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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21
REMARKABLE CURE
IA Case of Sixteen Years Standing

"a Case of Sixteen Years Standing.)
DR.. j. ". G,rlcy, Southern Surgical Institute,
80 Whitehall ST., Atlanta, Ga:
Dear Sir . My doubts have oil been
removed. Your medicine acted like charm.
! You know when consulted you that had
very little hope of being cured unless by
surgical operation, as the trouble was pro-
nounced cancer of the breast by two leading
physicians of Memphis, Tenn, who stated
that it would hare to be cut out. You will
not blame me, therefore, for my incredulity.
Your treatment was so different and simple
and the results MARVELLOUS. l am free from
the shooting pains and the itching and burn
ing sensation that continually worried me
so. NV complexion has cleared up, have
gained flesh and mentally am quite differ
ent person. DR.. B. H. Mitchell says he never
sow such improvement in such q short time.
If this will be of any use to you, you can
publish it. Mrs. ELIZA d. Wilcox.
Parks Lodge, Ala.
Another Case of Blindness Restored.
Ihave been blind for five years have spent
hundreds of dollars trying to have my sight
restored, and failed until put myself under
treatment of DR.. Gurley, who, in the re-
markably short time of eight days, restored
my sight; so that once more enjoy the
light and scenery of this world.
MATTHEW SNIPEs.
Anderson C. H., S. c.
Double Complete Fistula in Ano Cured.
have been suffering with this terribly
malady for over two years, not being able to
obtain relief, and having spent much money
and being reduced physically so much that
was unable to do any work, (my occupa-
ton being that of q farmer,) in fact, could
scarcely walk. was induced to try DIR.
Gurley, of the Southern Surgical Institute,
who in short time cured me. Inow weigh
more than have for many years, and am
able to 80 about my farm and attend to bus
mess with comfort and freedom from pain.
5lennville, Ala. ]. P. ScoTT,
ECHO DALE Co., Ala, Jan. %, '7S
DR.. J. ". G,rley Southern Surgical Institute,
Atlanta, Co.: .
Dear Sir-You operated on my wifes eye
on last Nov. 18th, and on 23rd she went
home, able to zee her children, and now is
am authorized to take orders for b. M. '
DOTE and can of NV own knowledge, vo
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21
SIGHT RESTORED.

For the benefit of those that are in dark
ness. I will state that was blind for about
two years; had my eyes operated on in Au1
heard of Dr. Gurley's success, and made up
nv mind to try him. On the fourth day
after he operated, my sight was restored. 1
can cheerfully recommend him to suffering
humanity and those in darkness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21

= 70 .BOlCIJOK COIHRAN y.
was next called for, and responded in one
of his eloquent and forcible speeches, in
which he complimtnted the Anderson
Democracy, deprecated divisions, urged
unity, and gave wholesome advice to the
people of Anderson County relative to the
coming canvass. He urged the people to
do all they can, whether it be. as leaders or
as priyatss. He also complimented the
Anderson Band and the tWaverly House
and spoke of the importance of perfecting
our military clubs. His speech was full
of point, and elected frequent applause
We regret that . Jack of space forbids full
report Of his able speech.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21

OPIUM ANTI.
efficiency
elsewhere
tested personally j. GUkLEY NJ u
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21

The man who runs as an Independent
candidate this year does SO because he can
not get the endorsement of the good people
of the County, and because his desire for
office is greater than his self-respect or his
patriotism. He is first-class hypocrite,
and is unworthy to be trusted in any posi-
ton.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21
HYMENEAL.

]. -DOUTHIT, Pres-p tenl.
Jos. B. DoUTHrr, Secretary: - ~Al
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21

On Tuesday night the explosion of lamp
in the Centennial House causedia "a short but
tremendous alarm of fire. It occurred in q
room occupied by Miss Sellie Bowie, and
but for the presence of mind displayed in
extinglishing the flames, would have de-
stroyetl the building and perhaps consid-
erahle norton of the town.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
The Wife of Henry Clay.

