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WiIlie's Perpiexity,

When Willie came home last night
he was more convinced of the useless
ness of schools than he ever was be.
fore. Asked the nature of his latest
trouble, he explained that postpone
had been one Of the =-ords in tho spell
ing lesson of the day. The teacher
had directed the pupils to write SEN
tence in which the special word should
appear.
Along with others Willie announced
that he didn't know the meaning of
the word, and so could not use il in a
sentence. The teaoher explained that
it meant "delay" or .,''put off," .and
encouraged tho youngsters to try.
Willie's thoughts were Of pleasanter
things than school, and his made-to-
order sentence was, "Boys postpone
their clothes when they go in swim
ming"
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Got the Job.

The young man stood before the
great steel magnate. A moment later
the latter looked up.
He stared at the rough clothing, the
snuddied saoes and the unkept hair Of
the youth.
"Well?" he said.
The youth retained his presence Of
mind. He wanted job because he
needed it.
"Sir," he said, 81. have came"-
Hc got no further. A smile irradia-
ted the magnate' face"
"That's all right" he said; "the
job is yours. l was afraid at FIRST
that you might bo one Of these worth.
less college graduates.
ana when the youth, the valedic-
torian of his class and the pride of the
university, again faced his mirrow he
winked exprcssively at his own reAec-
ton.
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LABOR OF LUNAIiCs. j I-l s.
Useful Work Performed by inmates OF
Insane Asylums.

Insane AsyIums.
To find land where lunatics are
successful artisans, tillers of the
soil and builders of railways one
needs to travel no farther than to
Willard, in Seneca county, N. Y.
In the Willard State Hospital For
the Insane the inmates make their
own clothing and shoes, manufac-
ture brooms and tinware and per-
form much of the ordinary labor of
the institution. They work tho
farm Of 1900 acres which is con-
nected with the institution and raise
all the food necessary for the hun
dreds of patients there, besides put
ting up enough canned fruit to sup
ply all the other state insane asy-
lums. But the greatest work per
formed by the patients at Willard
was the building of the railroad
which connects it with the Lehigh
Valley road, six miles distant.
Nearly all of the actual work in tho
building of this railway was done by
the lunatics and done well. This
idea of giving to The inmates OF the
Institution steady work, and as
much Of it as possible outdoors, has
had beneficial effect upon them.
In the Pennsylvania Hospital For
the Insane the inmates do some
creditable work in modelling in clay,
producing pottery and busts of real
ly good workmanship and artistic
design. In Great Britain and some
other European countries a system
of reasonable work for the inmates
of insane asylums has been intro
duced with excellent results.
The first institution for The treat
ment of insanity as a disease was es-
tablished in this country through
the efforts of Benjamin franklin in
1751. England had no such insti-
tuition until Al years later, and
France followed 43 years later.
Great changes have been made in
the treatment of the insane in the
last so years. Half a century ago 40
per cent of the patients were under
physical restraint. Now it is said
that there are only about / per cent
80 restrained.-New York Press:
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Derivation Of burrah.

One familiar English word of
ours - hurrah - says Sarah Orne
Jewett in Der work on the Normans,
is said tc date from Rolf's reign.
"Rou," the Frenchmen called our
Rolf, and there was @ law that If O
man |as in danger himself or
caught his enemy doing any damage
he could raise the cry of cha RouI'
and SO invoke justice in Duke Rolf's
name. At the sound of the cry ev-
srybody was bound on the Instant
to give chase to tho offender, and
whoever failed tc respond to the,
cry of ella Roulp must pay a heavy
fine to- Rolf himself. Thus began;
the old English fashion. Of tehue and,
cry," as we'll as our custom Of shout,
ing eHurrah" when we are pleased
and excited.
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WordY colerldaa.

Coleridge's verbosity is illustrated
by himself in letter among the
Blackwood correspondence. While
in the company of his friend and
faithful host, DR.. Gilman, he had q
fainting fit. His first words on re-
covering from it were: "What a
mystery we arel What a problem is
presented in the strange contrast
between the imperishability of our
thoughts and the perishable, fuga-
cious nature of our consciousness I"
Then he heard his friend say,
Thank heaven, it is not apoplexy p
Conceive mans pouring out this
stream of words-and such long
ones-on recovering from fit!
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Hands In Repose.

