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Tho ChinGpOS.

In our Journey from Sayang in Yum
nan TO BhamO in Burmah, we became
acquainted with race of mountainccrs
who are called Kachecn by the Bur
mese, but who call themselves Chingp0s.
they are small, delicate people, whose
brghtly-beaming eyes contrast strongly
with their reserved behavior. The faces Of
the men as we'll rs of the women can not
be called unhandsomc. The head is
oval and well-shaped, the eyes are hori-
zontal, the nose is strong and strairht,
the ruddy lips are finely cut, and the
teeth are blackcned with bctcl-juice.
All the hard work among the Kachccn
Is done by the women and girls, who
are up in the morning at their house.
hold duties while the men are still in
bed.
The woman does not venture to raise
her eyes when she speaks with her hus-
band or her employer. She has no con-
Germ about the business or enterprises
that he Is engaged in, but considers eve
rythlng good and unuucstionablo that
ne orders; and the sub Of the
women goes to the extent that the death
OF one IS lamented as n pecuniary loss,
because the laboring force is diminished
by It, aud family that has several
Az AoL CIauO lCtlSOn COnSlUClCU
rich. The women are all the time at
work. cutting down trees, splitting
wood and bringing it to the house, cut,
ting roads through the thickcts, driving
the cattle to pasture, cleaning the house,
getting the meals, and weaving cloth.
The Slen perform no manual labor, or,
at most, will once in while 90 out into
the field and show tho women in q
rough way how the tillago ought to be
done: Their principal business is to
visit their neighbors, to drink Shcru "a
sweet drink made from rice), and smoke
opium. Only in case of pressing need
will they take their mules and their
women and go to Bhamo and get loads
OF goods to take to China. Marriages
among the lower classes are mere busi-
ness affairs, in which the dowry and
physical strength of the bride arc the
hrst considerations. Among the higher
classes weddings are regarded as i'm
Portant events, and are distinguished !
by particular usages and ceremonies.-
L1eut: @. Kreitler, IN Popular Science
M01ltbLv
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Shadows Of MatrfmOnY.

Ling John Herm, young Chinaman
of Boston, made love acceptably to Kate
Englehardt, while visiting Philadelphia,
and they were married. Although she
was young and pretty girl of good
character, tho Mongol failed to appre-
clate his prize, and whipped her brutully
befor" week had elapsed, besides spite
fully cutting up her clothes. They were
separated
A thrifty young farmer living near
Crlttenden, Ky, is now thirty years old,
and was first married August %, 1872.
Since that time he has buried two wives
and is now living with the third, having
been widower twenty one months. He
is now the father Of eleven Children
eight boys and three girls. Ho has two
pair of twin boys.
The marriage of Timothy Haley, aged
soventy-fivc, to girl of seventeen was
not expected by the people of Brook
vile, Ky, to prove n happy one; yet
they are surprised by the separation that
has taken place, as it was brought about
by the old man instead of the bride. He
is convinced, he says, that she married
hlm solely for bis money; and she gives
color to his charge by suing him for one
third of his $4,000.
MISS bourne cloped with her lover at
Whitehall, N. Y, but on the condition
that, immediately after the marriage
ceremony, she should be allowed to 90
back home, and tell her mother. Her
idea was that the maternal objection TO
the young man could be overcome Ivy
argument as soon as sho was his wife.
But the plan miscarried. The mother
had SO much the best of the discussion
that the bride was convinced, instead Of
convincing, and when the bridegroom
came for her next day, she informed
him that she desired never to get eyes
on him again. She even put on boys
clothes, and escaped, while he was
Watching the house, SO thorough was her
change of purpose.
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Hoy Indians Farm.

A gentleman just up from Stand
ing Rock Agency, in answer to an
inquiry as to how the reds were pro-
crossing in the peaceful ways of
grangering, smiled and said their man.
ner was odd. Every year they seem to
know less about how to farm. This is
attributed to the fact that they are learn
ing tho ways Of the whites too rapidly.
They begin to understand that as soon
rs they con grow crops their rations will
DO cut off, ard hence their growing igno-
rance of agriculture. If they are given
bushel of beans to plant, they will eat
mne-tenths OF the amount and plant one
tenth, and the one tenth will be dumped
in three or four holes in the ground.
Last spring they were given five bushels
OF onion seeds. They couldn't eat them,
and consequently planted the entire five
bushels on piece of ground fifty by
one hundred feet. The y were too lazy
to prepare % larger patch besides it
would have been contrary to their policy
OF maintaining the ration system. When
the onions came up il was curious
sight to SEQ the young stinkers crowd
each other. The whole dry. naked sur
faco of the ground was raised up on top
OF the sprouting plants. 1t is our in
fOrmant's opinion that the present gen
Grafton of Injuns will not make success
tul angers.--BiSnarck Tribune
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Orange Insects.

