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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
Terrible Combat with Rats.

The Carlisle (Pa) Herald relates the follow
ing which, in the way of rat story, ought to
take the premium:
Mr.. Jesse Laverty, of East Pennsylvania,
was lately very much annoyed by rats, which
carried off his eggs, and made sad work with
his corn in his crib, and then invaded his gra-
nary and commenced destroying bin of
wheat. On examination he found there was
but one place where they got in. He thereup
on resolved to kill the rats by an artifce we'll
worthy of the cause. He strewed corn meal
literally on the floor of the granary, and about
one hour later he nailed up the hole. Then,
calling his dog, Ia Spanish terrier,) and arming
himself with club, he went forth to battle.
Now, the door to the granary is fastened with
long wooden latch extending clear across it,
and can only be opened from the outside, and
Mr. L., on entering, drew the granary door
shut and heard the latch fall. He then
thought the enemy was his, but this was an
error. The rats were more numerous than he
expected, and, finding no way of escape, they
attacked both him and his dog with great fury.
Mr. L. laid on his blows hard and fast, and one
blow, aimed at rat, unfortunately hit the dog
on the head and killed him.
Being thus deprived of his faithful ally, he
would have fed, but could not, and he then
commenced calling for help. The rats mean
while kept skirmishing around his legs, ran up
his body, bit his hands, and one bolder than
the rest bit his nose. 1t is impossible to say
what the result of this unequal contest would
have been, had not passing neighbor, attract
ed by the noise and cries, gone to the relief
When rescued he presented shocking specta-
Gle, his face and hands bloody, and his clothes
torn into shreds
When his wounds were cared for he hit on a
better plan of warfare. Borrowing twelve cats,
which, with his own, made fifteen, he in the
evening shut them up in the granary with the
rats, and the next morning he found, on exam
nation, ten dead cats, one blind one, and two
with one eye apiece. The remaining two were
unhurt, and by actual count he found one
hundred and nineteen dead rats. Of the dead
dog there was nothing left but the bones and
hair, the rats doubtless having eaten him while
Mr.. Laverty was hunting cats.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
Household Receipts.

CARE OF A MUFF.-When you take it off,
give it several hard twirls around to smooth
the fur. When placed in the box, lay it on its
side; this prevents the wadding from sinking
downwards and falling into clods. When you
put it away for winter, place within it some
Jumps of camphor wrapped in paper, and
sprinkle the outside with powder camphor.
Then enclose it completely and tightly in two
or three thicknesses of newspaper. Do not
open it until you want it in the fall. The
printers ink on the papers will assist in keep
ing out moths
CURE FOR FELoN.-Take some spirits of
turpentine in cup, dip the finger in it, and
then hold the hand near hot fire till dry dip
it in again, and repeat for fifteen minutes, or
till the pain ceases. Next day, with a sharp
knife, pare off the thick skin, and you will find
something like honey comb, filled with clear
water; open the cells, and the felon is gone.
If the felon is too far gone for turpentine, oil
of origanum will cure.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.-Rub we'll togeth-
er one pound of sugar and half pound of but
ter. Then add the yolks of five eggs, one small
tea cup of sweet milk with one tea spoonful of
soda in it, one pound of -four with one and a
half tea spoonsful of cream of tartar, and the
grated rind and juice of one lemon. Lastly,
add the whites of the eggs we'll beaten. Icing
fer it made of the whites of four eggs, one-half
pound pulverized sugar and one grated cocoa
nut
To BAKE HAM-Most people boil ham. 1t
is much better baked if baked right Soak for
an hour in clean water and wipe dry. Next
spread it all over with thin butter and then put
it in deep dish with sticks under it to keep it
out of the gravy. When it is fully done, take
off the skin and matters crusted on the flesh
side and set it away to COOL
BUTTER STAMP.-This utensil should always
be washed in cold salt water before it is used.
If soaked in hot water the butter will stick to
it. but never if soaked in cold brine. The salt
absorbed by the stamp keeps it moist while in
use.
MoULD1NEss. and jellies may be
kept from mouldiness by covering the surface
with pulverized loaf sugar Thus protected
they will keep for years.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