One Of the most common signs of
want of good breeding is a sort OF
uncomfortable consciousness Of the
hands, an obvious ignorance Of what
to do with them and a painful awk-
wardness in their adjustment. The
hands of q gentleman seem perfect
ly at homo without being occupied.
They are habituated to elegant re-
pose, or if they spontaneously move
it is attractively.
Some of Queen Eizabeth's court
iers made playing with the sword
hilt an accomplishment, and the
most efficient weapon of the Spanish
coquettc is her fan.
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Die They

There is nothing much more distress
ing than an unfinished story. Anum-
BE-. OF people in London drawing
room were conversing about capital
punishment when young lady re-.
marked:
"How strange it must seem to be
sentenced to deathr'
mot 90 very, very strange. assure
you. was myself once condemned
to death in Africa" said returned
African explorer.
Indeed" exclaimed the lady.
"And were you-did they
did they what7"
"Why, did they execute you, you
know?"
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- En- Sandauga pond, near Jack.
sonville, VI, is o floating island two
feet in thickness and nearly mile in
length. The wind shiftait from one
part of the pond to another. Il is a
prolific cranberry farm.
- Snow visited unusual places the
sse. =;at1T. Il fcii in Mexico tie
firat timei fifty years and 10 Mad
rid, where it had not been seen for
eight yeaps. In Jerusalem snow fell
to the depth Of twelve inches.
THE raiser Of cabbage head"
remarked Biggs, "does more for human
ity than all the theorists in the world. y
IF your assertion is true" rejoined
his friend Diegs, "your mother ought
TO be awarded. a. medal
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slons she had brought from -the
schooner would not supply her
needs moro than q few months.
While hoping and expecting to be
taken off almost any day, she wisely
prepared for a long stay. She had
fish hooks and lines in her outfit.
and with fish from the sea, meat
from the woods and bananas and
wild fruits from the groves she had
a variety and a-plenty. Six months
after she landed native craft put
in about mile from her hut; but,
creeping through the woods, she
saw that all were Malays and so
savage in appearance that she did
not dare make herself known. Sew
en- months later second craft sent
men ashore to fill two water casks,
but she was also afraid of these.
She lived very quietly from that
time until nearly two years after
her landing, having remarkably
good health all the time, but natu-
rally lonely and cast down at times.
One afternoon as she was in the
forest, about half a mile from home,
having her shotgun With With her, Dor
neo sailor suddenly confronted her.
He was entirely alone. and whether
ne had beea marooned or cast awsy
she never learned. Az she was dress
ed in mars suit he naturally took
her for man, but his first move
ment was hostile one. He ad-
vanced upon the woman with a club
In his hend and uttering shouts of
menace, and to save her own life she
was compelled to shoot him.
Now and then, all through her
stay, trading vessels were sighted in
the offing, and sometimes craft
known to- be manned by English
men, but signals made to the latter
by means of smoke were never heed
ed. Her main hope was that the
loss OF the schooner would in some
way reach her friends at Singapore
and that q searching party might be
sent out to her rescue.
One day, when she had been OH
the island four years lacking about
so days, the British survey ship Sa-
hib, then engaged in resurveying
the group, dropped anchor off the
mouth of the creek and sent party
ashore to explore the interior. 1
had the honor not only to head this
party, but to be the first man to
see and to speak to Mrs. Williams.
We found her in excellent health,
although tanned and roughened by
exposure to the weather. When she
had donned her own proper apparel
and had time to tidy up, no one
could find fault with her appear
ance.
After few days we sailed for
Singapore, where Mrs. Williams was
safely landed, and few weeks later
q man-of-war was dispatched to the
island where the schooner had been
seized. Natives were found who
gave all the particulars, and the re-
suit was that eight men were
brought aboard, tried, convicted and
swung up at the yardarm, while
three more were shot while trying to
escape from the island.
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The United States Department o

Agriculture mas imported several
young filbert trees from Greece. The
nuts from these trees are remarkable
for .heir size and their 6ne flavor, and
every effort is to be made to encour-
age their growth in the country.
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On the Bench.

