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/ f-sAsNew Yorkscorrespopdent says !:
sasThe nostinteresting thing Thave heard
lately about Mrs. William 81. Vanderbilt
"a matter which good many husbands
may find wicked sort of pleasure in
clipping out for their wives sake-is that
she knits stockings, real stockings, yarn
stockings, for the feet of her millionaire
husband. Yes; Mr.. Vanderbilt wears
the stockings. With this information as
a text we can look for stocking craze
all over the land, just as all our girls
began year-or two ago to paint plaques
when somebody happened to tell about
the adeptness of Miss Astcr at the easel"
- The system of carrier pigeons is
now recognized feature of the French
military establishment The two central
depots are at Paris and Langres. Com.
munication with Toul, Verdun and
Mezieres will he made from Paris, while
the Southeastern groups of fortresses,
Belfort, Dion, Besancon and Lyons,
will be connected by the erial messen-
gers with Lapgres. Constant cornmuni.
cation will be had between thetwo main
stations. ..Thesgreatest distance between
any twoplaces in direct communication
will not.exceed 2S5 kilometres or fifty
four miles, and as the average swiftness
of q carrier pigeon is about 800 metres
OF, one>half a. mile minute, the longest
Of these military journeys can be accom-
plished in about five hours. ..i.,i.
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When We Grow.

Some interesting results have been
yielded by the investigation concerning
human growth. which have been made by
a committee of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science. 1t is
shown that growth is most rapid during
the first five years of life, when both
sexes grow alike, the boys being a little
taller and heavier than the girls. From
FIVE to ten the boys grow little faster
than the girls, but from ten to fifteen the
girls grow the faster, and between the
ages Of eleven and half aud fourteen
and half are actually taller than; the
boys, while from twelve and q half to
fifteen and half they are heavier. The
boys then take the lead, growing at first
rapidly but afterwards slower, and com.
plete their growth at about the twenty
third year; while girls grow very slowly
after fifteen, and reach their full statue
at about the twentieth year. It is gen.
orally supposed that grown up' people
10 not increase in height, but these re.
searches appear to show that men gain
slowly in statue until their fiftieth year,
and make more rapid increase in weight
up to the age OF sixty. Statistics are too
incomplete to determine the growth OF
women after age Of tyenty.tbree.
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The maddssst ID il: Woman ii Boston. !.

It was on fremont street only last
Thursday afternoon. A lady of very
genteel appearance was leisurely prone
nading Just above Weststreet. Coming
from the opposite direction was man,
followed by brace of hounds, that is,
two hounds whose collars were joined to-
gether, and both mar. and dogs were very
much ina hurry. The lady was in no
particular haste. The man quickly passed
her, and the hounds attempted t, do the
same, only on opposite sides. IheLesult
was that The lady's feet suddenly flew
out from under her; the hounds ran a
gauntlet Of skirts and cdfessLgOods the
man blushed and Offered profuse apollo
gies; the lady fumed, raved and ranted !,
the crowd laughed, and patted the head
of each innocent brute.
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4 Marvellous Little stream.1

At 8 distance Of thirty miles South ol
the River Diamsnte our route passed oy
natural object Of considerable interee,
- stream, or rather rill, of yellowish
white fluid like petroleum issuing from
the mountain side at q considerable
height and trickling down the slope till
!. lost in the porous soil of the valley be,
low. The source from which it flowed
was at the Junction where g hard met:
amorphic rock, interspersed with snsl!
CRYSTALS of agnite, ovetlay stratum ol
volcanic tuff. It was formed like the
crater Of q volcano and full of black,
bitnminous matter, hot and sticky, which
could be stirred up to the depth of about
eighteen inches. -
Floundering in It was polecat OF
skunk tMephetis varians) having been
enticed to its fate BY the desire of secur.
ing bird caught in the. natural bird
lime, till q bullet from the revolver OF
one Of the party terminated the skunk's
struggle TO exterminate itself from the
warm and adhesive bath in which It was
hopelessly held captive. The overflow
from this fountain was, described, like
q stream of petroleum two or three feet
wide trickling over q bed of pitch or
some such substance, which extended to
much greater width along the edge of
the running stream ae its contact with
it. This material was of q very sticky
nature, becoming eradually harder as it
spread further out, assuming the appear.
ance of asphalt when it became mingled
with the loose aand of the adjoining soil.
While engaged in examining this
natural curiosity, we came upon two
small birds, caught in. the sticky sub
stance at the edge of the stream; they
we're still alive, but upon releasing; them
both the feathers and the skin came off
where they had come in contact with the
bitumiuous matter, so that We had to
kill them to put an end to their suffer.
ings. No doubt they had been taken in
By the appearance of water which the
stream presented and had alighted to
drink. when they discovered their mis-
take too late. Their fate suggested the
idea that in q district so devoid of water
Others of the feathery tribes must con-
stantly become victims to the same
derhsion in similar manner, and upon
a close inspection of the margin Of the
stream the correctness of this Inference
was established by the discovery of
numerous skeletons of birds imbedded in
it,. nor were those of small quadrupeds
unrepresented among which we recog.
nized the remains of o fox.--From Across
the Pdmpds and The Andes. ~
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Slow, but Sure.

