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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

A COOP STORY ABOUT Bob T0oMBs-BoBs
OPINION OF HMsELF.-A gossipy eorrespon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial writing
from Atlanta, gives the following:
The fiery and untamed Toombs has been
here several days, swearing at his enemies and
being jolly with his friends by turns. He is OF
lively and social disposition, and, when sur
rounded by a dozen gay and festive companions,
his songue runs like bel-clapper. Some
times he talks sense and sometimes nonsense.
He can talk either about as we'll Us any man
in Georgia.
heard story about Toombs the other night
which deserves place in history. A gang OF
Legislators were around a festive board ex-
charging ideas and cigar stumps. "Just at the
close of the war;" said one, whose time it was
to tell something, "Toombs came down into
our county to get away from the Yankees.
Thev had destroyed his property andwere after
him with sharp sticks. He stopped at my un-
cle's, and pretended. to be rich South Caro-
lima planter, moving about for his health. he
shaved close, cut his hair short, and wore a
broad -brimmed slouch hat Nobody but my
uncle knew who he was. My uncle kept
little country postofice, and the neighbors used
to come in and read the papers One day one
Of taem sat down by old Bob and read the
particulars of Toomb's flight to Cuba, for it
was Y reported that he had gone there. Old Bob
listened attentively, II knew Toombs was too
sharp to stay here and let the Yankees catch
him" said the innocent reader; "'he'll spend
his days in Cuba. He is gone now, but tell
you boys, he was one of the smartest men we
ever had in this country, Yes" said Toombs,
looking as innocent as lamb, che was pretty
sma:t man; knew him well. He was little
peculiar sometimes, but as big hearted fellow
as ever raised a boil of cotton. wonder what
the Yankees would do if they should catch
him?" 'They would hang him to the nearest
Iiml,," put in one of the boys "And I amt
sure but they ought to-" put in another. At
this Toombs launched into an eloquent defence
of Goombs, the best ever heard, and said he
would yet walk on Georgia soil, and lay his
bones under Georgia soil. The old fellow
warmed up considerably, and my uncle, seeing
the conversation was taking rather personal
turr, changed it. Toombs remained with us
NORTH, and was known only to one man. He
heard himself talked about more in that month,
probably, than ever before.
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RECREATION FOR FAnMERs.-Farmers nee.

RECREATION FOR FARMERs.-Farmers nee
esssrily live at considerable distances from each
other, and in consequence of this, and their
habits of steady labor, confne themselves too
much to their own fields and firesides. They
and their families need recreation, need pleas
ures need something to counteract the effect OF
the constant labor in which they are engaged.
The mechanic in the village or city has his
mind frequently drawn away from his work by
that which is going on around him; but the
farmer, being differently situated finds nothing
to break up the monotony, unless he seeks for
it elsewhere 1t is quite probable that more
work would be accomplished, and better tone
of feeling be experienced, to say nothing OF
the more cheerful countenance which would
be worn, if half day each week were given to
social intercourse with fellow-farmers, instead
of devoting six full days each week to unre-
mitting labor. After a day spent pleasantly
away from home, the labor is not SO irksome
the laborer is happier. Allowing that as much
was not accomplished by giving little time to
relaxation, it should be borne in mind that
food and raiment for the family, forage for the
stock, and money for the bank are not the only
things worth striving for. We need happiness.
But If a portion of this time be given to wide
awake farmers club, ideas will be gained, prac.
tical knowledge acquired, which in time will
bring about results far in excess of those which
will be realized by the farmer who does not
improve these opportunitcs.-BostOn Tran
script.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