If the biography of great man al
ways revealed the whole truth, it would
frequently be found that his wife had
played an important though an obscure
part in his life's drama. An article in
the Lexington (Ky.) Transcript lifts the
curtain from Henry Clay's domestic life
so far as to show his wife taking care Of
his family while the great statesman was
looking after the Nation.
"What Ashland would have been but
for Mrs. Clay it would be had to tell,
for her husband was at the capital of the
Nation more than half his time. She at :.
tended to every thing, including five
sons, who, according to their old teach
er, Amos Kendall, were not the meekest
OF the lambs that gamboled at Ash
land. She managed the farm, with its
crops and livestock, her household at.
fairs, large family of children, and not
a few negro servants, so well as to as
sist largely in keeping up Mr.. Clay's
fortune, which was constantly subjected
to heavy drains. She often pulled the
finest of her vegetables with her own
hands, and sent them, with butter, milk
and fruit, regularly to the market to be
sold. She often said, my children
laugh at me for selling such things, but
they never object to the money 1 get
for them Her treatment of her slaves
will be judged from her custom of re-
wardlng them at the close of the week
IN proportion to their industry and
good conduct. Saturday evening at
Ashland with the darkies was synony-
nous with Mrs. Clay's business-table
covered with little piles of silver money.
The wife of the great commoner cared
nothing for general and fashionable So
cIety, and it was fortunate under the cir
cumstances that she did not.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
Extravaganza at Funerals.

movement started by a few gentle
men at Spring Grove to put an end to
ostentation at funerals should receive
the encouragement of all sensible peo-
pie. Nothing could be in worse taste
than display in presence of death. A
few months ago funeral on one of the
streets of the West End came under our
observation. The husband and head of
the house had died. It was a very mod
est cottage in which husband, wife and
children had lived for some wears. toll
ing hard, for they were industrious peo-
pie. for the sheerest necessaries Of life.
But being dead, it seemed to the wife
that her late husband must have as
grand funeral as her more opulent
neighbors. So there was, in addition to
the minister and undertaken, a band
and twenty hacks, and concourse of
people drawn together to witness the
funeral OF man who had not in all his
life attracted as much attention as in
going out of it. The hats of the pail
bearers had the regulation Grape, and
their hands were covered with the usual
black gloves. There were flowers, too
not inappropriate as testimonials of
affection-and whatever was needed to
give to the funeral the proper exaltation
as a social event. But as the heavily
plated casket, borne by the stout pail
bearers, came across the Threshold of
the door into the street, one was invol-
unfairly attracted by the rusty sign Of
washing and Ironing" which was
nailed to the side of the house, and had
not been taken n.-Cincsanati CONNER
cidl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
A Swapping Turtle Story that is Not
Fish Story.

Most OF our readers arc familiar with
the propensities of the turtle when an
enemy or supposed enemy approaches
too near its jaws. In moment of ex.
element the turtle will snap at its best
friend. 1t has been known to snap at
sticks poked at it by mischievous boys;
In fact we might say, turtles have been
known to snap at each other. But the
strangest swapping which turtle was
ever known to do is related by two gen.
tlemen of veracity, Mr.. George Nc
Murtry and Captain Thompson, of the
Phoenix. Which the same is as fol-
lows.
A large turtle was killed at the hotel
yesterday morning to furnish soup for
the table of that excellent hostelrie, the
Phoenix. The head was cut off from
the body with a sharp knife and thrown
into the waste barrel. It may well be
supposed that the turtle would have
snapped to effect if he could when that
decapitation took place, which was
early In the morning. Many hours
after, about O'Clock in the afternoon,
a sprightly pup went on foraging ex-
petition to the waste-barrel and found
the turtles head. He commenced upon
the severed part, and was in the act of
extracting nourishment from it when
the head turned round and the swapping
Jaws took the pup by the upper-lp,
holding to him tightly. The cries of
the canine brought help, but the knife
had to be used again to extricate him
from his trouble. This is not fish
story.-Lertngton (Ky.) Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
Werkingmen in England and France.

