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an Inconyenlent Bird.

In the days ''beforo the war
family Of hard working people lived in
border county Of Mississippi. Their
home was situated upon the big
road, which led from Alabama north
ward into Mississippi. They did not
keep tavern, but they often fed the
wayfarer.
One Saturday the housewife roasted
a large turkey, baked batch of bread,
and made Il number of pies. She was
ready for her Sunday dinner, and ex-
pccted to go to church the next day
the services were held number Of
miles away.
After . 0 clock that Saturday after.
noon a single horseman appeared. He
asked for his dinner, and fed his horse
in the ample stable of the farmer.
The housekeeper was busy and the
man in haste, SO she set the turkey
before him, thinking he would not
make much Of an impression upon it.
The stranger sat down in front Of
the turkey and set to work. He cut
into the breast of one side, and ate it
all. His appetite was only whetted.
He demolished the wing aud then cut
of the leg. The druGs.iok disappear
cd and the huge upper joint was strip
ped. The woman stood aghast. She
pattered out to the back porch, where
her pies were cooling, and, selecting q
tempting apple pic, set it before her
guest. He put it to one side and
turned the untouched side of the tur-
key toward him. He cut off the wing
and the leg. The woman saw her
Sunday dinner disappear before her
eyes.
At length, having exposed all the
bones of,the large fowl, he attacked
the pie and left not crumb.
The woman sank into chair near
by. She was too much overcome, for
g moment, TO speak. Then she said :
"You seem co have enjoyed the tur-
key. There is not so much left as 7
expected"
She could say no more. She felt
that. words were inadequate to the
occasion.
The man pushed back his chair,
took out his quill toothpick, crossed
his knees, and sighed with satiseac-
ton. Then he spoke
"Well, madam" said he, "a turkey
is very inconvenicnt bird
He fell to ruminating. His counte-
nance expressed the benevolcnce
which 2 good dinner is apt to produce
in man.
The woman waited for him to ex-
plain, but he was silent. Then she
said
"Why is the turkey incony snient?"
"Well, madam, it is a little zoo
much for one and not quite enough
for two," replied her guest.
The woman tainted st. Louis Re
Dubzic.
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Why the Negro is Called ..Cvon..

Many years ago, when superstition
held greater sway than now, and the
influences of the occult and weird
were most potent, cunning negro
slave had acquired the reputation of
possessing familiar spirit, and of
being able to perform many uncanny
mysteries. His fellow slaves held
him i'll great axe, and even his master
grew to belief in his powers. This
finally led to 4 wager, in which the
greater part OF the masters fortune
was staked on the negro diyini, Z,
ability a barrel was placed on n,
lawn and Il live coon placed und, : H.,
barrel. Then the negro sootf .,sav.
was sent for and told to info.ym th
crowd what was under the ba trel II
tried in various ways Co csc ape She cx
pos@re, but @i.hoa. suce ass. H.ui;z
ing that he was corncrcd, Ae leap,,
on the barrel dcjcctcdl.y. aYl remark
cd: "Well, you've got tais old COO
at last, whercupon &. great shou
applauded what considered Sambo'
remarkable astutencss, and his repu
tation was forever firmly established
-Balttntorc Sun.
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A 80 bill.

An amusing incident occurred few
days ago at Broad street station. An
old gentleman, while passing through
the waiting room, stopped and picked
up $40 note from the floor and quick
ly puti in his trousers pocket. A
young man near by, noticing this, at
once claimed the money as his, but
the old gentleman's opinion on that
point was somewhat different, and a
heated argument ensrsd. The mat
ter was explained to a ticket agent
at the window, who referred the two
disputants to the head agent to settle
the question Of ownership. Phoy
were ushered into the private office of
the arbiter. After lively discussion,
the old gentleman finally became in
dignant, and drawing his hand from
his pocket, he threw the note on the
desk, exclaiming, "Here, take the old
$1O!" AS the agent was unfolding
the note large smile overspread his
features, and he showed them it was
not $40 note at all, but On ADVERTISE
ment of leading house in this city.
The y0ung mans face flushed scarlet,
and, looking neither right nor left,
he nnce-emon;cusly rushed from the
o&co through tbs depot and disap-
peared. -Ihiladelphia Record.
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a New SAFETY Device.

