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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

SIT AND SET, LAY AND L1E.-The two
words, "sit" and "set" are too much mistak ken
for each other. When grammar class is asked
for the first time if it is right to say 'hens sci"
the "Court SETS" one-half of them perhaps will
vote one way and half the other. The Court
means the Judge or Judges the Judge sits, the
Court sits, the Jury sits, hens Sit birds sit
"Setting hen" is wrong; hens are not "setters"
or pointers. Set requires an objective case; we
set in chair, but we sit in it. There is a sim.
liar difficulty in the words "lie" and clay"
In families whose hens "set" everything 'lays,"
and all "lay abed" The quoted words are
wrong. Lay means to place, and requires an
adjective, as "the hen lays, eggs; y 'now lay
me."r we should say the book lies on the tac
BILE; he lies abed lies low; everybody lies, II
you please, but nobody lays unless he has some
thing to lay.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04
The Third Term Question.

The st. Louis Republican has been permitted
to make public some information on this top
ic, contained in letter from former high Of
fetal 70 friend in st. Louis, and based upon
the utterances of President Grant himself We
quote: .
1t begins by stating that the President was
perfectly satisfied and even grati6ed by the re-
suits of the elections last Fall. 20 use his
own expression, they demonstrated that the
Republican party could not carry the country
without him at its head, and they would serve
to teach the politicians the lesson that they
could not afford to divide upon personal OF
other minor questions in the face of the enemy.
In this conversation the President seems to
tious of last Fall go by default, as a piece of
to a state of desperation and, second, to show
to its leaders that, without his iron hand and
his infexible will at their head, disaster in
1876 would be as certain as that defeat which
had overtaken them in 1874. In respect to the
part played by the rvoters in the last election,
Gen. Grant was simply Indifferent, if not con-
temptuous, and did not deem that department
of the subject worth discussing.
He then went on to enumerate his chances
for denomination by the Republican Con-
vention. I(e would have the delegations from
the Southern States solid for him. This would
leave him only forty-two votes to get from the
North, and he relied on Mr.. Conkling to bring
New York up to his support with thirty-fve
solid, while Butler and Boutwell, would furnish
the remainder from Massachusetts. Having
gained the nomination, he would fight the bat
tie of 1872 over again. He had nc doubt as to
the result, but broadly intimated that he might
possibly be defeated by fraud and intimidation
of voters, in which case he should see that JUS
tice was DONE We have reason to suppose
that the President is not wholly averse to a
publication of his designs; only he regards it
as beneath his dignity to seek publicity for
them. He is most firmly impressed with the
theory of his own inyincibilily before the peo-
pie, and regards the "anti-third term clamor of
the press" as merely the malignity OF editors
whom he does not consult as to the disposal of
patronage But he implicitly believes the peo-
pie are with him, and will remain with him as
long as he lives. We may add that the source
of this information is of the most unimpeach-
able reliability, and that it comes direct.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

- Idlcness is the parent of nameess vices.
Give children useful employment, and they
are not in bad company.
We often speak of being settled in life;
we might as we'll think of casting anchors in
the midst of the ocean, or talk of the perma-
nent situation of stone that is rolling down
hill.
"A dog has been arrested in London be-
cause his master wouldn't pay the tax on him,
and incarcerated for twenty-one days. We
have heard that "every dog has his day." but
here is n case of one who has twenty-one days.
"A lawyer once asked hotel-keeper the
following questions: "If man gives you
hundred pounds to keep for him, and dies,
what do you do2 Do you pray for him."
"No, SIR" replied the landlord, II pray for
another just like him."
One hundred and ten years ago there
wasn't a white man within the entire territory
at present embraced by the State of Kentucky.
What changes century can make! Now
there are thousands of white men there, and
most of them have red noses.
"A story is told of two Vermont farmers
who are not Grangers. They induced their
wives to Join and report before they would
commit themselves. Now, when they will,
they cannot; two black balls greet every appli.
cation. WcaIlWulle IHe WIVES SO regularly anu
triumphantly to every Grange meeting, and
the men stay at home.
Age should not always be reckoned by
years. Some men are old at forty; others are
young at eighty. Thiers ruled France when he
was over eighty, Won Moltke planned the
French campaign when he was more than sev-
enty, and Palmerston at seventy was in his
greatest vigor. In our own country there are
some notable instances of men, and women
also, who have long ago passed their threescore
wears and ten, and yet they retain their youth
full vigor and strength.
A gentleman travelling through one of the
most picturesque portions of the White Noun
tain region, saw farmer at work, and being
of a sociablc disposition, approached the man
and expatiated on the beauty and majesty OF
the surrounding scenery, concluding with the
remark: "I suppose, my friend, you enjoy this this
at?" "Why, ye-es," was the response; "6ut
if I'd had the sortin' Of these ere hills, I'd
made 'em q little peakeder."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

