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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30

That was q pleasant surprise when
every child in the school rose to his feet
and made polite bow to the teacher as
he ent6red.. Ho had not been accustom-,
ed ID. such treatment, and, for amoments
it really embarrassed him. Politeness
doesn't cost much-it is worth a great
deal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30

FENHE Eundefxigns offers cor sale ON easy
terms g al 4 = yaltahs Home Placo.
coflsistsng of in eli t.foonp Dive INK sSlelis
,heSsssg, ontbetl ldsngs, three tepant shon..
SAs, gin honsc nne fixtnresS run atY iypssr.
With Tract ~ aBGnt SSss0 acres on .I.anis cpes
!ts siss g iassss orty sesS ei hos.oa
saaRss Eal cssss ssss9e 81
sdnca ienal I'D Sntages. g S
Also a z0s3sS with Six fo6in3 SA}e III tt4n
ncrss6f Ixtai situata opposit Tie ptinS
E6fk In ts
y y Eor fGf fshGf part lars apps To Col.
\. ~ Nv (. C9QLEy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30

We hadshe pleasure of examining n
number of copy.books at one school last
week. They would do credit to larger
children than those in that school, Such
neatL sss and exactness are rare.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30

That wash-pan and clean towel looked
out of place in the school room. But
the truth is, they were just in tho right
place and put to the proper use. A little
water and soap judiciously used after
recess help n boys appearance wonder.
fully, and, no doubt, help his feelings,
too.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30

CONDENSER attached
having other make Gins ana wsmg reeos %
sang and Most Improved Cane ShsAif
andEY
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
Ln.stiksl Geography
fph-.n,ln,Ic,t .To.,-,ili


An astonishing numter Of disputed
questions in geography are awaiting
settlement. and discovery seems TO In.
creSse rather than diminiSh-s largo
number Of facts coming TO light every
year. Among unsettled and disputed
questions Is the source OF the Ira.
wnddy, or rather whether It or thr
Brahmapootra receives the waters Of the
Sanpo
In a number Of tho proceedings Of the
Royal Geographical Society is an elab.
orate argument by Mr.. Robert Gordon
in favor OF the irrawaddy view He
gives two important points Of fact, as
well as several arguments from &C.
cepted data. One fact Is that the sal.
weOn Is now known to drain the coun
try formerly supposed to furnish
the water in the upper Ira,
waddy. Another fact Is that the
Chinese geographers, for ,2OOyears back
make the Sanpo tho same stream as tho
llrawaddy, and French missionaries
and Official Chinese maps confirm tho
statement Strong as this argument
seems TO be, thOre are geOgraphers who
still re eCt it.
Another disputed question Is the size
Of Lake NistSssini in northeastern
Canada. Estimates vary from a body
OF water as large as Lake Superior
down 10 a sheet OF water 100 miles long
and 90 miles wide, These arc samples
Of large questions in dispute. There
are a large numtor Of smaller ones. II
would seem that geography should DO
the simplest Of sciences, and that al this
day maps should change only in polIti.
cal features; but in fact half the area
Of tho globe 10 subject to geographical
revision by the studious traveller, We
have but scratched the surface Of the
earth, and do not yet know that much
Of II.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23


A very violent attack OF Japomania
has seized upon San Francisco. For
years past tho city'S institutions have
included q Japan line OF steamers, a
Japanese Development company, and q
japanese Gospel society, 10 which,
though Of later growth, may be added a
Japanese bazaar. After holding every.
thing from q ghost show to furniture
store, the old St lgnAtiuS church has
Just been opened as q living panorama
Of JAPAN whore all tile characteristic
arts and manufactures Of that country
arc to be seen In progress,
Satsuma and UloiSOnnO ware are here
made before your eyes; handkorchiefs
arc woven and embroidered for you In
an A'ternOOn; Japanese lacquerWare
and Japanese bronEes grow into form
while the visitor Is looking on; there IA
aJapaneSO tea-housO, with Japanese at.
tOndaHts, and Japanese babies crawling
around the floor and nursOd by Japanese
mothers. Nor Is this all, for BY the
last Japan steamer there came over a
company Of Japanese coniurers and
gymnasts, who as Olullibrists appar.
emily defy tho laws Of nature, and who
~. trlckstsrs could have taught poor
Heller a lesson or two,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
Al sl,artlAn Dabs
nsOt ,ttI.H