A very ingenious and valuable con-
trivance for the saving Of life by pre-
venting railroad accidents through
forgetfulness &C .za;nmen has been in
vented. The machine has just stood
a very severe test on the Great North
ern Railroad, after having been opera
ted successfully on the St. Paul and
Duluth road. Practical railroad nen
have given strong endorsements to
the device after seeing its work. The
object or the device is. to provi IN
accurate and reliable reminder sig .,al
and distance indicator for locomotives,
by means of which engineers are pre-
vented from forgetting their train or
ders as to stopping or meeting points.
TIE mechanism is simply but posi-
lively connected with the forward
trucks Of the engine, thereby accur-
ately measuring the distance travelled,
the dial-placed in front of the engi-
neer-showing correctly tho distance
travelled. Above the smaller Of the
two dials are placed fifteen triggers OF
dogs, pivoted at equal distances around
the center. When the engineer re.
ceivea his orders he sets one or more
Of these triggers TO point one mile
short Of the distance to be travelled
before reaching stopping place. The
mileage indicator, on reaching such
point, releases the trigger, which
starts o signal whistle blowing. This
continues to blow for one.quarter Of o
mile, promptly warning the engineer
OF .he nsas approach &c stopping place.
If the engineer is inattentive and fails
to stop when this lost mile has been
run over, the machine sets the air
brake and stops the train for him. A
train similarly equipped coming in the
opposite direction would be stopped
in the same manner and collision
prevented. The device can be made
TO run forward or backward. For
foggy or stormy weather. or for dark
nights, the device is considered es-
pecially valuable for ordinary road
use. Tile Raiitcdu World.
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- There is no medicine in the world
equal to- Chamberlain s Cough Remedy
for the cure of throat and lung diseases.
This is a fact that has been proven in
numberlesss cases. Here is sample
Of thousands Of letters received II
have tried Chsmherla;n's Cough Rem
edy while suffering from severe
throat tronhle, and found immediate
and effective relief: I can unhesita-
tingly recommend it. "-EDaER w.
WHITTEMoRE, Editor Grand Rivers
lKy.) Herald. For sale at Hill Orr
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TAKE NOTICE.

We hereby notify all parties
who owe Bleckley g. Fretwell
past due papers that owing to
the death Of our senior, Syl-
vestsr Bleckley, that the same
must be paid at an early day.
not later than Nov. 1st next,
as a settlement must be made
with the heirs at law. Your
prompt attention to this notice
and a compliance with same
will be duly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
JOS. J. FRET 81 ELL,
Survivor Bleckley & Fretwell.
Sept Is, 1897 12
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and any man or boy who could load
gun and fire it was sure to bring down
one or more at each discharge. Some
times small cannon was loaded to
the muzzle with slugs and small mis-
siles, and when u flight appeared in
range it was discharged, and the
ground was blue with birds.
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III write this to let you know what
/ would not do: I would. not do with
out Chamberlain's Pain Balm in my
house, if it cost $500 per bottle. It
does all tyots recommend it to do and
more. ri. r.. WALLACE, Wallaeeyille,
Ga. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the
best household liniment in the world,
aud Invaluable for rheumatism, lame
back, sprains and bruises. Be ready
for emergencies by buying bottle al
Hill Orr Drug Co. - ~ g.. :
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NOTICE.

FHNHE County TreaHnrer's Office will be
l. open from the 18th of October neu
to the 3lst Of December following for the
collection Of Taxes for the fiscal year 1891
For the convenience of Taxpayers I will
attend at the following places
On all other days between October 10Th
and December 3lst, the office will be open
at Anderson. The following is the levy
for State, County and School purposes
Sthte ................ mills.
Ordinary COunty......... mills.
Special (Road) ................ 1 mill.
Special (Court House)...... mill.
For Schools. s.................3 3 mills
TOtal............. 13 mile.
Truestees OF Hunter School District hava
made special levy OF 3 mills for schona
purposes. making total levy for that dAs-
trict Of 16 mills.
All male persons between twenty-oxse
and sixty years OF age, except those unaiAe
to earn q living on account of being
manned, or from other cause, and those
who served In ths late war, are required 10
pay poll tax of one dollar.
All male persons between eighteen ami
fifty years of age. who are able to work
roads or cause them to be worked, except
members of boards of sch ool trustees, MIR
listers of the gospel In actual charge ofa
congregation, persons permanently dis
abled in the military service OF this State.
and those who we'd in the late war, are
required TO work three days on the public
roads, or In lieu OF work, pay q commute
ton tax OF one dollar. to be collected at
same time other taxes are collected.
E. II. BROWN, Co. Treas.
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sll;ucElsns al. ArIiisi. I sJatyo.. I. =

