public
company. that he could not find bread for
his family. q Nor L." replied an indus
trisus man; I" am obliged to work for
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03
ScrofuIa, or Kings Evil, Wife

Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled NoeA
Goitre, ScrofnlOus Indanmati0Is, IndO.snt
In6ammatiOns, Mercur..u Affections, Old
Sores, Eruptons Of the Skin, Gore Eyes, &c
In these, as in all other constitutional Dls
eases, WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs LzVl
snJwn their great curative powers in tn
mog- obstinate and iutractnble cases
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Meet sssis p; Painless ODiHm Cure! - 2;
q Eating. p B. Boy Is LSPo ri IN IND B
ADVERTISERS

Who desire to reach country readers can do so 10
the best and cheapest manner by usiug one or more
sections Sf TIE GREAT NEWSPAPER AUXILIARY
Lists. Apply to n. y. PRATT, ~ jackson
Street, Chicago.
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MECHANICAL GENIUS.

I know at least score Of men who,
though intelligent enough in other respects,
do not know how to drive nail in work
manlike manner. AS boys, they were edu-
Gated with view to practicing certain vo-
cations or professions, and mechanical arts
were completely ignored by their unwise
parents or guardians. Now it is essential
to every man-lawyer, preacher, physician,
merchant-to know some of the principles
Of mechanical art, and how to apply them,
for no man leads in industrious life with
out very tciIlucIGy E2aing the use Of such
knowledge. There are certain mechanical
rules that apply to almost every piece OF
work that man attempts to perform, from
the folding of paper to the matching to-
gcther of two boards, aud the bungling
manner in which these things are generally
done, show how little idea men have Of
mechanism. Then, fathers, whether city
men or country men, fit up a workshop for
your boys. A small set Of tools, of the
best material, will not cost much--not
more than ten or twelve dollars at most
and they'll soon retnfn to you thrice their bel
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MAKING MONEY OUT OF PANCAKES.

The Belfast (Me.) Journal tells how an
enterprising is making money there:
cit is not on that article of diet made by
our grandmothers that we are to speak, but
pancake of less digestible nature man.
ufactured at the Belfast shoe factory. No.
thing in tho shape Of leather Is allowed to
20 to waste in that institution. Even the
shavings from the sole leather have their
use, and from them the pancakes are made.
These shavings are placed upon table be-
fore the operatives, who separate and care
fully spread them out within small cast
ing with .paste, in layers, like raisins in a
box - first leather, then paste, and the
whole patted down compactly. When a
cake is completed, it is about one foot in
length, four inches wide, and half an inch
in thickness. They are then laid away to
dry, and in lthree or four days are ready for
use, which is to be cut up into inner heel
lifts. Their manufacture is not a very
pleasant job, as the girls who make them
are up to their elbows in paste. When the
factory first started, this work was given to
Alma House at four cents per cake. She
became so expert that she could easily make
100 perday. Being an enterprising woman,
and seeing money ahead, she closed con-
tract with the proprietors for the sole man
uflcturc, at four cents apiece, and then
hired help. To-day she has an apartment
IF the sale room, and employs six women,
who turn out from 800 to 400 day.
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FRENCH EXPERIMENTS WITH STEEL
M. Ponsard's apparatus for producing
steel direct from the iron ore, as described
in La Met allurgie. appears to be charac-
terized by great simplicity, and, if the &C.
counts of its opera ton be reliable, by Pc
culiar efficiency. 1t consists principally OF
an Arrangement for Transforming the fuel
in series of large chambers, and OF an
apparatus in brick, called the recuperator
Of heat, which receives the flames from the
furnace, and restores the calorlc Ill the
form of hot hair. The compartments OF
the chamber serve successfully for the re-
duction of the ore, for the reactions which
are effec ted, and, finally, for the fusion OF
the whole charge in such a manner that
the separation Of the component parts is
effected by the difference of density These
various phrases Of the operation require
very different temperatures, and the pro-
duction Of these is the special object of the
apparatus. On the side Of the furnace
doors the temperature is only that Of red
heat, while beyond the heat is so great that
the eye is unable to support the intensity
of the glow; this extraordinary heat being
est;m ated in fact at not less than 1852
deprees Fahrenheit. The result obtained
by means Of this process is considered to
demonstrate the possibility of producing
steel direct from the ore, without any Of
the transformations necessary under exist
ing systems.
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CHOICE IN LITERATURE.

It has been truly Observed that as g. mar
may be judged by the company he keeps
50 he may be by the books he reads. Ev-
cry book carries with it its own peculiar
atmosphere, just as does every person, and
it is no more possible for one to take equal
pleasure in all books than it is to enjoy the
society of every person one meets. There
are some authors whom, by a law of selec.
ton that is as commanding as instinct, We
take at once to- cur hearts, and delight In
their panionship. There are others
whom we find it pleasant to read OCCASION
ally, just as we have a good many acquain-
tances who are agreeable, but with whom
intimacy is neither possible nor desirable;
and there are still others whom we would
always pass by on the other side. There is
no one so peculiar in his mental constitu-
tion that he may not by searching find just
the author to sympathize with him; to 60
with him in those trains Of thought and of
feeling that predominant in his mind. Not
only have we authors for our prevailing
moods, but for every varying phase Of SEN
timcnt and thought and aspiration we may,
if we know where to seek it, find an inter-
prefer. The fact that an author is the
fashion is no reason why one should keep
his company if it is found uncongenial.
There are great numbers of people who
think Dickens tedious and have little relish
for Thackeray, yet who are by no means
destitute Of literary culture. To some
Ruskin is severe and harsh in his style,
while others delight in every syllable he
utters Any one who indorses heartily the
morality of the New Testament may be
trusted to read what he enjoys, and rest in
the conviction that this course will educate
him up continually to higher standards.
The fact that we do not enjoy an author is
no reason why we should never read his
works, any more than the fact that we do
not fancy certain individuals should pre-
vent us from availing ourselves Of the
knowledge, useful to US, that they may
possess. AS the bee seeks honey in every
opening flower far and near, 80 should we
gather from near and far whatever may be
Of use to us.
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ANDERSON BRANCH e. BLUE RIDGEDIV'N

