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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

:Saleday was VOL attended, consider
ling tho bad weather and the busy time
with farmers. The auction of horses
was tho principal attraction. Acar-load
tof Texas ponies woro sold by McCamcr-
ny Bros, and brought fairly good prices,
Ranging from $35 to 70. Tho average be-
ing about $3.50.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
March q, 1883
Settlement and Final DISCHARGE.

by perm ission OF y. w. Burnside, Pro
pate JudG", | will settle the Estate of
James TaNlor, deceased, ut his olli"c nj
LLturenS {. ~, on the lO;h dlv OF .April,
,.N>', III ~ o'cin"N, II. M, and at tho same
tiihc Will apply for a final discharge.
All persons having demands aruinst
SAID estate arc hereby notified to present
the same, in due form, on or before sail
day, or be forever barred. And nj in.
dcJtcd are required TO makcpuymcnthy
said time. ~
G. W.SiTELL,
Administrator.
March s, lSS3 81 &,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

List week Mr. ". ~. Crews, one of the
editors of the Clinton Emtc'prf8c,, rccciy-
ed n telegram from Washington, stating
that his application, made over n wear
ago, for u position IN the Government
Printing Oilice had beer accepted. It is
probable that he will go to Washington
Mt once.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
For Clerk of C0urt.

would respectfully announce myself
u candidate Tor the Office of Clerk of the
Court for Laurcns County, subject to h
Primary Election.
j. WASHINGTON WATTS
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Capt. j. b. NUMBERT, by citizens OF
sullivan and Dial Townships is respect
lully submitted TO the voters of
i'aurcns County as Il a didato for the
ONCE OF State Senator, subject to the nc
ton Of the Primary,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
Citation LocnIs.

Citation locals.
Our Monthly has hccn received from
which we clip tho following items:
Get your white-wash brush roady.-
Clinton's gala day takes place this 'car
OIL the 18th. May.
Ifsome man Will discover q hill Of Tint
rock convenient to town, lie could fnnd
ta'>ors for it very easily.
There is evidence of n coming boom In
the building limo this summor. We have
q forcshGdowing of IL ON every side.
Rev. II. Miincr has had a scvcro opera
ton performed, requiring tho amputa-
ton of finger. IIo suffered much, but
we are glad to say is improving.
We are pleased at being able to make
tho gratifying announcement that Hon
John s.. Vernon, Comptroller General of
tho State OF South Carolina wH deliver
tho address at the 9Th commencement OF
Clinton College on tho 2stli cfJune. MIR.
ycrner's reputation for orasory viii on
nnra & gyatilea audience,
Clinton oasht q have d sash, door ami
Ih3Eit eto5y. 1tlesa Than two thoiiSs
ael!nt Ny Ills
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
NEWS FROM NEiGHBORlNG COJT-
TIES IN A NUTSHELL.
w. l.. Bass, of Kingston, S. G., has in
vented new typewriter.

