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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12

Thought She Was Shot. but She Wasn't.
Even the saddest accident is pretty sure
co be the moving cause of one or two more
or less amusing incidents, and Tuesday
nights gasoTueter explosion was no ex-
ception to the rule.
The story is worth telling as illustrating
what imagination can do
prominent young Rochester physician
had call that night that promised to
keep him out late and his wife sat up for
him, getting more and more nervous as
the slow hours Jagged by on leaden feet,
after the manner of ladies so engaged. AT
midnight there came Il step up the walk,
up the side stoop, even to the office door.
Mrs. Doctor thought she recognized it as
her husbands, and without any precau-
tionary who's there?" or ''Is that you?"
threw the door wide open
There was Il man there and he was not
her husband. He was big burIy fellow:
his face bore what seemed to her a muir
derous expression; his right hand was
raised and pointed toward her in what
seemed to her a threatening attitude.
Murderer" revolver" shoot" were the
words that best represent the impression
produced on her. She drew back to close
the door, and that very instant came the
sharp sudden explosion mile away That
was enough. The chain of suggestion was
completed. Her imagination, directed by
having heard gunshot wounds profession
ally discussed. caused her to feel a sharp
burning pain pierce her shoulder, and with
scream, Pm shoti Pm shotp' she stag
gered into the hall.
The man, naturally, ran for dear life.
Mrs. Doctor dropped into chair and
screamed for help. Her brother ran to her
assistance With last effort she raised
herself from the chair, reeled toward him,
and fell fainting in his arms, gasping out
just before she lost consciousness: "Joe.
he's killed me. Break it gently to Tom"
1t came near being u matter more serious
than funny, for when the fainting spell was
over it was no easy matter to convince the
lady that she was unhurt and quiet her
nerves And now in one physicians family
the principal topic for wonderment is
whether Mrs. Doctors nervousness thwart-
ed genuine burglarious attempt, or
whether some Innocent visitor, seeking in
stant relief for some suffering member of
the family, is wondering why DR.. -
doesn't exercise proper supervision over
women be is treating for acute mania if he
will keep them in his own dwelling
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
Saved Her stool. in Trade.

Yes. nearly everything had was
burned. said clever American girl who
was Il visitor in an English country house
where there had been ii disastrous fire
i lost all my gowns, but ! saved one
thing, am thankful to say, and that is
my American accent, and, after all,'' she
continued iaughingly. ''that is really my
stock in trade over here. New York
Tribune.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
Old People.

/ ). V. 8. is the only Sarsaparilla that old or
feeble people should take as the lniEcral potRsl,
which is in every other sarsaparilla tha We know
OF, is under certain conditions known to be
eraciating. ]. V. S. on the contrary is purely
vegetable and stimulates digestion and creates
new blood, the very thing for old, delicate or
broken down people. 1t builds them lip and
prolongs their lives. A case in point:
Mrs. Belden an estimable and elderly lady of
$40 Mason St., S. F. was for months declining SO
rapidly as to seriously alarm her family. 1t got
SO bad that she was finally afflicted with fanting
spells. She writes: while in that dangerous
condition 1 some of the testimonials con-
cerning J.V. S. and sent for bottle. That marked
the turning point. regained my lost flesh and
strength and have not felt so well in years"
That was two years ago and Mrs Be1den is well
and hearty to-day, and still taking ]. VS..
II YOU are old or feeble and want TO be built I'D
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
$. 3.
CLEVELAND, Wash,
June 10Th, 1891. {

S. B. Medicine Co.,
GENTLEMEN-Your kind favor received,
and in reply would say that L am more
than pleased with the terms offered me
on the last shipment of your medicines.
There is nothing like them ever intro
duced in this country, especially for La
grippe and kindred complaints. 1 have
had no complaints so far, and everyone
is ready with word of praise for their
virtues. Yours, ETC.,
NJ. F. HACKLEY.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12

Pope, who was an epicure, would lie in
bed for days, at Lord Bolingbrook's, un-
less he were told that there were stewed
lampreys for dinner, when he rose instantly
and came down to the table
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
"a Severe Law.

