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TONTlNE PLAN,

or upon the principle OF aceumul.ting prchts fol
definite periods, which was first introduced by this
Society and has been recommended and endorsed
by eminent experts In Life Insurance, and by lead.
ing business men. Forty yfour per cent. has beer
earned and accumulated OIL the premiums paid on
sit Tontine Life Policies, and forty per cent on its
Iohtine endowment Policies issued within the lasl
We years.
The Directors OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society represent eXcusively the inter ests OF the
folcy-hoders, and in presenting the Society TO no
tee they ieeI that 1t has strong claims upon public
confidence because OF the strict and cons ervativt
principles by which its various departments ar
governed. In the assets ana in the administrator
of the Society, perfect security it given for the f
ture which is OF great importance to those depend.
ing Upon their insurance policies for the ultimate
upport OF their families.
No Life Insurance Company has such srge an.
nual transactions as the Equitable; none is more
promptand just in its dealings,
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SAMPLES FREE.

0k00 REWARD will be paId for a bottle of
OVVV any other Extract or Essence of J jamaica
uih-er II found to equal it In fine flavor purity ana
prompt medicinal effect. LARGEST, Cheapest, and
sold by AL Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Gro.
Gers, and dealers in Medicines. Price, so cents.
WEEKS n POTTER, General Agents and Whole
sale Druggists Boston.
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OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery of letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. 10 $50
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ON Sundays, from 9.l5 A. NJ. to l0l5 AN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17

H1aH HEELS AND CROOKED SHINs@j
It is worthy Of note e'that while a milig-j
nant hatred of Chinese individually Isl
fomented under cover of hostility to
their immigra atioh, oGf females have fall
len in love with Chinese--eostumes and
customs, in some respects. and accepted
them as models. The pictures of Chinese!
ladiesyto which one has been accustomed
for many years bear "a close resemblance
to the American.beIle, of the present day.
The @repulsive hhdmp, thescrippled feet.
and the mincing gait of-our women, #
they do not fortify the Darwinian theory
of the origin efthe species from monkeygy
at least give the appearance of retrogEa-I
ding inonkeyward. The dress, uncouthl
and deformed as it is, would not of itself
deserve notice ;,but the high heels, Grip.
bling the feet and distorting the limbs,
are On outrage on grace, on anatomy, on
humanity, emitting the authors, could
thew be detected, Ito criminal responsible
ity' "A convention Of corn doctors in the;
interest of theirtrade could not devise,a a
better scheme for good times. Women
whose pedals are solidifed may escape
with only corn, ,of tShichsye hope and
pray they haveNa full and tender crop
But that wholesgeneration of little girls.
should have their toes janimed into the
toes of their boots, to sd0athe work of
heels, and that their Aegs should be
thrown out of their natural balance and
the plant bones'ben e into ! sgemi-circles,, g is
sacrifice to fashion which would dis
grace a Observation-Disclosures
Medicm Journal.-J sna@} I
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! Mark Twain's Hotel.

Having lately opened hashery, Il
send Won these my rules and regulations:
This house will be considered strictly
intemperate. /.
None but the brave deserve the fare.
Persons owing bills for board will be
bored for bills.
Boarders who do not wish to pay in
advance are requested to advance and
pay.
Boarders are expected to wait on the
colored cook=fors s.sasss%s''<s'S1's-'''-'''
Sheets will be nightly changed, once
in six months, or more if necessary.
Double boarders can have two beds
with room init, as they choose!
Boarders are requested daaaipuHof their
boots if they can conveniently do so.
Beds with OF. without bugs.
All moneys, or other yaluaPles areto
be left in care of the, proprietor ~, This Is
insistedupo as he will be held. .responsi-
BILE for,no other losses. "a. AZ r.,
Inside matter will not be furnished Ito
editors under any consideration. !.
Relatives coming to make o sixmonths
visit will be welcomed, hut when they
bring half of their household ifurniture,
virtue will cease to be forbearance.
Single men with their famiIes~will not
be boarded. A''''E' i.o L.-.I
Dreams wilIsbe charged for by the
dozen. -.
Nightmares hired out at reasonable
Stone vaults will be furnished to
snoring boarders, and the proprietor will
in no wise be responsible for the tin-pan.-
ums Of other days. . ''-' K
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Lee, jackson and Stuart.