vented anew typewriter.
Fourteen families OF co!orcd people re-
recently left Ncwbotry Tor Arkansas.
The now Methodist Charch at Able
vile wilt be dedicated soon.
New machinery is being placed in the
Dixie Gold Mine, Of Lancaster County.
only 2l4 liens have thus far been ro-
corded IN tho clerks office ut Lancaster.
Cooper Limestone Institute, at Calf
ney's, has r%copcnod with prospects I'M
usually bright and promising.
About fifty negroes from Fisdam, S.
c., were carried off on Tuesday last by
immigration agents to Little Rock.
Chinch bugs arc appearing in York
and Lancaster counUicS. They arc do
much damage 10 the mall grain planted
last fall.
\ town to be called Chaplin is being
surveyed on tho lin" of the proposed CO.
lumbia, Nuwbcrry and Laurens Rail-
Dad.
Peter Ncsbit, colorcd, was arrested and
'''' ''J"'' !" "'cc'''i'ic l"r '~S""iI ana
".''"'r'c" o"''"5o Ok S'rl h'liieu Flu
''o'i'''
n man named w. II. Tucker, from
~Grcenvillc, S. c., has been in Augusta
looking for his wife. lie states that tins
10 IN "ccon' 'i''o 'h"U MS cohSort mas
i"" away ms wv" SONS say that lhcir
"'o'"'i ~ y" ''o"h' Oh il-Ircalhieh'
An orlir,urr oftho cit, .,,r.u e,
Iu,hi, nxomr.inr MI ,,,,nn r,,,nria ~
hr r.t ,hIiyhnL ot I'M ,Innn In ,la non,
Two years from city taxes for ten years.
was and passed its iirsi read
mig.
encc;,I ,,nn,in, az H., r,i,,li,
h,,r1 of ur,ln brLl IN ih,, ,,ty I,., ,.,nI.
~ n.,I,ti, ,o,,n.I ,,,, no,,,. M,
irv r,,,.,,, to ~, .,,n.;,,. 80. :,,n,i
grants from the Western and Northwest
crn States.
-, .u.
''9''" c'""'o 'oi'c5c -
80 - "N ''.''"'"S"'o f"'
49, 'l'"'H SESSION III" "pchc"
=. "''"s P"p''' ION "' .'"''ao INC
~
I'S No"'p"'y' Oh
: ,m' "'''"''', VI
49, ~ N"'''"'H '"''"'"P'''o
urnn,,. namin. '"0
,no, I'i '' "''''" nun
49, -" y "'"'P "'''oN"'
Zap Davis who witf,iiy ANA brutaiiv
murdered his wife in Anderson by shoot
80 - ~ "''N Sun iO'"'' WIKI olu
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Mr.. w. III. Garrett sold q eral organs
and pianos last week. The truth IL, he
offers better prices than any house in
the state or out Of it. He buys his mu-
steal goods for cash and tx cs his own
prices, while othors sell OH commission
mt such prices Ms the makers dictate.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

" LHOHENS, s. C.,
AZ Laurcns in The State ofSou:h Oar.
oIin, 81, tho cy,so cn,.o. r,,
'"'s @'''' '"'H'
RESOURCES.
Loamsnnd Discounts 3 60.353 II
ovcrdraIts - 80
Que RON approved reserve
agents $3.50 D
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

hev. Il. O. Frlcrson delivered tho sec
"ond or his excellent lectures on Tuesday
might last. BY this means he has raised
saaito q handsome little addition to the
building fun ofthc church
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Candidates are reminded once for al,
that TIE ADVERTISERS makes no an
nounccmcnts without Tie cash in adj
vance This is II %inilcXible rule, and
we treat all alike.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

OUR Firo Department. has been practic.
ing with tho engine several times re-
Gently. A few moro cistcrns arc badly
need ed about town.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

inc Sunday School workers of this
state are arranging for Al State Sunday
School Convention to be held at Spartan
burg, beginning OF the 9th and closing
OH the 30tlI of March.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
MOUNTNILEE.


