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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-11

diversity of opinion, even among the
Judges, as to the true Interpretation of
the homestead law in regard to exemp-
ton, but on one point they are all agreed,
that the crops raised upon other than the
homestead is not exempt from levy and
sale. Your horse and COW cannot be
taken, but the very corn upon which you
are to feed your stock and your wife and
children may be all taken. Under this
construction of the law, constable re-
Gently went to levy upon the corn, which
was raised upon the lands of another for
the support of the family. The husband
was not at home, but the wife, with true
womanly courage, planted herself in the
door of the house, saying: II helped to
make that corn to feed my children, and
you can't take it, except by wading
through my blood" The justice of the
claim never entered that poor woman's
brain indeed, she would no doubt have
conceded that at once, but it was ques-
ton that rose higher and above that, a
question of bread for my poor children or
starvation. Who would have done other
wise, or who blames her? In many,
many cases it is question of bread for
hungry children, and, as such, must hold
in allegiance the other one of the justice
of the claim. L. II. II.
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"NoT IF IT WERE My BoY."-Some
years ago the late Horace Mann, the
eminent American educator, delivered
an address at the opening of some refor-
matory institution for boys, during which
he remarked that if one boy were saved
from ruin it would pay for all the cost
and care of establishing such an institu
ton as that. After the exercises had
closed. in private conversation q gentle.
man rallied Mr.. Mann upon his state
ment, and said to him:
"Did you not color that q little when
you said that all the expense and labor
would be repaid if it only saved one
boy~
"Not if it were my boy" was the SOL
emn and convincing answer.
All! there is wonderful value about
"my boy" Other boys may be rude and
roug other boys may seem to require
more pains and labor than they Will ever
repay; or other boys may be left to drift
uncared for to their ruin, which is so
near at hand-but "my boy"-it is worth
the toll of a lifetime and the lavish
wealth of a world around to save him
from temporal and eternal ruin. We
would 60 the world round to save him
from peril, and would bless every hand
that was stretched out to give him help
and welcome. And yet every poor wan
dering, outcast, homeless man is one
whom some fond mother called "my boy"
Every lost woman, sunken in the depths
of sin, was somebody's daughter in the
days of her childish innocence. To-day
somebody's son is a hungry outcast,
pressed to the verge of crime and sin.
To-day somebody's daughter is weary,
helpless wanderer, driven by necessity
into the paths that lead to death. Shall
we shrink from labor shall we hesitate
at cost, when the work before US is the
salvation of a soul?
"Not if it is my boy" not if we have
the love Of Him who gave his life to save
the lost.
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ANDERSON S. c., THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER IL, 1879.
pie in the beer garden whom he did not

