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FIXING A MULE.
Isee Soldier Tanned a Frac- tious Hrute.

At the breaking out of hostilities. 2f years ago, between San Salvador and Guatemala, the president of the latter republic, having little confidence in his own officers, appointed Brown, young Yankee, 10 take charge of the artillery. Brown frankly confessed that he did not know much about guns, but said: However, if the things are pointed the. right road, and are touched off, l guess they will knock out something.
 When the mules and the guns were brought on the parade-ground there was trouble. The mules were half broken, and as soon as they were load ed, up went their heels and down went their heads, and the ground was streWu with parts of gun-carriages and other equipments.
 One mule, which had been loaded with tie breech parts Of the screw guns, was the worst of the lot He had to be cast 10 load him, and when loosed he was all over the place, and so were the brooches
 This sort of annoyance continued for week; but one day at dinner Brown gave an Indian yell of triumph. and eX- claimed: I've fixed that mule.'
 The next morning the battery wns drawn up with the bad mule in front The brute had been double-loaded--t whole gun had been put together and lashed firmly on the paek-saddle. Lead ing from the breech was q long string, one end of which was held by Brown and the other attached to fuse.
 The beast began to caper around and was followed by Brown. At last there was clear space, and as the mule gave a vigorous kick Brown pulled the string, bang went the gun, and over went the mule
 Guess that fixed him.! shouted Brown. Reckon he thought the world had cracked right down theren
 The beast was so frightened that all the obstiHaey was knocked out of him and he was changed into doeile, will ing mule- Philadelphia Times.
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down the railways, carryin' ice water, for if the likes of you had to thrun about such thrunks as this wan, 'pon me soul you'd be nothin' but dark shadow before month. This box must be full O them Klondike noogets. Ii weighs sivin tons"
 Listen 10 me, mistah," said Alonzo. rolling his eyes sideways. I'm too strong to handle them theah trunks that looks like dog houses, I'm good deal bettah at Iiftin them ten-ceut pieces I get fo' bein' polite.
 T ought to get tin dollars for ham dlin' this wan. Begorra, look at that name I wondher if he's an Irishman, too"
 He pointed at the name on one end of the trunk It was sHoratio Gillespie, 2 and it was printed in big white letters.
 Before Alonzo had chance to give his opinion as to the nationality of Mir. Gillespie a step was heard and voice said; "Ah, the trunk has arrived!
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racy do not always appreciate being jostled about by the common people, and the merchant who desires the trade of the aristeeracy does not encourage the poorer classes to trade at bis store
 But in such stores as these there is the greatest amount of civility shown the once genteeI poor who have recent Iy= come into an inheritance II was a mother and daughter of this class of the queens subjects that l had the pleasure of watching buy their first really expensive clothes. My little friend knew them and their family his tory and related ii to me as we fol- lowed them from one department to an other
 The family could trace their ances- try back to the days of King Arthur, and find nothing they had need to be ashamed of; but their finances were not in keeping with their family tree, and while they were not what the Americans would call poor the wolf was kept from the door by the beneyo- fence of the mothers brother, who had amassed q great fortune through trade in South Africa. The daughter was engaged to be married to a son of wealthy sire, and the young lady had no doubt regretted the fact that she could not have q trousseau or dowry in keeping with the position of her fianee Then the uncle found if convenient to die just at the right time, and To! she had both, for he had left his wealth to the mother. What pret- ty romance the story would make if were writing romances instead of the more prosaic London fashions.
 The wedding was not to be postponed, and was now only few days away, and what was bought for the occasion must be ready made. 1 have not the space to describe all that she bought, so will skip the dainffiy- trimmed lin gerie, and the pretty night-robes, and take up the more substantial subjects of gowns and hats.
 The first thing 10 be considered must be, of course, the gown, and as the two starred for the ready-made dress department, we followed as closely as the. crowds would permit. Tie daugh ter confded to the salesman the cir eumstances, and intimated that price Eas no object, but the mother, wh'
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have the appearance of millionaire, and Alonzo feared that the new oecQ- pant of 536 would be opposed to tip ping.
 Never was a bell boy more thorough ly mistaken An hour later Alonzo was sitting near the annuneiator OH the fifth door when he heard the bell ring, and saw the little brass indicator point 10 No. 536. He ran into the sery- ice closet and picked up a pitcher of ice water Atouzo worked on the the ory that everybody wanted ice water at all hours of the day and night. He rapped at the door. and hidden voice shouted: "Come in" Alonzo stepped inside, and at once gave gasp of sur prise. Mir Gillespie had stretched a white curtain across the middle of the room. dividing fl into two apartments. The voice had come from back of the curtain The trunk was not to be seen
 While Alonzo stood open-mouthed
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with surprise, Mir Gillespie, in his shirt sleeves crawled under the sheet and then stood up.
 Did you ring, sah?" asked Alonzo. He was trembling slightly. He didn't like to see anything crawl out at him from under white sheet
 "Yes. Are you the bell-boy?"
 'Yes, sah. Anything I can do for you, sah?"
 Not immediately. Put the ice water on the stand there and sit down. I want to talk with you. Here is quar- ter.n
 Alonzo was surprised but he did not lose his presence of mind. He reached for the quarter. But why should he be invited to sit down? In~Ris whole ex- perienee as a bell-boy this was the first time that he had been invited to make a social call.
 Have a cigar, said Mr, Gillespie. as A1onzo seated himself.
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had hpen used to economizing all of her life, thought differently, and they compromised on a gown of pale gray cloth. The skirt must answer for wed. ding gown and travelling as we'll, and was tailor-made in effect. The waist to be worn at the wedding ceremovv was of light gray taffeta, with chiffon over the silk and transparent yoke of sequin net, trimmed with frills of kilted point d'esprit net. The frills of the d'esprit net were edged with white satin ribbon and were brought down the front to the waist-line. The sleeves were of the chiffon over the gray silk with rows of narrow ruches, finished at the wrist with a double frill edged with narrow white ribbon.
 The travelling waist was tailor made of the same cloth as the skirt with duchess lace collar, and embroidered in passementerie.
 The hat was to be selected next, and we followed them to the millinery de- Bartment. 1t was even more trouble l to select. a hat that would please the l young lady ana stiI come "ithln the expense the mother thought possible than it was the dress. The hat select, ed was a large blue velvet, trimmed with blue and gray. In the center was white Alsatian bow with gray feath- CT on one side and a blue one on the other. The lining of the hat was white chiffon, with cluster of pink roses at the side.
 When the hat had been selected the young lady proposed to select the gloves next, but the mother was iu- terested in the jacket, and the jacket it was to be. With the gown and hat selected. it was not so hard to get a eoat to match. and that part of the rousseau would soon have been set tied had not dispute arose as to ] whether it should be a coat or jacket
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29