vineyard. saw III tho congregation the
great Grand-childTou orsomo who were
members OF the church when no first
took charge oft, which was away back
in the fortiCs. Near tho church arc the
ruins otthc Head Springs Academy, once
Il noted place Of learning. Thcro is moth
Ing left but n few stately oaks that
shaded the Fairgrounds of our boyhood.
The first school taught there was i'm 1914,
by w. A. Fuller. Tho very name filled
the youthful mind with visions of boglcs,
ghoulS and ogrcs. His motto was, "a
bird that can sing and will not sing must
be made TO sing" and fun many of us
can testify 10 the fac: that Inc frequently
made the "fcat!lCrS fiy"-or dustin or
der to bcSct within us II proper apprcciu-
ton Of Thorough bass and ~harmony."-
Il mis-spclt word, u blot on the o book.
soiicd hands or face, Il torn book, improl-
or conduct or language, subjected the Of
fender TO condign and speedy punish
mcnt. His scholars could all spell, read,
write and cipher TO perfection.
have in former years heard n distiu-
gnishcd lowScr of your town boast that
w. A. Fuller was the best spcllcr in
South Carolina, and he, The lawyer. was
the next best.
The next teacher was James NJ. Bax-
~ liz n'I .ro,
of w. a. Fullcr's.
'cc"i!o''' 'houeh quite young, INC
ii"f"iiS ms '"''er, ui'cic Biiiy Baxter,
"'""Sn' nm 10 S"lo"i. ,hclc IhilS
".'Y ~ VIC poii'' Il. o"'e ny SAVING:
we'll '"t'c'' nay" Drought James Tor
~" ''"''' S.N' n,i'' 'Hc h'cNoi! run
i'''SH' ~ ii'i'' i iic "oil II NOW
'o ~ VII i"''','i, l '"'lN MI i'
'i'''" "'uS icS"'o'' inc SWitcil as All
"''Io''''', i'otor III charging ana I'M
i'"'. ~ ~ '"'''.' ~ any r''e IL" couia
, W" It WIN ""'' ocA'cilty mat
'" = Wy Nou'h 'Sct'hcfc I'm
~ '''''''"'"S 't'v!''E'
l could relate many humorous Incl
dents mat occurred in his school. | be-
lave Will mention ono.
There WAS ii boy attending school
whose daring, reckless and miSchicvous
disposition had %aino the soubriquct OF
"l'cNIl DICK up to all kinds of FRANKS
practical Jokes.
ON tho same bench sat II boy lust the
reverse in disposition, rather stupid and
~tonguc-tiod. "Dcvil Dick"conclucd hat
he was Il good subject TO oprrulc upon.
So he camc to school very early one
morning and bored II gimlct hole through
the bench where this box. iSill g., sn;.
then underneath the bench Inc fastened
Il white oak split, or one end orit, with q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Our local concerning the bat be-
ing found iii Il tree where it had
been for about seventy years, with
out food, mir or water has been dOub-
ted by some Of IL readers, but it
was verified last Tuesday by Char
les Hnynie, who found it, bringing
TO II office the bat and a block Of
the tree in which it was found, con-
tanning tho cavity, wherein the bat
had lived so long. From all appear
anccs and the Willingness Of the
man to swear to the truth Of the
facts, it seems to be really truc.--
Anderson IRtciiiDeHcer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Court adjourned on Wednesday last.
Judge Wallace is n fine nan and will
some day grace tho Senate Chamber at
the National Capitol.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

:Ihcrc Is no doubt Of the growth of L.au-
Tehs,--lt Is steady, continual and sub
'stantial, Every day brings a now-com-
'or to town who find employment read
lily.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

!ltis found to be imprauticablc to hold
'the next meeting of Enorce prcsbvtcrv
at Old Fields Church in this County, so
Piedmont has been substituted.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
go WHOM NJ ooneerns.

Finding upon investigation that tho
conduct OF one w, n. gyms is unbe-
coming & mtnistsr OF tho Gospel, we the
Executive Doprd, recommend that lie DO
exeloded from tho Tnmbllng sboalsC iol.
oreal Iieptis olatlens and urge
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

o't'iEl|c Hon.
Us. Werner, Comptroller General;
-
An ACL TO Allow Unimproved
LANDS Which Have Not Been on
the1aN Books Since 1873 to be
t.,n.ru Mi'hout lcnalty.
cnnntnn no u c"0cte" by the
,'c I,.u iiouSe OF representa-
n ~ ~ I'"tt ol coutn carolina,
hic' "'," SUING enera AS
,,n, ,"ii" ~ nc OF tho
nn, ~ ~ az c;'Srs Where un1nl-
rro o i".'u W'lIi mas not been
] uinn y ,"A oookS since the fscal
1e-nr nmn ',nirlG'hg November !st,
roo;,"' ~ WYNN ar" o II the for
no 1s4 I,rnr az any tlm ne before
tnr,n,i tt"IW C~C.ooer' 1859, DE re-
tarntian NY Nou".y hudltor Tor
- horoh, '"iu Auul'or DE, n
son,o nnS'l.c!ea TO assess the
Iinnto aftno Isi.ciiC upoN the duP-
;mm n'I"i yeaI
i S5rIn ot o ~, 1857, with the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Leap year privileges should be fairly
distributed, a young MAJ in Winston,
N. g., has sucd a young lady for breach
of promise.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

