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tertanment we deprive ourselves, in what
narrow circle of knowledge and activity
we contne ourselves, how we sbrivel and
stint our sympathies, tastes and sensibilities,
by our exclusive intercourse with beings of
our own little human species, and by our
altogether material and self-regarding pur-
suits! Most Of US have hardly conception
even of the variety and extent of the "things
i'll heaven and earth that are not dreamed OF
in our philosophy" Take the one depart
ment of birds and bird-life, for instance.
There are scores aud hundreds OF people
right in Lancaster who have scarcely ever
even so much as seen to take notice of a single
one of at least n dozen varieties of birds
which visit us every spring They have
probably seen and heard the bluebird and
robin, certainly the supertluous sparrow, but
what do they know OF the delicate little vireOs
and warblers that swarm like bees among the
fruit trees at this time, when
"ILe opening buds breathe sweetness as they
cluster, lips apart
They hardly even know the graceful cat
bird, or tho brilliant oriole; while ot
the flicker, or yellow. shafted wood
Of the hermit brown, and wood thrush,
and of score of other woodland
and orchard beauties, which can all be seen
within mile OF our city during this month,
they know nothing at all. And the worst OF
1t is that they don't even know how much
they are ignorant OF. | used to think that /
was pretty well acquainted with the life OF
most of our birds, until ! came across the
charming little book on " Bird Ways" by
Olive ThOrne Miller, the delightful studies
of " Birds in the Push" by Bradford Torrey,
and above all John Burroughs "Wake
Robin" Birds and Poets" and others of
his exquisite sketches aud bird-studies,
scattered throughout his works. They
showed me how little really knew even Of
our commonest birds ; and at the same time
they helped me materially TO become better
with my childhood's ieathered
friends and sociable neighbOrs. Whoever is
not interested in the subject ought to read
these most entertaining little volumes; he
will surely and speedily he cured of his
apathy. And whoever is inter
ested should by all means read them, az
most reliable and helpful guides in his
further pursuit of the subject. Nor is there
a better time than this present blooming,
perfumed, warbling season, in which 10
take these guide-books under the arm, and
with their aid explore the beauteous world of
birds.
"Just tor a day slip of the tether
OF hOthOuse wants, and dare 10 be
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-01

Love came To Flora asking for a hbwrr
THAT would OF flowers be uudtsputtd queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. RarC- Of power
Had sung their claims. " The rose can ne yer
tower
Like thu pale lily with h0r Juno Wicu 49,
" But j. the Ily iUvu.icT~f Thu, rrtWPrn
lower-itCiions rang the STRIFE IA f-yUhe.S
bower
Give me q flower delicious As the rose
And stately H- the lily IN her pride -
" But of hat color -" Eusc-red," Love first
chose,
Then prryed,-" No. iny-white,-or. both pro
vide &"
And Flora gave the lotus, "ro-e-rcd' dyed,
Ana Wv mite, the Vueenuest flower that
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DHYsICIANs AND DRUGGISTS REC.
pMMEND
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Ready for Action.

1t is not, perhaps, generally known
that the Captain of man-of-war is or.
dered to keep his ship properly prepared
for battle az we'll in time Of peace as of
war. Every evening before dark the
quarters are cleared and every arrange
ment made for night battle, to prevent
surprise by better prepared enemy.
When at anchor in a harbor, especially
at night, the ship is always prepared to
repel any attempts of an enemy 10 board
or attack with torpedoes or freships. In
addition to the daily and weekly drills
and exercises, once every three months
the crew are exercised at night quarters,
the time, of course, being kept secret by
the Captain, so that no preparations can
be made beforehand, the exercises being
intended to represent surprise. In the
dead of night, when only the officers of
the watch and the sentries posted in the
various parts OF the ship are awake, the
notes of bugle vibrate between the
decks. Immediately, as if by magic,
everything becomes alive; men are seen
Oul VI tuCtA booAoSno oAe
lights flash in all directions; the huge
shells are lifted by hydraulic power from
the magazines, placed on trucks and
wheels by means of railways to the tur.
rets; men run here and there with rifles,
boarding pixies, axes, cases of powder and
ammunition; others are engaged laying
fire hose along the decks, others closing
the watertigbt doors, while far down be-
low the engineers, stokers and fremen
are busy getting up steam for working
the electric light engines, turrets, &c.
At the torpedo ports the trained torpedo
men are placing the Wbiteheads in their
tubes, others are preparing cases OF gun
cotton for boom torpedoes. In ten min.
utes, however, all is again silent and each
man stands at his station ready for ac-
ton. The Captain, followed by bis prin-
cipal officers, now walks round tho quar-
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.


