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peeuliarities of Hand-shaklng.
London World.l

London W orld.
The different modes of shaking hands
will delineate human character better
than any other single act can do, and
MANY peculiarities of different persons
NAV be noted in the performance OF this
social custom. Who would expect to
oct a handsome donation-or donation
at al-from a man who will give
two fingers to be shaken, and keep
the Others bent as upon an Itching
naImP P' The hand coldly held out to be
shaken and drawn away again as soon
as it decently may be, indicates cold
selfish character, while the hand winch
seeks yours cordially, and unwillingty
relinquishes its warm clasp, gives token
of a warm disposition, and heart 1ull
of sympathy for humanity
How much that is in the heart can be
made to express itself through the agen-
CIV of the fingers! Who, having once
experienced it, has ever forgotten the
feeling conveyed by the eloquent pres.
sure Of the hand from dying friend
when the tongue has ceased to speakF
A right heart-grasp of the hand indi
Gates warmth and ardor, while a soft
lax touch without grasp indicates the
opposite characteristics. In the GRASP
| Of persons with large-hearted, generous
minds, there is a "whole soul" expires
SION most refreshing and acceptable Il
kindred spirits, but when man pre-
sents you with few cold, clammy life
less fingers, feeling very much like
dead fish, and expects you to do all tn
shaking, it will naturally make yol
think Of the hospital and other Cheerful
Contrary to this style there is habi
among a rude class Of giving your ham
a crushing grasp, which is often mos
painful. In these cases there may p
Il great kindness and strong affection
| but it as crude as it is hearty.
| If the grasp is warm, ardent an
vigorous, so is the disposition. II
lis cool, formal and without emotion, :
i the character. If it is magnet
]. and animating, the disposition is u
ssme. As we shake hands so we feel,
.ro arn
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BOnnsr's Advertisement.

Robert Bonner. shortly after he started
the Ledger, contracted with Fanny Fern
for story, agreeing to pay her q fabu-
Ions suna for the same. He had only q
few hundred dollars capital at the time,
but he spent it all on 2 full page adyer-
tisement in the New York Herald. Rev.
John Hall, who was an intimate friend
of Mr.. Bonner's, was almost paralyzed
when he saw the advertisement. he
ran down to Bonner's Office.
aSav. Robert, have you gone crazy
What do you mean By using 3 whole
page ii the Herald z
Il mean to attract the attention ol
people to what have to offer.
but man, think of the expense. You
viii bankrupt yourself. Couldn't you
| sav alI Won have to say ii half & Almn z
.Yes, certainly. But If had only
used i half column, would you have
run down here at this hour to see nj
about I'll Would you have taken mncl
notice Of it,
.sAN0lI, n-no, suppose not. But
ssBat nothing You see your excite
menl over this thing IS the best eFi
| dence I could have that ! am ustiilel
lin advertising IS have done. A hun
/ dred thousand other people viii be sun
urised ct tie audacity Of the thing, anl
sk will make an impression 0n them. anI
pet them to talking about me and "a
& paper.
Thatss advertising That advertise
nent vas The beginning Lf the succe!
IF Robert Bonner, q man Who has mad
Iorer two million dollars out 0f new
napeT kh 1t was introduced 70 tie publ
81 advertising.
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The Peacefulness Of Death

How peaceful i. the dwelling place Of
those who inhabit the green hamlets and
nopuious cities Of the deadf They need
no antidote for eare-no armor against
fate. No morning sun shines IN at the
closed windows and awakens them, nor
shall, until the last great day. At most
! struggling sunbeam creeps IN through
the crnmbiing wall of an old, neglected
tomb-a stranger visitor, that stays not
long. And there they all sleep, the holy
ONES with their arms crossed upon their
breasts. or lying moti0nless by their
s;daa-not carved in marble by the hand
~ man. but formed il dust by the hand
af God. No one comes to them now,
to hold them by the hand, and with
delicate fingers to smooth their hair
They heed no more the establishments
of earthly friendship. They need us
not. knweyer much We need them. And
vet they silently await our coming
/ beautiful IS that season OF life when We
can say, in the language of scripture
aThou hast the dew of thy youth" But
lnf these flowers death gathers many
He places them upon bis bosom, and hs
s transformed into something less ter
rifir than before. We learn to gaze anC
shudder not; for be carries ii bis arm
i ne sweet blossoms Of our earthly hopes
we shal1 see them ali again, bloomini
in : happier land. Yes, death bring
n aoairl Is our friends They are wait
IinQ far Us. and We shall not long delay
They have gone before us, and are lik
i fhe angels III heaven They stand upol
the borders Of the grave to welcome 2.
W;fh fhe countenancs Of affection WlhicI
they wore on earth yet more lovely
more radiant, more spiritual he spak
IweiI Who said that graves are the 700
nrinfs of angel Lon gfell0W
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MF BABE.

