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Thought lie was a Cobbler.

Clergymen arc frequently good story
tellers, says the Washington Star, but as
rulo, a proper dignity prevents them
from wanting to appear in that light pub
licly. The following was narrated to a
Star reporter by popular divine:
TN the days Of my early ministry" ho
said, 81 thought it necessary to impress
thoughts of alyation by everything ut
tered, and am afraid I was 5 letimes not
altogether discreet"
"My first work was in western min
ing camp, and had to remain overnight
at rough hotel and wait for stage to
convey me to my destination. At the ta-
BILE sway ge-looking man said gruilly:
"'What might bo yer line, oung fell
ler?"
Saving SOULS said, solemnly.
"'Ugh! ! was the only response.
"Atter supper, coarsely dressed man
approached me, and sald:-
"Pardner, To- 'es make some kind o.
dicker. We're in the same line, an thar
amt room fer both. Thars camp
furder up the crick whar yo' could do
we'll"
"'I think you are mistaken, nv
friend I said, Il aul minister Of the
Gospel
"'Sus me, parson; I thought you
was cobbler.
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100, Screws in a Thimble.

The smallest screws ever made are
used in the manufacture of the minia-
ture watches which are sometimes fit
It'd in rings, shirt studs, bracelets, etc.
They are the next thing to invisible
to the naked eye, looking like minute
grains of sand. With god glass,
however, it may be plainly seen that
each is a perfect screw, having a num-
ber ofthreads equal to 1850 to the
inch. These tiny screws are Al OOOths
of an inch in length. 1t is estimated
that lady's thimble IF average size
would hold 100000 of them. No
attempt is ever made to count these
"tiny triumphs of mechanical ingenu-
ity," other than to get a basis for
estimation. The method usually pur-
sued in determining their number is
to carefully count 100, and place them
IN delicate balance, the number of a
gwen amount being determined by
the weight of these.
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Negro Cotton Mill ut Houston.

There is movement on foot among the
celored people to organize company by
popular su description for the erection and
operation Of cotton mill in Houston,
Texas. The matter was brought up at
the recent Afro American fair, held in
that city, by President Edward Banks,
with whom the idea originated, and he is
now comforting with colored men through
out the State. The plan is to haYe the
colored people of Texas subscribe small
amounts-say 81 each-make bank in
Houston depository, and after sufficient
has been raised, organize company,
erect mill and put in plant. They e1-
pect to move slowly in tho matter, but the
promoter believes it will be successful.
In South Carolina, where so many cot
ton factories have been started and sue
fully operated since the war, colored peo-
pie are stock ho ders, some of them being
washwomen. The factories are owned
Jointly by white and colofed people. Why
some such plan as that inaugurated in
Texas and South Carolina has never been
started in Fl rida, where the conditions
are so favorable for a factory building and
operation, is a mystery.
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A .PhenOmenl Rainfall.

The most phenomenal rainfall recorded
ia the annals of Ohio took place on the
18th day of August, 1861. MIR. S. B. Nc
MILAN, who gives an account of this re-
markable downpour, says that it extend
ed over an area of at least 100 miles. The
total amount of water which fell during
the II ho" ~ of precipitation was St inch
es, am nat quantity 4.3 3inches fell four
and hal Lours.
What is meant by a fall OF s! inches of
rain in so short space of time will be
better understood when the reader is in
formed tha- one inch of water means $4,000
gallons to the acre. This immense quan
tity of water will weigh % 600 pounds, or
100 tons.
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Saved by a Lie.

