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Daring DcII Nfnrers.

Ihere Is curiOnS custom among the
young Spaniards Of the city of Seville
On certain fete days. relates a tourist.
the young men Of tho place have per-
mission to ring tho bells in the clock
towers or the cathedral They havo an
ingenious and original way of ringing
them. While the regular bell ringers
Tepose these amateurs climb M on TO
the bells. throw them forward with all
their force and ride upon the bells in
their furious swinging to and fro. We
may imagine what an uproar is pro.
duced when all the bells of IL cathedral
are being treated in this manner. Any
man who is able may exercise his skill
and the duration Of the ringing dc.
oends nnnn the canr;re nr the strength,
and patience OF the ringers.
The spectacle III very strange of the
great bells swinging. with one. two or
more bold ringers hanging from them
Ill any attitude which seems to them
best adapted to pushing out tho most
noise. In the Giralda at Seville, the
first time I witnessed thie, the clamor
was frightful When looked up. l
thought at first some unfortunate was
entangled i'll tho bell rope, but soon
found 1t was matter of sport. Anoth
er ringer appeared suspended in the air.
holding tho bell by the ears or the rim
or the wooden framework and follow
ing it i'll all its movements. sometimes
feet. sometimes hend. downward. Such
are tho during hell ringers of Seville.
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Flinty Plant Covers.

When Sir Humphry Davy was a
boy about 16. little girl came to him
in great excitement:
"Humphry. do tell mo why these
two pieces oe cane make tiny spark Of
light when I rub them together.
Humphry was a studious boy, who
spent hours in thinking ont scientific
problems He patted the child's curly
head and said:
''I 10 not know, dear. Eet us sea If
they really do make a light. and then
we will try to find out why"
Humphry soon found that the little
girl was right. The pieces of cane. if
rubbed together quickly, did give a
tiny light Then he set to work to find
ont the reason. and after some time
thanks to the observing powers Of his
little friend and his own kindness to
her in not impatiently telling her not
to "worry." as so many might have
done. Humphry Davy ma6e the first
of his interesting discoveries. Every
reed. cane and grass has an outer skin
Of finty stuff, which protects the in
side from insects and also helps the
frail looking leaves to stand upright. =
Evangelist.
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The original pawnshop is difficult to
locate. From earliest times and with
all peoples the system of pledging effects
as security for advances in money has
existed in some form. In this early
period all those who accepted pledges
as security for loans were not pawn
brokers in the sense that we today use
the term.
OF the antiquity Of pawnbroking we
are assured, but are without q clew az
to what may have been its process of
.ne!anospIosia from t:.s time @. tho
Jewish law to that of the Roman. It's
analogy to banking. the fact that the
pawnbrokers later became bankers,
would lead to the conclusion that pri-
vate pawnbrokers existed long befor e
the state took cognizance of the busi-
ness. 1t seems probable that the con-
slant taking of articles in pledge. which
OF necessity demanded their safe keeping
to secure the repayment Of the loan,
suggested the like deposit Of money and
raluables. In this case the pyogenitor
Of the present banking system was orig.
inally Il pawnshop instead of bank,
which later took up the pawn busineas.
Bulletin OF Department Of Labor
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Dldn.t Know It's xnluc.

Tho train was late. Every body wait
ing to board it was pacing the platform
restlessly. There were people from
varied stations in life, and one WAS a
pale faced. intellectual young fellow
who appeared to be in Il state Of deep
est melancholy. He attracted the atten-
tion Of an elderly gentleman. who stop
ped and spoke to him. The man was
faultlessly attired and Carried himself
with the magnificent ease of the pol
ished man of the world. Without AK
ing he knew the condition Of the boy y
mind and in very short time had
brought him to full confession.
$50 you think fate is against yon
and that you will never attain your
ambitions7''
eyes. sir. I am sure Of it,
"But let me ask you. my boy, did it
never occur 20 you that gratified am
tition sometimes brings misfortuneP ?
You say that you want TO be rich-very
rich. But. answer me honestly, have
you ever IN your life injured human
being3'
"Never, sir''
The shrewd gray eyes Of the elder
man looked intently at him. "Perhaps
fate is against you." he said, "fot you
own valuable property that brings
You In not dollar. and yei you cannot
cell it for what it is worth. Yor do not
understand Then let me tell you that
I would gladly give you $500. 900 for
your conscience. Detroit Free Press.
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Dear Little Cook.