pie in the beer garden whom he did not
expect to see. But while nominal church
members were there, no one devoted to
the church and usually found in the as
scmbly of the saints on the Lords day
was present Between these midnight
haunts and the church there is no
kinship. This Louisville Talmagc con-
dcmns in almost unmeasured terms the
beer gardens. They convert every night
into bacchanalian feasts, injurc the body
and SOW the seeds of disease and death,
encourage lust, and are detrimental to
the moral and spiritual welfare of men,
and are the enemies of education, moral
ity and religion. Mr.. Yancey, therefore,
appeals to the ministry and the churches
to aid in putting an end legally to those
dens of inlamy and wickedness.
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TIE WHITE HoUsE.--The White
House was first built in 1892, at cost of
s330,0O0. 1t WAS not occupied until
1900. 1t was rebuilt in 1915 and re-
occupied in 1918. Its porticces were not
finished until 1929. Altogether, it is
computed TO have cost, for building, re-
building and furnishing, about 81, ,700,-
900. The great east room for full dress
receptions, measuring S0x40 feet, was
finished about fifty years ago. The
whole establishment has frontage Of
ITO feet and depth of Us feet, and its
vcstibule is 50x40 feet. The garden and
park which enclose the mansion occupy
twenty acres. The cabinet room, 40x3O
feet, is on the second floor. 1t contains
long table with leather seated chairs,
one or two paintings, and large map
of the United Statcs.-B,Dokim Eag't.
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FOREST LEAVES FOR STABLE AND
YARDs.-We do not think that farmers
set as much value upon forest leaves as
they should do. They possess many
good qualities. They have, says the
Germantown Telegraph, q pleasant smell,
absorb the moisture, and through the
winter are coverted into excellent ma
nure. They can be most conveniently
gathered after the first snow, or at least
before the wintry blasts have scattered
them. They then lay compactly, and
being moist can be handled with great
facility. A cart with a few stand
ards stuck in the sides will hold con-
siderable quantity and the best thing to
gather them or load them is wooden
hand rake; a wooden four tined straw
fork is also very handy when the leaves
are moist. They can be gathered, too,
when other labor about the farm is slack.
There are leaves, also, about the garden,
yard and orchards, that should be gath
cred and used. They are good for cover
ing vines, cabbage, and half hardy
shrubbery after being laid down. They
DO not admit much moisture, and are cx-
cellent protection against frost.
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ty. They hang about Monrovia or work
on the farms few miles from the town.
The MoarOvia, which has been lying at
the Empire Stores, Brooklyn, will be
placed in dry dock this week and thor
oughly overhauled. She will then be load
ed for another voyage, and will start for
Liberia December Is. The Colonization
Society has already applied for accom-
modations for sixty emigrants, and the
number will probably be increased to
eighty or one hundred before the day of
sailing. A clergyman will go out to join
the Episcopal mission.
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"A man at Columbus, Ga, pawncd
his false teeth for money to buy circus
tickets Monday.
One of my children was recently at
tackled with severe case of Group,
which really assumed 4 distressing phase /;
7 was recommended to try DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, after other remedies had
failed. The effect was most happy and
speedy, causing an entire cure. +. AL
DEECIIT, oil S. Sharp ST. Baltimore.
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- A child's hair has turned from dark
auburn to snow white, in Olcan, n. Y.
A few weeks ago the little girl, who is
nine years old, saw two or three drunken
men in the street and was terribly fright
cncd. She cried for three hours, and
her paroxysms Of grief were well nigh
uncomfortable. Soon altcrward her hair
began 10 turn gray, aud now it is white.
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The following is the telegram referred
TO In the above article:

lne lOllOWluS Is tue IelcSiauA ieiei Gu
to in the above article:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Novembet 20.
The recent unexpected demonstration
against Senator Wade Hampton at the
Abbeville Fair shows coclusively that
theidolatry bestowed on theso-called ere
deemer of South Carolina" is gradually
dying out. A gentleman of unquestiona-
BILE veracity, who was an eyewitness to
the occurrence, stated to day that Hamp-
toms conservative remarks at the open
ing of the Fair were very poorly received
by the people and they expressed their
displeasure in manner that could not
be misunderstood. His advice to treat ne
groes better in the future, and to pay
them more wages, created a general
murmur of dissatisfaction. Many left
the ground, and others gesticulated Wild
ly and swore roundly. Congressman D.
Wyatt Aiken, when subsequently brought
to task for Hampton's unlucky admis-
sion and suggestion, said he had not in
vited him to make such speech, and he
declined to shoulder any responsibility.
1t is quite evident that change is
gradually taking place; the municipal
contest in Charleston is proof of this and
the murmurs of discomfort regarding the
enforcement of the "fence law" in the
upper counties show that the Democracy
is not so united in sentiment as the lead
ers would haye it appear. The Guber-
Material question attracts more than
usual interest. So far as heard from
only four Generals of the "Lost Cause" /"
Mart Gary, Johnson Hagood, Sam
MCGOWAN and J. B. Kershaw, are promi-
nently mentioned as suitable candidates
for Governor Hampton is credited with
the remark that he may perhaps find il
necessary to resign his seat in the Senate
to heal the increasing dissessions'by be-
coming the next nominee for the posi-
ton. From present appearances the
latter will find it more difficult to con-
ciliate the conflicting elements in his
party than he seems to anticipate.
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CAuTIoN.--Do not let your druggist
palm of substitute, when you demand
DR.. Balls Baby Syrup Or you will be dis
appointed, for no medicine for children
cullals il i'm effect.
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- The $4,000 dogs of st: Petersburg
bring to the city treasury $4,000 per
year, 50 being the tax upon each dog.
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- AIississirpi's next Legislature will
have Democratic majority of l03 on
Joint ballot.
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HOME AGAIN FROM LIBERIA.

