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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-20

A HINT TO GRUMBLERs.-"What a noisy
world this isl" croaked an old frog, as he
squatted on the margin of the pool.
"Do you hear those geese, how they scream
and hiss What do they do it for?'
ooh, just to amusc themselves" answered a
little field mouse.
Presently we shall have the owls hooting
What is that for?"
'It's the music they like the BEST" said the
mouse
r5ss Asa a2 sns ssAs59s sB9 shss h CANT 47 2's
that?"
ooh, they're so happy they can't help it,"
said the mouse.
you'll find excuses for ALL I believe you
don't understand music, so you like the hide
GUS noises"
"Well, friend, to be honest with you," said
the mouse, 81 don't greatly admire any of
them; but they are all sweet in my ears com
pared with the constant croakiDg OF a frog"
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Jolnny's Opinion of Grandmother.

Grandmothers are very nice folks,
They beat all the aunts in creation,
They let chap do as he likes,
And they don't worry about education.
I'm sure can't see it at all,
What poor fellow ever could do
For apples, and pennies, and cakes,
Without grandmother or two.
Grandmothers speak softly to ''mas"
To let boy have good time;
Sometimes they will whisper, it's true,'
T'other way, when boy wants to climb.
Grandmothers have mullins for tea,
And pies, whole row in the cellar,
And they're apt (if they know it in time)
To make chicken pie for "feller."
And if he is bad now and then,
And makes great racketing noise,
They only look over their specs,
And say, SAY, these boys will be boys.
"Life is only so short at the best,
Let the children be happy to-day;"
Then they look for a while at the sky,
And the hills that are far, far away.
Quite often, as twilight comes on,
Grandmothers sing hymns, very low.
To themselves as they rock by the fire,
About heaven, and when they shall go.
And then, boy stopping to think,
Will find q hot tear in his eve
To know what will come at the last;
For grandmothers all have to die.
wish they could stay here and pray,
For boy needs their prayers ev'ry night
Some boys more than others, s'pose,
Such as I need wonderful sight.
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Notice to Contractors.

TTNHE Repairing of the Bridge at Shallow
Il Ford, belonging to the Estate of John b.
Earle, deceased, is offered by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder. Scaled bids will be
received until the 1st of July at the Office of
b. f. Whitner, Esq, Anderson g. Fl. Bidders
must state the timo of completing repairs, as
tcrlnine the award. Parties taking the con-
tract will be required to give good and suf1i-
cent bond for the faithful performance of con-
tract and sufficient bond will be given for the
payment of money when due Specifications
can be seen at Maj. Whitner's office.
Mrs. JANE A. EARLE,
Mrs. HORTENSE G.. COOLEY,
LesSeeS.
1870
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An importunate creditor of Selma, Ala,
being Exceedingly anxious to collect debt of
several months. standing, armed two of his
clerks with similar bills against one and the
victim unsuccessfully. The offended debtor
called upon the merchant for an explanation
why he had been "dunned" by different men
for one amount. "For the reason" replied the
merchant, with the utmost nonchalancc, "it ap-
pears to be more than one man can do to COL
fect itp Explanations were perfectly satisfac-
tory, and the bill was paid.
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M. C. PARKER, Nj. d.,
Notice of Final Settlement.

rTHE undersigned hereby gives notice that
Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on
saturday, the 10Th day Of June next for a
Final settlement of the Estate of Jane Price,
deceased, and final discharge theretrom.
II. P. PRICE, Admir-.
May %, 1872 46
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-20

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Complaint to Ascertain Life Estate, for
Partition, dc.
Laura H. Bruce and others VS.. H. r. Vandi-
yer, Assignee, and others.
To the Defendants, Francis NJ. Allen and
Thomas Allen:
V7OU are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the Clerk Of the
at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, and
serve copy of your answer on the sub
scriber at his office, at Walhalla Court House,
South Carolina, within twenty days after
the service hereof, exclusive of the day of
such service and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid, the plain
tis in this action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the Defendants, Francis NJ. Allen and
Thomas Allen.
TAKE NOTICE, That this action is COM
menced to ascertain Life Estate Of Plaintiff,
Laura H. Bruce, and for Partition of the re-
mainder, in the Tract of Land described in the
Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for
Anderson County; and that a Summons in this
action, of which the foregoing is a copy, to-
the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, at Anderson Court House, in Anderson
County, South Carolina.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
May 10, 1872 45
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COTTON TAX |!

