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One Way to Spoil a wedding Trip.

One Way to Spoil q Wedding Trip.
An amusing incident occurred at the
Union depot Of Birmingham. a rather
modest looking groom and his pretty
bride were sitting delightfully."- close to-
gether, and were going through some Of
those lovable little antics which newly
married couples alone can affect. Two
young men were sitting just opposite
waiting to welcome some sweetheart on
the incoming train. The boys watched
the caresses Of the couple for while,
but finally decided to put stop to it.
"Tom," said one Of the young men to
the other, "when Is your wife coming
homer
"Never, hope," replied the young
man addressed. IT wish she would elope
with some one, or the train run OFF the
bridge with her. By the way, when Is
your wife coming homer
"Pretty soon, l am afraid. When she
does have good mind to meet her at
the depot with an ak and give her and
that internal kid ten minutes to leave In.
A wife Is a tiiisance, anyway"
The young men Kept up this nonsense
for half an hour, and the loving couple
knew that all the conversation was In
tended for their ears. It tickled the
bride immensely, but the groom got hot.
ter and hotter, and finally called one Of
the young men aside and Threatened to
whip him. This had the effect Of still
ing the fun permanently, and the exult.
antegroom bravely put his arm around
his treasure and hugged her until the
train carried them away on their bridal
tour.-Birmingham (Ala.) Age
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superstitions About Insects.

The Koran says all flies shall perish
save one-the bee fly.
It Is regarded as death warning In
Germany to hear cricket's cry.
The Tapuya Indians In South America
say the devil assumes the form of fly.
Rain is, In some parts OF the country,
expected to follow unusually loud chirp-
ing of crickets.
Flies are regarded as furnishing prog.
nosticadons Of the weather and even Of
other events. .
Spaniards, in the Sixteenth century,
believed that spiders indicated gold when
they were found in abundance.
In Germany 1t Is said to indicate good
luck to have spider spin his web down.
ward toward you, but bad luck when he
rises toward you.
Although q sacred insect among the
Egyptians, the beetle receives but little
notice in folklore. It Is ,unlucky In Eng
land to kill one.
The grasshopper is sufficiently un-
welcome visitant Of himself in this coun-
try, but in Germany his presence Is fur
ther said to announce strange guests.
The ancients generally maintained that
there was O close connection between
bees and the soul. Porphyry speaks Of
"those souls which the ancients called
bees" ey, -
German tribes regard stag beetles as
diabolic, and all bees are detested in Ire
land, more especially bronze variety
known as 'gooldie." 1t is also believed
that to see a beetle will bring on rain the
next day.-Cincinna Enquirer.
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Nr1ai,s bY Taste:

In the superior animals. the sense bf
taste Is located almost entirely In the
Tongue, the organs of taste consisting OF
peculiar bodies called taste bulbs. These
are very strongly developed in the dog
and horse. Leydig described organs
having a structure resembling that Of
the taste bulbs In the skins of fresh
water fish, and be considered that these
may possibly be widely distributed taste
organs. DR.. Carpenter Is; however, bf
opinion that the sense of taste is absent
In. fish.eFaste Is closely allied to smell,
and 1t Is probable THAT fish are guided in
the selection or rejection Of food by
sight and smell only. In some reptiles
the tongue If long and slender and in
others almost entirely deficient, but the
sense of taste is Thought to be In all cases
absent Ia reptiles. It IS also, as a gen.
eral rule, to which the parrot and bome
others are exceptions; absent OF very
slightly developed Ii birds. 1t is a sin,
'gn1ar thing that they should be without
the power to distinguish the delicate
havors Of the fruit that forms the food
of SO many Of them. In most insects
the pnlpi, which are small, jointed ap-
pendages in the neighborhood Of the
mouth, seem to answer the purpose Of
an organ of taste.-NeW York Telegram.
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Hamlet doesn't seem to care for much
stylei this matter; he probably finds
this rustic affair amid the trees more to
his taste. imagine he might find it
very pleasant to come out fine evenings,
sit down and brace himself up against
this pile Of stones and gaze out over the
moonlit waters across to the spectral
tower of Helsingberg and muse over his-
torio bygones. Over the .&pll,,. down ii
q little dell, they have named a tlckling
stream aOphelia's Springs" inasmucha as
that maiden did not consider 1t quite the
square thing that Hamlet should have q
grave and she be left without any such
little remembrance. It is very conteii-
lent, accordingly, f9f the lovers Of old
istio seances up in the grove, and 1t; IS
easy to imagine long and interesting
meetings by the Little pyramid in which
the original ghost of Hamlet's father
very likely makes desultory remarks
about his former ouse.--Berlin Letter
in New York Times.
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Daniel webster as a FinancIer.