'Your friends call you Judge do
they not?" asked the lawyer, frown-
ing heavily at the witness.
eyes, sir" the witness replied.
"No particular reason for calling
you that, is there?"
"Well, sir, you may not believe it,
but before / came to this state I
held an honorable and responsible
position on the bench for IS Year," +"
eWhere ?"
! 'In shoemaker's shop, sir."--
Exchange.
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Pure Water

Comparatively few ,~sons have
ever seen absolutely pure water.
Even rainwater, which is the near
est common approximation to it, is
far from reaching the absolute
standard, and, though it is good for
washing, not many persons would
care to drink it. Spring water is
popularity supposed to be pure, but
it always contains more or less Of
earthly or saline substances. Indeed
the value Of most springs is due to
this fact.
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- A curions plant /, the "'life tree"
* 9sIaioa. IL continues to grow for
years after it has been dug up aud it's
roots exposed to the sun. Leaves
severed from the limbs will remain
green for weeks. The tree can only
be destroyed by fire.
An air Of abstraction ism t breezy
enough to fan q spark of genius into
flame.
: After man is buried in his lit
tie lot he has no kick coming.
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate Of John a. jackson, deceas-
ed. are hereby notified 20 present them,
properly proven, to A1he undersigned,
within the time prescribed by law, and
those indebted to make tavment.
TIIOS. c. JACKSON, Admir-.
May 20, 1901 40
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the p:h!,o.

~ -s-C
rIeaee note our change In business
ing below: VIZ Ao''o"-
Our reasons for doing 80 are as follows.
r.Ist' our accounts being necessarily
small. and an endless amount of conSn.
slon eno expense entailed to an ipiurions
uhes.Se. snd the loss in bad acc ,unts, and
lect same 20 " WI
seco' d, our current expenses, such aa
,anor, iuel, gas, water and other supplies
rhe stand we have taken is one we have
b. on forced into. with great many rS ~
cur customers we regret to be OBLIGED n
'u,sae ..ns 'nis course, but az we positively
'hunot 1iot discriminate we trust that Won
VI ~.' appreciate our position an / not AJAX
IT,. cIeoi. All bundles delivered after
90 to laundry. -o'AA"
rof oonverience Of our customers we
VI. wt ISSUE Coupon Books sold for cash.
sneee books can be Kept at home and
a psyM9n aua,h g, made for bundles when deliver
driver. oo' or from tno
1901. eA0e' Ast H
We desire to thank all of our oustomera
d .Gr M ,ne patronage they have kindly favor
ine-.eea eao ssmu, ana hope 10 etiil be
entrusted with your valued orders sSter
our change goes into effect for cash oniv.
which Will always receive our prompt
attention. Very respectfully,
ANDERSON STEARa LAUNDRY co.
202 East Boundary st.
r. A. MAYFIELD,
Supt. and Treas.
Va Leave orders at D. C. Brown =.
Bros. Store.
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Says Texas editor: sit is Gus
tomary for contributors TO write on
one side of the paper only, bu: some
OF ours would everlastiugly ohliye us
If they didn't write on either aide
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THE ANDERSON
Mutual Fire InSulaleg en-.

HAS written 1000 Policies and have a
little over $3.50, 100000 insurance in
force. The Policies are for small
AMOUNTS. usually, and the risks are
we'll scattered. We are carrying this
insurance at less than one half of what
the old line companies would charge.
We make no extra charge for insurance
against wind. They do.
J. II. Vandiver, President.
Directors-R S. Hill. j. ). Fret
yell, w: G: Watson, j. j. Major, j. Z.
Glenn, 3. @. Martin, R. B. A. Robin
son, John G.. Ducworth.
r. j. CHM, Agent,
Starr, S. G.
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Notice to Creditors.

WUC1CO 20 VTO(I1GOTB.
ALL persons having demands against
the Estate OF John w Danieln, decsss-
cd. are hereby notified to present thom,
properly. proven, to the undersigned,
within tho time prescribed by law, and
those indebted to make payment.
]. n. BROWN, Ex'r.
May 2S, 1901 40
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Notice Of Annual Meeting.

ANDERSON. y. c., May 18th, 1901.
THE Annual Mee'ing Of the NtOo,s-
holders OF the Andersnn Water, Light
office. in the City OF Anderson. on the
third Tuesday in juno (I8' by, 1901, at IL
O'Clock m., for the purpose OF eleoting
ofhcera and attending to any other busf
ness that may come before them. Please
be present In peraon or proxy.
8. NJ. ORR, President.
May 10, 1901 46
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Peoples
Bank of
Anderson

Moved into their Banking
Rouse, and are open for busi-
ness and respectfully solicits
the patronage Of tie public.
Interest paid on time deposits
by agreement.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
WAYS AND MEANS
 FOR NEW BUILDING
OF ATHLETIC CLUB HOLD MEETING - PLANS FOR STRUCTURE ARE COMPLETE. TO REPEAT SOCIETY CIRCUS.