Oh. the world is a-hrim with the sweetness
The skies are deep blue. and the earth is
dark green;
new conner
Is dearer to me than all roses, ween
This soft little cheek, laid to mine, SO long
lonely, ) !,
Makes the world seem as bright as if all
were new-mAoe;
For this shut human flower is for me, aud
me only, :.
To bring it to beauty, to watch less Il
fade.
Lie close, little head, to the heart that you
lightenl
Cling fast, little hand, to the hand you
make strong
Intertwine, little life, with the lille that
you brighten,
For the love of you brings back the
secret of song
o my baby my baby there's much you
must teach me;
There are problems that only your
dimples can solve;
And It's only through you that the best
good can reach me,
And it is around you that my best
thoughts revolve
All, dear little feet | must sit down
below YOU,
And try to unlearn all my trouble and
pain;
For what is there left OF life ft to show
you,
My child, that has made me turn child
like again?
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rilE STORY OF LIFE.

c,y shat j. Hi? lis to be born
4 helpless babe, 10 greet the light
With - sharp wall, as il the morn
F.r.t-li Il cloudy noon and night,
t. o,,r. 10 sleep. and weep again,
Nf.f -snuy SMILES between and them
Arf lluu apacr the infant grows
f..n.t ughing, sprightly boy,
II .up, despite hi. little woes,
NJ, n. he hut conscious OF his joy!
F.. be-. in short. IRON two to ten,
4 ,,.r.,. moody child-and then?
And th.n. in coat and trousers clad,
r.. learn To say the decalogue,
And break il. m unthinking lad,
WirI,.u.irtfr anI mischief all agog;
4 tr,i. -. ofr by field and len,
Ami rspsury butterilies-and then?
And rh,n mcr, ased in strength and size,
To- l,,. anon e youth iull grown;
4 h-rs IA Li- mothers eyes,
4 ,aung APOLLO in his own;
Ty initiate tire WAYS 1f men
Ia l,-hiuuahir -in-and them
And ii, %, at last, to be a man,
Tnlli in love, to WOO and wed!
With -eething brain 10 scheme and plan
r, gerhcr gold or toll for bread;
To sue T. r lame, with tongue and pen,
And gaia or lose the pr.ze!
Anil eh,r in gay and wrinkled ED
+, mvua ia, speed ol li!e's decline;
r. rr.l-, t!,,. Sc. mes our youth beheld,
AuL dwell ia memory OF lang SNnc;
r., ,.r.gu awleilr with darkcned ken,
T,dr ula the gravr-aud then?
JOHN 6. SAKE.
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"You can figure it out for yourself.
Each car contains twentyfour berths,
and the linen must be changed daily.
Every day there are nearly 81, 900 sheets,
10000 pillow slips, 10000 hand towels,
and 1900 roller towels to be washed.
The average price paid for laundrying
is II cents per piece. Sixty-three thous-
and pieces day would bring the laun-
dry bill up to $4,000 a month, which
may be the maximum; take $4,000 a
month, for the minimum. In addition
to the other expenses of running the
cars. the number of combs, brushes,
whisk brooms, feather busters, soap
towels, and tumblers stolen is enormous.
One of the leading ladies of travelling
dramatic company was detected recent
ly appropriating the soap and comb and
brush in the ladies' toilet room"
sHow much money, in your opinion;
i invested in private cars in America
THAT is difficult question to answer.
Exclusive of the Pullman company's
cars, let us suppose there are sixty pri-
vate cars at $50, each; thirty at $780,
600 each; and 100 at $4,000 each; in
all log cars, representing S2,5OO,OOO.
This is a moderate estimate,
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Fretting.

