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ORIGINAL SPEECHES.

We like the idea of requiring young
men to write and deliver speeches. If
writing makes an exact man." our boys
and young meu should be required to do
moro of it. The delivery Of boys first
original speech may DO the turning point
in his li(e-the effort may shake him up,
it may arouse some dormant powers with
which he is unacquaintcd. If it does
not open to him new world, or greatly
strengthen mis- ambition, tho work will
afford a drill exercise that will make him
more exact and more natural in his ex.
prcssions. Some teachers require origi.
nal speeches ut least twice month
others require compositions once week.
Our own opinion is that they can not be
required too often. Some one has said
that it were well for Il student to write
something every day. The extensive
use Of the black. board in recitations
nowadays, does away, in o measure, with
the demand for very frequent original
productions. Facility of expression and
the correct use Of words arc acquired in
the constant use of the black. board.
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Milking Their Own Dresses.

a curious feature of the home dress.
making furor that la, seized upon so
many ladies this Spring is the introduc
ton of what arc termed Ggure.form
Ladies who never thought Of such q
thing before are making a large part Of
their Summer outfits themselves, and
even young ladies in society, though they
dare not trust themselves to get up their
what assistaiicc they caii get, at making
their own tennis suits and knockabout
dresses for the mountains and scashore.
These iigure-forms are made of Pnpier.
mdchc and can easily be adjusted to any
varieties Ind sizes that with very little
complete :fcc sia,iie' of the fsures OF the
ladies Who use them, with every proper.
ton of bust, arms, neck and waist exact.
lively little difficulty in fitting herself.
draped OH the lay igrre she contrasts
iues the fit, and is thus enabled to tell
satisfactorily in advance how everything
will look. Going step further some
iaoieo ihsC hc'tuS Ou titcif uSuIc ioiHis,
on which they pace and tit hat. and
bonnets, and are in this way enabled to
study out and anticipate every detail of
their appearance.
This plan of having models has been
found SO convenient that n number Of
fashionable and wealthy ladies who have
n great many dresses made and who are
anxious to avoid the fatigue and annoy
ance Of so many fittings have themselves
carefully rep- .iuced in papicr mache, so
that when th'J come to see about nit
they strctcl. themselves back at ease il q
cushioned chair and wait while The dress
maker tells her assistant to "bring down
Miss Smith" or 'get Mrs. Brown out of
the closet" rs the case may be. The
dresses are then fitted OH the lay figure
Philadelphia Times.
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Washing Without Rubbing.

A lady in New Jersey writes: "Your
column devoted TO Tine Household has
interested mo greatly and l enclose to
you directions for washing, which save
all rubbing These directions were orig
inally sent me from Germany, and have
proved boon to rich and poor alike,
wherever recommended. Into o large
boiler full of boiling water shave pound
aud one half of good brown soap Tor its
equivalent of sott.sonp will do) and
pour half tea cup of kerosene oil.
Sioux the clothes over night, next morn.
ing put them into boiler and boil exactly
twenty minutes, stirring frequently.
Take out, drop into tub of clean, hot
water and wiring into second tub, and
again into third. Starch and blue. If
soda or any washing fluid is added, the
whole process will prove unsuccessful. |
bop. that many will try this simple plan
of washing. Those who do will find
Monday divested of It's hotSars os wash
ing day. The clothes must be wruug
through the three waters, and the direc.
tions closely followed to insure perfect
success.
There are several kinds Of wash boilers
sold that are made upon this principle.
The boiling takes the place of rubbing.
But 1t will be hard TO convince house.
Keepers that rubbing can be omitted.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-11
CORRECT SPEECH.

Young man, yon do not speak correct.
ly. Why Is it9 what is the matter +?
where lies the diflicultyP You know
better. You have studied grammar.
You have heard cultivated persons talk.
How then is it that you give yourself up
to coarseness, to vulgarisms, 10 an ugly
looseness Of speech7 It is nothing but
habit. One can become so accustomed
to thinking and speaking loosely and in.
correctly that it amounts to habit, and
very bard one TO break, too. My dear
youEg friend, don't put this matter off
rs of no Importance learn to think
purely, md think we'll learn to speak
truly, and speak correctly. One has said
that the speech, the manner, the walk
are the alphabet by which we spell chnr.
acter. Young man, you are making
your character-how will it look when
one can spell it out distinctly Let
these different letters be clear and dis.
tinct and beautiful. We do not know
but that 7Aorcan was right when he said !:
"We are all scalptors and painters. and
our material is our own flesh, and blood,
and bones. Any nobleness begins at
once to refine mau's features; any
meanness or sensuality, to imbrute
them"
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Orchards and Their Care.

