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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26

A REMEDY Fon SLEEpLEssNEss.-
When ready for bed ait down in an easy
position, relaxing all the muscles of the
body, and let the head drop forward upon
the breast. as low as it will fall with.nnt
forcing it. Sit quietly IN this way for a
few minutes, freeing ah the viii power
off the body, and a restful, drowsy feel
ing will ensue, which will, if not DIS.
turbed, lead to refreshing sleep.
If the sleepless fit comes on in the
night one can simply sit up in the posi-
tion described. Stiffness of any part OF
the body must be avoided, aud it is we'll
to bend the body forward after lying
down, rather than too keep it straight or
thrown back upon the pillow.
The writer suffered several wears frni..
sleeplessncss, caused by severe pain and
nervousness, and was taught the above
by physician of great experience and
ability, and found through it complete
relief. Many persons similarly afflicted
within the writer's knowledge have tried
it, and always with good results.-Kan-
s0s City Sunday Journal.
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SOMETHING AnoUT yoURsELF.-Siip.
posing your age to be fifteen years. or
thereabouts, you can be figured up to a
dot. You have 100 bones and SOD mus.
cles; your blood weighs twenty-five
pounds; your heart is nearly five inches
in length, and three inches in diameter |:
it beats seventy times per minute, 200
times per hour, 00,S0O times per day,
and 90. 1922, 900 times per year. At each
beat little over two ounces of blood is
thrown out of it, and each day it re-
celves and discharges about seven tons of
that wonderful fluid. Your lungs will
contain n gallon of air, and you inhale
$4,000 gallons per day. The aggregate
surface. of the air cells of your lu1gs,
sup .,osing them to bespread out, exceeds
10000 square inches. The weight of
your brain is three pounds; when you
are man it will weigh eight ounces
more. Your nerves number 10000 900
or more. Your skin is composed Of
three layers, and varies from one.ejghth
to one-fourth of an inch in thickness.
II area of your skin Is about 1.7OO
square inches, and you are subject to an
atmospheric pressure of fifteen pounds
to the square inch. Each square inch of
your ekin contains $500 sweating tubes.
or perspiratory pores, each of which may
be likencd TO little draining-tile one
fourth of an inch long, making an ag-
gregate length in the entire surface of
your body cl col, ,166 feet, or tile-ditch
for draining the body almost forty miles
long.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26

LEARN SoMETHIga.-A Young man
stamped into the Office of the Jndianapo-
lis Rolling Mill, not long since, and
asked for work. "What can you do?'
asked the President. "I don't know"
salt said Il, the young man. "Have you a
come from ?" Pennsylvania" HAre
you q German?" mo, air, 1 am an
American" eff you were q German or
an Irishman / could set you to work.
because you would know how to 60 some.
thing, but Americans don't know any-
thing about practical business" 4
This reply will not apply to nil Amer
leans, but it is lamentabiy true to a great
extent. In Germany the BOYS are
brought up. where they see something
done, and have some idea of doing IL.
Very few Irishmen or Germans. but what
know how to turn over a few rods of
ground, and raise something upon L..
Most OF them have some idea Of mechan-
:cal operations, the productions and uses
of material and of tools.
1t is those born in America vino are
Ignorant and idle. It l. .he false notion
that man does not need to labor, or that
he can get his living by his wits, that
causes large part of our idleness and
distress. Begin at once to- learn some
thing, no matter about your age, learn
some practical pursuit at once.
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Confessions OF en- Old Rooster.

