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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23

THE WoMAN's WoRLD.-Although
they may not be willing to acknowledge
it, the happiness of the race depends to a
great extent upon women. They regu-
late the Domestic life, and upon it, more
than the great events that fill the pages
of history, depend individual peace and
comfort. Probably few things have more
to do with the happiness of a household
than the presence and absence of that
exquisite tact which rounds the sharp
corners, and softens the asperities of diff
ferent characters, enabling people differ
ing most widely to live together in peace,
cheered by mutual good offices. The
possession of this quality is the especial
characteristic, and its exercise one of the
most delightful prerogatives of woman
hood. We may be willing to lose all, to
die, if need be, for those we love, but if
we do not, from day to day, abstain from
the little unkind or thoughtless acts
which interfere with their comfort, we
shall utterly fail to make them happy,
and their hearts will inevitably escape
us. The heroic and magnificent acts of
life are few. To many but one, to most
none, comes in lifetime. Therefore in
Auence can only come through the RIG int
performance of the "trifes" which "make
the sum of human things"
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A Light Spread of Wisdom for the Sc.
riOusly Inclined.

If we seize too hastily, we may have
to drop as hastily.
The wife makes the home, and the
home makes the man.
A straight line is the shortest in NOR
ais as well as in geometry.
Good words and good deeds are the
rent we owe for the air we breathe.
Curiosity is as much the parent of at
tention as attention is of memory.
People shouldn't talk about having the
second sober thought who never had the
first.
Many tool who has sense enough to
get him a good wife, lacks the wit to
know t.
The man who is honest from policy is
the most dangerous customer we have to
deal with.
What are Raphael's Madonas but the
shadow of a mothers love, fixed in. per-
manent outline forever.
We do not believe Immortality because
we have proved it, but we forever try to
prove it because we believe it.
He who has once done you kindness
will more readily do you another than
will one whom you have benefited.
A cockle-fish may as soon crowd the
ocean into its narrow shell, as a vain
man ever comprehend the DEGREES OF
God.
Violent observations or affected blum
ders look not more suspicious than
strained sanctity or offended modes.
The rest of heaven will be sweeter for
the tolls of earth. The value of eternal
rest will be enhanced by the troubles OF
time.
God has no need of falsehood; but
falsehood very often has need of God ;
and it is never so potent az when it is set
forth in his name.
The reflection of what we might have
done, compared with what we have
done in a given time, must always be
notifying to earnest natures.
Theodore Cuyler we'll says that the
worlds worst want to-day is more
Christ-like men and women the preach
ing it needs is sermons in shoes.
There are some minds like either con-
cave or convex mirrors They repre-
sent objects such as they receive them,
but they never receive them as they
are.
It is vain hope to please all alike.
Let man stand with his face in what
direction he WILL. he must necessarily
turn his back to one-half the world.
Bashfulness is more frequently con-
nected with good sense than we find as
surance; and imprudence, on the other
hand, is often the mere effect of down.
right stupidity.
Poverty is the grimmest foe the
world has. A serpent that stiles talent
ere talent can riie, that sows hot hate
by cold hearth, and that turns the
germ of good into the giant of evil.
People who live good deal in isola-
ted farmhouses seem to dwell in sort
of social twilight, and they have way
of looking at one another that reminds
me of owls in the daytime.
After tongue has once got the knack
of lying, it is not to be imagined how i'm
possible almost, it is to reclaim it.
Whence it comes to pass, that we see
some men, who are otherwise very hon
est, so subject to this vice.
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The PENDLEToN TRANSACTION
Hon. George H. Pendleton, of Ohio, a
leading Democratic statesman, candidate
for Vice President on the ticket with
General Mcclellan, and an aspirant for
the Presidency, has been before the Com
mittee on War Expenditures to explain
his connection with the claim OF
the Kentucky Central Railroad Com
pany against the government. Mr..
Pendleton says that the claim was for
nearly one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. He was president of the compa-
ny and the administrator of the Bowler
estate. AS president he made contract
with himself as agent, by which he was
to receive fifty per cent of the claim
The government, through the aid of Mr..
Belknap, paid him the claim, eighty
thousand dollars of which he retained as
"fee"-sixty- eight thousand dollars going
to the company. He swears that none OF
this money was paid to Mr.. Belknap or
to any of his family, or to any one repre-
senting the Secretary.
1t is difficult to characterize this trans
action. If Mr.. Pendleton received the
eighty thousand dollars for his "infu-
ence" then comes the uncomfortable re-
fection that Influence" is much too
valuable, especially when possessed by a
Democratic statesman over Republican
administration. IF the money was really
due the road then Mr.. Pendle.on, as
president, awarding himself the larger
share of the claim, is in painful posi-
ton, one that will admit of an intelligent
explanation to the stockholders of tie
road. If the money was not due then
Mr.. Belknap in awarding the claim was
guilty of breach of duty, in which Mr..
Pendleton shares. 1t opens up the whole
question of Influence" in the depart
ments, a question underlying much of
the corruption that has been developed
in Washington. 1t is not long since we
had suit against General Butler for the
portion of fee of twenty thousand dol
lars paid him for his Influence" 1t is
not pleasant to see George H. Pendleton
in the same business.
Altogether the transaction reflects no
credit upon Mr.. Pendleton, however we
may view it. He may have been legally
entitled to the money which he earned
under his contract. But morally the
whole business is a job. Its revelation
closes the career of Mr.. Pendleton as a
useful and trusted leader of his party.
It will be regarded with sorrow by the
country.-Nep York Herald.
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New HAMPSHIRE PoLITIcs.-It is a
good thing to be voter in New Hamp-
shire. A correspondent of the New York
Tribune thus describes the way in which
