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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

THE COMING STATE FA1R-BE UP. AND
Do1NG THE State Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society, with commendable spirit,
have determined to hold their sixth annual
f;lirin Columbia, on the 10th, 18th and. 18th
of November next. The. Importance of
this effort to revive a lively interest in all
the industries calculated to accelerate the
material progress Of our States cannot be
too highly estimated. Every South Caro-
lnian should take personal pride in the
movement, and see to it that this first at.
tempt to encourage the development Of
our resources, after SO long season Of
prostra,ion, suffering and depression, is
crowned with success. The society have
issued list Of premiums, covering a wide
scope of industries and productions, which
they trust will excite many new minds to
engage in generous rivalry TO be first in
their several spheres Of action: But while
the individual may be moved by mere per
sonal interest, the influence of this move
ment must surely affect our communities,
and they, too, should be alive to the sue
cess of this first faiioin our State since the
war; eolumbia,p with commendableIzcal,
has done much to insure this. and we hope
that Charleston; with her interests SO
largely hanging ON the prosperity Of. our
State, will not be backward in giving her
cordial co Operations: If her factors, mer-
chants and mechanics, whose energies are
equal TO any requirement, will but bestir
themselves and lend helping hand, the
plans of the society will assdredly be car
rried out in manner to do credit to Soath
Carolina and her people Charleston
Neacs
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PRESIDENT GRANTS PopULARITY.-Th
gradual decline of President Grant in
American opinion is noteworthy, for there
is little evidence Of any strong political
reason. lie is very lcnicnt to Consorva-
tives, but that may be wise; and ho has
failed 40 oust the politicians by trade, but
that may not be his fault; and he writes
rather indiscreet letters, but the letters are
sound enough in principle. Nevertho-
less. it is certain that, for some reason
not quite perceptible over here, a tone Of
contempt tovard the President is becoming
opparent in both parties. The idea seems
to be that he is bored man, who does
not care about politics at all, but wants
to bo amused, and is not amused by lnces-
SAINT receptions of office seekers, and peo-
pie intent on giving advice, and financiers
who worry. him about questions hc knows
nothing about. That state of mind is
quite intclligible-it was Napoleon's, for
instance, always-but there seems to be
something else. Is it possiblc-tho idea
looks absurdly inconsistent with his
career, but still it is expressed in quarters
not given to railing-that Gen. Grant is,
when not called on for real work, just q
little frivolous ?-London Spectator.
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REBEccA OF IvANHoE.-A correspondent
of the Je,oish Messenger, gives q new cX-
planation ofthe reason why the late Wash
ington Irving always remained bach
elor. Speaking of Miss Rebccca Gratz,
a Jcwcss of Philadelphia, distinguished
for her zeal in works of charity, who has
just died at the ripe age of So, he says /:
Twenty years ago heard the story, a
story that has long been current in Phila-
delphia in Jewish circles, among her
friends and acquaintancos, and which has
again been revived here since her death.
1t runs thus Many years ago, when Miss
Gratz was q young girl, Washington
Irving, then already rich in literary
reputation, came to Philadcl phia, and be-
came q visitor at tho house of her family.
1t is said that in youth she was very beau
titul and very good and as hor acquain-
tance with Irving increased, the beauty
of both her character and her features,
together with the fact that she was living
representative of that nation whose whole
history is romance, so wrought upon his
heart that he became deeply cnamored
with her. 1t is needless to say that had
his attachment been nevcrso strong, with
her strength in her faith, it would have
been wasted. AS it was, it waS wasted.
Irving left the city, but did not forget the
lady of his love-"
Washington Irving subsequently, men,
toned to Sir Walter Scott his knowledge
of the beautiful Rcbccca in Philadelphia,
at the time he was writing, or about to
write, "Jvanhoo," and upon the strength
of Irving's description of tho lovely
.Jcwcss, 80 firm to her faith, named his
heroine ''Rebecca."
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AN IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING FINISH
ED.-Whon Boreum, or Boreus, or what
ever his name is, Grants crockery mer
chant, to whom was presented the Office
of Secretary of the Navy, in return for
that present to the President of "a full
chamber set," first sat himself in his Off
cial chair, his vast mental machinery was
brought to bear upon most important
work. Realizing the pressure of the
huge debt upon the backs Of the people,
recognizing, as any statesmal would: the
effect of CALLING taxation upon the masses,
having fall conception OF our financial
difficulties, and the necessity for an early
resumption of specie payments, comprc-
hendng, as q member of the Cabinet
should, the great, important and pressing
reforms which the whole country needed,
ho, like a man, at once put his shoulder
to the patriotic work, and-gave new
names to all the national men-of war
This was too much for any one mind to
conceive and execute. 1t broke him
down, and he had to retire from public
life. Hc did retire, but with an unset
fshncss and hightoncd magnanimity
which stand out in bold contrast to all
modern craftsmanship, lie did not require
the return of the "chamber set" Histo-
ry will do this patriotic ex-Sccrctary Bo
lus full Sustcc@sllc will, indeed. Bin
kins was succeeded by a New Jerseyman,
one Rathbone or Rudolph, the fortunate
gentleman who presented tho President
with one of the newly patented cigar
lighters-the intcrminablo match that
will never 60 out. Ringbonc was there
fore, according 10 rule rewarded with
office he was made TO succeed the late
overworked and exhausted ex-Secrctary
of the Navy. Jobson had an eye to the
main wants of the country, also, and he,
too, determined to make like his illustri-
GUS predecessor, a name for himself which
should go down-way down--into ever
so remote history, or perish in tho at
tempt. He did it. Realizing the condi-
ton of tho people at large, his great mind
appreciated the responsibility Of n Cabi-
net official, and he resolved to act, cost
what it would; the country should find
relief through his good right arm, which
could control quill, and his brain, which
should find language; lie sat him down
and-altcrcd all the names of the nation
al vessels back again to the original
There are two heroic patriots who will
never die in American history-Grant's
two Naval Secretaries, Bodkins and Jig
gcrson.
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ANDERSON S c. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 80 1889

