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ing Of the door, while sepulchrai voice
asked family.
- 70 they nnneT

ing Of the door. while sepulcnraf voice
asked family:
"Are they gcue|
doing in the pantry" -,
,Helep-Helcn and Nora Sheldon. They
came here 10 call. you know, and ! WASH
dressed. Mrs Fogarty had been helping
me with tho preserves, and then just as
was going upstairs horrid old tramp
car1e 10 tho back door '-kittic omitted 10
confess that she had left il unlocked-
4 'and hal to give him something 10 cat
and STAY around while he was eating u,
to be sure he didn't steal the spoons and
tolock the door after him'-astute hittiei
l --s'and then sat down to rest minute.
and before knew il had fallen sound
aslcep. The first thing knew heard the
door bell. and poc1cd through the blinds
and saw IL was Helen with Nora Sheldon.
| wouldn't have minded Helen, Of coarse,
bnt rovcr could face that elegant Miss
Sheldon f. q print dress 90 o'clock in
theaiternoon. 50 just stood still, think
ing thoy would suppose ] was on, and 60
swa-. and then all of n sudd',n Helen tried
he door knob and walked in.
Walked I'M. How could she if the door
was loeical
"Well. it wasn't locked just ct that
minute lad been out on the piazza,
and when saw the tramp coming, hnr-
lied in TO sec that be was kept ont, and /
forgot all about the front door. 50 Helen
walked in. and had just timc o. scuwy
hacl, to tho kitchen ,ud into the pantry.
Aal hoy waited awhile. thinking / had
gone 20 one Of tie Heigbb2rs, and then
they began 90 search the house know
Helen woald como straight 10 tie closet
a. soon as she tried the kitchen. sd While
they were upstairs / opened the door softly
and took IN the key and locked MYSELF in
on lie inside.
But why in the world didn't you come
OF. and cxplain.'
WHY. was so ashcsacd By that time
that I never coald harc faced them and
after awhile they sort Of discouraged. and
Iiolon said she guessed had been m lr-
dered, AID they had pus.Ned my body into
the pantry. because that was the olly
place that was locked and she told Nora
they had better 20 home and get the de-
nctivcs and some one 10 burst open tho
Goor-and ---
"Nittic.' interrupted Richard, sternly,
chow long were you in that closet
An hour, answered Kittie. meekiy
"Ard do you mean that they have really
conc for detectives"
Yes, said Kittie, nodding her head
confidently. they have
And why 90 | understand you to say
you did this
WHY because looked so" exclaimed
Indignantly tho rufied Mrs. Fairchiid,
astonished at Richards inability to Grasp
the situation.
Richard gazed at the pretty little rrea-
turo before him. tie shining hair all the
more fascinating in its slight disorder,
the trim little print gown setting of the
dainty figure. and the flushed face charm
inc in its excitement, and then hc laughed.
"Wcll. my dear. | will get my hat and
70 up the hill 10 relieve the mind Of y.ur
mother. who is probably insane by this
time. and while am gone would advise
you - 80 upstairs AMI dress the corpse,
So that when the dcicciJges arrive 1t may
b. fit 90 bc scca "-Alln Wellington R1l-
lias in Pittsburg Bulletin.
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Crowdcr and the Crows.

Farmer Crowder had finished planting
his corn, bat his heart was heavy. He
knew the crows we're whetting mp their
bills to pull up the corn so soon as it
appeared above the surface.
& II tell you. how to get away with the
crows,n said Neighbor Stokes.
"How p
. s.Get you gallon Of mean whisky and
soak some corn 10 it till it gets full of the
stuff, and then scatter it broadcast in the
field. The black rascals will eat it and
get drunk, and then you can catch em' and
pull their heads of. 1t beats pizen OF
shootin'."
In few-days Farmer Crowaef met bis
{ friend Stokes.
"Well, how's craps" queried Stokes,
" corn's bodaciously ruint," replied
!. Crowder, dolefully. II tried that 'ere
scheme O. your'n and it's dodrotten
I ihnmbug. soaked the corn. and scatter.
ed it one day, and next mornin' went
down to the new groun' to see how it'd
worked"
"Found 'em drunk. eh 2"
.tFOnnd nothin'. I hearn devil of 9
fuss down nigh the branch, and when ]
went to see what it was, thar was dad
blasted old crow what had gathered up
all the whisky corn an had it on stump
an he was retailin it out to the other,
givin ''em one grain of that sort fur three
grains o. my planted corn; and dinged
I eff they hadn't clawed up that field by
sections
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Nothing to Do With 1t.