The best saiye in the wnrld FOR Cutn
,Rrnisess Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, ChapneS Hands,
hilbIains, Corns, and all Skin Rrnp-
tions and POSITIVELY cures Piles, or no
pay required It is guaranteed togivs
perfect aatisfaet tion, or money refund
ed. Prise % nsnts per box For sale
by Hill On Drug Cox B
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
AV The undersigned, Administrators of
the Estate Of q. NJ. Hall, deceased,
hereSy gives notice that she will on chs
oath day Of December, 1897, apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson Comfy for
Final Settlement cz said. Estate, and a
discharge from her Office as AdmiE..tra-
trix.
MATTE J. HALL, .aGx'x.
Nov Is. 1897 % IS
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gHNHE Il TRACT OF LAND known as the
Il Vineyard. containing twenty. five
acres, more or less. situated Just outside Of
the city limits, adjoining lands of E.P.
Sloan, Is. +. Crayton and J. L. Glenn. A
good two-room house, barn and we'll on
the place. It isa short distance of the cnt-
;1u mil anu viii be fine location for a
dairy and truck farm.
Wili be sold at public outcry Salasday
in December if not disposed Of at private
sale before that .:Iis Terms cash. Par
chaser to pay for papers.
r.. =. SLOAN,
w. w. WHITE,
Executors Est. Thos nj. White.
Sept %, 1857 l3 II
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6S4o beginnings of illness are
mere mere triiics. First a little indigestion, per
haps; OF headaches: or an occ:,siomal h;l",,s
!uih. IT. is hard to realize iiow you are be.
Ing tangled up i'll the Stands OF sickness
until YOU are fairly caught
Nearly all serious illnesses begin with
soins stomach OF liver trouble. or with a
costivc condition Of the bowels. These
functions have got to be put in good condi
Won neiore there can be any recovery from
any disease no matter what its name or ia
.Hre ni and II Is because DR.. Picrcc's Golden
n:IcoiSal Discovery acts directly upon the
..sSl anu u'gSstivc organs that it has such a
marvellous effect upon all diseases of mal.
nutrition. '
It gives the digestive system power to
essimilate nourishnent and make good
blood Il drives ont bilious poisons it
s.ea!es the red, vitalizing, life giving elc-
weak and wasted places in evcry corner Of
the constitutions
Taken in conjunction with Dr. pierce,o
ticasant Pellets, il relieves obstinate cor.
stipation and keeps the bowels III per
fectly natural condition.
.vr;tcs Mts; Ella Howell Of Derby: Perry Co., md
stomach troub!e-ncrvous dyspepsia. TheTe w,.s wrs
coidncss in my stomach. and weight which
me great pain; had a bearing down sensation:
was swelled across my stomach had a Ridge
Ground S, my righ, side. and In short time was
ec,,a. eic,ans but got no relief Then DIR. pierces
mo'oSa 90 @ med'csl Discovery wss recommended to
weak could not walk acrose the room without nj
assistance. took Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
one bottle Of the Pleasant Pellets I beaau fc
Improve very fast after the use of few bottles.
The physicians who attended me said my disease
Wae leading .nlo consumption. had G,;,te a
cough. and the home physician gave me up ia
o'e. thanE God that my cure Is permanent" )"
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HONEA PATH
HIGH SCHOOL.

H AS closed most satisfactory years
- work to both patrons and teachera,
The outlook for the next Session promises
even better results. How to secure the
best School is the constant study of the
teachers. Excellent library, modern er-
ing. Next Session. opens Monday, Sent.
9th. 1897. Beard in best families at very
low rates. For further information write
to- j. G. HARPER, Prin.,
Honea Path, 8. C..
July IA, 1897 3 3m
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When | tol'l him had a terrible
urea feeling re told me to show him
my tongue
;, |" ga aaaa tb' Augmentation
una OF u C Presbyterian Church now
.a''' minimum STIPEND If $775,
"'u nansc TO all It's ministers.
1esspout Why are You so
anEF : at the doctor O. Mrs Tcaspout
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T WO FOR ONE.
By SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
WE OFFER
HOMEA AND FARM

