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and several Of our largest mills owe their
success to Northern capital. The recent
purchase in South Carolina of one OF the
finest water powers in the South by an
English syndicate shows the strength o1
our natural position and the. greatness
of our resources, and that both are recog.
nized by manufacturers of the largest ex.
perience.
In view of her past connection with
the production of cotton and itS utili4a.
ton, South Carolina deserves to be not
only the leading Southern State in its
manufacture, but should lead all the
States Of the Union.
It's claimed upon good evidence that
South Carolinian invented the cotton
gin. It is certainly true that her State
Legislature was the first to pay Eli
Whitney royalty upon his invention,
thus encouraged the use of machine
that made possible the results reached by
cotton production.
e The first cotton exported from this
country went from Charleston over one
hundred years ago.
The frat bale of sea island cotton was
raiaed on Hilton Head in 1890.
The finest cotton in the world is the
long staple of Edisto Island, which has
sold in the market for 81 per pound.
The greatest amount of lint to seed
cotton is obtained from South Carolina
upland variety, the Peterkin.
The only improvement on the old saw
gin is tha invention Of q citizen ofSumte1
County, Mr.. Mason, who also invented
the cotton harvester.
A colored citizen of Beaufort County
grew the jute for the only roll of bagging
ever manufactured from American grown
jute, and this was manufactured by q
Charleston bagging factory.
The first cotton seed oil mill built In
this country WAS near Columbia many
years before the war.
Although the total area in cotton has
increased wonderfully within the past
few years, South Carolina has managed
to produce about one.twelfth of the entire
production of the country.
The persistency with which Southern
farmers continue the cultivation of cotton
has been alluded to in former article,
and it is not surprising when ne consider
what a really wonderful crop this is,
what power it produces and what wealth
it creates. Said Mr.. Henry W. Grady,
in speech before the Interstate Oon-
yention of Farmers at Atlanta In 1887
"The world waits in attendance On its
growth. The shower that falls whisper
Ing on it's leaves is heard around the
earth. The sun that shines on 1t is tenn.
pered by the prayers of all the people.
The frost that chills 1t, and the deT chat
descends from the stars is noted, and the
trespass of 8 little worm on its green Leaf
Is more to England than the advance OF
the Russian army on her Asiatic outposts.
It is gold from the instant it puts forth
its tiny shoot. Its fibre ia current in
every bank, and when loosing its Aeeces
to the sun it floats q sunny banner that
glorifes the field of the humble farmer,
chat man is matshalled under a flag that
will compel the allegiance Of the world
and wiring a subsidy from every nation on
earth. l.. a. RANSOM.
Columbia, 8. G., April Is, 1891.
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MEDICAL CARD.

WYE, the undersigned, having formed
w partnership for the practice Of Med.
icine and Surgery, respectfully offer our
services to the citizens of Anderson and
vicinity.
OrFIca-Todd Bros. Drug Store.
w. 81. TODD.
r. ". BROWN.
April q 1891 40
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Stockholders Meeting.

THE Annual Meeting Of the stockhold.
u ers Of the Anderson Opera Company
will be held in the Office Of Breazeale &
Long on TUESDAY, MAY 5th, at 10
O'Clock 8. m. ..... 80
]. e. BREAZEALE, Pres.
Attest T. F. HILL Sec. = -
April 80, 1891 a. 0,,i, 80 /
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WARMING.

WAkN1NH.
T HEREBY warn the public not to hire
T. or harbor Elwood Mcclellan, q
young man, who Is under contract to work
for me during the year 1891, and has left
me without cause. Persons disregarding
this notice will be prosecuted.
JOHN T. BOLT.
April 80, 1891 43 i
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BLOOMINGTON, ILL April 23.-An in.
teresting and somewhat romantic marriage
was solemnized here this afternoon, unit.
ing Rev. j. 81. Ranney, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, aged 80, and Mrs. P. Y. Stewart,
of this city, aged 62. In her childhood
Mrs. Stewart was an inmate Of Mr..
Ranney's home in Pennsylvania in the
relation of an adopted daughter. She has
lived here nearly 40 years, rearing fam.
lily of several children. and she has been
q widow ten years. The second wife of
Mr.. Rsnney was swept from train by
the food at JohnstoNn, Pa, and drown
al
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Our line of Glassware Is, as usual, complete
in every detail. The Ladies' are invited, espe-
cially to look at our line of Hats, Plumes,
Wreaths, Laces, Ribbons, Ruchings, Gloves,
Corsets, Hoso, &c. Anticipating your needs,
this cold weather reminds us of the fact that ne
have on hand few more of those Jersey jack
cts, and they are cheaper than ever.
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS

YES, thsy have the "git up and get" about
them, and the where-with-all to name prices
which no other firm in radius of hundred
miles will dare to do. Don't neglect an oppor.
tunity of seeing our Magnificent Stock, which is
overaowing with the LATEST NOVELTIES
in every Department.
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The Power Of Habit.

have read Of men who have acquired the
habit of chewing cloves or coffee beans until the
habit had taken as strong hold 40 ever did
alcohol, morphine or cocaine upon lite victims,
says DIR. A. C. Robinson Of st. Louis in the
Globe Democrat.
readily believe this because there IL young
man Of my acquaintance who actually acquired
what was for long time uncomfortable taste
for tincture Of aloes, one of the bitterest sub
stances in or out Of the pharmscopqia- He
had been addicted from childhood 70 the disa-
greeable habit Of biting his finger nails incss-
sanity.
He was advised to touch the tips Of his fingers
with the tincture of aloes. At first the remedy
was successful, but the desire TO nibble at his
nails was incessant.
Gradually he got used TO the bitter taste.
Later on he craved il and he actually reached
the point where he carried . vial Of the fluid
about with him and applied il from time 10
time to his finger ends, being utterly miserable
without it.
The effect on his constitution of this ideal
lied narcotization at last became serious that
he applied TO . celebrated specialist, who, treat
ing the habit - q disease, In some manner e.
fected cure.
The young man now grown tAlons where be
had the nails gnawed down 10 the quick for
merly.
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NATURE OF THE SOIL.
HOARDs OF THE VIKINGS.
Oriental Coins Found in . Cave In the Isle
Of Skye.

Oriental Coins Found in Cave in the Isle
of Skye.
Further news Of the finding of hoard of
oriental treasure in cave in the Island Of
Skye, near the northwestern coast of Scotland,
has just been received. Among the treasures
are seventeen oriental silver coins Of the class
known as Cutie, about the size Of q form, and
minted at the time when the seat Of the Mo-
hammedan caliphate was at Cufa or Bagdad.
The psychologists are trying to account for
the curious fact of the existence Of these
oriental treasures in q cave Of one Of the isles
Of northern Scotland. The time of their con-
cealment, 1000 years ago, was that in which
the vikings and sea rovers were in the height
Of their glory. At this period there was much
commercial intercourse between the Asiatic
countries lying to the east Of the Caspian sea
and the countries bordering on the Baltic, the
route being by the Volga to the north of Russia.
The vikings were traders as well as plunderers,
and when they could not plumber they traded
always striving to convert all booty into silver,
which was then the universal medium of ex-
change.
1t was in the way thus indicated that the
Baltic vikings got hold Of the silver coins and
jewelry from tar Asiatic countries. The long
North sea. turning into the Atlantic, and Oper-
ating on the west coast Of England and Scot
land, as well as on the Irish coast. They were
especially active at times in the region Of the
Hebrides, and it was doubtless some of them
who buried in q cave in the Island Of Skye the
treasures that have been found after thou
sand years Of concealment.
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breeder the perch has no rival, and were it not
for their yoracity the waters would literally
swarm with them.
In size, gameness and edibility the rock or
striped bass stands pre-eminent and has won
for itself the title OF the "king Of percoids."
The angler has great respect for his ''rocki-
ness, and when he gets one on his line uses tho
utmost care and consideration in landing him.
The striped bass, while it outclasses the black
bass in size and edibility is Ito use a slang ex-
pression) 'not in it, with him when it comes
to fight. The very name of Potomac black
bass suggests a struggle and many good line
has been lost through inexperience. For be it
known this fish requires the knowledge of long
experience to be successfully angled. In the
year 1854, during freshet, number Of these
fish escaped from the canal basin at Cumber-
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PLEASE TURN OVER.
Chauncey M. Depew Got Valuable Inforrns-
ton by Doing 50.