Daniel Webster as Financier.
"Webster," said Rufus Choate one dayi
.'I want to borrow $500, and I wish you'd
lend It to me.
's1 haven't the money today, Mr..
Choate," said Webster, "but you give me
your note and ! guess ! can get 1t cashed
for you.
Gratifed beyond measure, Choate sat
down to write his note.
"By the way, Choate," +" said Webster,
in m ofhand way, ''you might as well
make that note for thousand, as ] can
use $500 myself"
Certainly" said Choate, cheerfully,
andhe signed note for an even thou
sand.i
Then the immortal Daniel sauntered
down to O bankers Office.
"Ahl anything I can do foryou today,
Mr. Webster9'
"Can you discount q note for thou
sand for me"
"With pleasure"
The great statesman pocketed 81 ,000in
bills, gave $500 to Choate, who was ef-
fuhve In bis thanks, and kept the other
$500 himself.
Daniel Webster, my son, was what
would be called In these days ga fnan-
cier."-Lewiston Journal.
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"A RAoE AFTER THE BABY.
How the Mother Was Transferred fro
tho Engine to the Train. q

-. -
How the Mother Was Transferred from
tho Engine to the Train. ~
Twenty years have passed since a Ger
tain Bath sea captain, entering the port
Of New York, telegraphed his wife at
Bath to join him at the metropolis, pre-
pared for sea voyage. Accordingly, q
day OF two after the arrival Of the hles-
sage. saw the wife embarked Upon, the
through train from Bath to Boston, ac-
companied by ali infant child scarcely 2
years old. zI!
This. .c:ar was shuhesd on to the end Of
the Portland train at Brunswick; and
leaving the child asleep, the captains
Saby Ms si5sd bte tRs Mts 0PpGqnt Pp H. tI eo
taurant. While the mother was intent
upon her errand the train slipped quietly
out OF the station, and when the mother
emerged from the restaurant dobr it was
fastsdisappearing under Spring street
bridge. Eagerly she explained the situ-
ahoh 10 the sympathizing group Of. rail
road, men who gathered around. Baby
and purse, containing oil her money and
ticket, were In the fast disappearing
train. "a hurrieds scouncl followed, and
apla1l was Instantly foEEpElgssds
Old No. q, MI lie BfiiihsWick,. was
sidetfack'ed, %hiting;ths passage Of the
train just gone.s. Uncles Fhornps son; the
station baggage master ats that, ,timeSran
hastily to this engine andaskeds herald
to overtake theft fying train. The genital
.Charles;,ever-ready to aid the ra6ss IL
any female In distress, volunteered to
ch-thY'robher Hastily filling the fire
box with wood from the tender while
:Thompsongwas,. .asssiE E5ttiHg the woman to
mount the ahgine, with; a. command to
S;tHHAs bWitch chman { to iVeauss the main
line, ,"ewithS Shand dsupo The throttle, No.
28 flew quickly overs switches and
commenced dsher run. a,;::: sss ;ss.
An empty engine: chasing .h,. heavy
train up coax Hill grade, which ex-
tends fouf; miles straight away from
Brunswick, has an easy task, and before
they had covered more than. hAlf Of that
distance they Gould see the object of
their pursuit 3 az I.:.;
To sound his whistle, calling the attenr
ton Of the train men to the chase hid
thereby stop the train, was not part Of
the programtis Fearing that he might
run over them should they suddenly stop.
So quietly running along the roar Of tie
train deadenin,g the pursuit; ~ hs q Soon
Immediately behind thstm Then his
.tender@foE they ore running backward
Srubs against the rear platform Of the
train, ,iand while tie engineer holds her
there Thompson assists Ethe woman over
THE! tender down. npon the platform Of
the car containing the baby, i still fast
asleep, the mother c1asping tightly the
bottle Of u. =. Waverlys Magazine.
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A Put Illustration.