The season of the year is approaching
when fruit trees Of every kind should
have some attention. 1t is taken for
granted that those who wish 10 be instruct.
ed have taken the suggestions offered in
these remarks. If not, then they are
not intended for you., All of the new
growth ON the trees should bo rubbed of
now, and all through the growing sea.
son, except such as may be desired to re.
main for branches. 1t should be the
rule not to let a single bud grow out that
will not be profitable to the tree. Here
is one Of the great secrets in successful
fruit growing. The ordinary orchard ia
allowed to exhaust itself in putting out
and growing superhuous branches, water.
shoots and sprouts that arc cut away
after they have abstraotel from the tree
q large number of pounds of substance,
which would have been such unto tho
tree, had the growth BEEN removed when
It first started. 1t is easily done. The
farmers wife or daughters will find it. an
inviting exercise. besides the intellectual
entertainment Inc many growth will
afford by suggesting thoughts sublime,
and good to the mind. If the trees are
too full Of fruit, remove the smaller aud
effected ones as soon as you can decide
upon their growth. If you have less
number you will moro than regain the
loss Of number In pounds and quality OF
tho fruit. Do not allow young trees to
over bear. Remove all the fruit down to
just what the limbs eau hold without
bending. Il ia q great question:, yet pot
fully settled by fruit growers, whether o
tree ought TO bear more ffnis than 1t can
hold up without springing the branches
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! KISS BY MOONLIGHT.

From time isrmemorai no one will pretend to
deny the fact that kisses have been held 10 hiFh
rcprte by both se7cs-thetfct attite or passive.
u Fas Leer decided that LEGAL KISS implies
ACTION on both parties but when lady simply
consents TO Lc Kissed without action Of her lips,
constitutes only PASSIVE kisS-aswcct deprived
Of its nectar.
Snugly enconScd within moss-embowcred and
vne-clad vcrandah, and almost hid from view
amid swcet-scentcd honeysuckles, was seated faiI
Atlanta nymph, whose beautiful dark eyes. aiaoas-
ter compile zon aud yoluptous contour, secni~i 10
DAZE the young gent by her side, who ever ana
anon while clrculnnayisating her slender waist
gave her a BUSS and then RE-BtSS to the
rms r.enlcr, OF Il pedestrian vino happened to be
passing that beautiful moonlight night. At thai
moment the lover was heard to ask: MY dear
darling Sarah Jane, you arc becoming more beau
tful every day; your eyes sparkle with "oIe D'ii.
liancy, your once pale checks have been painted
by the r.-ea'e hics Of nature, ami you seem 10
haze ertit'ly reSsintd .cut ,";aitr. VIII ycn tell
me the cause Of the change
al have simply used that wonderfully effective
blood remedy known IL Is B. b."
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Is FRIDAY Ar UNLuCRY DAY !

Journal answers this question in the
following satisfactory manner:
On Friday, August 81, 1902, Christie
pher Columbus sailed on his great yoy.
age of discovery. On Friday, October
II, 1902, he ret discovered land. On
Friday, January 4, 1893, he sailed on his
return to Spain, which, if hc had not
reached in safely, the happy result would
never have been known which led to the
settlement on this vast continent. On
Friday, March 10, 1493, lie arrived at
Palos in safety. On Friday, November
%, 1893, he arrived at Iiispanioia, on
his second voyage to America. On Fri.
day, June l3, l49I, lie, though unknown
to himself, discovered the Continent, OF
America. On Friday, March 3, l49G,
Henry VIII. of England gave to John
discovery of North America. This is
the first American state paper in Eng
land. On Friday, September 7, 1866,
Meleudcz founded St. AuguSl!rc, The
Oldest town in the United States by more
than forty years. On Friday, November
10, 1920, the May. flower, with the Pill.
grims, made the harbor of province,own
and on the same day they signed that
auSusI ConPacf, the IOrerunncr or our
present glorious constitution. On Fri
day, December %, 1920, the Pilgrims
made their final landing ut Plymouth
Rock. On Friday, February %, 1882,
George Washington, the father of Amer.
lean freedom, was born. On Friday,
June lG, Bunker Hill was seized and for
titled. On Friday, October 7, l777, the
surrender OF Saratoga was mnde, which
had such power and influence in Undue
ing France 10 declure for our cause. On
Friday, September 90, 1880, the treason
of Arnold WAS laid bare, which saved us
from destruction. On Friday, October
10, 1881, the surrender at Yorktown, the
crowning glory of the American arms
occurred. On Friday, July 7, 1776, the
motion in Congress was made by John
Adams, seconded by Richard Henry Lee,
that the United States colonies we're
and of right ouglt to be, free aud indie.
pendent. Thus, by numerous examples,
re see that, however it may be with for.
eign nations, Americans need never
dread to begin on Friday any undertak
Ing, however momentous it mny be-"
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son received their mental and moral
training at this school.

