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THE NEW PRONOUN.

l notice that some of the correspon
dents Of the Constitutions are reaching out
after Il new pron0un, one of the common
gender and singular number. Professor
Dozier suggests Sc, sls, sim for the s!pgn.
lar number of such pronoun; another
writer hae and hahn.
| strongly suspect SIC already liaro
such q pronoun and have had il in daily
use for ages, one, too, that is far preiera-
bic to those suggested True it has not
yet gotten into the grammars and die
tionarics, but our grammarians and die.
tionary. makers are very conservative and
often positively stupid.
Some years ago little girl said to me
'some body's come"
"Who is it?" said ; "man or wo.
man?'
81 amt agoing to tell you who it is /;
| they come awhile ago"
Now this young lady did not hesitate
to use they" for the singular number
and common or indefinite gender. If
there was anything outre or grotesque in
her usage of the word, | did not feel it.
The Professor would have said "se came
awhile ago" This sc would be easily
mistaken for she, and would, if for no
other reason, be very Objectionable on
that account II any one will keep their
ears open, they will find this use Of
"thcy" in daily practice among the peo-
pie.
1t has crcpt into literature, also, and it's
use is SO natural to the genius of our
language that hardly one in hundred
has noticed it rs All intrusion. Mr.. Pick.
wick once got lost in Il hotel and entered
another room than his own and was un.
dressing behind the bed curtains. TO
Mr.. Pickwick's horror some person en-.
tered the room. Mr.. Dickens, the writer,
does not wish the reader to know whether
the person entering is man or Il woman.
That point is the climax of the story,
and must be reserved to the last. So
Mr.. Dickens says that the person had
come in 30 suddenly that Mr.. Pickwick
chad no time to oppose their entrance"
After various mancuycrs pickwick got
sight OF the person, aud it was an old
maid Richard Grant White says we
need no such pronOun, but nine tenths
Of the enjoyment Of the above story
would be lost If cher" had been used in
the place of their" 10 designate the
person. Years ago persons wrnte to Mr..
White suggesting this use of they"
We find it in actual use In both England
and America. And think we may rs
well admit it into the grammars.
Our prououns "tley, them and their"
are from the Anglo Saxon demonstratve.
The forms from which "thcif" and
them" come are both found in the
Singular as we'll as in the plural aud in
tho Northunbrian dialect, the nomna.
tive singular was "the" pronounced just
as "they" is now. The old Saxon was
"thie" in the singular. We have in
English the article ''tho" in the singular,
which is derived from the same word rs
"they." And rather suspect that the
people have for ages used they" in the
singular whenever they had to have
pronoun Of the common gender aud sing
ular number. Ihavc 80 used it twice in
this article, and doubt whether one in
ten has noticed it. 1t is 80 natural that
I predict it can never bo supplemented
by any artificial produc.ion.--C X.
Adddor, IN .ithnnfa Constitution.
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Divorces OF the World.