When dish Of oranges is seen on the
table for dessert, the TACT is hardly re-
allied that in al probability their sur
face is the habitat of an insect of the
CocG1s family. This tiny creature is
found on the orange skin in every stage
OF transformation, from the egg to the
perfect insect, during the winter
months, instead Of remaining dormant
IN the cold weather, rs is the case with
most OF the insect tribe. 1t would hard
ly be possible to find ST. Michaers or
TanGerino orange that had not hum
dreds OF these little creatures in various
stages Of development on it's surface.
Lemons, toe, are frequently covered.
Upon inspection, the skin of an orange
will be found to be dotted over with
brownish scarlet spots of various sizes.
These specks can be easily removed by
a needle, and when placed under mi
| crOScOpc, an interesting scene is pre-
scntcd, consisting OF u large number of
| eggs, which are oval white bodies,
standing on end, like little bags of flour,
| some of the inhabitants of which may
very probably be seen in process OF
emerging from the opened end OF the
egg. The female insect upon leaving
the egg has six legs, two long hair-like
appcndagcs, and no wings; it thrusts q
sucker into the orange in order to ob-
tain nourshment, and never moves
again, passing through the various
stages of development until it lays its
eggs and dies. In the case Of the male
insect, the chrysalis after a short period
opens and the insect flies of. The
male is supplied with wings twice the
length Of its body, and each OF the legs
has II hook-lkc projection. 1t has four
eyes and two antennm, and is so tiny
that it cannot bc seen when flying.
From some parts of Spain oranges
come to us having their rind covered
with coccus Of quite different tyne.
The surface of oranges, indeed, affords
the posSessor of microscope IN infinite
amount of interest and amusement
Chambers JOU2WuL
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Connecticut Cigars.

The process Of making the choicest
llaVana cigars, rs practiccd in C0nnec-
ucut, was exhibited at recent trial.
The workmen employed in making
scrap end" cigars use wooden
mold, shaped inside to the form and
size of cigar. and into this mold is
crowded the snippings and cuttings and
odds and ends OF cigars-t;Ic refuse,
perhaps it may be called, Of the trade.
1hlS interesting winch NAV
or may not include the brOkcn-up ends
OF Old cigar stumpS-is left under pres
sure over night, and in the morning it
IS taken out and dark. nice looking
connecticut wrapper is dcfllY and tirht-
~ wound round it. and the cigar neatly
packed with others of tho same stvlc.
IN boxes bearing various fancy names
OF Havana cigars, as "Flor dc Fuma,"
Keina Victoria" and other names Of
choice brands, and sold to dealers in
drugs or groceries. who do wholesale
as we'll as q retail business, and who
purchase these cigars at twenty-five
dollars per 1000, or ut the rate OF two
md one half cents apiece. \ PROPOSE
non 20 tear open some OF the cigars in
court to show the jury Just what was
inside OF them was strcnuouslv resisted
~ The maker, who admitted that thev
we're "sCrap end" cigars, and thourht
hat admission should be enOuoh.-
NCIO HdUc31 Rc0iSfPy.
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Sex ami COntributOry Negligence.