nuY LITTLE press friend Wi1h kNl whom I attended the bazaf al 4 VII Glasgow took me shopping ID london the other day. How l did en- inv that expedition to Regent and oN- ford street where, under her skillfuI anidance. I saw the fashionable clothes sndInicknacks ofroyalty and associates of royalty. But Regent street IS noun fno if not cosmopolitan and there were not only clothes for the very wealthy h,,+ for those in moderate eireum- stances and those who are poor as well There were gowns the cost of Whlen would turn ones head, and then tneIe were gowns, and very pretty and sty iisn ones at that. which one could buy Tor two or three pounds, or to express II in our own good American dollars which by the way London mefchan ls never refuse. $10 or SIS,
 Of course neither my friend nor my self wanted to buy anything. Ne were inst out for business, or pleasure or both for that matter, for what woman does not like to go shopping even though she does not want to buy3 Ahc then, but l don't want 10 talk shop be- cause it is always tiresome, butt need ed a letter from London.
 One of the most interesting things II tbe world to me when l am shopping Ion business" is to fall in with some ont who is buying in all departments anC on this occasion was certainly for tunate.
 While it is true that one can buy gown at almost any price at the bi' London stores, still one does not meet s many of all classes of people in th same shop. The merchant who eater to royalty and wealth will sell the Wom an of moderate income a gown if sh will put up with bis ways but th E chances are that the next gown she buy will be of some one else. The aristoc
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A Fruit Mound.