The Y. NJ & ~. talk Of Nj. ii. o. vii
hams last week was excellent, and sew
Cd TO stimulate the work ut tins place. -
MIR. Williams is n pleasant gcntleman
and fine speaker,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Miss Sallic Jones left OF Friday, last,
for Edgeiiold.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

All railroads entering this place show
n considerable Dotincrcase in earnings
for tho month of January.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Rev. Mr.. Haskell has entered upon
his work as pastor Of tho Presbyterian
Church at Woodruff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
nor Senate.

am a candidate for the oficcof Son
ator FOR LaurenS County.
LEWIS W. SIMKINS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Still they c~omc~young ladies to tho
Female College. The roll is low larger
than ever by q number Of additions last
week.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

kopplc Bros. have again entered Tie
cattle market and arc buying and ship
ping largely.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Every available plow has been turning
the dirt since tho iino weather set i'm.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

MIR. Hun, has y confectionery store at
DIR. Simpsons old stand.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Farm work in preparation forI lnnting
has begun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
For Auditor.

L respectfully announce myself as n
candidate for the Office of County Audit
or Mt the approaching clcStion, subject to
the rcsult of the Primary.
G.. NJ. FRANKS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
l. A U RE n 5 COU " Y,

COURT OF COMMON rLEAS.
Amolio G, Burton and Lctitia Culhcrt-
son, Plaintiffs, against Elizabeth Nee
~, Nancy Avery and T.. j. Lark, De-
PENDANTS. Summons for Relief, Com
plant Served.
To tho Defendants Elizabeth Needy,
George Nicely, Nancy Avery and E.J.
Lark.
You arc hereby summoned and re-
quircd to answer the complaint in this
action, OF which a copy is herewith
served upon You, and to serve Il copy Of
your answer to thc said complaint on the
Subscribers at their Office at LaurenS c.
H., South Carolina, WITHIN twenty DAYS
after the service hereof, exclusive OF tho
day Of sHch service; and it Won fail TO
answCr the complaint within tho time
aforesaid, tho plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief de-
mandcd In the complaint.
Dated Jan. 81, a. ID. 1855.
G.. w. SHELL, G.. G. c. Il.
JOHNSON 81 RICHEY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
To Nancy Avery, the absent Defendant
herein
Please take notice that tho summons
and complaint in this action were filed
in the Oilico Of the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for Laurens County Jan.
ri, 1888.
JOHNSON & RICHEY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

From n toncent Harmonica to an $500.
Plan o, everything lower ti.an The low.
est at GARRIgTrS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Fer something now il mems and boys
Fur, Wool and sun Hats, so to SIT
greavcs's KEW YORK STORE.
See that SG5.00 Org which has out
stripped all opposition, mt GARRlHTT%.
a handsome limo OF Embroidcrios,
cheap, al IL. SITGREAVES'S.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
Friends Read!

Friend, Ii you arc suffering from Rhcu-
matism, Neuralgia, Headache, Tooth
ache, Dinrrhoea, Corns, Bunlons, Wcns,
Chills, Cholera Morbus, on Sore Throat,
why, then, do not fail to got y soc. bottle
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
Auditors Notice,
Feb. Goth, 1883.