BUILD SMALLER HoCsEs.-The age Tor
large houses, as q general rule, in this State
has passed. Under the old servant system,
roomy residences were thought best, as with
plenty of help, there was no Inconvenience in
keeping our homes in good repair. Besides,
capital was abundant, and our people pre-
ferred, many of them, palace looking houses,
with grounds in keeping Herewith, for safe in
vestment, especially about towns, to any other.
This was ali very we'll then. But things are
changed, and our ideas should be broug ht to
the wants and necessities that surround us.
Now, servant hire is expensive, and capital is
very scarce. Those familiar with the house
hold duties of family, know the difficulties
attending the keeping in order of ten or rt"elve
rooms Of house, especially if numbers OF
steps have to be climbed to do it. Now, the
wife and mother of the household does much
greater share of the experimenting Of her
home than formerly, and she no doubt feels the
inconvenience more than any one else OF as
cending and descending stairways from the
kitchen to the garret, in the discharge of her
daily routine Of duty. BY building smaller
houses, and placing greater proportion OF
the rooms on the first floor, much OF her weari-
ness and exhaustion can be obviated, and at
the same time the comforts and conveniences
of home suffer no detriment thereby, but are
augmented. The demands of the times require
these changes, to say nothing of considera-
ton of economy and frugality. In addition to
the foregoing reasons for the erection OF houses
more suited to the times in which we live,
comes the great want of capital throughout
the State. Instead of employing capital OF
six thousand dollars, fifteen hundred should be
used to erect residences that would accommo-
date the necessities of nine-tenths of our fami-
es' lies thus thu making saving of three-fourths of
the capital heretofore used in residences for
investment in productive industries or engage
ments. Instead of erecting one large house,
build four, renting out three of them, thus
adding handsomely to your income. This sub
iect deserves the public attention, and ought to
be seriously reflected upon for purposes OF do
mestic utility, and as we'll as material prosper
perity.- GrecnuiNe Enterprise q Mountai"ecr'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

AN AMUSING REGULARITY OF SHEEP
Illustrative of the persistence of sheep in fol-
lowing the motions of their leader, a contempo-
rary tells the following story Of a flock on the
corner of Cortland and Greenwich streets, in
New York:
"a flock of sheep was coming from the ferry
one morning when both streets were crowded
with wagons and carts. Just as the leaders
reached the corner big furniture-vau bore
down upon them at full speed. Startled and
confused, they turned to cross to the other side
of the street, when great leather-wagon rushed
toward them from the other direction. Worse
confused than before, they doubled on their
own track. This brought them behind the rear
sheep, when they Immediately followed. Thus
they formed circle, and each sheep following
the one before him, the whole gang galloped
for dear life round and round, in ring, till
they were tired, amid roars of laughter and ap-
plause from a crowd of spectators to this novel
circus; and the louder the applause the faster
did the sheep travel"
This account reminds US of an equally funny
occurrence in Hartford some years ago. A
flock of sheep was driven up Asylum street to-
ward Main street. The street being compara-
lively narrow and constantly crowded with
teams of all descriptions, the flock became al
most crazed with fright. just as the Ioremost
sheep reached Main street, a man with long
wagon drew up and stopped directly in front of
the advancing column. Without turning to
the right or left the leader jumped over the
wagon and was followed by two or three others.
The man moved his vehicle out of the way, and
left the path uuobstructed. But it made no
difference with the sheep. Every one in the
flock followed exactly the motions of the one in
front, and in this manner the whole drove
jumped over the imaginary wagon. 1t was
curious spectacle to see each sheep at partic-'
ular point vault into the air without any appa-
rent cause and particularly astonished those
who did not look until after the wagon over
which the first sheep jumped had been removed:
There are, doubtless, many people in Hartford
to-day who will remember the occurrence, as it
was witnessed by large number and set the
whole crowd into fits of laughter Wiasted
Conk) Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

