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How to; Eat aEWatermelon.

How manypeople ip:Abany, Or outside
of it for. that matter, know bow9to eat a
watermelon? But for the truant school
boy, and memories of him, the art would
perish from the face of the earth. A
watermelon, even though it be go
FOUNDER, is not intended to be devoured
in public, nor is one watermelon, no
matter what its weight may be, more than
enough for.one healthy person.
This fact is probably we'll known to
every country school boy. The art of
eating a watermelon and keeping cool is
as simple now as it was in the days of
long ago. The rind should be slit with a
short bladed knife, so that when the mel.
on is divided the heart of it shall rest in
one of the halves in one luscious, juicy
lump. The knife should then be carefully
wiped and then put in the pocket Then
the coat should be taken off, and the
sleeves rolled supe Plunge the right
hand under one endiof the heart and the
left under the other; lift the dripping
mass to the mouth and fall to. The
juice will trickle down your arms and
ssturate your face, but what oft? There
is plenty and to spare, through the feast is
the rarest to be found on earth. .-Atlanta
Cbnstfuttan.
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He Liked Exercise.

"a good story is related at the expense
of q hotel proprietor of Tacoma, Wash
5ington Territory. a stranger, who had
ibsen stopping at the house for few
weeks, asked the proprietor how far it
WAS To- Mount Ranier, which appeared to
be- only 81 couple of miles distant,
Ialthough, in fact, it was nearly 100. The
.propristo silked at the bystanders, and
said that perhaps it was a mile away.
The boarder said he believed he would
walksoutto it for exercise. The landlord
encouraged the "tenderfoot, rho after
borrowing the roprietor,s field glass,
started. The joke was too
rich for the hotel man to keep, and he
treated all hands. But the pedestrian
did not return. The landlord at last
became suspicious and found that the
valise which the "tenderfoot" had left
was filed with brickbats, and that he
had carried off seventeen towels and
everything else thaPhe could get into his
pockets, besides this he owed two.
weeks board bills2He is probably still
walking Troy Times.
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An English Court has just decided

- An English Court has just decided
that railway servants cannot eject persons
from trains who say they have lost their
tickets, the only remedy being to sue the
the passenger for breach of contract.
Sixty-two of the Indian students
who have spent five or more years at the
Carlisle Indian school at Carlisle, Pa,
we're sent to their homes in the West on
Saturday. Some went to Montana, some
to Idaho, others to Arizona, New Mexico,
Indian Territory, Nebraska and Dakota,
representing fifteen different Indian
agencies. This party of Indian youth
was the brightest crowd Of boys and girls
ever sent out by the Carlisle school. In
fact, so much confidence was placed In
them that they were allowed to return to
their Western homes without an escort,
something never done in the history of
the school. The party consisted of thir-
ty.fve large boys, six small ones and
twenty-one girls. Some of them were
very glad to return to their relatives, from
whom they had been separated SO long,
but others appreciated the fact that there
is no salvation for them from the Indian
ways when once brought in contact with
them again at their homes and much
preferred to remain in the East. The
demand of the parents, of course, over
throws the desire of the young Indians,
and the Government, living up to its
obligation to return all students at the
expiration of their time, sends them
back,
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Shaved by a Bullet.

90 "a
The following incidents is narrated by
an officer on the staff of General J. E. B.
Stuart Of the Confederate Army. The
operation was neat one, but most men
would rather be shaved with razor than
With bullet.
= General Stuart, as usual, greatly e1-
posed his own person ON; horseback by
riding ont Of the wood into the open
field, and 1 felt It my duty to say to him
that in my opinion he was not in his
proper place, as in few minutes the
whole fire Of the enemy would be concen:
trated upon him.
But he was in very bad humor, and
answered curtly that ifthis place seemed
likely to become too hot for NEIL was at
liberty to leave it, whereupon I made
response that since my duty attached me
to his side, no place could be too hot for
me where he chose to go.
Nevertheless I changed my position,
and cautiously brought large tree, in
front of.swhich had been standing,
between myself and the enemy.
In an instant the firing began, and
three bullets struck the tree at just the
height to show that, had I remained
where I Was, they would certainly have
gone through my body. Looking at
Stuart 7 saw him pass his hand quickly
across his face, and. even at that serious
momentI could help laughing heart.
lily when 1 discovered that one of the
numberless bullets that had been whist.
ling round him had cut off half of his
beloved mustache as neatly as it could
have been done by the hand of an
experienced barber. Youths Companion
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Keep Y.ur Conscience Clear.