have belonged to Capt. Polk John
son for the last five years. He always,
seemed to love me, because he said was
good chicken, and I know I have been
faithful to him. / have never failed to
crow at the proper time every morning,
and he always seemed to appreciate it.
l always knew when company would be
here, and was faithful to warn his good
wife by going quietly up to the back
door and growing three times. When
ever desired to do n Job of scratching
was considerate enough to leave home
and do my scratching in his neighbor's
garden. never allowed stray rooster
to come on his premises, though I did
sometimes decoy his neighbor's hens over
to our house and lend them the use of
our nests. always thought this pleased
him, as he never objected to it. Yes,
have been faithful to that man. Three
young turkeys strnyed over into our yard
last week and promptly killed them all,
and only the other day killed two gos-
lllings, and would have killed another but
for that old gander who interfered with
the proceedings. don't think I shall
ever tackle another gosling, that is if the
old gander is there. When it comes to
fighting, gander won't "tote fair" He
wants all underhold, and generally man.
ages to get 1t. He doesn't step around
and do any big Growing, but for all that,
when you advance on him you'll find him
there. His beak ia very deceiving. 1t
isn't sharp, but then it is mighty good on
gouge. and has boss grip. No mat
ter where it takes hold. feathers and hide
! .,uvv 10 Gums. Z think Eaii shall ne7sI
have another Misunderstanding with n
gander. Before this affair I was con-
sidered the handsonest rooster Oh Green
wood avenue. am glad / left that gam
der when | did. l think he was de-
termined to pick me alive. He got ali
my tail feathers, half of my comb, and
some good eating off my breast. / got
enough ofhim, and hope he is satisfied
with what he got Of me. / was glad
enough to get back into the poultry yard.
| The hens gathered around me with some
degree Of curiosity. After all l did not
| tell Eanch Of a yarn when I told then, I
had been out in q whiFlwind. Yes. /
have been faithful to Mr.. Johnson's In
iterest. underwent all this for hill, but
I am very sad tonight. / have been
| under thia house for seven days.
haven't dared to crow above a whisper.
A lot of preachers have been here.
heard some talk in the dining room aftor
dinner. "The LAST hen is eat up" i
heard Mr.. johnson relnark: Where ia
/ the old rooslerI'' intend TO keep dark,
and when these preachers have gone !
will sneak out and run away. / don't
know where shall 30. I think / can
live anywhere whera there are no preach-
ers and 10 gandes. To say the least oi
| iit, / think Mr.. johnson has acted very
ungrateliilly. Clarkseikle l7san.) 70
| bdcco LedE.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26
FIREARMS.

In the department OF firearms, in
which the Americans have always main.
tained certain advance as to construc-
tion, there are exhibited by the Reming-
ton Arms Company two new forms OF
military rifle, one Of which, the Lee gun,
is obviously an improvement on all sim
pie breech-loaders hitherto used. The
breech block is the same rs the Martini
Henry, but the opening is effected by
the hammer, which holds the same place
as in the old rifle and can be worked by
the thumb Of the right hand. The breech
block, when opened, is held open by n
catch which is liberated by the fange of
the metallic cartridge as it enters the
barrel, and the block then rises TO its
Place and closes the breach automatical-
". The motions are fewer and the action
simpler than in the Martini Henry, and
the hammer indicates TO the rnost care
less glance the half and full cock. The
second contribution of the Remington
Company is breech-loade on the piston
system, with an auxiliary magazine 30
arranged that reserve of seven catridg-
es may be kept in the magazine and the
gun used as an ordinary breech-loader
until critical moment, when by push
ing aside the key of the magazine the
reserve is brought into play, and the
seven shots may be used with aim in ten
seconds. A gun of this nature has long
been desiderdtum in the American SER
vice, and the advantage of this reserve
magazine over the magazine system pure
and simple, such rs the Winchester and
Swiss Vetterli guns, is clear. While de-
lberate long range fire is going on the
gun is used as an ordinary breech-loader
and led by hand, but when charge is
to be repelled or firing at close quarters
from any reason magazine is thrown open
by command of touch of the thumb
and the seven shots are delivered with an
effect which can easily be imagined.
OTHER NOVELTIES.
Owen Jones' improved revolver carries
the construction of this useful weapon to
O completeness which seems the ne plus
ultra. The ingenuity expended on 1t is
exhaustive. The pistol rejects exploded
cartridges, while it retains those which
are not fired, refuses to revolve when
empty, and releases the cylinder when
required with q facility not hitherto az
tanned. 1t is apparently able to do any
thing but load and fire itself.
A characteristic Yankee notion is q
bookholder for keeping books in their
place on shelf. Two plates of sheet
iI0u 60iideTed together III an inverted I
form, answer this purpose perfectly and
are brought together to suit the books
The weight of the books on the fat limb
of the I keeps the keeper in place, and
the books may be crowded together be-
tween pair of them with considerable
compactness.
A locomotive of novel construction
will receive the attention of railway men,
and for sections where the quality of fuel
is bad it will be great boon, for it liter
ally burns everything that is combustible
anthracite, coal dust, wood, refuse OF
all Goals. The improvement is effected
by widening the fire-box and modifying
the gratc so as to secure an even and thin
bed of combustihle.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26

