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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

Revolution, and when. country courts
were established in the upper country,
Bates returned from the Cherokee coun-
try, where he had taken refuge, and stole
horse. He was pursued and captured
and securely lodged in Greenville Jail.
His captors recognized him as "the
bloody" Bates. Motley heard of Bates
being in Greenville jail whilst blowing
in the field. He Immediately left his
pillow, girded on pair of horseman's pis-
tolls, and went to Greenville Court House.
Col. Carter, a gentleman of high charac-
ter and great popularity, was Sheriff of
Greenville at that time. Motley deman-
ded of him the keys of the Jail, which the
Colonel refused to give him. He told
the story of Bates numbering his father,
mother, brothers, and sisters, and pre-
sented pistol at the Colonel's breast.
The keys were given up, and Motley en-
tered ejail. He seized Bates by the
throat and emptied the contents of it
into his heart. Bates fell dead, and was
taken from the Jail and buried on the lot
now belonging to Col. Hoke's estate ad-
joining the public square.
Motley returned home and lived in
Greenville for many years. No one
thought of prosecuting him for killing
Bates. All applauded the act and hon
ored Motley for doing it. About the
same time similar execution took place
at Ninety-Six. Gen. Butler, of Revolu-
tionary fame, went into the Court House
and took a notorious tory assassin from
the prisoners, box after he had been ac-
quilted of stealing a horse, and carried him
out and hung him to tree in the court
yard. Judge Burke was presiding in
Court, and when the wife of the prisoner
appealed to him to save her husband, he
replied, "Before God, my good woman,
if were to attempt to do so, they
would hang ME too.
B.F. PERRY.
Sans Souci, July %, 1879.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

WANTED A SpEcIMEN.-They were
sitting in the Office of Engineer DeHass
yesterday afternoon, that is, a few of
Burlingtou's most worthy officials, when
a Haukeye reporter intrudcd upon them
in search of news. There WAS a positive
declaration from each individual that he
knew nothing. After few moments
commonplace remarks, one Of the gentle
men told story. This reminded an
other official of little incident in his
experience as a school-teacher. He
said: ~ had q small microscope in the
school, and l thought would entertain
the children with it one afternoon. l
had heard that louise was wonderful
thing under a magnifying glass, so just
before school was dismissed at noon, l
told the children that wanted big, fat
louise, and that for the finest and fattest
one would give fifteen cents. Well,
sirs, I dismissed that school, took my
dinner and went over to corner to eat
it. I had my lunch nicely laid out, and
had just got started, when | noticed a
little six-year-old come in the doorway,
and start toward me with his right hand
extended and q triumphant expression
lighting up his little countenance from
ear to eye and back again. He marched
right up to me, and as he got within
reaching distance, Enclosed his hand,
and said: There, teacher; there, / got
him. and with that he deposited a fine,
fat gray-back alongside OF the lunch.
He was about to start off, when in came
a little girl in the same manner, walked
up with her head down, her thumb in
her mouth, and laid down two. Well,
they began to come in then right along,
until about seventy-6ve were crawling
around before me. 1 told the children
to take them out, and save me two of the
best Of them. Then they gathered them
up and took them away; but, gentlemen,
ate nc more dinner. 1t took week s
salary to pay off the various fifteen cents
/ had promised, and when the debts were
all paid, the study Of animated nature in
that direction was suspended for the
present" Here the official paused and
looked around for the "next." but no one
offered to 60 one better, and soon the
news-seeker quietly withdrew.-Burling-
ton Ha,rkeye.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25
"My Darling's Blind"

A lady entered car on the Oakwood
road one day the past week leading lit.
tie girl perhaps four years old. The moth
er sat down and fitted the little one to the
seat beside her. The child was nibbling
at bit of cake or sugar, now and then
turning her face, full of childish love, uE
to her mother and murmuring some unin.
telligible words of affection.
Opposite to the mother aud child sa,
another young lady, who often smelled @
fresh rose which she held. The innocent
little one before her attracted her atten.
ton, and natural kindliness of the SYM
pathetic woman's heart prompted her to
at once offer the fragrant flower to the
budding lily opposite. So she leaned a
bit forward and spoke:
"Baby wan. the posey"
But the child seemed not to hear. Per.
haps it was the moving Cur that prevent.
ed. Then she spoke little louder, and
held the flower forward temptingly-
"Baby may have the posey."
The mother heard, for she looked to.
ward the other lady and smiled-and oh
such look of heartfelt gratitude oi
motherly love, yet saddened with such
an expressive tinge of sorrow ~ is seldom
seen. And still the lady of the rose
pressed upon the little one the acceptance
of the flower.
"Baby take the rose," holding it
almost to the child's hands. And now
itseemed she was heard, for the blue eyes
turned full upon her would-be patron,
and then in q moment she strongly drew
toward her mothers face. The lady with
the flower showed her bewilderment in
her look, while panied expression fit.
ted across tES face of the mother, who
leaned forward and whispered just g
word
"My darling is blind~
Then the whole sunless, darkened life
of the fair little being-fair rs the flower
which had been offered to her-came up
before the mind. All beauty shut out
forever! For her no foiiage. .strewn.
flower.studded scene to follow the bleak.
ness of winter. No looking with awe into
the mysterious depths of the night sky,
sparkling with glittering, twinkling star
gems, for over those blue eyes the Crea:
tor, in the mystery of His designs, had
hung the impenetrable veil. No ,expec'
tant gaze toward the mothers face fol
the gentlest smile that ever soothes q
childish trouble only the blind passage
of the little hand over and over those
features, for one moments sight oi
which that growing little one will often
willingly offer years of existence. Fol
her the birds will sing; the lovliness Of
form and feather are not. For her while
the babbling stream may make mysteri-
GUS music, dimpled waves and winding
rea ches and verdant banks do not exist.
How bitterly vivid all this as the lady
opened the little hand and shut within it
the thornless stem of the rose, now bear
ing a tear in the petals.
And there were other swimming eyes
in the car.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25
Facts Learned From Drought.