This morning got up as cross as a
hear. | felt as rough and tingly as Il
chestnut bur. was all out of sorts, and
it seemed to me it would be pleasure
to snap up anybody who spoke to me as
short as | could.
Most likely / would have done 80, and
set the whole household by the ears Tor
the rest of the day, but that have had
such moods before and learned by eN-
perience the best way to manage them.
Snow" thought l, "my best plan IS
not to influence the whole family but
to remain neutral, and let them in
fluence me-"
Accordingly, tried to control myself
a little and await events.
Well, the two elder children got up
merry and as happy as crickets, papa
was in a pretty good humor; and the
baby sat in her high chair and displayed
all her little airs and graces, and her
newest funny little capers, and we must
all look and admire; and 20, by the time
breakfast was over. was laughing and
smiling as cheerfully as the rest, and
passed pretty comfortable day after
all.
And was thinking of it this evening,
I Thought how easily little fretting
might have upset the whole family and
spoiled the day.
Now, fretting is both useless and un-
necessary: it does no good and great
deal of harm; yet it is almost univer-
sal sin. More or less, we are all given
to it.
We fret over almost anything. In
1 - -. 90 hot aVH "a
winter because it is too colo; we fret
when it rains because it is wet; and
when it does not rain because it IS dry;
when we are sick, or when anybody else
is sick.
In short, If anything or everything
doesn't 90 Just to srit our particular
whims and faneies, we have one grand
general refuge Ito fret over 1t.
am afraid fretting is much more
common among women than men. We
NAV az well own the truth, my fair SIS
ters, if it isn't altogether pleasant. Per
! haps it is because the little worries, cares
and yexatiOns Of our daily life harrass
our sensitive nerves more than the more
, extended enterprises which generally
take the attention Of men. Great wants
lueNGlOp EECtAt ICHDuAECot Dub tue AtttAs
wants and worries are hardly provided
for, and like the nail which strikes the
saw, they make not much Of a mark
but they turn the edges terribly. think
IL we looked upon all the little worries
: of one day as great united worry, self
2 control to omeetitwOuld be edevel0ped. Bu
, as they generally come, only one or tw'
little thingsat time, they seem 50 YER
! little that we give away, and the breacl
J, once made in the wall soon grow
larger.
e / know many a mother has turned he
son against her own sex, and made hin
dread and dislike the society Of women
BY her examples constantly set beior
I, Thin.
know that many a mother ".
Y brought ND and developed daughtg
lust Ike herself, who, in her turn, ,woal' Z, \
= wreck and ruin the comfort ot ahOt"'
y family circle. -.
And knowing al this, | know tna1 "
orght N ~ our faces like p flint agains
% sI'!s y,' ,,ssiess. sinful, peace destroying
p ss,d Nome disturbing habit Of ireitnG
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Waterloo.
, GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF VISIT TO THE
FAMOUS BATTIE-FIELn.
4 BufIalonian Abroad