sucksess-that's certain. Hc got the ed
tors in the cautious state. They whis
pered scat in the meal-tub," and he hol
Iered in great big, double bass voice
aIRON" They SAID there's politicks in
all this, and he shouted, "coal-anthra-
Observation-Disclosures" and they
hushed and went along as gently rs d
drove of hogs follcrin leaky corn wag-
on. 1 tell you Hubert had a devil of a
time of it, for there were few barrows
along who were hard 10 tole, bue he
tollcd EN-. lie did certain, and they eat
his corn, and it was good, sound corn, and
it fattened em, and they oughtent to bc
ashamed of it. don't think there has
been any damage done to these editors.
They've had q good, jolly time, and it
will make EN- live longer. IF there's
anything wrong about it, it is OWN to
the fact that editors are so poor general
ly that when anything is offered them
gratis, they go in, whether it comes from
St. Paul or the Devil. Most of them are
in the condition of my friend Under
wood, who said he was ready TO die in
the name of the Lord-for he was even
with the world-that is, he owed about
as many as he didn't. owe, and nothing to
pay with:
But the main question is, were the
Excursion q sucksess?
Yours, truly, BILL ARP.
P. SIT was not me that said our
Rome papers contained about as much
information as two last years jay birds
nests. I would not have thought of such
a thing. The romark was made. by my
friend Big John. B. A.
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VOLUME 5.--.NO. II.