The Supreme Court Of Michigan has
! granted y new trial in an action for
damages against the Michigan Central
fallroAd Company, which, in the
ground taken by the plaintin, presented
novel question. a Young girl was
Killed by Il train Of ears of the defend
ant company, and the plaintin cuntcnd-
ed that contributory negligence could
not be alleged by the company to inval-
ldatr the claim for damages, since the
same degree Of care was not rcuuirrd
from II child rs from an adult and fur
thclmorc, that the law did not expect
or demand rs much prudence in wo-
man us III man. The jury gave Il
verdict to the plaintiff, allowing Tor the
youth and likewise for the sex of the
Victim. The Court held that the in
Structions of the Court below were cor
ret, so far as concerns the directions
respecting the age OF the deceased, but
that 1t was III error to charge the Jury
that the scX of the plaintiff affected the
rule as to reasonable care and pru-
dcncc. The same care is expected on
the part OF woman as on that Of Il
man.
The Court dWclt upon the fact that
tn" difference in sex has much to do
with the application of legal principles
III many cases. Police REGULATIONS make
distinctions. Words and conduct which
in the presence of men would be con-
dcmncd in bad taste, may be punished
as criminal when women are present.
The law makes allowances for natural
differences between men and women,
ana lor the results of their varvinU
modes Of life and occupations. 4 de-
ciSIon IN Michigan WAS quoted which de-
ciorcu, WltE obvious proprirty, that the
same skill III driving Il horse could not
DC at'rlputcd to woman rs to man.
Nnd that person meeting woman on
the street when n collision was threat
cncd should remember her roSsiblc de-
Gcicncics. While this is all true, the
law nowhere has laid down the general
principle that less care is require of a
woman than of q man. Moreover, u
greater degree of caution is expected on
q woman > part, timidity and incXpcri-
ence producing care which is absent
from the conduct of men. The Court
hcid that ii, therefore, is unphilOsOphi-
cal and unreasonable to establish u rule
OF law which ncCcSsitatcs less caution on
the part of woman.
The inmuniticS Of women are not to
be gainSaid, and the Difference and Icn-
cnry which arc due them must not be |
This decision of the Nlichi-
Tan court, however, excludes any ex-
'esSivc allowance for the errors of ,iudg-
ncnt and conduct. based on the Gle
ncnt Of scX, and shows that while
women are less likely than men to cX-
,oSc themselves to danger the fact of
heir being women is not to cXcuS" ncr-
lgcncc when the risk is assumed. Ii
ms decision IS to stand for good law,
= it probably will, the equality of the
cXes is established in an important
PARTICULAR. Women must be as careful {
IS mon when they are in physical dan /
5er. They may be on a different footing !
when standing at the balIot-box, but ,
when crossing a track before an oncom- I
ng traln, that equality, as shown bythis
tecision' is indisputablc -BoStom Ad-
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Emerson,s literary Methods.

III has been Emerson's habit to spend
the forenoon ia his study, with constant
regularity. He has not waited for moods,
but caught them as they came, and used
their results IN each days work. It has
been his wont to jot down his thoughts
at all hours and places. The suggestions
that result from his readings, conversa-
tions and meditations are immediately
transferred to the note book he always
carries with him. In his walks MANY a
Iem of thought is In this way preserved.
ALI the result Of his thinking are thus
Fored up, to be made use Of when re-
)uired. After his note books are filed.
10 transcribes their contents to large,
pmmonplace book. When fresh sub
pct possesses his mind, he brings to-
}ether the jottings he finds he has
written down concerning it, fusing them
into connected whole with the addi-
tional material suggested at the time.
His essays are then very slowly elabor-
ated, wrought out through days and
months, and even years of patient
thought. A curious evidence of this
method of constructing his essays may
be found by the attentive reader in the
repetition Of the same phrases in differ
cnt essays, showing thot lapse Of mem
ory sometimes permits him to draw out
the same sentences and ideas more than
once. One of the most striking in
stances of this may be found in the
essays on Farming" and "Perpetual
Forces" where tho analogies from the
conversibility of forces run almost par
allel with each other, showing the use of
the same materials from his note books
in their composition. His essays are all
carefully revised, again and again COR
rected, wrought over, portions dropped,
new matter added, or the paragraphs az
ranged i'll q new order. He is unsparing
In his corrections, striking out sentence
after sentence, and paragraphs disappear
from time TO time. His manuscript is
everywhere filed with erasures and
emendations; scarcely page appears
that Is not covered with these evidences
of his diligent revision.
Almost everything Emerson has writ
ten was prepared for the lecture plat
form. He has not been pri-
marily a book maker, as Carlyle has
been, but an unsettled preacher, or q
university lecturer on morals. not occu-
pying professors chair. The books
have been an afterthought, printed after
the exigencies of the platform demanded
new topics. This method of compost.
tlon has led to wonderful power OF
condensation, and to marvellous com
pactness of expression. His concentrated
sentences are doubtless wrought out, one
by one, in his lonely walks or in the
quiet of his study, and worked over in
his mind until tho words perfectly FL
the idea expressed. In no other writer
are there so many sentences which com
plete the subject, and will stand, un-
supported and alone, as vindications OF
the authors thought.-Geo. W. Cooke.
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FACTS ABOUT UMBRELLAS,

