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Sweet peas are alwaysa dainty. at-
tractive flower. and suited to table dec
GRAFTON. An exchange gives the fol
lowing scheme: Take pink satin rib
hons and tic them around the chandc-
licr in large full bow. and draw the
two ends down TO the heads 81 the ta-
bic. where they are fastened with
large bows. In the center Of he table
on lake mirror place a low bowl and
till this with sweet peas. Around the
glass entwncd with smilax scatter
some sweat peas, and at each plate
have corsagc bunch Of the flowers
tied with ribbons. the ends Of which
contain the names of the assigned
quests. Under the drawn ribbons
which extend from the chandelier place
the cut glass lamp. with a shade Of
solid sweo. peas.--St Louis Globe
Democrat.
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August.
Flower

used August Flower for Loss Of
vitality and general debility. After
taking two bottles gained 50 lbs.
l have sold more of your August
Flower since l have been in business
than any other medicine ever kept
Mr.. Peter Zinville says he was made
a new man by the use Of August
Flower, recommended by me. l
have hundreds tell me that August
Flower has done them more good
than any other medicine they ever
took. GEORGE w. DYE. Sardis,
Mason Co., KY. =
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--Lagrand !.arow, Of Harton county,
Mo-, who Is Xix feet in height, has
whiskers just seven feet in length. He
was born in Tompkins county, \. T..
and comes from family whose men
were noted for their long boards.
-Rear-Admiral Thomas o. Selfridre.
L. 5. n. retired. is in his ninciy-hrst
wear. and Is the oldest officer in the
navy. and probably the oldest naval
officer in the world. He was appoint. d
q midshipman from Massachusetts,. lis
native state. on New Years day. ISIS
The empress Of China is making
very good resolutions for her birthday.
all in the direction Of economy She
has publicly stated through the medium
of an address that She intends To che k
everything in the shape Of wasteful-
ness and extravaganza.
Col. I.atcheider. the historian Of
Gettysburg. is anxious that the next
reunion on the battlefield should be Il
reunion of federal and confederate sol
dicrs, and he intends TO labor TO that
end lie is also dcsirous that the con-
fedcratc position on the field should he
rarlscd with monuments, the same as
the federal lines are.
Eugene Field is authority FOR tie
statement that many of the inha bitants
Of the foreign villages in Midway
plaisancc at the Worlds fair are far
from being the genuine article. One
''Borneo lady" he recognized as an old
schoolmate from an interior Illinois
town. and several Turks. Japs. :"
etc, were spotted as from st. Louis
Cincinnati and other American cities.
At the wedding of daughter Of
Theodore A. Havcmcyer. the wealthy
sugar refiner. in New York. the entire
stairway of the house was covered wit =
"a canopy of lilies and roses. The cer"-
mony was performed under a canopy
of white satin and point lace upheld Ivy
columns of white onyx and gold. and in
the midst of the supper room was an
orange tree laden with fresh blossoms.
banked at the base with lilies Of the
valley. The gifts were not shown at
the wedding.
A hitherto unknown dramatist
named T.. j. Cooper. of st. Louis. has
written tragedy of the Mississippi
called The Spanish Priest" The pc
culiar thing about it is that the names
of all the characters are reversible,
spelling the same backward or for
ward. Thus: Ordadro. lernrcb,
Darkrad. Cardrac. Cornanroc. Dramard.
Egrafargc. Ludodul, Sullus. bod.
Hallah. and Gazzag Polylop. There
are others of equally manufactured
and un-American appearance.
AT the Splitter sale in Paris manu-
script of the Office dc la Verge" once
the property of Queen Anne of Austria.
brought s4,io0. splitter had paid s.. 40C
for it at the AMBROSE Firinin Didot
sale. A manuscript. with miniatures
in Florentine workmanship Of the
fifteenth century. Of Gvids de Artc
Amanda" brought 5000. la Coche
GU lie Dcbat d AMOUR" poem Of Mar
gucrite de Navarro. in the original edi-
ton. the copy presented TO the Duchesse
S.Efampes broupht f., 600
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block for the handle. then punch hole
through the tin and drive the handle
to rs place A good handle can DO
made out of an old chair-rung. rasten
securely with wire nail, cat lid
from an old can and tack on the block
inside the scoop. The good wife will
thank you for several Of these for her
sugar and -four bins, and nothing could
be handler around the barn for using
in the oats and feed bins, where small
quantity is taken out at time A.
Shafcr. in Farm and Fireside.
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CHAT ABOUT FASHION.
seasonable Hints About What II II Hest
tn Wear.