b sTae qualities Of these sthree Southern
khef6e s-the' great Confederate command.
ers-sre thus brought to light by the
Philadelphia Times:
The death of thes famous eavalryman
psoducsda deep and painful sensation,
in some degree akin.to that produced by
the, death. CT Jackson. The Southern
people indeed had become accustomed to
couple together the three great names,
Lee, Jackson and Stuart, valuing each
for, his peculiar qualities. No COM
parison is intended to be made between
these three distinguished soldiers, but it
is interesting to notice how sharply con-
trasted they were in character, and how
peculiarly each was fitted for the sphere
inlwhich be, Moyed5 and his,special, .func-
tions. Lee, the head and front of the
struggle, was the born commander-in-
chief, fitted for the conception of great
campaigns, ever wide awake, man of
august dignity by nature, calm, suaYe,
gray, taking. good. and evil fortune with
the same imposing serenity; in person,
one of the most noble and graceful men
of his epoch, and the finest rider in the
1S6utheEn army; in character. simple,
pure, patient binding to himself both
the love and respect of men. Jackson
was the infantry leader, the fright arm"
to execute whstLee conceived; in per-
SON not graceful ID manner silent, re-
served, and Ncs:ten abrupt; cautious in
council, but rapid and terrible in ,execu-
tion, going ,toy battle with mnttered
prayers on his lips, leaving all to lProvi-
dence, but striking with all the power of
his arm to do his own part, and in many
ways resembling the Ironsides Of Crom-
well. Stuart, On the contrary, was the
cavalier, essentially belonging to the
class of mentwho followed the fortunes Of
Charles I.-ardent; impetuous, brimming
over with the wine Of life and youth,
with the headlong courage of high
spirited boy, fond Of bright colors, of rip
pling flags, of martial music, and the
clash of sabres-,-in all the warp and woof
his character an embodiment of the best
traits of fFthes English cayaliers-not of
theis bad { trairs.F Although his utter
carelessness as TO the impression he pro-
duced subjected him to many calumnies,
it is here placed on record, by one who
knew his ,privatelife thoroughly and was
with him day and night for years, that
she Awas. in imoFsls among the purest of
fmeh-a faithfGf3 husband, absolutely
without vices Of any description, and if
not demonstrative in his religious views,
an. earnest and exemplary Christian.
His love for his wife was deep and de-
voted. and on the death of his little
daughter, Flora, he said to me, with
tears in his eyes, 81 shall never get over
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A Coroner's Jury Of Negroes Finds o
Verdict Of Death from IncantatiOn.

An outrageous case of superstition is
ecreatingsgreat excitement on Coosaw Is
land, and it is feared bloodshed may re-
suit before the interested neighbors are
convinced that :heys are the victims Of
their own blind ,aith inthe supernatural
It seems that d man named Snipe died a
short time ago of consumption, and on
This deathlbedf remarked that if he died
his death would be owing to the influence
of one Dago Hagood who, some time last
Iannary1 came up behind him and putt
ting one hand On each shoulder, asked,
"Who is it7" common custom among
all classes. The circumstance was for
7 gotten by both sald but: for the. death Of
Snipe would prabably never have been
recalled had NOT Snipe before his death
professed to havs had a vision revealing
to him that .Hsgood's playfulness had
been the cause os his sickness. So
The friends Of :,nipe believing that his
dying declaratio..J must be true, sent to
DR.. johnson to hold an inquest, but the
Doctor, after rhearing the particulars, de-
clined to do soai Snipe's father then
threatened that II the law would not pun
ish Hagood that he, himself, would shoot
him on sight, The neighbors again came
to- Beaufort for, a coroner, and after con-
sultation, Mr.. Carleton concluded, for the
sake of preserving thelpeace, he had bet
{ ter i5go';;f and vert and held an inquest,
bdt no further. testimony could be eiic-
tied, and when The jury retired to delib-
crate he told them chat no verdict against
Hagood could be rendered, as there was
|~nothing-to. .impGeat -hiuazinrthe death of
.Snipe.s- The jury, all colored, after long
deliberation, refused to render any other
verdict than that of murder against
Hge9di and 50 oh she cases case stands at pres
se4Since the above was written we have
seen copy Of she verdict of the jury
which is worth preserving and is as fol:
lows: '!That Adam Snipe came to his
death; at Coosaw Island, in Beaufort
County, on the 11th day of April, 1877,
and that his d. th was, caused through
one Dago Hagt I, he having some time
previously pu. Els hands around de.
ceased's neck producing Q cough and
poisoning said Adam Snipe, thereby will
fully, unIawfully and feloniously causing
sthefdegth ofythe said Adam Snipe con.
trary~ -the"peaee and Ndignity~of said
State" seseta y
Mr.. Carleton very properly refused to
commit Hagood on~such an absurd
charge. sEas - 20 :
The. Port Royal Advertiser says that
the Jury. brought Tin the same verdict
three times, and that Dago Hagood is
now;in Jail. .-Beae:fortr1 Tribune, 4thinst. :
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:, JUDGE MARSHALL AND THE TURKEY.
Chief Justice Marshall was great man ;
but great men are not apt, to be proud.
He was not too proud to wait upon him.
SELF and the carrying home his purchases.
Often would he be seen going home az
sunrise with poultry In one hand and
vegetables in the other. iSi.f }s.'l:,l'F!
Ion one of these occasions, q fashions
bic young man from the North, who had
removed to Richmond, was swearing vio-
lently. because he. could find no one to
carry home his turkey. Judge Marshall
stepped up and asked where he lived.
When he heard, he said: 9-'1
"That is my way; will take your
turkey home or:you:" 0a.a.a "-'';'-i n
When they came to the house the
young, man asked, "What shall / pay
you p, ,,, .,4, ..',..,..,,.....-.a. .1sr',,s,
ooh, nothing" said the Judge, "you
lare welcome; It was all in my way, and
lit was NO trouble to me" - -
.'"Who is that polite old man E who
broughth home my turkey for me |" asked
the young man of-afby.stander.
"Oh," said he, i:s..thatI was Judge Mar
shall, Chief Justice Of the United States" ]"
'"Why did he bring home my turkey ?'
ssI suppose he did it," said the by.
stander, "to teach you not to feel above
attending to your own business" =
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The Young Men of South Carolina.