oaihinS Ut tuls sCIlOOl.
Do We appreciate this school as we
ought? Do the citizens Of Anderson
County appreciate it rs they ought? Is
their good reason for sending boy away
from Anderson County to be prepared
for College or fitted for business life
Are we not rather bound to support by
our patronage and encouragement a
school Of such recognized ability
There ought to be two hundred and fifty
students in this school, and large mum
Der of them ought to be from the County.
The free schools aud subscription schools
scattered all over the County ought to be
feeders for this central school Many
boys, by hard work and economy, could
go to this school and walk home every
Friday night, while to 20 off to Colum.
bia, or Grecnyille, or Sparlanburg would
perhaps be impossible. Besides there is
no sense in sending boy off to college
to be put in the preparatory department
and prepared for the regular college
course. Let him be prepared here at
Anderson 70. useful career in life or a
successful college course.
,T.,p1 1Sa5
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Not n Book Agent.

There is General Of local fame who
went through q very unhappy quarter Of
an hour week or 80 ago. He has Just
returned from the East There he made
tho acquaintance of voting gentleman
who is engaged To be married to very
charming Oakland girl. The truth, that
always is the accessory of separation Of
lovers, burned In the young mans breast,
and he took the opportunity, when the
General was leaving, to load him down
with messages of love and Il book for his
fancee. The gallant warrior undertook
the commission with all willingness. and
when he had rested from his trip he
started off one Sunday morning for Oak.
land with the book under his arm. He
sought out the address given him, for the
young girl was stranger To him, and rs
hc approached hc saw Il lady seated on
the steps of an Oakland villa. He opened
the gate and walked in with All imposing
martial air. The lady eyed him with an
unfavorable look.
You are Mrs. Jenkinsun p
II am."
II have here book "
81 don't want any books"
"Is there Miss JeDkinson 2"
"There is"
"Is she at home z"
"Yes."
81 have here book -"
miss Jenkinson doesn't want any
books
Hang it all, madam Pm not book
agent. Your daughters sweetheart in
New York asked me to deliver this book
to her with his love- I don't care a darn
whether she wants it or not. Here it is.
Good. day, madam. San Francisco
Chronicle
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A Georgia Boys Bride.

One of our neighbor boys brought
home wife very unexpectedly and under
great difficulties. For snme tine past
the little town Of Allendale, s. O., has
had some attractions for the young gen.
tleman in question. The young lady he
wooed and won, bnt the irate father would
not yield the point. So 1t become ueces.
,safy to resortto strategy It was planned
that they would take q ride aud have q
secret marriage, but to do that the con.
sent Of the clergy was necessary. Three
of the reverend gentlemen were applied
to aud all refused. BY this time the
irate father felt suspicious and placed his
daughter III a room adjoining his own,
with no means, nf escape, save through
his own room, as he thought. 1t was
then night, and allIetired. But love,
not wishing to be thus uutdone, began
planning III escape. She know the train
for Augusta would be along at 2 O'Clock.
Upon examination she found means of
escape through the floor and cravled
unde, her fathers room to the front gate,
it being the only way 70 get out. She
made for the depat and was just In time
to meet the trai fur Augusta, whittier
they repaired. and procuring tho necessay
documents songht aud obtained The aid nf
more accommodating clergy and were
married in due form.-- Hcrlcm, Ga, Sen
hnei, Nay
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Overlooking Money Values.

