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Here is a story which has not
been vouched for: A travelling man
showed watch to a friend in CEN
tral Missouri the other day which,
he said, was over 100 years old.
'My grandfather bought this watch
when he was a boy" the travelling
man said. "One day when he was
in tree getting some apples the
watch slipped from his pocket and
was swallowed by calf. When the
calf was killed, three years later, the
watch was recovered and was found
to be still going. It is supposed
that the watch lodged in the calf's
throat, and the action OF the mus
cles when the animal swallowed
wound it up. The watch lost just
three seconds in the three years
that it was in the calf's throat
Kansas City Star.
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A Shower In somaIiland.

An English lady travelling with
her husband in Somaliland tells the
following story of thunder show
er and the visitors it brought: COS
car Graf and his men had come to
the zeriba to pay an afternoon call
and, having on their best togas, did
not care to get wet, Sc came and sat
under the fly of our tent. They each
brought handful of spears and
shields and, huddlcd together in the
crampcd space, alternately prodded
each other or put a spearhcad
through the canvas roof. The storm
lasted nearly an hour, and when the
first glean of light appeared all ran
with wild shouts to the dusty track
whence we had come, but which was
now g rushing river. All the casks
and skins were filled, to the accom-
paniment of weird songs, and then
the ponies, sheep and camels- these
last had had no water for seven days
were brought down to drink"
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CHINESE ANATOMY.
t Puts Fire, Wood, Water, Earth and
Metal In Mans Body.

40 rue, Yooo, water, Earth and
Metal In Mans Body.
No Chinese representative of the
healing art ever dissected any por.
ton Of the human frame. Accord
ingly their ideas of anatomy and
physiology arc matters of faith, IN
tirmed by images which have been
reproduced during untold centuries.
Their sto,logy teaches that the
skull is formed of one bone. SO is
the pclvis. The number of ribs va
ries with the individual, and at the
junction of the arm with the fore
arm is placed IL cubital patclla.
According to Chinese splancholo-
gy, the small intestine co@m muni-
Gates with the cavity Of the heart,
while the colon, after describing six
teen circumvolutions. terminates bv
opening into the lung. The heart
governs the vital processes. In CO.
operation with the cavity of the
stomach it supplies Ill ideas and all
pleasurable sensations. The liver is
the habitat Of the soul, and it is
from this gland that all noble and
generous sentiments cmanatc. The
gall bladder is the receptacle of
courage. It's ascent in the body is
the cause of fit of anger. They
have an idea Of the continuous mo-
ton of the blood, but it seems to be
the product of an imagination more
riotously oriental than even that
which created the other items Of
their physiologic knowledge. They
do not know the pulmonary circula-
ton. They naturally know moth
ing Of the valves i'll the veins. They
do not even appear to have quite
grasped the motor function Of the
heart itself, but they nevertheless
profess to diifcrcntiatc 10 less than
sevcnty-four varieties Of pulsc-si-
multaneously recognizable on the
person of single individual! In
Its ultimate structure the body is
composed of five clemcnts-frc, wa
ter, earth, wood and metal. Each
of these elements is in harmonious
rapport with the corresponding
members of the series of five plan
cts, five metals, five solid viscera,
five colors and five tastes. All dis
eases originate from disturbances
of the primary and essential quintic
harmonics Of these correlations.-
American Medicine.
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No More Royal vetocs.

Since 17OS the veto has never
been used in England. Queen Anne
soon after got the majority of par
lament in accord with her personal
predictions. The first two Georges
were shrewd enough-for they were
anything but the fools that it is
fashionable to call them-to put
themselves completely in the hands
of parliamentary majority. George
II. and his two sons, though they
frequently attempted and not sell
dom succeeded in influencing and
even in reversing legislation. found
easier ways of doing so than by
refusing their assent to bills passed
by both houses. But the sturdy
Tories, with ex-Lord Chancellor Ell
don at their head, really hoped
George ". might veto the Catholic
emancipation bill of 1929, and he
probably would have if he had not
stood in mortal terror of the Duke
of Wellington.
Since then scarcely any one has
talked about the royal veto.-Pro-
fessor William Everett in Atlantic.
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Anderson County Mutual Benz
eft Association of America,