The following particulars az TO the
methods OF securing divorces in different
countries are interesting:
SIAMEsE- first wife NAV be
divorced, not sold, Hs the others may be.
| She then may claim the first, third mud
fifth child, and the alternate children are
yielded to the husband.
ARCTIC REGION. When man desires
la divorce he leaves tho house in anger
and does MT return for several days
The wife understands the hint, packs her
clothes, and leaves.
TARTARS.-Theh husband may put away
his partner and seek another when it
pleases him, and the wife may do the
same. Ifshe be ill.treAted she complains
to tho magistrate, who, attended by tho
principal people, accompanies her to the
house and pr9uounCes formal divorce.
CHINESE-DivOrces are allowed in all
cases Of criminality, mutual dislikes,
jealousy, incompatibiity of temper, or
too much loquncity on the part of the
wife. The husband canuo, sell his wife
until she leaves him and becomes a slave
to him by action Of the law for descrtion.
a son is bound to divorce his wife if she
displeases his parents.
discretionary power of divorcing their
wives.
JAPANs.--If the wife be dissatisfied
she can obtain divorce by paying q
certain SUN.
Observation-Disclosures are seldom
allowed, unless with the consent of both
parties, neither of whom can afterwards
re.marry.
MooRs.-I the wife does not become
a mother of boy, abe may be divorced
with the consent of tho tribe, aud she
can marry again.
ApYssINIANs.-No form of marriage
is necessary. The connection may be
dissolved and renewed as often rs the
parties think proper. -
SIDERIANs.-t the man be dissatisfied
with the most trifling acts of his vile, he
tears her cap or veil from her head, and
this constitutes a divorce. ~ q
CoREANs.-The husband can divorce
his wife, and leave her the charge of
maintaining the children; 1t she proves
unfaithful he can put her to death. q
{ DRUsE AND INSTRUMENTATION these
people, If u wife asks her huehand'e
permission to 60 out and if he says ego"
without adding "but como back again"
,she Is divorced. Though both parties
desire It they cannot live together with.
out being re.married.
COCHIN. .CHINEsE.-If the parties
choose to separate, they break pair ol
chop;stieksar 3 copper coin in the pres
ence Of witnesses, by which action the
union is dissolved. The husband must
restore to the wife the property belonging
to her prior. to her marriage.
AMERICAN Among some
tribes the pieces. Of sticks gisen 70 the
witnesses OF the marriage are burn, as q
sign of divorce. Usually new connec.
tions are formed without the old ones
being dissolved. A man never divorces
his wife if she has borne him sons. -
Lteds 1fercurp.,
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II0" a Kentucky Editor Larrups the
Southern Baptist COnyentiOns

Two ladies applied to the Southern
Baptist Convention, now in session at
Augusta, Ga, for admission rs lady deie-
gates, and were refused on the ground
that the day has not arrived for that.
When will it arrive? Women support
themselves in every branch Of industry.
They write well for the press and can go
to the case and put in type the matter
they have written; they write short. hand
and transcribc their notes on the type
writer; they are capable telegraph opera
tors they are the best teachers our
younger children have; they arc mer
chants and clerks, mechanics and sewing
girls; they support themselves, their
children, and many, many times, their
drunken, worthless husbands. They are
the steadfast, earnest friends aud sup
porters of the church; its strongest pill.
lars, its most beautiful columns They
were first Mt the Cross and last at the
Grave. Will the Southern Baptist Con-
vcntion tell us when our mothers, our
wives. our sisters, our daughters. will
have reached that subl;natcd state which
will justify their admission into the
councils Of an institution which they
have done more, and are doing more, to
sustain than all the other human beings
on earth? 1t would be interesting to
know when this premillcnnial movement
i'll behalf of woman is to begin.--Louis.
rifle Tines
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Not ain Adsmless Eden. !,
4i --4-!4 ".

a
y Three uptown married men made up
their minds quietly without telling their
wives, Saturday night, that they would
got hef.Adamless Edenp show. The
women got IAN inkling Of their intention.
and made up their mindt 10 keep their
husbands home. One Of them arranged
fot d little tea party. They all went to
The tea party, the men slWh hisHering TO
each other that when thor went out 10
smoke at hall: past they would walk
over to sIusio Hall Tfhoy ckoaisd
without theiR5 Hisss, however, for rwhen
they started 10 leave the house they yconid
End neither hats, canes nor ovsneoats.
The wives had hidden sthepa away.
When they went back ito Tho pars ,rs.
they kept very quiet about IL and whom
finally sh5 women were unable to couceai
their mirtli, they had the eiffontety 70
,ssy That 3hey hadn't the sllghtest idea ol
ilsasing Tho h lhoBss, pgsfoa AKA
Freeman,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21
The Man and The Monkey.

What ails you'" asked the man; 81 see you
arc sufferer, and can scarcely got along"
"Oh, you Sec" replied the monkey, my muddcr
she had what you call scrofula, very much scrofu-
Ii, my fardcr. he hal heap sores, some big, some
little sorcs. long time. They both took much
medicine and died; the was all they left me-
"Y,s, yes" replied the man. II see how it L..
Your mother Inherited her disease. scrofula. and
your father caught his on the wing. and you inhcr-
tied or was born with both complaints. But why
pine away and die when You can he curcd?"
II been done used over sixty bottles one drug
store medicine, and It no good. Money ell gono
and sore here yet. So: doctors charge heap
money, but no good"
But my friend" said the man, you got hold Of
the wrong medlciu.. Go to the drug store and get
one bottle Of Is. u. H., and before using all OF 1t
you will feel better. II Is q quick euro. 1t will
cure all sorts Of sores, scrofula Blood Poison
canght on the wing, Itching Humora, Catarrh.
blood and Skin diseases and Kidney Troubles"
II be SO thankful for your kindness, and will GO
get Il. B. u. to-day replied the monkey.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21
How tho World Digs.