Y
FAMOUS BATTI.E-FIELn.
A Buflalonian Abroad.
The battlefield of Waterloo as it lies
to-day is an uninspiring speetaole-a
s,ood place tn sit down and muse on life
and men and the vanity of human
things. but we had viyaeions little
,,nide who spared no time for musing,
but engaged us with very dramatic
recital i'm broken, though quite inteliigl-
BILE. English of the stirring things tnat
happened on the bloody Sunday III leia
when Bonaparte's brief candle went out
and the European kaleidoscope rattled
itself into a fresh combination. | cant
help sympathizing with the bottom dog
The dramatic symmetry OF NaPoleon
wins us against our reason.
/ went out to Waterloo with some
Envlismen, and took solid comfort IN
giying them my small opinion OF
their Iron Duke, although we must
allow that he did this business very
handsomely,
Bnt thst guide. shall not soon for
oct him. He made more of an impress
s;on on me than all the books l have
read on the subject Of Waterloo. tie
omitted nothing; he opened his soul to
us and he suited the action to the word.
| He gestieulated; he attitudinized; IN
short. be fought the battle over again
for us His English was douhly Eng
1 Iish. He was specially happy In his
abnn guards. hand hat hem" lie re-
cited this thrilling incident over ms
shoulder as he led US down the two nun
dred and odd steps that mount TO tne
i summit of Mount Of the Lion, and u
was only by the most extraordinary
presence Of mind that grasped the
railing in time to escape q fail.
The Mound of the Lion is an artltcial
! elevation which has been reared tyers
Illl-adyisedly, / think In the midst OF tiie
| field and Of It's earth, thereby modify
inu the oonllpurati0n Of the landscape
~ that one cannot now gain 50 aocR
rate an idea Of the battle-ground 2
r,;glA otherwise have been Obtained
1 miles,. indeed, the loss IL eompensaIse
bv the fact that the summit oL IN
monnd affords commanding view
Tile tranquility Of the scene = lhl
nfessive. and one IS reminded OF byron
, line:
: 8 EtaT Ia ~ Itu 4llu AA1 ---.%-- ~ -
/ never saw faiFer stretch q eoanII
hills and valleys and winding road
and shining villages. Every feature 2
! this ,. sweet landscape played it, part 1
/. . the drama Of thai day. On tie right
tbe Chateau of Hongomont. agalns
which alI aay ngthe.Frepch lines pes e.
: lie the waves Of the sea-the key of tn
7 7 English position, held 30 the last oy g g
aalIant toldstream Guards, thongh 81 q
house vas burned over their heaos, s.
+ : ald 81, bTick wall around the orchard ssa
stands "a pierced with loop holes Ne, e,
\ awaV by fle pelsiug rain q muskek pa.
!. !. # Tf ro,. have any sort Of imagination se
!. s can al stand there TO day and see ne nsn
= 7 snnnose there hals scarcely peea
Z !. eloser. hotter, bloodier battle e moesl
: f;sses. Tie lines we're posted only
!, ]. mile spaF6 and from the moment g :.
Z 4 lIrsf s<sisIt aeon HougnnAont g ne 81
z z, 5esnairine CRY ol the ffenpa kzenss.
!. ;l' il'T5,sI - oer1al sanxe qul peati &
!. hsffIs ~ ss tho szraluzns struggle
{ Nsli.nIs| BED tEeslIefl.
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THE RIVER SHORE.

Walking by theqniet river
Where the slow tide seaward goes,
All the cares Of life fall from Us,
All our troubles find repoae;
Naught forgetting, naught regrettipg,
Lovely ghosts from Gays no more
Glide with white feet DER the river.
Smiling toward the silent shore.
So We pray in His good pleasure
When this world we've safely trod.
We may walk beside the river
Flowing from the throne Of God
All forgiving, all believing,
Not one lost we loved before,
Looking toward the hills Of heaven
Calmly from the eternal shore.
Miss Mul0ck
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Special Agent.

gr r K JAYNE Is the duly authorized Agent
TIN ,l,BIoS, and we commend him to our
..sl .u his travels through the state. lie VIII
-r.r.t auy business for this office. and his con-
,.-.5.. hive. careful attention.
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James M. Coleman, Of Crystal Springs.
the great silkworm raiser, has 500 silk
worms now making cocoons. IN afew
weeks more he viii commence reelirg
silk, and converting it into sewing thread
for fine needle work, etc. lie will have
siikworms for sale
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The best way "a get back to safety ls
u psf 4 IeN bsnk f idents and direcs
tors n stripes fer les 0I ge1fss
saIsl af6n 81 q Be directed e this
end S'i ith6ut vi III q tie shadow
of fnfnia Tines
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Goodness. like the river Nllt over
HoNs ils banks u enrich the soil a4o t9
throw plenty into re country - 3
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Advertising Rates.

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5 -...-f.a. will be inserted at the rate pre-
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b -r. ..r- a b5 qgish cuts inserted for longer
LII r..gr one month must send Thea oil soild
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TuE CLARION.
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c,uhhing rates.