Antiquacat1s say that the umbrella was in
lt EGmtGa shortly after the food, and has been the
comfort, the shape being now as it Was in those
Eoutnlni days of the world An umbrella is
sio a IKE pigeon as to the question of posses
SSlon-the last one who gets 1t owns it. The fol-
lowing locts about uln brellas- especially the last
onc-may serve every reader Il splendid purpOSc
sooner or later: To place your umbrella in rack
indicates that it is about to change owners. An
umDrella carried over n woman, the mai getting
nothinGhut drippngs of the rain, indicates court
SNIP hen the man has the umbrella and the
woman the drppings, it indicates marriage 10
carry it at right angles under your arm signifies
that an eye IS to be lost by the man who follows
silk one signifies that exchange is no robbery"
10 10 lchd All umbrella signifies that Il am a fool"
To carry All umbrella just high enough to tenr
out men eyes and knock Of mems hats, sieniiSs
am II woman" TO go without an umbrella
in rainStorm shows am sure Of getting rhGu-
matiSm, and will have to use ST. JACOBS OIL 10
get we'll" 70 keep fine umbrella for your own
use and bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL always in the
house, III case of rheumatism or accident, would
signify that YOU arc real philosopher.
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An Ohio Nero.

The Ohio boy is full of genius. He
had been reading that Nero fddled while
home burned, and his fancy was kindIed
10y the mere thought of the sublime
spectacle. How hard it is to repress the
plrecocity that bespeaks the possession
OF heaven born endowments. One after
noon this boy set fire to the woodsbed.
and, crawling up on adjoining fence
covered his mothers hair comb with q
bit of paper, and played "Way Down
Upon tho Suwanee River" while the
contlagration proceeded. He took his
meals standing for several days after
ward.
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julius Caesar commanded q feet be-
fore Mitylene and distinguished himself
before the age of twenty-five completed
his first war in Spain, and was made
consul before the age of forty; con.
quered Gaul, twice crossed the Rhine.
and twice invaded Britain before the aoe
OF torty-five; won the battle of PharsaIia
ana obtained supreme power at fifty-two'
ne died at fifty-six, the victor Of 50C
battles and the conqueSor of I,OOG
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Greatest Discovery Since Iloa.

For coughs colds sore throat, bronchitis,
laryngitis and consumption in its early
stages, nothing equals DR.. Picrccs ''Goidcn
Medical Discovery" 1t is also Il great
D'ood-purifier and strength rcstorcr OF;
tonic, and for liver complaint and costiyc
CONDITIONS of the bowels it has no equal
Sold by druggists.
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Three St. Louis gamblers have be.
come raving maniacS. That is, thew
have pleaded guilty to the charge of
gambling and been sent up for six
months. No gambler in his right mind
would have done it. He'd have hired
some lawyer to convict some one of
persecution and perjury.
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IL Is recon-

1t Is recommended that Sirkl,
rottcu plants lie drcnchcd with WalcI
heated to l45 degrees; it has the effect
OF removing from The roots rOi>OHou-
ac'I s"GretionS which may have accu-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-03

Tho gildcd youth Of the day, as dis
cribcd by TrUih, wear exceedingly tioht
trousers, wcIl-dcIincd waists, slightly
suggestive of cor3cts, hats with curved.
brims, very tall collars, very light ties,
and a white flower placed very near
their cstimable chins. Their boots
taper at the toes to points so sharp rs
to defy nature and encourage chiropo-
diStS
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THERE are not more than 300 profcs-
siDnal burglars in America, ard yet to
keep them out Of our homes we pay s.,
coo, 900 per year for locks, bolts, and
fasteners. Ten thousand dollars apiece
per year would hire them to be good.
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Wh9t's Saved ia Gained

Workingmcn will cconomizc by employ
ing DIR. Picrcc's Medicines. His "Plcasanr
IurgatiVe Pellets" and "GOldcn Medical
Discovery" cleanse the blood and system
thus preventing fevers and other serious
diseases, and curing ali Scroiuous and
other humOrs Sold by druggists
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Kissing Dogs,