She was young wife. just married.
from boarding school. and. although
educated regardless Of expense, didn't
know beans from any other vegetable
hence this dialogue with the cook:
'Now. what are we to have for din.
ner?'
"There's two chickens to drese.
num-.
ON oress them the first thing
Where are their clothes2''
"Why, mum. they're in their feath-
ers YETI
"Oh, then. serve them that way.
The ancient Romans always cooked
their peacocks with their feathers on
1t will be q surprise to hubby
e:it will that. munl. Shure. If you
want to help. yon could be par;n the
tnrnips.'
"Oh. how sweet I'll pair them two
and two in no time. Why. had no
idea cooking was 30 picturesque.
81 think, mum. that washin the eel
ely do be more in your line.
"All right. I'll take it up to the
bathroom, and I've some lovely Paris
soap that will take off every speck.'
"Thank you, mum. Would you mind
telling me the name of the asylum
where you was eddicated2 think I'll
have to take some lessons there myself
it we be going to work togeiheri"
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THE BEST ROOM.

Az we stand on that dim threshold, fresh from
the world without,
damp. mysterious odor is lurking all about :;
Tho grim old haircloth furniture paraded out in
Etate,
sor some pretentious gathering seems anA,ously
to wait
ris such solemn. sacred place, it surely seems
sin
cpon the faded carpeting to let tho sunlight in;
Bu. on the vail CLINT OF il steals through the
shutter slide,
touching grandfatiers portrait there bcsidc his
bonny bride
i;pon work OF rare design the sunlight sheds its
ray
Wrought by .wo white hands turned to dust for
many and many a day;
This "aowcr piece spcased in gass seemed to
my childish eyes
= thing to gaze and wonder at and sacredly TO
prize!
The tall, funereal mantel for giant race seemed
made;
Beneath it loomed the fireplace, where rs a child
played;
It's blackened depths with care are decked Will,
grasses In row.
like feathery Ghosts from ashes OF the fires Of
long ago!
Ny world was not within its walls-I loved the
light instead
indeed OF its drear statcliness stood in whole.
some dread.
But each loved spot upon the farm in memory
has part.
and that old musty parlor holds its corner in my
hcart
Boston Transcript
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Works Little and Seldom.

A Russian feuilletonist thus dc.
scribes his countryncn: The Russian
strives, with but few exceptions, to.
ward the ideal state in which Adam
and Eve lived In paradise. He suffers
from idleness, apathy and n want Of in
dependence.
The climate may have something to
do with this. The villager is COM
PEELED, from November to April, to give
up all work In the fields, and by this
time he forgets how to work.
1t IS only hunger that compels him to
Start again in the spring. In June he
has another rest. With the beginning
of July he must go into the fields again
and continues till the end of Septem.
Der. when the harvest is oil gathered
fn.
The Russian peasant, therefore, really
works only four months In the year.
During the rest OF the time he seeks
to amuse himself. 30 that it is hardly
to be wondered at IL he becomes poor
and degenerate.
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Curious Callinra.

