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

GOODBYE, CHIGNoN.-'The reign of the
chignon is over; its glory has departed; its
name is Ichabod." The ladies will take no.
tice accordingly. 1t seems that with this dis
appearance romance has come back-a romance
before impossible, says the writer. The chig-
non was the open foe of poetry and romance,
as all artificial things are that have not in their
construction the elements of beauty. 1t was
born of a hard era, where everything was being
reduced to the commonplace of money-making
and the display of money, an era that would
have assured us that money was so omnlpotent
it could even purchase the bloom OF beauty and
make it transferable. But the long and silky
hair itself, in its native grace and simplicity,
belongs to poetry, is one of its haunts, indeed,
for it loves to lngcr in its pertumed locks and
to do homage to its compelling charm; paint
ers have painted it; poets have sung it; the
curious have preserved it, till one, looking on
a golden lock of Lucrezia Borgia's hair, feels
ali the splendor, the temptation, the luxury,
the crime, of that Italian age that produced
her; or, touching a silken lock OF Keats, 1eels
the sweet nature thr0bbing with love and beau
ty beyond its power to bear, as if some shep-
herd lad had met the sun-god on the mountain
side and died of the glory; or holding dark
soft lock of Byron's hair, finest and most lus-
trOuS, sees iS III Ill u NIsloH IuC pttoSiou anu 'he
power that lifted him on strong wings out OF
soil and slime and among tile gods themselves.
"Only a wcman's hair" wrote Swift upon Il
lock of poor Stelas, and the world has ever
since rcviled him for heartess wretch never
pausng to think whether it WAS not the very
depth of tenderness and sorrow mocKing at it.
self As though one said, "Only Il woman's S
hair; nothing, nothing to you but once it was
all the world to me ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
VOLUME X.---NO. SO.
The Republican Platform for 1875.

The Republican party, as represented by an
enormous majority in both houses of the Forty.
third Congress, and illustrated in the acts of its
last session, points with pride to its past record,
and rejoices in the following declaration Of its
present principles:
/. Third term now, and Presidency for life
hereafter.
2. Government by the bayonet, suspension of
ha6eas corpus at discretion, and drumhead
courts-martial, are the true elements of politi.
cal strength.
8. Specie payments in 1879 without coin.
T. Civil rights mean the white man has NO
rights which the black is bound to respect.
5. More taxes, more debt, and more expendi.
lures the true road to permanent prosperity.
6. Subsidies, special tariff Credit Mobilier,
Texan-Paci6c, back-pay grabs, railroad grants,
and all sorts of monopoies blaze the pathway
of Republican legislation.
7. Nepotsm is obedience to scriptural au-
thority, and a blessing to the reigning family,
8. Negro supremacy in the South 10 advance
Christian civilization.
g. Opposition legislatures ought to be sup.
pressed BY Federal troops as dangerous to
Graz .icm.
10. Returning boards are more potent than
elections, and should be appointed by the Pres
ident
H. The people have no right to complain
when the Administration is content.
II. A large standing army and powerful ap.
propriations for the navy are indispensable to
republic and to hosts of magnificent officers
seeking commands.
49, Opponents of the third term, critics of
the President, champions of the Constitution,
economists, and the toiling masses who grum-
BILE because they are poor, must be classed as
banditti, and punished accordingly.
H. Centralized government is national
strength, and State Governments should be
abolished, except as dependencies.
Is. Present salaries are insufficient to maih-
tain the dignity of Office, and caGht to be dou-
bled Immediately, with back pay, at the pleas
ure of the official.
16. Carpet baggers and oficeholders are
abused patriots who have suffered for their
country, and merit its grateful recognition.
II. Investigations by Congress, intended 10
expose corruption and jobbery, and to damage
the Republican party, cannot be too sternly
condemned for trenching on private rights.
1S. The President is the recognized head of
the Government, to whom Congress and courts
owe obedience.
49, The newspaper press is a nuisance. A
censor to restrain carping utterances and a Sc
yerer law to condemn offending editors, are de-
manded forthwith.
20. Rings are selfsacrifcing organizations,
intended to promote the public welfare, to
shape legislation wisely, to stimulate enterprise,
to aid commerce. to build railroads, and to
place appropriations where they will do most
good
81. A constitutional amendment is recon-
mended making Long Branch the summer cap
ital of the nation, with liberal allowances for
the President and his household during Gen.
Grants life.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