wrote to me, but his letters became somewhat
constrained and scarcely knew what to make
of him. If he would only give me up,
thought but felt sure that he would hold me
| to that weak promise of mine, that l should
either become Edna Crawford or remain Edna
Darlington.
"Mr. Crawford" was announced one evening,
and entered the parlor fully prepared for an
overdose of John, but found myself confronted
by his father.
He looked very grave, and instantly I imag.
ined all sorts of things, and reproached mysel!
for my codness "John is well?" l gasped
finally.
"Quite WE'LL" was the reply, in such kind
tones that I felt sure there was something
wrong.
What it was, I cared not, but poured forth my
feelings impetuously to my astonished visitor
"I do not wise to see him. Tell him so, MIR.
Crawford tell him that had rather remain
Edna Darlington, as he made me promise, than
to become Edna Crawford"
"And he made YOU promise this?" was the
reply. "The selfish fellow But, Edna, what
am [ to do without the little girl I have been
expecting? am very lonely-so lonely that |
do not see how can give her up
I glanced at him, and the room seemed
swimming round-everything was dreadfully,
unreal I tried to sit down, and was carried
tenderly to the sofa.
"Shall it be Edna Darlington or Edna Gran
ford ?" be whispered. "You need not break
your promise to John"
"Edna Crawford" replied, feeling that
had left the world entirely, and was in another
sphere of existence.
If the thought crossed my mind that Mr..
Crawford had rather cheerfully supplanted his
son, the proceeding was fully justified during
the visit which received from that young gen
tleman tried to make it plain to him that
did him no wrong, as I had never professed to
love him, although not at all sure that l would
not receive the shaking threatened on pre-
vious occasion; and endeavored to be as ten
der as possible, for I felt really sorry for him.
To my great surprise, John laughed.
"Well, this is jolly" he exclaimed. "And
I'm not villain, after all. What do you think
of her, Edna !'
He produced an ivorytype in rich velvet
Casa pretty, little blue-eyed simpleton; she
looked like atat seventeen.
"Rose," he continued-"Rose Darling; the
name suits her doesn't it? She was staying at
my uncle's in Maryland-that' where I've been
visiting, YOU know-and she's such dear con-
fdiug thing that fellow couldn't help falling
in love with her. And she thinks no end Of
me, you see-says she's quite afraid of me and
all that"
John knew that I wasn't bit afraid of him
but felt an elderly, sisterly sort of interest in
his happiness, and had never liked him so well
as at that moment. And this was the dreadful
news that his father had come to break to me,
when his narrative was nipped in the bud by
my revelations, and the interview ended in a
far more satisfactory manner than either of us
had anticipated. So I kept my promise to
John, after all, and as Miss Rose kept hers, he
is now steady, married man, and very agree
able son n-in-aw.-Haaper's Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

WHAT is A BONANZA The word bonanza
has been recently added to our yernacular, and
coming on about the proper time, was not inap-
propriatey applied to the bill "to liquidate the
floating debt OF the State" vetoed last week by
Governor Chamberlain. This bill has been
spoken of and characterized as the "bonanza
bilP' from its inception, and perhaps all our
readers may not know the meaning of the
word. Literally, the word bonanza means
'boon" or "free gift," and in the mining dis
tricts of Nevada, it is used as illustrative of the
treasures of silver with which her mountains
abound. When vein of remarkably rich ore
is found in unexpected places, running not in
the predicted direction, but dagonally through
several mines, or when the yield of a "lode" is
unusually heavy, at comparatively little ex.
pense or trouble, it is called bonanza. And
that is why the word was applied to the bill
which the Governor vetoed. Xorkviie Enquir-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
LOSING A BET WITHOUT BErT1NG.-A Ban

LOSING A BET WITHOUT BETTING.-A Ban
gor fruit dealer has been paying a bet recently,
with the making of which he had nothing to
do. A couple of well-known gentlemen step
ped in one afternoon, and beginning to eat
oranges informed the proprietor that they had
made bet of the oranges on certain ques-
ton, and that after the bet was decided the
loser would pay for those which they were eat
ing. To this the dealer in fruits was agreed,
and the customers ate all they desired The
next time they were in the store he inquired
which one was to pay for the oranges. "Don't
know yet, "was the reply; II bet than whom the
Brewer bridge is carried away the Brewer end
will go first, and Smith bet that the Bangor end
will go first" The oranges were Immediately
charged to profit and loss.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

selves, not next year, but now, this spring It
is not too late.
If the estimate placed upon Bermuda grass
be correct what does it mean? 1t means that
a wronged, oppressed andimpoverished people,
at an expense so trihing as to be within the
reach of the poorest person, have it in their
power to make their now idle and worthless
lands yield them moneyed return superior
to any which they have previously at any time
known.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

- Ladies silk dresses are all satin this
spring. Gloves and dresses are worn much
longer by economical ladies' Laces are still
indispensable for corsets. A neat thing for
streets suits is clothes brush. Mantles are
still made of marble. Travelling costumes have
very jaunty appearance Canes and umbrel-
las are the knobbiest thing out. Plating is
very much in vogue, especially for forks,
spoons, etc. Young ladies are seldom ruffled
if they have new beau
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
Notice of Final Settlement,
Feb 4, 1875
Nov 10, 1874

THE undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will make application to w. w. Hum
phrevs, Judge Of Probate for Anderson Coun-
ty, on Tuesday, the 10th day of April next,
for Final settlement of the Estate of r. H.
Pettigrew, deceased, and a Final Discharge
thcrefrom.
'''l' w. II. KING, Admir-.
March 49, 1875 35 o.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
The Poor of q City.