Tho Anderson County Mutual Benefit
Association Of America writes the cheap
est insurance of the day. The plan is to
take one thousand people, mon and wo-
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way to help each other in time of need
and trouble. You only paw when one
dies. II you join now your first paymept
pays you up until January, 1904, unlezr
Wo lose ono Of our members, II the hanA
OF Providence should Revor the silver
thread that holds the life OF one OF our
loved ones. friend or neighbor, who
would hesitate moment on paying tho,
little sum OF One Dollar and ten cents to
replace the amount and pay expenses
paid out on death claim. Consider tho
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You are receiving insurance protect
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back, let our agencies write you up at
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If there is auythins you wish to know
In regard to the policy call on any OF tho
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presented 10 you Ht actual cost. You
owe 1t to your family, you owe it to your
self to secure their projection in case vou
are taken away from them. If you are
over thirty years OF age this is the onIy
chance you will have Of getting in.
After 600 members have been secured
no one over thirty gets in, and he only
to replaue a deceased member.
|. N. r. GREEN, Pres.
j. M. PAYNE, Sec. and Treas.
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invention of Billiards.

Billiards is compare lively a mod
ern game. According to some let
ters discovered in the British mu-
scum, the game was invented by a
London pawnbroker named William
Kew. One day, to amuse himself,
he took the three round balls which
were the emblems of his trade and,
placing them on his counter, began
to hit them about with the yard
measure.
He became quite interested in his
new game and soon gained great
skill in making one ball glance off
the other. He invited his friends
to join him in the game, which they
named ssBilPs yard" and which was
soon shortened into billiards.
But the instrument used to knock
the balls about was a yard measure,
and so to get out Of the difficulty
they called it after the name of the
pawnbroker, q Kew, which in course
Of time became cue.
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LONDoM'S LORD MAYOR.
He Takes Precedence of Even The Sow.
ereisn Within tho City.

He Takes Precedence of Even The Sow.
ereisn Within tho City.
The lord mayor Of London is a
very importan6 parsonage. He takes
precedence pot only of all peers, but
of the reigning sovereign within the
precincts Of the city. He has the
right of private audience with the
monarch and as privy councillor is
summoned on the death of Eng
lands ruler. 70 become lord mayor
ne must have previously served es
an alderman. If Gil election he re-
fuses the civic chair he has to pay
a fine of $1,000. No one is chosen
who has any blot on his private
character, and in case Of bankrupt
cy or compounding with creditors
an alderman is passed over until he
has paid 20 shillings in the pound
to his creditors.
The election of mayor is subject
to- the approval Of the crown, and
if any public fast is ordered by the
sovereign the mayor and corporation
attend st. PauPs cathedral in black
robes. The lord mayor has the
badges of royalty attached to his Of
flee in the scepter, the swords Of
justice and mercy and the mace.
The gold chain which he wears is
one of the most ancient honorary
distinctions and can be traced to
eastern origin and manner of con-
ferring dignity, instances of which
we find in the Old Testament.
Formerly the mayors during their
term of Office used to reside in their
own private houses, which in past
days were always in the city itself
and therefore within easy access of
the Guildhall. Now the Mansion
House is set apart for the lord may
or's residence for the year. The
Mansion House is an extensive es-
tablishment and cost, with it's fur
niture, s71,0O0.
The annual expenses connected
with the Office amount to about
5000, of which about 100000 is
the sum allowed by the corporation,
the remainder coming out of the
mayors private purse.-St. james
Gazette.
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Traced to lta Source.

In his hours of relaxation Mr..
Jones is fond of wondering about
the source of the familiar sayings
he comes upon in his evening paper.
81 wonder," he began 1ausingly
one rainy night, "where it is the un-
expected that happens originated ?"
Mrs. Jones did not often follow
her husband in his questionings, but
that afternoon she had been tempt
ed abroad by a delusive weather
representation Of 'efair, with west
eriy Winds" and the thought Of her
wet hat and boots had quickened her
understanding.
cat the meteorological Office, I
guess |" che snapped.
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Had Time to Rest.