An old woman who lived on the from.
tier during the last war between this
country aud Great Britain possessed q
marvellous propensity 70 learn the news,
and used frequently to make Inquiries Of
the soldiers. On one occasion she said
to one of these defenders of our rights
whom she had frequently saluted before:
aWhat's the news now ~
aWhy, good womsn," he answered,
stthe Indians have fixed lever under
Lake Erie, and are going to turn it over
and drown the world"
20, massey, massey whatshall do ]"
and away she ran to tell her neighbors
of the danger, and inquire Of her minis
ter how such a calamity might be
averted.
"Why," said he, "you need not be
alarmed; ne have our Makers promise
that the world shall never again be
destroyed by water"
"I know that" returned the old lady,
hastily; "but He's nothing to do with
tits them plaguey old Indians"
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An Imprudent Jest.

'
Speaking OF woman, said the colonel,
after a long pause, was travelling 10
Missouri in my buggy when / met tall, !,
slabsided girl of 90 in the road. l had
taken q drink or. tWo and feltjolly, and
go I hailed her with:
"Howdy.Sal? Fine day."
"Howdy stranger" she promptly re-
piled.
s'say,"I went On, "I'm looking for a
wife,
ssWhat sort 2"
aAbont your kind"
nWant me"
1If you'll have f1e."
"Reckon will. Let's drive back aud
aee dad aud man,
was joking, you know, and so I told
her that was in great hurry and would
return. Three natives who came along
Just then stopped to find what was the
matter, and they set in with the girl to
take me back. The only way could get
ont of it was to bolt for the woods, leav.
ipg the horse and buggy behind, and five
years later the girl was still driving them.
The little joke Of mine cost me just $3.50,
to say nothing of being run through q
patch Of woods FIVE miles wide.-Detroi'
Free Press.
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How,s This /!

II HI {. go
We offer One. Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHEENY & Co, Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, Ohio.
Waldiug, Kinnan s. Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. I'll. Van Hoosen, Cashier, Toledo Ma.
tional Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold BY all Druggists.
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Why She was a Heroine.

~.
We were running down from Charles
ton to Savannah, and the train was. hum
ming along at high speed, when the
danger signal blew and the air brakes
were put on hard. As the train stopped
allithe passengers piled out to see what
was the trouble, and we soon discovered
that culvert around the short curve
had been washed out. a negro woman
had tagged the train With white apron,
and of course we all looked upon her as
a heroine.
"When did you discover that the cul.
vert had gomez" I asked.
"Jist about half an hour ago."
"And your first throught was to stop
the train 2'
Yes, sah." ."
"Well, you are a brave woman. We
owe our lives to you"
Does ye? I nebber thought of that"
ssBut you stopped the train" :.
Yes, sab, but I didn't want dat bull.
CINE to git off de track an go plowin'
frew my cotton patch an frowin' hot
water ali ober the place. Dat's why l
stopped de train, aah'-Detro1 Free
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/ ssslek Mans .. Plea for Water.