MI. and Mrs. Edmund Russell, Del.
sartian lecturers on art and decorations
have returned hither from the far west
with . two.months.old.baby. 1t was
born in camp in Kansas, and six week,
passed before II slept under roof. At
present tho infant drags out It's Delsar.
tian days In Brooklyn, while the parents
are engaged in New York; and-1 hear
that the latter, finding the absence all
day intolerable,, go to q telephone at
certain hours by pre-arrangement and
tho nurse lifts the baby to tho Brooklyn
transmitter and lets II Tor makes itl)
cry. When It's Delsartian wall is heard
the anxiety is appeased and the Whsek
OF business once moro reyolye,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23

lNdW 1OFk Iiuehi
I 1.-THE Chinese government decided I'm.
ally few days ago 10 adopt forward
course nthe construction Of railroads.
A contract has been signed for the max.
ing Of a line from Taku to Tong. Chow,
the contracting Arm to furnish the ma.
torial and rolling stock and the govern.
ment the capital and labor.
Various lines Of telegraph arc to be
constructed in Corea under the superin.
tsndence OF Chinese officials The pre-.
liminary surveys have already been com.
menced between GenSan aud Seoul and
at several points on tho Chinese. Coroan
frontier. The length OF The lines aCtu.
ally undertaken is over 400 miles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23

G5SS-IAnaa fiSllArll In Chlago NeNal
It seems to 10 true that the steamer
track from New York 10 Asplnwall goes
not through hurricanes, but between
them. The log'books sustain the asser.
ton. A hundred TO a hundred and
forty miles oil, on either side, there are
terrific storms. When | passed over It
the smoothness Of the ocean was like q
river from New York to Colon; tho
same on the western side until we ap,
preached the Californian gulf, when
cross.currents met us. Then for two
meals only Of the two voyages we used
the table rack, a partitloned rail, as
provision against tho upsetting Of tea
and soup; and in passing through the
Golden Cato We completed more than
5000 miles on the ocean without 50
much as tho threat Of a gale
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Removing w,ftt by Means at cSsrmS
r'Ensilsh Settlement" tpA1 iette.

Removing wIftt BY Means at charnv
r'Ensiah Settlement" (PAI Letter.
The charms for the edispetsloil Of warts
believed in BY many Of these honest
farmers arc numerous and most stngu.
lar F6f instance, Il a person with
warts on his or her hands will wria
down the nnmter OF them on the band
OF \ tramp's hat without the tramp
knowing Il, be will carry the wartt
away With him-that Is, they will grad
ually disappear from the person hands
and appear on those Of the tramp. By
cutting a notch on q green elder stick
or every wart a person may have, rub.
bing tile stick on every wart, and then
burying II in the barnyari until It rots,
the warts may be cured. Warts may
also 10 removed BY taking q black snail,
rubbing It on all varts at night, and
lmpaling the snail on q thorn bush.
repeating the process nine successive
nights, BY which LIme the warts and
the snail will both DO shriieled up.
Another way 10 get rid OF warts Is for
the person tDseo d funeral pass inex.
pectrdly wherever ho may bc, and as Il
passes rub bis warts quickly and ropoa,
the words, "WartS and corpse pass
away and never more return Green
peas may also 30 rsed to advantage iu
taking OIL warts Let the afflicted per.
son take as many peas as be has warts
and touch each WRrt with different
He must then wrap cash pea in q
separate piste Of paper and bury them
secretly IN the shaie Of an ash tree OF
under 4 hazel bush. II peas are not in
season and the person with warts DOES
not care TO try the efficacy OF any OF the
aiout named charns, lot him select as
many pebbles as he has warts. Sewing
them up in a small bag, he must tako
them to where four roads cross aud
throw tho bag over his loft shoulder
This charm will never be resorted to,
however, by persons WHO have no
nlaliuiousnsss ii thOir hearts, for II, by
chance, auy other person should lind
the bag and open Il the warts win Rp.
pear on his hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
ralaaINa aAoW.aNpoWs.
a pnasA ot Adt,ttl.Iss wAlsh rus:
nishe. RmpiSymsnt % Msuy Men.