VALUE OF GEESE AS FARM STocK.-To the
cotton farmer, geese are the most valuable of
all domestcated fowls. Ten goslings are fully
equal to the best hoe-hand in the cotton patch.
They will keep ten acres of ground perfectly
clean of grass, if the ploughing is properly
DONE The most careful hoe'hsnd will bruise
and skin cotton more or less, but geese will
carefully pick all the grass from the young
cotton without injuring it in the least. l am
surprised that farmers do not make more and
better use of them. They pay for the keeping
many times over in killing grass upon which
they fatten; are salable in market, and luxu-
ry upon the table.
A farmer in my neighborhood, who knows
their value, was offering last spring four dollars
pair for common geese, to put In his cotton
field.
Since the war, have raised all the geese
could conveniently, and principally, for the
purpose of ,corking cotton. And more than
once, when it would have been impossible for
me to have saved my crop with the labor at my
control, they saved it. L find the large white
Bremen not only the most beautiful of all the
varieties, but the best workers" and easily
raised. would advise every farmer to have
his flock of geese, and pure Bremen, if he can
procure them. They will work his cotton we'll
without watching, and will save him good
deal of tedious work or money. 1t is beauti-
full sight to see thirty or forty Bremen geese in
q field of cotton carrying their rows almost as
regular as hoe-hands. Any farmer who plants
twenty or thirty acres of cotton, will never be
without geese after once testing their value.
The greatest objection to them is that they have
not forgotten that deafcning quack with which
their ancestors saved Rome. Any unusual sight
or noise about the premises, will put the whole
flock to quacking. ng.-Plantation.
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TuNNELING THE MIssIssIPPI.-It is pro-
posed to tunnel the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
near their junction, in order to facilitate rail-
wav movements. A company for that purpose
has been formed, with capital of $4,000, 600,
and has applied to Congress for an act of incor-
poration. Among the capitalists who have lent
The scheme their support are Thomas Scott lof
course) and j. N. McCullagh, of Pennsylvania,
]. Pierpont Morgan, of New York, General
Burnside, and w. B. Curtin and w. +. Cool
baugh, of Illinois This is gigantic enter
prise, greater than that of tunneling the Thames
at London, but money and "spunk" seem able
these days to accomplish anything, save the
publication of the public morals. If some
moral Tom Scott (excuse the phraseology)
could successfully tunnel the obtuse consciences
of our Congressman, probably the improvement
in our political and other affairs would be inn
medately obvious and reward him in the
praises of the people. But where is the party
to he found who will "bell the cat?" Oakes
Ameses and Smiler Colfaxes in the constituent
cies make Oakes Ameses and Smiler Colfaxes
in Congress. scoundrels, like trees, do not
suddenly appear; they thrive and grow in con-
genial soil.
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A REMARKABLE SToRy-How THE S1aHr
OF BEAR AFFECTED MULE.-Last Sat-
urday a gentleman living near Madison sta
ton, On the Memphis and Little Rock road,
left lis home to go to the village. he had
not proceeded more than two hundred yards,
mounted on hneal descendant of Balaam's
ass, wnen he encountered great, greasy black
bear. The bear was astonished, and, without
taking time to think, hurried up scaly- bark
hickory and seated himself very comfortably
on q limb, thirty or forty feet from the ground.
The farmer was completely puzzled. If ne
rode back to his house to get his gun the bear
would surely escape. He therefore tied the
mule, a long -eared, melancholy mule, forty or
fifty years of age, to the body of the tree. The
mule was bridle-wise, but no bridle would
hold him, and strong leathern cable was kept
coied about his neck. With this he was fas-
tened to the tree. The farmer started to the
house; and Bruin, divining his plans, deemed
it proper to get away. He doubtless suspected
that q gun was coming He came slowly
down. tearing the bark from the body of the
tree. It ratified about the sleepy mules head,
who had not vet seen the bear, and dreamed
not of the proximity of the ugly beast. The
bear descended slowly till he was within five
feet Of the mules great ugly head. Then it
was that the stupid, innocent, unsuspecting
mule looked up. He had never seen bear
before. His knees smote one another. He
grew pale in the face His eyes were projected
from his head-the farmer said-half foot.
His tail was slowly lifted, the hairs ali turned
awry, till it stood at an angle of forty-fve de-
grees above his spinal column, and then it was
that che mule "hoved sigh and smoled q
smile" 1t was an unearthly sound; the farm
er, fifty yards away, says it seemed to shake
the ground where he stood, watching the pro.
gress Of events. The bear suddenly twisted
itself about and Ieascended to its perch. The
mule swooningy fell at the base of the tree.
He lay still and apparently lifeless for time,
when Bruin again attempted the descent; but
the terrified mule howled and roared even more
terribly. and piteously when the bark began to
fall, snd he dashed and danced about the tree
so frsntically that Bruin hesitated, and finally,
in stupe6ed amazement, sat upon the limb upon
which he first rested The farmer came with
his rife, and bullet soon stopped the pulse
beats of the bear. 1t fell heavily beside the
mule, and strange to tell, as told to us, the
mule and bear died side by side-the one of g
mortal wound, the other of mortal terror. The
bear was still black as Erebus; the mules face
was already white with an indescribable agony
of mortal fear.-Memphis Appeal.
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BIG HAUL OF PoLEcATs.-During the late
rise in the Yuba River, J. w. Briggs, while
passing over low strip Of land ont on the Grass Grass
Bros rancho, met with what he called a drove
Of polecats." They had evidently been driven
from their burrows by water, and when ap-
preached by the discoverer they trotted along
before him like drove of pigs. Finally they
all plunged into one hole Mr.. Briggs being
aware that the animal is often hunted by Chi
nameu, and that polecats' gals were rated at
SIS each by Celestial physicians, he informed q
couple co % of Cinnamon what had occurred, and
pointed out the locality of the burrow to them.
The Cinnamon provided themselves with shov-
els and commenced to dig on the line of the
hole. After excavating pit a about, ten feet in
depth and three wide they struck upon on the j,
mes nsss overpowerng odor filling the air after
another another they were dispatched. until ten large
polecats lay dead at the feet Of the fortunate
and victorious Chinamen.-Ma'ysui1e appeal.
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GooD.-"I was to ask you, Hannah, whether
it was really true or not that you were engaged
to be married to the deacon's son, young limo
thy Upham. 1 said I'd ask you the very next
time seen you. l told Jerusha that didn't
know myself whether it was true or not. What
shall say to her when | see her" "You tell
Jerusha," was the reply of the handsome,
blushing buxom Yankee damsel, chat you did
ask Hannah, and that she told you it was none
of your business whether it was true or not. !"
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dealing oil. No; down it goes through the
Office foor-down, down, like an evil spirit, to
give hack dull, metallic echo from the stones
of the cellar beneath.
We we're saved.
Joe johnson, the prisoner, was hanged, but
his brother remains unpunished by the law, for
he stabbed himself with knife, and thus es-
capped the hangman's rope.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