TooTHAcHE.-An exchange says: "1f any
one of our readers suffer from toothache, or
neuralgia affections arising from teeth in any
state Of decay, they may experience relief, in
stantaneous and permanent, by saturatng a
small bill of clean cotton or wool with strong
solution of ammonia, and applying it imncdi-
ately to the affected tooth. The pleasing con-
trast instantaneously produces, in some cases,
a fit of laughter, although moment before
extreme suffering and anguish prevailed. |
have used the remedy for over one year, and
have obtained sufficient proof to warrant pub
lication."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

1t is fact we'll established by statistics
that about 104 or 105 boys are born to every
100 girls, yet at maturity the girls invariably
outnumber the boys A larger number ofboys
die than girls. This is doubtless owing to the
fact that boys are more exposed to inclement
weather. contagious diseases and accidents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

- The latest novelty in the way of proposed
legislation is an anti-treating bill, which has
lust been introduced in the Illinois legislature,
providing that any person asking another to
drink any intoxicating liquors shall be lined
from twenty to one hundred dollars.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04

- The tailor relies on "measures, not men"
when garments are TO be fitted, but when the
bill is TO be paid then he goes for the man.
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Total 1852


Now, we would ask, in all candor, any farm
er of common sense, how he could expect any
fate but the poor-house by such an arrange
ment as the above? 1t is no wonder farmers
are in debt, and will keep in debt, when they
do business upon such credit system. 1t IS
no excuse to say they cannot make their bacon,
and cannot make their crops without it. If
they cannot make corn and bacon enough to
work two hundred acres of land, then reduce
your surface and work one hundred acres, and
do not, we beseech you, 60 in debt for your
supplies. No business in this country will
stand up under such rate of interest and ad.
vancing, by which you will become poorer and
poorer each year. The advance and interest
account on the above bill would astonish any
farmer outside of the cotton States, yet it is an
actual true bill, and only specimen of hun,
dreds of every day occurrence. How long !
0, Lord, how long will the farmers Of the
South continue to make of themselves mere
"hewers of wood and drawers of water"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-04
The Suicidal Policy Of Southern Planters.

The Memphis dppeal explains the curse of
style:
When the spring birds begin to twitter in the
groves. and the frogs To croak In the swamps,
the Southern journals commence the same old
song, "Plant less cotton" This advice has
been given for the last thirty years, and it has
recently made its appearance with the accus-
toned regularity. In all the Southern States
the newspapers are united in urging upon the
farmers to plant less cotton, and more corn and
oats, the coming spring. They show from the
statistics that at present prices it docs not pay
to raise cotton, and it is foly to sacrifice every
thing for cotton, as has been the custom for
years. There can be no question that the best
interests of the South would be materially i'm
proved if the farming community would give
more attention to the raising of the necessary
articles of food required for home consumption
and less to the speciality of cotton. Cotton is
now quoted about as low in Liverpool as at
any time since the war. This information
should certainly induce farmers to plant more
corn and raise all their other supplies. Indeed,
with cotton below the cost of production, farm
ers will be compelled to raise their own sup
plies. But this never would be done If cotton
remained at eighteen and twenty cents, and
corn and bacon even at the present prices.
Heretofore it has been useless to urge this sys-
tenn of farming among planters, but now the
price of cotton will be an argument to the
farmers that will be irresistible, and it comes
just at the right time, when preparations for
the coming crops are about commenced. The
planting Of less cotton will do away with the
suicidal policy of getting supplies on credit,
which has been an injury to the merchant and
planter. We have seen this fact recently illus
trated in an agricultural paper from an actual
bill, as follows:
5000 lbs. of bacon at &c.,. 90
Interest and for advancing for months. .122 so
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-07-15