The trimming Of shop.vind0sa has be.
come 4 great feature in advertising
Each large establishment seSks 10 out.
shine its neighbon in the display aid ar:
tistic arrangement Of goods ID is wins
dows.
nThe system Of window decoration
has grown up almost altogether within
the past ten years IN tho dfes.goods line
and within three or four Years In the
clothing houscs,n y said d leading mer,
chant. at Is increasing constantly, and
heaven only knows where Il will end.
Every establishment o. any pretensions
employs q man especially to trim win!
dows. Smaller houses secure the esefy.
Ices Of an Individual who Is not CON.
rected with Il in any other capacity than
that Of windga.trinmcf and who does
the work for three Of four different
stores. Others hayea salesman who q
an artist in the business. His artistic
Capabilities demand AIR higher salary
than he could expect as q mere sales,
man. Very largo shors hip professional
ttimmen who do ntsifig elso but deco
rate tho Window They must he ccn.
stantly studying and endcayoting to do.
Tiio something .lleW, and startling, aud
attractive to draw the attention Of the
public,n
WCertain forms ~ nrrhnVnnnfik hhyA
become fixed and arc known BY various
names. There, for instance pointing
10 one window where several shades Of
wash materials were drawn into q shape,
small at tho bottom and spreading out
at tho top like fan, Is what is known as
tho rising sun st.i4 Of decoration. This
manner OF folding y indicating q piece Of
embossed velvet drawn out in q long fold
us called tho double loop But the
trimming Of windows must 10 novel or
It is nothing. Consequently every shop
shows two or three times a week some
now arrangement which Is due shpe TO
the ingenuity Of tho thinner
"How long docs II take a man to trim
q windowln
From four 10 ten hours according 10
its elaboration. | have known, too, when
windows were to ID trimmed for some
special occasion or season, Of two or
three msn being occupied In orc window
for a couple Of days. Ono clothing house
in tina CITY ghoWnd A WindOw during the
holiday tin) that it required three men
four days to trim
Aro many goods damaged by being
exposed in windoysl"
"No, for tho reason that but small
quantities arc displayed. We have dun.
mils 40 mado that a small piece Of cloth
Caa DO wrapped around or folded about
tkom and represent IN entiro bolt. Then
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
1hs lsasilli Of t,spro.y.


Paul Guttmann, in q careful study Of
the bacilli Of leprosy, observed in clio.
vated nodosities In a glrl between l9
and iSyears ofage, found tho microbes
always collected in coils, afeaturewhich
distinguishes them at once from the
bacilli ot tuberculosis, while tho fact
that they stain more easily than the lat.
ter further distinguishes them. The
bacilli are found especially In the skin,
but also in other organs the seat Of tho
disease, and even in tho blood. AS q
rule, the organisms are extremely mum.
erous atthe seat Of the LESSONS. Their
microscopic appearances aFethe same In
every case and hence it Is no longer
doubtful that they are the cause Of the
leprosy, Notwithstanding the failure Of
attempts TO inoculAte animals These
seem 70 be refractory TO tho disease, In.
asmucll as In no case has Il ever been
observed among them.
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Assr.ro AT wEst POINT.
'.Ronsa.aaa. a.Tamsisr Fight netwssa we
resil't'' Cadets Nag and Hstsrss

FNkuAHo teaetA-hduN AMN NlloHars
Eualtsd savioei
Promptly the principals would throw
on uniform coats and and caps, unsling
suspenders, Il they wore lhom-loW
cadets ever did Ahd lHed the aecondt
would see to It that rings were removed
from the fingers The tefetoe would
caution the crowd against the faintest
cheer or noise, and order them 10 keep
we'll back II "rough.and tumble wad
decided on, or 70 form 3 ring II Il were
'atand.up.' The former was most ID
favor, as being quicker, soonet over
among evenly matched men, and less
liable 10 Interruption, 20 "rongh.and:
tumble II generally was, unless apaif
OF scientific boxers were pltted IN th6
Kicking, gouging, biting or striking
below tho Gelt were tl.yer permitted alt
instant The hght was lost 10 biul
whose temper might betrty him into
such a thing, and no cadet was bound
to give him satisfaction in the future.
These things were we'll understood; In
three lhiautps from, theit brdfal ID thS
fort the seconds had tnelr mon a sseddk
ness; the referee quietly nodded go
ahead, . and the men were brought face
10 face, and, with NO other foFmality
lot by at each others headpiece For
two minutes, perhaps, they would make
the air lively with resopndipg thuda
the blows would be thick and last, aud
the combatants would dance around at
Rlively rate.
Then would come the clinch, tho
straining wrestls, and then the heavy
fall to earth, with the seconds bending
over and watching every move; and tho
excited crowd muttOring--not ShoutIns
cheer or counsel, the struggle would
last until The exhauetion Of one party
proved him defeated Thed Ills seecldl
not ho, could call enough. A blow 6d6
instant after that WIS foul; q word Of
lnenRcc or abuse during the Hght was (
punishable. by the referee, and no man
dare interfere so long as fair play Nas
observed. ] never saw more honest,
fair lighting than at West Poiut, and Of
the hundred or more that took place
during my four years Of cadet life eau
recall only two that were not pluckily
and sturdilS fonght out tothe bitter
eud. Then and usually not until then,
tins aud again hayJ | heard the 6.end!
ing party, whether victor OF San.
pushed, express bis regret ID the ehal.
lengor for tho word Or deed that had
caused the trouble. e
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
soldiers siospInr Places.