Alexande III. Stephens used to relate
the following story of his first client, a
sMr.SH HezekiahS Ellington. He was: very
SICK With malarial fever, and in. accord.
ance with the medical practice Of the
time was prohibited from drinking cold
water. Finally his thirst became iutol-
.erable, and: one night, when the rest Of
the family were all asleep, he called his
faithful metro to the bedside.
.Shadrach, q said Mr.. Ellington, in the
most natural, matter of fact voice he
could assume, Ego Go the spring and
fetch me a pitcher of water from the
bottom.
2. Shadrach. expostulated, pleading the
orders of the doctor and mistress.
asbadrach, you had better do what I
Stell:you, sir..n'
Shadrach still held by his orders.
nShadrach, if you don't bring me the
water, when I get we'll I'll give you the
worst whipping you ever had in your
life u ~ s. :.
Shadrach either thought that if his
master got we'll he: would cherish no ran.
cor against a faithful servant, who
had saved him, or, more likely, that the
prospect of recovery was too slight to
Justify any serious apprebenaions for his
present disobedience at all events, be
held firm.
The sick man was silent for q while,
and then said, in his most persuasive
accents IL.
H'Shadrach, my boy, you are a good
niggsr,; Shadrach. If you'll go now and
fetch master q pitcher Of nice, cool water,
I'll setyou free and give you FIVE hundred
dollars !" And be dragged the sylIables
slowly and heavily from his dry jaws, as
if to make the sum appear immeasurably
vast. fs54
But Shadrach was proof against even
this temptation. How could be stand it,
and what good would his freedom and $500
do him If he should do athing that would
kill his old master ...ss.
s!5 The sick man groaned and moaned.
AT last he bethought him of one fnpl
stratagem. He raised his head as veil
as he could, turned his haggard face full
upon Shadrach, , and glaring at him with
his hollow, bloodshot eyes, said:
sshadrach, I am going to. die, and it's
because / can't get any water. II you
don't go and bring me pitcher of water,
after I'm dead s1'll come back and
haunt you I'll haunt you as long as
you live ~
IS 90 Lordy. master! You shall bab de
swa!er!'' cried sadrach and he rushed
QUITO the spring aud brought it. The
old man drank and drank-the pitcherful
and more. The next morning he was
decidedly better, and to the astoDishment
of every one he soon got well.-Youth's
sCompanion.
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here is pretty tough story fron

Here is a pretty tough story from
New Haven: Brakeman George Loflua
stood on the top of a car moving over a
bridge at West Haven, when q strong
gust of wind lifted the roof from the car.
As the toof, with George on it, swept un.
der a telegraph wire, he seized, the
wire, made his way along it to the
nearest pole, and then slid to the ground
unharmed.
= When two young people start out in
life together with nothing but deter.
mination to succeed, not carrying the
candle near the gunpoWder, sympathetic
with each others employments, willing
to live on small means till they get large
facilities, that is royal marriage. 1t is
so set down in the heavenly archives,
and the orange blossoms shall wither on
neither side the grave.
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AN ESSAY ON MAN.
Written From the Standpoint of vassar
Girl Who Deserves to be an Old Maid.

Men are peculiar; they wear No. TO-
boots and snore. This is what make. it
easy to recognize man when you see
one. Men wear hats they are careful of
and carry umbrellas they are not careful
Of; when not losing them they are pok;
ing them into somebody's eyes, Men
don't gossip, but they do go to their clubs
and talk over the news" Men don't
paint or powder ioften); but they raise
whiskers, that make them look like
Scotch terriers, and coax little hair moles
to grow on their chins. Men are not
vain, but they never like the young lady
who says they are not handsome.
Men are consistent they like to see the
dress of lady plain and sensible, "hate
furbelows and fummery," but if a lady
in plain, sensible dress enters car she
may stand an hour ard not one of them
will offer her seat, but when lady
enters arrayed in the height of fashion
every one of them will spring to his feet
aud glory in the honor of standing for
her sake.
Men never find fault with themselves,
not if they can help it. Adam showed
them how they could help it and they
have profted by his instruction. Men
take cold and think they are going to
die, and when you carry them a bowl of
herb tea they turn pale and ask if you
don't suppose it would do just as well to
take it next week.
Men are always wautinga a clean shirt
and when they get one they are always
ready to swear that there is not button
on it, when all the time the buttons are
there, only they can't find them. Men
can never find anything. They pull off
their boots and forget where they put
them, and pretend they remember all
about it, and after they have rummaged
around and turned everything upside
down, and looked on all the shelves in
the pantry, in the sewing machine
drawer, upset your work basket, sit down
and remark that this is deuce of a
house; fellow never knows, when be
gets anything off when be is going to set
eyes on it again; and when you bring
his boots, that you have found right
where. he left them, he hands you his
slippers and wants to know If you "can't
jam them into some out of the way cor.
ner where the old Scratch wouldn't look
for 'em."
Men think they know lot, and they
do sometimes. Men are trouble, but
they are handy to have in the house in
thunder shoRer; or when the wind blows
and they are not afraid of mice. l know
this is true because I once saw two men
chase mouse around room for an hour
more or less), and neither appeared to
be in the least alarmed. Toward the
close of the chase one Of the men stop
ped to wipe his brow and remarked that
it was warm-sn exceedingly cold obser:
vation in my opinion, as it was cold and
uncomfortable upon the head of the
lounge where I was.-SIudent in Home
Journal.
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Only One Fourth, Anyway.