THE Cold WEATHER EXrLA1NED.-A
Young man of this city, while talking to an old
grav-headed darkey, a few days since, remarked
on the extreme cold weather of the season of
the wear, and asked the old man if he could
explain the reason for it. The old man
scratched his head for moment and remarked ::
"Why, yes, dare amt anything s!ngler bout it.
I can explain dat in about mint. Don't you
member dat consat what we had last tall and
don't you member dat lat we had yarth,quake9
about dat time?" The young man answered
that he did not remember the circumstances,
when the old man said: "Well, de fac is
dat comat struch dis yarth and caused dat
varth-quake, and it butted so hard dat 1t done
sent dis here yarth about tree or four hundred
miles furder north, and dat's de cause of de
present cold weather. Cairo (W.) Bulletin.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

The TRUTH OF HIsroRY.,.Says cores
pondent in the Chicago Tribune: "Mrs.
Swisshelm may have been an eyewitness to
innumerable instances of the kissing she mem
tions but, let us hope she kept herself, like
Caesars wife, above reproach."
We have got tired Of this quotation, as it
miseads the reader Cesar's wife was not
above reproach or suspicion, rs it is generally
written.
The innumerable multitude who put into
everything they write the fine old crusty re-
mark about Casar's wife being above suspic-
ion will please take notice that she was not
above suspicion, and that Caesar divorced him
self from her on that ground. Calphurnia, the
wife in question, was misled, or, to state it
plainer seduced, by Clodius. Cesar declined
to prosecute the latter for political reasons, and
the criminal was therefore acquitted after a
sham trial.
His wife he promptly flung away, but he
would moi eopardize bis power with his own
party just then by demanding the punishment
of him who had debauched her. Clodius be-
longed to Caesars political party, and was very
influential with the common people, though
hated by the patricians. The intrusion of the
lecherous demagogue into the household OF the
great triumvir, and the seduction OF his wife,
became notorious in Rome. A word spoken by
the injured husband would have insured his
condemnation and death, but Caesar would not
speak. He contented himself by procuring a
divorce from his false wife, who denied the
proof of her guilt, and by declaring that
"Casars wife must not even be suspected" or
by another translation that Caesars wife
ought to be above suspicion )" but she was not
She has figured as a model of purity and vir-
tue long enough. Persons in search of such
model will please take some other woman.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

1t is safe to assert that lease for nine
hundred and ninety-nnc years has never run
out in this country, but this has recently oc-
CURED in England The land was church
property one thousand years ago, but was
leased to the crown for military purposes.
There was an unbroken continuity of posses
sion from the time of Alfred the Great
- In the opinion of the Nashville cores
pondent of the Louisville Courier Jommal, the
operation of the Civil Rights bill will be sus-
pended for two years in Tennessee by an ap-
peal of the first case to the supreme Court OF
the State 1t will there be placed lowest on the
docket, and thus deferred for the period named.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

DYspEps1A.-A writer in the Jfciicdl journal,
dscoursing on dyspepsia says: 1--WE have seen see,
dyspeptics who suffered untold torments with
almost every kind of food, and torments OF
which they did not tell after some medicines
given for relief No liquid could be taken
Without suffering. Bread became burning
acid. Meat and milk were solid and liquid
fires. And We have seen their torments pass
away and their hunger relieved by Twins; upon
the white of eggs, which had been boiled in
bubblfng water for thirty minutes. AT the end
of a week, we have given the hard yolk of the
egg with the white, and upon this diet alone,
without fluid of any kind, we have seen them
begin to gain flesh and strength and refreshing
sleep. After weeks of this treatment they have
been able, with care, to begin upon other food.
And all this" the writer adds, without taking
medicine" He says that hard-bolcd eggs are
not half so bad as half-boilcd ones, and ten
times as easy to digest as raw eggs, even III
egg-nog.
The only trouble about this is that men who
suffer torture from dyspepsia will not diet, and
prefer sa,lsages and physic to simple remedy
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
A gentleman from Mississippi informs us

