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ConYalcscent Children.

Very often the convalescence of chill.
dren ia retarded by a depressing ennui.
Little children have not the mental
resources nor the philosophy of grown'up
inyalids, and if too young or too weak to
read, it goes hard with the patient and
with the nurse, ,too-if he must lie still
all day, signing and moaning: 20, l
wish i could get up"-"Oh, dear I am so
tired of this old bed,"-"Oh, when can I
90 down stairs7" and all the fretful
lamentations familiar to mothers and
nurses.
As. it taxes ones ingenuity to amuse
and pacify these little patients, I will
mention two or three things did for my
boy when he was recovering from diph..
liberia, hoping the experience may be OF
use to some other mother. OF course, l
soon exhausted stories, and the mild play
with such toys as weak little hands can
manage, andithe old cry of "Oh, mamma,
what can I do p set in again.
The walls of the sick room were OF bare
plaster-as all sick-room walls should be,
for q coat of lime makes them all fresh
and pure again-and when my weary
child sighed, among his many sighs, for
"something new in the room to look at,
| bethought me of roll of pictures saved
from years number of London illus.
trated newspaper. These brought into
the sick.room and pinned all about the
walls. The effect was very enfiVening.
The room seemed suddenly enlarged-as
fit all at once opened out upon all the
quarters of the globe. There were broad
landscapes and wild marine scenes, battle
fields, Christmas firesides, noble portraits
Of horses and dogs, brave general: and
fair women, pretty groups OF children,
and tumbling waterfalls. The small
invalid was delighted. Then I brought
him long, light stick-a piece Of inch
moulding, it happened to be-with which
he could point at the different pictures
while he asked as many questions as he
liked. This stick was an inspiratian. II
was like having arms six feet long, and
the boy had great fun visiting all around
the world. with it, as he expressed it.
As long as he staid in bed the first de-.
mand in the morning was-"Give me my
pokestick, mamma" AS had to be out
Of the room good deal, I fixed call.
bell on the foot of che bed, aud we
arranged code of signals that proved
quite entertaining. Three taps on the
bell with the "poke stick" meant drink
ofwater; four taps, clean handkerchief;
six taps meant "I am hungry; eight
taps, "What time is t?" and twelve taps
signifed that the pillows needed shaking
up and the bed Strengthened generally.
After while I attached to the stick q
bit of string with bent pin attached,
scattered some old toys about the floor,
and the invalid had q grand season OF
fishing It was amusing to see how
shy some of the fish were, and what q
time it was before they would consent to
bite. And then the excitement of land.
ing them in the bed-which was now a
boat, of course-was immense.
I am sure these little beguilements
helped on my boys recovery, for they
kept his Spirits in cheerful condition,
and cheerfulness is very helpful med.
icine.-E II. Leland, in American Agr5.
cuEur;st for august.
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Expense Of q Roll Call.

A few days ago Representative Hiscock,
of New York, reprimanded the house for
hsving.so many roll calls and 6libustering
upon &C so many unimportaut subjects. He
stated that it cost $4,000 day to keep
the house of representatives going. An
old employe of the house. who has f cured
on every species of expenses about con-
gress, states that it costs little over
81 500 to call the roll of the house. He
says Mr.. Hiscock's figures fall ia far short a!a t
of the expense of maintaining that side
of the capital. He thinks it costs over
$4,000 day to pay the expenses OF the
house. With the facts and argument,
these figures convey fully in the mind OF
the average member, he never hesitates
to spring to his feet and demand the yeas
and nays on question of no Importance
whatever. 1t has been estimated that
ne.fifth of tho time of the house is con-
sumod in taking votes on various kinds
of measures, as they come up.
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Tho F-esbvter;ane of tbia connt,,

The F-esbyterians of this country
both Northern and Southern, are to meet
in General Assembly in Philadelphia III
1888. 1t will be the one hundredth ans
niversary of the Presbyterian General
Assembly in the United States. Thls.
Northern brethren propose to honor thu
occasion by bringing an Offering OF
s1,00O,0OO. The southerners come a,,
f f5aternize. but they ana opposed to anys
thing being said or done looking hl:
organic union. It is hoped by mary thsGs'
the meeting will be productive Of good
resulta !. I, 7E;:5S
= hog cholera is raging to analarming
extent in Botetourt and several other:
Counties of Virginia. Some cases hare!
been reported of several farmers losing
one hundred head in week. Il.
- Few persons in this country haglI
ever heard of George Smith, Of Chicago
and yet he is worth $50 ,O0O, 900, and ddoal
not pay q penny In taxes.
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One of the most extraordinary cas-