Accommodation Train between Bel
ton and Anderson Tri-Weekly, viz
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
No. 9 teave Belton at $50 a. NJ. a; ar
rive Anderson 1890 A. NJ. No. 8 leave
Anderson at 200 P. NJ. arrive at Bel
ton 3 P. NJ. The Trains will run on
Mondays when Court is in session at
Anderson.
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SClEnI

TRANSMISSION OF SOUND THRoUaH Foe.
On December 9, - memorable fog settled
down ON London. l addressed u telegram
to the Trinity House suggesting some
o,,nu,bseryations. With characteristic
promptness came the reply that they would
be made in the afternoon at Blackwan l
went to Greenwich III the hope OF hearing
the guns across the river; but the delay
of the train by the fog rendered my ar
rival too late. Over the river the
fog was very dense, and through 1t
came various sounds of great distinct
ness. The signal bell Of an unseen barge
rang clearly out at intervals, and l could
plainly hear the hammerirg at Cubltss
Town, half mile away, on the opposite
side of the river. No deadening Of the
sound by the fog was apparent.
. Through this fog and various local
noises, Captain Atkins and Mr. Edwards
heard the report of l2-pounder cannon
ade with 1-pound charge distinctly bet
ter than the lS-pounder with a S-pound
charge, and OFFICIALLY clear atmosphere and
all noise absent, On July 3D.
f. -aAaxiousss6 turn to the best aecounts q
phenomenon for which we had waited 30
long, I tried to grapple with the problem by
experiments on small scale. On the 10th
I stationed my assistant with whistle
and an organ pipe on the walk below the
Southeast end of the bridge dividing Hyde
Park from Kensington Gardens. From
the Eastern end of the Surpentine l Lizard
distinctly both the whistle and the pipe,
which produced three hundred and eighty
waves q second. On changing places with
nv assistant, I heard for q time the dis
tinct blast of the whistle only. The deeper
notes of the organ-pire at length reached
me, rising sometimes to great distlnctness'
and sometim es falling to inaudibillty. The
whistle showed the same intermittence as
to period, but in an opposite sense; for
when the whistle was faint, the pipe was
strong, and vice versa. TO obtain the fun
damental note Of the pipe, it had to be
blown gently, and on the whole the whis-
tie proved the most efficient in piercing
the fog .-Professor Tyndall
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ealue in the good accomplished. Where
there is a comfortable workshop supplied
with good tools, the boys are seldom known
to leave it upon leisure days to loaf in tho
streets. If nothing else is given them to
do, they will be manufacturing wind-miIls,
sieds, weather-cocks, hand-carts, ETC., and
every hour thus employed adds to their
skill as workmen. Very soon they viii be
able to make rainy days as profitable as
others, repairing or making very many
important fixtures about the house. We
know boy mechanics who have supplied
their homes with brackets, hower-stands,
step.ladders, and a hundred and one other
things convenient and valuable.
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THE EMPEEss EUGENIE.

An interviewer recently visited the En-
press Eugene for the purpose of learning
something of her ideas concerning the stat
us of Imperialism in France. Her Majesty,
it appears, was slightly indisposed when
the interviewer called. Her Majesty re-
c1ined among pillows, decked with dainty
little white lace cap, with blue ribbons, and
a handsome white dress rich with lace and
and embroidery and tied at the throat with
q blue tie. 4 tiny table held a cup of choc-
olate and silver tray Of bonbons, while
another little table held d dFaught board,
with the men in position, which showed
that she had been playing. Her Majesty,
we are told, smiled on seeing the interview
or, and after talk about the political sit
uation, the interviewer "was permitted to
retire" "on going out" concludes the
writer, "I turned TO take last look of the
beautiful empress, who had carried all
hearts by storm, be they of kings or peas
ants. She lay back there, her rich golden
hair loosely caught under the tiny, coquet-
fish bit of lace and ribbon, the fair fulness
of shoulders and bust half revealed through
the embroidery on her dress, and the tow
er-likc strength of her round, white neck,
made more marked by the blue tie. The
soft. white hands, are as plump and dim
pied rs those of ababy, and her complexion
is still delightfully."- clear and fine. The
profile is clear cut and Of a high cast of
beauty, and her mouth is marvel OF sweet
ness-and sadness, except when she smiles.
She bade me au rcuoir instead of "good-
bye" and some day hope to pass another
hour with the queenlissf queen Of all, the
ex-Empress Of France.