not what they are represented to be. Under
his statute thousands of pounds of tea have
Lcen bdrned because of their wholesale adul-
irration.
Tea, by the way, is. one of the most notori-
'';is!y a iul.cratcd articles of commerce Not
's;one are the bright, shiny green teas artifi-
r;iliy colored, but thnasands of pounds of
s;iusti I.ei for tea learcs are used to swell
tse bt.si CT cheap tea ash, sloe, and willow
h'7v;'s being those most commonly used
-aiAi !, sweepings firm tea warehouses are
eoiored and sold as tea. Even exhausted tea
leaves ga:he:c cd from the tea-houses are kept,
died, and made over and fird their way into
TIE heap teas.
Tic Eng:ish gov,Tnment attempts to stamp
iiiis cus b. eolAst-;.ii n; but no tea is too
poor for II, a:;d the resuls is, that probably
The psore teas used by any nation are those
'sousImed in America
Eeech's Tea is presented with the guar
an taat it is uncolored and unadulterated;
III fact the sun-cured tea leaf pure and sim
PIE It's purity iH.;,ires superior strength,
about one third less OF i. being required for
an infusion than of the artificial teas, and its
fragrance and exquisite favor is at once ap-
parent 1t~will be revelation to you In
order that its purity and quality may be guar
anteeo, 1t is sold only in pound packages
bearing this trademark.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-24
A Base Conspiracy Defeated,

A close guess was made in Hartford
saloon the other day. In one portion OF
a noney-drawer was large number OF
pennies. Among the frequenters of the
place was man always ready to make.a
bet. It occurred to the proprietor of the
place, who had been taken good many
times by the betting man, to lay for him.
He took friend into his confidence, and
the pair made up their minds to beat the
fellow with the contents of the money
drawer. So they counted the pennies
and found there were just 625 of them.
Then they laid low for their opportuni-
ty.
That evening the betting man was on
hand, and in manner not to excite suspl'
cion the saloon keeper said to his friend
81 wonder how many pennies there are
in this drawer?"
The betting chap picked up his ears
and remarked: "Let each Of US put up
S., and the one who comes nearest to the
number shall take the pot"
This was agreed to ,and the saloon.keep.
er marked 624, his friend 626, and the
fellow that was really ignorant of the
number, and whom they expected to
trap, by the merest chance put his figures
at G25. The astonishment of the two
sharpers was no greater than the wonder
of the other at the remarkably sharp
guessing. After this the betting man was
boss of the saloon.-Haryo,d Times.
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Tile Color OF Gold.

"Most people suppose" says an assayer,
"that all gold is alike when refined, but
this. is not the case. An experienced
man can tell at glance from what part
of the world gold piece comes, and in
some cases from what part of q particular
gold district the metal was obtained.
The Australian gold, for instance, Is dis
tipctly redder than the Californian, and
this difference in color is always percep'
tible, even when the gold is 1000 fine.
Again, the gold obtained from the
placers is yellower than that which is
taken directly from quartz. Why this
should be the case is one of the mysteries
of metallurgy, for the placer gold all
comes from the veins. The Ural gold is
the reddest found anywhere.
"Few people know the real color OF
gold, as it is seldom seen unless heavily
alloyed, which renders it redder than
when pure. The purest coins ever made
were the fifty. dollar pieces that used to
be common in California. Their coinage
wss abandoned for two reasons-frst,
because the loss by abrasion was so great,
and secondly, because the interior could
be bored out and lead substituted, the
difference in weight being too small to be
readily noticed in SO large piece. These
octagonal coins we're the most valuable
ever stuck"
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A Woman's Remarkable Memory.

A curious incident illustrative Of wo-
mans remarkable memory occurred
yesterday. A lady who formerly lived
in this State, but now resident of Ohio,
was riding on the East Eighth street car
cable, casually glancing at tho houses as
she passed. In one Of the yards she saw
a crazy quilt hanging on line. Instant
ly she got off the car and going to the
house, rang the door bell and asked if
Mrs. Blank lived there. On receiving an
affirmative reply she entered, and two old
friends were soon chatting over old times.
Afterward, in explanation of her visit, she
said that she had recognized the quilt as
one she had seen her friend make in Cen
trail Missouri eighteen years ago. A lady
had Just come from the East bringing
with her crazy quilt which was so pref
ty and hard to mako that the east side
lady fashioned another one just like it.
This was the one that brought the two
friendsso unexpectedly together. "Iknew
that there were only two quilts like that
in the world" she said, "and I instantly
concluded that this must be yours, al
though until to-day did not know where
you lived"
Verify, the mind of woman is past find
ing out. a man would not have recog-
nized his last years trousers had they
been hung on a line in his own backyard.
-EnusnS Ciku Times
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Wouldn't Marry Him Because He
Drank.