Mr.. Choate, the ambassador of
the United States at London, tells
story of a sculling match that took
place between on Englishnan, stu
dent Of Oxford, and an Irishman, a
student of Cambridge. The Briton
won handily. At no time was he in
danger of defeat. Moreover, in a
spirit of fun and bravado he had
stopped two or three times in his
course and had hidden the Irishman
in the rear to ''hurry up"
After the race the Irishman came
in for good deal of chaff in view
of the overwhelming defeat he had
suffered. But he merely shrugged
his shoulders.
Faith" he said, eff I had had
the long rests that he took I could
have beaten him easily"
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London sparrows.

In London there is huge army
Of cats which subsist almost entire
ly upon sparrows. The London
sparrow migrates in the autumn to
the cornfelds, where it does its level
best to. destroy our bread supply,
but during spring and summer the
London cats have been working
hard among the inexperienced baby
sparrows, for the old birds do not
often get captured, and a very large
proportion Of each years brood new
er sees the country Manchester
Guardian. ,
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CATCHING RED FOXES.
Ingenious Method Pursued by an Old
Maine Trapper.

Ingenious Method PURSUED by an Old
Maine Trapper.
There is no animal in the Maine
woods possessed with more cunning
than the red fox. The slyncss Of
these animals has passed into
proverb, cas- sly as fox" being q
term often heard.
There are many different ways to
catch reynard, bat there is one old
trapper in the forests Of Maine who
perhaps stands at the head of the
list in catching foxes. He has
manner of catching these animals
| which he calls his Secret" plan
which he learned when boy i'll Yer
mont and has successfully used for
the last twenty years.
Fox skins or pclts bring n good
price, and from the beginning Of
cool weather in October throughout
! the winter the hides are in fine con-
| dition. Steel traps, bait and many
different things are used by different
trappers in catching foxes, but this
old trapper's "secrct" stands at the
top.
His manner of procedure when
after the little red dogs is some
what as follows: In a part of the
woods which is known to be inhabit-
ed by foxes-and they can be found
III nearly all sections of Maine-this
trapper, with Il steel trap, some cat
meat, if it can be procured, and
some skunk musk, proceeds to set
his snarcs. Cat meat makes the
best bait, but other meat-a piece
of bcef-will do.
Going up brook, wading with
! rubber boots, SO that no scent will
be left, he makes small drain or
canal from the brook into which
the water will flow. This little
canal is always dug out with stick,
| SO that the hands do not come into
contact with the earth, and no smell
of human being is left. A small
stock is then set upright in the mid
die of the stream or little canal,
the point being an inch or SO under
| the water, and the bait is put on
that, so that it looks as if resting
on the water. AS this necessarily
has to be handled, a small amount
of skunk musk is put on it so that
no scent is left.
The steel trap is then sunk un-
der water where the canal, or if it
is the brook proper, is but few
inches deep. On the plate of the
trap, where an animal has to step
TO be caught, is put small sod,
which lies half in and half out of
the water, as if it were q small is
land. This is but few inches from
the bait on the stick.
The result is plainly seen. No
animal will wet its feet if there is
dry land to step or, and Sir Rey-
nard, coming after the meat resting
so temptingly on the water, steps
on the little island or mound to get
it and is lost.
A trap of this kind is never fas-
tened down, as an animal will tear
itself loose oftentimes if securely
held. A fair sized stick is attached
by rope or chain to the trap, and
the fox cannot drag it far, as it
catches on all Of the trees, bushes
OF whatever is in the way.-Rangor
Commercial.
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Assessment Notice.
AUDITORS OFFICE. ANDERSON, 8. c.