Representative Allen, of Mississippi,
has q darky among his neighbors at home
who, if the statement of the professional
humorist of the house is to be believed,
is even more shiftless that the average
negro of the South generally is found to
be. One day this negro, so Allen says,
went into the country to. pick cotton, but
presently returned very much disgusted.
Didn't you get any offers to pick cot
ton 7n Allen asked.
.Yes, sich as dey was. a white man
offered me one. fourth of what I picked.
T jess took a look at de field, and saw for
myself dat when hit was all picked, hit
wouldn't amount to ne.fourth, so left
for home. I tell you, boss, was in luck
dat I didn't git fooled. But my refmetic
was all what saved me. I tell you, send
yer chillens to school."-N r Tribune.
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Sam Jones In the North State.

The Durham, North Carolina, papers
devote most of their space to the Rev.
Sam Jones' meetings.
It is stated that one rainy and muddy
night three thousand persons went out to
hear him.
The great evangelist was as racy as
usual 10 his remarks, and one OF the
papers quote him as follows under the
head;
SOME OF SANS SAYINGS.
I don't know how to argue with fel.
low that's silly. Sin not only makes
rascal of fellow, but it makes him q
fool.
I don't carry my feelings around me.
I'm afraid some fool might hurt 'em.
And when l go home I throw 'em over
the back fence for fear my wife will hurt
'em.
Adam was Methodist. How do I
know it7 Becausethe old rascal fell from
grace.
never played baseball. I wouldn't
have dog that would play baseball.
a. fellow gets of TO himself to keep out
of bad company, and he finds he's penned
up with the biggest rascal in town.
You little tWo.wheel Christiansl The
devil can give you ten miles the otart and
catch you before breakfast.
s 1t amt what church you join, but
what sort OF a fellow comes in when you
jine.
Away over yonder in the promised
land It amt a quarter of mile to
heaven.
). Boys, #hen you come in don't go in a
hospital unless you're bad of.
Lots of the church members we're not
making schedule time when I got here.
Some people will talk about Sam jones'
converts and say they won't stand. If
you are Gods convert you will stand when
the stars are falling.
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LAND TAXES.
AN ACT,

To allow Unimproved Lands which have
not been on the Tax Books since 1875.
to be Listed without Penalty.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting In
General Assembly and by authority of the
same, That in all cases where unimproved
land which has not been on the tax books
since the fiscal year commencing Novem.
ber 1st 1875, and which are not on the for
feited list, shall at any time before the LIST
day of October, 1883, be returned TO the
County Auditor for taxation, the said Au-
ditor be, and he is hereby, instructed to
assess the same and to enter it. upon the.
duplicate of the fiscal year commencing
November 1st, 1887, with the simple taxes
Of that year.
SEC. 9. That all such lands as may be rer,
turned to the Auditor for taxation between
the first day of October, 1883, and the first
day OF October, 1889, shall be assessed and
charged with the simple taxes Of the two
fiscal years commencing respectively on.
the first day of November, 1887, and the
first day of November, 1888.
Sec. 3. That as soon as practicable after
the passage of this Act the Comptroller
General is directed to furnish copy of the
same to each Auditor in the State, and the
Auditors are required to publish che same
in each of their County papers once 8
week for three months during the year
1888, and for the same period Of time du-
ring the J ear 1883 and the cost OF such
publication shall be paid by the County
Treasurer, upon the order of the County
Commissioners, out of the ordinary Coun-
ty tax last collected,
Approved December 10, 1887.
+ August %, 1888 Sm
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Syrup of Figs