''LEAF BY LEAF THE Roses FALL."-.We
do not mean to be sentimental, as the
above heading would indicate. But we
rise to protest against the following arti-
Gle which we find in late number of the
New York Times:
"It has long beep suspected, if not posi-
lively known, that the picturesque story
Of Sir Isaac Newton having been led to
the discovery Of the law of gravitation by
the fall of an apple, was as. baseless as
many of tile other fine traditions of genius,
We fear it will now have to be finally con-
signed to the limbo of slaughtered fctions.
A remarkable manuscript of Newton has
come to light, in which he himself gives
an account to friend of the origin of his
great discovery, and not a word occurs to
show that the fall of an apple had anything
to do with it. In bidding kindly farewell
to this venerable marvel, who will refuse
to shed tear to its memory
Ever since we arrived at mans estate,
some ofiicious scribbler has been knocking
out of our head the lesson crammed into it
by appliance to birch and other instrumen.
talities. Sadly we have learned that things
taught as truths, sacred almost as the
teachings of Holy Writ, were nothing but
a pack of lies: We worshipped as boy,
a revolutionary hero. He turned out to
be British spy. A Yankee history taught
our youthful mind that NE whipped the
British at Bunker's Hill. We subsequent
ly learned, that, notwithstanding the mon
umen5, there was no fight at Bunker's Hill;
and that in the fights near by on Breeds
Hill, we were outrageously thrashcd and
routed by the Britishers. For tw enty years
we were ready and anxious to make afida-
Wit that Gen. Jackson fought the battle of
New Orleans behind cotton bags. We saw
pictures of Tie bags in Geography and
painted them sky blue. Alas it turned
out that there was not a bag Of cotton on
the ground, and we began to doubt if there
was such place as New Orleans or such
man as General Jackson: An ancient
school:marm taught us that Gen. Wash
ington was the greatest and purest of men:
A Yankee biographcr has insulted us by
publishing that he was a proud; stupid ar. !,
lstocrat, who was in the habit of cursing
like sailor. We still hang on tq a few
traditions, and we warn all tresspassers
against foraging on them. We believe
that a tea kettle gave the idea to the in
ventor of steam 5 that Franklin developed
electricity with kite and key; and that
George Washington did cut the cherry
tree, and did not tell lie about 1t.
P. S.-We do not believe that this is
the chest Government the 'world eyer
Columbus Sun: 'a s -
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= 1t is said that a dog, taken in its in
fancy and held three-qnarters of IN hour
under water, will never be troubled with
hydrophobia. >. ....aa
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UNIVERSAL SUrFRAGE.-Negro suffrage
has not yet been born, AID Female suffrage
is still in the very ugly embryonic state,
and already some hardy innovator pro-
poses Infant suffrage. By all means ::
since the ballot has been found to be the
balm for oil human ills. it is cruel to deny
TO any creature its share in blessing at
once so priceless and 80 cheap. Nay, for
once we are disposed TO out-radical the
radicals, and proclaim the sublime evan
gel of Universal suffrage The grandeur
of this idea almost takes away our breath
For mark: not only everything that can
express assent or dissent, or present bal
lot-including parrots and scarecrows,
which latter Carlyle suggested might be
entitled to trial by jury-shall vote; but
and here lies the sublimity of the con.
ccption-they shall vote upon everything
Not political questions, merely, but every
thing that has hitherto baff1cd human in.
genuity will dissolve in this universal
mcnstruum We shall then know the ratio
of the diameter to the circumference, and
the true amount Of the national debt j;
where are the ten tribes, tho grave of At
tia, the Nibclung treasure, and Secret
Service Fund; the object of the round
towers of Ireland, and of the bronze
smudgcs on the old postal currency; who
wrote Shakspeare's plays and the letters of
Junius who was the Man in the Iron
Mask. and what arc President Grants
real political principles; who cut off King
Charlcs's head, and who struck BiIly Pat
terson.-Ne,0 Eclectic.
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Negro Mortality.


Any one who has read the health re-
ports Of the City of Charleston, since the
close of the war, cameo have failed to re-
mark that the number of deaths atnong
the co!ored people, rs compared to those
among the white, has been in the proper
tion 81 more than two to one. This pro-
portion has been, as we are informed,
greater in other places; and the question
naturally arises, why should this thing be-
Before the war mortality was about equal
among both races, but since peace has
been re-cstablishcd, the negro has been
dying out much more rapidly than the
white man.
To US the reason seems to be in the fact
that. the colored people, as a class, arc not
laboring as earnestly and vigorously as
they could be compelled TO do to procure
the necessary comforts which conduce to
health and to longevity In the conpe-
tition for bread which we find everywhere,
the man who falls below the average
amount Of work which white man can
do in day, must at least want, if he does
not starvo. Hunger, poverty, and squal-
or-the fate Of those who fall below this
average-arc not favorable to the birth
and rearing of children, or to the preser-
vation of health and life in the adult
They arc the parents of disease and Of
death, and the race that does not labor
sufficiently to keep them eff must be con-
stantly decimated.
We notice this startling fact, in order
that our colorcd population may seek
remedy. We are interested not in the
destruction, but in the preservation of the
race. Let the Radical manufactures of
opinion among the colored people attempt
to poison their minds as they will, the day
is not far distant when they will see that
they have been deluded by vile dcma-
gogucs anxious to accumulate plunder at
the expense of the white and black man
alike. They will soon see. as we see, that
each race is interested in the prosperity
of the other. Every industrious laborer
is an additional source of strength to any
country, it matters not what may be his
color, his nativity, or his religion. Every
owner Of capital, every possessor of brain,
honestly applied, adds power to the State
and furnishes what labor requires, ard
what labor will produce. Living side by
side, the white man cannot spare the black
man, nor can the black man do without
those who possess the soil, the capital, and
a great part of the education and intellect
Of the State.
The remedy for this mortality among
the colored population of the State is to
be found in work, hard and steady work:
united With prudence and frugality. BY
means of labor and economy the material
condition of the race will be improved,
and with improvement inits material con-
dition will come better health, increase of
births and greater Observation-Disclosures
Courier- - aac,
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A debating club has decided that it
is right to cheat lawyer, but it is pref
ty bard thing to do.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-12-31

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WALTHAM WATCHES.