AOUl 1OhS c1CE, AHDEQ0OH, b y.
This oiie, will be open to receive Reaurns OF
Fiscal Year. from the frst day Of Jan usry. leoa
hssl EsaI: stands as bsiore Su, al ss tpsnsfe,s
Real Estate made since last return should be
noted upon The resur" blank ''hsn lifting.
T.s Tox ..hip Assessors are required by Law tc
turns Within the tiuo rescrlbed Hence the
difficulty ofthe dellaquents escaping tho 50 per
cent pensty .. veil 10 tho frequency OF
yoo, OWN returns and thereby save expense and
exempt from oil Tax All other males bssseen
the ages of2iAnd 60 yeary. except those incapable
OF earning q mpport from being naimed or from
For the convenience OF Taxpayers we will also
have Deputies to take Returns at the following
times aa'Iana and y les sss ,,,,.,v,,
Moffatta,il!e. Wednesday, January 1s.
!Iys, Thursd,y. January II.
Moseley, Ehday, January, Is
A f scuddJ's, Sa' urday, January 10
Starr, Mondiy, January l8.
Storeviile. TueadA,. January 10.
ClinkscLes'M MIL, Wednesday, January 40.
Guy ton, Monday, Janury II.
Five Folks, II onday, Janua y 25.
Antun, Tu sday, January 10.
Wyatrs Storc, Wed esday Januafy 18,
Cedar Wreath; Friday; January ls-a.
% Wa,sse 'e. .s.e'e. e'fi fhaisd.y % January Jn nj il
Equality. Tuesday, january 10.
Pe1dloton. Friday and Saturday, January 10
and i6, to J. r Hunter.
Townyille. Friday, January 10.
Tusaloe, Saturday. January l6.
and Il o. ue !, s?s s
Bolton, Fridly and Saturday, January - a ID 80
Piedmont Monday and Tuesday, January 25
and &c.
Pelzer, Monday. Tue,dsy and " Wednesday, Jan
uary IS, 10 and 20, or up to February 20 to John
Bonner.
Williamson, " ednosdsy and Thursday. January
"a and %. .ro9 Nin1 -t,
so per cent, Penalty for Non-Return. rH8
G. N. Q. BOLEMAE, "
Au{itI.
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What Was III Matter With Him7

An emploEs at a certain Phila-
delphla clubGkes a great deal Of
interest in th8elfare Of his patrons
and also has@ fondness for large
words. In tW former case he al
ways tells oneastomer all he learn
ed abont the A3ceding ones and In
the second hdfoves that he has
Leather Stomg's" ear for mouth
filling utteraIN which he likes in
proportion to Nhir size.
The other "a one customer was
taken slightly 81 while being waited
on, and 1t waf ound necessary to
send for a DOR. The event i'm
mensely cxcitqs,nd interested the
waiter, who toMlbout it to all the
customers follo oA74ag. Is
"Alr. Blank zs here today" he
said, "and he Ia bad turn. We
had to- send foTh doctor, and the
doctor had to e. him an epidem-
ic." PhiladelpR Press.
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Cruel gan.

The little woman was weeping.
Her hair was becoming rufaed up,
and her nose was unbecomingIy red.
"What is it, dear p. asked the
friend who has been married lon
ger time. Has he said anything to
hurt your feelings? 2"
aSaid anything ?" repeated the
little woman. ssNo. But what do
you think, Frances She went shop
ping with me today, and he insisted
on my buying something before we
got ont Of the store. Boo hoo!"
And she resumed the lachrymal solo.
- Cincinnati Times Star.
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How siHyon Her.

Miss Jinks w4but walking with
an admirer on eh side. A storm
came on, accomHIied by lightning.
Guffin said heswas frightened.
Brown thought u capital oppor-
tunity to show of is superior cour-
age before the adSAd one. ..
What are youH ghtened at T
am as cool as cana"
es, 1 should Rt fear,Y replied
Gufin, eff you A I we're alone.
but I am afraid offkss Jinks in this
lightning. She isl attractive.
Brown is stilla @helor, but Guf-
sfn5is$not. 81
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Some women eeem to think their
husbands should pay them q regular
salary for running their houses, but
the trouble is they don't leave any
money to do it with.
One man can lead a woman to
thought, but q thousand cannot make
her think.
Generally it is the man that
leaves rubbish on. the sidewalk 60 "trip
up people that damns the railroads for
their lack Of Consideration for the
public. s,;, s.
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Din:ser After the Play.