In northern Mexico crooked stick,
drawn by oxen or mule, scratches the
ground little ns q preparatory move
before planting or sowing. Hoes are
heavy, awkward tools. Reaping is done
with sickles, and thrashing by treading
out.
In Manzanillo not single fnrmer
n,anures his fields. With simple iron.
pointed stick they bore the holes in the
ground aud the seedfcorn isscast In. In
n few days the young seed shoots up, and
with 1t innum able weeds, which are
removed by hand. Farmers complain
that American plows are too heavy to
lift: They prefer oxen, because horses
make them walk too fast.
tuts the agricultural, Implements In Cen
These are mostly or English or German
factured in America. So 81
The most OF the cultivation on farms
In Brazil, and especially where there Is
slave labor, is With she hoe, m impie.
ment weighing from two to Ave pounds
each, and mostly imported from Eng.
land, in barrels, ten dozen to q barrel.
One firm In Rio de sJaneiro imports -
NC arm ss,;oa,e @ tIa, Gnqe onn bass ,"e ore
;nano,Iaa ] M 4 % a"I s,;snossa os snnnsIIv IN
Rrszil "
An a mer;can merchane In .Janau saxa
ho ha tr;e,, :" sa;i neariu auorv 40 pJo.c.;ny' y
,;on "I ~ Az. Ama,;csn ~ aT ;innieyen,a I'm, w;,h
nmt ovI .vccess ~ Now ha has : stocE IL hi his
u, uarshouss s% ,,bicb % las 40 hasn @ Sn hand @ for
s'uss sneem ssora m'I rarm @ % ,ohor % T. % =" cheon
.nu, :. !: soa :oa.o.;.aiI. ;n,nn.o;hia >" n.Sas
h;d l. With labor. .aavin~ machinsrv
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

writer examinations do good. They
impress what is already learned, and at
the same time show the standing of the
student. sunIc teachers review their
classes every week. Reviews are abso.
lutely necessary. You know your name
better than any other, perhaps, because
you have heard it called so often. Re.
view and examine.
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All Sorts &
hurts and many sorts q "A. ].
man and beast need 4 ooss = !!
lotion. Mustang Linitnent
Why not make Home Ham.
BY PURCHASING a pgi
First Classs%,IausicaI Inssr,,m,. I, I

Readssthiu, ssnuaIoian.gapd ur,
II AN Agent for several OF ibo te'siif
4 Organs and Pianos, aud am sl.9, s.iI ss
able to herald the news to tho ,n nsns s,sd \ ,!oh
new tssS 1enn, of ,hS tp ,e of Of the ho iyoy
isfactory to the most limited cirenm!Iie s lie q D
Remember, cash or instalmens 'ts,aaat
handle tho following named Inss!sasinl Il
and Bay State. 'fa'lal
PIANOS OS-Chickering, Mn,br,,
yer Tone and Others. ""'.uAnek, sel
After an experience Of severn, -.
shis p ,, business, ines feel perfectly comp.len,
seIocton ash my customers 81 m In making ludas
pleasure in visiting any one who aSi;a,lu ~. y.
buying. Drop me postal card, orr or s.ps paa !,
verbal message by your friends, ma sI4a s.s .
shall receive prompt attention. JIG
JOHN L. HAYNIs
1on o, ,oo. Williamston, ac
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Miss Minerva Drake writes, May 7 !:
tsIt gives ME much pie asure. to report
! ssfayorably from the method of transcrib.
ling paragraphs by tho reading classes.
1t cultiyates the faculties for observation
and trains to exactness. The lack of
black. board capacity has been removed
by the means you suggested, and now We
figure promiscuously in all recitations
which require the use thereof. We have
also adopted tue pa es.book plan, and
some of them arc yet without correction.
Wesare beginning to talk about ceiling
the school-house, and meet encourage.
ment from the patrons TO whom I have
spoken, All wish you had visited us
sooner, that we might have enjoyed the
benefit of your visit earlier. "A welcome
greeting is in store for you when you
come agaiI- -then we hope to bc able to
prove the fruits Of your last cali. For
two weeksSmy attendance has been 70.
duced by the measles iclaiming many
pupils as victims, hut hope to be relieved
from thfs. .hindrance soon.'
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A young Boston lady writes to the
Boston Iost: "How should young man
kiss 2" No young man will kiss
Boston girl at all unless he wishes to
freeze to death.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