The Much Abused South Preferred to life
in Alica-Return of Eighteen Negroes
who Sailed ON the Azor Last Yoar-uard-
ships in Africa.
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The Times Telegram.

The Columbia dispatch to the New
York Times about Senator Hampton's
speech and public reception at Abbe-
Vile on the occasion of his recent visit
has made quite a stir among the stall
wart organs of the North and the ad-
mirers of the Senator in this State.
This dispatch, has some truth in it-as
much as it was possible for the reporter
of The Times under any circumstances to
tell. There was q small crowd on the
fair ground the day Senator Hampton
spoke. He was listened to patiently and
respectfully but without any enthusiasm.
He was greeted by some cheering, and
his speech was several times interrupted
by faint applause; but "many" did not
leave the ground, and no one so far as
we beard, "gesticulated wildly" or
"swore roundly." The Senator spoke
about "the greenback tomfoolery," and
it was in his reply to this part of his ad-
dress that Colonel Aiken joined issue
with him, saying he "wished to God
every farmer in this country had his
pockets full of such 'tomfoolry' to-day"
The Senator's speech was the poorest
he ever made, and his reception was the
coolest he ever got in Abbeville, but
there was nothing in all this to justify
the conclusions of the correspondent OF
the Times. We do not believe the Sena-
tor has ever said that che may perhaps
find it necessary to fssign his seat in the
Senate to heal the increasing dissensions
by becoming the next candidate for Gov
ernor." If such is his intention it
would be we'll for him to wait until he is
elected Governor before he sends in his
resignation.
Last week the Anderson INTELLIGEN-
GER contained most capital suggestion
about the part Hampton is taking in
State politics which we re-echo with all
possible emphasis. The people are the
party and they are not to be controlled
in their choice by any suggestion OF any
politician in the State or out oft. There
has been entirely too much favoritism
since the Democrats came into power.
There has not been an election in this
State for the last two years, general or
special, in the legislature or before the
people which the government, either
directly or through its allies, has not
tried to shape to its wishes and control
in its interests. The people are tired of
this sort of thing, and the fact that Hamp'
ton is not now so popular or strong as he
was in 1876 is due to his official med
ding in matters with which he had no
business.-A5beuiNe Medium.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-29
What the Lawyer Said.

They were trying case in which sew
eral criminals were engaged, and one OF
the prisoners, as prisoners often will do,
endesvored to lead the jury astray by
putting himself forward as the principal
actor in the tragedy. But the vigilsnt
and experienced counsel for the people
is not to be humbugged by any such
shallow pretense. No, gentlemen"
he cried, in summing W, "you viii not
suffer yourselves to be imposed upon
Look at those features, that stupid eye,
and tell me if there you can perceive
any indications of the energy, the
courage, the fertility of resource, the
intelligence, the fire of genius necessary
for the conception and execution of the
mastery murder we are discussing"
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ception that evening already began to
work, and 1 did not go that time. l
went no ne, and, although not exactly In
the condition suitable for church-going,
/ proceeded to the Baptist church, cor.
ner of Bedford and Downing streets, and
heard q lecture Oh the influence of
Christianity on intemperance. The
speaker, the Rev. J. @. Adams pastorf
used some forcible arguments, and
pointed out SO clear the only way o
reforming for good--by seeking Divine
and not depending on human aid-thst
l came home changed man. / deter
mined to do as the pastor suggested, and
for four days lay on sick bed recover
ing from the effects of the spree l had
Just gone through. I was firmly resolved
that would not bolster up my shattered
nerves by either medicine or liquor, as |
had often done before, and that it | was
to die, 1 would leave the world in an
effort to become q man, and not in q
state that l feared l would one day, in
that of drunkenness. Well, the light
became more and more strong as the
days went by, and when rose / found
that with Gods help might hope to
resist the tempter to whom for twenty
three years had been chained hand and
foot. l attended the church again and
listened to an able argument in favor Of
temperance by William Mason Evans,
president of the American Temperance
union, and at its conclusion / went for
ward and signed the pledge. From that
day Senator BIB Hart became for the
balance of his life plain James NJ. Suther>
land. have put away the tambo and
the bones forever, and shall not don the
cork again. The curtain of my life as q
negro minstrel has been rung down, and
when 1 go before the world once more it
shall be as the humble earnest worker in
the cause of Christianity and total
abstinence. N. Y. Star.
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+ farm and }}l,ntation.
n.,anure the Fruit Tree..