A S there is a probability that tho Tax on
N Cotton collected by the United States
Government will be refunded, the undersigned
would request parties of whom they bought
Cotton not to make any arrangements for COL
lccting the same before seeing them.
b. +. GRAFTON IL SONS,
SHARPE IL FAINT,
S. BLECKLEY,
L. w. BROWN,
Survivor Brown & Smith.
M. LESSER,
A. b. TOWERS,
Survivor Towers e. Burriss.
N. X. G j. p. SULLIVAN,
N. A. McCULLY,
For Bewley, Keese & Co..
Anderson, S. c., May 30, 1872. AZ
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-09-06
"A Family. i'm T.sy
WIFE AND CHILDREN lifting THE HEARTS
OF THE SESSION JUSTICES.

From the New York Sun.

OF THE SESSION JUSTICES.
From the New York SUM-
"Louisa Maeder William Maeder =
shouted Clerk johnson in the Court of Spe
cial Sessions Monday.
A pale hunchbacked woman, with a babe
in her arms stepped slowly forward and
took her seat upon the witness stand. She
was dressed in suit of black, and her large
eyes looked out piteously upon the three
justices and the attending crowd of specta'
tors
A respectfully dressed and gentlemanly
man stepped from the prisoners pen to the
bar His eyes fairly started from his head
as he looked toward his wife. Louisa, y
he murmured in soft, heart-broken tone.
but no answer came from the witness stand.
Justice Cox conducted the examination.
Turning to the deformed woman he said:
"Where do you live p
"No. 81 City Hall place ~
"Have you been beaten ?"
81 have been beaten very often, was the
Plaintiffs answer. ''He always tries to
kick me in the body, but this time be kicked
ulo III the lace.
Louisa" came in tender tones from the
bar. s.7s5zs-'
Louisa turned from and met her husbands
gaze. She burst into tears. Turning to
their Hopors, she said sar
''Please put him under bail to treat me
we'll"
s"Wbere did you get that scar on the
nose?'' asked Justice STANDBY; "did he
hit you there 2"
Eyes, sir; please put him under bail"
Justice Cox turned to the prisoner and
said: na
civilian, the Court finds you guilty and
sentences you to the penitentiary for one
month"; u
Williams fortitude forsook him. He be-
gan to weep Two officers took him and
forced him from the room. The poor
hunchback wife and mother sprang from her
seat, and with deep emotion oxclaim ed,
"Please sir, don't do that" Three little
girls, the eldest not more than eight years
old, ran up to the bar and began to cry for
''papa" The prisoner had by this time
been forced half way across the Bridge of
Signs. The scene was too much for the
Justices. Mr.. Cox spoke:
Brink that man back" He returned,
tears of genuine grief in his eyes,
William" said Justice Cox, sin consid-
Grafton of your wife and children the Court
will suspend judgment on you"
Then followed tableau such as court
room seldom Sees The prisoner took his
children in his arms and kissed them loving
ly. His deformed wife hung on his arm,
and the family went from the room, in
which many an eye was wet, and many
sympathetic heart had been touched.
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BY META.
On sultry day in summer, when no gentl
| breezes famed,
Forth turned my footsteps weary where tn
holy temple stands;
Sought there to chase the phantoms from m.
vain and treacherous heart,
But forever. ever fitting nought could temp
them to depart;
Fitting, restless, round my heart.
Still sought to cheek their rowing, sought II
turn my thoughts away
From the visions that enchanted, haunting M
by night and day;
CHANGING upward, ever striving win my eye
my heart to turn
To the better hopes beyond me, to the home fo
which yearn;
Striving, yearning, still to turn
While sat, still looking upward, with weary
restless eye,
Saw then form unsightly, seeming not o
4 earth or sky ss's
Motionless it sat and silent, caring not Tor sigh
or sound,
Where, in all this worlds wild regions, can it,
like be found;
Caring not for sight or sound.
tsGrand and gloomy and peculiar" tho I'M.
slightly still it seemed
AS watched it growing palmer in the light that
family CLEANED,
Saw then the vision clearly, twas wander
ing bird of night,
Motionless. erect and silent, wrapt 10 darkness
by the light;
Silent, wandering, bird Of night
Yet the bird of night SO SILENT caring not for
csrh<
Seemed to me a fitting emblem of the souls in
darkess bound,
on the ear, -si. lslr
Loving words and songs Of gladness, bring no
answering tones of cheer
+, Fall UNDECIDED on the ear.
Tho in darkness ever wandering, living still
by stealth and strife.
Yet the bird of night fulGlleth all the instincts
of it's life, K +,
And methinks the nobler nature, he in Gods
own image made
Should aspire to holy service-seek for joys that
never fade.
Man, in Gods own image made
Bird of night SO still and silent, dark to thee the
light of day,
By the starlight seek thy freedom, HE thee on
thy wandering way, -
But tho voceless, leaving strangely one sad les
son on my heart,
Earth's bright phantom's blind my vision when
4 I seek the better part
This sad lesson on my heart
RosEMoNT, August 9th, 1872.
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rs Entrance on the left ~
AFTER CROSSING LEWIS CREEK Bird GE
Having recently leased the above Stables, late
ly occupied by Ed. Burke, and having supplied
them with every adjunct to complete livery,
we are now prepared to furnish our friends, and
the public generally, with anything they may
need in that line.
Our horses are young, fresh, fast, and
well broken; our Buggies, Carriages &C., new
and of the latest style and our drivers Sc
lected with special reference to the comfort and
safety of our patrons.
Pleasure parties accommodated at all hours
with single or double buggies, riding horses, for
ladies and gentlemen, Carriages, Spring wagons
DC. Parties wishing to visit Weyer's Cave
would do we'll to give a call.
Horses fed by the day, month or year, at usual
rates.
Special attention given to the sale of stock.
Westill occupy the extensive stabling at the
old National Stable ground, where our friends
IF they find it more convenient to call) can be
accommodated as heretofore
Hoping, by strict attention to own bust
ness, to merit continuance of the favor shown
us in other places we respectfully solicit share
of the public patronage. dec8-tf.
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Women would do we'll to rcmember--nor
can the truth be impressed upon them at
too early an age-that all the brilliant ac-
complishments, all the solid information, all
the learning in the world-are worth moth.
ing, in comparison to patient, cheerful
temper, and an affection for, and persever~
ance in the moral and domestic duties of
life. Home ought to be the temple of a
virtuous female; she may leave it OCCASION
ally, and be happy amid the beautiful fruits
and flowers Of the world; but let her, like
the bee, gather honey from them all, and
let that honey be reserved for own dwell
ing, let it be palace or cottage .-Mrs. Hall.
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and not following his business, his bushes