Whoeyersb Believes that knayery, cruel-s
~, hypocrisy, or any other vice, can, un.
der any circumstances, promote even the
temporal happiness of him. who practices
it, is but q superficial observer and
shallow reasoner. In the worlds par
lance, men who acquire wealth and in.
auence by unwarrantable means are call
ed prosperous. But what is prosperity
in the true and legitimate sense of the
words Webster tells us: advance or
gain in anything good" No man can
be deemed truly prosperous whose co n
science is i'll at ease, and whoever en-
riches himself at the expense of jaatice,
duty and honor, plunges his soul, even
here, into astate of adversely, which no
indulgence Of the senses, no adultera.
ton of time servers and parasites, moth.
:ing-that money can buy or power com.
mand, will efectually or permanently
relieves
Another strong argument in favor Of
.doing.right is, that outof every hundred
men who seek wealth by dishonorable
roads, ninety-nine come to poverty and
shame. This is a fact, and taken in
combination with the undeniable truth,
that the small percentage of aspiring
.knaves who win their game, feel in their
souls that it has been dearly won at the:
Of inward peace, and self. lf.esteem
should long have msde the world
honest, on selfish principles.
The retrospective review Of disap-
pointed scamp must be melancholy in
the extreme. He sees, Of course, with
terrible distinctness, how each departure
from rectitude helped to cloud his life,
sink him deeper in misery, and ALLEVIATE
ihimsfrom the sympathiea Of Che noble
and sthe goods He is conscious ofsthe.
'besotted blindn which led him toSpdt
his trust nscunning and chicane, in
stead of choosing the path Of duty and
leaving the consequences to Providence,
is compelled to- acknowledge to- himself
5thataogusry; iis.tbe twin Of folly, aud q
pure life the best evidence of sound
brain as we'll as of q Christian spirit.
Be assured, therefore, that it is good
worldly policy to keep the conscience
clear. Ittends to comfort, content, and
produces real happiness; nor can this
fairearth, and the excellent things with
which it abounds, be thoroughly enjoyed
BY any Gresus to whose gold cling the
curses of the wronged. The closing
scenessof alife are, however, the grand
testsof the wisdom OF folly which has
shaped its course: Sir Walter scott's
dying words tell the whole story: aBe
agood man, Lockhart; nothing else will
comfort you when you come to lie here"
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Syrup Of Figs

lis Natures own true laxative. 1t is The
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the System
when Bilious OF Costive; to dispel Head
aches, Colds, and Fevers /; to Cure Habit.
uaI Constipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Gal.
For sale by. Simpson; Reid & Co..
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The Force OF Habit.


"Do you see those two soldiers coming
up the street ?" asked q military man of
a Tribune reporter yesterday.
eyes," -.
; 'sThose fellows belong to the regular
army and if you willsobsetye meFclosely
I'll give you a good illustration of the
force OF. habit and results of strict discip-
line. You notice that they keep perfect
step and walk erect as though in the eranks
Now watch them."
When the two soldiers arrived opposite
the.speaker, he suddenly said in brisk,
sharp tone:
aBy the left flank, march~
Inau instant the two men turned to
the left, and had taken several steps to-.
ward the gutter before they were aware of
it. a loud laugh resulted, and the two
confused looking defenders of the nation
increased theirpacew without looking back.
-lMinneapoAs Tribune.
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Bucklen's Arnica Ealve.