In combination with the ANDERSON
INTELLIGENcER for $1.55, being the
price of our paper alone. That is, for
all new or old subscribers renewing
and paying in advance, VIC send HOME
AND FARM one year free HOME AND
FARM has for many years been the
leading agricultural journal of the
South and Southwest, made by farm
crs for farmers. Its Home Depart
ment, conducted by Aunt Jane, its
Children's Department, and its Dairy
Department are brighter and better
than ever. Renew now and get this
great journal for the home and the
saagg:.ss.r~--s ss.sII.
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COLE & COFFEE,

n order to get satisfactory dissolution
Il Of partnership. have to put their goods
into money, and owing TO the already
large stocks OF goods advertised at cost. il
simply means To sell for what we can get
above what a brother merchant will pay
IN bulk. These koodu must go In the next
ihlrty Gays. People wanting bargnina Ii.
Dry Goods, Shoes, etc, now IS yonr time,
COLE IL COFFEE,
No. > Hotel
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vicinity Of the lights. remained inac-
tive, while the men beat those on the
lower branches into iusensibility with
their sticks, and dislodged hundreds
with their poles. The dead and
wounded birds were gathered up and
stuffed into the coops until hey would
hold no more, when theyswere sold to
1a dealer who employed mon and wo.
mon to pick and clean the birds and
pack them into barrels. Hundreds Of
barrels we're shinped aas ee Ccnns-s-
vile during a seasoA, and shis busi-
ness was carried on for years each
spring and fall.
|: In tho daytime, both in the vicinity
Of the roosts and over the country
generally, the birds were caught with
nets; and countless thousands we're
destroyed in this manner. The nets
were stretched over oblong flames Of
wood aboutisix feet wide and 20, 80
or 40 feet long. Afavorite place for
setting the net was in an open wood,
where the nets were placed at an an,
gle Of 40 degrees and held in position
by light props at each end. A string
sled TO each pop extended to . acresn
Of cornstalks on blnsh, under which q
man lay contested. q
Somot otimes, especially IN wet wealth
or, the birGs 1sw SO low that they.
could be killed with sticks and stones,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-23

The primary cause Of the low baro-
metric pressure which marks the storm
center and establishes the cyclone is ex i.
pansion Of the air through excess of
temperature. The heated air. rising in.
to cold upper regions, has q portion Of
its vapor condensed into clouds. and
now q new dynamic factor is added, for
each particle Of vapor, in condensinR.
gives mp its modicum Of latent heat
Each pound Of vapor thus liberates, &C.
rording to Professor Tyndall's estimate.
enough heat to melt Eve pounds Of cast
iron, 30 the amount given out where
large masses Of cloud are forming must
enormously add to the convection cur
rents Of the air, and hence to the storm
developing power Of the forming cy-
clone. IL is doubted whether a storm
could attain, much less continue, the
terrific force of that most dreaded of
winds Of temperate zones, the tornado,
without the aid Of those great masses Of
condensing vapor which always accom-
pany IL In the form Of stormclouds. =
H. s. Williams, M. d.. in Harper's
Magazine.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-23
How They Wash.

The hardest worked washerwomen
in the world are the Koreans. They
have to wash about a dozen dresses for
their husbands, and inasmuch as every
man wears pantaloons or drawers SO
baggy that they come up to his neck
like those Of clown they have plenty
to do. The washing is usually done in
cold water and often in running
streams. The clothes are pounded with
paddles until they shine like a shirt
front fresh from o Chinese laundry.
The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they iron
their clothes by spreading them on a
fiat board and leaning this up against
the house to dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles out of the clothes, and some
Of them have quite luster. The jap
anese woman does her washing out Of
doors. Her washtub Is not more than
six inches high and is about as big
around as the average dishpan. She
gets the dirt ont Of the clothes by rub
bing them between her hands. She
sometimes uses Japanese soap, which
is full Of grease, and works away with
her bare feet. The Chinese girls do
their washing in much the same way.
The washing in Egypt is usually done
by the men. The Egyptian washerman
stands naked on the banks Of the Nile
and slaps the wet clothes, with a noise
like the shot Of pistol, ON the smooth
stones at the edge Of the running water,
and such fellah women as wash pound
the dirt out Of their clothes in the same
way.
Frenchwomen pound the dirt out with
paddles, often slamming the clothes up
ON stones. as the Egyptians do.-Ex-
change.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-23