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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-11
He Did II Once.
From General .Beauregard's History,

"Inever knew Sam Baldwin to tell the
truth but once," remarked Colonel Foley
to Jim Mitchell, of the Boston Globe, the
latter being in Foley's store, one day.
"If Sam Baldwin told the truth, it
must have been by accident" responded
Mitchell.
"You have hit it precisely; it was by
an accident that he told the truth. Sam
had an old shotgun that had been in the
family forty years, and one day he put
two loads in one barrel, and when he
fired the gun bust into thousand pieces.
When Sam was restored to consciousness,
his head was bandaged up, and the doc
tors were exploring him for relics Of the
battle. The biggest piece of that gun
that could be found was about two inches
long, and was dug out from under his
collar-bone. Then it was that Sam told
the truth"
"What did he say?"
"He said if he lived to be 1000 years
old, he would never FIRE off that gun
again, and he never did, for nobody
could find that gun again when there
was nothing of it left to fire off, except
the piece Sam had hid away under bis
collar. bone"
"Just as l said. He never told the
truth, unless it happened by accident"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-11
Docs Shelter Pay?

With the beginning of cold weather,
the necessity Of giving the stock ample
protection becomes apparent. Wise far
mers not only agree to this, but expert
ments have shown the wisdom of giving
the stock warm shelter during Winter.
Toobtain the comparative effect produced
by both shelter and exposure, the Ohio
Experiment Station separated 10 hogs
into two lots each, giving one lot ths best
of shelter while the other lot was given
but ordinary shelter. This experiment
was continued from Dec. 7, 1882, to
March 80, 1883. The pigs we're fed alike
corn in the ear twice daily, and plenty
of pure water at all times. There was
but difference of two pounds in the
amount of corn consumed by the two
lots. 3,24O pounds of corn were fed to
the pigs in the closed pens, which made
an increase of $50 pounds in weight
3,242 pounds of corn were fed to the pigs
in the open pen, which made an increase
of 22O pounds. The sheltered animals
required 81 pounds of corn to make one
pound of increase, while those in the
open pen required 13 pounds. From fig.
ures given by the Station, the pigs in the
open pen during the coolest periods re-
quired 17.6 pounds of corn to make one
pound Of increase, while those in the
closed pen required only rs pounds Of
corn to make pound of meat. These
figures are facts, and speak for themselves
We cannot afford to allow stock to stand
shivering in cold barns all Winter
Plaster up the ruptures in the walls
replace broken panes of glass with whole
ones, cover the cracks in the sides of the
barn, shingle the roofs, aud prepare fol
Winter. 1t will pay every time.
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to 6libustering parties. I see no reason
why the preparations in this country for
the commission of criminal acts, such as
are here under consideration, should not
be alike punishable whether such acts
are intended to be committed in our own
country or in foreign country with
which we are at peace. The prompt and
thorough treatment of this question is
one which intimately concerns the ma.
tional honor.
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Mr.. J. B. Harrington, of Charlotte
went violently insane over the announce
ment of Cleveland's election, but he is
gradually regaining his mental sound
ness.
There are $50 distinct yaristie, Of
he banana.
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: Who says it is unhealthy to sleep in
feathers? Look st the spring chicken
and see how tough. he is.
: The first newspaper advertisement
s5peared in 1862.
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Well.executed ten.dollar counterfeit
notes upon the Cincinnati National
Bank, of Cincinnati, o., are in circula.
ton.
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THE NATIONAL BANKS.


As the per cent. bonds still constitute
the chief basis for the circulation of the
national banks. the question how to
avert the contraction of the currency
caused by their retirement, is one of con>
stantly increasing Importance. 1t seems
to be generally conceded that the law
governing this matter exacts from the
banks excessive security, and that upon
their present bond deposits larger
circulation than is now allowed may be
grated with safety. l hope that the bill
which passed the Senate at the last
session, permitting the issue of notes
equal to the face value of the deposited
bonds, will commend itself to the ap.
proTal of the House of Representatives.
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REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.

confidently repeat the recon menda>
ton of my last annual message that the
single rate posts ge upon drop letters be
reduced to one cent wherever the pay
ment of Two cents is now required by
law. I approve the recommendation Of
the postmaster general that the unit OF
weight in the rating of first. class matter
should be one ounce instead of one halt
ounce as it noW is.
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l recommend that, in recognition OF
the iminent services of Ulysses S. Grant,
late General of the United States and
twice President of this nation, the Con-
gress confer upon him suitable pension.