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HORSES and MULES.

HAML.JIN; ms 4 CO. will be =, in anderson th;,
large number Of excellent Horses and
Mules. which will be sold cheap. Don't
buy before seeing their stock.
Ian 90 1881 2S
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Senator Conkling telegrnphed the Hon.
Thos. G. Platt, Republican caucus nomi.
nee in the New York Legislature for
United States Senator: II congratulate
tho Republican party and the State of
New York on the choice OF Senator
who never apologized for being stalwart
Republican" A stalwart is defined by
the Augusta Chronicle and Gnstit,aion.
alist as 20 Republican who hates Hayes,
laughs at civil service reform, sticks to
the machine, obeys Conkling's whip.l lash,
advocates third term sc7 Grant and
damns tho Mormons." This would be
good time for some friend to congratulate
the Republican party in general and Mr.
Conkling in particular upon the fac. that
old e1-Gov. Sprague did not use his shot
gun on certain memorable occasion.
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Notice to Creditors.

V WILL be prepared on the first day of
l. March next to pay dividend TO the
ors willing to take under the assignment
will present their claims, properly atteated.
to the undersigned on that day at Anderson
G. H., b. c., at 2 o'clock p. M, at Sherif's
office. J. n. SUTHERLAND,
Assignee A. r. Campbell & Co.
Jan 20 1881 %
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The old and well-known house of
E. w. Marshall & Co., of Charleston, has
ausnsnded, with heavy liabilities.
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Mortgagee's Sale.

pY virtue of the power contained in
LID Mortgage executed by Elias Terrell to
John r. Cochran, l will sell at Anderson
G. H, on Saleday in February next, the
Lot ut Liberty Hitl, known as No. 7, con.
tanning one acre.
Terms cash-purchaser to pay for papers
JOSEPH N. BROWN,
Assignee.
Jan 49, 1851 81 la
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NOTICE.

II hereby forbid any ono hiring or con.
Il tracing in any way with Charlie Rob.
,rts, he being under age. ANY one doing
so will be dealt with as the law provides.
BOMAN ROBERTS, Guardian.
ian % 1881 % 9
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NEVADA.

The Joint Assembly has elected John
G. Fair, the bonanza king, United States
Senator to succeed Sharon. Fair ia q
Democrat, and it is to bo hoped will be
present in the Senate oftener than Sharon
has during his term.
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The Joint Assembly elected Con. John
f. Miller to represent California 10 the
United States Senate. He 10 o Repub-
lican.
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Transfer in the Tunnel.

"Oh, no." she replied, with smile so entranc-
ing.
When he ventured to ask if the seat were en-
gagged.
That the hurry and worry Of business commo-
Were, for the time being, entirely assuaged
Oh, that chin with its dimple and wonderful
curving.
And marvellous fairness, he'd ne'er seen its
MATCH
And twas greatly enhanced by bit of court
plaster
His innocence thought was concealing a
scratch!
At first, as was natural. they talked of the
weather.
HI hot and how sultry the day that had
passed,
Then spoke of the last snowy wedding Of fash
ion,
How enormous the fortune the groom had
amaSsed.
The next thing in order, of course. was the tun-
mel,
With the darkness of Egypt-whatever that
And the little black patch, when they merged
into daylight
Had changed its position from her chin to his.
Lizzie B. KQ([itl0
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The Mad King Of AhySSipiS.