and not following his business, his bushes
ceased to follow him, and his substance is
at last, total wreck.
And the lovely Madge is now dejecte'
and broken-hearted mother.
Their house is now up many flights
rickety stairs, 10 a small attic.
There is neither fire nor light in tn
room but the snow from the roofs Of thu
houses without reflects faint glimmer o
light, sufficient for US to perceive heap o
coarse mating serving as bed. lying II
one corner of the narrow floor. On bro
ken chair sits the once handsome Madge-
prey to ftbiness aud disease ; at her side
stands her little Emily, in the same condi
ton ~
A heavy. uncertain steps is on the stairs
and little Emily exclaims:
30 mamma, he is coming again. What
will we do
In another moment the sot stood before
them, his rel eyes glaring upon their fam
ished cheeks, and heartlessly demands his
supper.
!. But Madge now met his rage with the ST.
lent scowl of heart-broken and challous def
ance, which tended but to infame the infu-
rated mailman. ~
And staggering forward, with clenched
hand, he struck to the ground the once gen.
tie and beautiful Madge, whom he had
sworn before God to protect, and the deli
cate child who clung to. her mother for pro-
lection.
The heart rending screams Of the long
patient wsfe, brought an Irish washer-wo-
man, who lived in the next attic, to the
room. f
AS the good natured woman, who had
kept Madge and her children from starva-
ton for the past week, stood at the door,
she exclaimed: 'Och och God be wild
us I! Is it murtherin' the jewels, ye are ye
brute T. 1.-
And springing past him, she raised Emily
up in her arms. y
% But alas! she was too late the child had
bresthed her last, and the blood was ooying
freely from deep. cash in her forehead -
In the confusion which followed, Madge
escaped unuoticed, and the woman carried
the dead child TO her own attic. asea eois
When morning dawned again, the kind
hearted woman returned to the ROOM to
speak to Msdge, but stood spellbound at
the door, as the CHASTITY sight within met her
eyes
Charley Brown. the ane. dashing, hand
some young man of a few years ago, lay on
the floor, horrible looking corpse his
throat cut, and 10 his right hand bloody
knife.
Alas! for the transformations of intem.
perance
Closing the door, the woman murmured
to herself:
Och och! Good God but dhrinkin is
curse to the human crathur-it is, aghra
it is p
That afternoon Charley Brown and his
child were consigned to pauper's grave,
and the broker.hearted Madge was nowhere
to be found
But week afterwards the frozen corpse
of Madge was found on her sisters grave, in
"Greenwood Cemetery
And few ever knew this poor woman was
the brilliant, dark-eyed sister, that the beau
tiful Emily Davis had left behind
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First class Oriental philosophy will
stand up. Tibbetts, what is life p
"Life consists of money, horse, and a
fashionable wife"
"Good. Next What is death p
GA paymaster who settles everybody's
debts and gives them tombstones as receipts
in full of all demands"
"What is poverty ~
"The reward of merit genius generally
receives from discriminating public"
"What is fame ?"
:. "a six line puff in newspaper while
living. and your fortune to enemies when
dead"
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Everything in life has right side and "a
wrong side. You can take any joy and
turning it around, find trouble on the other
side or you may take the greatest trouble
and by turning it around find joys on the
other side. The gloomiest mountain never
casts shadow on both sides at cpce nor
does the greatest Of life's calamities.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-09-06