We have long doubted the propriety
of allowing children to read newspapers
promisouously and recklessly. Every
family ought to have q good Christian
journal and at least ono or two we'll
selected secular papera. Nowadays,
many secular papers are wholly unfit to
occupy "a place in decent family In
deed, it is difficult to set a paper that
contains nothing Objectionable in some
respect. The editor's readers are com.
posed OF, all sorts ef people. The minds
of men thirst for thu detailed account of
horrible crimes and Just such stuff as will
distract the mind and corrupt the heart
of innocent youth. Let every thought.
full parent see that his children get as
little as fnesi5le Of such reading matter,
aud when their eyes do happen to fall
upon something Objectionable in ITSELF
let the parent try to draw from it some
good lesson that will at least balance or
restrain its diatracting 10 fluences.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

Well, we surrender. The Normal
School is to 60 to Charleston. That is
the decision of the State Board of Ex-
aminers. While wo are fully persuaded
that the Board has made mistake, VIC
are earnestly desrous that mauy of our
teachers shall make strong effort to
attend the school. OF course we feel
disappointed. Before the meeting of the
Board, we were hopeful of decision in
favor of Anderson. Outside of title
natural selfshness which made us want
the school at Anderson, and which we
trust is excusable, we do not think
Charleston $ the place for it, NIL things
considered. However, the decision is
made, the place is fixed, and it is now
too late to offer objections. Let us enter
rs heartily as possible into the spirit and
intention of tho Board and at least hope
for the success of the enterprise.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21
&NFAiARIA, CHILLs

ssSs 8 ss r nSsS TssiTsSa
sinks 0rosc, ,N. gaso ox go Ford sSpfing,W VA
and receirS BY rettfn mall presesipiiou thai
squinine and fzieHt medicines eombined. Ss-i
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21
Fresh Garden Seed,

r. .ANDREcH's aud Ferry's fresh Gar dem
- Seeds and Onion Sets for sale by
A. b. TOWRF.S. .;
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READ THIS
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

TT OWE money. and cannot nay Il upls,
Il persons who owe me pay me.
Therefore, beg all who are indebted 1,
me by Note or Account to call and s,tI,I
without delay. / cannot run my businr,
without money. am prepared to giyeih,,
highest price for Cotton in payment ii
debts. A. B. TOWERa. 6
Sept 25, 1884 IL
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l.. X. Hardin, the former popular
principal of tho male school at William.
ston, is now full tledged M. u. DR..
Hardin graduated from Woiford College
in '73, and was regularly engaged in
teaching up to the time he commenced
tho study Of medicine. With his fine
classical education, many years expert
enCe in teaching, and an unusual amount
of hard common sense, we predict for
him abundant success in his chosen pro.
fession. AT any rate, if he succeeds rs
we'll n. healing tho bodies of men AS he
did Mt training the minds and hearts of
boys, his presence will be blessing to
any community. His old friends and
former patrons Mt Batesburg extend to
him hearty welcome.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

Every young man in the land ought to
read Hollands "Titcomb's Letters"
The book ought to be in every family.
Every letter is brim full of plain, practi.
cal, hard.sense suggestions The average
young mau may there iiut a true picture
Of himself, aud the girls may see them
selves rs they are. The history Of Miss
Julia Aurelia Atkins Green is being re-
peatcd every duy, and counterfeits of less
value than he counterfeit dnllur may be
found III almost any community without
very great difficulty. Get the book and
read what DIR. Holland says about Miss
julia Aurelia Atkins Green.
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and restored to rerfec. health by using
Braddeld's
Females
Regulator.