From 'Col. Gordon in Central Africa"
The King is rapidly growing mad He cuts OF
the Roses OF those who takcsnuff. and the lips of
those who smoke. The other day man went TO
salute Ras Alouia. In saluting him. his tobacco
box dropped out. Ras Aloula struck him with
his sword. and mis- people finished him. The king
is hated more tEan Theodore was Cruel TO
degree. he does not. however. take life He
cnts of the feet and hands of people who offend
him. He puts out their eyes by pouring, hot tai
low into tneir ears. Several came 10 ne TO tell
me this. | demonstrated with the king against
his edict forcing men to become CHRISTIANS from
MuSsunan. He said they wished it. | also
demonstrated about the tobacco cdict, but IL
was of no use. No one can travel without
the kings order, if he is a foreigner. You can
buy nothing without the kings order: no one
VIII shelter you without his order.-in fact.
no more complete de>potism could exist. Ii
cannot last; for the king will go on from one
madness to another. Orders were given that no
one was TO approach ne, nor was l to speak
TO any. The officer who conducted me To
the KING, the second i'm command to Aloula.
met his uncle and cousin in chains.
and burst not ask why they were chained. TIE
KING is man of some 45 years. a sour. ILL
favored looking being. He never looks ven in
the face. but when you look away he glares at
you Ike tiger. He never smiles; his look,
always changing. rs one OF thorough suspicion
Hated and hating al, 1 can imagine
no more unhappy man. Avaricious above
all his people, who do not lack this
quality. his idea OF free port is that ilects of
steamers will arrive from the powers of Europe
with presents for him. TO which he will reply by
sending letter with the Lion seal. saying You
are my brother. my mother. etc. How are you:"
You know i have seen many peoples
but never met with a more fierce savage set
tnan these. The peasantry are good enough.
The king says he can beat united Europe except
Russia. All the great men do not want a war
with Egypt, and the king fears it when sober
for he drinks to excess at night He talks like
the Old Testament. tie is of the stricteSt
sect of the PhariseeS-drunk overnight AT
dawn he is up reading the Psalms. He never
would miss prayer-meeting. and would
have Bible as big as portmanteau. if he were
In England. No women are allowed within 800
yards OF his palace,-his hut. should say He
Is furious al my opening his letter to the khe-
dive. L know, and indeed knew that | was
rash in provoking him while i'm his power; but |
leant on the verse, The hearts of kings are in
the hands of the Lord; as the rivers of water.
He turneth them as He willeth" Ismail. the
eX-khedye, knew the king well. He said to me:
Never go near him; it is perfectly.useless." lie
has one legitimate son, Ras Arya Salain. and one
iiiegitimate. Two sons of Theodore are with
him. Poor Alamayeu! l am very sorry that he
Is dead. His name was known in all the land.
and the people thought that our government
would send him here
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CUTTING A BOYS HAIR
The Plan Adopted by ~. QUAD with Distin-
guishcd Success
Detroit Free Press.


There is 40 Use in fOoling around about t.
When boys hair has become long and bleached,
and scraggy, and full of buIrs and feathers it il
time TO cut it. and the inevitable must be faced
The boy doesn't want it cut. of course No one
ever had a speaking acquaintance with a boy
who thought the time had arrived when he could
part with enough hair to stuff sofa pillow.
They must be coerced and kind words aud broad
promises are thrown away. Coercion Is the only
method.
l let my boys run about so long and then,
when / get spare half day. play barber.
There is no appeal from my decision. When I
come out flat-iooted carry my point or die try
ing. young man. you can get ready TO have
Your hair. cut" Next week." No sir
now!' with a buzZ-saw:" ''Yes. if the shears
won't do t.' Wont You draw bood5" II
bring in 'nuff wood and coal TO last all winter,
and won't ash for a light when l go 70 bed"
Come out here and make readyH
/ never take any chances on boy. have an
old chair bolted TO the floor and then bolt the
boy to the chair. fix him So he can move
neither hand nor foot, put soft gag in his
mouth to prevent a neghborhood alarm. and
begin work. The first step toward cutting
Boys hair is to put in ten minutes of hard work
with a curry comb. Iii he hasn't been running
loose over two or three years this tool viii
be found sufficient to rake out The snaris
buttons and articles previously meItioncd
A basket is placed behind the chair for them
TO drop into, and they can I've decorated with
fancy pictures aud made to serve as parlor orna-
ments. When a boys hair is ready for the
shears brace your feet and shear away. Shear
front, back, top and side without reference to
lines or angles the object il to remove hair.
There is no use of any conversation, not even
when the shears find piece Of iron and refuse
tOcut it. The boy wouldn't know how il got there
II you asked him. He has had his head i'm closets,
cellars, garrets, barns, fence corners, barrels,
boxes, and all sorts of hooks. and such extra at
tachments are no surprise to him.
No one should be less than half an hour rob
bling an average boy Of his capillary substance.
Any attempt to hurry the job win result in
overlooking lot of sflingle nails, the missing
screw driver or something which may
damage his Sunday hat. My average IL thirty
five minutes. and have only two minutes LEFT
after being able to see that he has scalp. &c
then takes an additional ten minutes to look
him over and identify him as the same hoy 4
began on. His neck sas grown longer, the size
of his ears increased. and the whole shape Of
his head is altered. When | feel sure that IL Ia
NV boy. and not the son OF some neighbor who
has skulked in on me. brush him of with an
old broom. crack his head three or four times.
draw the bolts and remove the gag and thea
hold the door open for him to shoot into the
back yard. am loving father on all else but
when cut boys hair I'm q stern old Roman
Of the first water.
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Shrinkage and Swellage.


