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SKETCH OF JOSH BILLINas.-Mr.
Shaw, known by his countrymen as that
very shrewd person, Mr.. Josh Billings, is
described as a man six feet high, with a
good, honest down-Eastern farmer-like face,
bronzed as sea captains, with deep, gray,
snappy eyes, slighly -hooked nose, and a
mouth whose droll expression is not hidden
by the light gray mustache and beard
which surround it. Behind it falls over
his shoulders full head of long, wiry.
iron-gray hair The face is full of an ex-
preston of strong common sense, and when
the right eye winks energetically and the
mouth opens sideways to let drop a drol-
lery, it beams with infectious fun.
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GTOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
- YOUR INTEREST

am now manufacturing a Feed Cutter for
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brushes the fodder, putting the stalk into such
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thus making the hard corn stalk as soft as the
blade; while all other cutters leave the stalk
in short hard pieces, and the chewing of such
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which, instead of benefit to your stock, is
an injury. | claim this machine to he superior
to all others. To satisfy yourselves, feeders
of stock and farmers generally, are respectful
ly invited to calland see this Cutter & Crusher,
to be found at the foundry, near depot West.
ern Maryland Railroad.
Z. WAGNER,
ian9f Successor to Wagner & Matthews.
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SAMUEL V. BANKERT.
WILLIAM II. FOWLER.
mar 1851
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SHORTHAND WRITING.-If we were
to commence life again, with only the i'm
pressions of past experience, we should
certainly add to the familiar curriculum
of the three Rs, some system of shorthand
writing. To the editorial profession it is
almost equal to another arm and hand
and to the legal and ministerial professions
it is of incalculable advantage. In our
opinion, an opportunity for acquiring and
for keeping up the practice of some good
system should be afforded, at least at the
option Of students, in every academy and
college, and if previously neglected, 10
every theological seminary and law school
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Western Maryland Railroad


ON and after SUNDAY, November 18th.
~ 1877, Trains viii run on this Road as
follows:
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A NN0UNCE the introduction of a plan OF
"A ordering Clothing and Underwear by
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

His fraudulency, President Hayes, ap-
pointed McIlin, of the Florida Return.
ing Board, a Judge of the United States
Court for New Mexico, and afterwards
Chief Justice of that territory, but the
Senate did not agree with him upon the
subject, and declined to confirm the ap-
pointment, and hence McLin did not
get the Office. Mr.. Hayes, therefore,
gave McLin very great reward for his
assistance in stealing the Presidential
vote of Florida, and paid very high
tribute to his appreciation of his abilities
and purity ~ by appointing him to q
judicial Office. Now that he has con.
fessed to the crime he committed in CON.
nection with the vote of Florida, Mr..
Hayes and his friends pretend to believe
him to be a great rascal, and utterly
unworthy of belief. The country, how
ever, does not enjoy the pleasure of en-
tertaining such convenient opinions, and
hence the people believe that Mr.. Hayes
is unworthy of the high Office he has
usurped, because he has attempted to
place men in high and sacred Offices,
who he now declares unworthy of belief
on oath. There is no doubt that Mr..
Hayes is gigantic fraud, and that he is
fully aware of the fact himself, but has
hoped by duplicity to conceal it from the
people of the nation.
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not keep a secret. The charge is net
only frivolous, but it is false. l know
that woman is charged with being timid
tickle and wavcring in her purposes-in,
capable of comprehending, and incompe-
tent of taking large views, or of reason
ing from cause to effect. This, too, is
not only false, but slanderous. know
that Walter Scott, in one of his fanciful
flights of poetical license has said:
"Oh woman woman, in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please"
But he soon came down from the lofty
fight of the poet, to the real, honest,
common sense prose of every day life,
and exclaimed from the deep recesses of
his heart, instead of from his fancy:
"When pain and anguish wiring the brow,
A ministering angel, thou J"
If there be any here who would deny
to woman her sphere and influence in the
Grange; if there be any here who are
so destitute of warm and generous i'm
pulses; if there De any here whose hearts
are so engrossed in pride or absorbed
in selfshness if there be any here so cold,
30 mean, that they can sec no pleasure
in friendship, no warmth in charity, 70
charm in goodness, no dignity in grace,
no loveliness in modesry, no inspiration
in virtue, no power in love, no happiness
in woman, then the Grange is no place
for such as you; for
Fire, nature, genius, never dwelt with you
For you no fancy consecIntes the scene
Where rapture utter'd vows and wept
between;
'Tis yours, unrnoyed to sever and to meet,
No pledge is sacred, and no home is sweet. "
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