- Boarding house chicken soup can be
made, it is said, by hanging up hen in the
sun, so that her shadow shall fall into pot OF
salt water. The only trouble is, that on
cloudy day, the soup is liable to be weak.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

"Don't you discover a determination of
blood to the head ?" inquired hard drinking
man of doctor he was consulting. NO."
said the doctor, "but think l discover de-
termination to get drunk"
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A Georgia negro was overpaid one hun
dred dollars on a check by bank, and he mas
returned the money. The local paper says this
is another evidence that the race can never be
civilized.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

THE GLORY OF THE FARMER.-The benefits
conferred upon mankind by the farmer, and the
pleasure which attaches to his vocation, are
ccharmingy portrayed by Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, in one of his essays, as follows:
The glory of the farmer is that, in the diVis-
ion of labor, it is his part to create. ALI the
trade rests on his primitive authority. He
stands close to nature; he obtains from the
earth the bread and the meat. The food which
was not he caused to be. The first farmer was
the first man, and all historic nobility rests on
possession and use of land Men do not like
hard work, but every man has an exceptional
respect for tillage, and the feeling that this is
the original calling of his race, that he himself
is only excused from it by some circumstances
which made him delegate it for a time to other
hands. IF he has not some skill which recon-
mends him to the farmer, some product for
which the farmer will give him corn, he must
himself return into his due place among the
planters. And the profession has in all eyes
its incident charms as standing nearest to God,
the First Cause. Then the beauty of nature,
the tranquility and innocence of the country
men, his independence, and the pleasing arts
the cares of bees, Of poultry, of sheep, of COWS
the dairy, the care Of hay, of fruits, of orch
ards and forests, and the reaction of these on
the workman in giving him strength and
plain dignity, like the face and manners ol
nature, all men acknowledge. All men keep
the farm in reserve as an asylum, where, IN
case of mischance, to hide the property or a
solitude if they do not succeed in society. And
who knows how many glances of remorse are
turned this way from the bankrupts of trade,
from mortified pleaders in courts and senates,
or from the victims of ideness and pleasure.
Poisoned by town life and vices, the sufferers
resolve; DWELL my children, whom l have
injured, shall go back to the land, to be recruit
ed and cured by that which should have been
nv nursery, and Eow shall be their hospital" !"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-13

: 1t is better to be on7ied than to be pitied.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
Base Sail.