Nature is the only workman to whom no
material is worthless, tie only chemist in
whose laboratory there are no waste pro-
ducts, and the only artist whose COMPOSE
tions are infinitely varied, and whose fertili
ty Of invention is inexhaustible.
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A PEAcABLE LIFE. very old man,
"Some old folks are always complaining
about the weather, but am always very
thankful when I wake up in the morning
and find any weather at ALL" We may
smile at the simplicity of the old man, but
still his language indicates spirit that con-
tributes much to calm and peaceable life.
1t is better and wiser to cultivate that spirit
than to be continually complaining of things
as they are. Be thankful for such mercies
as you have, and if Heaven sees it will be
for your good and his glory, it will give you
many more. At least, do not make your
self and others unhappy by your ingratitude
and complaint.
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INFLuENcE.-The blossom cannot tell
what becomes Of its odor, and no one can
tel! what becomes Of bis influence and ex.
ample, that roll away from him, and go be-
yond his ken on their perilous mission
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A Child Wife.
"MY PLACE IS WITH YOU, GEORGE"

MY PLACE Is WITH YOU, GEORGE.
They have had lively case of the sensa-
tional order in court in Mobile. George
w. Fangan, aged "a. ran off with and mar.
ried girl named Alice Childs, aged 49,
The law Of Alabama not permitting the
marriage of children, the couple went to
Mississippi and had the knot legally tied.
They then returned to Mobile, and the par
euts Of the girl had them arrested aud
brought into Court. The charge against
flanagan was abduction. There being no
charge against the girl she was intro
duced as witness. Old Mrs. Childs who
had been in bed for eight years, was in
court on lounge. Her evidence was
given under great excitement. She re-
marked she had often shot at a mark and
hitit, and helpless as she was she wanted
to put her aim to the test. She had never
seen flanagan, but threatened in Court to
shoot him at sight Mr.. Childs, father of
the girl, was present and less demonstra,
tive.
When Alice was called as witness and
made her appearance, the old woman fun
bled in her pocket and asked the Judge if
she might, with propriety, shoot the child.
The child took no notice whatever of the
movement, and was perfectly calm. She
said: II left home Of my own free will I
am satisfied and have nothing else to say"
Fangan was bound over in the sum of
1000 to answer the charge of abducting
female under fourteen years of age from
her lawful guardians. 1t was in evidence
that Fangan is an industrious young man of
respectable family, and that he is evidently
attached to bis child wife. She, on her part,
had an opportunity to prove that she fully
reciprocates HE affection and desires to live
with him in peace.
The Judge in view of all the facts acted
the part of Solomon He said: Let che
girl be discharged from all restraint and left
at liberty to 60 to her parents Or her hus-
band, as she may elect She unanimously
elected her husband
He refused to give the bond of 81, 900
and went to prison. Aud she saying -
My place is with you George" went along;
and the couple are now living happily to-
gether in Jail as man and wife, secure from
the attacks of storming parents.in- law.
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DEMALE INFIRMARY.-Dr. B. P. REESE,
II with a long and successful experience OF
the treatment of