"A gentleman from Mississippi informs us
+hot q we'll l-known citizen of TishOmingo coun-
tv personally known to him as we'll as to some
Of our citizens, recently lost all power of speech
under the following circumstances: He was
cast in a lawsuit at Iuka, at which he became
greatly enraged and drank heavily during the
day. On going home at night he abused his
family, and cursed his Maker in the most BIAS
phemous manner, whereupon he was suddenly
deprived of all power of speech, in which con-
dition he still remains, although otherwise ne
appears to be in his usual mental and bodily
health.
- Order is heavens first law, and it has
never been repealed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

HELPING OTHERs.-It seems strange thing,
but it is nevertheless true, that sharing anoth-
ers burden will Tighten our own. If you be-
gin doing little things for your neighbor, it will
very soon be easy for you to perform great
deeds in his behalf No man is sufficient unto
himself Trust in Providence is nothing but
higher belief in humanity. You may feel very
much depressed some day, discouraged and
well-nigh despairing, when some kind friend
happens in-God sent-and you are soothed,
chcered and encouraged; the vail is lifted, and
you are happy once more. Many are able to
give substantial help to those who are in need /;
money, to tide over some financial trouble !;
food, to keep family from starving; gifts, that
nourish the heart with assurances of love ;
something that may be a trihc in itself, but
helps make up the sum of human happiness.
But perhaps you cannot do this; you have a
large family and limited income, Or are other
wise prevented from making the hand the
almoncr of the heart. Well, then, draw on the
spiritual treasury Give kind words to those
who need them comfort those who are bowed
down speak lovingly to little children, and
encouragingly to those who faint for this sup
port. Stand ready to help everybody.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
MIR, Stewards Construction of the COnstltu
tiOnal Amendments.

In this connection, we append letter from
Ex.Gov. B. F. Perry recently contributed to
the Greenville Enterprise and Mounta'neer,
which gives to the public an important fact IN
the history of the Constitutional Amendments
respecting the negroes in the United States
twill be seen that the late VIM. H. Seward
regarded the amendments as rather restraining
than enlarging the powers of Congress, and
that this power did not extend to legislation
upon social or natural rights, as the ultra had
icals have always claimed:
Mr.. Editor As the constitutionality OF the
Civil Rights bill is questioned, and may come
before our courts for adjudication, l think 1t
proper that Mr.. Stewards construction OF the
amendment should be known. The clause or
second section of the amendment giving Con-
gress power to enforce the amendments by
appropriate legislation, is the same
In 1865. whilst Provisional Governor OF
South Carolina, wrote Mr.. Seward, then Sec
retary of State, that the only objection iShlch
The members of the Legislature had to adopt
inc the Thirteenth Amendment, was the second
section, which authorized Congress to enforce
the amendment by appropriate legislation
They thought that at some future day, Con-
DRESS might construe this section as author
ling them to legislate in the State for the gov
eminent of the colored people. In reply to
this communication, Mr.. Seward wrote me-
using the following language:
"The objection which you mention to last
clause of the Constitutional Amendment, IS
regarded as querulons and unreasonable, pc
cause that clause is really restraining IN lts
effects, instead of charging the powers OF Con-
gress."
The Fifteenth Amendment is in these words:
''The right of citizens of the United States TO
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or any State on account OF race,
color, or previous condition of servtude.
Sec. 2. That Congress by appropriate legisla-
tion may enforce the provisions of this article:
Now. let us remember the construction of
Mr.. Seward in regard to this second section,
"that it is restraining in its effects, instead of
enlarging the powers of Congress to
suppose this section gives Congress, any add,
tional powers of legislation for the colo.ed
people, other than those contained IN the hrst
section, is "querulcus and unreasonable ,o r.
Then what power has Congress under the FIJI
teenth Amendment? Simply to see that no
citizen of the United States is deprived or
abridged of his right to vote, either by the
United States or by any State. This is all
Congress may, by appropriate Legislation, en-
force this constitutional right. Now is it not
most unreasonable" to use the language OF
Mr.. Seward, for Congress to undertake to de-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08
Useful Prizes.