From the New York Continent.
Il think about the most amusing letter lever
received" said Mr.. Chauhcey NJ. Depev the
other day, WAS one found on NV desk in the
Grand Central one morning. II was directed
to me personally. The paper was heavy linen
note and the handwriting evidently that Of a
well-educated man. When opened il found
it began To the Hon. Chauacey NJ. Depew'
and after my name we're the initials Of all the
college degrees l ever heard Of and many
never saw before. Then it went on somet thing
like this:
"'Dedr and Most Honored Sir: I have read
of your after-dinner speeches and while il has
never been my good fortune 10 listen 10 your
eloquence. / have delighted in such published
reports Of your utterances as have been able
to secure.
$50 much have they impressed me that I
have but one great wish. Ii is to listen to the
speech YOU
Here reached the end Of the page. There
were two dinners on my list at the time. and
supposed tie writer wanted TO find out from me
how he could hear the speeches at one Of them.
1 turned the page over, full of q charitable wish
TO accede TO his request, and read:
would make after a dinner in your rail-
way restaurant at Poughkeepsie
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Too Modest 20 Re Honest.

loo mOuest 70 be nOuest.
Editor Robarts in Phanixville Messenger.
Are you the editor Of the paper"
81 am. What can do for youg"
swell, thought rdstep up and see how you
are. Ny wife and are going 10 Cape May to-
morrow"
"Indeed?"
'Yes: but wouldn't have anything said about
it in print. Of course. My name is simpkins-
Azariah Simpkins."
"Glad to meet you, Mr.. simpkins, I'm
sure"
Now, don't go to putin anything into the
paper about our going away. We start at 4
o'clock and reckon well be gone pretty near
a month. / need the rest and Mrs Simpkins
was getting run down. OF course / know how
anxious you newspaper men always are for an
item, but we are plain people and don't want
any notoriety. Ny wife always likes 20 see
-Simpkins' spelt without p but the old-fash-
Toned way is good enough for me. Well. II know
an editors time is valuable, 90 III say good
day. III L come across any murders or any
thing while TN gone IN let you know about
them"
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SUN EiSn

land. where they we're being propagated by Q
wealthy Waltonite, into the Potomac, and this
marks the introduction Of black bass into the
Potomac. They thrived well, and for many
years were much sought after by anglers,
but the muddy condition of the river
has driven them to clearer waters,
until now they have become scarce in the inn
mediate vicinity. The best bait for bass are
helgramitcs, crawfsh, minnows and young cat
nile fisherman think there is nothing like the
sunfish, or as the boys term them the tobacco
box" Any quantity Of these gemey little fell
lows are to be found in the Potomac. They are
easily caught, and a squirming worm is eagerly
devoured, no matter il there is hook ON the
other end. He il foxy rascal. and can akin
hook OF all bait and never touch the point.
There is . fish which although not indigenous
to the Potomac il to be found in considerable
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THE HOMELY GIRL.
Why She Gets q Better Husband Than Her
Pretty Sister.

Why She Gets Better Husband Than Her
Pretty Sister.
From the New York Ledger.
"How did that homely woman eontriys 10
get married." is not infrequently remarked of
some good domestic creature whom her hus-
band regards as the apple Of his eye, and in
whose plain face he sees something better than
beauty.
Pretty girls who are vain of their charms are
rather prone to make observations of this kind,
and consciousness of the fact that flowers Of
loneliness are often left to pine on the STEM
while weeds Of LONELINESS 60 OF readily, is no
doubt in many cases at the bottom Of the sneer-
ing question
The truth is that most men prefer homeli-
ness and amiability to beauty and caprice
Handsome women are sometimes very hard to
please. They are apt to overvalue themselves
and, in waiting for an immense bid, are occs-
sionally left on the market" The plain sis
tiers, on the contrary, aware Of their personal
deficiencies, generally lay themselves out to
produce an agreeable impression, and in most
instances succeed. hThey don't aspire to capture
paragons with princely fortunes but are will
ing to take anything respectable and love-
worthy that Providence may throw in their
way.
The rock ahead Of your naughty Junos and
coquettish Hebes is fastidiousnesa. They re-
ject and reject until nobody cares to WOO them.
Men don't like to be snubbed or to be trifed
with lesson that thousands Of pretty women
learn too late. Mrs. Hannah More, q very ex-
cellent and pious person, who knew whereof
she wrote, recommends every unmarried sister
to close with the offer Of the first good. sepsi-
BILE, Christian lover who falls in her way. But
the ladies' whose mirrors, aided by the glamour
Of vanity, assure them they were born FOR con-
quests, pay no heed to this sort Of advice.
1t is q noteworthy fact that homely girls een-
orally get better husbands than fall to the lot
Of their fairer sisters. Men who are caught
merely by pretty face and figure do not, as q
rule, amount to much. The practical, useful,
thoughtful portion Of mankind Is wisely con-
tent with unpretending excellence.
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CAUGHT IN DUN RIVER.
Fishes That Tempt the Anglers Of the Po-
tomac.