"DISEASES PECULIAR TO FEMALES.'
has opened an lNFlRMARY where Ladies VIII
be received for treatment. 1t is useless to men
ton the advantages to be derived from being
under the constant supervision of the Physician,
in many of these cases. Experience has long
since taught, by the evidence of the best physi-
clans as we'll as the Inst Iutions OF this charac-
ter in the large cities, this is the only way of
successful treatment.
Patients will be received as members OF the
family, having every attention necessary for
their comfort and improvement. aug4-H
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Business Cards.


A. II. TAYLOR. VIM. F. SUMMERSON.
A H. TAYLOR & Cove have
II just received at the old stand of Mosby
& Taylor, full line of
Staple s. Fancy Dry Goods.
NOTIONS GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES,
BATS, QUEENsWARE, HARD
WARE, &C., &C., &C.
We are better prepared than ever to offer extra
inducements to our customers. Every article
usually kept in frst-class establishment can
now be found in our Store. We are also agents
for the sale of the celebrated Perkins & House
Non-explosive Lamp. They give SOFT pleasant
and most brilliant light, and are perfectly free
from explosion or other accident attending the
common lamp.
WANTED.-To exchange for goods, all
kinds of country produce, Lumber, Shingles and
Laths. We have very recently fitted up COM
modious undergrad, and will be prepared to
buy all kinds of lumber, at the highest market
rates. apr26-tf
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where Did the Rich MAN Go?

where Did the Rich Man Go ?
Little Johnny was preparing for Sunday
School situated some distance away, when
his mother saw one of their neighbors ap.
preaching in his wagon. This neighbor, by
the way, was called "The Rich Man" being
both wealthy, kind hearted, and liberal to
the poor. Johnny ran out, and the rich
/ man took him into his wagon. as he was 60
ing right past the Sunday-school. 1t was a
very hot day, and so Johnny took off his
shoes and stockings to keep cool. When
they arrived, the exercises had already be.
gun, and as the man was going to church
about mile beyond, and had agreed to call
for Johnny on his return, he concluded not
to put on his shoes and stockings again, but
leave them in the wagon. So he tripped
lightly into school, and the man drove away
towards church.
His teacher was just hearing the lesson
which. by thoway, Johnny was not acquaint-
ed with, which was the fates Of the rich
man and poor Lazarus. Soon after Johnny
took his seat, it came his turn to answer a
question.
"Johnny can you tell me where the rich
man went p
'He went to the Baptist meeting, sir,'
replied the lad, thinking only Of bis late
companion.
"No, no, my son, the rich man went to
heU." said the teacher with great impress
siveness, while the other scholars were tit
tering with laughter.
'Did he ~ exclaimed the lad, 10 all hon.
esty 'Then he has taken my shoes and
stockings with him." and up be jumped
and selling his hat. he put out Of the school
room, and down the road, to overtake the
rich man and recover his property.
THANK GoD.-At the close of the Revo-
luton, George III, desired his chaplain to
return thanks to God
The chaplain replied, Sire, do you wish
me to thank God that you lost so many
troops p
"Now
do you want me to thank God because
you have lost so many millions sterling?"
"Noi",
''Do you want me to thank God because
you have lost thirteen Of your best colo
MES ~
"No p!
"Then what do you want me to thanh
God for 2"
Il want to thank God because it is nc
worse?'
So it is with the radicals. They fire sa
lutes oyer North Carolina, and thank Goo
that 1t is no verse.
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n H. TROUT, F. T. sTRIBLING JR.,
AND FRANK B. BERKELEY.
Having this day, May 10. 1870, formed a part
nership, will conduct the drug business at the
old stand of P. H. Trout, under the style of
TROUT, STRIBLING & BERKELEY,
who will carry on the business in all its branches
with renewed energy and with increased facili-
ties. They offer inducements to all who may
need Drugs, Medicines, Paints. Oils Coal Oil and
Lamps, Fancy Articles &c.
Special attention given to compromising Ply
sician s Prescriptions, which departments under
the control of F. B Berkeley.
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PRAISE AND BIAME.-Many man cen.
sures and praises so very family that he has
no enemies except his friends.