An Act to amend an Act entitled Gan
Act to limit the ages of pupils attend
ing the Free Public Schools" APPROX
ed December %, 1883.
SECTION l. That an Act entitled IAN
Act to limit the ages Of pupils attending
the free public Schools" approved De:
cember %, 1883, be, and the same is
hereby, amended by striking out the
whole of the first section of said Act and
inserting the following in lieu thereof
Section l. That from and after the pass
age of this Act, it shall not be Lawful, for
any person who is less than six or more
than eighteen years Of age, to attend any
of the free public schools.
JAIL AND MUNICIPAL CoNv1Crs.
An Act to utilize the Labor of Jail and
Municipal Convicts and to empower
the Courts and Municipal Authorities
to impose the punishment of labor
within their jurisdictions.
SECTION l. That from and after the
passage Of this Act all Courts aud mu-
nicipal authorities which under existing
laws have power to sentence convicts to
confinement 10 prison may, within their
discretion, impose the condition of hard
labor for period not exceeding ninety
days.
Sec. 2. That all convicts so sentenced
to hard labor and confinement may, upon
the conditions hereinafter specified, be
required to perform hard labor upon the
public highways, roads, bridges, and
other public works of the County in
which the offence of which they are con-
vic.ed vas committed, or upon the streets
or other public works within the limits
of the incorporated cities, towns and vii.
lages in which the offence for which they
are sentenced was committed.
Sec. 8. That all couvicts so sentenced
to hard labor for the County shall be
under the direction and control of the
Board of County Commissioners, and the
said municipal convicts under sentence
of hard labor shall be- under the direc-
tion and control of the said municipal
authorities, who shall respectively direct
the time, place and manner of the labor
to be performed; Provided, that in their
judgment it be practicable 10 employ the
labor to advantage. And, provided fur.
ther, That the said Board of County
Commissioners aud the said municipal
authorities respectively, provide suitable
and efficient guards for the safe.keeping
of said convicts, and that said guards be
paid for such service out of the County
funds when employed by said Boards OF
County Commissioners, and out of mu.
nicipal funds when employed by said
municipal authorities.
SEC. 4. That the County Sherifs
charged with the custody of prisoners &c
sentenced to hard labor shall, during the
work hours of the day or during a term
of days to be specified by said Commits.
sioners upon the order of the Board Of
County Commissioners, deliver them te
the safe-keeping of the authorities here.
in provided for their control and direc'
| ton.
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The Coffin Explosion.

A Charlotte drummer, who has just
returned from trip through South
Carolina, yesterday gave US some addi-
tional particulars of the explosion of a
coffin at Bethel, York County, noted in
Tuesdays Observer. Mr.. Watson, who
was injured by the flying glass, has been
suffering from we'll defined case of
blood poisoning, caused by the glass
from the coffin. At the time the glass
panel blew out he was leaning with his
face directly over it looking at the fea-
lures of his child within the coffin aud
his face was painfully cut by the glass.
A few days afterward blood poisoning
set in and Mr.. Watson has since been in
serious condition. Fears are entertain
ed that he may not recover.-Marlotte
0bser,er
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We are sorry to lose Mr.. D. b. Russell
from the number of our teachers. He is
faithful and painstaking teacher and
ought to have regular work in the school
room. While he is not actively engaged
in the work, we are confident the great
cause of education will have his earnest
sympathy and eyer-abiding interest.
Our best wishes attend him.
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tars and inspects all the arrangements for
battles, after which various exercises are
gone through. A bugle sounds, and
numbers of men rush away to certain
parts of the ship to repel imaginary
boarders; another bugle, and large
party Immediately commence to work
the pumps; another low, long blast is a
warning that the ship is about to ram an
enemy, and every man on board stretches
himself fiat on the decks until the shock
of the (supposed) collision takes place.
After number of exercises have been
gone through, the guns are secured, arms
and. stores returned to their places, the
men tumble into their hammocks again,
and are soon fast asleep Chambers
Journal
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Senator Blair has prepared a bill
giving absolute Prohibition to the Dis.
trict of Columbia. He will also make
an effort to amend the Constitution so as
to prohibit the manufacture, sale, i'm
portation, expectation and transportation
Sof alcoholic beverages anywhere within
the limits Of the national domain.
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. Which of your bows. the heaven of

Which Of your boys, the heaven of
your heart and life, will you give in
order that your city may be lighted with
electric lights? Which child can you
spare to help your city grade and pave
its streets? How long will you consent
to tread on sidewalks that the blood of
souls has enabled your city to lay for your
convenience?-Mary r. Aldrich in South
ern Journal, Louisville, Av.
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Dated 9TH December, A. D. 1885.
BROYLES & SIMPSON,
[sEALl F. f. WATKINS, Deputy c. G. r.