81 tell you, sab, dis partnership bizness am
powful resky," said the old man as he nibbled a
green onion at the Central Market Las month
1 went into partnership wild Cesar White in de
peanut bizness. He furnished de rooster an I
bought de peanuts, an We was to whack up on
profits. Dat Caesar am a bad man. an doan' Won
fOrgt it. If hadn't bin on de watch fur him
I'd bin cleaned out sky-high. What sort of a
game dye spose he tried to play on me?"
No one could guess. and. finishing the rest of
his onion. the old man continued:
We'll, sab. when We come to roas' dem pea
nuts dat Caesar wanted me to believe dat de
shlinkage oilsot all my sheer in de bizness. an
ne ordered me to get away from dat rooster an
go home"
And you went to law?"
NO, sah got an insprashun bout dat time
an poured de whole bushel into barrel O.
water. In five minits dem peanuts had swelled
all my capital back an gin me a six shilln
claim on de rooster besides. an de way Caesar
gin me three dollars to dissolve partnership an
git out beat any boss race you eber saw.''
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MIGRATION OF RATs.-There was regular
stampede of rats from this village July III. at
night Tracks were noticed Tuesday morning
every residence into the road. There seemed 10
be two professions, which moved down Chapel st.
The rats from the residences formed Id process
sion on their own side OF the street and kept
on down to the turn q the road In font
Of Henry Chace's, where the procession On the
tan side Of the street kept on toward Lyndon
Center. and that on the east side went toward
Lyndon Mia Numerous tracks were observed
in the streets of Lyndonville the same morning,
but whether there was an emigration or an i'm
village it was general leaving. We have often
heard of q stampede Of rats, but newer before
had ocular proof OF it.-LS~don (Vt) Union.
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1x BED WyTn 4 RATTI-usxAKR.-M B1flloR.
ton, Iowa, Nm. Howard, now visiting e -
South Oak street, WAS awakened lat fuoD1ny
night b. strange sensation abo1t her allk1o&
9 u sonothing ms twisting around and 49,
ing them. Making sudden spring ffon -
and c1ing for heap, she diseOvegoe 6at - ~
sliled With much diflcuity, ana Esasnsd ~
stretched out at full length, So feet
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From the Chicago Inter-0eean.
II was a terrific gale at sea- An ofYcious -
senger attempted TO assist the captain and waD
angrily o. iered of the deck.
But want 30 help you, captain" he sai0-
precious nves."
sSrhen 20 down In the hold and pray tin H.
tb quits nappin', replied the Captain
This story applies to those who were cese1ol>
zing the surgeons u The Preeodeat's bedside.
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Talking Birds.

From the Leisure -Four.
Parrots, starlings and jackdaws are not the
only birds that 'talk." Birds not possessed of
native power Of melody are usually gifted with
very varied abilities of articulation. hooded
crow. for Instance, can produce an astonishing
variety of complex noises from his throat. and
his talents only lack cultivation to enable him
TO give utterance to words; but his natural IAN
guage is the very reverse of melOdious. and can
not In any sense be considered as a song /
have known hooded crow to say " Papa With
great correctness. and what is more remarkable
he invariably applied the name to its proper
0wner-nOt the noodles papa but his masters
The starting talks very roughly indeed to his
fellows but he is one of the best mimics we
nave, initiating the notes Of other birds, and
even the human voice, with great accuracy.
MagpieS also can be taught to artieulate with a
tolerabie degree Of accuracy. The hooking bird.
zoo. 80 well known in some parts of the United
States, has no natural melody of his own but
ne contrives to copy in most faithful manner
the songs of nearly all his feathered neighbors.
Cautiously enough the only cases have known
OF talking canaries have occurred in the west of
England, but am not able to draw any conclu-
sion OF value from that circumstance. 1t may be
mere coincidence or there may possibly be
certain family of canaries settled in the west
country, whose peculiar gift it is to initiate
with fair amount Of accuracy, the various into
nations of the human voice A canary which
was owned by a lady in WestOn-super-Mare was
accustomed to hear its mistress. an invalid. say,
GU conclusion of its song, "Oh. beauty, beauty!
Sing that again." These words the bird picked
up, and was soon able to repeat, but its educa-
ton made no further progress, and no additional
words We're acquired The short sentence was
never uttered save after a brilliant burst of
song.
IT is wholly incorrect to suppose that no mean
ing is ever attached by talking birds to such
words or short sentences as they may be able to
pronounce. The well-known case of the Edn-
burg parrot, whose singular accomplishments
have already been noticed in more than one
periodical, has settled this question once and
forever. So far was this clever bird above
.'mere parrot talk" that he rarely spoke word
which had not direct relation to surrounding
objects or events. A strange dog introduced
into the room was greeted with loud cries Of
s'Put him outl Put him out! I'm SO fright
ened!" Clergymen attending his numerous
levees were politely requested to .'Gie DOT the
Psalm" and, as this by itself would SAVIOR sOne-
what q habituM irTsveEence On Polls part, It ID
only fair TO add that he was very pasficuiaf q
meal times in telling the assembled family b
s'Say grace ilrstl"
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When You Can Strip the Bark from Tree.

