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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07

TROOPS TO PROTECT DEMOCRATIC
NEGRoEs.-The New York World makes
some admirable practical suggestions
concerning the troops which Don Came
ron, acting under orders from Lieutenant
General Zach. Chandler, will straightway
proceed to distribute through the States
of South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Let the negroes every
where, says the World, understand the
truth. There are many. localities where
those colored men. who wish to vote the
Democratic ticket are ostracised and
threatened with violence by negroes,
stirred up to such deeds by disreputable
white men, who pocket the profit and
leave their dupes to be killed. =, The
troops are sent South to protect these
colored Democratic voters in the e1er-
else of the right of suffrage. Let them
understand this. If there is any place
where there is probability that colored
Democrats will be interfered with, let the
local Democratic committee confer pub.
licly with the United States Marshal on
the subject. IF he then applies for troops,
we'll and good ;;if he declines to do 50,
let his answer be made public i; it may be
of use later. If any Republican orator
undertakes to deny that these troops are
sent South to afford protection to ths
.colored Democratic voters, ascertain why
they are sent and make, his Statement
public. Every Republican declaration
,th al; the army is to be prostituted to part5
necessities, is worth d Thousand votes il
New Y3rk, and New England.
Colored Democrats must and shall b
protected in their rights and persons, j
It takes every soldier oi il the army Of ths
Union to do it . ,..S,i';, ~ :; soon-
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a BraIYe Ie ; Old Soldier.

| He was an old man and he had quite
| bad limp, and he remarked as he touched
his hat; CAL. I want is money enough
to get to Savannah. I feel that ! hayske
not long to live, and want to be buried
in that nice, cool graveyard just outside
of SAVANNAH" ,.s,,.i III .e.litsa
Tie appeal didn't open "a single
wallet. He. was. talking to three, men
Hho had found shady spots under "a
grocery awning; and he, seemed "a little
Disappointed. Pulling. a new string, ne
remarked: Gentlemen, won't you dc
something for an old soldierW :"Were
you a soldier in the last war ?" asked one
Of the group. IT was" was the prompt
reply. "What branch of the service?''
tThe heavy artillery" a..,
".Where were you staioned 2" 700, Il
".Well," slowly replied the stranger, as
if he hadn't expected such question,
1--WE were sometimes here and sometimes
there. The fact was, our artillery was so
heavy that we generally kept it on a hill.
The Confederate government didn't seem
to expect that us three or four men were
going to drag big cannoniall over the
country and whip the Yankees to boot.
Yes, was wounded in the left feg:" =
"In what action" was asked. r..
~ never knew. what they named it I;
my business was to get up and hump and
knock thunder out of a Whole Union
regiment at once, and you Just bet ]
didn't hage;any time to fool around and
ask what they were going to name the
battle. / went into the war to fight, and
didn't 1 just throw myself, thpugh?"N -
+ HDid you throw yourself Under wag-
on 2" quietly asked one Of the three. -
Sometimes I did; and sometimes I
didn't. They used to let me fight any
way to win. I've fit from under a wag-
on and from the top of a tree, and the
boys used to call me the wildcat"
"They must have seen you 'clawing, to
the rear,'" suggested another of the trio:
every likely, gentlemen. Sometimes
I could fight better at the: Fear, aid I
went back. Then I'd change and. fight
on the flank, and then Pd advance and
NOW 'em down in 'front.'" -
"Where did you say you were wound
ed ?" "In the leg-just about there.
The surgeon said that three or four bull
lets hit at once" "Be honest, now, old
man, and tell us if you didn't get, that
leg hurt in q mill or around machinery :"
"Great God do you doubt my word?"
gasped the man, starting. back. = ''i -
"We do they replied in chorus. He
closely scanned each face, and was in
dulging in gestures to show how he de-
plored such conduct toward one who
had fought .bravely, when one of the men
said: ~ ~ - .',af - :.
B "Come, now, speak the truth, and we'll
raise you!lthirty cents.", The Old man
turned togo, halted; hesitated, and. then
replied: Il suppose. gentlemen that; !
my leg, but it happened so turned close
after q battle that 4 could never really
tell whether the fall or the fight hurt me
the most. Now please pass in your ten
centsesp-Rasigh Sentinel.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07