Before the drought of this year is for
gotten let US take a brief review of the
lessons it has taught us, so we may i'm
press them on our memories and profit
by them in the future.
l. Droughts are of incalculable advan-
tage to the soil. They are to the earth
what sleep is to the human body, "tired
natures sweet restorer." While the sur
face of the earth is parched with heat,
by the mysterious force of capillary at
traction, various ferlilizing properties are
continually rising from the subsoi,
which but for the heat and drought in
the surface would have remained below.
The rising of the oil in the lamp wick,
to supply the place of that which is con-
sumed by the fame, is familiar illus
tration of this process. If any farmer
doubts the fact, let him notice the won
derful recuperation of the crops since
the rains have fallen and let him account
for it upon any other hypothesis if he
can.
2. Before the 10th or 18th of July
droughts are not dangerous. UP to this
date they are in one or two respects like
bomb shells; they make a great show
and produce alarm and generalization,
but do very little execution. The splen-
did crops now growing all over our coun-
try prove this fact.
3. 1t will not do to stop work on ac-
count of dry weather. The editor of this
paper very correctly observed, in his re-
cent trip to Wexford, that more corn was
injured by not receiving the last work
ing, than by the dry weather-a fact
which many farmers are now realizing to
their sorrow.
4. Corn should be replanted, notwith-
standing there may be no missing hills.
1t requires both silk and tassel to make
an ear of corn. These die very soon in
dry weather, but when the rains come, the
stalks if not completely exhausted, will
throw out fresh silks, and these silks will
make ears, provided there are any fresh
tassles within reach to furnish the pollen.
If there are no such tassles these efforts to
make ears must prove abortire. A close
inspection of any field early corn to this
time, will convince any one these truths.
We should have stalk, then, about eve
ry fifteen feet square, planted two or
three weeks after the main crop to fur
nish pollen in case a drought should kill
all the old tassels.
5. The best provisions against drought
are deep and thorough preparation,
plenty of distance, liberal manuring lev
cling the rows so as 10 save every drop of
the partial showers that usually fall in
time of drought, and rapid and thor
ough cultivation.
He who will remember the above facts
aud reduce them to practice will hold
his hand against any ordinary drought.
-CdrOhina Spartan.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

- Europe promises to be for all time
to come profitable market for our sur
plus apples.
If there is anything in the survival of
the fittest' DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills
must be counted in;' they have lived
long and do better work than ever.
- There are now only about 100000
members of the patrons Of husbandry in
the United States. At one time the
organization numbered nearly mil
lion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

On the bills of fare at the White
Sulpher Springs Hotel, in Old Virginia,
the following significant line appears:
Engagement rings can be had at the
jewelry store"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

Settlement Of long dispute.--Physi-
Clans have at last come to the conclusion
that the best medicine for teething chill
dren is DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-25

The Repor. OF the Committee of Citizens
Appointed to Collect Tcstimony-soenes
In tho Stricken City-Incidcnts OF tho
Night OF Terror Caused by the Great
ConHsgration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
A Capital Prescription.