BLACK BASS AND PERCH-rHE SEASON FOB sHAD-
TIE BEST CAUGHT MAR TIE LITTLE FALLS
HKHHNo AND THEIR HABIrs-suN YIsH AND
OTHER GHAIL YRY.
REFORE THIS TINE NEXT MONTH
- there win be great change in the appear
ance Of the Potomac river. Nets Of every de-
scription will dot the stream at small intervals
apart They will spring up, Is It were. from
the very body Of the rives within night to the
surprise Of everybody and the chagrin Of the
disciple Of Isaac Walton, who never loses an
opportunity to condemn the practice Of trap
ping al the fish and depriving the angler Of
one Of the best Of sports. There is no doubt Of
the bad effect seine fishing has on angling and
many an old-time fisherman, a. he sits around
the stove tells interesting stories Of the fsh he
used to catch at the wharves hereabouts when
trap seines were not known. The men who
derived a livelihood from the Potomac, fishing
in the spring and summer and hunting wild
ducks in the winter, are now between seasons,
so to speak, and are putting in their odd mo-
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The Arizona Kicker.

From the Detroit Free Press.
We extract the following from the last issue
Of the Arizona Kicker:
A WISE MAN.-The deadlock in the common
council was broken last night by the absence
Of Col. Taylor. The colonel couldn't help be-
ing absent. Some Of the boys had him out in
the suburbs under a tree, with q rope around
his neck. II was either hang or break the com
bination and the colonel decided to help
break il.
We want to sAy right here and now that II
there is any more 'fussing'' in the council we
will move to impeach the whole gang. and IL
we can't get 'em impeached wen head . body
OF outraged citizens and clean 'em out to .
man. They were elected to do public buainess
and the public is in no humor 70 put up With
their personal quarrels. Col Taylor exhibited
wisdom in coming down OF his high horse
and we trust the Lesson he received win not
soon be forgotten.
city marshal, You were appointed % guardian
Of the peace. How have you fulfilled your mis-
sion! On numerous occasions within the last
three months you have been drunk and you
can be found in . saloon oftener than ON the
street You have set bad example all around,
and the idea that you are guardian over any
thing except . whisky Jug makes US laugh.
The Kicker has given You fair show, but You
would not improve it. Open your ears now,
Thomasi II you don't resign or brace MP the
boys WIZ call on you w1tn1n the next fortnight
and when they do 90 1t will be too late for any
excuses You'll be taken out and made pendu-
lum Of and the grave viii be shallow and the
obequies mighty brief. II you want to Gull the
wild cactus when the springtims comes again,
Thomas, We have pointed out the way. II you
DON'T then the boys will Gull you.
CoNK OUT, ynLWhile Jim Kanid vas mot
elected mayor Of this place ON temperancs
platform the public expected him to be decent
about getting drunk and whooping MP and
down the streets. II 10 with sorrow that We an
nounce the fact that Jim 10 complete failure
except as an old soak. He hasn't drawn Q sober
breath In six months and his Official career has
been enough to shame wolf out Of the coun-
try. We have kept quiet ON this question, hop
ing that Jim would brace up, but the time has
come for . little plain talk. We say to him in
the most friendly spirit that he must come Qua
Of that and brace up. The boys are muttsring
and growing, and II his honor continues ~
present career something win happen within q
fortnight He'll be waited upon by Q commit
tee, mounted ON . mule and the mule viii be
headed toward the hills and told to travel His
honor viii keep going and never return, or u
he should be foolish enough to refuss the bon
win plant him and proceed 70 dsn ell Ssc Z
spsaiA election.
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and truly pitiable to look at. OF course, the
roe shad is good as far as its roe is concerned,
and in season it will be found on every we'll
appointed table. Hotels make a specially of
shad roe, and epicures rate them the best thing
in season. These two fish, the shad and her
ring, are more sought after than any other Of
the fnny tribe. though there are other fish
caught in the Potomac to some tastes superior
to either shad or herring. First of all comes
the perch. There are two varieties, the white
perch and the yellow perch, but the former is
by long odds the one most liked. 1t is easily
dissected, with few bones, and its meat is white
and breaks off in fakes. Unlike its brother,
the yellow perch is coarse, with q thick skin.
Both, however, are good "panners," and make
capital breakfast fish. The perch is an all
the-year bitter, and many Of them are taken
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Written for The Evening Star.
The Grammar Lesson.