In an article on the poor and unfor-
tunate of New York city, the Times
relates the following incident A poor
mans wife died of disease accelerated
by want, and left him to care alone for
an infant son who, too, was near death.
The father, unable to get work, stole a
box of cigars, valued at Sc, sold it, and
bought food and medicine for his child.
He was arrested, and, although he had
hitherto borne good character, and
the facts were made known at the tria !,
he was sent to the penitentiary. At that
moment, "politicians were robbin9
the city of millions a year with impunity.
Commenting on this sad story the same
paper adds 1t is idle to think that the
poor man does not realize the force of
such contrasts. They are burned into
his heart, callous to ordinary suffering,
and his intense consciousness of them
makes more difficult the task of those
who try to help him. Another thing the
poor man knows which the rich man
does not. He knows that death from
starvation is SO common thing in New
York city as to be unworthy three-line
paragraph in the newspapers. This may
seem startling, but it is true. The re.
cords of the hospitals of the city show
an average number of deaths not fan
from one a day during the winter
months from "general debility" The
physicians say this means starvation
Question these physicians further, ant
they will tell of cases of once stalwar'
men who are brought in on stretchers Sc
weak that they must be bathed in spirits
to give them strength enough to eat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Extracts from the Annual Report of the Pay
master General.

Gen. Alvord, paymaster general of
the United States army, says in his
annual report for the last fiscal year
ending June 80, 1875, the number of de-
sertions during that time was 2,521; re-
enlistments of privates, 1886, and of
sergeants, 347. The number of deser-
tions are decreased nearly one half,
while the number of re-enlistments have
increased nearly three times during the
last fiscal year, rs contrasted with the
former year. This betokens superior
contentment, and is due, doubtless, not
alone to the pay being now graduated
by length of service and to the effect of
the deposit system, but is undoubtedly
also due to an improvement in the whole
tone and condition of the army. The
total amount deposited by soldiers dur
ing the year was 1926, 256. Doubtless
the effect of the system has been, as
heretofore, to diminish desertions
There remained, on the 30th of June
last, 1927, 900 in the hands of the gov.
ernment, received from deposits, and
not yet repaid, since the passage of the
act of May Is, 1872.
The paymaster general calls attention
to the scheme favorably alluded to by
the secretary of war in his last annual
report for the enactment of a system of
annuities for the families of deceased
officers by voluntary deductions from
the monthly pay of officers. 1t is pro-
posed that it shall be done without
eventual expense to the government.
The money to be deducted is worth to
the government certain per centum of
interest. This INTEREST," and the ex-
pectancy of life (arrived at by careful
statistics) are the elements from which
annuity tables would be prepared by the
most careful and critical calculations.
The science of probabilities has reached
great precision in its computations,
but after certain tables have been used
twenty years, more or less, then if found
defective corrections could be made,
which would more perfectly accomplish
the object sought. Some officers have
expressed preference for voluntary
established assessment (made upon the
death of the officer) upon each member
of the association, scheme SO entirely
different from the annuity plan that ii
probably would not conflict with it.
There is one precaution that the pay
master general would emphasize that
neither himself nor any other officer be
made Gas in the case of the late Freed.
mans bureau) the custodian of any fund
but that it be deposited in the treasury,
to be withdrawn according to law. The
paymaster general says the allowance
and payment of mileage to officers of the
army is SO hedged about that there CAL
be and were no abuses of it which are
not inseparable from any allowance
based upon orders issued at the discre
ton of men. Therefore he earnestly
recommends return to the system o
mileage, as better fitted to do justice tC
the officer and to the government.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
A Wrecked Life.