international expositions of science,
art and invention have of late years been
frequent and popular. They are of re-
cent origin, comparatively speaking, and
an examination of their statistics is in
teresting. A glance at the attendance OF
visitors 10 some of the leading exposi-
tions shows their comparative popularity.
The first exposition Of this kind was in
England in 1851, which was open 14l
days, and was visited by 6,O39, ,195 per-
SONS, or an average Of 1881 per day.
The Paris exposition of 1867 was open
2lO dayu with an aggregate attendance
of 100000, or an average of 1856
visitors per day. The average attend
ance at the Vienna exposition was less
than either of the foregoing, while that
at the Philadelphia Centennial was
greater. The Centennial was open 16O
days, and had an aggregate attendance
of 9,S57,625 visitors, or an average of
$500 per day. The attendance at the
present Paris exposition will probably
be- greater than that of any previous ex-
position Of the kind.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

Hon. John Morrissey, successful and
noted politician of New York City, died
on the first Of May instant, after long
illness OF varying severity. He was q
self.made man, of fine but uncultiyated
mental capacity, and made his debut into
public life in the extraordinary role of a
prize-fghter. His noted exploits in this
line began in 1851, and concluded with
his celebrated fight with Henan for a
prize of $4,000 in 1857. In these fights
Morrissey, though often less skilled than
his competitors, always came off the
victor by means Of his great endurance.
He afterwards became prominent leader
of the Tamraany party in New York, and
was at one time a member of Congress
from that city. In the last election he
split from Tanimany and ran as an inde-
pendent Democrat for the New York
Senate, and was elected by an immense
majority oYes Hon. Augustus Schell.
Morrissey was an honest man, and in
many respects is entitled to the credit
due political reformer. He was very
popular with the masses of New York,
and his Influence will be greatly missed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

MI. Abram s. Hewitt, chairman ofthe
National Democratic Executive Com
mittee, has uuburdened himself about
the Presidential fraud. It is pity for
the party that he did not bestow little
more attention to the subject before the
fraud was consummated. he says of
McLin's confession "It will establish as
a fact what we have before believed. It
will 60 far to prove to the satisfaction of
everybody, without regard to party, that
Hayes was not elected. I do not say that
even the plainest proof that he was not
elected esn be made the basis for any
successful legal action to remove him,
but I do say it will force him to squarely
face the fact that he was not elected, and
he must then either resign, or by refus-
ing to resign, publish to the world that
his mucl-lauded good intentions are the
veriest slam, and thai he is utterly unfit
to be President"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

Postmaster General Key, who used to
claim to be Democrat, thinks that Mr..
Hayes title to the Presidency is good,
despite all the frauds that may be shown,
because the Electoral Commission de-
clared him President. If this is good
law it does not affect the honesty of the
transaction. If Mr.. Hayes was not fairly
elected, and if he is an honest man, he
would not hold the Office in face of the
developments about the frauds in Loui-
siaRa and Florida, without full investi-
CATION. Moreover, men of high moral
character would not degrade themselves
by retaining positions in the Cabinet of
such q President. Mr.. Key must not
claim legal title through the Commis-
sion for Mr.. Hayes, despite the frauds,
unless he is willing to dishonor himself
by remaining in the Cabinet.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

The following extract is from the clos
ing remarks of DR.. Blanton to the Vir-
ginia State Grange. He insists on the
active obligation of every live member
of the order 10 do something towards the
advancement and perpetuity of that
order which is lifting them from COM
parative state of servitude to the de-
served position of equality and respec-
liability in society generally, and partic-
plarly among his fellow-tradesmen and
operatives of every grade. This can be
effected by discharging every duty de-
yolving upon us individually, and then
by bringing our children and their
mothers into the Grange, and there
teaching them, both by precept and ex-
ample, the great principle involved in
the building up and perfectiug of this
praiseworthy order. He said:
There is q grand work for us IS men,
bers of this great order to perform a
work which calls for our ablest efforts OF
body, mind and heart. We must not
only labor for the present, but we must
work for the future. Many of US have
passed the meridian of life. Some OF us
are rapidly descending the hill of time,
and our shadows IRE lengthening behind
us and we will soon be "over the river"
Upon whom shall our mantles tall ?
Who is to take our places in the broken
ranks2
If we fail to bring our children into
the Grange; if we fail to train them in
its noble principles and wise purposes !;
if we neglect 10 enhance the comforts
and attractions of our homes, and
strengthen ollr own and our children's
attachment 10 our pursuits s." if we fail
to educate tn cir heads and hearts by all
means possible, then may we look for q
dark and disastrous future to the agri-
culturists of the country. But we can
no more do this great work successfully
or satisfactorily, without the assistance
of our wives and daughters in the
Grange, than we could properly educate
and train up the children in our homes
without the assistance of the mothers.
They are tho first to implant moral prin.
oiples in the mind, SOW the seeds of truth
and piety in the hearts Of the children.
They are the only great and successful
educators of the country. Were the
training up and education of the chill
dran of the land left In the fathers. the
moral weed crop would be very large
one in vice and wickedness long before
the father's eye would perceive it, or any
attempt made to prevent it. The Grange
is the proper place for our wives and
daughters, for there is work for them to
do, as we'll as for us-work which they
alone can perform.
The Grange is one great family of
farmers, and no family can be we'll Or
dered or regulated without woman.
1 know it is charged that a woman can
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