In all the oder states manure is as
Essential for the best results in fruit
|rrowing as it is t,r grain and grass. AS
! rule, the orchard is neglected it is
taken for granted that the apple trees,
bitter they are once pIsL ted, will take
stare of themselves. Some men think the
orchard can bear q crop of apples and
Ehay annually, and no matter if the
orchard has seen no manure for twelve
BIZ fifteen years. As general manure,
within reach of all farmers, there is
nothing better than stable or yard
'manure. A dressing of ten two-horse
Dads of manure per acre every other
yesr will promote growth of wood and
HE formation of fruit buds. Unleached
6kshes are among the best and cheapest
tnanures for the orchard. A hundred
bushels to the acre every five years or
tx years will pay abundsntly.
Mr.. r. S. Emory, well-known fruit.
grower OF Kent county, Nd, in a letter
B1pon the subject, Just published, urges
upon pear-growers to "feed the trees"
for" he says, "from my own observa-
Zion, eight orchards out or ten that l
|hsve seen are suffering more for food
tEan any one thing, and / do not know
|bf any fruit that will SO handsomely re-
|munerate for liberal feeding as dwarf
pears. By liberal feeding 1 mean not
ess than twenty-five two-horse wagon
sosds of thoroughly rotted manure per
bore, about every three years, applied
broadcast in October and November,
|knd at once plowed under. In prepar-
ling the manure | at first make heap or
pile of it, using plaster freely with every
load as it is hauled to the pile. A month
pr so after 1 apply it to the orchard,
thoroughly mixing and pulverizing it as
Fit is put in the wagon, and at the same
time discard any that is not thoroughly
frotted, believing such manure to have q
tendency to blight the trees, from an
Experimental fact, viz: About four years
Isgo, in manuring several acres OF tlees,
there was one load of coarse stable man.
ure spread without my knowledge on
some dwarf Bsrtletts, and nearly every
one blighted badly the following June,
4 and / had to cut those trees to almost
nothing to save them, and they were the
oaly ones that did blight or have blight
1 ed since therefore l cannot help believ-
ling the coarse manure, or that kind Of
coarse manure, had something to dc
with their blighting. There are two
things absolutely necessary to be pro-
duced annually on all good pear trees
viz: buds and wood. The latter cannot
be had without feeding Il Baltimore
American.
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Broom Corn-Hov to Raise 10.

Broom corn requires nearly the same
quality of sell and mode of culture as
Indian corn. 1t thrives best on fat,
losmy, or river bottom land, but will
grow satisfactorily on any fertile soil.
Corn stubble or clover sod precede it
with advantage.
Alter thoroughly pulverizing the
ground in the spring with the harrow,
mark out the rows, three and one-hslt
or four feet apart, and if possible SOW
the seed with common garden drill, or,
wanting that, drop the seed as evenly as
possible by hand. When the plant is
two inches high, run backward and for
ward between the rows with two
horse harrow, to kill the weeds, loosen
the soil, and give the corn 8 start Most
people plant too thick, and hence nc
damage will follow if some of the spears
are torn up. After this, treat as ordi'
nary corn. M H..
The next thing is to prevent the bru
falling down and growing crooked. Thi:
is done by bending down the corn 81
soon as the heads shoot out. Be careful
not to bend the stalks so low that the
tops will touch the ground, or so much
that the joints fracture, else the corn will
be tuined. Go over the ground and
repeat the process until the heads are
out:
When the seed has matured, cutting
must begin. The brush should be cut
just above the upper joint, and the Leaf
removed. Take two rows, and, after
cutting the brush, cut the stalks neal
the roots, snd lay them crosswise between
the rows TO serve as bed for the brush
SO as to keep it from mildewing. Then
bundle the stack. Let the stacks
remain for two or three weeks, until the
corn is perfectly dry. Haul to the barr
and thresh. A man and a boy can clear
several hundred pounds in day.
The evergreen variety is preferable
its yield exceeding that Of other vsrie
ties. The crop is easily managed and
highly remunerstive.-[ Dirigo Rural.
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Sunday 8Rsadins.
THE LORDS PRAYER.