Put in glass. salad bowl alternate layers of sliced pineapple, oranges and grated cocoauut. Have each layer smaller than the other until the last one is as small as the bottom of tea cup. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. and cover witE whipped cream. DroH in candied cherries here and there 10 make it decorative and keep upon the ice until ready to serve. This is q mosl delicious dessert.
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fine trunks in the Occidental hotel were Irish. The bellboys were eolored and the most colored of them all was Alon- 70 Bunker who had come in with new red necletie and all of his brass buttons polished until they looked like gold.
 He was the day bellboy for the fifth floor of the Occidental and was allowed
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sR eEa MS in the bag-

v A ANht LII aA AfNA E gage-room of the eat Occidental hotel.
 Trunks " CT e piled half way to the ceiling. There was a row of bi- cycles over at one end and at the other end was a bench where the empIo ye s " h 0 were 'oR watch sa t and luafed with the baggag D or ters he broad shouldered mon who handled
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01
Read the Names of the Founders of Chicago Heights

PETERSON BROS. & CO.. Grain 'and
Commission Merchants.
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN. Of leopold D
Austrian Trapsportat,9n Company.
D. v. PURIN0TON, Bffek Manufact.
urcr.
II. GRUSENDORF, Lumber Dealer.
RUDOLPH Il. RHODE. Wholesale
Druggist.
JAS. +. McELROY. Of Jas. q. McElroy
& Co., Real Estate.
ALBERT r. OTTO. Capitalist.
II. Il. SMEIDIN0, Capitalist
THOMAS B. MARSTON, Attorney.
DOLEsE 4 SHEPARD Contractors.
NJ. H. KIIGALLEN. RAyl Estate.
ALFRED KOFIN, Wholesale Grocer
A. J. J. MILLER, Lumbar Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

LEICHT & BARTHOLOMEW. Brew.
crs.
RUDOLPH BRAND. President United
States Brewing Company.
GEORGE w. KEfLNER, Of Schmidt
Brewing Company.
Il. Il. UIHLEIN. President Schlltz
Brewing Company.
JOHN CUDAHY. Packer. Q
MICHAEL CUDAHY, Packer.
LACKNER & BUTZ. Attorneys.
GEORGE BURY, Attorney.
WILLIAM vOCKE. Attorney.
JURGENS 4 ANDERSEN, Wholesale
Diamond Merchants.
ANDREW G. LAUSTEN. Of the Lin.
seed OH Trust.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
india Rubber.

Few articles are more indispensable
to modern life than those into which
india rubber enters as n whole or part.
1t touches lls from the cradle TO the
grave, furnishing the nipple for tho
baby's nursing bottle and the water
bed for the sick man to die on. Inter
mediately scarcely day goes by with
out its use in promoting our comfort
Or pleasure or in alternating our neces-
sites. Yet there are people not very
old who remember when the substance
was more Of curiosity than IL useful
commodity. In 1874 Charles Goodyear's y
French patent and in the next year his
United States patent for the vnlcaniza-
tiOn CT the gum were issued. and it is
since then that the innumernble indus
trial applications Of india rubber be-
came practical. Self Culture
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
South Carolina Tea.

The following clipping from the New
York Snn should prove interesting to
the people of this State. This news
comes us IL result of the recent trip of
the Secretary. of Agriculture to this
city and State:
WAsIINGTO>, May aG.-Sccrctaly
of Agriculture Wilson's recent trip
through the South convinced him that
there is no reason why as fine an article
of tea cannot be raised in some por-
ti0ns Of the South rs is grown in any
country, and believing this, ne will as
early as possible begin the work of
formulating plans for carrying out his
experiment station ideas. At points
near Augusta, tia, and Charleston, S.
G.. tea of q very fine quality has been
grown, and it is Secretary Wilson's
opinion that with thoroughly expert
cnccd tea raisers to look after every
thing there Will be but little trouble in
demonstrating that China cannot al-
ways have y monopoly in the produc-
tiOn of tea. 1t is likely that the largest
station will be established at Charles
ton, but there are number OF points
where Il thorough test will be made.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
Freezing J'tc.i..