: NAILS IN FRUIT TREES s.AANails driven
into fruit trees, as near the ground as
possible, are said to have the effect of
making such; trees more healthy, yigo,r
rous and excellent than thoge into which
no nails have been driven. The reason
why nails are 80 beneficial is thus lex-
planned. The reason why the worm will
not attack the tree is because the oxida7
ton or rusting Of the iron BY the sap
evolves ammonia, which, as the sap rises,
will of course, impregnate' every part OF
the foliage; and .proHe]too drastic a. dose
for, the delicate ,palates Of intruding in
sects. The,salt Of iron afforded by nails
is extremely Offensive to the worms, while
it is not only harmless but beneficial to
the folisgea and fruitufthe tsee.sN afi
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In CASES OF NT.-Prof. Wilder
thus tells what to do in cases Of accident: !:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing, and
dash water into, them; remove, cinders,'
ETC., with, the round end of q. lead pencil:
Remove insects from the ear by torpid
water; never put hard instrument into
the ear. If an artery is cut, compress
above the wound if vein is cut, COM
press below. If choked get upon all
fours and cough. For light burns, dip
the part in cold water, if the skin is de;
stroyed cover with varnish. Smother q
fire with carpets, etc; water will often
spread, burning oil and increase the
danger. Before passing through smoke,
take a full breath and then stoop low;
but if carbon is suspected, then walk
erect. Suck poisoned wounds, unless
your mouth is sore. Enlarge the wound,
or better cut out the part without delay.
Hold the wounded part as long as can be
borne to hot coal or end ofa cigar. In
ease of poisoning, excite vomiting 9by
tickling the. throat, or by hot water or
mustard. For acid poisons, give acids /;
in case of opium poisoning, give strong
coffee and keep moving. Hyou fali@into
water, float on the back with the nose
and mouth projecting. For apoplexy,
raise the head and body; for fainting lay
the person fiat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07
The Smallest Steam Engine In !. the
World.

An incident happened in Machinery
Hall yesterday afternoon which iswell
worthy of recording, as it exhibits the un-
paralleled advancement of..American
genius in small as we'll as great things.
While large throng ofvisitors from all
countries were standing silently around
the mighty .Corliss engine, watching its
gigantic movements with feelings partly
Of delight and partly of awe, tall, gen.
tlemanly looking parsonage, who after;
ward gave his name and address as Levi
Taylor, of Indianola, Iowa, Joined the
crowd, and with the others paid unspoken
yet eloquent homage to the wondrous
monster before him. After watching the
motions for a few moments the gentle.
man passed daround to one side, and ex-
tracing from his pocket small tin case,
took from it what looked like a diminu.
tive alcohol lamp, and striking a match,
started miniature fame and placed the
contriyance on corner of the platform
which surrounds the mighty steam giant
from Rhode Island. At first glance
nothing could be discerned over this
lamp bnt a small excrescence, which
looked more like very juvenile hum;
ming.bird than anything else, but q close
inspection showed that what was mis-:
taken for lilliputian wings was the fly:
wheel of a perfect steam-engine; and
persons with extra good eyes, could, after
o close examination, discover some Of
the other parts of the curious pieces Of
mechanism. The engine has for its
foundation twenty-five cent gold piece,
and many of its parts are so tiny that
they cannot be seen without magnify
ing glass. 1t has the regular steam.
guage, and though complete in every
particular, the entire apparatus weighs
only seven grains, while the engine prop
er weighs but three grains. It is made
of gold, steel and platinum. The fly!
wheel is only three-fourths of an inch in
diameter; the stroke is one twenty-fourth
of an inch, and the cutoff one sixty
fourty of an inch. The machinery which
can all be taken apart, was packed 10
films of silk. 1t is to be hoped that this
wonderful piece of fwork is to be placed
on exhibition alongside of it's giant
antithesis, but it is now probably
too late to- make an entry.-Phita.
Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07