= One of the most extraordinary cases
of delayed mail delivery came to light on
June Is last. On July 27, 1860, Gen.
George L. Becker, of st. Paul, addressed
a letter to Capt. Mahlon Black at Still.
water, both being members of the same
branch of the Democratic party, the coz
tents of the communication being exclu'
sively political. Somehow the letter
switched off between st. Paul and Still.
water, and the next heard of itwas found
with others upon the streets of Bismarck
about six years ago and taken in charge
by Capt. Thomas Van Etten, then a
resident of that place. Upon his remov.
al to Sauk Rapids the letter was placed
in box, and nothing moro was thought
of the matter until tho great cyclone,
when the box was blown out OF Capt.
Van Etton's barn, but subsequently
found at some distance, with the contents
undisturbed. In themoantime Capt. Van
Etten had asccrtaincd Capt. Blacks ad.
dress and forwarded the letter, and it
reached The hands of the right owner
about 26 yoars aftor it had been written
and ,nailed.--,T. RauI Pioneer {re'',
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ButterIng Doctors Disagree.

WASHINGTON, July N.-There is de.
cided difference of opinion between two
savants of the Agricultural Department
on the subject of oleomargarine. Dr..
Thomas Taylor, the microscopist OF the
department, has been for more than a
year studying fats under the microscope.
he has done more than any other man,
perhaps, to break up the sale of oleomar.
garine in the District of Columbia under
the name of butter. He made discov-
cry by which he can infallibly tell pure
butter under the microscope, and can as
infallibly tell the moment any oil or fatty
substance is mixed with the butter.
Butter, he says, has clearly marked St.
Andrews cross, while the facts have a
stellar appearance. The Doctor was
Senator Warner Miller's sheet anchor,
and testified before the committee several
times. He claims that butter melts at
the temperature of healthy human blood,
while fats, especially tallow, must be
heated to ia degrees Fahrenheit; that
a strong, healthy person may eat oleo-
margarine, perhaps, without serious iplu!-
ry, but that invalids and people with
weak digestion will be seriously affected
by it. ", =,
For the past few months Prof. W. d.
Wiley, the chemist Of the department,
has been busily engaged analyzing the
various substitutes for butter. He says
that his work is of purely scientific ma
ture, and he does not care to prove or
disprove any theories. He has had Q
large number of samples from Armour q
Co. of Chicago, and be has carefully
analyzed them. He says that the best
limitations are as clean and as healthy, so
far as he can see, as real butter. He
thinks that it should be properly labelled
and the Ingredients should be made
known, as many of the leading firms now
do, and then he can see no harm in such,
people buying it as desire to do so. Prot
Wiley received FIVE more samples to-day
from Armour & Co., and will proceed
with his Investigations.
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We found Miss Johnson's school, neal
Beayerdam Church, doing we'll. She
has about twenty-five pupils, and has
her heart in her work. The examina'
tion of her classes showed progress and
interest. The house does very we'll fol
summer work, but could be greatly i'm.
proved. We hope the patrons will put
some work on it before winter. The
black board is very good, and the teacher
knows how to use it.
The school at fuckers Cross Roads
under the management of Mr.. S. G.
Sterling, is doing admirable work. Mr.
Sterling's school is small, but the enthu.
siastic teacher makes it lively for the
children in, his care. There, too, we
found abundant evidences of the good
accomplished by the Institute. The
teachers 13-mile walk was not made for
no purpose. Every day he attended the
Institute he gathered some new ideas
and is now testing their value. He has
an excellent house, very good black:
board, but no desks. The school is well
located and deserves the hearty support
Of the community.
In our rounds, we fell in with the
Singing Normal at Lebanon. Prof
sshowalter is g thorough musician,
trained teacher, a Christian gentleman
His genial spirit seems to be in its proper
element in the control of school Of
ninety pupils We we're glad to find
there several of the teachers of the
County. There they can not only learn
rausic, but see how beautifully kinduest
may be used in the enforcement of dis
cipline.
Mr.. Holland, the principal of the
Lebanon School, wears we'll with his
patrons. A movement is on foot to build
a good school house there. Let the gooc
work go on. If the people will hold uE
Mr. Hollands hands, be will prove q
blessing to the entire community.
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coronation, the principal jewels being
taken from older crowns and the royal
collection. The crown contains about
2,7O0 diamonds and many other jewels,
and weighs thirty: :eig hit ounces and i've
pennyweights. I'd, the crown made for
the coronation of Mary OF Madena, the
second wife of James II. Sd, the crown
made for Queen Mary II for her corona
ton with William III. 4th, St. Edwards
crown. 5th, Prince of Wales coronet.
We visited the different towers and
armories and other places of interest but
will not write more concerning them.
Sunday we attend church at Spurgeon's g
Tabernacle and hear an eloquent dis.
course by the distinguished divine.
Monday We leave London and wheel
toward Brighton. VAN De VENTER.
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Teach your pupils selfreliance by
helping them only when it is absolutely
necessary. Not enough assistance, how.
ever, is about as dangerous as too much.
As.to that, you must be the judge. As
the old lady said who gave the ingredi.
ents for certain kind of cake, "be sure
to mix in large quantity of good com.
mon sense"
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If you like the copies of the educa-
tional journals that fell into your hands
at the Institute, subscribe for one or
more without delay. Take as many as
your means will justify. The teacher
that takes no educational paper is rob-
bing himself of pleasure and profit.
Mr.. j. C. Stribling is the agent for the
Carolina Teacher. Write to him, or
write to the publishers in Columbia.
The other papers you saw have no agent
in this County: write to the publishers.
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One or two of our teachers are speak.
ing of competing for scholarship in
the Nashville Normal School, at the ex'
animation soon to be held in Greenville.
Anderson County ought to be represent
ed there.
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Mamma" said Johnny, "ean any
body hear with their MOUTH" NO,
child, I don't think they cam" replied
the mother. "'rhen, mamma, what made
Mr.. Jones tell sister he waited to tell her
something and put his lips to her mouth
instead Of her ear Z"
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- Mrs. Cleveland has given up public
receptions, but the President shakes hands
with from two to three hundred men,
women and children four afternoons in
the week.
- A traveller in the deserts of South
ern Africa has seen watermelons growing
in sand.wastcs and thinks they could be
raised 10 great advantage in some of our
Western deserts,
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TEA6HERS'GoLUMN,
J..G. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.