Is Natures own true laxative. It'll The
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the System
when Bilious or Costive to dispel Head
aches, Colds, and Fevers /; to Cure Habit.
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
For sale by Simpson, Reid & Co.,
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The Best. Snlve in the world tor Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetler, Chapped Hands,
Chilblaips, Corns, and all Skin Erup.
.tiona, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale BY
Hill Bros
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The Age Of q Horse. |

s. The following, quoted by the Lancet.
Clinic, from. the Dublin: Farmer's Gazette,
sis valuable to every one that owns 9
horse: sss.-is.
The foal is; born with twelve grinders.
When four front teeth, have made their
appearance, the colt is twelve days old,
and when the next four assert themselves
|{its age will be about % days, The-corner
teeth make their appearance when the
foal lis 8;months old. iand: these latter at:
tain the height:of. the front teeth at the
age OF a. year. The two year. old has the
kernel the dark snb distance In the middle
sof the tooth IS crown-ground out of all
the front: teeth. Il. the third year, the
middle front of teeth are shifted and when
'3Years old these are substituted by the
permanent (or shorse) teeth, which are
larger aud more yellow than their prede-
:cessors. The next four teeth are shifted
in the fourth year, and the corner teeth in
the ffth, giving place Ito 2the. permanent
nipper. s
AT years of ages q horse has forty
teeth, of which twenty four are grinders,
far back. in the jaw, with which we have
little To- do. But, be it remembered,
horses invariably have tushes, which
mares very rarely do. Before the age OF
6 lis arrived at the tush is full grown, and
has a slight; groove on itsinternal surface
3 (Which generally disappears with age, the
tnsh itself becoming more rounded and
blunt, and at the kernel or mark is
worn outfgof l the middle Il front teeth.
There will still be a difference of color in
the centre of the tooth: z: ~
The tnshes have now attained their full
growth, being nearly or quite an inch in
length convex without, concaye within,
tending to. a point and the extremity
somewhat curved. Now, or perhaps some
months before, the horse may be said to
have perfect mouth.
Att years, the mark, as described, is
very nearly worn out of the four centre
nippers,< and fast wearing away in the
corner teeth, especially in mares but the
black mark stillremains in the centre of
the tooth aud is not completely filled up
until the animal is e years old. As he
gets On past q .lhe bride teeth begin to
wear away 81 Il.
At Slhe kernel has entirely disappear:
ed from all the lower nippera, and begins
TO decrease in the middle nippers. It is
nov taid to be "past mark Of mouth,
Theresare indications, however, after this
age which willsenabls avery shrewd OBJ
server To guess very closely at q horses
age, but none that can berelied upon by
observers. As horses become advanced
in years the gums shrink away and the
teeth exhibit a long and narrow appear
ance:; they lean more forward and as.
sumo an arched shape.
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I.I,os, Piles ! itching Piles

symptons-Moisture intense itching ,g
and stinging most all night; worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tninors
form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be.
coming very sore. Swsyne's Ointment
stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul.
ceration. and in most cases removes the
tumors. AT druggists, or by mail, for 80
cents. DR.. swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
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According to Surgeon General Moore's
report, ths regular army of the United
States is composed of %, ,841 officers and
enlisted men, of whom 2,240 are colored.
There were 214 deaths during the year.
The Farmers State Alliance OF
Georgia have authorized the starting OF
an exchange, with a capital stock of one
million dollars. The exchange is 10 sell
the farmers all their supplies at cost.
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The weak man is he who forms
many purposes and drops one after an
other in the face of difficulties. The
strong is he who forms a few purposes,
but, in the face of all opposition, car.
ries each one through to successful is.
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OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
r., W n cor h,do. of pyobnte

By ". Z. Coz, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, M. P. Tribdle, c. @. p, has
applied to me to grant him letters Of Ad.
ministration on the Estate and effects
of Aney McAlister, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon.
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Aney McAlister, deceased, to be and ap.
pear before me in Court Of Probate to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
14th day of December, 1883, after publica.
ton hereof, to sheW cause, If any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand
this 30th day of October, 1888.
w. F. cox, Judge Probate.
Nov /, 1888 II s