lDftou buleth hecnleeaohAf'I
speasing Of queer sleeping places
when w were qlattered in Little WaSh.
ington one company was Quartered ID q
brick warehouse, and the whols upper
part vas divided into immensely biR
birs containing corn all shelled. va
follud It quite 8 soft bed, only when
oneo laid down In any position yon made
quite q mold Of ,our body in The Weld,
ing mass Of coiv, and frequently On
waking up In the morning | Would find
myself at an angle Of torty.fYe degrees,
my head down, nearly buried IN the
corn, and my left or right arm buried %
the shoulder. II vas not 50 comtorla.
Bio after all.
lhaye tried . bed Of mud, withmy
head against the etrunk of a tree and the
water trickling down my neck II rained
1T that timej and two or three inches
Of water around me ] never recollect
getting cold or suffering any serious
discomfort resulting from exposure 10
dampness. OF rain, or mud beds, or any.
thing Of that kind. a fellow can Ret
used toalmost anything. II our clothes
were wet, build q Ere, II We could: 4
not stir about and dry them that way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23

nrnllI cor. Ner "a. snn.l

The common people Of Brazil live on
ierked beet and mandioca. The former
comes from Uruguay and Argentine,
and 80, ,OOO, 900 tons are imported every
year. The mandioca Is q curious plant,
blending life and death in Its elements.
1t resembles the sweet potato or yam,
and IL used raw Is a deadly poison.
Some years ago thirty.aye drops Of the
raw juice was administered TO a con.
demned criminal, aud he died in tho
most horrible conyulsions. The root Is
boiled and then ground to powder, 70.
sembling buekwheat 1our IN appear
anee, In which condition Il enters into
the composition Of almost every article
Of cooked topd used in Brazil. The
tapioca Of commerce Is made BY b0 iling
the mandiota and then allowing II to
crystallize.
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She waa Not Fslrhtenod.

A llttlS 4.yeAr.old girl was put to bed
in tho third story Of her home, aud
left, as usual, In tue dark. A terrific
thunder storm came up, and her
mother, thinking the child would be
frightened at the lightning, went 10 her.
On entaring the child called out with
delight; Mammal the wind blew the
sun up just now; did you see itf' Fear
had no entrance there
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VALUE OF sELF.posssss;oy


lDstspit Free Pres
'seo here, young man now that you
brought about this discussion, and Is
IhaSe nothing particular toengage M
attention just at present. let me talk
with 20 atrite on my hobby =
Tina your seryic
THE ayerlge man isa good sort Of
ah animal, anlif hg hasroached tho dis
tinetlon ofsbeing able to read and write
he Is also possessed Of sufficient intelIl.
genve to knowright from wong know.
ing that he would, in nine caSes out OF
ten, be genteel-mind YOU now, pm
not speaking Of dress If II were not
for lack OF self.possession. self.posses.
sion. That's my hobby. Want 70 hear
about itfa
elm deeply interested
"Nine men out Of ten would raise their
hats II, while strolllng through a ceme.
terry, they should suddenly came upon a
group surrounding an open grave as the
clergyman read the burial service. and
they would do 10 because their sur.
roundings would have placed them thor.
oughly IN accord with the solcmnity Of
the scene. They would be perfectly
sOlf.posessed. They wolld dothe same
thing on the busiest street In the most
bustling city, upon meeting q funeral
procession, Il they We're only selt,pos.
sessed.
Possibly
"Haye you not many q time failed to
unhitch a horse for a lady, or pick up a
package some lady has dropped at the
instant when you we're passing her. and
when dozen feet beyond the oppor.
tunity have you not regretted the omis.
sion Of the Courtosyl Can yol not re.
call scores Of such chances In which you
have neglected TO do yourself iusticsl
"ies, / believe can"
"of course you can. Every man can
They're happening every. day, and the
rnyriads Of such mistakes are all &C.
Countable to a lack Of self. possession.
Tho men are few and far betweOn, as ]
believe, who are not sufficiently delicate
Of appreciation to know when they m4y
heStow a courtesy, but they are also not
numerous who got hold Of the idea in.
stantly and in time to act without max,
lug a botch Of it.p
"ilayc you any theory to advance on
tho cultivation OF quick wit"
None whatever. It's equality which
Is born in a few, acquired BY many, and
lost by default to tho great ma GRITTY
When II becomes UNIVERSAL then will
this world be apOriect place to stay in. y
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10 Bsauly q ro.l.
El%hd.n lIhstfn:ed Ntssl