notion prevails among tree men that if on
the longest day of the year. June 81, the bark
OF tree is entirely peeled off no injury will be
done 10 the tree, but that q new bark will imme-
diately grow thereon gentleman in one of
the central counties of the state having on his
premises an old and worthless apple tree which
he had intended to cut down, determined to try
the experiment, although he had little faith that
the tree would live Accordingly, on the 2lst of
June he stripped the bark entirely of and to his
surprise the leaves of the tree even did not wilt,
but grew right along, and the tree is now grow
ing a fine new bark. 1t is explained that about
that time In June the sap of the tree does not
lie immediately next to tho bark, but is confined
In delicate inner bark that forms. Thus peel
ing the bark off at the time does not deprive the
tree OF the sap.-Elnsira Free Press.
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SIGNIFICANT movement is going on in Eng
land to promotethe e::!gration of young women
whose chances for happy and useful lives at
home are small The excess of tie female popu-
lation, On an average Of decennial cehsuses. has
been computed at half a million, and a large pro-
portion OF this excess would be welcomed in the
English colonies The Echo points out that the
chief obstacle to such deportation exists in the
Discrimination of English women to emigrate.
Their home ties are stronger than these of men,
they are not so animated by the spirit of sd-
venture, and they do not SO easily yield to the
inspiration Of new fortunes and new surround
ings. The Echo adds: ssTfis is q circumstance,
however, which tells in two ways-t may pre-
vent the best development of colonial life and
civilization, and it may leave at home the ele-
ments Of pauperized community. Il Ii, there
FORE good doctrine to teach. that there exist
within the realm Of England, regions Wide and
fertile In which the social balance may be re-
dressed, and where Independence may be SUBJ
sfitHted for pauperism. There Is, of course, q
sweet, pathetic sentiment in Lady DufIeriii's
song, supposed to be sung nom . stlle by an In
tending omigfant, but upon the whole, even the
most r0mantiC Of home lowers might do bottsf
to prefer Independence In colony TO pais6Uffsra
6 home -suPposing the sUorkheus6 6 me6n
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the poor young lawyer could not bear He
turned on his heel and walked away, grinding
some rescntful thought under the sole of bis big
boot.
Persis scarcely noted that he went. Some
time hence. when years Of experience should
soften her harsh judgments, She would learn to
appreciate lump OF genuine gold, even though
half buried in quartz; not yet.
Was it a pleasant dance Mr.. Warner?" said
she, playing with the delicate fan she had lust
rescued from the clumsy clasp of Mr.. Zelie
lndiiferently so, Miss Persis. With another
lady might mention as partner it would have
been impossible to say how charming
Persis blushed, agreeably to expect at;on. Mr..
Warner like to play with those bushes: it was
delightful to call them up at his bidding such
bright. shy things that even the odious crutch
was forgotten or gloriiied in their rosy light.
80, In spite of my neglect YOU were not left
to play the wall-tiOwer." continued he taking a
seat beside her and boldly possessing himself Of
her little hand. -
No not wall-fower, repeated she. tim,dly.
half Withdrawing her hand, half yielding it to
sit seems to me, Persis, that young lawyer
hoyers about you very persistently."
There was the slightest touch OF pioue in Mr..
warmers tone, and 1t thrilled the simple heart
HE is a worthy young man. mamma saws.
and l must like him, replied she with . ress.
| surfing SMILE '.He does not smoke cirsrs lie
the beasts that perish, /" added she In her quaint
| way.
Mr.. Warner offered . correction ssMan IA the
only animal that smokes" said he, with q wise
smile; for he never understood Pefsis when she
talked playfully. Mr.. Zelie had the ADVANTAGE
Of him.
"He il tremendous worker, that Zelie; began
at the foot Of the ladder and Ia steadily climb
ing up Forgive me, Persis, but seeing how he
presumes upon your old child friendship, have
sometimes feared"