Farmer Grange, who lives in one Of
the northwestern counties OF this State,
J has O. local reputation that saved his
life. He is an old man now, but still
enjoys the fame that saved his neck
during war time:
A tall, good-looking young fellow
applied to Farmer Grange for work
during the troublous months Of 1861:
This farmer need a "hand." and
promptly hirrd the applicant. AS
they worked together on the farm
they talked of the war, and Farmer
Grange boasted of his proves.
"D'ye see that stone there at the
fork O. the roads? 1 lay there WHEN
1 pulled a bead on one Yank and laid
two of 'em low," he would say, or II
hid behind that cottonwood tree the
ev-nin' made Lieutenant bite the
dust" The stories waxed great in
quality and quantity and the young
fellow seemed to be greatly impress
ed with the bloodthirstiness of his em-
ployer.
One morning the farmer awoke to
find his "hand" gone 1t was a case
of mysterious disappearance, and he
'narveled about it many Il night over
his pipe He even went to the length
of having the river dragged.
One evening two years later a squad
Of Union cavalrymeu dashed up to
Farmer Oranges front gate. There
wassomething strangely familiar about
the leader, something that made the
farmer uneasy. The officer did not
leave him long in doubt. do you
know me, old man?" he asked I'm
YOUR hand of a couple of years ag",
and I've come back to hang you for
killing so many of our men"
you was a-a-spy?" gasped the
frightened farmer.
Eyes, I was. Would you prefer to
be hanged from the cottonwood tree,
where you made the Lieutenant bite
he dust, or be shot at the fork Of the
roads, where you pulled bead on one
Yank and k lied two%
"I never killed none Of them" aver
red the farmer.
"What!" said the officer. Didn't
you tell me you had killed nine and
iniuring more than you could cuunt?
ayes, l said so, young man" said
Grange, "but that don't prove moth
in. You 60 around and ask my
u.ighb"rs, and if they don't all tell
you that Pm the biggest liar in the
country, you may hang me-"
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A Drunkard's Awful Fate.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, September 27.
just before dark tonight Edward
Wald, ship carpenter, residing at
SO Mulberry street, narrowly escaped
lynching at the hand of an infuriated
mob Of West Side citizens. Wald
came home under the influence Of
whiskey, quarrelled with his wife and
finally struck her. The fourteen
year-old son, Edward, seized his faith
er's arm and entreated him to quiet
down, whereupon the brute became
enraged and threw the boy down the
stairway leading to the street, a dis
tance of 20 feet. The little fellow
screamed for help and rolled out Of
the open doorway into the street,
writhing in convulsions. DR.. G. A..
Turner was summoned to attend the
boy, and crowd quickly gathered to
revenge the brutal outrage. Father Nc
Hale hastened to the scene and ad-
ministered the last rites of his church
to the dying boy. Meanwhile the
crowd increased to- mob, which was
goaded to fury by the sight Of the
helpless child struggling tn the pave
ment, until the clamor for revenge
swelled into an ominous roar. An i'm
promptu delegation of forty forced
their way into the house to drag out
the inhuman father and others were
dispatched for a rope. Wald had
locked himself in a bed room. The
door was broken open and he was
dragged into the street fighting des-
perately. The police arrived before
the rope appeared, aud thus intercept
ed lynching. The mob gave battle
to the police, determined not to allow
Wald to escape them. During the
scrimmage the prisoner broke loose
from those who were holding him and
ran down an alley towards the river:
The mob was close at his heels, and
when the fugitive reached the river,
knowing that his chancce for life was
very small if captured, he plunged in
to The cold, muddy waters of the Guy
ahoga and was drowned. His body
has Q not been recovered. The boy
will die, and the wife's injuries may
also prove fatal.
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The Darlington, Wis, Journal
says editorially of a popular patent
medicine. I'VE know from experience
that Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy is all that is claimed
for it, as on two occasions it stopped
excruciating pains and possibly saved
US from an untimely grave. We
would not rest easy over night without
it in the house. This remedy un-
doubtedly saves more pain and suffer
ing than any other medicine in the
world. Every family should keep it
in the house, for it is sure to be
needed sooner or later. For sale by
Hill Orr Drug Co.
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The Kangaroo Rat.

One of the most interesting little ami
mails known to inhabit any portion OF
America is the kangaroo rat. This queer
little rodent is found only in tho Death
Valley region Of California. 1t his long
and powerful hind legs and makes i's
way wherever it goes by Jumping. II
cnlnring varies from light gray To dark
brown, according 10 whether II frequent,
lhe aikali sands nr the lava IT, d., hafur
D obably intending to protect it from cap
lule by Ikening its hue to the surround
ings. The Kangaroo rat lives in burrows,
as does smaller species of rodent called
the kangaroo mouse.
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To Satisfy Everybody.