To Wear.
Lace trimmings are the fashion Of
the day. and the new uncrushable
foulards adapt themselves to lace as
though the two were invented TO 90 to-
gcther. The foulards have a satiny
surface. and the whole width Of the
fabric can he passed through napkin
ring and show NO crease.
Another new foreign dress material
IS "A kind of net with woven stripes Of
insertion. Ii is made up over rich satin
or silk and is very costly. The most
preferred challies Of the season are
those Of small and simple patterns but
they are quite difficult TO obtain. The
advantage Of challie dress on hot
day is evident II Is not only light
in weight. but il is airy-the loosely
woven wool being much cooler than the
close texture of most silks. linens or
cottons. The wool also resists the
moisture which willis the other mate
rails. so il is most excellent for seaside
wear.
White duck and pique and heavy
drilled linen seem to have ousted white
woolens and serges this season. but a
charming yachting costume is OF bin"
serge and white pique. The skirt is
cut umbrella fashion, of the serge. and
trimmed with two bands Of white pique
which can be removed and laundcred
with very little trouble white piq,ie
vest and flowing jacket Of serge with
broad lapcls Of the white. togetherwith
n navy sailor hat bound with white
ribbon. makes delightful showing.
But girls should remember that sailor
hats are intended to he worn on the
head and not on one side or the back Of
the neck.
Tea gowns at the present moment,
for summer wear. are very important
items. The ARREST are made of white
muslin striped with insertion. The
sleeves are wide and open. A very
handsome tea gown. is of black
duchessc satin with gorcd front
and Vatican back. The bodice is
Of chartreuse-green satin. and the
fichu trimming is Of scquin net.
From over the water comes the news
that quite young girls are reverting to
the small bonnet once again. This bids
well for theater-goers. and by next
winter we in Chicago may expect to
witness all Of play, and every woman
with a fashionable chapeau on, too. -
Chicago Sunday Post.
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can be made Of tin. or even sheet iron,
in which case it should be well painted,
both within and without. to prevent
rusting. The chest mentioned did not
have this tray, but it is really very de-
kirable.
Cheats are placed upon the inside Of
the inner box, and shelves made Of
Stats inserted one above another with
a chance for one such shelf directly
over the zee, as it rests in one end OF
the box. A thick cloth cover kept
we'll drawn over the top Of the outer
box will help TO keep the ice from
rapid melting. though without this ia
the case mentioned the ice melted but
lowiy.-Country Gentleman
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NOTES FOR THE WOMEN.

PRINCESS CHRISTIAN is an adept jam
maker.
SEVERAL ladies' in Stockholm have
offered their services as voluntary sick
nurses should cholera appear in Swed-
en-. and q series Of lectures has been
arranged for them.
SISTER GERTRUDE, . nun In the
Loretto Convent at Dublin, has writ
ten q drama, entitled ''Nemesius." 1t
is dedicated to the memory of the mar
tyrs Of the catacombs and has been
performed at Loretto Abbey.
The dowager duchess of Sutherland
claims the distinction of being one Of
the few women who have seats on the
directorate board Of a public company,
and report says she displays consider
able ability in the management of .
coal mine.
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except that above the inner box. are 10
be filled with dry sawdust. The in.
terror Of the inner box should be
painted white, for II left in the natural
wood butter and some other articles
placed in it may have a decidedly
woody" taste.
So far the ice chest has cost but a
trifle, but now it will pay To spend a
little for a galvanized iron tray to 6t
exactly into the bottom Of the inner
box. provided with tube in one end
as shown in the cut, Of sufficient length
TO pass down through the bottoms Of
both boxes, which will carry of all
water from the melting ice. This tray
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11
ENGLISH LOVE AFFAIRS.