1t Is special remedy for all diseases pertaining
10 The womb, aad aHy Intelligent woman can euro
herself by following the directions. It Is espe-
ciai'y chcacioua IN cases OF suppressed painful
menstruattop, In whites and partial prolapsus. It
affords immediate relief and permanently restorca
the menstrual function. As n remedy to b., used
during that critical period known as "Chaneo Of
Life" this invaluable preparation has no rival.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

We are grateful to Judge Murray for
the manly plea he made for Anderson at
the recent meeting Of the-Eta' Board Of
Examiners. Every argument that could
be presented in favor Of Anderson's haY-
ing the Normal was made, and the Judge
tells US he was very sure VIC would get it
until the result Of the last ballot was dc.
clared. The honorable genticmen of the
Board may have chosen wiseIy-let us
wait and see.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

TEA6HEBs'GoLUM
j. G. CLINKSCALES, EDITOR.

Has any young man read book since
the close of school that has made him n
more thoughtful or more earnest man?
If so, we would be glad to have him drop
us n note mentioning the book and stat
ing briefly its merits. The effort to do
this conciseiy and correctly will do him
good, end others may be induced thereby
to read the book and receive like benefit.
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EYES OF FIRE.

"0h, might kiss those eyes OF fire,
Ten thousand scarce would queuch desire;
Still would steep my lips In bliss,
And dwell an age on evory kiss"
That young dude needs something for his blood
he Is utterly too fresh Is. B. b. is the best thinJ
for him, because one bottle Will cure him. Bu
that dude Is not all alone in his terrestrial glory
not by n jug full" Many othera considerably
"rattled" just now about that blood poison bust
ness but Il. b. b. will euro for the least money nuG
In the shortest time The boom is coming. Puri
fy. Purify.
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! MARVELLOUS STORY

- - oOM, "23 Cedar St.. New
ir, !, SUWS York, Oct %, 1882.
.. My father resides at Glover.
VI 4. ....n n great sufferer from Scrofs
uia, AZ, '....r..;osod letter will tell you what
n maryc,u.. eject
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1885-08-11
GiuiIffanb Der Stabt 0urem
bura.

9etratben..- Som 4. SuIi: Sob
Bald, 6anoarbeiter, nit Was6alena SO:
oei9. Bonn A.: Sobann &einert, S4Ioi
Ter, NIT anna Gbereiia S@arff.
SterbefdIIe. = 0om A.. Suli: so,
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frau BON Matbius Blum, 9anbarbsiter
Bonn g.: &atbarina Seller, alt 81 s., Obnt
Stanb, ebeIos. 8om 49,: caroline @aie.
iier, alt so s., @befrau pom Nnbreas Wei.
bentopf, &aufmann; Sobann Setter &su:
ter, alt 81 s. 8 3d., Gisentbimer. Som
a.: Narie Inse b'6uart, alt 20 s., obns
Stanb, ebeIos.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1885-08-11
9as aar,e germSa,n bes taraIi3 uer

fforbenen Cardinals Mcgabe waren 700
Dollars. Our@ bic 8er0ffentliduns ieis
mes lesten Geifamentes murbe bieie Chat
fade betannt unb 6o9berielbe mar Elm
Bring Der 8ir@e unb grabii9of pom Dub:
lin.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-15
CORRESPONDEN

New York, j. B. Colgate & Co.
Omaha, Omaha National Bank.
Chicago, First National Bank.
San Francisco, Bank of California.
Denver Colorado National Bank.
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T. r. JONES. 1vNr
T. r. JONES & Co
BANKERS

Transact a General BANKING Business IN
all its Branches.
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange.
careful attention given to Collections, and re-
mlttances made on day of payment
Long Loans made on City Real Estate al low
rates of interest 0'
Special attention given to the Selling of Ores
solicited. '' '''o
Advances made on ore. Base Bullion, Gold
and Silver bars shipped for refining