WHY He DIDN'T.-"Why," said a
friend to Jones the other day, didn't You
continue at the head of your military
company9 1t is good one and is doing
first rate"
"Ch was member Of the Peace
society, and the president d;den't think
the two would harmonize."
us that all I thought there were
other considerations"
"Wvil there was one other"
what was that p"
"Why, you see, the first time the
company had a grand drill, 1 went out
in all my uniformed glory with bran
new sword and bright buttons, and stood
up before the rank and file, also in theil
good clothes, and after the sergeant had
called the roll, and got things ready, ]
ga45 tbs command-and what do you
reckon said 2"
course.0
"Not much, didn't; my good clothes
made Me forget where I was. and sang
out, First four .for'ard and back p and
every soldier of 'em Just snorted
right out in my face. and 1 gave my
uniform TO another fellow if he would
take command"
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WHOLESALE CREMATION AT ME1r-
PHIs.-Notwithstanding all that has
been written and done within the last
few years to overcome the almost ur,iyar-
sal repugnance to cremation MS a neaI, !,
of disposing of the bodies of the dead. 4
thrill OF horror viii go through the world
at the announcement that the people Of
Memphis haye almost come to regard it
rs Tue only means or relief from tha &C
cumulatioa of corpzes IL that city. Re-
pugnant as cremation is &c most people.
1t is easy to see that Memphis may be
driven to 1t by it's necessities, for the
terrors nf the p'ague must surel,, be
greatly intensified II the present condi-
tion of affairs continues. Sixty dead
bodies, of which the public undcrtakers
were notified, remained over unburied
wednesday night, simply because of the
inability to bury people as fast as they
die. Those that are buried ara sumbIed
into hastiiy made graves, with but few
inches of earth 20 cover them, Sd chat
TIA cemeteries can but add to The iread-
full stencil which fills the mir. Better
cremation than that the city should re-
main Q vast charnel-honse, given over to
death,breeding corruption, without tho
terrible fever 20 increase the horrors -
81. Louis Repubi;c9a.
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- When Fnlknr, fntisAs Aa..as> 4. - I.
the other evening and stepped into the
parlor 70 fill up the coal az 20, ne was
startled to sec, when the fame of Ills
hand-lamp dihsipated the darkness that
his daughter and his duckY doodle Adol-
phus wero eojournihg in the shadow of
a lowered gas iet But they were In
separate cheigs And were enprossed
In a box of figs. he felt compelled Ia
ask Something the matter with the
gasf" And che time tried youth, grast-
ing one Of the golden thoughts s. that
oyerwhelm US in tho time of eInarRency.
answered, as he mechanically picked up
another fg NO sir wo tuFned ft
down so as not to notice when va bit
iritoa worm p
We request all mothers t6 ston psiur
Lpndannm for their Babies but $50 sDs.
Bulls Baby Syrup, a good lnediciae. II
contains nothsng ini1sioris. Is csnts
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= Among the uses of adveraitv are
these: You can wear out your ciothes.
You ar, not troubled with visitors. You
are exonerated from making calls. Bores
do not bore you. No one ever thinks OF
presenting you with testimonial. Flat
terers do not shoot their rubbish into
your ears. Impostors know it is of no
use TO bleed you. You practice tenn
perance. You have saved many debt,
many q deception, many a headache.
And lastly, ifyou have true friend in
the world, you are sure to know IL.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26