PRINCE Francis OF TEcK. brother Of
the bride Of the duke Of York. is to
marry Miss Nellie Bass. q daughter Of
the wealthy brewer.
TIE archbishop Of Canterbury. the
bishop of London, the bishop Of
Rochester and Canon Dalton. If Wind
sor. dictated ut the recent royal we'd
ding.
PRINCE WILLIAM OF LuxEMBrRe. who
was recently married to Princess Maria
Anna. will inherit grand duchy and
an income Of s1.50O.000 year He Is
1orty-one years old
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11
THE FARMING WORLD.
SIMPLE REFRIGERATION.


Can Be Made nc Home mt an Expense 81
Few Cents.
saw refrigerator constructed last
summer at an actual outlay of SO few
cents. which did such good work. both
In it, economical use OF ice and in its
preservation Of the food placed in IL,
that II appears little short OF duty TO
describe it. Two dry-goods packing
cases were secured, one considerably
smaller than the other. The size OF
the inner box will represent the capac-
ity Of the ice chest lit is to be remem-
bered when choosing box for this
purpose) while the outer box should at
ford space three or four inches all
around the box placed within. IL
should also afford two inches of space
between the bottom of the inner box
and its own, and two inches also be-
tween the cover OF the inner box and
lis own. All these surrounding spaces
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

THROW open doors and windows II
necessary To gua2 the Aocks against
vurmints make temporary screens and
doors Of wire net ting.
THE recupcrative pow Of clover IN
restoring fertility and Opening passages
In the subsoil, is too little appreciated
by the market gardener.
IFa patch Of willows or swamp ash.
hazel or shrubs of any kind are to be
grubbed this year, do it during the hot
weather Of August
some practical farmers recommend
sowing grass seed in August as that il
the time nature sows il. The ground
is, however, seldom ready then
Sow GRASS on ''lcachy" soil to prevent
great loss OF valuable fertilizing ma
teria.. DO not keep i'm grain for more
than two years at time.
Sow a plot Of gronnd now to late tur.
nips. They will be nice for table use
and most excellent for COW or calf feed
during the early winter months.
Dire potatoes as soon as they have
stopped growing to prevent rot. Store
them temporarily in a cool. well-vcn.
tilated outhouse until cool weather.
then transfer 10 the cellar.
Nov THE weeds along public roads,
pasture fences and turn rows now be
fore the seed is mature enough TO grow.
Under no circumstances let dock, this.
ties. cookie burs, jimson, etc. get any
older.
IT pays TO spend time in thinking
and planning the work and fixtures on
farms. Hard work counts for much in
all cases. and is indispensable. but IL
often poorly directed and awaits too
utsle. : Orange J udd Earmce
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There is little japanese garden in
one corner of the Horticultural build
ing and little japanese house in the
Wonan's building. or rather two rooms
of house-a library and a boudoir-at
the Worlds fair. They are made Of
paper. the walls being panels of blue
and gold. The floors are covered with
mating. the curtains are bamboo. and
an immense cushion is in the center Of
each of the rooms.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11
A TIN CAN SCOOP.

Every Farmer should Make . Few for
His wife.
A very convenient little article for
the farm is a scoop made Of discarded
tin cans. cut the can with a pair Of
old shears like the cut. slop.ng back to
within about an inch of the bottom.
Fit in bottom made OF block OF
wood, to give IT strength TO fasten .
handle TO. Bore half-inch hole in the
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HUMOROUS.