The old Hebrew idea of a man OF
honor is set forth in the Psalmist's words:
"He that sweareth to his own hurt, and
changeth not" We express the same
idea BY our phrase; ellis word is as good
as his bond"
A man who would merit the applica.
.tion of these epithets to himself should
be careful to heed these old sayings:
snake few promises" and: Never
promise more than you are able to per-
FORM"
There are men of business, men among
those that scorn to tell lie, deliberately,
who seldom heed this wise advice. They
allow the press of business, or the desire
to retain an impatient customer, 10 tempt
them to make promises which they are
unable to keep either to the ear or to the
hope. Such men generally find that
their expedients stamp them as unrelia-
BILE. In the long run, the man who, is
cautious in promising, but faithful lin
performance, is the one whom success
welcomes.
A few years ago, a lad entered print.
ing Office in England, as an apprentice.
He was slow in his movements and the
irritated foreman often scolded him for
not working rapidly.
During rush of.work, the foreman
would call out, impatiently:
"Bob, how soon will you have that
job done?"
"In an hour, sir" would be the calm
but provoking reply.
The other boys, when asked similar
question, would reply:
.In few minutes, sir" and thereby
soothe tine impatieDce of the hurrying
foreman.
But the overseer was not blind, though
he vas nervous and "a Fs;driver." He
noticed that Bob's blwasalWays finished
at The promised time. The other boys,
on the contrary, were never up TO time !;
for their almost ready, sir" meant moth
ing more than their anxiety TO avoid a
scolding.
The result was that Bob became the
trusted boy of the Office; and was allowed
totake his own time in working out his
task. He carried out this plan of doing
exactly what he said be would along with
him when he was promoted. To-day
the slow zboy Fof ten years ago is the
foremanpof the Office sand oversees bne
hundfed:men.s sEosthts ,GbmpapoN
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!; Devastating Power iof; the Locust.

A swarm Of these i insects stopped the
advance Of Russian army. They filled
the air and blinded both officers and men,
so that the former could give no order,
and eyengif they shad Hone so the men
could not have obeyed them. The horses
would not face then: and they lay on the
ground many inches thick. Every man
and horse in the army vas encrusted with
the insects and their clothing was literal.
liz eaten of the men as they stood help
less and blind. The railways were use
less as the locust covered the rails and
the oil which exuded from their bodies
when crushed prevented the driving
wheel from "biting." After they settled
whole regiments were detached for pur.
pose of trampling them to death.
Trenches were dug, across their path and
Hhsd with burning Goals but the crowd
ing swampss actually smothered the fire
so v,lst were their number. Even in a
little island like Cyprus, in 1882 one.
fifth Of tbe-entire revenue was spent in
desfrtiying the locust and especially their
eggs. When these eggs are laid they
are en- closed in horny envelope called a
=tspod, each. pod containing thirty five
eggs. In seven months 1880 tons of pods
we're destroyed. Now q single ton of
pods con ntained 60,000,000 eggs andsyet
in spite of this almost incredible destrhc.
ton the locusts are still dreaded plaques
and show little if any symptoms, of
;diminution .inlnumbefsl1 Tie <kfabs say
that the dark mottling upon the wings of
the locusts are ancient Arabic and their
Specification is as follows
"We are the army of the great Gcd.
Each of US lay ninety y-nine eggs. If we
laid the hundredth we should destroy the
world"
Not long ago saw q letter from . gen.
tleman over whose property alocustswsrm
had passed. He said that in the morning
his garden was paradise. In the after.
noon it was all blackened and withered
as if a fire had swept over it. Uncon.
sciously he used the very same image
which the prophet Joel employed some
$500 years ago. "a fire devoureth.before
them and behind them fame burneth;
there is the Garden of Eden before them
and behind them desolate wilderness"
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Some New Geography.