s0h, Stanley"
The frank, guileless eyes which looked up in
| In honest surprise at the. unspoken suggestion
/ Of attachment fsF another, how could Mr.. War
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Was that going to take away the terror and the
agony? Was there length and breadth and depth
enough in his love to atone for all this? How
could he let her suffer so? All, there was the
vised her; but then he certainly had not opposed
the undertaking. He had let her see clearly that
he should be gratified if she had the fOrttude to
bear it, And why? Because then he could
claim a graceful BRIDE" Not wounded
dove" Not a woman who faltered in her gait,
but one who walked among other women as
their peer.
And this was the way beloved her! The man
for whom she had already to sacrifice SO much!
Persis could not sleep.
Her soii! kept up tco much light
Under her eyes for the night.
Next morning she knocked betimes at her
mothers door,
"What is it, my daughter ?"
when does the early train leave, mamma?
think will go home"
why, Persis, this is the day"
ION which have come to my senses"
what do you mean, child? wish could
hope you had given up this mad scheme; but
suppose that is past praying for"
NO, mamma, have given it up; and that is
| who is willing to let me suffer-"
| her arms.
:Bless you, my own little Persis," said she
ing for Boston fell of like mask. - -
sis rapidly. "Ihlways knew It, but trying to
think It was not 80. The man marry must net
be like that. He must be as kind and tender 10
| me as you are, mother"
| This was ell the psor little girl could saw
cimging last to the one dear friend whose love
had never failed her. The brave spirit y Iieh
had been ready for physical sunBfiag had not vet
braced itself against this new ana wofye trial.
To live. and live without Stanley! The thought
seemed to blacken the whole fnfnrA With ftS
/ ab0mination Of deeolatiUn.
i Stanley" said she, ~ they met IN the par.
l0f, .Im going home to-day.
"Going homel repeated he IN astonanhmont,
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large washing establishments adopt the same
plan For iaces cambrics and lawns an extra
quantity OF tne powder IL used and for crino-
lines requiring To be made stiff Strope solntion
u necessary Berax being neutral salt does
MOI LII tiie siih'cst degree injure the texture of
the hfen It's effect is to soften the hardest
water.
CASES FOR KNITTING NEEDLEs.-Cut from
cloth or velvet three pieces about eiobteen
lncheS long anu TWO inches wide, shape theends
TO point. bind these all round with ribbon IN
match. and sew them up from the bottom of the
case rs Tar as the side is straight Fasten a liz
tie brass or steel ring Just inside each noint at
the top. 81 a. to project little beyond If and
through this put ribbon or q cord to match 4
similar ease. rather smaller could be made for
crochet hooks Ask for the little rpps at .
fancy store or hardware shop A pretty cas-
for steel knitting needles could be made a,
crimson felt which will keep the needles brirht
II Is firm and strong and very nice to work
Cut piece eighteen inches long, ten inche:
wide; turn oyer piece at the left hand five auG
q half inches; this makes the part in the eas1
for the four divisions for the needles At tn,
right hand fold over piece Of four inches: thi
forms a flap TO go over the ends the needles
Make these two parts Of six and three-quarte
inches wide, cutting out the upper corners Tn,
middle part which makes the nap to go eve
when the case is folded, 10 rounded at tn
corners. The case Is first worked all round witt
buttonhole stitch, done with crimson knittin.
sllk to match the felt; then work the rope stitci
all round close under the buttonhole stitch
Work the divisions for the needles In doobl
father stitch Sew the sides together with IN
sllk, end fasten the divisions down the feathe
6eitot to the back with small stitches. Their
- four divisions for the needles, upon whic
1aTk the numbers "a, Is, IS, IL, with gold silk
Inside the loose right-hand flap sew small
ring, or o large eye will do, and to this tie
ga1Re with piece Of crimson silk braid. WheI
the case Is folded In half 1t Is 81 inches wide,
win hold about seventy knitting -th
short ones, Of coarse.-G Y. Tribune.