The following Act is published In
obedience to instructions,from Hon.
Us. Werner, Comptroller General;
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Port Royal 81 Western Carolina
Railway Company.
In effect Jan. l., 1883.
Time 10Th Meridian, same as r. IL D..
X. X. time.
Gong South.
Leave Anderson - 40 IN 10 OO a tn
Leave ~Spartanburg N3 90 IN
Leave Gro2nviilc + IS % III 40 90 n M
Leave l.aurcnS +IG d a..
Leave Greenwood ~ 43 m
Leave Mccormick rs Ezpm II 30 m
Ar'vc Augusta *2Opm 10 As o ia
Going North.
Leave Augusta " so q IN
Leave Mccormick $40 10 IN 10 90 a In
Leave Greenwood MI Is
Ar'Yc Grcenvillo -
Ar've Spartanhurg - 10 pm
Ar'Yo Anderson +2l0pm ITO 10 n ia
*Daly. daily except Sunday.
The Sunday train leaves Anderson ut
Z a IN n returns at l 10 p m.
Connects with II ain to and from Grcen-
wood, lIaurenS and Spartanburg.
Connections at Augusta with Georgia.
south Carolina II Central Railroads..
AT ~Spartanburg with a Il Air ] inc and
AsheViilc 4 S2artanburg II. II.
Tickets on sale to all points Mt through
rates. baggage checked to destination.
W.. CRAIG, a. G.. p. a..
w w STARR, Supt., Augusta, Ga.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Tho best figures on Musical GoUdsat
G~ARIiETrS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
Wa. wOOD,

Tnmlsiiag Shoals, 81. g.
Mr. 81. TAYLOR, aub-Agsnt for
EWassseo Townstip, viii furnish .
witt Flpk,e Magic OIL atrogular pilce.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07
FISK,s HfAG1c or

which eve fails to effect " speody cure
OF the ailments named above. Itis pre-
PACED by the Rev. III. G. 6. Rink, and is
a purely vegetable remedy. In all cases
where 1t effects no good, no pay is asked.
Try one bottle please, or send for clrcu-
lars 20
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-03-07

Lowest prices on Pianos, Organs and
musical goods ut w. il. GARRErT'$,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-10-19
The Bliss Of Ignorance.

She walked into Il fashionable shoe
store aud said to the polite clerk:
You may show me q pair OF walk.
ing boots, No. 4. ! used to wear IS,
but | go in for solid comfort now
The clerk tried the boots, but thew
would not so on.
Strange" she murmured, ':it must
be rheumatism. Try Ais. B width.
know l can swim in them, but my feet
are so tender"
While the CLERK wa, getting them
on she said:
II used to have a beautiful foot, not
small, but such agood shape. / never
had a small foot, but I wore 9 IL sizes
for years. until | walked 80 much and
grew heavier"
Your foot is a peculiar shape, the
iustep is so high--.hat i. why you re.
quire alsrye size" said the clerk. who
had no fear Of Ananias before his eyes.
II have heard" she said, .that We.
nus dec Medecchy wears No. s. and she
Is a model OF true proportion"
Exactly" said the clerk growing
red in the face as he pulled and tuggel
to get them on. He had never heard
of '.dee Medcechy,n but he was up to q
trick or two himself. After ali,n he
said these are too large. You will
find the four's just right
He WAS only gone a moment, bat IL
that time no had erased Sc from the
inside Of @ pair Of shoes and substitut.
ed Alb.
There, thought it was strange
she said when they were on and pait
for; why, those are just as easy a.
my old ones. believe l could just a.
| we'll have had SIS a~ftcpall." Aud tn,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wen,
back TO his dulles with the ar Of on,
well satisfied with himself.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-10-19
Tho Weak Point OF Modern Porce.
lainR.