The president Of ono of the largest
and busiest banks in tho vicinity Of Wall
street snid ono day last week money
Is simply glut in the market; the
banks arc becoming money poor." The
speaker was ono of the last of the Now
York bank presidents to cling to tho Gus
tom Of paying interest on deposits in
banks of discount. He abandoned the
custom rocently-cxcept in few special
cases--because the present condition of
tho banking business did not warrant
such payments. The same bank presi.
dent refused outright, few days ago, to
accept deposit of 100000. His bank
has more moLey than it knows what to
do with.
.. d. Baldwin, president of the
Fourth National, said there was about
SCI 100000 Of cash lying idle in the
banks. He declared that his bank would
bc glad to loan money on call at 8 Per
cent. per annum, but there seemed to be
no demand for large amounts. Horny
Clews remarked, "The want of conf.
dence among investors has left tho banks,
the trust companies, aud large estates
burdened with cash. 1t would be good
thing for business everywhere if somo of
this money could be got into active cir.
cuiation." An old established law firm
down town holds more than 81, ,5O0, 900 of
trust funds, for which they have thus far
been unable to fluid profitable invest.
mept. Most Of the large banks are com. i.
planning of the steady increase in their
cash supply. One Wall street ba-k
which controls very largo estate has its
vaults filled with money, which the
bank has thus fnr been unable to place
to advantage. arr" e"-'I
The undesirable plentitude of cash ia
not confined to banks and trust funds.
Even the large vaults in the. massive sub.
treasury building are becomiug uncom.
fortably crowded. j. has recently been
found necessary to put timber cross
pieces in tho compartments of the oliver
vault to prevent the iron partitions from
being broken down by the increasing &C.
emulation of silver coin. Even the
central corridor of this vault is being
slowly filled with bags of silver dollars,
each bag weighing fifty pounds. Fortu.
nately, the silver vault rests upon solid
foundation Of masonry, concrete and
iron, about thirty feet thick. The small.
er vault, which contains gold coin and
paper moEay, Is also crowded. Most of
the compartments are filled, and bundles
of gold and silver certificates are stacked
up In plain view on shelves running
around the vault. Several millions OF
dollars are disposed of in this way.
Ia soue small compartment rs
large, as : a. two foot lcube--there are
packed thirteen bundles of greenbacks
Of large denominations. Each bundle
contains exactly Il 100000. Bookkeeper
Burr consulted his ledger when asked
how much money there was in the sub.
treasury last week, and replied, Sin round
numbers, $l72,000,0O0. " - Me,p York
Times.
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Bedclothcs OF Paper.

A paper making firm in New jersey
has for several weeks been turning out
connterpanes and pillow cases of paper.
No. | MANILA paper Is used, two large
sheets being held together by slender
twine at intervals Of three or four inches !;
the tRine IS gummed so as to hold tho
sheats firmly together where it lies. A
hem s'placed on the counterpane to keep
IL from tearing |; the safety edge IS com.
posed of twine. Ornamental designs are
stamped on the outer surfaccs of the
covers aud pillow:cases, giving them q
neat. attractive appearance. ssS +,
these conntefpaues and pillow.
cases become wrinkled from use, they
can easily be smoothed out With u hot
fatiron. The counterpanes San be laff
on the bed when it Is occr ,ied, and 10
cold weather will be fonnd 4 warm COW
ering. paper preventing tie escape Of
heat The new. paper bed clothing is 75
cents per set, and will probably; become
very popular. Paper Maker.
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THE ANDERSON u1L1TAaY SCHOOL