First class in geography, attention
OF what isthe earth's surface composed
OF corner lots, mighty poor roads,
railroad tracks, base ball grounds, cricket
fields and skating rinks.
What portion of the globe is water?
- About three. fourths; sometimes they
add q little gin to it.
What is town?
a town il considerable collection ol
houses and "oldest citizens, with four
or Eve men who "run the party" and
lend money at Is per cent.
What isa city? - s,
~ "a city is an incorporated town, with
Mayor, who believes that the whole
world shakes when he happens to tall Hat
on. q defective pavement.
What is commerce?
Borrowing IS for day or two and
dodging the lender for year or two.
Name the different races
Hene race, boat race, bicycle race,
racing around to find man to indorse
your note.
Into how many classes is mankind
divided7
Six: being enlightened, civilized, half
civilized, savage, too utter, not worth a
cent, and Indian agents.
What nations ara called enlightened?
Those which have the most wars and
: the worst laws, and produce the worst
criminals.
How many motions has the earth?
That's according to how you mix your
drinks and which way you 60 home.
What is the earth's axis?
The lines passing between New York
and San Francisco.
What causes day and night?
Day is caused by night getting tired
out. Night is caused by everybody
taking the street cars and going home
to supper.
What is map?
"A map is drawing to show the jury
where Smith stood when Jones gave him
a lift under the eye.
What is the mariners compass?
A jug holding four gallons.
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audersat, yHtelligeuter.
When the Cows Come Home.
Every afternoon I go down to see tht

Every afternoon I go down to see the
COWS come home. From the meadow to
the milking, they come in rambling
haste. Way down the shady lane puff
az dirt arises. The cloud deepens until
the view Is closed. "The COWS are COM
sine.o call some one. From the rolling
dust emerges the horns, the head, the
Z fianks of a Jersey. One after another
I the cloud gives them forth, embodying
rapidly until the herd stands revealed.
Up the lane they come trooping, the dust
cloud hanging about their fanks ard
still enveloping the centaur who speaks
from the unseen with his pistol-like whip
s and hurries them on. A charming sight
it isI Tudora, stately queen of the herd,
leads the way. With head uplifted and
aVinpinp pace she wheels into the wide
gate. the aroma of the clover hanging all
about her and the peace of the meadow
beaming in her eyes. After her the herd
Jerseys all and every one 9 jewel
pressing in slow tumult through the gate,
.hrinpine in their rich udders the essence
Of the rifed pastures, as honey bees
bring home the stolen sweets Of the
flowers. Once in the open lot the herd
disperses and each COW wends her way to
her especial STALL.
Then begins the milking. Osceola, 9
colored man of great dignity and reserve,
With his hair done up in cottonstring
cuyl papers, is in charge of the herd.
For fourteen years he has been trusted
and found worthy. He has his assistants,
who place the huge milk cans, each with
its straiiner, at convenient intervals
through the barn. The assistants then
with cans of clear water wash! the dusty
udders and respectfully retire. Then
Osceola's time has come. Adjusting his
white apron he leaves the crowd, whose
questions he has been answering. with
caution and hauteur, and seats himself
BY the side of the first COW in the irst
row.
Milk7 Well, I jnst wish YOU could
see him! With two sinewy hands and
rotary motion, the head. d.thrown back, the
foot beating time, and the milk fairly
kissing into the pail, in two big streams.
Three minutes to the COW, and with tlne
energy and abstraction he moves from
one stall;to another, filling the big milk
cans as he goes. Picking ont 9 half
dozen favorlte cows he MIXED thirteen
and half, gallons in fifteen minutes, on
q test. and somehow or. other left the
impression that he hadn't half done his
best. From 100 to 10 gallons is days
milking, and tits cows milk, too, and
notmilKman's milk.-Henry ". Grady
an fhe Atlanta Consultation. va y.
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TWO CRUTCHES.
known uAtlantian Lays
-ot I Them Down. l.'t a :