The Best salye in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chspped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Hill Bros,
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RALEIGH, N. c., July 21.-Jason
Millsap and Robert Wilson, two farmers
in Graham, began to discuss the crops,
soon fell out and began to quarrel.
Millsap attacked Wilson with the first
thrust of knife, succeeded in disembow-
cling him, then cut him in several places.
Soon Wilson got his knife and plunged
it to the heart of his Antagonist, who fell
with thud upon the ground dead. Will.
son also fell, and lying PROSTATE cut the
lifeless body of his adversary in several
places. Wilson may survive, but very
faint hopes are entertained.
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"A New Haven artist has painted a
one dollar bill so realistically that he got
$500 tor the picture.
The California State Gazetter for
1888, just issued, gives California pop
ulation at the present time of over mil.
lion and a hall, nearly twice the popula.
ton of 1880, according to the official cen.
sus.
= Giles Moss, an aged negro preacher
near Rochester, Who is said by his con.
gregation to have prophesied enancipa.
ton, last years earthquake and other
important events, now declares that he
has been delegated by Heaven to lead all
of his people back to Africa, where they
are to eyangelize all the dwellers of that
land; that he converses daily with the
angel Gabriel, aud that the hour of de.
parture is near at hand. The result is
that the Rochester negroes are in state
of intense excitement.
Miss Colquit and Miss Breckiuridge,
the former daughter of the Georgia
Senator and the latter a daughter of the
Kentucky Congressman, have applied for
positions as teachers in the Washington
public schools, with view to teaching
in their own States after they have &C.
quired the necessary experience. Both
are popular favorites in official society at
the Capital and have 30 many influential
friends that their appointment is believed
to be assured. Miss Breckinridge will be
remembered as .one cf the two young
ladies who baptized" the Government
vessels at the recent lavnch on the Della
ware.
PROVIDENCE. R. L.. July 20.-Mrs.
Mary Dunn yesterday became q mother
of double. headed child. The freak of
nature resembles nothing that the ply
sicians who have examined it ever saw
before. There are two bodies, with sepa.
rate internal organs, joined together
lengthwise at the hips, and each body
has its distinct head. The bodies have
one pair ofarms and hands and one pair
of legs, the limbs being perfectly formed.
If the monstrosity stood on its feet the
body would be horizontal, while the legs
alone would be upright, the hands ap.
pearing from the front of the two bodies
where they are Joined. The physicians
reported this morning that one half of
the child had died and that the. other
portion could not live.
- Mr.. T.. A. Ransom, chairman of the
fruitscommittee for South Carolina ofthe
American Pathological society, is collec.
ting statistics and other information
relating to the fruit interests of the State,
for publication in the official journal of
the society. He desires to obtain infor>
nation on the following points: Species
of fruit, as apples, pears, plums, peaches,
cherries, grapes, ETC., successfully grown
in the State; varieties of fruits that have
been found by experience best adapted
to our soil and climate; new varieties Of
recent origin; obstacles to fruit culture;
best methods of culture and pruning;
statistics showing extent and progress OF
fruit culture in the State. The assistance
of all fruit growers in the State is desir.
ed in this work, and they are requested
to communicate with Mr.. Ransom at
Columbia. The information thus obtain
ed will be of much practical value.
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Religion and Business

There Has g rysalim con pgregatlon at
Seth church, Fifth avenue and Twenty.
{ first street, yesterday morning, though
the Rev. Roderickl Terry, D. D, the pas
tor, preached q practical and interesting
sermon. DR.. Terry interpreted the words
Sof the Saviour to The agricultural Cali
.lesn, who was being carried away By;
Morldly affairs, as foundin,the Gospel of
st. Luke.
.'The great question that mankind
should keep constantly before its mind,
urged the preacher, sis the eternal and
not the Immediate result Of our work on
earth. Ifyour brother fails to divide his.
spatrimony with you pay no heed 5to.it..
.H successes attend your Undertakings
don'tlet that fact affect You as regards
syour~duty to- your God. God does not
5csrefor full purse, an elaborate house
.or q beautiful body. What interests him
saloneaisz the honest. beating OF .aman'ss
heart-hiaIegard to the commandments
& s.Mansis. born not to live fos day bpt,
sfosevsr. You viii find in your travels
today the same doubling Galilean who
existed in the time Of our Saviour. He
Is everlastingly look king to see how he
can turn the almighty dollar to adyan..
stage, believing that spiritual richness is
something sintangible. The majorfty Of
fbusineas man think that hen they pay
3tithes ossbsiT church, treat religions 9th.
proper lespsct and walk 9 moral path of
their own selection they have done all
that is needed Of them. When man
leaves God and death outofs sshia plans.inn5
his walks through life he lscanrest assured
that; God will oyerturn his calculations
completely. Iremember some time ago
,seeing. & Christmas Tree lying Niithered.
and almost branch isss. in Z corner ne of:a5 Is
ssyscant Iot. ItSis enly FEW months ago .
ssTShen saw this same strees reen and
sshapely, standing il cheerful room,.
covered with tinsel and ribbons. So
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cleveland a Teetotaler.