In India all cal!ings are hereditary
bakers son tacomes baker and his
son after him, and so on from genera
tion to generation. The census, how
ever. reveals some more startling voca-
tions than that Of the maker of bread.
The people Of Allahabad especially
are not ashamed Of their professions.
Thirty-five describe themselves as
"men who beg with threats Of vio-
lence;" age as ''Hatters for gain;" %
as hereditary robbers;" 974 as slow
blackguards; 20 as ''howlers at fu.
nerals. = while as many as 9. 373 public.
ly announce that they are ''poets. -
In the other districts one fnds, be-
sides the ordinary professions, 1900
tomtom players, 45 makers Of crowne
for idols. 145 ear cleaners and-most
curious of all-'shereditary painters of
horses with spots"
The census containing this interest
ing information Is kept at the Sanskrit
college, at Benares,
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al tHc HEnt gone out or my Ilre. 'InlS
was all any one could get from Julio.
The letter came, dated from some little
city In France. and inclosed ncwspa-
per account of a terrible railway acci.
dent. One sentence, filed with infinite
meaning. with sinister suggestiveness.
was this: The thirteenth body taken
from the wreck was that of II young
Mexican woman recently married. Her
husband strangely escaped unharmed.'
1.-The thirteenth body commented
all Mexico. The fate OF the familjl
Vale de Miranda
Rafael never returned He lives
abroad"
".And Julio" we all asked simultn.
neDusiy.
Clotilde resumed: GAS said he be-
came old In day, so sunken OF face. so
gray, CO nitsf:.,. h:i1 &C would uoi l.av,.
the house in Damas Reglns. Br dc.
voted himself to his sisters memory
He gave much money in her namc to
the benehcent orders. His business
prOspered. We advised him to marry.
to take another house, to get some.
thing of the late nutumnal Joy of life.
sober, subdued, but grateful as sun.
shine in the days OF the falling lenvcs.
We could not move him. He was i'm.
passive when we talked about these
matters. All lie would soy was: Dear
friends. thank you. At least the love
of friends remains to the last OF the
family Of Vale dc Miranda"
Here Clotilde began to weep softly.
Tell the rest, Leonidas," she said IN q
trembling voice. and in the deeper tone
OF the man came the conclusion Of the
strange story: cit was OH IL cold.
cloudy. miserable day in January.
when the snow waters were falling
ana all Mexico was miserable and chill
ell to the marrow, that Il rumor spread
about tlctown that Don Julio had hang
ell himself. was among the first at
the club to hear tho news and, jumping
into my carriage. went to 13 Damas
Ncgias. There was the utmost conster-
nation among the servidumbrc. The
officers Of the law were coming to sec
the body. 1t was too true. The last Of
the Wales dc Miranda was self hanged
in his chamber. He left no note, moth
ing to explain his ultimate thought.
When the body was officially examin-
cd. there was found in little silkcn bag
suspended by cord worn about the
neck card on which had been finely
painted strangely embIematic border
OF bleeding hearts, under each n name
OF member Of the fated family and in
the center In deep black the fatal 13.
And this was the last Of a family
which for generations was synonym
for prosperity, for good fortune, for the
beauty of it's women and the manly
perfection OF its SONS. So naturally
dread the fatal number"
!''And the old house." asked Lolita,
her eyes bedimmed. docs it still
stand?"
And Leonidas made reply: "a ware
house occupies its place. 1t was torn
down not from motives Of sentiment,
but to give place to the advance Of
trade"
1t was fully an hour before the pnrty
in the country house recovered it's
cheerful tone. but by o'clock the can
dies were lighted, and the young people
were dancing. Sunday was ending
merrlly.-Boston Herald.
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: They were discussipc the oue,

= They were discussing the ques-
tion as to whether woman can keep
. secret. Little Johnny had not ap,
peared TO be listening, but he sudden
~ added his contribution to the stock
Of general intelligence by exolaiming
"Well, I know ma can't keep secret.
Everything I do che goes and tells it
70 pa almost the first minute he gets
into the house,
g. A good housewife never wastes
good bread by trying to transform it
into bread pudding.
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On June 30 of last year there were
five widows Of Revolutionary soldiers
borne on the pension rolls of the Gov
ernment. One of these, Nancy Jones.
has just died at Jonesboro, Tenn. She
was about 80 years old, and married
Darling Jones, who fought at King 8
Mouptain, S. c., when she was 16 and
he was over 80. This would indicate
that Jones was about 20 years old at
the the close Of the Revolution, and
that he married the young girl about
1925. Thus it comes about that the
Government is paying Revolutionary
pensions more than l15 years after
the close Of the war.
A cherry tree, which is now
weighted with green fruit. is thriving
in the parlor Of a new house in South
Meridian street, Indianapolis. The
unusual sight Of a tree growing inside
of g house is attracting attention. The
house is being erecte,tby W. A. Scott.
Right in the center of the lot was a
cherry tree, which promised an abun-
dant crop OF fruit. and Scott hated to
sacrifice the tree. He finally solved
che question by building his house
.sbcdt the tree thus saving the crop,
and at the same time carrying out his
plan Of building.
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The Ne.v wer.