Some one complained to Pinero,
the L1oIl don dramatist, that in the
case Of his latest success the curtain
rose too early for those who dine at
3th 9 usual fashionable hour. t'Then
poatpone dinner until after liz
play, :, said Pinero. "Sit down to q
square meal about II. What dreams
may come will be dreams of the
play, and even nightmare may prove
an advertisement, for mt" Ex-
change. y .5
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office, the maintenance of the pris-
on, prisoner and jailer. The outlay
on the last was :: heavy drain on the
royal purse.
His face heightened visibly, and
when he considered it might last
forever, for the condemned man was
still young, he insisted on Lis min
lister Of justice taking measures to
suppress this expense.
The minister held a consultation
with the president of the tribunal,
and the two agreed that the office
Of jailer might be abolished. The
prisoner, required to guard himself
all alone, would not fail to escape,
and this would solve the question to
the satisfaction of all.
The jailer was thereupon sent
back to his family, and one of the
under cooks of the palace was sim
ply required to carry, morning and
evening, food to the prisoner. But
that gentleman made no attempt to
recover his liberty.
One day indeed when they had
failed TO provide him with nourish-
nient he coolly presented himself to
claim 1t, and henceforth &c was his
custom, in order to save the cook
journey, to come at meal hours and
eat with the servants of the palace,
with W som he had become friendly.
After breakfast he would take
stroll as far as Monte Carlo. Oc-
casionaly he would enter the casino
and risk a few francs at play. When
he woH he would treat himself to a
good dinner at one of the leading
hotels, then he would return to his
prison and carefully lock the door
from tie inside.
He never slept out single night.
The $tuation was becoming diff
cult, n4t for the condemned man,
but forTis judges.
Once more the court assembled,
and it ,E$s decided that they should
invite TIE criminal to depart from
the state Is Of Monaco.
On tliis decision being communi-
Gated to bin he merely replied:
81 perecve you are joking. Come,
now. VIII! should L go away, I, in
deed? MAye no means of living. I
have no pngcr any family. What
do you %isi me to do? I was con-
demncd 20 death. You didn't exc
cute me. I said nothing. Then 1
was condenned to imprisonment for
life and Ehlnded over to ,jailer.
You depHaNd me of my jailer. Still
I said noting. Now you ask me to
get out q he country. No, thank
you. | arh prisoner, your prisoner,
judged AID condemned by you. I
am carrying out my punishment
faithfullyI Here I stop"
The supkene court was dumfound-
ed. The prnce flew into terrible
rage and ordred them to act.
They APPLIED themselves diigent-
! y to dc!ibssss+tiing.
The outepae was it was decided
they should6fer the prisoner pen
sion OF G0Qsfancs a year to live in
another copnry.
He accepte.
He has naght a little inclosed
plot of land within five minutes
walk of the gelm of his former SOW
ereign. HeIes happily on his es-
tate, cultivasng a few vegetables
and holdingEptentates in contempt.
! From the Rench of Guy de Mau-
passant in Raance.
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We worked so successfully last season.
Sets EN- cold, right on the wheel, and
keeps the dish right, too.
With plenty good seasoned lumber,
improved machinery, we'll selected
stock of different sizes, shapes and
parts, we give you the service you ez~
pect in short time. Overhauling Car
riages aud Buggies from start to finiah
is our specially.
PAUL e. STEPHENS.
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- Waves travel faster shan the
wind which causes thsm, and in the
Bay of Biscay frequently, during the
autumn and winter in calm weather,
heavy sea gets up and rolls in on
the coast twenty-for- hours before
the gale which causes it arrives, and
Of which it is the prelude.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

WE can negotiate Loans on improved
Farm Lands for sums exceeding 80 90
on reasonable terms, ou tho instailment
plan. II is worth the whine Of persons
contemplating borrowing money to see
us. Bring v0nr land uaners with YOU.
BUNHAM e WATKINS,
Office in Peoples Bunk.
Sept 80, 1903 IG
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Stops Cough aud Works OF the Cold:
y Laxative Bromo. Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price 25 cents.