Married, married, married, do you
say9" and with wild light of insanity
creeping into the baggard eyes, and
voice pitched painfully high, she re-
peated: Married, married? No; do I
look like happy married woman2 Oh,
my God, why don't he Gomez See, we
are all waiting for him. There are the
guests, there is father and mother by the
fireplace, talking with our clergyman,
and now the girls are placing the wreath
of flowers upon my head. But they're
snakes, they're snakes; they are crawl
ing into my bosom o, take them
away take them awayl they are twin
ing around my neck they choke-O
o." and frothing at the mouth, her
features fearfully distorted, poor Mar
garet Townsend sank down upon the
station floor, and shrieking with the
most agonizing terror at the most horri.
bic shapes her excited Imagination con-
jured, she was borne to cell and the
doctor summoned.
Its the tremens," he said, "the
worst form of delirium tremens."
This was all, and yet ten years age
this outcast was loved daughter of Q
well-todo physician in the central part
of New York State. She had lover
the engagement ring was placed upon
her finger, and surrounded by happy
relatives and friends she awaited tho
coming of the bridegroom on her brida
night. He mover came, and a few weeks
afterwards the girl stole away from hel
home and cast her lot among strangers
Since then the road has been fearful,
| steeD
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
Stick TO 1t.

Learn a trade, or get into business,
and go at it with q determination that
de6es failure, and you will succeed.
Don't leave it because hard blows are to
be struck, or disagreeable work to be
performed. Those who have worked
their way up to wealth and usefulness
do not belong to the shiftless and unsta.
BILE class; and if you do not work while
young man, as an old man you will be
nothing. Work with q will, and con-
quer your prejudice3 against labor, and
manfully bear the heat and burden OF
the day. It may be hard the first week
but after that, assure you, it will
become pleasure, and you will feel
enough better satisfied with yourself tc
pay for all the trial of a beginning
Let perseverance and industry be you
motto; and with a steady application tc
business, you need have no fear for the
future. Don't be ashamed of youl
plain clothes, provided you have earned
them. They are far more beautiful il
the estimation of all honest men ant
women than the costly gewgaws sported
by some people at the expense of tho
confding tailor. The people who re
spect you only when well clad, will b.
the first to run from you in the hour o
adversely.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25

perty prevails on the border. The jury have
found eighty indictments, and urge decisive
action on the part of the State and general
government to punish the criminals and pro
tect the inhabitants against Mexican banditti.
..... Quarantine restrictions have been re-
moved from the Pensacola navy yard.
Advices from the Magdalen islands, near New
foundland, report the fishing season just
ended as the most productive one for many
years go. Joseph A. Sadler, Of London, has
just won rowing match, and thus retains the
championship of England. The Treasury
department recommends a tax on savings bank
deposits OF over $590..... The estimated
damage done in London an neghborhood
by the high tides will reach $5,000,000 ......
Tho British ship Aristida which sailed from
London for the United States, has been st
near Boulogne. Nine of the crew wero
drowned. ... The secretary OF the treasury
has Issued call for the redemption Of :12,-
1856, 600 Of fve-twenty coupon and registered
bonds Of the issue of June 80, 1864.
Orrin Marshall, who murdered his wife in
Stoughton, Mass, and then escaped, has been
found dead in Boston, having shot himself
through the brain. ....A fight recently oc-
Cured between some revolutionists and gov
ernment troops at Sonora, Mexico, six Of the
former being killed. ... Tho body Of Guibord
was inferred at Montreal in grave Of cement.
large body of police and military was
present and no riotous demonstrations oo-
Cured. 80. The new constitution Of Alabama
was ratified by large popular majority.....
A fire in the town of Irwins, Pa, destroyed
fourteen buildings, ten OF which we're occupied
as stores. Loss, S5O,OOO; covered by insur-
ance The bark Maria Martin, from Chicago
| for Buffalo, lost three sailors by having them
swept off the jbboom and drowned ..... A
man named Bowling having refused to pay
his fare on horse car in New Orleans, was
elected by the driver, John Mcnamara, when
he drew pistol and shot tho driver dead.
Spurious $5 bills on the First National bank OF
Peru, ILL.,, are afloat Eighteen Mormons,
living at Franklin, Idaho have been indicted
for polygamy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
Working Roads.

Very little work should ever be done
on roads in the fall. Bridges and cul-
verts can be repaired, drains opened or
constructed, chuck holes filed up-all
such work as will not disturb materially
the hard beaten track that has been
made by the summers travel. This
should never be disturbed unless neces-
sary repairs cannot be secured ether
wise. 1t is the worst possible economy
to scrape a black muck into the road at
any time of the year, and especially in
the fall. Such soil never makes good
road. Sometimes-we have frequently
known it to be the case-there is a clay
subsoil few inches beneath the surface,
which will make a good road-bed if the
muck is scraped off, and this should al
ways be done when the nature of the
ground will admit of the bitches being
lowered accordingly.