To the unknown Widow and heirs at law of James
Swords, deceased, and to Harvey Swords:
Take notice that the complaint in this action,
together with the summons, of which the iorego-
ing is a copy, was filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF
the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County
on The 9Th day of December, 1885, and that the
object of this action is to obtain partition of the
premises described below, to be made among the
owners thereof by Commissioners to be appointed
for that purpose, or to obtain sale thereof TO be
made and division of the proceeds, II parti.
tion cannot be made without prejudice to the in
tcrest of the owners. The premises in question
are described in the complaint as follows: All
seized and possessed in the County and State afore-
said, on Cufy Creek and containing one hundred
and fifty acres more or less, aud bounded by the
lands OF the Estate of Henry Fielding, John
Owen, Larkin Newton and others. No personal
claim is made against you.
BROYLES e. SIMPSON, Plaintiffs Att'ys.
Dec 81 1885 q
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Acts Of the Legislature.
ILLICIT SALE OF LIQUORS.

ILLICIT SALE OF LIQUORS.
An Act to equalize the Punishment of
all persons convicted in the Court of
General Sessions of the sale of Spirit
uous or Intoxicating Liquors, whether
under the General Law or Special
Laws applicable to Towns.
SECTION 1. That from and after the
approval of this Act all persons convict.
ed in the Court of General Sessions of
the sale of spirituous or Intoxicating
liquors, wines, fruits prepared with spir-
ituous Liquors. bitters or beverages OF
which spirituous liquors form an ingre-
dient, whether under the general law or
special laws applicable to certain towns,
shall be punished by the presiding Judge
by imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or by fine not exceeding $500,
or both, at the discretion of such Judge.
SEC. 2. All Acts or parts of Acts in
consistent with this Act are hereby re.
pealed.
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Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures Piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac.
ton, or money refunded. Price rs cents
per box. For sale by Hill Bros, Ander-
On. S. O.
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PERSEVERANCE,.

Perseverance is thing
OF which poets often sing;
And it is, and always will
Be, thing to sing of still.
As long as man himself shall last,
Until the present age is past;
Yes, 'till the world itself shall end,
It's merits will be ever pend.
Perseverance conquers all,
All our tasks, though great or small
By persevering you may be
As great a man as Pope or Lee.
There is nothing that we meet
In our school, or on the street,
That can not be overcome,
If We stop and try it some.
PIT. e.
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Auaerso1s gutelligetleer.
TEA6HERS'GoLUMN.
J.G. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.

Mr.. W. ]. Compton, in Fork Town
ship, runs his school ten months. He
will not teach any other kind, and his
patrons understand it. They know how
to appreciate faithful teacher, and are
willing to pay for his services
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|Vl0U TIL !!

There is lady living here, Mrs, ~,
who has had catarrh for many, many
years. have known she had it for fifteen
or twenty years, and my father once doc
tored her, as she was then tenant OH our
place. For the last two and half years
She has been bedridden, the catarrh or can
Ger (the numerous physicians have never
decided which), during her two and q halt
years in the bed, had eaten all the roof OF
her mouth out. She was so offensive no
one could stay in the room; she could not
eat anything, but could swallo soup if it
was strained. She gave up to die, and
came SO near perishing all thought she
would die. Her son bought the B. B. B.,
and she used several bottles, which effected
an entire cure. She is now we'll and
hearty. have not exaggerated one parti-
Gle. LUCY STRONG.
FOR SALE BY HILL BROS,
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GREAT GRIEF.

From the Athens (Ga.) Banner lEatchman.
Uncle Dick Saulter says: Fifty years ago
I had running ulcer on my leg which re-
fused to heal under any treatment. In
1853 1 went to California and remained
eighteen months, and in 1873 visited Hot
Springs, Ark, remaining three months. but
was not cured. Amputation was discussed,
but 1 concluded to make one more effort.
1 commenced taking the B. B. B:about six
weeks ago. The fifty-year-old sore on my
leg is healing rapidly, and yesterday I
walked about fifteen miles fishing and
hunting without any pain, and before
using the B. B. B. could not walk eX-
ceeding half mile. I sleep soundly at
night for the first time in many years. To
think that six bottles have done me more
good than Hot Springs, eighteen months in
California besides an immense amount of
medicines and eight or ten first-class ply
sicians, will convince any man on earth
that it is wonderful blood medicine. 1t
has also cured me of catarrh.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OE COMMON PLEAS