Many gifts hato been bestowed upon
our posts, among others physical beauty,
No doubt there are some who
have bccn ill.fayored. lierrick, Il
hi. portrait speaks truly, was an dgly
m IN; so was JonSon; so, asWe all know,
WSUliyer Goldsmith, and l'ope, though
b had splendid eyes, was deformetli
But chaurer, Spencer aud Shakespeare
were handsome men. Milton, as 8
young man was extremely beautiful,
aud called the lady OF bis college, while
in later llto tho want Of sight left his
handsome face uSin.u .ured. Dryden, too,
had fine features, and was 4 t6tGblb
man in appearance Burns had eyes
which literally glowed, and Scott, who
bad seen all the great men Of his time,
said be had never seen such another eye
iu q human head.
SCOTS own facs vas bomeiy aud
lovable, but his eye, too, flashed with
poetic fire at the notes Of botder song;
and southey had the most spirited c0un:
tenance that ever human form was
graced with" WordsWorthB face did
not, perhaps, indicate the Gre and soul
within; but Byron was splendidly hand.
soma, Shelley was beautiful, so was
Keats, who had AN expression az II ho
had been looking on some gletitGs
sight" ot living poets It Is Scarcely
fitting 70 speak, but as long as We still
have with US the laureate, Mr.. Brown.
ing, and Sir Henry Taylor, there Is am.
pie evidence that tho royal line OF kng.
lish poets has not physically dogeneI.
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According To- The Southern PtaCti.
toner, the City OF Mexico, being Gu,
tirOly without sewers or drainage, tho
mortality Is at the high rate Of 80 pot
1900 o. population annually. IN Gu.
anaiuAto, a city Of $4,000 Inhabitants,
Che death rOteiss said TO obe1 n por 200.
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An UOdsrground Grotto OF tho Gods.
UuHua fs MAJ. f.,.i... r., -. 4,

LIS c'u-s H' M lrr G'oBp.D. mo rail
A short time ago q great cave was
discovered in the Bennatt mine situated
In the Oregon mountaihA and about
twelve miles from this place. This cave
is a vcritahle crystal palace, grand
beyond description. Under foot, over.
head anil all around it Is as whito as
snow and clear as crystal. In some
places 1t takes the form OF icicles, in
others the form Of frosted glass. What
seem to be groups of trees, from four
to seven feet high, are seen, and have
been given names. Pictures OF all
kinds of objects, such rs birds, animals
and reptiles. may be seen, and the cave
Is really q wonder.
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Th,t Is MT a bad story about the Eng.
hsh girl who, when her French dress.
maker arranged her a costume Of rich
browns and soft ycllows, set his artistic
stal q Kemor Of anguish by calling IL
"hreaktaSt.r "And why, madamol-
SELLER he asked, reproaehfully, "Why,
dear me- she said, her littls finVers,
st:ayinS oyrrths striped brown and white
yelyet Of the underdreSs and the darker
brown Of tho mantle, tho oycrdreSs
matching the dark stripe Of the velvet
an the yellow gloves, "don't you SeCl
Bitter gloves; toaSt..-OyerdreSs; cream
-.,white velvet stripe; and chocolate In
tho nantlel Pretty good breakfast, too"
'"Ah, ahr says tito cnragcd artist now,
81 will make her one lobster-salad gown
anil Ii shall 10 10 real that she shall have
indigestion when she wean 1t. The
nliouS comnsrison,n
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IonE pI.lanee TolepAsalnr.

There IA no practical limit toions
distance telephuuing. II It WASH / fof
induction, you could run I wire across
the continent and talk through Il An
invention that would do away with I'M
duction would be worth a good deal.
The Bell Telephone company has 4
standing Offer Of 1000, 900 fte q pax
feet deVicO Of the same.
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NApl rAAr eoWsk

ta I'D ilWil MtFt1ith Nlfn'Npn,l
We're IenAuuel, a. MilA,wAt os Oh
Win goodroai wealth erstips pewS
As ssasa ali thlus, bsisath AIi aasis
touch
10 te inlacrmsd into tAs Fas,t scld,
Until b won't 20 Where pAetola, Toll6d
And, bathing, loat tho power which gavt
oierinneh
OF yellow natal TO lie NIL ef elutch,
According % TIE ancient lteCJ told,
Ny prayers would ash Che altering q MS
That I might caps all scra, % y
gemmed 70
WITH iGeasAttuiasa that nsvsr eas would
Beyond The gateway o. thsllps 70 throw
a IhlaeW lut each Shculd hare power <
lit
Ani tratA should glslm with rroslots
RcllAn glow.