I A NEeRo's. RgAsoN'Fo VOTING TIE
DEMoCRATIe,u TICKET. .-Y esterday l
heard an old negro explaining to few
of his color his reasons for having voted
the Democratic ticket. Said he, as he
made fierce gestures with his weather.
beaten hand, eyes, you're right; / did
vote the Democratic ticket. Its the first
time 1 ever did, and unless they run this
goy'ment better than the Radicals have,
| It will be the last time. I propose to try
'em. Why is times hard, and why is
dar no money in the countrya The Rad
icaIs are playing smash with everything.
II commenced to vote for the Radicals
over two years ago, and ever since that
time money,has been getting scarcer and
scarcer, and now I don't see a $40 bill
.once q month. I hain't got cents now
where I. used to have dollars when COM
menced for to vote the Radical ticket.
We must have change in this here
business, or we'll all go up white and
black alike. Talk about the Radicals
being friends to the colored menI Any
man with half of one eye can see that
they amt friends to anybody but them
selves. They're arter; the Office which
draws them big pay and takes all the
money out of the country, and makes
cotton 20 down so that darkey can't
earn enough in year to buy a hoe-cake
for Christmas That's what they do.
Who lent me mule last summer to fin
ish my crop, when mine had broken his
leg trying to get over the fence? Was it
Radical9 No; they'd have seed my
crop 20 to weeds, afore they'd have didit
Fact is, mighty few of them have got
any mules to lend. 1t was q Democrat
who came to me and says: Joe, you've
had bad luck; you will lose all your
work unless you can get q nag to finish
your crop. Go to my stable and get that
old mule that's blind in one eye, and pay
me what's right for her when the crop is
made IpaidI him like man: When
1 was sick last summer, and didn't have
bite in the house to eat, who brought
me a hunk of bacon? It was this ERE
same Democrat, and now when he wants
nv vote he can it. A man who sticks
up to me-; I'll stick up to him all the
time" ~7;~.,.l s. 49,,
So saying, the ancient negro walked
off, leaving his litter circle of listeners
to comment upon his speech and digest
his wisdom.-DaNon Co., letter in Ctn-
cinnati Commercial.
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VULCAN
DON'T Be Too CaITIcAI.-Whateivt

DON'T BE Too CRITIcAL.-Whatever
you do, never set up for a critic. We
don't mean a newspaper one, but in pri-
vate, life, in the domestic circle, in socie-
ty. 1t will not do any one any good, and
it will do harm-if you mind being called
disagreeable. If you don't like any ones
nose, or object to any ones chin. don't
put your feelings into words. If any
ones manners 'don't please you, remem;
ber your own. People are not all made
to suit one taste; recollect that. Take
things as you find them, unless you can
alter them. Even a dinner, after it is
swallowed, cannot be made any better.
Continual fault finding, continual criti-
cism of the conduct of this one and the
speech of that one, the dress of the other
and the opinions of t'other, will make
home the unhappiest place under the sun,
If you are never pleased, with any; one,
no one will ever be pleased with YOU
And If it is known you are hard to. suit,
few willtake pains to suit you.--Hearth
ana H0nle. -,.f-t,,t.t gii .ff ir,>1-itiT
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Superstitions.i