The managers of our agricultural society
might get an idea or two from the management
of the Anderson Association which would add
something to the interest of its next fair and
encourage the people to compete for the prizes.
The Anderson society, in the field department.
for the best yield of the cereals and cotton in
small quantities offer agricultural magazines
and newspapers as prizes. This is very sensi-
BILE. Instead of giving silver plated spoon the
Anderson society places in the hands of the
successful competitors at its annual fairs first
class agricultural publications which will con-
tribute to the comfort of the farmers through
out the whole year. improving his mind, and
leading him to make such scientific expert
ments in the cultivation of his crops as will
materially increase the productive capacity OF
his land, and more than counterbalance any
outlay Of money and time to which he may be
subjected If the farmer expects to keep up
with the progress Of day if he expects to sue
cessfully compete with the learned professions
in the amassng of wealth he must set about 1t
in an intelligent way. 1t is necessary that he
should keep his mind active as we'll as his body.
The muscles must be subjected to the mind.
Another attractive feature about the manage.
ment of the Anderson fair is the prize offered
to Young ladies for successful competition IN
the culinary line A stove is to be given at
the next Anderson fair for the best dinner, not
exceeding six dishes, to be cooked and served
on the Fair Grounds, bv any unmarried lady
under twenty years Of age. Something OF this
kind would stir up the young ladies of Able
Vile, and would make them of greater help TO
the old folks who now do all the work that the
girls may not spoil their hands. Let the man
arement of our fair think about these things
and take the hnt.-1bbcrWe ledtum.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

A good many unkind things have been
said about the unbearabe heat Of st. Louis in
summer but the "unkndest cut of all'' is the
story now going the rounds, that a man who
died there last summer and went to place
famed for its heat, has sent back for overcoat
and blankets, being unused to such low temper
ature.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-08

- The Marietta Register says the following
is a list of words given at last examination for
teachers: Eyng, sealing, ceiling august, &C
acknowledgement, disparagcment Senator, centu-
ry, camphor Sixty out of sixty-four missed
the first word
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02
Fan at EgOnle.

DON'T be afraid Ot a little fun at
home, good people f; DON'T shut up
your BONES lest tie sun should fade
your carpets and your hearts, lest n
hearty laugh should shake down spme
of The musiy cnbwebs there. If you
want to rain ygur SONS, let them think
that all inirth hud social enjoyment
be left on the Threshold when they
come in ut night. When once . home
j. regarded as only place to eat,
drink aud sleep IN, the work is begun
that ends in gam oilng- houses and deg
rt.daiion. Children must have fun
and relaxation somewhere. If they
do not find it at their own hearth
stones, it will be sought iu other and
perhaps less profitable places. There
fore, let the fire burn brightly at night
and make tie home ever delightful
with ali those little arts that parents
80 perfectly understand. Don't de-
press the buoyant spirits Of your chll-
drrn half an hour around the lamp
and freight Of home blOts out the re-
memUrance Of many care and an
noyance during the day, and tie best
safeguard they can take with them in
to the world j. the unseen influence OF
a bright little domestic sanctum.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02

great chieftqin. Tn his conclusion he
alluded to the condition of the coun~
try aud said that soldiers parole
was a sacred thing, and the followers
and comrades Of StonewalI Jackson
would be true 10 their parole and to
the Union Of these American States,
but at the same time that union can
only command their hearts love when
it returns to those great fundamental
principles of the Constitution which
gives to all the States equal rights
with Massachusetts and New York.
He concluded by summ0ning the
spirits of the heroes and statesmen Of
the past whose bronze forms greet
the eye on Capitol Hill to speak words
of wisdom and patriotism for the
guidance of the present, and quoted
from Jackson's words breathing the
same haIlowed lessons. The Grafton
was frequently interrupted by en-
thusiasric applause.
As the last words of the orator died
away, the yelling Of the monument
was suddenly Withdrawn, and amid
the laundering cheers Of the multi
tude, the firing of musketry and boom
ing of the cannon. the broonze figure
OF jackson greeted the gaze of as
semblcd thousands.
At this point, Gen. Page, of Nor
folk, introduced 10 the crowd Gen.
Jackson's OILY child, little girl OF
-, who was received with deSfeuine
and continued cheers.
The ceremou;es were concluded by
the singing Of Luther's grand anthem.
"a Castle of Strength Is our Lord, -
by the Gesang Verein Virginia, the
Richmond, the Philharmonic
Association and otheramaleurs singers,
numbefing-nearIy one hundred ana
fifty male voices, accompanied by the
cOmuincd bands there we're ip The pro-
CesSiOn.
The city tonight is brillian.ly il
Illuminated and there is \ eor5cogs dis
play of fireworks on Capitol Square.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02
Cnre for Daughters.