Gen. Cenner,in n.annaddzessrte, ,thesmili-.
tary organizations of Charleston, pays a
deserving tribute to young men of South
Carolina, who chose to toll in poverty
rather than scalawag living on the peo-
Piles money. The General says:
''To you-the young men Of the State
to the manly efforts which you have
made, is mainly due the success of the!
cause which laid so near your hearts and
mine. When we were in the very depths
Of humiliation, through all the long hours,
of those weary years since the war, when
the future seemed as black as the present.,
I still had hope in the fortunes and the
future sof South Carolina. And, my.
friends, it was because L~had faith fixed
as the rocks in the voting men of tie
State. Ihad seen them, when the State
had called for them, rally with chivalric
devotion which woulds have done honor
to thetpsoudest days ofGarolina. / had,
seen them with theirsplendid courage
shining where the battle @as the thickest.
I had seen men reared in the luxury;0f|
Southern afauence stand, i without mur-s
muring, The suferingss and privations, Of,
war; and beheld thein&Wreathe fresher'
and newer glories around the honofed,
brow of she dear old STATE But all the!
heroism.p .pf war, all the grandeur eyensof
battleSMl into utter nsignifcance befofe!
the Shsroism which they exhibited sini
peace.s When -Fsaw those youngmen-
the young men..of the State-poor, i'm
poyerished, with many dependent upon
them, ,striving for their daily bread, and
saw around them the very, atmosphereo of
temptation; when no yeuhg manof this
State with talent, energy andEaability3
could do more than gain the necessaries
of life, while before him there was power
of wealth and of place held out to him
and sfreely offered by our political foes,
and when throughout tie length and
breadth of this State You can count upon
the fingers of single hand the men that
sold lstheir birthrights, Loan tell You that
when I looked around and saw this noble
adherence to honor, toState, to self, even
with;thea darkness and, gloom of the hour;
that single ray of sunlight spanned The
State, with rainbow of promise. No
State could be lost-nopState could Ebe
doomed, ,in which the fy0nng men were
SO loyal and 80 true"
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Boston,s Rattlesnake and Rat.