There is good story told Of The Rev.
Or. Mott, of the Central Church. a lady
was complaining to him of the hot wealth
er, and thought it was shame it should
be inflicted on the people. The weather
was pretty warm, but the doctor was TAX
ing things philosophically and making
the best Of it. After talking over the
matter for some time with the lady, he
delivered himself in this exclamation:
"To have the good Lord satisfy all the
people in this world he should have it
rain on one side of the street all of the
time, and the sun brightly shine on the
other, so that if they didn't like the sun
shine they could cross the street aud be
in the rain boston Courier.
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Roots, Leaves and Moisture.

Roots draw enormous quantities OF
moisture from the soil, and by this means
it is discharged through the leaves into
the atmosphere. For example, the COM
mon suntlower has been proven to cx
hale an ounce Of wator each hour. and q
large oak tree estimated to have 100 O0C
leaves exhaled 700 tons of water during
the seven months it carried its foliage.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

bv local applications, rs they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Orafncss, and that is by constitute
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an iniiam
cd condition Of the mucous lining Of the Eustach-
ian Tube When this tube gets i.eamed y"u have
n rumDling sound or imperfect J. iring, and when
II is entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the innammati on can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition, hearing
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
iuaamed inf condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars rs, for any case Sc
cnred Inv Ialls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. ,,,,,,,rv sco ro,oao n
na-Sold by Druggists, 75c
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Rnnklens ArnIca SalVe.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum5' b
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tiops and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to oglv,e
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Prise rs cents perboz. For sale
by Hill Bros.
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Administrators Sale.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ All persons having demands against
ia. Estate ot r NJ k,ng, deceased,
re hereby notified tn present them. prop
,.-h proven {" he undersigned within the
finr prcsc: he'd BY law. and those indebted
7" MAKE payment.
f Il ClINkSCALES, Jr., Ex'r
MR9 NJ. 4. KING, Ex'x.
Sept % 1886 IL
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CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
- ANDERSON County

GTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
y ANDERSON COUNTY
Bv r M Bu,1isS Judge of Probate
WHhRkAS Mrs Mary E OnZ
has applied to me to grant her Letters nf
Administrator, with Wul annexed, OH the
Estate and effects Of jesse {. Morris. de-
cea ed
These are, therefore. to cite and admon
isb all kindred and creditors Of the said
jesse G. Morris, deceased, to he aud ap
pear hefDre me in Court of Probate. to be
held at Auders III Court House on tn.
l5r.. day If Ortnber 1896 after pnh!icai'n
hereof. to shew cause. if any they have.
why the said administration should i'"'
hp granted Given under my baud th'.
2S " da, ~ S-petnh r. lS96
r NJ BURRlS>, Judge If Pr'ha't.
S.. 80 1896 II
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LAND FOR SALE.

II WILL sell to highest bidder on No
/ vemhar 2nd. 1876, (Sa e,day,) at An
derson G. II Il Tract of Land nesr H'nea
Parh containing one hundred and twenty
i've acres, more or legs, known q" tfe
AIulligan Place This place is on
pubic road, aud has gooh tenant houses
it, For terms ~pplv tn me a i IT. e.
MRS ANN. L BYRD.
Ex'x Er. DR. w. G Brown, decd.
Sept 81, 1896 II 5
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= Contentment is found in making
others happy.
- After all, this world is danger,
Gus place--very few ever get out OF II
alive.
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NOTICE.

WILL 'et to the lowest responsible
w bidder IN o t"her 18th, at 10 q m.,
t"p bmiiding If Il Bridge over Greek rear
- trsk,re's in II wwell T wnship
AI-", n Frida, 10Th, ~ IL y. m. the
huildi g o. n Bridge over Little Beaver
dam Geek, on rew road ranirg 'r' III
w l.. D"bhins to r Suilivans in
Fork Township.
Plans a; d specifcatlons maie known on
day Of ietirg.
w. p SNELGROvE, Co Sup.
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STUART'S
GIN AND BUCHU
THE GREAT
SOUTHERN DIEURETIC.