To-day, from our window, we can see
tho Cadets from the Anderson Military
School walking the streets and chatting
with all the vivacity of their boyish ma.
lures. cHow happy they look How
jolly! How bright Commencement
exercises are over, and the beautiful
flowers, their trophies. have been taken
to their rooms aud pressed ready to be
taken home to mother and sister or hid.
den away to be kept as the most precious
treasure of life. Fut wo did not take UP
our pen for the purpose of writing to the
boys. Though we feel just now like I'LL.
ing this entire column with words of en-.
couragement and warning to the boys,
we desist, leaving the good impressions
made by Gen. Capers' speech and the
magnetism of his presence nnmolested.
Our province is to deal with the pub.
lilo schools Of the County, but may we
not be excused for a few words ia com.
mendation Of the Anderson Military
School2 4.
It seems 10 us that Anderson is pecu.
S liafly blessed. Above every thing, every
town ought 70 hive frat class male
school. This Anderson has. AS to the
military feature o. this school, we know
not ono1g Of such things to express an
intelligent opinion; but 30 far as tho lit,
erary and scientific training Of the boys
4 is concerned, we do not hesitate to pro.
nounce it second to no preparatory school
lin the South. The principals are gentle.
men ofsacknowledgsd ability The one,
!. a graduate of tho old South Carolina
4 College, With many years scxpetience as
/, a teacher, and tho 0thef :as graduate OF
Woford, with ten years Ell efisnee ia tho
SCHOOL. l.room aAs an evidence Of the
Z thorough ifainipg given 10 boys here;
we point with no little pride 10 the
& record tnaao by tho Anderson boya 10
competili examination for positions at
Yest Point and Annapolis. Student.
chat have gone our from this schools +,
colleges Id this State and In Others has {.
always stood among Tie first In their
.asses dissson iis regarded BY the
y ahoiSaaie msrcbanls asone of The safest
business places ID npper Carolina she
\ Is noted not only for the financial stand
Ing Of her. inefc but for their fine
bns!usss capacity ma integrity Of char
sactef well Lct il not be forgotten
that yety many IL not . majority Of The
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Let care for your fruit trees, care for
your crops, care for your stock, care for
your family, care for yourself, (Which is
only another wCrd for "watch,") be up.
pcrmost In your minds. and every one
will learn The ways of Nature. Produce
more aud better for the labor, and e2tti-
cate yourselves from the common sentence
pronounced against the hGsbandman on
account Of ignorance way back yondcr
in the first garden-''in the sweat Of thy
face shall thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground ("
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We arc grateful to our friend "Trus.
tee" for his timely words in reply to
"Who," and to friend "Livc and Let
Live" for tie following: "To pacify our
fellow.suferer about the Abbcyille
line and to sustain the Trustee at tho
other extreme border line OF our County
in his opinion, equity and circumstances
demand that q middle man rise and mu.
tiny Notwithstanding we can look
from our post of duty upon the towering
church steeples Of the city OF Anderson,
the Commissioner has not yet been TO see
as. Knowing that he is hard worked
man, VIC accepted the reason he pub.
lished for not visiting all the schools
Nevertheless, we looked for him, and
daro say have been benefited by the
hooking; We expect him to come yet, and
will bo greatly disappointed If VIC are
not benefited by the comiug."''
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The Atlanta Conafitusion.

In a long artic'. relating 10 The u u. -. Of that
city, shys
The B.oOl Balm Company started one year ago
with sl62Dn, but to-day the business cannot be
bought for s5O,DO0.
The demand and the satisfaction given Is said to
he without u parable, as its action is pronounced
wonderful.
We are glad 10 rnrouhrc that oar druggists have
already secured supply, and we hope our readers
will supply themselves u, once.
II is said 10 he the only speedy and permanent
blood poison remedy offered, giving entire sa;islac'
tion In all cases, before bottle has been used
For Blood Diseases, Kidney Troubles Scrofula
Catarrh. Old Ulcers, aud skin Diseases, try one
bottle H Is. Is.
Blood BALM Co., Atlanta. ia, will mail free Ol
cost, u book filled with information about the
blood. the Kidneys, Scrcfnla, etc. etc.
FOR SALE BY HILL BROS,
Anderson, S. G.
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- During the war of Ire Revolution
the officer Of little band 0f soldiers was
ordering them To- raise n heavy beam
to the top Of some military works they
were repairing. They hat, great difficulty
In o6eying, on account nf Its weight.
An officer without unifnrm was passing,
and said, HWky don't yhu help them f''
"Sir," Was the pompcus reply, II am a
corporal" An" said the officer, taking
Oft his hat, II ask your pardon, Mr..
Corporal" He@lhen8 dimnsRted, and
pulled With .fesinenSili thes ssVest ss1Sd
raised. he raid to The little great man,
"Mr. Corporal, when you have another
such job md have not mer enough send
|, faf your commander in chief and I will
gladly c'n,e and help you again." The
cnrlmral W . thunderstiuck. II was Gen.
Washington.
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TEA6HERs'GoLUMN.
J. G. CLINKSCALES, EDITOR.

We trust the Mountain Creek School
picnic was a success. Miss Alice Davis
has our thanks for the invitation to be
present. and will please be assured that
our absence was unavoidable.