A short tinie,since ene of the members
of prominent Boston manufacturing
firm spent a-1few weeks hunting in
Florida, and On his return he brought
with him monster ratflesnake, the Gift
lof a friend. His snakeship measured
about five feetlin length, and 6as bpdy
\ the size of a smau's arm, thetWhite, gels
low, and brown cuticle blending rather
beautifully in patches of various forms.
The heavy triangular head, characteristic
iof venomous feptiles, has 8 sinister ex-
preston, and in. moments of 6xcitement
theEfye rattles on his tail keep-up an iin-
pleasantly suggestive whirring, while a
forked tongue of inky blackness and sur
prisingi length darts angrily from his
turtle-like mouth. He'is no sleepy, half
starved; fellow,-as may readily be I'M
agined, but wide awake and ready foraan
encounter of any kind. 1t was into the
cage occupied by this snake that three
days since rather smaIl-sized wharf rat
wassinttoduced, in the expectation tEat
the rodent would form g meal for Me
stranger. The snake seemed to think sos.
too, for he darted on theunwilling visitor.
and caught him4by the, neck. The lat;Ts
who had hitherto been running around
the .cage trying, to getout, gave sharp
squealas he felt the serpent's fangs, and,
twisting himself about, buried his teeth,
in thesscaly jaw of the aggressor. The!
snake writhed and twisted and rattledi
sharp notes of alarm as:the rat kept his
sharp ihcisors at work, and before the,
spectators could fairly comprehend what
happened, the little quadruped had
shaken himself ffoose and was hoppingsin'
alright at the further end of the cage for
a means of exit To the surprise of all:
he showed no effects of poison, and when
the snake again made grab at him he
met his creeping foe half way and
shipped off piece of-his long forked
tongue. This seemed to be rather more
than the Floridian had bargained for,
and ghe: dragged himself into corner,
castsdown and defeated. Since that time
the rat has aonrishedSin his strange'
quarters. He icapers oyer the body Of
bis whilom enemy, and avoids the punch
of stick by creeping under the head ef
the snake. The rat seems perfectly in:'
different as regards the reptile, and when
the latter, reused to high degree Of anger
by outsiders, makes a 'strike at him, he
hardly takes the trouble to dodge, and
only bites back: when-the rattler is nn-'
usually offensive. 1t is q singular condi-'
ton Of things, and the, rats immunity
from death cannot very easily be ac-
counted for.-Boston Post.
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Profanity.

We arc surprised at the prevalence of
profanity almost wherever we CO. BY
profaniityaWe mean not so much real
blasphsmy:, as the careless taking OF
God's name in yain. You hear it on the
streets, in the stoses and, shops, in the
best'class; Of railroad cars, and even the
presencet!of ladiesais not a safeguard
against it, Itsis fndnlged in By little
boyssTand shows, of,course, the influence
theysars under at home; it is also~in-
dulgsd imby mer in the prime of life, 7aas
we'll asSbY those wAo are bowed down by
the Sseightof many years.. And all this
is donesin the faee of the fact God has
said to every one oSus:: "Thou shalt not
take the name Of the Lord thy God in
vain; for the Lesdewill not hold him
guiltless that take&h his name in vain"
! God beholds the actions performed BY
the hands; He heaFssth words that fall
from. the lbs and lie knows the thoughts
that dwell in the heart. The very
thought that be notices every idle word,
and sthatshe is, greatly displeased with
those who. .take.hls .siame in vain, should
fill every one WITH seriousness and rev
erence. ssAit% =. .,.,..
Profanity is crimenfor which there is
no excuse. It iseta sin which hascno
temptationato allpTeSus to its commis-
sionG it affords nosadTantage.. 1t graft
fies nosense, it promotes no interest, it
yields no profit, ani produces no honor.
To indnlgein this ViceSis to insult God,
to trifieswith our Creator, to-,abuse his
glorious character, TO despise his judg-
ments, aud provoke his dreadful venge-
ance.
Perhaps the best means to guard US
against this sin, is to cherish deep sense
Of our duty to God, q dread of vice, and
. holy disdainl Of folly. sIf these feelings
are allowed to dwell in our hearts, we
cannot, without pain, hear that name
abused which .angels and redeemed ones
in, heaven praise, and which, ,(all holy
children and good people now on earth
hope to praise with them forever Iea
Profanity is perv arsion Of, the power
ofspeech. It was given TO man for the
most valuable and praiseworthy objects.
It was given to him that he might de-
clare his admiration Of Gods works, that
he might give expression to his love and
gratitude to his Creator, that he might
celebrate his praises and promote his
honor and glory. X, on the other hand,
we violate his holy commands with this
great gift, and profane his holy name, we
become guilty of the basest ingrahtude
to our best Benefacsor, and at the same
time we become guilty of the greatest
cruelty to ourselves.
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soMrTHINe TO REMrMBEER.-A sto

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.-A, story
Is tod Of q; Yankee who, travelling il the
back districts Of Georgia. sought shelter
from % gaanortheasterSt in the dcabiniofl a
f'natiHe.p, He was welcomed ITO the: ans
pIe,hfeside around.which we're gathered
the Georgian with his wife and numerous
family: ia vain were the gum logs piled
hpon the hearth while through open
doors and windows came: the pithess
blast .Thestranger took in the situation
at,a-giauce; and ssoon made everything
fast. As,thefgenial glow spread Through
the now snug cabin the circle around
the hearth expanded, and the bewildered
but delighted hest asked: 7 ,-,..7 - =
"Say, stranger, how did you do thatg"
'I simply closed the doors and win
dows, as we do at the North" was the
lis that sll2 Now, old woman, f.
member that next time"
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INrALI1BLE CoueH REMEDY.-A ia.