Land and Water, drawing a contrast
between the working people of France
and England, suggests that the latter
would do well to send out commission
to France and inform itself why the peo-
pie OF the latter are more thrifty and
have less pauperism than prevails
among the English working classes.
The writer proceeds to say:
The French artisan works longer
for his weekly earnings than the En-.
glishman. On the average the differ
ence in the number of hours is 274 per
cent, while the wages paid are 25 per
cent. lower, SO that in these two items
together the employer in France has an
advantage over an English mill owner
OF more than 81 per cent. On the other
hand, q somewhat greater number of
hands have to be employed in France
than in England for similar amount of
work, and some classes of English work
people individually produce more than
the same class of French work people:
but on the whole, after allowing for
these considerations, the best authori-
ties agree that labor in France costs one
fourth less than in England; in other
words, the earnings of French opera.
tive are 20 per cent. less than those of
the British workingman. Then are the
French artisans in worse circumstances
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
Pat and the Priest.

An Irish priest was standing at the
corner of a square about the hour of
dinner, when one of his countrymen,
observing the worthy father in perplex-
ity, thus addressed him:
'tOh, Father O'Leary, how is your
riverence?"
"Mightily put out, Pat,'' was the re-
ply.
"Put out! Who'd put out your river
ence?'
"Ah, you don't understand! This is
just it: | am invited to dine at one of
the houses in this square, and I have
forgotten the name, and | never looked
at the number, and now it's seven
O'clock"
'Oh, is that alp" was the cry. "Just
now, be aisy, your reverence; III settle
that for you"
So saying, away flew the good ma
tured Irishman round the square, glanc-
ing at the kitchens, and when he dis
covered fire that denoted hospitality
he Numbered at the door, and inquired,
sis Father O'Leary here?n
AS might be expected, again and
again he was repulsed. At length an
angry footman exclaimed: s'No, bother
on Father O'Leary! he is not here; but
he has to dine here to-day, and the cook
IS in rage, and says the dinner will be
spoiled. All is waiting for Father
O'Leary.''
Paddy, leaping from the door as if
the steps had been on fire, rushed up to
the astonished priest, and cried, s'All
right, your reverence; you dine at 43-
and mighty good dinner you'll get.n
sob, Pat,'' said the grateful pastor,
"the blessings of hungry man be upon
you!"
"Long life and happiness to your riv-
erence! l have got your malady-I
only wish | had your cure" returned
Pat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19
A Miser's Eccentricity,

The late Earl of Dysart, who had an
income of 100000 year, is made the
subject of general notice in English pa
pers from his solitary and misery
habits. Although he had a splendid
historical residence, he never occupied
it, but lived in two mean rooms in a
dingy house in London. For many
years he had never gone into the open
air even at night. Nearly 60 years ago
he married an Irish lady, by whom he
had one son, the we'll known Lord
Huntingtower, who went to the bad.
The Countess eventually left her hus-
band, and be agreed to give her $50 900
a year, which she had to sue for before
she could yet. The eldest son of Lord
Huntingtower, aged 10, now succeeds
to the title and enormous possessions of
the late Earl, one of whose habits was
the wearing of an Old dressing-gown,
which was his principal garment, and
it is questionable whether, if summoned
by any process Of law to appear in pub
lie, he could have found clothes to put
on. He used occasionally to invite
three or four people to dinner, but when
they arrived his old housekeeper was
Instructed to say that his Lordship could
not receive them. He never allowed
his name to appear in the London Di-
rectory Blue Book or other work of ref
erence, and his servants were directed
to refuse any information alb out him
SO lived, and SO died at the ripe age of
50, the Right Hon. Lionel William John
Tollemache, sixth Earl of Dysart and
Baron Huntingtower, the owner of five
hundred thousand year and fabulous
amount in consols.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19