SAVANNAH, Ga, September 9.-Gucsts
will gather at Brunswick homo tonight
for wedding. The supper, however,
will not be graced by bride. Her friends
may feast, but not with her. She stole
away silently yesterday, and spent last
night in Savannah. Miss Ella Inez An
derson was the bride-clect, and Mr. Z.
w. Bingham was to be the groom. Miss
Anderson is the daughter of wealthy pa
rents and had received many handsome
presents, had prepared her trousseau and
the Presbyterian Church was decorated.
Sunday the groom called. lie had been
drinking and kissed his prospective
mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Tho
bride-clect fled to her room. She was
shocked and mortified and refused to see
her sweetheart and had Mysteries. Tues
day she made up her mind to flee. So she
left a note breaking the engagement, took
the train and camo to Savannah, whence
she goes to Macon tonight. Mr.. Bing-
ham is connected with the Brunswick
Times. Miss Anderson. says she will not
marry a dissipatcd lnan.-AHanta Jour-
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The Beauty Standard.

The standard Of female lovcliness va
ries greatly in different coun tries and
with individual tastes. Somo prefer the
plump and buxom type; some admire
the slender and sylph-lille, and somo tho
tall and queenly maiden. But among all
people of the Caucasian race, one point OF
beauty is always admired-a pure, clear
and spotless complexion-whether the
female be of the blonde, brunette or ha-
zol-eyed type. This first great requisite
of loyelincss can be assured only by
purc state of tho blood, active liver, good
appetite and digestion, all Of which are
secured by the use Of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It is guaranteed 10
accomplish all that is claimed for it, Or
money refunded. If you would have a
clear, lovely complexion, free from crup-
tions, moth patches, spots and blemishes,
use the "Golden Medical Discovery"
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Childish Faith.

An example of childish faith, Of kind
dull age wears away, was seen tho other
day. A. little boy was sitting in the yard
of an old country homestead; on either
side of him sat huge dog, patient and
loving. The sun shone down scorching-
ly on tho trio, and its rays wero uncom-
Portable. Shading his eyes with his
curved hand tho child looked skyward
and said: "Put in that sun, please"
The sun shone brightly, and tho little
fellow repeated softly: "Please put in
that sun. man up in the sky, it hurts my
head" Just then over the face of the orb
there sailed white summer cloud, then
another, and the yellow blaze turned
suddenly to hazy, restful gray. Turning
to the dogs, the little boy, putting an arm
around the necl, of each, said did you
see the sun pulled in, Romeo and Chief
tain? When you wants anything, if you
lis good, and asks God for it. he gives it to
you. The sun hurt my head and I asked
! him to put it in, and didn't you see how
he did reach out and put it in for me-"
The dogs looked wise, leaned their heads
lovingly toward the diminutiyo little
/ itheologian, and, whatever might have
been their belief, kept an inscrutable ST.
lence.-Pr0vidence Journal.
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A Human Footprint In a Stone.

On May 13, 1882, Mr.. John B. Wig
gins of Waverly, N. j., while searching
for chronological specimens on top of Blue
Mountain, Perry County, Pennsylvania,
discovered what is now believed to be the
earliest trace of man in America. 1t is
piece of stone composed of metsphoric
lime, about 8! inches thick, 9 inches
long, i inches wide and weighs six
pounds In this solid rock is the perfect
impression of the right foot Of man.
The footprint is T.! inches long, 81
inches wide across the ball of the foot
and 8 inches wide one half the distance
from the small toe to the heel. The print
is about half inch deep and distinctly
shows the toes, five in number, the whole
being a perfect impression of a shnpely
foot Who was this early American, and
in what age of the world did he step on
that piece of soft clay which has now
been transformed into solid rock ?
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With the first little tracing copy.book ne
use Krusi's Drawing Book. Any teacher
with tact can use this little drawing book.

With the first little tracing copy.book ne
use Krusi's Drawing Book. Any teacher
with tact can use this little drawing book.
Thus ne have given our plan for read
ing, writing, spelling and drawing dur
ing the first year. We have also slightly
indicated the work in numbers. Now
there is one other study which ne begin
the first year, that is Grammar, or Ian
guage Lessons" This We begin in First
Reader. When the child learns to read
the fret sentence teach it the capital let
ter at the beginning, and the period at
the close. Next teach the question
mark and comma. Then explain that a
noun is name aoord, and as he reads
sentence have him tell all the name.
words found in it. Later, in the little
spelling book when he writes sentences
using the words of his spelling lesson,
have him underscore all the nouns he
uses. By the time the First Reader
and proportionate part of the speller
are completed, the child has nice start
toward Language Lessons" For calls
themes during the first year, we have
free gymnastics and wand drill. These
with little motion songs give pleasant
variety and exercise. Now, remember,
we do not give this as "cast.iron" pro.
gram, neither do we think this all that
may be accomplished in the first year,
especially in numbers. Due allowance
must be made for the different ability Of
pupils. We have simply given these
notes from our own experience, hoping
they may prove helpful to some others.
LENoRA G. HUBBARD.
Home School, Sept. 1891.
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Deafness Can't be Cured