The opponents of the reconciliation
of silver have been fearfully incorrect
in their predictions of the financial woes
to follow its restoration. The national
bonds have not deprecated, and yet
greenbacas are to-day practically as
good as g,ld, the premium varying only
from one.fourth to three-fourths of one
per cent. Instead Of causing financial
crisis, the new silver dollar has averted
it, and to-day the prospect of our conn-
Try is better than it has been for years.
The holders of coin obligations against
our government have in many instances
requested payment in currency, and the
vexed financial questions which have for
years agiated our land seem very speedi.
ly to have been settled by Congress sim
ply complying with the constitution in
restoring the silver dollar to the position
it always occupied in our currency until
demopetiaed by Radical trick.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09
Augusta, Greenwood and Knoxville.

The the Directors Of the Augusta,
Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad held
q meeting yesterday morning at II O'Clock
for the purpose of opening and consider
ing the bids to grade the road from Au-
gus.a to Walton's and to build a bridge
across the canal at Warren's Spring. A
committee was appointed to open and
investigate the sealed proposals, and the
board adjourned until 5 p. m. Upon re-
ceiving the report Of the committee the
board awarded the contract to VIM. D.
Grant, of Atlanta. The work is to be
commenced within thirty days, and to
be completed by the 1st of April next.
Capt. Grant says he will probably begin
during the next fifteen days.
1t will bs seen from this that the road
is an assured fact. The Greenwood peo-
pie will have their part Of the line fin
ished to the river by the time that this
end is completed, so that everything will
be in readiness to lay the iron, and we
msy, therefore, expect to see trains run.
ming between Augusta and Greenwood
before the expiration of two years from
the present time. The road will be q
great benefit to this city, adding, as it
will, largely to its receipts of cotton and
other produce. 1t will open up large
section of fertile country, and bring
hither great deal of produce that now
goes to other places.
The gentlemen who have charge Of the
enterprise, both in this city and South
Carolina, have been unremitting in their
efforts to get the road built, and they are
now about to meet with success. The
engineer of the Augusta end of the road
is Mr.. Albert J. Twiggs, q gentleman in
every way qualified for the position
augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist,
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eral opinions when from the up-country
comes the most ardent support of such
measures as the Usury law, and the hot
test opposition to the payment Of the debt
of the State which the Democratic party
had solemnly bound itself to pay to the
last farthing.
We do not desire to aggravate any ILL
feeling that does exist, and we had rather
submit in silence to the sharpest rebukes
than to say a word that can weaken the
the Democratic party, or encourage dis
affection. Nevertheless, it must be said
that there is little wisdom in savage
abuse of the low-country, merely because
the low-country, or some part of it,
doubted the wisdom of nominating full
Democratic ticket two years ago.
AS fact, the liberal policy which is
now treated as q crime controlled the
nominations for State officers, con-
trolled the course of the canvass, and led
to the peaceful recognition ofthe present
Administration. If there is an original
Straight-outer among the State officers,
except Governor Hampton, we do not
know it. And it was Edge6eld that gave
the greatest momentum to the fusion can
vass in 1870. Senator Butler, who was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor, had
the entire support of Edgefeld, and there
is as much reason to denounce as "fu-
sionists" Butler, Bonham, Wallace, Ker-
shaw, Simpsch, MCGOWAN, and q host of
of others, against whom no word is ever
said, as there is to condemn or doubt
Charleston. This County of Charleston
did its whole duty in. the last elec ion.
The self-control in this City which is now
regarded as evidence of pusillanimity
was demanded of US by Governor Hamp-
ton in the name of the Democratic party.
Charleston submitted to the necessities
of the times. Any other course would
have defeated the Democratic party.
When the policy of the party was fixed
and determined, by the State Convention,
Charleston toed the line, and is as settled
in the determination to have none but
Democrats on her ticket, and to elect
Democrats only, as any County in the
State can be.
There is no thought of compromise in
Charleston. A straight-out policy is re-
garded as a necessity, and straight-out
ticket will be elected here in November,
unless newspapers by their coarse con.
demnation of Charleston make some OF
our voters lukewarm, and make inefec.
tive the efforts of the press and the lead.
ers of the party to hold the people TO-
gether and oppose them, in solid body
to. the common enemy. Let US have o
truce, at least until the next fight has
been made, and won on the platform and
principles of 1876.-Mears and Courier
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1t was the immortal Henry Clay, whose
life and services to his country were an
honor to himself and a bright ornament to
his nation, who remarked, 81 had rather
be right than be President" Mr.. Hayes,
however, means to be more practical in
his views. Henry Clay never rose higher
than to be United States Senator and
an honest man. Mr.. Hayes does not in.
tend to be hampered by any such senti-
mental principles. He prefers "the
loayes and fishes" and therefore acts
upon what, although not the more honor
able, is at least the more modern doctrine.
'"I had rather be President if it is neces-
sary to be a fraud to accomplish that
end"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