II j. :. cu,iuus fact that. although
dwcilcrs in northern clincs must have
known for ages that II low temperature.
preserves flesh from pntrcfaction. it
never seems To have struck any one bat
this natural fact could be turned to
artificial advantage until Lord Bacon
stuffed the historic chicken with snow
and thereby caught chill which killed
him. 1t is perhaps even more curious
that an experiment resulting in the
death of one OF the most eminent men
in the world should not have called any
attention to IN already sell known
principle which might have been readily
turned to great advantag"
AS matter of fact il was not until
the year 1876. 2i0 years after Lord Ba-
cons fatal experiment, that freezing
was practically employed AZ method
of preserving flesh. This was the com
mence;Ient Of the frozen meat trade be-
tween America and England. Four
years later Il dry air refrigerator was
perfected. ana the system on which this
was constructed has since become prac-
ticallv universal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
A I'iute Indian Myth.

The Piute Indian myth of the sun,
moon and stars is as crudely anthropo-
morphic as can be found in any savage
belief The moon is the sun s wife. The
stars are his children. When lie ap-
pears, the children skedaddle. They live
in terror of him. He eats them-when
he can catch them His stomach-the
only part Of him one can see-is stuffed
with stars When 10 goes to bed, the
children emerge again lTcn. their hid
ing places in the blue. The moon is
fond Of her children. who smile rs she
moves among them. Every month she
goes into mourning, because her canni-
bal husband has eaten one of them
The Pluto Indians account for the mp
pearance Of a comet by stating that the
sun often snaps at one Of the stars, his
children, and does not get hold Of it
he only tears pieco out-and the star,
getting wild with pain, goes flying
across the sky with great spout Of
blood flowing from it. It is then very
much afraid. and as it flies it always
keeps its head turned to watch the sun,
its father. and never turns its face
away from hiIa until it is far ont of
his reach
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
Information Wanted.

'ny'inoi i.ilclhr has received ,h.
following lctt,l from Mr. Thomas :.
Hastings, :;th west Forty sixth street
New York city:
Dear Sir: At the battle OF Meade :
station, March %, 1865, 6. W. Strait,
Co. y. Twelfth (Or Seventeenth South
Carolina volunteers, Wallace's Brigade,
.jOhnson's division, was mOrtally wOln-
dcd and died while was there preach
ing temporarily in the army of the
north. did not see him, but some
one gave me IL New Testament, (thc
gift OF his sister, $. B. Strait. which
was found in his pocket. OF course at
that time could not send the book to
his family. All these years it has been
hidden and forgotten. but the other
day found it among some relics. |
feel that ought not to keep it, but
am utterly at IL loss rs to how can
reach any survivor OF his family. Ii
you, sir, can give the matter in charge
of some veteran of Straits company or
regiment, will gladly send the vol
umc by mail, for it might be to some
one Il valued memorial. Pardon me
for troubling you with so small mat
ter. My address for the summer is
Oceanic. New Jersey
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07

Women dress ridicu!ously," he
said as he watched his wife finishing
her toilet. 1t is the fashion, John.
she said pleasantly Fashion be
hanged said he. Il would be super
ior to fashion if ! were woman, and
wear nothing but what is useful"
Five minutes later he asked her to sew
button on the back of his coat.
Mr.. =. ketcham, OF Pike City, Cal,
says During my brother late sick
ness from sciatic rheumatism, Cham
berlain's Pain Balm was the only
remedy that gave him any relief.
Many others have testified to the
prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords. For sale by Hill Orr
Drug Co.
Remember, Witness sharply
exclaimed the attorney for the de-
fence, "you are on oath - "There
amt no danger of my forgettin' it,
replied the witness, suddenly. "Tm
tellin the truth fur nuthin, when
could have made four dollars by lyin'
fur your side Of the case, and you
know it..
a man who was convicted of seven
highway robberies "a Cotania, Sicily,
vas lucky enough 10 be tried before
tender-heartcd judge, who thought
life sentence too severe. He there
fore was easy with him, letting him
off with only 189 years imprisonment
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07