Let us 10 turn to .hs genuine Nishi-
Ii de S%atsan1a, and We shall find it one
OF the most perfect Of all wares for the
purity and fineness Of its clay, ite de.
!lcions glaze. with Ito even and almost
imperceptibls crackle, and the beauty
and chasteness Of its decoration. In
deed. nothing could be more perfect
and effective in the way Of a decora-
tive surface than the cracked gla7e
which characterizes so many FORMS OF
Japanese pottery. In the light OF THU
undisputed fart h suelns Incompetent
sible that The English potter has not
arrived at that state when Il trh.en or
cracked surface set,,!s desirable. 1t
has alWays bern an nuceasing struggle
with The English potter to secure o
paste and glaze whose coeticients Of
expansion were the same; in other
words, to I'll a condition Of things
in which the glaze should not ''rra2e."
Jahvler, In his excellent work entitled
Practical Aefnhiics for Students, SAYS,
Ut ~ difficult to make u good glaze.
as one that seems good at first may
crack after months or even year. have
elapsed!" What must he think Of the
OaraHesc EVtiet VINO ue~llDefateiv
opens hs oven while still hot, and per-
mits u cold blast Of air to enter, for
the express purpose of '.crazing'' his
productions? While our artists have
sought roughened paper and coars.
canvas to enhance the effect of their
work. the pottery decorator Of Japan
has equally realized that u rough ot
crackled surface gives him precisely
tho beat conditions for decorative ef.
fects. We are certainly indebted to
the better art instincts OF the Japanese
for ons'aA the many charms that their
pottery sEaasSsses, and that is the
cracked A-1hce, which, brilliant in it.
self, forms one Of the most perfect sur
faces for decoration. The early Awata
Of Kioto were often remarkable
examples of the potter. and decora-
tors skill, but the Nishiki de Sntsnma
was superior in every respect. Tbs
pieces had IL solidity and an enduring
quality about them that the Awatn
never possessed. Each good piece WAS
a gem in itself.--ProfsSsor Z. s. Morse.
iR HHJTer's MdJdsine.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-10-19
The Art of Walking In a Crowd.

Perhaps IL has occurred to most of
you. boys and girls both, that there ia
an art iu walking along a crowded
sidewalk so as to n"ee good speed
and keep on, of other peoples way at
the same time. 1t has been said that
it is easy to tell n countrvmnn on the
street by the lumber of collisions he
has with other people, but il that he
the test we think q good many city
people woold be taken for denizens Of
the b%ackwoods. We are all familiar
with the members of the gct-in-the-way
family. for no Il can walk down Il
crowded street without seeing WE'LL
known representatives, of it. And It is
utter nonsense to say that none Of
them live in the city. in an hours
walk we come across plenty Of them
the man who stops suddenly right in
front of you and starts back in the
other direction; or stands in the cen
ter OF the sidewalk staring in u VIM
dow; the mar who bolts ahead under
either full or half steam. looking over
his shoulder the while: the man who
swings his cane or folded umbrella
back at au angle Of forty-iive degrees,
so that the fernle strikes the unfortn.
nate pedestrian behind lin somewhere
between the instep and the shin; the
other umbrella mn who holds IL hori-
%zontallv under his arms and stops sud-
denly and often TO let its sharp poiui
get in its thrnsts on the center Of YOU.
breast oryOnr stomach; the women who
cluster In abunch of th~onghtless indif-
ference right inihc middle of the walk.
or around ONE attractive shop win.
dow; the boys. and the men, too, who
select the most crowded part of the
sidewalk for skylarking and scutIiny,
with the certainty Of trampling upon
a score Of corns aud knocking the
breath out Of hulf . dozen people every
five minutes.
Now, Is it the country cousin who
does such things: Is 1t the iucxper-
fenced ~ptomcuader who is not used to
crowded streets, and who should be
excused ii be gets IN the way OF othersP
It is not. 1t is the city man, the city
woman, the city boy. all Of whom ought
to know better. Watch them the next
time you are out, and then look at the
brisk young fellow who walks awfully
down the street, treading bis way skill
full through every crowd. c%olliding
with no one. touchlngn no one, but never
Stacking his speed ali the same; take
him for your model. and learn to do
what really few people know how to do
well-to walk q crowded thorough
fare without getting in other peoples
way while you keep steadily on your
own. It seems q commonplace mat
ter, but it is an important aud neglect
ed ope.-New YorE GynpAtc.