Twelve years ago man left for safe
keeping at a Lancaster (Pa) bank
80, 900 In Z so notes and $500 $50
bond. The notes and bond were mis-
placed and when the man called for his
deposit the bank refused to make it good.
The loser sued in the State courts and
the bank was obliged to refund the full
amount OF the securities, principal and
interest, and pay the costs of the suit.
A few days ago the notes and the bond
were found in the bank attic in an old
copy book. They were presented at the
treasury for redemption and redeemed.
Their principal and interest was "a, 100.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19

Two cases of the most rapid docking
OF vessels on record have been recently
reported from Europe. One was at
London, where steamer of 3,557 tons
was docked, scraped, all the bare and
rusty places protected, the entire bot
tom painted and the ship set afoat again
In eleven and three-quarters hours. The
second instance occurred in Russia,
where vessel of 745 tons was locked,
scraped. painted, her screw examined
and repainted, and the vessel herself
refoated in only seven hours.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-19

THE Greek Archbishop @ 81 IF
was almost mortally wounded " 1890
day by a man desiring to @ 81 4 !
The latter, upon being INTO s;;;s. !
prelate that, among fhe forn's .ass
be complied with, the c ,1sssd b
parents was indispensable, 1870 1900
three times and fed. Az iass 80 800
the Archbishop was IN PREF, NJ u
dition, and the assassin haa s.
captured.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-30
How to Consume Soup.

"Dear Mr.. Hawkeye, should one take
ones soup from the aide or the end of
the spoon? Edward.' Oh, well. if
you've got so stuck up and proud that
you have to eat with a spoon, we don't
suppose it makes any difference, but we
should think you would have enough
reverence for the good old days and the
grand old simplicity CT the better times,
and take your soup as your father did ;
blow it until it is cold, then lift the plate
with both hands and empty it by steady
and long continued suction, making a
Tipping sound with your lips at the con-
clusion of the services to indicate to the
waiter that you are ready for the next
course. 1t is these new tangled ideas
that are driving the old simplicity and
the old purity out of style and existence,
and crowding society to the edge of the
awful precipice that leans and totters in
crumbling weakness over the dark and
fathomless abyss of corruption and de-
struction.-T Burlington Hawkeye.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-30

forty seven years. Thirty thousand
shares are being offered at ten dollars a
share, each shareholder, of course, hav-
ing the purpose of settling in Liberia.
The company is allowed to increase its
capital to $2,000,000, The expense for
transportation from Charleston to Mon
rovia is $35. Each emigrant takes with
him six months provisions, suitable
clothing and implements of husbandry.
Most Of those who are going have from
$50 to $1,000 in cash, and are among the
most industrious and provident of the
freedmen. The movement has the sup
port of the clergy of the African Meth
odist church, and at the recent confer.
ence men were specially ordained to go
out with the first party of emigrants,
which contains four missionaries and
twenty. five teachers. Most of the others
who are going intend to work on their
own farms, the Liberian government
granting to each colonist with family
twenty-five acres of land, and to every
single man ten acres, the land being we'll
adapted to the raising of coffee, rice,
ginger, arrow-root and other crops, which
are very remunerative.-- Boston Jour
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-30
An Arsenic Mine.

A man, armed with long iron hook,
pulls open an iron door, and you gaze
with awe into the Dantesque heart of q
huge fierce furnace, the white.hot con-
tents slowly turning round, and ever
falling in cascades of yellow fire. It is
found that at the works on Devon
sulphur in the pyrites is enough to keep
the furnace, when once heated, burning,
without other fuel. The product? Here
it is, white heap of several tons of it
lying in an open shed, where everybody
passes by. It is something like fine
-four. One of the men dips thumb and
finger loosely into the white powder, puts
quantity into the palm of his other
hand, and brings it to us to look at
precisely as a miller shows sample of
flour, smoothing it with his fore finger.
One expects every moment to see him
test it with his tongue; child probably
would, but the miner knows better All
this white heap is arsenic; all these rows
Of barrels are filed with arsenic. More
than 1000 tons year are sent out from
this one mine, 10 be used mainly in
those brilliant modern dyes by which
our women and children can dazzle the
sunshine at cheap expense. Are they
safe to wear? Ny chemistry books do not
plainly say yes or no. But in one book
/ have CHANGED to open l find the follow
ing remarks: Arsenious acid-white
oxide of arsenic, or white arsenic. This
substance is of the highest Importance, as
being the frequent agent of criminal or
accidental poisoning. There
are few substances so much to be feared,
it being almost tasteIess ; it can be mixed
with articles of food and swallowed with
out discovery, and there is no practically
efficient antidote." This innocent look
ing white powder, this potent and fatal
substance, of which your chemist must
not sell you q dose without entering
your name and address in book, of
which three grains weight will kill man,
was lying by one of the ordinary roads of
the mine, in the open sheds, in heaps
breast high. l was assured that no kind
OF harm ever comes of all this, save skin
eruptions to the work people, and these
rarely, but it gave one shiver to see
those white mounds-- Fraser Magazine.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-30