Would you show yourself really
GOOD 10 your daughters? Then be
generous to them in a truer sense
than that of heaping trinke's on their
Decks. Train them for independence
first. and then labor to give tito them.
LET them a. soon IS ever they are
grovrn have some little money, o.
means of making money, To 6e their
own and teach them how To deal with
il without needing every moment
somebody 10 help them or viii be
uueath to them, not, as II usualiy
done on the chances Of their making
a rich marriage. bat on the probabliI
ty of their remaining single. ana ac-
cordiug to the scale or living 10
which YOU have accustomed them
SuDnress their luxury now II need be,
hui do not leave them with .scaIceIy
nececessaries hereafter, IN sirlklhS
contrast to their present nome. -
Above all. help them TO help thehl-
selves. Fit them 10 be able to add 10
their own means rather than To lie lor-
over pinchiug and economlzlng III
their minds are narrowed and ihe'r
hearts are sick. Give all the culture
YOU can to every power which they po-
sess. II they should remain among
the million Of the unmarried, thFy
will bless You in their grave, ana say
.of Won what cannot Ue said al many
dofing parent 10y his surviving cilliu'
NV father cared that l should ne iiai-
nv after his death as well as Whlle
was his pet and bis toy"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02
THOSE C0UNVERFEiTERS
The Names OF tho Gang he
Gently Arrested in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Oct 25.-De
tecti,cs engaged in the arrest Of the
conn,erfeitcrs at Genital, Marion
county, last week, arrived here this
morning. bringing their prisoners,
Nelson Drcggs and wife, Nicholas
Stantiae aud wife, aud brother Of
Mrs. Dreggs. All except Dreggs are
Germans. Stauiine and his wife
speak no English. The officers
brought with them The complete nm
plemeuls used 5y The courterfeiter',
and about $4,000 in counterfeit
money. The plates on which it was
printed we're no. secured The pris-
oners are in Jail here, and arc very
reticent. They will be arraigned be-
fore the United States Commissioner
here to>morrow. for a preliminary
examination. They have long been
under the surveillance Of detectives.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02

TIE following is told aproPos OF
Gen. Hawlry's speech at Macon
Discussing the principle of secession,
he said: The fight over thus princi
pie may not be finished yet. We
Connecticut people may take a no
tion to carry our litue State out of
the Union ADD then YOU people would
object, and kick up a war; At which
an old "Rebel, - iato whose soul balm
of peace had not been poured, yelled
out, III an evidently sincere nay: No,
SIR by Cd ve wont; take her out
whenever YOU get ready p
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02
MIDSUMMER.


Afar, DER the silent river,
watch the white sails glide,
And above, in the bluer ether,
The winter cloud-irifis drive;
While beyond, in the purplng distance,
The golden hands OF the sun,
Through the sombre loom of the mountain
DO their shining shuttles run.
And the odorous breeze, freight-laden,
From some fsr-otf fragrant Isle,
Through the billoWy sea o. Grcenness,
Noiseless, saileth meanwhile.
And only the mingled music,
From the voice OF bee and bird,
Abroad On the sir is waited,
Alone by the ear is heard.
0 restful calm Of the Summer,
That layeth thy soothing hand
On the eager heart Of Nature
That pulses throughout the land
l would that thy touch might tarry
Thus over the human heart,
Till we're gone its restless longing,
TIL we're stayed its seething smart.
For the rapid tides of yearning
Constant through i:s pulses leap,
And it's turgid floods OF passion
Slumber only, never sleep,
TIL the soul, besieged aud driven,
Like floating wreck at best,
Seeketh only some safe harb0r
Where its shattered hulk may rest.
E,nHy 3. Eiiis.