Meyer ayol
iA0 Ae
Ssffn
heaen @ duo Spence That
eI neeting by and
9fea
ia tAetieA 81 hntehi Ihak
Y e9iaiaAstae q tlrae be aspcinfsd u
confer with Capt Moone Yor
eAa ~ tire Town
aies ~ ali.eiiin ad sDeHe
were ppelnted ~ sold committee
q molten olvaa aafhe Hon
mayor be asiled e i committee.
IN motion of 3no. Il. spence. Thai
sile account 0l Gili C8nsia
amounting 10 SIS g5 81 approved. and
that the Mayor 81 autherizad Is ssne 4
wattant iu paynen 81 said account
On motion 81 Il aa That tie
laW concerning 0aes, be eIe ended 81
to cad IS follows
iiat fFofe Ike latll aay q July "a
October tie lst. fl9 days notice BEING
heIsbY glFeat, al dogs found Wffbin
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- 81 So YonE Paper.


i frequently happens that We
receive notices from subscribers to
please stop my pepper at the end
of the present year, Ur by sub
eription being ont please discon
tinue the paper end an referring
TO onr subscription book, we find
that such subscribers are III ar
real,s from one to four years.
Others, With even less ceremony,
simply tell the postmaster to
s stop my paper and we receive
a notice to discontinue reason,
refused or mot called for
Now it should be borne ia mind
that none of these methods are t5e
ght ones to adopt when il is de-
sifable To- stop subscription To 4
newspaper Il has time aud again
been decided ia The courts that no
subscriber has 4 night 70 order tho
discontinnance Of a newspaper
uutil lis has pad all that 3 due
Tor - ana We, hke other pnhliaa
ers, adhere To thaF rule. unless VIE
know The party SO ordering il not
responsible tor Or worth the
amount due FaiIiag to ell for
paper eli refusing sa take Il from
tile Office or writing u the pub.
Usher to stop sending it will not
avail as long as che description
n nnpaid, and tha publisher con
it tor years, aea HE subs
sogiheF ill be respqnsi9le, even
he does not toxic d single paper /
from the Office after odenng 81
1pped ii onr feaflers Will beaa
lhi ia mind they wll save shsm
SELVES toHel and muel1 nnneees
fy corr spondanee pn our part
.AeHaa Cotton Qi
The profits an Ss3 Nofsh 9TH
sheep iu AAissH Hi 4Maunt tae
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81. W blgan IS SELLING 4lnen Zoe
II cost Hewan ed his customers Is
7teep eo0l
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The names Of the gentlemen
from whom the respective parties
Will BE pretty sure rs select their
candidates for President next vear
are not many Here is a oata
logue
Republicans Democrats,
B. ii. Rristow, r Hendricks.
0. II. Morton, al e. Thurman,
E p Washburne. w. Allen,
q ID Morgan, q F Bayard,
ii Wilson, .. s. Hack
j. @ Blaine, s. j Tilden.
Eseh Of these lists seems com
plete as tire case stands at pres
ent. IF is possible, but not pfoba-
ble, that new men may come up in
the course of next fall.and winter.
For instance, if Gen. Hayes should
be elected Governor of Ohio by a
rousing majority, he would take d
place ID the Republican list but
II he should be beaten, his chance
of reaching such distinction Will be
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Most likely
some one Of these twelve gentle
men viii Pc tho nest President,
and we are bound 10 say That ID is |
possible to find good one 10
either list. N Is suns
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aN e
aews
haFins just received M ata
DRY GOODS
NOTIONS
4l
HARD ARE
and many other articles leo nu
merous To mention bought tile
lowest market prices, ] an pre-
pared to offer NEW GOODS, at
as low figures ~ they have ever
been sold TIA tins market. and even
perhaps 10 per cent eheapsr
+ would invite ihe Ladies atfen-
tion 50 the fact that { have 6ne
assortment as Embroidery
RIBBONS. BR8IDS FRTLs
LING, PERFl merry PIGUE
and BATHS TBS
Gentlemen needing Clothing
Shirgs Neck Ties, 6'a and fur
nishing goods 81 aH gtions.
will hnd it t0r their interest to
examine my stock before pufehas
ing elsewhere ry Is keep every
thing that ibis market requires.
II you don't SEQ what son want,
ask for it AZ mY store. near Post
Office See The sign,
ri =. RIDDICK.
July s, 1875 ~
SHERIFF SALE
Aimed Moss vs james u Ellender
State Of Louisiana Parish Court
Parish 81 GaicasieiI NO Il2
ID Y virtue of writ Of teri faeias to
! 4 nae directed from the Hon Parish
Court aforesaid. [ viii 0ifer far sole, NC
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder for CASH az the C0urt House
door 81 this parish, ia The town Of Lake
Charles, La, on SATURDAY. the It'll
law al August A ID 1875 within legal
hours. the believing described properly,
seized 60 satisfy said writ IA sat
Lot 1S, Of Section 19, Township III Z
south. Range 9 West
Lot ia, oE Section 10, Township l1
south Range West.
Lot 8, being the Southeast quarter
u Southeast quarter of Section 24
township South, Range 10 West
Lot 4 being the Northeast qnartet 81
Southeast quarter Of Section "a Town
hip II South, Range 10 Wesl con
aiming l69 acres, more on less. Seized
o satisfy said writ IL said suit
I3 H. LYONS, Sheriff.
Per BIIES GTnIEY, Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff S Office, Lake Charles, lbs.
uly / 1875.
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We coudense the following valuable
infotmation from an official report 81
tho census of Caloaaeu parish, just
completed and furnished us by Triad
Mayo, ESQ. Supervisor Of I.e@stra-
ton The report is dated July 10.
1875. We suggest that our readers
keep this Paper foE future reference:
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IS. SAXON
SIG MOODS