sssess y
a gentleman who is as intimate at:the
white house, and is as frequent q visitor
,atthe Presidents country place as any;
member Of the cabinet, and who is in the
habit Of dropping in atsalltimes Of day
and night, tellsm that the bottle has
been banished. Baidshe:f
.tI like adrink of whisky as much as
any man, and am in the habit of taking
one wheneverI & feel like it, although I
never drink at q public bar. A. year ago,
.whsnsI went over to thegahite house, +
wassalwsyss asked to takesa drink, and.
the President usually Joined me, but he
doesn't any longer. I sent him case of
the best rye whisky / could buy, and
helped him consume It. The other day
Idroye out to 0akvieN, and being thirsty
after q dusty ride, I wanted some the
worst way. After waiting q while and
not receiving an invitation to the side:
board, I concluded to drop hint and
asked the: President if his whiskey was
allgone. He apologized for his thought
lessness and remarked that as he was not
drinking anything now himself, he did
not think TO ask his friends. he rang q
bell, and when the servant appeared
ordered q drink. for. me, but only one
glass was brought. / felt a little asham-
ed Of myself, but joked the President
about his abstinence. He said that his
wife was a temperance woman, and while
he did not SEQ any harm in moderate
drinking himself, he had decided that
it was the proper thing to respect her
whistles and had quit. Mrs. Cleveland
was not in the house at the time, and
there was no particular reason why he
should not have Joined me, but he said
that he felt just as well without it, and
should not drink any. AS I was coming
away he asked me TO take another drink,
which ] did, but he did not join me, and
since then Ihave not depended upon him
for stimulants when I have been driv.
ing ont that way. The Country club is
little further on, and they have plenty of
good stuff in stock there."-C Chicago
Nsfcs.
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The Sound OF Thunder.

One Ut the most terse and succinct
descriptions of..atnral phenomenon isthat
recently given by-M. Him, in which he
says that the sound which is known as
thunder is due simply to the fact that
the air traversed by an electric spark,
that is, a.aash Of lightning is suddenly
raised to a very high temperature and
has its volume moreover considerably
increased. The column Of gas thus sud.
denly heated and expanded is sometimes
several miles long and as the duration
of the flash is not millionth of q second
it follows that the noise bursts fourth at
once from the whole column though for
an observer in any one place it commen.
ces where the lightning is at the least
distance.
In precise terms according to NJ. Hirn
the beginning of the thunderclap gives
US the minimum distance of the lightning
and the length OF the thunderclap gives
us the length of the column. BE also
remarks that when a fash of lightning
strikes heground it is notnecessarily.from
the place struck that the first noise is
heard. Again he points ont that q bullet
whistles in traversing the air SO that we
can to- certain extent follow its fight
the same thing also happening with a
falling meteorite just before striking the
earth. The noise actually heard has
been compared to the sound produced
when one tears linen. 1t is due really to
the fact that the air rapidly pushed on
one side in front of the projectile whether
bullet or meteorite, quickly rushes back
to fill the gap left in the rear.-Boston
Budget.
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'ncsboro, Miss, July II, 1887.
. INFORMATIOM

All who desire full information about the cause
and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofuous
Swellings Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney
Complaints Catarrh, ETC.. can secure by mall free,
copy of our 32.page Illustrated Book Of Wonders,
filled with the most wonderful and startling proof
ever before known. Address.
BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta Ga.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Juy l. 1S88 80
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Want of Sleep