lNFALLIBLE COUGH kEMEDY.-A Ia
blespoonful of wood licorice, o table.
spoonful Of slippery elm, and a table,.
spoonful of raisins. Cut into very small
particles each ingredient. Add a pint Of
water, let them slowly simmer, or keep
near the boiling point, until the strength
of each is extracted. When ready for
use, there should be halfa pint of guam
tity, as water may have to be added
while sleeping. Be- very particular: in
selecting the material, that theyibe ofthe
very best, especially the licorices which
shauldrbesso moist,thatth the. outside looks.
dark, and the, 1wood. hnght3and yellow.
The raisins, also, should be moist, and
cut into small pieces, but the seeds, must
not be taken ont. This has been known
to;entirely cure :a cough. after months
continuance, as the slippeyelm semofes
the inflammation, the 'raisins strengtheii,'
and the. lieorice heals as fast as the il.
fampatioh is aliayed: = q thorough trial
viii codvihce the most skeptical: Dose
"A teaspoonful every. time one coughs.
or tickling sensation is. experienced.
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! - No man cam either live, piously or
die righteously without wife. -,
f. An oath is q little thing, but it is
recorded in the great ledger in heaven.
= An Irish lover remarks, TITS a very
great pleasure to be alone, especially
when your sweetheart:is yidYe."
+; = From a boys composition on. hens
fTcut my uncle " illian's hens neck of
with. ;,a Ratchet, and it scared her to
death p ~ ~! az ,re.eis
-"Ah, parson, I wish I could carry
my gold with me z said "a dying .manto
his pastooir.. 'aIt might melt, was the
consoling answer. !" sI;!''e 6sa q, ~
= The scheme for em1ppl losyyiing female
ticket-sellsfs GA the railways Of England
has failed passengers having, made love
to them and kept the crowd waiting.
You maymeuer have thought of it.
but impossible TO get downright an:
CRY With out raising your voice, Control
your ;Yeise ;Ysst and you are sure to control
SIhs EBabyt Best Fie6a, tho mosi
appropriate title for, DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup. It absolutely free from Opium,
Morphia and other powerful agents, is
perfectly safe and reliable under all cir;
cumstances, and by allaying the usual
Stomach and Bowel Disorders Of Baby.
hood keeps the child from fretting and
crying, so injurious to itself and annoy:
| ing to AN. Price 25 cents. i, T. .aH
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- - ~. -. -.
In, BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court Of the United, States
,,.1f for the ~ District of South carolina.r;e-s
ExiParte. James H.ilMcGo Gonnell, Assigned;
In Re. B, IA, lister, Bankfupt .wPbs
ton to sen Real Estate ga i|Saf n Gfatoys Ge
DURSUANT to an order Of his, Honor
VI Judge Bryan, all lien creditors of the
said B. "a. McAllister are hereby required to
establish their liens before G. ilJ@gerf Esq !;
Register, NewbeTys s. C.,5 on OF, before the
first day Of July next, or be barred of any
interest in the dividend hereafter to be de-
clared in tilfse case pas n'SitIsfsn -
! JAMES HsMcCo CoNNEEl Assiguea 81
April 26, 1877 ..s..,-41..s. 81. a
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!fYEaETlSE Is taken regularly, according to
u certain and speedy cure will follow
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THIRD GRAND DOLLAR DRAWING.
! ..,f-,rlE Tuesday July 8. Ea!iz9.l l9Td fit'
Capital Prize, $20 000.;, u sto;lG Tickets Sleach
Nav 8, 1877 AZ A.,
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Administrators Notice

ADMINISTRATORS Mt!!y,eAlSSY., ~
A Il persons indebted to, the late E., S.,
IN. aNorfig are hereby Required to make
payment toHhe Undersigned, andt dth hose.havs
Ing claims against the Estate,wih ipresent'
the same for payment. ..;tL.. 20 = . &
J. w. NORRIS, Admir-,
! May 3, 1877 AZ 3
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Fplaale Feakfess.;
General Debility, !,

sfnthis complaint the good effects Of the vEaE.
iTlNEare realized immediately after commencing
iloltakeit; as debility denotes deficiency Of the
blood, and, VEoETINE acts directly upon the