The board of directors of the Birming- ham Athletic Club held an important meeting at the club rooms last night to discuss ways and means of building the splendid new club building which is to be erected in Twentieth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues Among the members present were President Solon R. Preston Means, J. D. Kirkpatrick. Ed Warren Dr. J. E. Dedman and John Fletcher.
 The plans and specifications presented by Miller & Martin of this city are said to be models of comfortable and at- tractive club house. The basement will contain a marble swimming pool, Turk ish baths, barber shop and bowling alleys. The main floor will be taken up with the parlors, reading and billiard rooms and also shower and tub baths and locker rooms. The large gymnasium and two complete handball courts will occupy the second floor. large spectators gallery overlooks the gymnasium, making the place admirably adapted for basketball anu OtASA dthiSbiC 1ue exterior of the building is very attractive, being of Moorish type.
 These plans have not been formally ac- cepted, but members of the board heartily approve them, and the prospect is that they will be accepted in the near future.
 As soon as this Is done bids for the erection of the building will be asked for and the contract let. The building will cost about $So0OO, and practical arrange ments have already been made for rais- ing that amount.
 The board of directors also decided that the clubs great annual exhibition-the Society Circus''-must be given again this fall probably early in December. An executive committee consisting of Dr. J. E. Dedman,- Prof. c. Harry Miles and w. H. Ferguson was appointed to arrange the details. The Society Circus has long since made Its reputation as the cleverest and most original entertainment ever presented in Birmingham and the committee promises even a better show this year, They say they have a whole string of attractive features and bur lesques in readiness.
 Class work at the gymnasium is pro- gressing nicely. The boys class have their first meeting this m orning prepara- tory for the winters work.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
EIGHT CHILDREN
 RACE FOR LIFE
BITTEN BY A MAD DOG LAST SAT URDAY AT COLORADO SPRINGS, THEY REACH CHICAGO JUST IN TIME.

Chicago, November 1.--Eight children, accompanied by their parents, ended 1500-mile race for life this evening at the Chicago Pasteur Institute. Another child will arrive tomorrow. The youngsters, ranging in age from to years, came from Colorado Springs, where they were bitten by a dog last Saturday afflicted with rabies. Bearing hydrophobia, their parents began the long journey to have their children treated.
 The victims were met at the institute by Inr. A. Logorio, who administered the first injection of serum. To insure suc- cess Dr. Logorio prefers to administer the first treatment within five days of the time the bite was inflicted. If the children had not arrived today he says rabies would probably have developed and death might have resulted.
 Dr. Logorio said tonight the children would recover. His patients are Charles Gregory Catherine Lamb, Nellie. Ches- ter and Margaret MacAuliffe, Hazel and Agnes Vandervert and Hazel Meech.
 The victims are the children of me chanics employed in Colorado Springs. The animal which caused the trouble was a little black and tan dog owned by Mrs. E. F. MacAuliffe.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
BROOKLYN AND THE OREGON ALONE WON
 FIGHT AT SANTIAGO
Continued from First Page,