IL used to buy nccktles for my wife,"
he sAid, "but had to quit it. Those I
bought for her never suited her."
$50 she buys them herself now, does
shc:'
mo; she takes those buy for my
self. They always seem to suit her.
Chicago Post.
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Since Cuba has become free we
have shipped to it eight times as many
bicycles as formerly. Porto Rico and
the Hawaiian Islands s<e good ousto.
mors, though no direc. expectation to
the Philippines is thus far reported.
America leads the world in tho manu-
facture and sale of tho best Of every
thing.
N Friend" How do you like your
new teacher, George 2" George 81
dent know; I haven't misbehaved
any yet.
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the STATE OF SduTH CAROLINA,
County OF ANDERSON.
COURT OFF COsaMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COEaMON PLEAS.
Robert A. Lewis. PLAINTIFF. sRainst Amos N. Rses-
dale, Mrs. Al nic RagsdAie, ct al, DaiondantS-
Summons for keliel-Complaint Served.
To the Defendants Amos ". Ragsdalo, Mra Annie
Ragsdale' William III Ragxdale, J. g Rnrpdale
J A. Rag dale, J. Ragsdale W. G. Stone, Mrs.
Luna Pore, James D. stone. Bubba Daniel Lof-
tis, Wilson LOFTS, Ada Loitls, Rutha Poore.
y aud J. III Cox
VcU are hereby summoned .:1. :. 1s:.eea. &C 81
swe- the Complaint In this action, OF which
cDIy fs herewith hpTved uper yoss md &n aesye
q copy OF your answer to the said Complaint en-
the subscribers at their office, Anderson Court
House, South Ca rolna, within twenty days after
the service hereof. exclusive Of tho day Of such
service; and II you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs In this
action will apply to the Court for the relief do
manded In tho Complaint.
Dated Anderson, s. q July q, A D., 1899.
BONHAM & WATkINS,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
[SEAL JOHN C. WATKINS, c. Co. P.
To the absent Defendants Bubba Daniel Lofts
and Mrs. Kebecca Cromer:
You will take notice that the Complaint in this
action was lied In the Office Of :he Gle k Of tire
''ou.t for said County on tho 18th July, lS99 and
you must serve copy of your answer thereto on
the subscribers at their Office at Anderson, s. c.
within twenty daya after this service on you
BONIIAM d Watkins,
Julv o. 1899 Plaintiffs Attorneys
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- Farm labor is SO scarce in the
northwest that farmers have appealed
to the railroads to aid them in secur-
ing harvest hands.
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w. G. MCGEE,
SURGEON DENTIST.
oFFICE-front Rom, over Farmerp
end Merchants Bank
ANDERSON, =. C.
Feb q. 1895 "a
THE -
Presbyterian 1 \ ( COLLEGE.
CLINTON, S. G

CLINTUN, 5. G
SPECl-\ Al offer OF reduced rates for next
session. A College education placed
Mithin the reach Of every one. Matricn.
uion, Tuition, Room Rent and Board
ior Collegiate year for $4,000. Emil Tar.
n!ty &C S.pssivnuod Teachers moral in.
luences: healthful location fine courses
nf study lowest possible cost Send for
Catalogue to w. L. MATTHEW'S.
or A. f. T.. SPENCER.
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON,
CHARLESTON. g. G..

4 me Hundred and Fourteenth Year
- begins Oct. 2. Furnished room and
board In College Dormitory Sl0 and ST.
month according to room. One free
tuition scholarship in each County OF
o9uth carolina. tho holder to be appoint
au Dy Probate Judge and County Super.
lntendent of Education. Entrance Ex-
nunlnations and Competitive Examina-
uous lot vacant Boyce Scholarships
(Which give Slooa year. on Sent. - and
81. Iotci expenses for holders Of schoI
arships SlG; and $l2.;, according to room ::
inr atudents not holding scholarship
$4o tuition fee, i'll addition. For cats
logues and information IN full, address
III ARRISON RANDOLPH. Pres.
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DR.. J. n. BURGESS,
DENTIST.