the vote is swelled without either illegal
ballots or false returns:
The organization of both parties is so
perfect, and the excitement of a campaign
goes to such extreme lengths, that there
is absolutely no stay-at-home vote in a
heated contest like that Of last year. Be-
sides, every New Hampshire man who
is living in other States, and who has the
slightest pretext for asserting that bis
home is still here, is brought back at the
expense of the State Committee of his
party. About four thousand men came
back in this way last year. One jour
neyed all the way from Colorado. If a
young man goes to Boston, New York or
Chicago to live, he has only to leave an
old trunk or an old hat where he last
stayed in New Hampshire 10 enjoy free
trip back every spring for ten years to
come. There is landlord in one of the
close towns who has a dozen empty
tIuuho otOiC III tHC Saii0V VI uio IofSi -,
and every trunk represents vote. AS
regularly as March comes around the
owners turn up from all parts of the
country to vote on the strength of the
personal property they left as evidences
OF their continued residence. The sick,
the halt, the lame and the blind are all
brought to the polls. Nothing but the
actual presence of death excuses man
from party service. When funeral pro-
cession goes by just before election, peo-
pie ask what ticket the dead man would
have voted had he lived, and the men,
bers of the party that has thus lost a vote
appear, to feel an ill-will toward the de-
ceased for choosing such an inopportune
time to die. The other day coffin was
put on board train at station on the
railroad between Manchester and Ports
mouth, and among the group Of men
looking on, one said to another: "Too
bad | There's one Democratic vote lost,
and the towns going to be dreadful close,
tooW There seemed to be nothing gro
tesque to the minds of the listeners in
this style of funeral lamentation.
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The EDUCATION OF THE PRESIDENTS
The Syracuse University herald has
made up the following table ofpresidents
and their places of education, which is
of interest:
Washington, Good English education
but never studied the ancient languages; (;
Adams, Harvard; Jefferson, William and
Mary; Madison, Princeton; Monroe,
William and Mary; Adams, ]. o. Har
ward; Jackson, limited education; Van
Buren, academic education; Harrison,
Hampden Sidney College; Tyler, Will
liam and Mary; Polk, University of
North Carolina: Taylor, slightest rudi-
ments; Fillmore, not literally educated /;
Pierce, Bowdom; Buchanan, Dickin-
son; Lincoln, educated very limited !;
johnson, self educated; Grant, West
Point.
Monroe and Harrison did not graduate.
Monroe left College to join the revolution
ary army. Financial reverses deprived
Harrison of full course. Polk was the
oldest when graduating being %; Tyler
the youngest, II. The majority gradua-
ted at 20, this being also the average age.
jefferson probably had the most liberal
education and broadest culture. 1t is
said that his range of knowledge would
compare favorable with that of Burke.
The drill at West Point may be consid-
cred equal to college course, and in
many respects superior. In discipline
and mathematical training it is not
equalled by any American college
Counting General Grant, two thirds of
our presidents have been college men.
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A SOUTHERN PREACHER.-The Rev.
Samuel Clawson, a Methodist preacher
of eccentric manners, some times called
the "wild man," was very popular in
Virginia some twenty years ago. He
was cross-eyed and wiry made, and very
dark-skinned for white man. At times
surprisingly eloquent, always excitable,
and occasionally extravagant. He once
accompanied a brother minister, Rev.
Mr.. R., prominent pastor, to colored
church. Mr.. R. gave the colored preach
er the hint, and of course Clawson
was invited to preach. He did
so, and during the sermon set the i'm
pulsive Africans to shouting all over the
house. -A
This, in turn, set Clawson to extrava-
CANT words and actions, and he leaped
from the pulpit like deer, and began to
shake hands with the colored brethren
and mix up quite happily. He wept for
joy. Then pressing through the crowd
he found Brother R., and, sitting down
beside him, he threw his arms about his
neck, and with tears streaming down his
cheeks, he said:
Brother R., I almost wish had been
born nigger. These folks have more
religion than we have"
"Well, WE'LL" said Brother R., "you
came so near that you needn't cry about
If
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the Gospel, and close to the centennial
of nation founded in the Gospels name,
of serving two gods together.
Brethren, it seems to me that II our
national Christianity is to maintain its
respect, or if it expects to 60 over into
another century, with much honor on its
head, or much authority in its voice, it
will have to deal with these denominations
somewhat more fearlessly, and more per
sonally, than it is doing now. Greatly
to their credit, our contemporary moral
lists have undertaken to investigate crime,
its source, its statistics, and its correction.
But the criminals are of two classes.
One class, iH-bred, ill-fed, ill-clad, with
little knowledge, bad examples, and
strong temptations, take what they have
no right to take, and render no equiva-
lent. Another class, better clothed,
better educated, with better chance of
living honestly, perhaps holding Offices,
and entertaining flattcring assemblies, do
precisely the same thing. The first class
perform their lawless work in the dark ;
and so do these. The detected felons
sometimes put on masks and what else
are good manners over an unprincipled
heart? The vagrant robbers occasional.
ly come together and lay out their
schemes and count their booty. The
gentlemanly robbers who haunt the lob
bies of Legislatures, the municipal cham
bers, and bribable courts-tramps of the
commercial highways-understand each
other with an instinct just as keen, and a
cunning just as infamous. Now, if this
is all true, and if the habitation of the
living God is righteousness and judg.
ment, then what is sure to come by and
by, when the King, patient as He is, un-
covers that Throne, and the Judge finally
brings these souls, one by one, to the
reckoning?' Are we any safer than
Ananias and Sapphira? Is this safe
country With all its advantages, its
anniversary pageants, its celebrations of
what it has done, and its loud predictions
of what it is going to do, is America rest
ing secure and approved at the foot of
Gods righteous judgment-seat?-Bishop
F. d. Huntington.
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THE BEAUTIFUL GATE.