By local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condi.
tion of the mucous lining of the Eusta.
chiau Tube. When this Tube gets in
famed you have rumbling soInd or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inaamed condi'
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any E-ase of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
MArSold by Druggists, rs cents.
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patronage and none of its hindranccs. 1t

patronage and none of its hindranccs. 1t
is in tho heart of the chinqucpin region
"a region too poor to bo sickly, and
whero the timber grows only large
enough to be storm proof, and the
hills and the hollows are just high
enough and low enough for drainage and
good roads. The institution is in beau
tiful grove and elevated, the ground de-
scending gently from every side, and it
is less than five minutes walk from the
depot, whero twelve passenger trains
day go and come from Atlanta, and a
dummy line besides. The lighting,
heating and ventilation seems to be as
perfect as human ingenuity can make it,
and the protection against fire absolutely
secure. The rooms are all models Of
comfort and provided with tho most subs
stantial furniture. Nothing has been
neglected that the pupils need for their
health and their reasonable pleasure.
Bathrooms, with hot and cold wator, are
on every floor and the entire outlook and
inlook arc cheerful and refining. I would
like to take Mrs. Arp there and let us
become inmates and stay, at least as long
as Jessie is there.
With corps of the bost educators that
could be found in the South, this institu-
.tion has already taken a high stand
among the female colleges of the land.
The time has come when it was wanted,
and it is there. Long may Mr.. Scott live
to enlarge it and equip it for its great
work in educating and refining our
daughters until they shall become as the
polished corners of temple. May this
institution loom up and become cyno-
sure like the old granite mountain that is
in full Wow from its turrets. That same
old imperishablo mountain that used to
be our trysting place when Mrs. Arp and
I we're young and lived near by. Sweet
are its memories. Once thero was lofty
tower upon it's crest and remember as
cending it's spiral stairs with my sweet
heart by my side and when we reached
the pinnacle we saw the fleecy clouds be-
low us, and as I looked into her hazel
eyes it seemed to me that was little
nearer heaven than I had ever been be-
fore. Delightful memories! Ambition
was high then, so was hope and expecta-
ton. Tho world was very lovely and I
was thankful that I lived. But now the
mountains top seems bleak and cold and
cheerful, and my experience is that the
safest retreat and the surest happiness is
found among the humble flowers that
blossom at it's base.
BILL ARP.
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Bucklen's Arnica SaIve

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Hill Bros.
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Progress.

1t is very important in this age Of East.
material progress that remedy be pleas.
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily ta-
ken, acceptable to the stomach and
healthy in its nature and effects. Posaes.
ing these qualities, syrup of Figs is the
one perfsctlsxs.iYe and most gentle dir-
retic known,
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- Mrs. Mary J. Oates, of Oates, Oar
liugton county, au old lady about Is
years old, who has been toothleas for
many years is now cutting third SGT Of
toeth. She has four front teeth on the
lower jaw, and the indications ere that
she will soon have : full SOL.
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Williamson Male Academy.
J. W. GAINES, B. s., M. Mp. Principal.

THOROUGH instruction given in all English
i branches, Latin, Greek, German, French and
higher Mathematics. Tuition, Sl.50 to $500 per
month according TO grade, Good board may be
obtained for $1,000 per month. strict discipline.
Session opens Monday, Sept. 7. For further infor-
nation apply to principal before Sept lst at Town
yllle-sfter Sept 1st at Williamson.
J. W. GAINES, Principal,
July s. 1891. ! 4m.
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CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ ANDERSON COUNTY
By ". F. Coz. Judge of Probate.

WHEREAS, S. J. Fisher has ap.
piled to me to grant him Letters of Admin
tstration on the Estate and effects of
a. M. Fisher, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
fish all kindred and creditors of the said
A. M. Fisher, ieceasd, to be and appear
before me in Court of Probate. to be held
at Anderson Court House, on the Bird
day of October, 1891, after publication
hereof; to shew cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted. Given under my hand, this
10th day. Of September, 1891.
w. f. cox, Judge Probate.
Sept y, 1891 Il 2
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LAW CARD.

r AM now prepared to give prompt and
special attention to all Law Busi
ness intrusted to my care as an Attorney or
Counsellor at Law, not being otherwise en-
COLUMBUS WARDLAw.
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The scat of sick headache is not in the
brain. Regulate the stomach and you
cure it, DR.. Piercc's Pellets are tho Little
Regulators
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TEA6HERs'Go4UMN.

-R@ All communications intended for
this Column should b. addressed to @.
WARDLAW, School Commissioner An
derson, 8. G.