A funny incident occurred in DAN
bury church last Sunday. The minister
was talking in avery solemn manner,
and tho congregation was as still as it
possibly could be. The preacher was
discussing the social condition Of the
world, and concluded long sentence
with: ''Some Of you, brethren, sleep
away as placidly under the terrible dan
ger Of everlasting punishment Thcro
was not a sound, and in tho midst of tho
stiffness q prolonged snorc sounded ont
loud enough to bo heard over tic whole
building. What made it still more
laughable was the fact that it came from
a well known citizen and u deacon ui the
church. who had become tlrcwsy curing
the long discourse anti nodded oil
Hartford Times.
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Tho Grave OF Hamlet.

Succeeding generations have been very
kind to Hamlet in taking such pains to
build him grave and keep 1t In repair.
It is necessary for the would be visitor
to this spot to pass through q garden and
pay O small fee, after which he may
wander at his own sweet will among the
great trees in pretty grove on little
ridge. In the furthermost rear corner is
a pyramid of stone Of artificial rough
ness, about which sickly Ivy struggles
for existence, That is nll there Is OF IT.
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How It Got It's Name.

It Is said that the town Of Rowland,
Me-, derived its name from the exclama-
ton made by an adventurous white man
who fell in love with and stole away
from her fathers wigwam a young and
beautiful squaw. He was pursued down
the Piscataquis, where he took his sweet
heart into his canoe and boldly padded
out into the foaming water. In hot pur-
suit came the duslly sons of the forest
and, reaching the banks of the swift
flowing waters, they saw the white
sanup nearing the shore. They set up
cries of rage, which continued through
the night. When these can1e to his ears
he proudly lifted his head each time and
in classical English cried back, "Howl
and be durned?'-Boston Traveller.
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Syrup Of Figs.

Is Natures own true laxative. It is the
most eacily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the System
when Bilious or Costive; to dispel Head
aches, Colds, and Fevers; 10 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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A giant pine tree was cut down in
Garrett county, Md. lately, and near
4 the heart q bullet was found. At this
point the tree was tllirty-two inches In
diameter. Tie bullet is thought to have
been fired by one of Braddock's men dur
ing tho campaign which eliminated II:
the disaster at Fort Duquesne
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peatih1 Preferred to a Cork Leg.

Robert Mcbride, Jr., who committed
suicide near his home in Johnsburg,
Warren county, by shooting, was In his
10th year, and two years ago lost one of
his legs in an accident on the Adirondack
railroad. He WIS provided with on arti;
ficial leg, but bis mind became affected
from brooding over his trouble. Tie
Following hote was found:
bE1n pAihss,s:ltsi-aot through pegging through
shfs world. Am going to shoot myself Good-by,
father; good-by, mother, sister and brothers
Meet mo In another world. RoARtE MoBR1bE.
Albany Times.
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CLOVER BoTToM, Sullivan County, Tenn, June
18, l8s7-Blood BGln, O., Atlanta, Co.: sir:-I have
been thinking of writing to you for some time to
ha, affected on myself and daughter. She, q girl
of 1G years, was taken with very sore leg below
the knee. 1 called on the very best doctors that
the country could afford and they tended on her r
for four years to no purpose, Her leB gpt worse
icine to no purpose. The doctors said the only
remedy left was amputution. That we all was
opposed to. 1 was in Knoxville the Sth Of Janua-
ry, 1886, and while buying bill Of drugs called
fot good blood puriherI md Mesar9; SanIord,
Chamberlnnd K CO. recommend the B. B. B.
purchased one-half dozen bottles, and to my utter
surprise after using three or four bottles my girls
leg was entirely healed. also had o very. ugly
running sore on the calf of my leg and one bottle
cured ii, after having tried all other remedies
wish you much success. and I do hope that all
suffering humanity may henr and believe. in the
only true blood purifier. I have tried three Or
one that ever did me OF mine dny good. You can
Use my name If you wish. nm well known In
this aud Washington County, also all over Yir-
tinia. r. S. ELSOM.
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BLOOD TAINT FROM BIRTH.