You may forget many things learned
at the Institute: don't forget to teach
your pupils to be kind and gentle by
being kind and gentle yourself.
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We know no better closing to letter
about this grand place than "conle and
see."-Prof. L. L. Haynes in Southern
Christian Aduocate.
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From the Ne,v York Sun.

Tho Astonishing Experience OF George
Wellington, Farmer, OF Indiana.
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FUTURE HUSBAND

FUTURE HUSBAND -. ~
called at the door describing him min.ss
utely) and asked FOR nights lodging ~
That gentleman is now at the gate ands
begs to- be accommodated"
The result was that the handsome
young stranger was admitted, and miIde
a most favorable impression upon b,th
mother and daughter. Indeed it JEas~
almost case of love at first sight. The
next day young Waddell, before taking
his departure, asked the privilege Of d6tl
responding with Miss Calhoun, but skass
denied on the ground of their brief ,lc.S
quaintance. This brought forth ample
letters and testimonials from high soursss
in Virginia as to the character and good
standing of the young man.
Our hero then proceeded on his jotIr.
ney, and opened school in Columliss
County, Ga. He afterwards visited his
memorials, paid his addresses to her, was
accepted, and to make long story short, !,
they were married, and thus it will be-:
seen the first wife Of DR.. Waddell was az
sister of the great Carolina Senator.
Afterwards he removed to Wilmington,
four miles, as stated, from Mt. Carmel,
and established that world renowned fame:
of science where such men as George
McDuAie, Pettigrew, the immortal Long
street, George W. Crawford and other
noted celebrities drank inspiration from
his lips.
The Savannah Valley Railroad will
prove the open sesame to all this beautf.
full historic region, which was the BIRTH
place of Calhoun and the home of many
of the noblest sons of Carolina. In I
effect it is new country, and only neetls
to be properly known and advertised TO
be appreciated. With the facilities s,f
transportation afforded by the Centr,Il
system, and ocean outlets easy of acc6As
the future is certainly radiant with hopse
to this long neglected portion of our
Sister State.
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Tic New Road Opening up 4 lfi
cent fC0untry. "a
Correspondence Sarannah Negs..