Did any enfeebled human being ever be.
come strong under the operation of powerful
cathartics or salivants? 1t is sometimes
necessary to regulate the bowels, but that
exhausts the vital forces and serves no good
purpose whatever The only true way to
promote health and vigor, which are essential
to regularity OF the organic functions, is to
invigorate, discipline and purify the system
at the same time. The extraordinary efficacy
in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in cases ol
debility or irregularity of the organs of di'
gestion, assimilation, secretion and discharge:
is universally admitted. Appetite, good
digestion, regular habit of, body, active
circulation of the blood, and purity Of all
the animal fluids are induced by this superb
tonic and corrective. 1t has no equals
reover, as preventive of chills and fever
and other types of 1nalarial disease. To
enigrants and travellers it is particularly
serviceable as medicinal safeguard.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-30
A DebatabEe Question.

While much has been written concerning
the use of "put up" medicines, the ques.
ton is still an open one, and demands of
the people careful consideration. The sa-
lient points may be briefly stated. and an.
swered as follows 1st-Are the sick capable
of determining their real condition, the na>
ture of their malady, and selecting the pro.
per remedy or means of cure? 2nd-Can
physician, no matter how skilful, prepare
universal remedy, adapted to the peculiar
ailments Of q large class of people, residing
in different latitudes, and subject to various
climatic infiueDces? In answer to the first
proposition, we would say, diseases are
named and known by certain signs" or
symptoms, and, as the mother does not need
physician to tell her that her child has the
whooping cough, or indicate remedy, so
people when afflicted with many of the
symptoms concomjtant to "impure blood"
"torrpid liver" and chad digestion" re.
quire no other knowledge of their condition,
or the remedy indicated, than they already
possess. Second oposition-Many physi-
clans argue that diseases are sectionallv
peculiar, and that their treatment must
therefore vary, and yet quinine, morphine,
podophyllin, and hundreds OF o:her rene.
dies are prescribed in all countries to over
come certain conditions. Is it not. therefore,
self evident that physician whose large
experience has made him familiar with the
many phas@ incident to all impurities of
the blood, general and nervous debility, liver
complaint, dyspepsia, consumption an d
tarrh, can prepare a series OF remedies ex.
actly adapted to meet the conditions mani.
TEST: wherever, and by whatever means, it
may have been engendered? The family
medicines prepared BY R. V. Pierce, M. D.,
of Buffalo, N. Y, fulfill the above require.
ments. Many physicians prescribe them in
their practice. His Golden Medical Discov-
cry has no equal as blood puri6e~ and
general tonic, while his Favorite Prescrip-
ton cures those weaknesses peculiar to
women, after physicians have failed. His
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, which are sugar
coated and little larger than mustard seeds,
s,e safe and certain cure for "torpid !"
liver and constipation. If you wish to save
money by avoiding doctors and keep or
regain your health, buy the Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated
work of over 900 pages. 1t contains instruc'
tion concerning anatomy, physiology, hy>
gi irne, and the treatment of disease. Over
one hundred thousand copies already sold.
Price (postpaidl, $3.50. Address the author,
R. V. Pierce, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. Y.