\ Chicago man named Taylor
has asked Congress for several ses-
sions to give him $1,000 for having
suggested to President Lincoln the
idea Of issuing greenbacks One Col.
de Arnaud made repeated demands for
$50, 900 for having shown Gen. Grant
how to capture the town f Paducah,
Ky. An Iowa man wanted 1850 for
cutting corns of sailors and soldiers
during the civil war; Another from
New York wanted S25 for a pair of
trousers which were eaten off
clothes line by government goat. \
fellow in Minnesota requested the
sum Of $3.50 for sky-blue horse taken
by the soldiers. The sum Of $50 would
satisfy an Illinois man for calf
which he says the cattle inspector
killed by putting brass tag through
his nose. causing blood poison.
was seriously afflicted with cough
for several years, and last fall had
more severe cough than ever before.
l have used many remedies without
receiving much relief, and being re-
commended to try a bottle of Cham
berlain's 8 Cough Remedy, by friend,
who, knowing me to be poor widow,
gave it to me, tried it, and with the
most gratifying results. The first bot
tie relieved me very much and the
second bottle has absolutely cured me.
l have not had as good health for
twenty years. Respectfully, Mrs.
Mary A. Beard, Clarcmore. Ark. Sold
by Hill- Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
AL Sorts or Paragraphs.

The number Of immigrants to
the United States averages 1000 day.
- Better borrow from a pawnbroke er
than friend.
y cornet is just as big nuisance
us Il full fcdged corn.
- The man who lives only for TO.
day has another in view for tomorrow.
- Don't think because the mule
takes to his heels that ne is a coward
= When tho wife wants pin money
her husband is compelled to come to
the scratch.
- Every married woman travels
under an assumed name.
No man can work we'll with torpid
liver or constipatcd bowels. \ few
doses Of Prickly Ash Bitters will
quickly remove this condition and
make work a pleasure. Sold by Evans
Pharmacy.
- In the United States alone there
are close upon 30 law firms composed
Of husbands and wives.
- Women seldom take back their
unkind words unless they want to use
them over again.
There is time for all things. The
time to take DeWitt's Little Early
Risers is when you are suffering from
constipation, biliousness, sick head
ache, indigestion or other stomach or
liver troubles. Evans Pharmacy.
a man knows but very little Of
the happenings in the neighborhood
when his wife is away on visit.
More newspapers are printed in
the United States than in England ,
France and Germany combined.
j. a. Schear, Of Sedalla, Mo-, saved
his child from death by Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure. It cures
coughs, colds, pneumonia, la grippe
and all throat and lung troubles.
Evans Pharmacy.
"What kind Of an alarm clock
have you ?" was asked Of Third ave-
nue. baker whose work demands his
presence III the wee hours. Two
years old, fat, chubby, full Of ginger
and with lungs like "a FIRE gong
w. NJ. Gallagher, of Bryan, Pa,
says: "Eor forty years 1 have tried
various cough medicines. One Minute
Cough Cure is best of ALL" It re-
! lievcs instsntly and cures ali throat
and lung troubles. Evans Pharmacy.
= The women Of Alabama are to
present to Miss Annie Wheeler,
daughter Of General Wheeler, a silver
Set as testimony of her work among
the soldiers at Santiago during tho
war with Spain. Miss Wheeler has
asked the War Department. to send
her to the Philippines as nurse.
DeWitt's Little EARLY Risers act az
q faultless pill should, clean sing and
reviying the system instead of weak
ening it. They are mild and sure
small and pleasant to take, and en-
tirely free from Objectionable drugs
They assist rather than compel. Evan.
Pharmacy.