1t is fair tradition, one of old.
That, at the gate of heaven called beautiful,
The souls OF those to whom we ministered
On earth, shall greet us, as we enter in,
With graceful records of those lowly deeds
or Christian charity, wherewith frail man
Proffers hishumble loan unto the Lord.
Oh, think, iffthis be true, how many eyes,
Whose weeping thou hast stilled, shall glis-
ten there, --.-.....--.-.e q.
How many hearts, whose burden thou hast
shared.
And heavy feet, whose steps were turned by
thee : @
Back to their homes elastic through the joy
Ofnew found hope, and sympathy, and love,
Shall welcome thee within the gates of bliss,
The golden city of Jerusalem.
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A HEALTHY T1ME.-One of our ex-
changes has made the discovery, in an
almanac, that January, February and
March are the heelthiest months of the
year to pay subscriptions in. We do
not understand why this is so, unless it
be from the fact that good deeds and good
intentions carried out in the first quarter
of the year are more likely to be benefi-
cial to the persons than otherwise. We
feel sure that farmers would be able to
carry on their business with clearer
conscience, if they did not owe the prin-
ter, and be more likely to have good
crops. We, of course would like to have
healthy list, and trust all of our SUBJ
scribels will take the hint.
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A distinguished Virginia lawyer,

"A distinguished Virginia lawyer,
addressing a court recently, was in the
midst OF brilliant argument, when he
grew red in the face, stammered, and
stopped abruptly. He had seen his wife
enter the court room, and as she had
never heard him make speech, the fear
that he would not make good impress
sion upon her was too much for his equa-
nimity.
"Have you Goldsmith's Greecer
asked a gentleman, on entering book
shop. mo, sir; but they have Bears oil
in the next shop" replied the boy.
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Anassspn gatelligeuser.
FARMER BROWN.
A Story of the Times, with Moral.