It is undoubtedly one of the most
reliable Kidney, Bladder and Trina
ry Remedies ever ofsyed to suffering
humanity for Instantly relieving Kid.
ney, Bladder and Urinary troubles of
all kinds, pain in the side, back and
under the shou ders, Headache, Dia-
betes, Drnpsy, Grave, Loss Of Appe-
tie, Loss OF Energy, IIo of Manhood,
Catarrh of the Bladder, and all trou'
bles caused by inacrion of the Kid
neys, Bladder and Urinary organs. 1t
clears up the skin, leaving it clear and
natural, and tones up the system gen.
orally.
Sold in Anderson BY Evans Pharmacy.
Sept . 1896 10
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A CA RID.

TIE undersigned, Physicians and Sur
g-ons having formed n copsrtnership OF
fer their services TO the City of Anderson
AID surrounding country. Office over the
Bank of Anderson.
J c. HARRIS M
B. TOWN END, NJ ..
S pt 1895 IL
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DEMTaS TRY.

N will be in my Office every Saturday and
L the entire week following first and
third Sund 4y- and If Saesdays. The in
r-rvenng time l will travel and work ON
cali in thu country and near T..wns.
OFFICE-Up St,irs in Orr Bui4ding, ta"
doors beluw Alliance Store.
Respectfully,
w. j. KING De is.
Jan D, 1896 80
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ALSO READ THIS.

MEcnANtcsv1LLE, St. Mary County,
Md sold bottle of Chamberlain S
Pain Balm to man who had been
seffering with rheumatism for several
wears. 1t made him a we'll man. ~.
!. McGILL. For sale at so cents per
bottle by HILL Orr Drug Co.
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II Troubled with Rheumatism Read This

II Troubled with Rheumatism Read This.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Apr. l6, 1891
have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm
for rheumatism and found it to be all
that is claimed for it, believe it to
be the best preparation for rheumatism
and deep seated muscular pains on the
market and cheerfully recommend it
to the public. JNo. G. Brooks,
dealer in boots, shoes, etc., No. Is
Main St.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
"a-t Line Between Charleston and Coll
um hia and UpptrS nth Carolina, North
Carolina, and Athens and Atlanta.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
WILMINGTON. N. c., NJ II, 1896.
.OiNG WEST. GOING EAST.
~ ~ No 3d.
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J.R ANDERSON, Superintendent.
W. C. COTHRA., General gent.
Connections at Seneca with southean Railway
No. II. At ANDERSON with so ,thern Railway Nos.
II and IL.
Evening star., 1896-02-22
THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS-.
Daughters of the American RevoIu-
ton Complete Their Work.

The Continental Congress of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution closed at
a late hour last evening. after four days
OF lively sessions. Prior to the adjourn
ment the delegates completed the list Of
vice presidents general bv the election of
Mrs. Lindsay of Kentucky and Mrs. Mary
Sawyer Foote.
Both the afternoon and the evening meet
ing were devoted to business, as there were
many details remaining to he cleared up
before the work of the congress could be
regarded as complete. At the afternoon
session Mrs. Slocum Of the committee on a
national hymn urged the daughters TO
choose the words, and call upon prominent
composers to submit appropriate music.
The general sentiment, however, was that
The Star Spangled Banner already fills
the bill, and u resolution was adopted ask
ing Congress to recognize it officially. An
effcrt to secure the favor of the society for
a proposed change in the position Of the
stars in the flag also failed. The PROPOSE
ton to erect in. this city Colonial Hall, at
a cost of quarter of a million of dollars,
was also considered at length, but no de-
c!sion was arrived at.
During the evening Mrs. Hinkle of Ohio,
one of the vice presidents general, offered
set OF resolutions, urging the Congress of
the United States to pass at this session
the bill fer the purchase ard Improvement
of certain forts, battlefields and burying
grounds of the Miami valley including
Fort Meigs, the battlefield of Fallen Tim
bers, Fort Miami and piece of ground at
Put-iR-Bay. Over 1900 American soldiers
killed IN the war of 1872 and the cam
paisns against the confederated Indian
tribes and their English allies are buried
at these places on private ground, entirely
unprotected and unmarked. The resolu-
uon was adopted, as was another instruct
ing the president general to appoint COM
mittee &c urge the passage of this bill be-
fore Congress. and strong delegation will
remain in Washington after the adjourn
ment OF the congress OF the Daughters to
look after this matter.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, in pretty speech,
presented the daughters with a gavel from
IL is made of part OF the foundation beam
of the old Frances tavern in New York
city, where Washington bade his generals
farewell after the evacuation by the Brit
ish
At 11:i5 o'clock Mrs. Mclean moved to
adjourn until 1897.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