Sigsbee did not speak for moment He consulted with somebody on the bridge of the ship, and then answered: I am not sure, but we caught an English collier trying to sneak into the harbor this morning. That was all the conver- sation I remember to have had with Captain Sigsbee personally. Other men on the boat had some conversation with him."
 Did Captain Sigsbee at any time dur ing the conversation inform you that the Spanish squadron was not in Santlago?'
 He did not tell us that the Spanish were not in there.'
 On cross-examination MT. Scovil said that he had been at the megaphone a part of the time. He could not say wheth CT others on the press boat had talked with Captain Sigsbee.
 Then" asked MT. Rayner. "are you prepared to say on your oath that no one in your boat asked Captain Sigsbee whether Cervera was not in the harbor at Santiago?'
 Ut is possible" was the reply, that conversation might have taken place with some one else, but as the Smith was a small boat and as conversation must necessarily be in a loud tone of voice, I think would have heard it if there had been any"
 Are you, then, prepared to say that the testimony of MT. Hare, in which he said that Captain Sigsbee had said that the Spanish fleet was not at Santiago is false?"
 No, am not prepared to say that his statement is false and that no such con- versation took place, but can swear that nothing of the kind was said while I was conducting the conversation, and I con- ducted the principal part of it."
 MT. Scovil was then excused.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Metropolitan Hotel Arrivals: George H. Cole, Eutaw, Ala: John B. Liddel and wife, Miss Fannie Hughes, Gadsden; A. W. Bourne, Kentucky; l.. A. Dams, Evans vile, Ind; Leon By, H. Blanford, Chi cago; J. A. Drake, Bennettsville, s. C.; G. G. Britton, Anniston, Ala; D. L.. Swartsman, Winona, Miss; H. L. Weyer, Atlanta; w. K. Saulsberry and wife. ze- neda Ala; pr. J. F. Curtis. Dr. L. E.. Peacock, Blocton, Ala; Louis Dressell, Chicago; Albert Avis, Carbon HILL Ala. {; B. Frank, Montgomery. Ala; J. c. Wise. Macon, Ga.; w. P. Boone, Louisville; E. P. Cason, Talladega, Ala; Frank N. Jul fen, Tuscumbia; J. P. Langdon, James Monroe Memphis; K. Koplin, Atlanta; C. J. Stearn, Augusta, Ga.; w. Thomas, Ashby; James Scholes, Helena; G. M. Crump, Lincoln, Ala.
 Florence Hotel Arrivals-C. J. Prolerck, Philadelphia; J. O. Hobbs and wife, Huntsville; P. H. Norris, Selma; Walter Hoffman, New York; J. M. Averitt, At lanta; J. L. Carter, Nashville; J. T. Seinberg, St Louis; Arthur J. O'Neill and wife, Chicago; J. Calm, New York; M. L. Brock Virginia; B. R. Graham. New York; J. T. Jones, Atlanta; Charles Webster and wife, Lancaster, O.. L. Gib- son, Westport, Conn; J. Rappenheimer Meridian; M. A. Harvey. Tuscaloosa; J. W. Borman. Meridian; w. c. Martin, Woodward; W. M. Stepp, Bristol, Tenn. :; J. F. Gates. Smithville, N. J.; G. F. Sher- wood, Memphis; R. c. Tarlton, Nashville; o. L. Brashear, Keitucky; James L. North, Ashville, Ala; V. P. Fitzpatrick, Beaumont. Tex; D. J. Walker, Louis -ville, Ky; J. J. Slavin, Cleveland; James T. Lee. Chattanooga; W. A. Davis, James l.. Finch, Atlanta; J.HC. Carlyle New York; J. W. Willis, Ensley City; Wm. M. Elliott, New York; Chas. S. Wilson. Nashville; R. s. Gumes, Sterritt.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
Precaution of New York.

New York, November 1-Health Off, cer Doty said today in relation to the reports of the appearance of the plague at Glasgow and Liverpool:
 The same regulations will be carried out in regard to the port of Glasgow as when the disease recently appeared in that city. As regards Liverpool all steamers and their crews and passengers will be carefully inspected on arrival at quarantine. I am working in harmony with the Federal authorities who care fully inspect all passengers before em- barkation for this port. I do not appre- hend any danger to the public health by the appearance of the cases of Plague at Glasgow and Liverpool"
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
PRACTICAL SERMON.
Series of Services Arranged for West
 End Church.

The congregation of the West End Methodist Episcopal church. South, have arranged series of practical sermons to be delivered during the week beginning Sunday, November 8. The following is the programme: Monday, November 4, Character Building" Rev. J. P. Mo- Perrin, D. D., First church.
 Tuesday, November 5, Gods Call to Service" Rev. W. R. Hendrix, Twenty first Avenue.
 Wednesday, November 6, "Gideon and His Hand" Rev. J. D. Simpson. P. E., Birmingham district
 Thursday, November 2, Gods Financial Plan," Rev. George W. Read, D. D.. Bessemer.
 Friday, November 8, Missionary Ad- dress" Rev. E. H. Hawkins East Lake,
 On Sunday the services will be at Il a. m. and 7;15 D. m. During the week at 73O D. m.
The age-herald., 1901-11-02
GLASGOW HAS NEW
 CASE IF PLAGUE
Foreign ConsuIs Refuse Clean
 Bills of Health
QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED
Precautions Are Being Taken to Pre- vent Disease From Entering New York-No New Cases
 at Liverpool.

Glasgow, November 1.-Another case of the bubonic plague has been certified to here. Large numbers of people who have been in contact with the two plague cases of supects have been isolated The foreign counsels today are refusing to grant clean bills of health.
 A barmaid who was recently transferred from the Central Station Hotel, which be- longs to the Caledonian Railroad to the station at Airdrie, is pronounced to be suffering from the plague.