Is sending thousands annually to the
insane asylum and the doctors say this
trouble is alarmingly on the increase.
The usual remedies, while they may
give temporary relief, are likely to do
more harm than good. What is needed
is an Alternative and Blood-purifer.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is incomparably
the best. 1t corrects those disturbances
in the circulation which cause sleepless-
ness, gives increased vitality, and re-
stores the nervous system to healthful
condition.
Rev. T. GA. Cote, agent Of the Mass.
Home Missionary Society, writes that
his stomach was out OF order, his sleep
very often disturbed. and some i'm
purity Of. the blood manifest; but that
a perfect cure was obtained by the use
Of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Frederick W. Pratt, 424 Washington
street, Boston, writes: "My daughter
was prostrated with nervous debility.
Ayers Sarsaparilla restored her to
health
William F. Bowker, Erie, Pa, was
cured OF nervousness and sleeplessness
by taking Ayers Sarsaparilla for about
two months, during which time his
weight increased over twenty pounds.
Ayers SarsaDariIIa.
Z PREPARED BY
pr. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass;
Bold by all Druggists. Price 81; ak bottles, sa
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A Texas Scandal.

BIRMINaHAM. Ala. :Jnly IA sfal.
sepram r TO The d s Herald ! from Houston. dt
Taxas 9s says that Houston = st;rred nm
from can csntra Is circn (, farenca over :
lsocial scandal ri brouabt q, d lipbt vestarday :
aftarhoonIby; lie; /, lSe,,;no3 Ia
last January. 3 youne Il Il Methodist 4 h tn min.
,istar named Harmon came + tton.tonn+
:ffom SonthI Carolina. and vas mt ;n
charge Of mission work ii sHonston ~
sthe Tsxss Conference. 9;
s Harmon Is 8 young man Il about twenty. y
ssven years ef age, . possessed Of # s: good
education, and il; naturally BRIGHT and
attractive. His rood looks !, !, and m j pleasing
address obtained { .for y him 4 = ready entree 3
into. the best e sociatv; AM, IA aoon hsca na
cutie i socisl favorite Ha yoaa : ,ens,.
scstic work Esr; and 4 WON tba b;cb. se.teeni
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April 5. /,
TRY THE BARGAIN STORE!

asked keep variety
w Goods Groceries cesk @ & and InTs5 5
ladies all Fine met Tobacco @ and
and have for Anderson County
shade clothes To see uy
connection with
feel something
Apple and PachCider o hand.
Pillows
health family
and trade the
j, BOHANNON, Depot Street. Anderson, g. c.
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Connects with train to and from Green
wood. Laurens and Spartauburg.
Connections at Augusta with Georgia,
South Carolina and Central Railroads. At
Sp,r,an'urg with A & G. Air Line and
A,h,vlle ,S Spartanburg R. R.
Tickets on sale at Anderson to all points
at through rates. Baggage checked to des-
tination w. J. CRAIG, A. G. P. A.
w. W. STARR. Supt.. Augusta, Ga.
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81, how much land do you .oHni.
: About H9e ehundrsd acres.D
fEfew far doHn do you OWN it {" -. 81
Insyar thought Of before, but
e Town halfway through"
- ssp 2 MSS the reply. Z suppose.
ll6do, and i want this money for the
seSinese, Isif the men whose lands join yours
on the bottom.
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Dated nt AnUtrsUlI, >. .HH! ~, -, y .70'
MURRAY, BREAZEALE Il MURRAY.
Plaintiffs Attorneys
GSKAL.] NJ. p. TRIpBLE, c. C.P.
ro Amaziah NJ. McAlster, William I.everett al

To Amaziah NJ. McAlister, William I.eyerett and
Amanda Leverctt, absent Defendants s,ii nerein: en-
Take notice that The complaint In this hction
,.,,,thcr Wit the Summons. of which the lorcGOi
ins is COPY. was filed in the office Of the Clerk
the the Court ci Common Pleas for Anderson Coup.y
1888 and that the object of the action Is to canc
' Deed to Tract Of Land from 2. Hall to Amanda
feyerett, and to compel the specific perfo1mane
Of contract to purchase the same ~ the Defend Defend
ants Amaziah NJ. McAlister and William Le'ere''
Dated May 3lst, 1ssS. ,,,,,.v
MURRAY, BREAZEALE & MuRRAf,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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Williamson Hotel.

THE undersigned Is in charge of this
j. Hotel, and is prepared to accommo-
date weekly and monthly boarders at rea-
sonable rates. AS q Summer resort there
is no better place to be found in the State.
The Mineral Spring and Park are near the
house. Invalids and delicate persons will
find my house quiet, nice place to spend
the Summer For terms address
A. FL. STOKES.
1une % 1893 81