For few months past we have adver-
tiscd the above Watches 1T EXTREMELY
LOW PRICES, and the result has been most
satisfactory. Our plan has been to sell
the gcnuin" WALTnAM WArrh, in Solid
Gold or silver Cases only, at very small
profit giving the purchaser every oppor-
tuni;y Of examination md comparison.
and with the understanding that if the
Watch does not prov. satisfactory, ii can
be exchanged or the money funded.
These Watches are, without exception
ism ever produced in any country Each
and every part Is made Ly machinery Of
the most delicate and elaborate cons,ruc-
ticn
Compared With foreign watches, they
possess many advantages, eScclling MT
only in principle ami finish. but still more
in their reliability as t.mc.kecre,s. A.
IN indication Of the prices we submit the
following:
S'lrc Hunting uo,ehss SIS 90
Cod Hunting Wath">, Is karat
Gold Hsnh"g Wcfshss: La'lie,'
s'zs,. ~ W
We often receive orders direct from our
advertisement, but prefer that every one
should send first for eur descriptive price
list, which explains all the different kinds
tells the weight and quality of the cases,
and gives prices Of each. This we will
forward to any one on application, and it
will be found very astfGi in making a
selection
Erery Watch IS unr,unted By specia
certificate from The american Wateh Go.
We send them by express to any id.
dress. Allow the purchaser to open the
package and examine the Watch before
paying, and if afterwards it does not prove
satisfactory. it can be exchanged or the
money will be CHEERFUL, refunded.
Please state that you SAW this in the
Iowa Plain Dealer.
Address, in full, HOWARD & CO,
No. GIG Broadway, N. Y.
Our establishment is well known to the
residents Of New York and vicinity, but
that those at Il distance may address us
with confidence, we invite attention to the
following editorial notices
From the n. Y. Evangelist, May 2sth, 1865.
We had occasion some time since to re-
fer to these celebrated American Watches
which are we'll known es relisklc time
Keepers. We cannot do better now than
" Will VIZ dttcIitlou VI OuF feauGTS W tNc
card Of Howard 4 Co., by which it will be
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der any Of these watches b. express, ut
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From the y. y. Independent. Jane IL, lscs.
We invite special attention TO the aiver-
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, them to any part Of the country by express
and give the purchaser the purchaser the
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say destruction. After he shall have
graduated. We understand from Mr..
Craig, tina. it is his intention to re-
turn to Howard county to engage in
the practice o: his profession. his OF.
teu.ion ncw being directed to Flor
encc. His natural ability. and at.
tcntivc and pcrservering Industry in
pursuit Of the great mystery Of hu.
man life will rcnder hun a valuable
man in any immunity. rad Tn or.
uaucnt to his profession.
Sunday evening. in CON rany With
Jas. Il. b. Harris, hitherto Of this
county. We attended service At St.
Msry's Church. corner " Madison
street aid Wuba sh Avenue. the Very
Rev. I. J. Halligan, pastor. and an
eloquent and talented speaker.
Chicago 10 making changes In tue
way Of public aud private improve.
mrnts beyond any other city on tho
continent. The extent and m,gni6-
ccncc Of its public institutions, re-
ligious, scicut.Gc, charitable, litcra.
nv ard in fne arts, arc becoming the
marvel Of the west. But there is nc
use of our writing puff for the cit,
Of the Lakes. She has always toot'
cd her own horn, and is not NOR,
modest new than when q little owe,
thirty years ago she had just emerged
from all Indian village.
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"lHpeacher" Jim,

If Ashley bad the power now. bow
quick be would prepare articles Of
impeachment and hurl them ct Grant!
Th. latter has removed him from the
Office Of G Governor Of Montana. and APP
pointed. IS his successor, General b.
4. Potts, now Senator from the Car
roll Ohio Dist. It il supposed that
Ashley has net been disposed to divide
the profits Of the "town sight" opera
lions with some Of the relations, and.
If course. must be turned out.
Hin. Hnoray: for Nans6ellss Bali.