BooSvlLLE IND, January 26, 1887.
1 shall e9et praise Tho day that you gentlemen
were born, and shall bless the day that your med
birth, and SO much so that all the doctors of my
town said would be crippled for life. They said
I would lose my lower iihb. I could not stand in
my class to recite my lessons; and eleven bottles
of your Balm cured me soiind and well. You can
use my natne as pou see fit. In my case, there
were knots on my shnbones as large as hens
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To sennrate Eta,nrs..

My way Of separating stamps which
havo stuck together is to put them
for few minutes IN q glass of water,
when they can readily be detached frcrn
each other without injury to tho stamps.
Tho Writer,
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I desire to thank my friends for past con-
fdence. 1t has been my purpose and en-
deavor, at all times, to please and to give
satisfaction. shall keep, as near as can,
everything that ought to be kept In First
Glass Drug Store, and shall give my, per-
sonal attention and supervision to all or.
continue to use the same Firm 'name-Hill
Brothers-and you shall all be informed
from time to time through these columns
as to how get on.
Respectfully,
n. r. HILL.
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This is the quickest route to Charleston
reaches there three hours ahead OF any
other line.
Connections made at Augusta for At
lanta, and all other points West.
Tickets on sale at P. Il. d w. G. K. de.
pot to all points at cheap through rate, ana
baggage checked through to destination.
Any other in formation call upon Or write.
r. W. HUNT,
Tray. Pas. Agent, Augusta, Ga.
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LADIES!
Do Your Own Dyeing at Home, with
PEERLESS DYES.

They will dye every thing. They are sold every
where. Price loc. package. 40 colors. They
in Packages or for Fastness of Color, or nom
fading Qualities. They do not crock or smut. For
sale BY Simpson. Reid & Co., Druggists, Anderson
S. c., and B. C. Martin & Son. General Merchan
dlSe, Williamson, S. C. lySo
Feb o. 1888
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M1RTLE N. TANN

A BOOK OF WONDERS, FREE.
All who desire full information about the cause
and cure of Blood Poisons. SoEofula and scrofulous
Conipafpts Catarrh, etc., can secure by mail free,
copy OF our 32-pagc Illustrated Book of Wonders.
filled with the most wonderful and startling proof
ever before known; Address.
BLobb BALM Co.; Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by HILL BROS, Anderson,
s. C.
Tan % 1890 90
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Z. - THE COST OF INTERPRETATIONS.


5ashort distance across the country from
/ the first crematory ever erected IN the
United States. That is at atWashington,
Pa, only thirty miles from st. Pittsburg.
It was put up BY DR.. Julius lie Moyne not
more than twelve years ago.. For two
years afterward the incarceration which
were conducted there attracted wide.
spread attention Eon the sub jects being
brought from promine nent families all over
the country. Sos rapidly han cremation
progressed In favor of Americans; since
then that. today there are furnaces In
operation .at Lancaster, Pa, Buffalo, N.
", and Pfttsbufg, Pa. One society,
which has also erected d crendatpfy at
Fresh Pond, L. T., has about 300 mem-
bers. Similar societies exist in nearly
all the large cities, and SO common have
incinerations become that half Of them
are never heard of. The use Of natural
gas In burning the body at the furnace
In Pittsburg has so largely reduced the
cost of an incineration and the attendant
ceremonies that expense is, now no
hindrance to the method, at least in this
city,. In other places, whero they have
not got the wonderful fuel we have, the
cost, although higher, does not exceed
81 for the incineration and S45 for the
whole service It is said, however, that
in Japan the natives have reduced the
cost to 81. 80. .
EGYPTIAN VASES. = g.,
AS intimated above, the most prevalent
material In all ages for vases for tho
ashes Of the dead has generally been
baked clay. Multitudes Of Greek sepul-
.chral ufns have, after lapse Of more
than ifteens centuries, been brought to!
Z light at ;a time awhen learned men can
appreciate sthemsand gather from them
valuable information sins history and
arch@olog SEgyp ptianB@ mRae these,
searthens vases sat such times thai
they are contempo porary with the pyramids
themselves. But the most remarkable
Egyptian pottery for burial purposes was
tho so called porcelain, made Of fine
sand, or frit, loosely fused together, and.
covered with a thick siliciols glaze Of
blue, green, white, purple or yellow
color. Objects were not only made out
Of this material for the dead, but for the
toilet Of the living, too. But for tho first
object they were used. most. They
exported from Egypt to the neighboring
countries, and are found alike In the
tombs of the Greek isles, the sepulchers
Of Etruria and the graves Of Greece.
Most Of the figures Of deities, the sepul.
chral ones deposited will, the dead, and.
q few vases for household purposes were
made Of this porcelain. twas at later
period that figures Of deities were
modelled in terra Gotta. The objects most
remarkable in this material for size are
the large co6ins found at Warka {sup.
posed By some to be the Ur of the Chal-
dees), with oval covers, and ornaments
Of the Sassanian period. Pittsburg Cor!
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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The best way to avoid a will con.e