Before proceeding up the main II
of the Augusta and Knoxville Rai1
in the direction OF Spartanhntg,i
correspondent decided first 10
the line of the Savannah Valley Road
its present terminus, which is S5 miles
from McC Cormick, the initial point The
writer left McC Cormick. on the night train
and went through to Lowndesville ywith.
out being able to view the country. He
returned, however, by daylight and made
q careful note of all that was to he sesns q
When the road is completed it wi I be Z
turned over to the Georgia -Centrai.
This surrender is announced to Take
place about July 10, when the trims are
expected to reach Anderson, the western
terminus. The entire length of the road
is 5S5 miles. Capt. Raoul is the con.S
tractor, but it is we'll understood that ths
Central Railroad will controal q aiouty
of the stock and is the virtual owner of
the property.
Before inviting the reader to take Is I
trip with US over the line, s.ssssa:s
LowNDEsyILLE, 81
the present terminus, is entitled tttspecisls:
notice. This is one Of the ancient towns
of Carolina, delightfully."- situated Id as'
fertile region covered with mdgni6cent
forests of oak aud hickory, whens gnslsss
ing springs of ice cold water, pNrling
streams, lofty hills and verdant valleysE
are ever challenging the admiration Of
the visitor. It is the centre of q refined
and elegant society which, left prostrate'
and helpless by the cruel fortunes Of war,
and deprived until now Of railroad and
market facilities, has had q hard struggle,
for existence. Still they have held their
own brayely, and With the opening up Of
the avenues of commerce and daily com.
munication with the busy world, iTe trustss
will come renewed life and energy and 81
new departure In the road to proliperity
The town was settled in 1884, hut had
its charter renewed in 1872. It cpntains<
three handsome white: churches, one
school, one carriage shop, six business
places, three doctors (but no lawyer and
200 inhabitants.
DIAMOND SPRINGS,
seven miles west of Lowndesyilll, Was
formerly one of the favorite resorts 0f
the noblesse of the Palmetto State The:
hotel was erected by Senator George
McDnfie and others, and hither the most.
illustrious dignitaries Of the common
wealth were won't to ,coDgregate every
Summer. The water was consid dered
highly medicinal. Is
The new road passes through whatWass
once one of the most opulent and fertiIeS
districts of the State, but the greed iorz
cotton and wretched system Of culture
pursued by the slave owners told fearfully
upon the soil. Much Of it Was gressly;:
impoverished or allowed to wash away
There still remains, however, broad dsexsss
panses of virgin forest, and the laiEef
portion of the cleared land is susceptible
Of speedy renovation under the salIutafys
system of hillside ditching, telgiciue; q;
rotation of crops, liberal fertilizinIy and:
'intensive farming" ss;: =
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MO1,NT cARA,f1EEI-.

eighteen miles from .Lowndesvilles is IS
very old place and has been fast slsleep
for fifty years. The scream of the loco
motive whistle, however, has infused new
life into the people, and several new
buildings in progress show that the,l sres:
becoming alive to their true interests.
The town is noted for its health and. com:
tains six stores, one church, one school
and one carriage shop. b g 8
EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.
As an evidence of the salubrity oil this
region, lin an old burial ground III the
vicinity of the village six persons Of the
same family are inferred, whose ages
range from 79 to SO years. j:
It was in four miles of Mt. Csrua
Wellington, that the celebrated schd
that great educator, President Wadd
was located. Here the most illust1
SONS of the South were trained for u
fields of usefulness.i in which they alter
wards achieved Immortality. Scaii;e d:
vestige of the old school house remlinss@
AN INTERESTING REnN1sCENoI. N
The writer has the highest auth,arityI
for the truth of the following romantic
incident in the career of the grestIRnd;
learned DR.. Waddell. a native Of Rirsl
ginia, he resolved to- seek his fortunes
farther South, and, mounted upon e.
trusty steed, started for Georgia. After.
several days of diligent travel he found
himself at nightfall at the residenc,s sof
Mrs. Calhoun, the mother of the illus
trious statesman, and asked for accomsg
modations for himself and horse. Hes
was met at the door by q lovely girl, 70;
whom the request was made. She req
piled, "I will ask my mother, Sir.
Instantly seeking the lady Of the htNsel
she said: "Mother, you remember tbe
dream last night that related to you to-
lay, in which traveller who was 70 be
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OeNemtIi1e Wotis.

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6. 8. Bur3bad,
1911, 30m Gountpri@ter
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