On Saturday last, we witnessed a
game Of base ball. between the two ri
val clubs of this village. the "modoc's,
ana Picked Nine. Below will be found
the score. The playing was very fine,
and large number Of persons wit
messed the game. 1t would be wrong to
point out and specify particular players
when all PLAYED so well, but we think
that the Picked Nine owe their success
to there choice Of captain. He was
everywhere and watched every player,
and got all the work out Of them that
could be brought out. We under stand
that this is the last game to be played
between these clubs this season, and II
this be so, it leaves the championship
of Wood County in the hands OF the
Picked Nine. We would also say, that
during the whole course ofthe game we
heard no word from either club, or any
of the spectators. that could offend the
ears ofthe most fas,id ious. Far different
was it from the game played at the
9TH err end Of the field, between two
clubs composed Of boys from
70 toGs years old. Nothing could be
heard there but profanity and obScen-
itv. and We hope the parents Of these
boys will either go there or keep their
bows at home. We had intended to
notice that game, but when boys will
so far forget themselves as to curse
their Maker in the manner those boys
did on Saturday last, we will never
encourage them to play, by publishing
their proceedings in our paper.
Mr.. Robert Sits, who acted as UNI
pire in the game between the Modocs
and the Picked Nine, gave general sat
isfaction.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
WE received copy OF the Grafton

WE received copy OF the Grafton
Sentinel the other day, with these
words writtea on tie wrapper, "Ex. or
Die" We have always sent our paper
- the SeatineL, because we consider it
one of the best local papers in the
State. and il we had not VIC should
NOW. because we expect to meet the
editors this fall, and we are not pre-
cared to die. We don't want to live
eIvavs, but do banker 70 live Ieetle
~hile longer. Go kill the postmaster
or the route agent, or somebody else
Brother Ludwig. get over the fit be
Gore we meet 1T the Convention.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
PICKED NINE.
AIODOCS

LAST week we visited the city Of
Parkersburg. in company with Esquire
Mcclure. We called on our friend
Drahosh, OF the Times, and found
him in his sanctum, hard at work. lie
was we'll pleased over the success OF
his festival, so kindly rendered him BY
his friends. and which was, in every
sense Of the word, a success. We
learned that about 1000 peoPl" were
present, indeed all the elite OF the
city, and all had good time and went
away contented. 1t must be. indeed,
gratifying TO orr old friend to see so
many present to acknowledge the
worth of both the paper and its editor;
and also to know that ideas that he had
advanced were entertained by 50 large
a portion of the community. We also
visited the Office Of the OrthoPolitaH
and found everything hunming. On
SUNDAY we attended divine service at
the Catholic Church. and listened to a
most eloquent sermon delivered BY
Father Parks This church is one OF,
the prettiest buildings it has been our
good fortune to see; and lis pastor,
the Rev. Father Parks, is one Of most
eloquent and eminent divines in this
country. The church was mainly
built through his exertions, and will
stand lasting monument to his worth
and ability when he has gone to meet
his Maker and give an account Of his
stewardship.
On Monday we visited the oil yard
of Messrs. Thomas. Eells & Co.,an &C
count of which will appear in our
next issue. We then attended the
County Court, and nothing occurred
TO disturb the sleep Of that venerable
body until it was reported that a row
was going on down at Wards stable.
We went down in hopes o! getting
first class item, but failed, owing to the
efficiency Of the police force, under
City Sergeant A. c. Coirman. a few
broken heads and all was over. We
ALWAYS notice that when any little dis
turbance takes at Volcano, that the
Parkersburg papers, with one eXcep-
ton, make a great fuss about it, but if
they would only "pluck the beam on;
OF their own eye, &c On Saturday
night we counted twenty seven drunk
en- men and boys, while OIL Sunday
morning the first thing that greeted
our ears was the voice OF drunken
har!ot abusing respectable citizen,
making more noise and using worse
language than we ever heard at Vol
caro- In is palmicst days. On Mon
day a row. with five broken heads, and
rot 4 word about in the papers that
claim to be the organs of the moral
people OF that city. The police do
their duty well. aud under the direc,
ton Of their good looking chief they
are very efficient, and stop all disturb
ances when they are present; but five
or six men can't POI town Of the
size of Parkersburg, and it is no use
for them TO try.
We stopped with mine host
Bruins wig, Of the U. S. Hotel; had a
good bed and good square meals; we
vert the circus, had good time, and
have come back and told our readers
what we saw and heard. We have set
down naught in malice"
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
LOCAL ITEMS.
TURN OUT.