have only few words to say, which are to
state that have been confined to my bed for two
months With what was called Nervous Rheuma-
tism, or Sciatica. was only enabled to hohble
about occasionally BY the use of crutches, and in
this condition commenced The use of B. B. B.,
four bottles of which enabled me to discard the
use of my crutches and attend to business. had
previously used all well recommended medicines
without relief. 1t been has over two months
since using.B B. B.. and consider myself per-
manently cured man. j. p. DAVIS,
Atlanta, Ga (West End.)
NJ. A. Abbey, of Russellville, Ark, dated June
sth. 1884: ".Atlast I-ha1e found an honest rene
dy. B. B. B. Is the best Blood Poison remedy on
earth, and il l had voice that would reach from
Atlanta to the sen, would proclaim its virtue
have used only four bottles, and am nearly cured
Of serious Blood Poison"
JIM, Ellis, Atlanta, Ga, writes: II have had a
severe form Of Eczema, ten years, and have failed
to secure relief from various doctors, and about
140 bottles Of noted blood roulcdy. 1t was pro-
nounced incurnble, but the uss Of B. B. B. has
effected cure, and refer to c. p. Swift, Dr. D. O.
c. Heary, DR.. F. +. Taber, Atlanta"
w. Nj. Cheshire, at w. II. Brotherton's Store,
Atlanta, writes: 81 haAo had large eating ulcer
on my leg curcd by the use Of B. B. B. 1t Is de-
cidedly most wonderful medicine for the cure OF
blood diseases, and it will please everybody"
Mr. B. P. Dodge, Yard Master OF Ga, R. r., At
lanta, writes: "For seven years my wife has been
great sufferer from Catarrh, which resisted the
treatment of Physicians and the use of all patent
remedies until she used b. D. b. 4 few bottles Of
this truly wonderful blood medicine effected
cure and 1 chcerfully recommend 1t as aquick
and magical blood purifier" Sold by all Drug
gists, a. sl.oo, or six for $780, Expressed Oh re-
ceipt Of price.
BLOOD BALM CO, Atlanta, Ga.
FOR SALE BY HILL BROS,
Anderson. S, G..
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There is vast bed Of rock salt

There is vast bed Of rock salt in
the Colorado Desert, near Idaho, and
the Southern Pacific Railroad, in laying
the track to the salt mine, has been
obliged to grade the road for 1900 feet
with blocks of these beautiful Jumps of
salt CRYSTALS. This is the first instance Of
a railroad roadbed being laid and ballas.
ted on salt. The sea that once rolled
over this place dried up, and left vast
bed of salt about fifty miles in length.
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Fresh Buckwheat Flour,
EOR sale by

OTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Oaasts. ANDERSON COUNTY.
By Thomas c. Ligon, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, Robert R. Rogers has ap-
piled to me to grant him letters of Ad-
.ministration on the Personal Estate Of
-Wm! Rogers, deceased. 9,ashiC
: These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
VIM. Rogers, deceased, to be and ap-
pear Bef,fe) me3in Court. of Probate to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
22nd day of November, 1884, after publica-
ton hereof to slew cause, if any, they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand,
this. .81st day. OF. October. 1884.
~ Ef IS T. G. L1GON, J. p.
Nnx,R 1884 IL
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6. 7. 6. AYERS
Cherry: h Pectoral.

No other complaints are SO insidious In their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none SO trlfed with by The majority of suffer-
ers.c The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from tritlniy or unconscious cx-
posure, is often but tho beginning Of Il fatal
sickness. y AYERS CHERRY PEtTORAl. has
we'll proven Its efficacy in forty years fight
with throat ndlung diseases, and should lie
taken In all cases without delay.
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BARGAIN COUNTER.