200 Ladies Wrappers, made
of Cocheco H. r. Percale,
light effects, handsome de-
signs, we'll made, lined waist,
worth 81, at SOC each.
$50 ladies' light effect Per-
Gale Wrappers, inside waist,
trimmed richly and neatly,
worth $1.25, at 79c.
The greatest bargain of the
lot is 120 Organdie Wrappers,
made of nice, fine organdie
muslin, inside waists, stylishly
made, we'll worth $3.50, at SOC
while they last.
Indigo, Black and Silver
Grey Wrappers, made rightly,
at 69c.
0 cases of small, neat pat
terms of fine quality printed
Dimity Muslin,12 1-2c grade,
at 10c.
New Organdie Sappet Mus.
lins, IL l-2c.
Shoe Dept.
We will place on sale in
this department 100 pairs OF
ladies' fine dongola boots,
chocolate color, sizes 3 to Z
a regular 81 boot; at less than
half price-eSc pair.
Misses Boots-We have 2
cases more of those $1.25
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CITY OF PAwTUCKET.
TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received until
July o, 1877, at IL m, addressed To the under.
signed, and marked ON the outside OF the
envelope "Propossls for New Grammar
school Building" for the required mason,
carpenter, iron, plumbing and gas piping,
electric and painting work for the uiRh
street Grammar school Building, In accord.
nncc with drawings and specifications,
copies of which may be had nj the ofice Of
Architect Albert VI. IIumes, Music Hall
Buiiding, Pawtucket. The rights reserved
10 reject any or all bids or TO waive any de.
feet or inforinality In any bid, should IL be
deemed I'm the interest of the city to do 80.
All bids receivdd after the time stated will
be returned 90 the bidders.
= ALONZo y. PIERCE,
Chairman Committee ON Property cf the
school Committee.
Pawtucket, X. T., June 70, 1897. iez3 ~ jy2
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Bsms Queer nxpsrisaess In the Pubii'
Dispsnsariss of New Ysrk.
The least hope Of any change In thil
charity to all policy 10 with those dis
ponsaries that are bountifully endowed
The leading institution of this class II
New York city is located ON the ives,
side, and, In view Of its defiant abuse
Of all kinds Of medical charity, hai
earned for itself the unenviable sobri.
Quet of the diamond dispensary." II
has such high reputation for tho mum.
ber and peouniary ability Of its patients
that il would appear to be rather q
credit than q disgrace to receive its out
rageously misdireoted charity. Such at
least is the inevitable conclusion that
may be based upon the large average Of
well to do people who claim daily the
benefits Of free medical treatment 80
lavishly and indisoriminately furnished
to all who apply. Many Of these visitors
are from out of town districts and will
pay several dollars for car fare, will ask
for written diagnosis Of their disease
and an extra prescription, and will then
complain If they are kept waiting be-
yond the time for their return train.
The examining doctor is content to ride
to the dispensary in horse car; the pa
tient comes and returns in a cab. It is
no longer joke to refer to the display
Of diamonds or the number of women
Glad in sealslxins in the patients wait
ing room, nor does it appear to be un-
likely that, in the near future, conven-
fences will not be required for checking
bicycles and distributing carriage num-
bers in the order of the different ar
rivals. In this connection, the follow
ing description by an eyewitness in the
waiting room Of this dispensary may be
interesting:
''The reception room held about 200
at time. Nobody was turned away.
Fully 90 per cent of the applicants were
well dressed. and 10 per cent of them
were finely dressed. Three women wore
fur coats that had not been handed
down from somebody else. There was
an attractive display of fine millinery,
and the men, more than half of them.
bore no evidences of poverty. But all
obtained free treatment supposed to be
given to paupers-'poor persons.
Such instances as the following carry
with them their own moral:
During the examination of a dis
pensary patient roll of bills dropped
from her pocket. The doctor picked it
up and remarked. Madam, this is a
free dispensary. and as you are able to
pay fee for medical advice must de-
cline to treat you here. We'll, replied
the woman, that money is for some
thing else. You are paid by the city
and must prescribe for me-. On being
assared that the doctor received no sal
ary from any source, the patient became
indignant and protested that she was
untitled to attention equally with the
lady who had preceded her and from
whom she had rented house the week
before. "-Dr. George F. Shrady in
Forum.