Chandler telegraphed the Florida au-
thorities in 1876: "Florida must be made
Republican. Troops and money will be
furnished" The troops were paid down,
and with them perhaps the first INSTALL
ment of the money was presented in the
shape of cash, but it seems that part OF
the purchase money consisted of promises
of fat offices to the returning board, and
by the disagreement between the Senate
and the President this promise has been
violated. Hence, the recent expose
which show that the Republican leaders
we're not only willing to cheat the coun.
try out of the rightful President, but to
accomplish their end were willing to fool
their own confederates in the crime.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09

HYDRopHoBIA.-At the place of
John w. Leslie near town there is q
sheep suffering from the bite of mad
dog received about eight months ago.
The sheep has every symptom Of real
madness. 1t is distressing sight and
has to be, confined to prevent further
mischief.
The frequent recurrence of such
things should put us all on our guard for
the safety OF our children. Too much
caution cannot be exercised.-A6beviNe
Medium.
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illusory and unwise. 1t is the introduc-
ton of the Trojan horse into our ranks,
from which innumerable armed enemies
are to issue to destroy the Democratic
party. 1t does not propose to induce the
Radicals to become Democrats, but with
infinite non. wisdom it seeks to give them
extra privileges to remain outside, where
they are to be afforded unusually favora-
BILE opportunities for cutting our throats
politically. If adopted, it would lead
speedily TO the reorganization of the COL
,ored people into the Radical party, under
the lead of unprincipled white men, and
our government would soon be as corrupt
and tyrannical as the late Radical gov
ernment. We have not exhausted all
the objections to the scheme proposed.
It is like Pandora's box, full of evils,
and from it there can proceed nothing
but disaster and destruction.
In addition to the statement of the
the plan he mas devised to allow
the Democratic party to commit suicide
in the most foolish style possible, the
writer takes occasion 70 hint of Dem
oeratic intolerance, but does not favor US
with any evidence of its existence. If
he. considers it intolerant to spurn all
efforts to destroy the party, then the
Democratic party is intolerant. If he
considersit intolerant to refuse submis-
sion to the will of Republicans, then the
Democratic party in this State is intoler-
ant, and will remain 80, we hope, forever.
IF he considers it intolerant to refuse
new and untried, but chimerical political
experiments, then the Democratic. party
is intolerant. It is, however, not intol-
Grant in any legitimate sense of the
word. His remarks about the State Esx-
esutiye Committee are not more felici-
tous than the other views he promul-
gates. The Committee have made GER
tain suggestions to bring the subject Of
primary elections before the people, but
they have not sought to compel any per-
son to adopt them. They are open for
discussion, and the Committee wish each
County to adopt the plan, which will
hest serve the Democratic party. There
is no reason to protest against the action
of the State Committee, as it is not an
order. The article is throughout fancy
sketch, and does not contain any argu-
sment to induce the belief that we can
make any advantageous change in the
general plan adopted for conducting our
primary election two years ago. 1t
worked well then, and3we believe it will
do so now.
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WILLIAMSON
FEMALE COLLEGE,
WILLIAMST0Ii, S. c.,

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