DIR. PRIoE's SPECIAL FLAvoR1Ne
EXTRAOrs.--These Flasoring Extracts
have won their way to public favor from
their merits. No housekeeper who has
favored cake, pudding or cream with
DR.. Price'c Flayors, VIII ever return TO
the tise 0f inc cheap riayoring Extracts
that Rood tho market.
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,.rzs OF sEBsCRIPTY0H-osr DoLLAR
49,, F,vrY CEsrs ger annum, In advance. Two
DOLLARS at end OF year. SEVEsTx-ftvH CEsSs
fO5 Os5uib.erptions i ara not taken for less period
thnn hniTfs ~ or GDvsRTISKY0.--one Do,iar por
.,a Of one inch for the frat insertion, and Fifty
cnta ner SQUARE fer Subsequent tinserionsleast than
iborai contracts uiilbs made With thcse wishing
to advrrtiss fer three, six or twelve mcnth5. hd-
mmiis.e business fthe frm or individual contrac-
ting. a,, r...
~ Rs,peat and all personal communications
matters of individual interest. VIII be charged for
- sdvortisipR rateR. Announcements Of marriages
rJ denihs aud notices ofa religious character, arc
ra,peetfuly solicited, and win be inserted gratis
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SWEET OAfErEr5. Break ak eggs in
Q basin, add to them three teaspoonsfuI,
OF sugar, and beat them up sufficiently
70 have the whites and yokea well mixed; s
then add to this three tablespoonsfnI 0f
onghly. Cook the samo as another opaa-
iette, and, just before turning out on your
dish, put g spoonful of strawberry Jam,
cp9rra1t jelly, or any kind of presorze you
: prefer, over It. Turn It cat IN your dish, !,
sih powdered sugar over IL, and hold &
salanAp6er over iE fow niinutes. ~
.shoyelful of hot Goals viii ansger IA
place of Q salamander
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Done HIS BEsT.-Dr. Price has done
his best to make his Unique Perfumes
superior in sweetness, freshness and per-
ipanency of odor to those made in this
or any other country, and ladies of most
exquisite taste have decided that his In
tentions have been successfully carried
out.
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S0op RULES FOR FARs7KRs. II AXE
good papers and -ss I'D etssii5rii.
Keep an a-eesS;lunt of 1G.:.-ssss.= opsra.iens
Plant isnis trees well, case for sheni,
and get good crops.
DO not refitse correct Spsrinentss IN
II smal ;fs ~ ot many new thinTs.
Precsice ec0norly by giving stock 81 hess
ter during the winter also GOOD fcod,
taking cat al that ia so;itid, hkl z F5ts
ten or nioidy
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MISUNDERSTANDING other articles OF
their kind are largely adulterated, DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder holds Its
unsbaken position 10 the purest, beet and
most reliable. In all particulars thnt
constitutes perfect results, il cGnnot be
approached by any other Baking Powder
in The nterket
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"Don't put too much confidence in q
lovers VOWS and aiehs.n said Mrs. Part
ington TO her niece .'let him tell,you
that you have lips like strawberries and
cream, checks lie q tarnation, and eyes
like an aste.ick but such things oftenei
coma from tcnder head than heart"
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-. l9en. Joe johnson, OF Virginia, haH
,heeeats Of eleven wounds on lie body.
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aaAWau DlsrA

Under tfie Supervision OF &sIe Executive
Colnuaittoe OF Romona Grange.
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A Splendid Lot

A Splendid Lot ,
OF stationery, such as business and
visiting. cards, commercial and
letter paper, bill heads ETC.,
just received at the EXAMINER job
office
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DALLAS, Dec. 6.--Rey. W o.. Veal, charg-
ed with assault with intent TO rape the person
Of Mrs. Grihin, mt waxahachie, reached this
city this morning, Desiring TO place before
the readers Of the News the statement of both
sides, he was called upon for that purpose by
the News reporter. g g d r. .-'s
Questioning the propriety of making
statement at this time, Mr.. Veal said In sub
stance he had known Mrs. grimm since her
childhood, but had not married her TO her
husband. She had been In the habit since
mere child OF greeting him as she would her
fnther. When he entered the door she said;
"Unoie viii, l am glad 10 sse you,' and
kissed him. His suppositioD Is that she had
made mention OF the kiss TO her husband, and
he, becoming jealous, she had said to shield
herself that II was against her will. He re-
garded Mrs. Grifiln rs q virtuous womanI
knew her fathers family to be respectablei
had known them for years. When he visited
them, the children would run to the gate 10
meet and kiss him as they would their father.
After Mrs. Grim married, she continued TO
treat him with the same warm cordially that
characterized her childhood. lie thinks Mrs.
Grifin Is actuated by persons who wish TO
Islander him, aud denies the main points In
her testimony He was positive he did moth
Ing during the visit that she could justly con
strue as wrong. and knew he had no evil in-
tent toward women whatever. When he Was
about leaving, she asked him 10 stay TO din
ner, and Us he walked on she hhiloed to him
20 come and see them and bring his wife
with him. rre 5.ifif.4., d. an
The church meeting held, was at his own
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FIRE FIEND.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth OF Property Destroyed.
Business Portion of Macon, Miss,
In Ashes.