y selling Dry Goods Groceries,
4 Boots, Shoes, Hats, Crockefy, and
many other things too numerous t0
mention, cheaper thnn e4sr before.
Alr terms ara cash down Oh the spot
Qpick. sales and small profits.
june 90
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Parish warrants taH sale 81 W.
BrYan
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Canafdasea.

I. ID. LHvEoUE Secretary
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We beg To return the thanks Of the
Echo, ana we may confidently Say of
our renders, 70 Mr. Mayo, for tins val
liable and otieisI information.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24
The Masonic Celebration.

This will be memorable day
among the Masons of Los Angeles
county. The memory of st. John is
dear to every man, whether he be a
Mason or an outsider. His virtues
and attainments have commended
him to all ages, all sects and all ma
tionalities. The celebration of his
anniversary to-day should be sacred
with all churches and people who adj
mire morality and love their fellow
man. In this spirit, we trust, MEM
bers and non-members of the Order
will view the ceremonies and join in
the exercises in person or in spirit.
The brethren here have made every
preparation for the proper observance
of the day. An eminent orator has
been invited, appropriate music has
been secured and an imposing process
sion will be made. The celebration
will close with an elegant banquet in
the evening, where the invited guests
will have social reunion which will
long be remembered by the partici-
pants.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24
The Grand Sauret Concert.

We take especial pleasure in call
ing the attention of our readers to the
fact that the ticket office for the
Grand Concert of tomorrow evening,
will be open at Lewin's Book Store to-
day and tomorrow. Such musical
feast as awaits us in this performance
is an event of too rare occurrence in
this city to be passed lightly by, and
we have no doubt but that the citizens
of Los Angeles will give fitting re-
ception to these world-renowned ar
lists. Mons. Sauret is one of the few
really great violinists of the present
day; rival of Vieuxtemps and others
of double his years; has made
a wonderful reputation, and achieved
furore wherever he has
played. His style is at once brilliant
and sympathetic. OF Madame Sauret
we can hardly add anything to the
delightful impression made by her
portrait which is displayed in the
windows. She is as talented
as she is beautiful which seems
hardly possible, or at least a
rare lavishing of the divine gifts. In
the programme announced for to-mor-
row are pieces by Gottschalk, Chopin
and herself, so we shall hear in her
both the composer and performer.
Signora Valerga and Mr.. Cohen both
come we'll recommended, and we shall
have a concert at once interesting,
! brilliant and attractive. Remember,
box office open at Lewin's to-day and
| tomorrow.