There will be a meeting Of the citi-
zens of independent School District
OF Volcano, or Tuesday. August 5th,
at o'clock p. M, at Town Hall, Vol
cano, for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for new Board of Educa-
ton for this District.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05

I'VE call the attention Of our readers
10 the advertisement of the "Novelty
Foundry and Machine Works" Of Mr..
John Cook, at Parkersburg West Vir-
ginia. Mr. Cook we are personally
acquainted with and know him to be 4
first class business man. The works
and good find class order, and any Of
Our operators wanting anything in the
line Of Mr.. Cooks business, will do well
to call on him. Read his advertisement,
aud remember the place.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
CHAS. BRUINS VIC,
Respectfully Solicited.
Public Sale
2oTuly73.

On Tuesday. September end 1873. between
the hours of 10 y NJ, and PM. upon the pre-
misses .theNew Dominion Oil Company; will
offer ut Public Sale. for cash To the highest
bidder, their property III the oil producing re-
gions Of West Virginia, described rs follows.
bounded as follows viz; beginning at Beach
and pointers corner to +. Crispcn thence along
his line and Standifurds. s. 20 w. rs poles
to 4 White Oak il. a line of Sims 20. ", thence
with line of the same North 49, West o.
poles to a stone in T. Mounts field; thence
with line of NJ. Jones 1000 y. survey North
zoe L $50 poles to pointer ms Il line between
the Sims and Fox lands. thence with said line
South Az East 34s poles to large Poplar in
Il cove of Oil Spring run, South 9oo West $50
poles to Sassafras cotner to Crispen thence
with two cl his lines, North as West I26
to pointers on point thcncy West us poles
to the beginning. Confirming 5iS14 Acres,
more or less.
Exccpting no Acrcs out Of the boundary
above described which was conveyed 10
Jonathan X Burgc by Dixon and Wife, by deed
dated May 9Th. 1904 leaving in said boundary
1881 Acres. Upon this property there has
been a limited number of wells drilled foi
oil, some Of which are still producing. In.
Guided in these may he named John. \. Steel
on Lot No. 6. and II. !. Emery on Lot No. S
Ten per cent. of purchase money to he paid
in cash ut time of Srlc, and balance within
ten DAYS the reafter. Deed will be ready fui
immediate delivery, if desired by purchaser
upon payment Of entire purchase money.
Included with thr property will he abou
| IIoo barrels of wooden oil tankagc.
II. y. STILES
President.
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Notice.

At meeting held this nth day OF
July 1873. it was unanimously,
Resolved That we the Stockholders
of"The New Dominion Oil Company"
of West Virginia in general meeting
assembled, do hereby agree to discon-
tinue the business Of this organization.
II. A. Stiles. Pres.
Attest +. J. Magill. Secyo
Philadelphia. Pa. July nth 1873.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05

The workmen, who have in charge
the building Of the O'Brien Bros ma
chine shop, at Parkersburg, are making
rapid progress with the work. the outer
walls are now up about 10 feet.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05

A countryman being requested by
his sweetheart to purchase pair OF
shoes at J. King s. Co.'S store, in
quired by note if she wanted them
round or squire toad" to which she
answered, "Kaeither, but PceSed."
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-05
On THURSDAY evening next the la

On Thursday evening next the Ia
dies Of the NJ. c. Church hold grand
sociable in the vestry OF the church
building. All are invited. 1t is to be
hoped that the young men OF this
Mace will attend with their sisters, or
some ones else sister.