NEw ORLEANS, la, December 7.-Priyate
dispatches received in this city report the de-
struction Of llfty houses In the business por-
tion of the town of Macon. Miss. The loss Is
estimated at $500 900. Insurance slo3, 200,
A 100000 School House Burned.
CHICAGO, Dec. THE public school build.
Ing ut Albion, Iowa, was destroyed by fire
yesterday There were five hundred scholar
In the building but all escaped. The loss I,
forty thousand dollars. Insurance si2 900.
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Transfer OF the Indians.-visws
on the Questiouh 4,,ff

The joint commission appointed to consider
the question Of the question Of the transfer Oh
the Indian Bureau FROM the Civil to the Mill
tary Department, heard to-day the views Of
Col. A. u. Meacham, editor of PAGER pub
lished here under the title; "The Counsel
Fire, devoted to the interests OF the Indians.
In his Judgment transfer should not be
made, because the Indians looked upon the
army as their enemy and would not yield to
military dictation. II the Indians were 70 be
saved of all 1t must 5e done by civilians, not
by soldiers. He closed with the assertion
that there has not IN twenty-five years been a
disturbance between the whites and Indians
that was not caused by breaking OF treaties on
the p. ri Of the former "
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OVER THE WATER.
An English Bank In Jeopardy.

LONDON, Dec. THE sub-manager OF the
West England, South Wales District Bank,
denies all foundation for the report which
caused the recent uncasiness in the Stock Ex-
change. The rumor, however, Is reiterated
here to-day, coupled wife persistent asser-
tion that the bank will fail unless upheld by
outside assistance. tr
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TElEGRAPHiCl
A..octeted Press Dispatches. p
FROM THE CAPITAL. \
Duties ON sugar--A Law Being
Prepared TO RaRuIatA Sama. ~

WARRINGTON. D. c., Dec. 7.--Assistant
Secretary French, at the request of the csIn-
mttee on Ways and Means, has prepared a
bill to amend the laws as to the duties upon
sugar. The intention is to simplify the law
on this subject so as to end the present contro-
ycsy concerning the different grades Of sugur.
u is probable that the three lowest grades
VIII be abolished and designated as one STAN
darti llri IH."fH fHa RI
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Governor Hampton. Condition.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. There is no
truth In the report circulated that Gov. Hamp-
toms leg WIS to be amputated to-day. He Is
getting along comfortably and rested well last
night. His condition has remained un.
changed during the last few days
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TRENTON, n. j., Dec. Title Court Of Err
ror and Appeal to-day affirmed the judgment
OF the lower court in the case of Hunter who
was sentenced to be hanged for the murder OF
Jno. NJ. Armstrong. His execution Is set for
January lO1h. laaH Pcs 1IH
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INTERVIEW WITH VEAL.
Tho Other Side of the Waxahachie
Scandal.

Accused Denies the Charge, Gives
Theory ofthe Same, and Expects
to be Vinds cated--Describing His
Visit to Mrs. Grifiu and the Inti-
mate Cearacter OF their Former
Friendship.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-11-04
MMerlcf.

- 9er auf ben 70. 5. SO. berufeneGonz
bent SIR 60rberung beS 6anbels Deripri6t
lebr sablreid) beiudt 81 Derben. Nabrz
i6cinliG miro bericlbe bon allen Staaten
bei6idt perbeu, nnb cine Wteuge Der berz
uorragenoiten MGnnern bes 2anoes an
bemielben tbeiluebmen.
-9as bieiige u0eGbe> 6ieberz Gomite"
bat feline Nrbeiten eiugeltelIt, unb miro in
tpenigen Sagen genaue 9e6nungsablage
MAIDEN. Ons Gomite bat i'm @an5en $61, :
3O4.73 8eitrGge erbalten. @uBerbaIb oes
@omites iinb an 9eitrdgen nod $38, 244
eingegangen, 10 6aB Die bon Chicago ges
leiitete llnteritiiBuug ii9 auf nabe5u $780,
600 belGuft.