Emily Swords, John Swords and Earle Swords,
Plaintiffs, against Rachel Swords, Sarah Swords
Mary Swords Jane Parsons, Sussn Evatt, Re
becca Nowton. Caroline Conley, Harvey Swords,
and the unknown Widow and heirs at law OF
James Swords, deceased Defenda ants.-Sun,nons
for Reliet-C6mrlaint not Serred
To the Defendants the unknown Widow and heirs
at law of James Swords deceased, and Harvey
Swords:
VOU are hereby summoned and required to an
/ swer the complaint in this action, which
Common Pleas. at Anderson C. H., S. c.. and to
serve copy Of your answer TO the said complaint
on the subscribers at their Office Anderson C. H.,
S. c, within twenty days aftor the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such service; and If you
fail to answer the complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the conf
plant
Dated 5th December, A. D. 1885.
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It,giyes US pleasure to notice that Miss
Leonora Hubbard is one Of the regular
correspondents Of the Carolina Teacher.
Our readers have made Miss Hubbard's
acquaintance in the Teachers Column.
We congratulate the members of the
Anderson County Teachers Association
that they are represented in the columns
Of that excellent paper by so worthy a
member.
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pressure OF business prevented our spend
ing more than few minutes in the
Graded.S Schools. We saw enough, how
ever, in those few minutes to convince US
that system aud order are the watch
words, and that the business.like manner
of doing things there pays. We found
Prof. johnson, the Superintendent OF
the Graded Schools and one of the edi.
+ torsof The Carolina 1secher,t!an accom-:
plished and afable gentleman, and had
the pleasure Of meeting again Hiss Fan
ME cCants, 80 well known to the ma.
jority sof our teachers. Miss selby's
pleasing face and easy manner contri.
buted largely TO the pleasure of our visit,
too, and altogether our visit to the
Graded Schools of Columbia, though
short, was pleasant and profitable. Miss
McCants, who presides so easily and
gracefully over one of the rooms there,
and who contributed so considerably to
the success of the Teachers Institute
last year, has consented to be with us
again next Summer. That fact alone
almost insures success.
Last week we expressed the opinion
that the close of the public schools
would in the end, be we'll for the educa-
tional interests of the County. The fact
that, already, in many sections of the
County, private, or subscription, schools
have been made up, is evidence of the
correctness Of that opinion. Our people
had learned to rely, some of them, en-
tirely upon the public fund for the edu-
cation Of their children. That fund of
itself is insufficient, and many children
that deserve better things at the hands of
thei. parents are allowed to grow up in
comparative ignorance. Either igno.
rance or q pusilanimous stinginess makes
some men measure the education of their
children by the face of their tax receipts.
This temporary suspension of the public
schools will test the earnestness of 8
great many in this matter of education.
There are plenty teachers and some good
school houses in the County; let the
teachers be employed and the houses be
occupied. Let the citizens in the neigh
borhood of Craytonville give strong
support to Miss Minerva Drake, who has
labored many long months faithfully and
well among their children. They can
not afford to lose her. The Generostee
school is to be in the hands of Miss Lila
Prince. The patrons of that school say
they are determined to have a school.
Miss Prince will do them good service.
AT Salem, Mr.. W. P. Holland "teaches
the young idea how to shoot" and is
supported by the.wide.awake citizens in
that community. And so, at various
other sections OF the County, subscrip-
ton schools are running, or the subject
is very earnestly agitated. Let the good
work go on. lfyou haven't g teacher,
but are in earnest when you say you
want one, write to me, and think you
can be supplied. Times are hard and
money is scarce, but little economy
.practiced on the part of our citizens
would support many schools, and prove
a blessing to thousands Of little ones.
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MY Wifi I !

My wife has been great sufferer from
Catarrh. Several physicians and various
patent medicines were resorted to- yet the the
ptsud1v pearing to make any impression upon It.
Her constitution finally became implicated,
the poison being in her blood.
secured bottle of B. B. B. and placed
her upon its use, and to our surprise the
improvement began at once, and her recov-
cry wau rapid and complete. No other
preparation ever produced such wonder
ful change, and for all forms of Blood Dis
ease cheerfully recommend 3. B. B. as q
superior Blood Purifier.
r. P. DODGE,
Yardmaster Georgia Railroad,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Unavoidable circumstances prevented

Unavoidable circumstances prevented
a meeeing of the Anderson County
Teachers Association last Fall. As
early as practicable the executive COM
mitiee will arrange for a-meeting. Due
notice will be- given through this Column,
and it is hoped that every teacher in the
County will try to attend. One meeting
in a few weeks and another in the Spring
will contribute no little to the general
interest in the cause.
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Let our readers not suppose that be-
cause there will be no public schools
during the Spring months, we will have
mo need ola Teachers Institute. We
hope to arrange for a:two weeks session
in accordance with the wishes of the
teacher r-pupils at the closing exercises Of
the Institute last Summer. Already we
have employed two instructors. We
were forced to be thus hasty on account
of the great demand for persons compe-
tent for positions ofso great RESPONSE
bility. Let the interest in the cause OF
education not be abated, but let the
teachers take advantage of the suspen-
sion Of the public schools TO better pre-
pare themselves for the work of the
future, If the first Teachers Institute
accomplished some good, the next one
must accomplish a great deal. Let us
work for it and expect it.
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Anderson, S. @.

FOR SALE BY HILL BROS,