5Fque; the rich farming lands of Iowa and
Eebraska, tapped by the Burlington, at
sact by their evident fertility and their
Sast extent; the scenic magnificence dis
played along the entire route of the Den
Ter and Rio Grande and the Rio Grande
Nd Western compel admirat ton from even
the travel hardened; yet when YOU have
lived on a succession of trains for four
days Common such Journeys now are)
you gladly welcome the change which sub
stitutes mules for locomotives and noun
tain roads for rock-ballasted steel tracks
Not because an army ambulance is the en-
bodime7t of vehicular perfection, nor be
cause of any especial virtue in mules as
motive power, but because You are not
bound down to an express schedule and
will be privileged to associate closely with
air that has not been warmed over several
times. ard with mountain scenery not to
be enjoyed by those travellers who patro-
nize railroads exclusively Then, too, YOU
exchange the risks of collision for the risks
OF an upset, and you gain by the transfer.
TO-, as the old stage driver said: IF the
Coach should happen to upset why, there
Sou are; but if the cars run off the ira elk
Where are you?' But the proba bilities of
sverturning have been reduced to the min
iEium as to army ambuances. for the driy-
ers are carefully selected nowadays, and
there was no mistake made when the au-
thorities issued license to drive mules to
Trooper William Jenkins of F of the Ninth
Horse. 80
Pine Ridge campaign of 1S9O-'91 a private
OF the Ninth Cavalry was driving an am
huiance, in which we're two of his officers
The road was very icy in places. partic-
nIariy on shady side hills. The driver who
knows how to drive always gets over such
spots with all reasonable rapidity. and
sometimes more speedily and thus avoids
the sliding of the h.nd wheels. But this
Evening star., 1896-02-22
DOT LOSS OF CONFIDENCE.
HIS Dog Poor Fighter and He a
Bad Judge of Dogs.

From the Detroit Free Press.
One day as We lay in camp on the Re-
publican fork of the Ark3nsaw river one cf
the boys caught big jackrabbit ina snare
ard made a cage of willows to keen him
for pet. Three days later a tender:oot
came along with a hunters outfit and &C.
companied by canine which looked TO ne
a cross between a hound and build oe.
He said he had bought the dog the day l.e-
fcre OF teamster, and that the animal was
match for any three mountain wolves.
What dye think OF him yourself?" asked
the corporal.
He looks TO me like fighter" was the
reply.
..ti,,v ..H9w much d:d you pay for hlm?"
Il don't think he's fighter" observed
.a .ae .orporal; IN careless way. "ie looks
TO ne more like a runner"
Have you anything which can run hm?"
asked the tenderfoot as he nristled up
Yes. l think have. We captured
hcuog the other day, and l th.nk he can
run that dog
Whats hodog?"
Sort of prairie wolf. There isn't much
night IN EN-. but there's less in your canine.
sight, '"' "a
IF he does I'll give you ten dollars.''
shouted the stranger, who was nettled over
the way the boys were winking and grim
nsng.
The dog was placed out on the level be-
yond camp, and the corporal went after his
rabbit Before bringing him out he tied
ms ears over his head with a strip torn
from rcd handkerchief, and other strips
were made fast TO his body. He was the
oddest looking creature any one ever saw;
outside of museum when the corporal
hnally dumped him out in front of the dog.
We We're gathered in two lines, and tho
rabbit had to run for the dog to get clear
OF us. The dog was apparently ready for a
row with one of his own species, but when
that living curiosity came for him he
dropped his tail and started off at full
sreed. The jack probably took him for IN
old pard Of his, for he followed close at his
heels and bumped him for ali he was worth
The dog made two complete circuits of the
camp, yelping at every jump, and then,
hnding the rabbit close at his heels, he
jumped into the river and swan across and
thus got away. The stranger looked on
without word, and when the affair was
over he handed down $40 bill.
Hows this?" asked the corporal
"Why,' replied the man. ''one ten IS for
my dog being blamed coward and the
other for me being a fool