Tho Grammar Lesson.
A sweet young girl with eyes of blue,
Soft wavy hair, with gold shot through,
A tinge Of rose on each fair cheek,
Where dimples play at hide and seek,
Stands close beside her teacher glum,
Whose cold gray eyes ne'er CLEAN with fun,
Whose lips long since forgot to smile,
But wear frown the livelong while.
"Miss Daisy" says she. snow commence,
And conjugate In present tense
Indicative, the verb to love-
Then write 1t on the board above"
Miss Daisy makes slight grimace,
Then straiGhtens out her pretty face,
And casts one swift, mischievous glance
Across the room at Willie Vance.
~ love-" she says, In accents low,
"Thou lovest"-the words come very slow,
Then, a. she makes . total pause,
Mas Glum looks up to learn the canse:
And asks her, with frown severe,
"Why do you hesitate so here?"
Because" says Daisy blushingiy,
"Tm not sure that he does love me-"
MARION KENDALL.
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numbers, principally in the creeks. Il is the
pike, the most voracious OF fresh water fishes.
For some unaccountable reason he is
not favorite, although the meat is
fine and there are few bones. Up north
it il called the pickerel, and st. Lawrence
pickerel il . standing favorite. Few Of these
fish are caught with rod and hne. To write .
story, however brief, about fsh and omit to
mention the catfish, or ~ he is more properly
known s'the katie" would be inexcussble. for
no fisherman, however limited his experience,
has failed TO land one Of these lazy
scavengers, who will eat anything. Epi-
cures turn up their noses ct the mention Of
catfish, but the sons and daughters Of Africa
swear by him. Catfish and ws1Aes II . favorite
food and very palatable.
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Igradusted from the rank Of o brakeman.
and when IL became tolerably certain that I
was on the high road 10 promotion asked my
conductor one day how be managed 10 rsmeun-
Der the number Of every oar on his train.
''Comes natural" was his reply; but that
didn't seem enough TO me nor did I
zee how . man could possibly learn the num-
ben on twenty OF thirty cars 20 accurately that
he could record the number Of each one fsfs %
q way station without refreshing his memory
by glance. After worrying for Q While
paid out go for . series of lessons In . system
Of memory training that vs. all the rage then-
acquired The system al right and found 10
consisted Of . series Of tables Of 'aDoci-
atoms" whereby long lists a figures
could be learned almost Of . glance.
learned these tables all right and prsctsced
the system daily on the train car numbers
When, however, my promotion arrived 500
dropped the system, and for yesrs have for
gotten every tAble and principle. Du1 - ny
old conductor mid, ID ''csms natural" can
ascertain In Q few minutes the number Of every
car I take out and leave along The road. and
cannot call 70 mind An inseancs IN which have
Numbered The faculty d . rersarkable one,
but al competent eonductou srs -bAsssd
With t.
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. . .yssa ~. ;l::! 'i>'s ssSs,se.-u.G
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but in flavor vastly superior. Fishermen claim
that their entrance into fresh water after such
a long stay in the briny rids them of the bitter
flavor incident to the coarse sea food they have
oeen won't to eat, and then the high living to be
found in the Potomac makes epicures of them.
and produces the flavor which New Workers.
seem willing to pay any price for The
estuaries Of the Potomac are the breeding
grounds Of this well-known fish and countless
millions OF shad annually make their debut into
.hshdom through the waters of the Potomac.
The best shad are caught near the falls, where
the current is the swiftest. Men stand all day
with long nets in hand fishing for these cham
pions, whose superior strength enables
them to buffet the rushing waters great
shad invariably pick out one with a
large roe This is a mistake, for the best shad
are the bucks or males. shad before spawn
ing is usually weak and its flesh lacks frmness
After 1t has spawned it is weak and emaciated