Old Farmer Brown came into the house,
And wrathfully slammed the door,
And hopped himself down in the chair,
And Topped his hat on the floor.
For Farmer Brown was dreadfully wroth,
And his dander it was up;
And he looked around with an angry scowl
And wrathfully kicked the pup. .-.-.,,
"I'm tired from head to foot" he said,
"And hungry as kin be!
I'd like to have mouthful to eat
Is dinner most ready?" said he.
The farmers wife, she was pale and thin;
And hungry and wan was she; -
And her eye was dim and her step was slow,
And her dress was sight to see.
"Your dinner is ready" she meekly said,
"And the dodgers are smoking hot,
But I've scraped the meal all out of the hob,
And the last jints jest from the pot"
''The mischief you haveH' said Farmer
HeaYing doleful sigh; p
"Thars plenty of bacon and corn in town,
And I've no money to buy"
linen SPOKE Iuc Gho1lO1
And she hadn't spoke before -
Thar cotton out under the shed, said she,
'sSome dozen bales or more"
"Cotton, the devil !' said Farmer Brown,
dt is dreadfully wrong to swear)
''My cotton is all mortgaged for last years
work,
With never bale to spare"
'Well, then," his daughter up spoke again,
eff that won't do for feed,
You've got two or three wagon loads or more
Of Dickson's Prolific Seed"
"Do you think me beast?" said Farmer
Brown; wn;-,,..-.,,....-..-,-
'Tm neither COW nor steer;
And what if was? I've hardly enough
OF seed to plant this year. - .--
"Then, "sssid his daughter, Marie, again,
''Tha-'s guano, lots" she said;
"Thar's twenty sacks full into the barn,
And barrels under the she'd"
"Guano? Oh, Lud!" said Farmer Brown,
II need all the precious stuff
To put on my cotton land this year,
And then not half enough" .q.f =
But when the farmer had eaten his fill,
He fell into thought profound,
And smoked his tobacco which cost at least
Some ninety cents per pound.
And then he muttered T: "Thar's something
wrong
About my farm I swear!
We don't have even enough to eat,
Nor half enough to wear!
"My mules are almost starving to death,
Ny cows are dreadfully thin;
Thar's barely ear of corn in the crib
And nary oat in the bin
'.The times amt like they once have been,
When I was young and spry;
We had fat horses and mules in the lot,
And fat hogs in the sty. ~ @.'''''
"My cribs were always chuck full of corn;
My smoke house groaned with meat;
We then had plenty of clothes to wear,
And always enough to eat. :
"By jingo I'll change my habits at once,
From woeful experience larn-
This year my cotton I'll plant in patch,
And plant my fields in corn"
MORAL.
All you whose farms are going to wreck .
Who'ye neither corn nor meat
Just make the resolve of Farmer Brown,
And go for something to eat.
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Pupils in all the departments have the
advantages of daily Calisthenic exercises.
Board, (ncluding washing, fuel and lights
SIS. 90 per month, payable quarterly in ad-
vance.
Pupils from abroad allowed to board in
private families of relatives and friends,
when requested by patrons; but such pupils
must be subject to the rules and regulations
of the College.
1t is important to pupils that they be en-
tered at the beginning of the Session, and
that their studies be not interrupted by un-
necessary absences. No deduction for alb
sence, except in cases of protracted illness.
Pupils must be subject at all times to reg
ulations in department as we'll as i'll studies.
For further particulars, apply to
JAMES FARROW, President,
Laurensville, s. G.
n
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Feb IL. 1S7.
Notice to Teachers.

TIEACHERS of Free Schools i'll Anderson
Il County are required to endorse on the
back of each monthly report the names of
parents, the number of children and the
number of days each pupil is in attendance,
in the following form:
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LAURENSVILLE
female COLLEGE.

N1HE Scholastic Year consists of two Ses-
Il sions. The first session from the first
of October to the 18th February the Sec
ond, from the 18th February to the 5th day
of July.
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= When can lamp be said to be in a
bad temper? When it is put out.
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GreenvilIe and Columbia. Railroad:
CHANGE OF SCHEDIJIE

Passenger Trains run. daily, Sunday excepted,
connecting with Night Trains on South Carolina
Railroad up and down. On and after Monday,
February H. the following will be the Schedule:
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jOOK STOVE

We also keep full line of HOUSE FUR
NISHING GOODS-such as Chamber Sets,
Water Coolers, Walters, Casters, Muffin
Pans, Spittoons,, Potware, Ovens, Spiders,
Andirons.
We also pay the highest prices for Rags,
Beeswax, &c. Merchants will save their
Rags, as our wagons are out with Tin.
GILREATH g. PEOPLES,
Cotton Buyers.
Jan 6. 1876 25
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All you whose farms are going to wreck
Who've neither corn nor meat
Just make the resolve of Farmer Brown,
And go for something to eat.