IN Pendleton every Monday Tuesday
and Wednesday.
AT Clemson College every Thursday,
Friday aud Saturday.
April 20; 1899 II, 0m
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In Egypt the custom is fot Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with g We i.
In America the beauty of many
our women Is hiddea because of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07
RAGE PROBLEM N CUBA.
uNryERsAL SUFFRAGE WOULD
MEAN ANOTHER HAYTI.
Havana Merchant Says the Negress
will Oatasnher the Whites-He L.
An Earnest Advocate Of Aanexa-
tion Of the Islana - This Cosntry.

HAVANA. Aug. "a leading Havana
merchant. Cuban having business con-
nections with most Of the cities Of the
island and who claims TO be well posted
regarding Cuban affairs. said today that
universal suffpage IN Cuba would mean
black republic In the near future and that
the only means OF preventing Il will be
the Incorporation OF the island an q pos
session Of the United States - = state.
territory or colony, leading to American
immigration. intermarriagesy the enrich
ment OF insuiar blood and the Improvement
Of the political situation. Hia Judgment 10
that Cuba otherwise Il doomed to become
another Hayti. His assertions are based
upon the fact that In population not ex-
ceeding 1.250, 0Q0 with Z voting capacity OF
10000 the SpAniards number only s000s
the white Cubans ~. 900. those claiming 10
be white 1900 while the blacks number
10000 In voting strength.
His theory Is that more than half the
Spaniards under system OF universal sur
frage would not vote. and that the number
who would vote must inevitably diminish
each year.
The Cubans. who win no longer have the
fresh blood OF Spanish immigrants to draw
upon, will gradually grow fewer. while
on the other hand the blacks WAC thrive
In this climate, and are big. strong and
healthy. Will increase at . rapid rate. The
result. he believes win be that in nifty
years there viii be more than 200o,000 me-
groes in the island and less than E0.010
others. Even Ia the FIRST election" he
declares. 'the blacks could carry every
thing their own way II they know thelr
strength"
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CONSUL cooDxow's DEcls1ox.
WIN Make IL Easter 70 STEP ship
nents Of Arns % the Philippines.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 6-Hon- john
Goodnow. consul general OF the United
States at Shanghai. has rendered q de-
etaion AZ referee IN the consular coaf,
which win be Of far-reaching importance
during the continuance OF the war In the
Philippines. The case was in relation TO
the steamer Abbey, charged with taking
arms from Canton TO I.uncn- IL had been
in contention for some time The owners
OF the vessel gave bond that the snip
pore bur abe did not do 20. The bond
was demanded by the Chinese aufhor1tisS.
Mr.. Goodnow holds that II must be paid:
The importance Of the decision e pomseu
The effect OF the dectsaon OF Mr.. Good
now reaches much beyond the mere fact
OF being judgment for the plaintiff. Hfth-
erfo the American forces - Manila have
with modern rlhes and guns. and II is
no secret that the majority Of these arms
have been landed in the Philippines from
Chinese ports When United states con-
suiar onaciais have received information
that cargoes OF weapons were about to be
shipped from China, their urgent protests
TO the Chinese have been the means OF
stopping shipments. But when the United
States ofllciass. through want OF knowi-
band runs. the Chinese oficsals have like
wise been blind to these shipments, though
no doubt well aware OF such Ii 10 IN this
respect thai Mr.. Goodnow has scored such
an important point. On the strength OF
maritime customs OF China must necesSar-
lily do all in their power to stop shipments
OF arms TO suspicious destinations"
The North China Daily News puolhhes
the decision OF Consul General Goodnow
in full and comments etiitorially upon its
Importance and says that 1t win be far
reaching In its effect IN stopping the
sending Of arms to the F1iipinos.