Our Father in the heavens,
The Present everywhere,
We love TO praise Fly halloved name,
In all our thought and prayer.
Then let Thy kingdom come,
Thy will on earth be done,
As by the hosts who I'll the heavens,
BY all beneath the sun.
Give US this day the bread,
Our bodies to sustain
While on Thy word, our spirits fed.
Eternal life may gain.
Forgive as we forgive,
Our hearts from malice free
AND help us love our fellow-meu,
As we are loved by Thee.
Lead US in loving ways,
Above Temptations power
Cleanse us from all the stains Of SIM
And keep US every hour.
The kingdom is Thine own:
1t fills the universe
The power and glory in Thy hand,
Can suffer no revere.
So let it be in me:
20 let 1t be in all:
Our Fathers Universal King,
Our God is Lord of all.
Rev T. A Fsdssorth, in AdtGHce.
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The Blue-BOttle.

An animal is wanted for the special
purpose of destroying carrion, so as to
prevent it becoming a nuisance. The
creature appropriate for this purpose is
small worm known as maggot. But
how are such worms to be extempo-
rized, when a mass of putrid meat is to
disposed of? The difficulty is besuti-
fully got over By sending a particular
kind of big fly called blue>bottle,
that is entitled to rank as a scsvenger-
general. Instinctively, the blue-bOttle
discovers where its services are required.
There it deposits eggs. The eggs very
speedily become maggots, and the mag
COTS make short work of eatin up every
scrap OF the putrid mass When this is
done they cannot fly away. This, how
ever, is provided for. They undergo a
Transformation into flies, and they set
of in q flight for new substances re-
quiring their attention, Tni, is but a
brief explanation of the process of trans
formation, which is various according 10
circumstances. 1t is sufficient to i'm
press US with the fact that the creature
referred to is in a sense two distinct ami
mails 1t has flying life and crawling
life; or, more correctly, while in it
flying state it can originate host cs
crawling creatures admirably adapted
for the design in view. In pursuing its
professional avocations the blue-bottle
is far from being particular. 1t will
as readily attack a joint of meat
as dead horse. Cooks, of course,
have a great detestation of blue
bottles, which they think sre created
only to torment them, and they would
be glad to hear that they were extermi-
mated of the face of the earth. This is
being q little unreasonable. Blue bot
ties have a right to live, if they can.
No doubt, they make themselves very
troublesome when by accident they find
their way into room, and keep buEzing
on the window-panes. On these occasions
they are to be pitied. They are trying
J to get out, with the view of performing
their proper functions, and they should
be let out accordingly. If they wish to
go about their business, why not let
them go by all means, and be thankful
for the radiance? In short, though apt
: to be an annoyance, blue~bottles are
sent for good purpose. They have
their appointed uses in creation, and fol-
these uses, their structure, while not
displeasing to the eye, is admirably
adapted. Look at their alacrity, their
swiftness on the wing. Bees are very
properly applauded for their industry.
But we doubt if they are whit more
industrious than the blue>bottle. fol-
they are actively roaming about to
"improve each shining hour" on theil
own proper mission. which is to remove
what is unwholesome and unsightly,
The merits of blue-bottles have been 6
little overlooked in literature. Her.
sldry has strangely neglected them
Should the fraternity of scsyengert
think of getting up cost-of-arms, they
might with great propriety adopt the
blue-bottle as a crest. We know that
cooks will never be reconciled to blue
bottles. All they have to do is to KEEP
joints out of their reach.