We fear the article we published in
regard to girls who kiss dogs has been
taken wrong, by some. We have a del.
icateiy scented note-not scented ike
aog, a. 9oWeyer-from Chicago girl, who
rs Is indignant. She says she had rather
Mss = ", dog any time than a man. That
II the man sbo refers to smells lie lie, :
dog. and has feas, and his eyes run, @ and
ne hcks himself instead of Washing we
don't blame her. Of course she knows
more about him than we do. But il a
nice, clean man should come her wav, a
man a with the modern improvemente
,sn VINO 1.;S, G0uld klse back, which o dog can't
a ~ bot wn ,lI3 9eS she would drop her dog like
the ivy to the oak, and she wonld foroet
all about her dog. Try it once, sis, and
Eoq ~ Wlll sell your dog to the first butcher
uiaS comes along. .--loecb's Sn,a.
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The Kansas City Times reports that
its book-keeper suffered very severely,
md for long time, with rheumatism'
Hc tried st. Jacobs Oil and was cured
by one bottle.
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Soap in solution mixed with phe-
mic acid, when impregnated into timber,
is an excellent preservative against rot
usually resulting from moisture.
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"A San Francisco street-car eondrc-
tor,arrested for "knocking down, foyos
was found to have in his pocket a bar'' ~
monica with n small bell or como at-
tachment, such as il exposed in toT ba
zaars: The tone of the gong CORE.
spends to that of the bell-punch, and l.
supposed to have been rung from the
prisoners sleeve while he pretended tc
punch his fare Rlip.--Ghicaoo Times.
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You've, middle-agcd, or old men, suffer,
ing from nervous debility or kindred
aiiectlons, should address, with two stamps,
Tor large treatise, WORLDS DIspENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, n. y.
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/" Marked Rennn1v

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. o. 1881.
II. II. WARNER & Co.. SirS-I have taken
yourSafc Kidney and Liver Cure 'or kidney
and liver diseases with marked benefit,
j. Il. JOYCE.
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PUnE eod-liver OIL, from selected liTors, on
the sea shore, by Caswell, Hazard & Co., N. Y.
Absolutely pure and SWEET. Patients who have
once takon it prefer it to all others. PhysicisnS
declare it superior TO all other oils.
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"A Kentucky man is the. owner Of a
jar known to be 800 years Old. 1t must
have hecn a terrible family jar to be ro-
mcmbcrcd so long. "A. y. ddrcrtiScr.
Teachers wanted. Address with stamp for
npplication-form, Teachers Ag'cy, Gin u, o.
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,-"Oscar Wilde is q failure on the
PLATFORM declares the Memphis A1,.
p't'. "anI is only relieved from the
-" e h|I"Iuggery by his apparent
ea"nrStnpSs ~
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LYDIA r. PINKHAM's Vegetable Con pound
removes fain;ness, fatulency, dcs ,roys all
craving for stimulants and relieves weak.
ness Of the stomach, ..
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A woman at Hannibal, Mo-, has
just received letter mailed to her three
years ago. When the Post-ofiice De-
partment tries hard it can rush things
like runaway horse,-Detrott Free
Pyess. ~ aE
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Collectors of bric.a.brac may be
pleased to know that there are estimated
to be hid away in caves of Egypt some
731 ,000. 900 mummies,
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rsnes ana aur..

Flies, reaches, ants, bedbugs, rats, mice,
gophers, chipmunks cleared out by &c Rough on
Rats" 15e. = :.
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A MANS good breeding is the best
security against other peoples altman
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OF one thing you may be sure-yiz. ::
that If you are looking for the dark side
Of life you will find it.
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Peak Mineral Clocks.
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The work OF six horses done by three,
Can DE adjusted by any gin owner in FIVE
hours at a cost Of 91.50 for nails and lumber.
osit.Veiy indispensable to every gin owner.
Model and full instructions, with individual
rlght, seut per express prepaid on receipt of
price, sic. Send for circulars. Address
CALHOUN & WALKER,
Holly Springs, Miss.
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"A Kentucky man Is th

KIDNEY-WORT IN this season sustains the
system and keeps up the strength.