= The best way to avoid will contest
is to give away all during ones life
time.
=" Charley, DEAR" said a meek. look.
little woman to her husband, "I want to
ask Of youa favor" "What is it?" "I
wish you would let me learn to talk poll
tics, chew tobacco and swear" "Great
Scott woman have you lost your
mind 2" mo Charley, dear; just
thought I would like to make my society
more agreeable to you, so that you
would stay at home evenings more"
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THE 7 ]:I:l; ASHES OF THE DEAD.
uRNs FOR PRESERVING THE RE-
MAINS OF THE DEPARTED.
Their Manufacture and Important hddu1s.
try at East liverpool. c.-something
About the vessels Used by the Ancients.
Cremation Growing In Favor.

Their Manufacture and Important Mddus.
try at East liverpool, c.-something
About the vesse1s Used by the Ancients.
Cremation Growing In Favor.
Urns for the ashes Of the dead are
more in demand now than ever before
in modern times. Their manufacture
has become an important industry in the
potteries OF East liverpool, q, about
forty miles west of tk1is city. AS .cre-
nation grows In popularity the necessity
for these vases increases. AT first some
difficulty was experienced in KEEPING
: the ashes Of the human body free from
foreign. materials. Even :. M ancient
periods that was problem. The Greeks
used shroud Of asbestos, the Egyptians
one Of amianth and even the scientific
Mr.. Eassie suggested Q Zinc rohns that
metal being VOLATILE But earthen .urnR
were most generally used Yet great
care Was+ taken. to protect these urns
from the ravages Of weather: and IN
truders.S The Romans had saS chamber
partitioned off gpuip posely for sepuichfal
!. uses. It was known ps, the cotutnbarium,
and was surrounded by. small holes or
inches, III whichthe urns were deposited:
s The columbarium resembled The dove
cote Of today. Tombs Of this description
were chiefly owned BY the wealthy
families for depositing the ashes Of their
slaves and depend dents. Heyefail them
are still to be seen at Rome. One, dis
covered in recent Years, contained two
urns in every. niche, with. the names Of
the persons whose ashes we're there In
scribed over theri.ss g.
ANCIENT AND MODERN URNs,
And so In the United States today urns
of earthenware' are exclusively used after
incinerations. The potters Of East Liv-
erpool have a separate line of apparatus
for their manuf acture, and put into the
vessels the very best kind of materials,
so that they may be presefved an In
definite length of ti1,e. Care is taken
to have the fastenings for the covering
perfectly air tight. Two designs of urm
are made for the trade. One Is wholly
plain, the other is .ornaiiehted with
flourish lines, the representation Of ivy;
leaves, of, : In a few instances, with scrip.
5turalS figures. =! These varieties are ir.
tended to suit the different Intentions Of
4keeping the uTns In the houses; Of the siY-
ng,ainclosing 1t In the vault lin the
cemeteries, or interring 1t In rdinary
graves. All three methods OF final dis
position are pursued In: this country.
One very rich and inauential family. for
merly residents OF this city, keep the
urn containing the ashes of the father
wrapped In an American Gag and sitting
sI1ron1 the for: :pf hisF old Secretafy In the