for gold, how many Of us would soon
he rich. Rams Horn.
briggs mother is as fond Of his
wife as she is of her own daughters. "
''Well. no wonder" why isn't it?"
lie found her at bargain counter"
Little Tommy. aged three. helping
his mother to-clear the table after tea
Tommy Mamma. will carry tn,
jam to the kitchcn?' Mamma No;
carry the salt" Tommy-"But don't
like salt"
A Youth Of Promise.
He was youth Of promise. for
When tailors came HIS way.
He smiled % sweet assuring srlile
And promised he would pay.
Detroit Free Press
Charlie Sappy-"No. | don't go il
for Yachting much since the time was
knocked overheard and lost my senses
Miss Sprite-"How sad: and you never
recovered them. did you?" PhilaGel.
phia Record.
Mrs. Wright, see that they are
going to establish home for poor ace
ors." Wright--"Wcll. I'm glad Of It,.
There are enough Of them playing in
town now 10 more than fill it."-Eew
York Times.
links is a very shady person. His
record is simply outrageous said liar
kins. Dear me- said his Boston
friend. ''Why will You never speak
Englisho shady record is umbragc-
Gus" Harper's Bazar.
And who is this?" asked Aunt
Clara. pointing to the picture OF a
chubby child in skirts. That" said
Robby who had been wearing knicker.
boclScrs for some time. lis me when
was girl."-Tit-Bits.
--Dinkus-"You say You know half
dozen persons who owe all they have
10 that man. He doesn't look much
like philanthropist?" Dunkus-
''I!umph. lie isn't. Hes dealer in
mortgages. Troy Press.
Very Plain. Mr.. Norris-"Do you
like the new girl? How does she an.
swcr?" Mrs. Norris-"Well. she gen.
orally says NO. mum: not on yer tin
type. Oi knows me wurruk. and Vi
won't do nothin' clse."-Truth.
Proof. -Charlev Isronson-"lIavs
YOU good laundrcss?" Hardy Upton
-"You bet. She does work for some
Of the bcst-dresscd E.cn in town. just
look at the quality Of this shirt tina;
came in my wash to-day."--?uck.
DIR. Pultz-"Rut. my dear sir.
never promised you that would bring
about complete cure. have done
my best; the practice of medicine il
not an exact science" Patient docking
al the bill--"Not exact. but cxac,ing
-i'oston Transcript.
No Use for Natrimony. Uncle
6coffry-''What's this hear, Rertie
about the engagement between you a M
Ethel being broken off? ! thought that
was a settled thing" Bertc (agec
kevcn)--.Ycs, Uncle Godfrey. hav,
decided TO become bachelor like you
zee what good time you have. with
your horses and your club; while faps
mas to buy me three pairs Of SHOES Q
month and has . wife who uags hin
I cradles"
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MANS system is like town, II must b<
well drained. and nothing 10 so efficient q,
Beechams Pills For sale by all druggists
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Commends TO public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy. Syrup Of Figs. II
IL pleasant TO the taste and by acting gently
on the kidneys. liver and bowels TO cleanse
the system efiectuaily. IL promotes the
he Alth and comfort Of all who use IL, and
with millions il is the best and only remedy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11

ALMOST any employee can tell you that
some one is liable TO Oc fired when the boss
gets hot-Troy Press.
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CROSSING THE CANPUs.-Miss Pretty
..Oh. wish could have gone 10 coliegcW
..Nhyr Mss Pretty--.'It must be nice 70
know so many men - Puck.
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THE young s;ereotyper's FIRST impressions
n the business are seldom his best ones
Troy Times.
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a WOMAN will forgive . man anything ex.
cept his failure TO ask 10 be forgiven
PUCK.
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MISS PRlN Is of the opinion that no lady
who had any claim 10 modesty would TO
gard undressed food rs = Carbohydrates
Transcript.
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.sTuERE's roomer in the air." muttere0
the impecunous seyenth-fioor lodGer, ~ ho
10 the back alley, that the landlord won't
be able TO trace, and I'll bet ON it.''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
The ChiIds Glacier.

One of the great glaciers of north
Greenland has been named after Mr..
George W. Childs by Professor Heilprin.
the leader of the Peary relief expedition.
While the members Of that party were
engaged in their mission they spent some
time in large and beautiful bay, which
is called after Mr.. Sonteg, one of DR..
Hayes party, who lost his life in that
ne4ghborhood while on an exploring trip.
At the head of this bay are two large
and particularly handsome glaciers, one
empyting into the wa5ers from the north
side and the other from the south.
The latter seemed to afford exception
al opportunities of testing much moot
ed question whether it is possible to
reach the great interior ice cap by means
Of these frozen rivers with the usual i'm
pedimenta of arctic travellers, and Pro-
fessor Heilprin decided to attempt the
work, which was carried out successful
ly, all the members of the party taking
part except two, one of whom was laid
up through a slight accident. Tnis gla-
cier is the one on which the naIle Of
George W. Childs has been bestowed
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
Double Stars.