The moon is thought, by old wives, to
influence the life tofa child. Thus, the
child born on the first day of the new
moon is unfortunate in. all its undertak-
ings, and will live long; one born on the
fifth day will be vain and deceitful one
born on the sixth will live long; one
born on the seventh will have q life of
trouble; one born on the ninth will be
rich !; one born on the tenth will be
great traveller; one born, on the. eleventh
will be devoted to religion one born on
the sixteenth will be grateful but un-
fortunate ); one born on the eighteenth
will be brave; one, born on the nine.
teenth will be full of malice; one born
on the twenty-frst will be strong and
healthy !. one born on the twenty-second
will be cheerful, but utinclined to low socie-
ty one born on the twenty.third will be
ungoyernable, will forsake family and
friends, and wander iu a foreign country
unhappy through life; one born on the
twenty-ffth, will be: desperately wicked,
and come to o. fearful death /; one born
on the twenty-ffth will be amiable;, one
born on the thirtieth viii have the same
Of all good gifts, temporal and spiritual.
A~baby,s-naiis -musrnever be cut tillit
is a. yearyold rer it will be a, thief. "A
child .wifhza fblue Heins across its nose
will never wear its wedding clothes;
should it chance to outlive its infancy, it
will bring sorrow and disgrace to all be-
longing to it; A babe that cries at its
christening will live long, If you bathe
it on Sunday it will be sorrow free; if on
Wednesday, it will grow beautiful ifon
Thursday, it will grow fat; if on Friday,
r,all its3sihs wiipbe forgiven fon Satur:
day, it wilk betunbealthy.
There are certain other superstitions
applying to grown people; if you cut
your. nails ON Sunday, it proyokes Jons..
fefF Fls Diable To- such aldegree that he'll
shave YOU all the; week, and lead you
into mischief. If you clip your hair at
the new moon, it will grow long at the
full !; as the, moon ,wanes your hair will
fall out. If. you don new clothes on a
Sunday you'll be happy; if on Monday,
they'll tear ;sif on Tuesday they'll burn;
if on Wednesday, you'll have plenty; if
on Friday you'll be unlucky; if on Sat-
urday you won't live to enjoy them
Every one, silently or openly, is a little
suspicious regarding Friday, yet few
could give reason,
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A DELUs1oN.-A young man who
thinks he can lead q reckless and profit
gate life until he becomes middle aged
man, and then repent and make a good
and steady citizen, is deluded by the devil.
He thinks that people are all fools, and
destitute, of memory. He concludes that
when he repents everybody will forget
that he was dissipated wretch. This is
not the case, people remember your bad
deeds. and forget your good ones. Be-
sides, it is no easy thing to break: up bad
habits in middle age that have been
formed in youth. When horse con-
tracts the habit of baulking, he generally
retains it through life. He will often
perform well enough until the wheel gets
into a deep hole, and then he stops and
holds back. Just 80 it is with the boys
who contract bad habits. u They will
sometimes leave off their bad tricks, aud
do well enough until they get into atight
place, and then they return to their old
habit. Ofshose boys who contract the
bad habit of drunkenness; not one in.
every, hundred, dies q, sober man, The:
only way to break up 8 bad habit is.neyeE,
| to CONTRACT 1t. The only way to prevent,
drunkenness iB never te drink; - 80, = 6.
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"Did you stay long enough to see
much of the Centennial 2" asked one At
,lanta clerk of another who had Just re
turned from two days sojourn at Phila,
delphia. "Oh, yes; 1 got a pretty good
idea of the whole thing, olwas the reply
"you'll find the best beer at Ed, ,Mer-
GERS" I'D a.
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ii 1t hasiust occurred to us why wenever
hear ofany steamboats, named after us.
G. Navigatofs are, supersttiDus' IDS TO
names, and, q ! craft 30 named rwouldLIbe
liable to get stuck onis batg:5do Ionls2
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IS = If women. we're asz psbicnlars about
q virtp9us J, husband ll M as men are in
selecting Q yiItlols wife, q moral reform
iatonaw6dld Soon begin, Which Would be-
'somefhmxim6fe than: froth Snd foam.y :
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CHOW much. owest thon Y' is grow
ing t. be favorite hymn In the
Churches. It is sung while the'brethren
pass around their hats. i ea4
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- T. Mrs. Gov. Smith, of GeogiH can, can.
cdok breakfast for her husband when the,
sookogeh mad and leaves for home. =
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MAcHIAR HA The GREAT Cor
LESS sENG1NELTHEG GIANTS OF STEAM
THE BIG KKUPP, GuE-T THE M4GI.7s
SS1ANsT ToF Observation-Disclosures
SODA WATER-IRoN CUTTERS, &c, =
7iPHILAiDlELpHIA, Sep. l, 1885,

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West Cornwall,

Saturday evening we listened to an ear nest and able speech by MT. Miner of Texas on the political questions of that state. Mir. Miner is convert to Republi- canism and says no Democrat however staunch can live ia the South one year without turning from the error of his ways. s
 Il noticed no mention in your last weeks paper of tue severe thunder storm week ago last Saturday night. The lightning struck the house of MT. David Smith in two places. taking off the plas- tering, breaking windows and alarming the family although none of them felt the shock. David L. Smith says he smelled birthstone strongly enough not to wish for further experience. The wind also, split large tree within few feet of E. Q. Baldwin's house. which is quite detri. ment in point of shade and adornment. --Mr. Fitch preached to large audience in the Hall a week ago Sunday evening.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-03
WASHINGTON DEPOT, July 31st, 1876.

Washington farmers. and farmers4 in general who have not finished having. ought to put Mir. Gum in ''durance vile" for camping out' before the close of the season, for ought he not to9 have known that the ''food gates wonld be opened" and the rains descend copiousIy if heI&ent into camp; whether the having were over or not? But the rain has abated for the present, and we forbear further comment.
 A lady of great reputation as a public reader has come to abide with us for a time, and it is hoped she will favor both Litchfeld and our place with readings be-
 fore she departs. She entertained the people of Litchfield about ten years ago. and we hear so satisfactorily that they were anxious f6f Ter to give, them raioth- CT reading 1a ].