HAVE lot of Women's Shoes, not
i Bay State, that will sell ut 50c., 75c.
and Sl.00 per pair for cash, which is less
than cost. Also, line of Hats at cost and
less to close out stock of Hats. have
some Hats on which | must have small
prolit. Give me call and see my bargains
fnr cash. A. B. TOWERS.
June 5, 1884 AZ
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Feb IA, 1884
OTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
- ANDERSON COUNTY.

- ANDERSON COUNTY.
By Tao,. C. Lgon, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, B. Frank Mauldin has
applied to me to grant him letters of Ad.
ministration on the Estate and effects OF
]. p. Reed, Jr., deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon--
iyh all kindred and creditors of the said
]. P. Reed, Jr, deceased, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court Of Probate, to
be held at Anderson Court House, on
the 2lst day Of November, 1884. after pub
lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they
have,. why, the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 5ll day OF
November, 1884.
Nov s. 1854 II
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A Terrihle Cough Cured.

elm 1851 took severe cold, wlci,i q, .t,,l
my, lungs. had u terrible cough. AID l.;.>srtl
night after night without sleep Tie ,:ucirrs
gave me up. I tried AYERS CHEEKY lEt.
ToRAL, which relieved my lungs, ir."tc,'i
sleep, and afforded ME the rest recrss;ry
for the recovery, of my strength: l., Tie
nent cure was effected. ] i'm now &: Vars
old, hale and hearty, and. am sat.slic'. ,"llr
CHERRY PEcToRAL saved me.
. HORACE FAIInEO1 HER.
Rockingham, VT, July Is, 1892.
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This Invaluable prcpara-
tion is truly q triumph of
scientific. skill, and NO
more inestimable benefit
was ever bestowed on the
mothers of the world.
@-It not only shortens
the time Of labor aud less
ems the intensity of pain,
but, better than all, it
greatly diminish es t he
danger to life Of both
mother and child, and
leaves the mother in a con-
dition highly favorable to
speedy recovery. and far
less liable to flooding, con-
vulsions, and other alarm
ing symptoms incident to
lingering and painful Ia.
Dor. Its truly wonderful
efficacy in this respect en-
titles the Mothers Friend
to be ranked as one,of the
life.saving appliances CIV
en- to the world by the dis
covcrics ofmodern science.
From the nature of the
case IL will of course be
understood that we cannot
publish certificates con-
cerning this REMEDY with
out wounding the delicacy
of the writers. Yet We
have hundreds Of such tes-
timonials on file, and no
mother who has once used
it will ever again be with.
out it in her time Of trou-
hla
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"W'hilo IN the country last winter my litilo
boy, three ycnrs0ld. was taken III Will, Group;
It seemed MS IT. Iii. Huu!,l tic from atr:rgu-
lation. One. of The lam l> suggested ihr Use
of AYERS CiIEtE.5 s1ri ia /. l"iti.r OF
Which was a!H:i.. - ! - t.'.uS". ihis
10 o,ir delight II, ~ i.l NJ. la u. The
little patient wns lir' - il pi,:.iv. III ':oc:
tor said that lln 80 iira! i"eAi. hhd
snvcu my tlar!inS.s Il. Ga lun n"iaicr ut
OUR gratitude ." Sii Gre .!''iirs.,
.s-.o.2 R1NR. iMMi E:lSFr.'
159 West. .1a8th ST., New a crk. aiay'lG. -.
"I have used AYERS clirEEy rrtI"EAL
IN my family for several ears. :i"i 10 iiot
hesitate to pronounce II The it'sl rircrtEal
tried. y. i. CGAAE."
Lako Crystal, aIini.. Alareh lS. lss...
"Isutfered for eight years from l;r4nc!i,,s,
and after trying. many rcmctiits with iin sue
cess I was cured by the Use of AyrEs CHrU-
ny PEcToRAL.S S-'ii'!l JOSEPH WALDEN."
Eyhalia, Miss, April 6, 1882. 'i
"i cannot say enough III praise of Ayru's
CHERRY PICTORIAL, believing rs TO That
but for its use should long since hare '!leu
from lung troubles. .sl,,,, - +. BhAGDoN.
No case of an affection Of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
By the use of AYERS CHERRY rEcronAL,
and 1t win alrays cure when the diseaseIi rs
iihpt already beyond the co,itrolpf medicine
PREPARED ny
Ord. .Ayer& Co, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
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