1t seemed impossible for many years tc
find the parallax of single star, an es-
sential element in determining its dis
tance and consequently its mass. Bessel
in 1888 found the parallax OF 81 Cygni
and from it computed its distance to be
seven light years, or that it takes seven
years for its light to reach the earth.
This star, the nearest to the earth in
the northern heavens, is small fifth
magnitude star in the Swan. Its compo-
nents, nearly equalin size, are of the fifth
and sixth magnitudes, shining with q
wh,te light tinged with yellow.
The co1rponents of many binary sys-
TENS are of di@erent colors. Beta Signi,
double star, displays the exquisite COM
bination of topaz yellow and sapphire
blue.
Epsilon Lyr;e is a quadruple star. 1t
is called naked eye double, since the
eye just separates it into two compo-
nents. These can be again separated.
giving a double double or quadruple star.
sigma Orionis is multiple star. Each
of its two principal components is triple,
and its leading member can be again di-
vided into two stars. These seven minute
telescope objects are suns of great size
and splendor and of every variety of col
or.-Youth's Companion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
Why the Barber Was Silent.

A distinctive feature of one of the lux
urious barber shops in the dry goods
district is a razor wielder who can out
talk the traditional talkative barber.
His tongue is seldom idle when he is at
work, and were it not for the fact that
he is a barber of uncommon skill and
neatness he would have been banished
from the shop long ago. AS it is, most
of the customers put up with his chatter
good naturedly, and some of them en-
courage him to talk out os pure mischief.
One day last week an overworked and
weary "head of a department in large
dry goods house hurried into this par
ticular shop for quick shave. An in
voluntary shudder shook his frame when
he saw that the only vacant chair be-
longed to the talkative barber.
He nerved himself for the ordeal and
was greatly surprised when the barber
said nothing to him as he took his seat.
His astonishment increased when he
found that the usually loquacious artist
was actually shaving him without say
ing a word. The jcn was done quickly
and neatly, and when the barber had
finished the customer jumped up and ex-
claimed enthusiastically: "By Jove, that
is the most restful shave l ever had.
Here's a quarter for You. You seem to
have turned over new leaf"
The knight of the razor shook his head
gloomily and muttered: Cant talk.
Burned mouth with carbolic acid.
Thought it was sherry wine. New
York Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
Bound to Be Heard From.

Harlem has always been noted for the
bright Youngsters who run around its
ozone laden precincts, and it now holds
one especially bright boy from whom all
New York may expect to hear in the next
dozen years. He liyes on Lenox avenue
and has to amuse himself on its level
pavenents veloclpede, an express
wagon. pair of roller skates, a big iron
hoop and pretty little sister.
Most boys would be satisfied to play
with one, or at most two, of these artl-
cles at a time. bnt not this younsster.
He is a firm believer in the doctrine Of
getting the greatest amount OF good out
of the greatest number of things in the
shortest amount of time, and this is the
way in which saw him carrying out his
principles few days ago:
He strapped on his skates, hitched his
wagon to his veloc ipede, put his little
sister in the wagon. bestrode the veloci-
pede. started off with few strokes of his
skates, and while steering the machine
with one hand guided the hoop with the
other.
The other and less progressive boys OF
the neighborhood watched him with an
expression in which awe and envy were
nicely blended, and his parents came out
to brag about his ingenuity.
His little sister thinks there is no one
like "Bruvver Jack. New Y orK Herald.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
Peculiar Plant Lice.

Livingstone tells Of q species of aphis,
or plant louse. which inhabits the fg
trees of Africa, which constantly distil
water until it forms in great puddles on
the ground underneath. There seemsto
be some contention among naturalists
as to whether this insect distils its wa
ter from the sap of the plant which it
infests or the atmosphere. Livingstone
found some of them at work on castor
bean plant and set about making an ex-
pertinent. When first surprised at their
work, distillation was going on at the
rate of one drop every 81 seconds, or
about 81 taolespoonfuls every "a hours.
He destroyed the bark of the plant be-
low them, and although it is known that
sap must come from the earth they were
actually distilling drop every FIVE sec
onds, the flow being 13 times greater
than it was the day before. He then sil-
died the plant SO deeply thatit dried and
broke off. Still the little colony of insect
wonder kept at work, regularly distill-
ing one drop every FIVE seconds, while
another colony on green twig only
managed to distil drop every II Sec
onds.-St. Louis Republic.