A rather eccentric yet eminent ply
stefan was called to attend middle
aged rich lady who had imaginary ills.
After many wise inquiries about her
symptoms and manner of life, he asked
for piece of paper, and wrote down
the following prescription = ..5l
''Do SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY"
In the gravest manner he handed it
to the patient and left. The doctor
heard nothing from the lady for long
time. On Christmas morning he was
hastily summoned to the cottage of her
Irish washerwoman. ..f.r. --.. ..
''It's not meself, doctor, it's me wrist
that's ailing. Ye see, L was afther
gOin' out into the black darkness for a
few bits of wood, when me foot struck
this basket. 1t stood there, like a big
mercy, as it was, full of soft flannel
from Mrs. Walker. She tOwld me that
your medicine cured her, doctor. So,
if you place to put little of that same
on me wrist, I'll he none the worse for
me nice present"
at is a powerful remedy" said the
doctor, gravely. And more than once
in after years he wrote the prescrip-
ton -
"DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY"
-ZiOn'S Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
"who will Roll Us Away the Stone P"

We have been much impressed by
reading an article with this title, and
we see how often we have hesitated,
standing still as it were, in sadness and
unbelief, wondering who will roll away
the stone for us. Deep down in our
hearts is a wish to serve our Master,
but we feel we cannot lift the stone
when we come to the gateway. Oh,
how blind and weak we are just as if
God could not give the needed strength,
however great the burden may be.
When we go into the byways and are
desiring to speak word for Jesus, we
think of the obstacles we shall meet
and cry out, "WhO will roll us away
the stone ?" But we find when we
reach the house of the one whom we
wished to point to Jesus, and from
whose home and heart we feared we
should be repulsed, that Jesus has been
before us and opened the way for the
message which He bids us give.
Anu dSdib, "hOh No'So W. S'''"'
come to us, and we are called to sit by
the bedside of loved ones, who are
gently going down into the valley of
death, we shrink back and say we can
not meet this great trial. But the bless
ed Lord, who reads every secret thought,
comes with His comforting power, and
uphOlds us through this bitter trial.
We find when we come to the spot we
have dreaded. the stone is rolled away
and Christ Himself is near us. His
presence Eliminates the face of our
dying one, and the sweet promises
come one by one to our anxious hearts
till we feel even this heavy sorrow has
its alterations. Then let us throw
away our doubts and fears, pushing on
ward in the path of duty, never fearing
the burden and stopping to ask, "Who
will roll away the stone 2" for the Lord
remembereth our weakness, and His
promised grace is observation-disclosures
Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
Absorbents for Vaults.

DIR. Hitchcock of Michigan says ::
There are hundreds and thousands of
uncemented vaults within twenty or
thirty feet of wells, the sources of water
for hundreds and thousands of families.
No wonder that statistics record so
many deaths from zymOtic and low dis
eases of the typhoid type. A leading
physician of London gave his evidence
that fOur-fifths of the cases of typhus
or typhoid fever were caused by foul
drains or streams. The neglect on this
subject is general all through the coun-
try, and there is probably not neigh
borhOOd where some one cannot be
found who wonders why disease so
much invades his family, while all the
time bad air enters at his windows,
and the water used by the family is
poisoned by the drainage from the
vaults.
This neglect is the more inexcusable
because the remedy is so easy and sim
pie. 1t is not necessary to provide ex-
pensive water closets, with their liabil-
ity to injury and arrangement by frost,
and which after all do not protect
against bad drainage. The remedy is
cheap, simple and at hand, and affords
perfect protection FROM all danger OF
injury to the water of wells. 1t is sim
ply the daily use of absOrbents, and
need not cost one dollar, or occupy
halt minute of time daily throughout
the year in their application.
Coal ashes or road dust, or both
may he had everywhere. Coal ashes
cost nothing wherever coal is used fol-
fuel. Where it is not, place an empty
barrel on a sled or stone boat, and il
may be quickly filled with road dust al
this dry season of the year, and drawn
to shed. A few barrels thus secured
will be enough for all the vaults. Mix.
ed with coal ashes, both form an excel
lent absorbent. Keep a barrel or kea
of this absorbent in the closet, with {
long handled dipper, for each occupant
TO throw down pint before leaving.
III this care is observed, there will b,
no OdOr, and the vault being alway
thus kept dry, there can be no drain
age from it. This simple machiner,
can never get out of order, and if at
tended to, which may he done with n,
more cost than breathing, it will neve
fail Of its intended purpose. We know
this from experience. The yanlts ar
made SO as to be easily accessible, an
the hired men say they would as will
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
Advice to Boys.

Stillman B. Allen, Esq, in his ad-
dress before the Agricultural Society OF
York county, Maine, said: Gin this
country it is the duty of every man to
take an active part in making the laws
which govern us all. Every man should
vote, and vote according to his best
wisdom, judgment and conscience. You
cannot take an active part in govern
ment yet, but you can begin to prepare
yourselves for doing so. | advise you,
whenever you can do so without inter
fering with other duties, to commence
this preparation by reading political
papers, not Oh one side only but on
both sides, to listen to addresses on
both sides of the subject, and to discuss
the matter with those from whom you
can learn something. Then when the
time comes, attend the primary eau
cuses where most matters are practical
~ decided, and he sure to vote ut every
election for the men and the measures
which you believe to be best. Read
good books, such as will improve mind
and heart, and if you turn at times to
lighter reading for rest and amusement,
be sure you have the best of that class.
Never let book be found in your room
or desk which you would hesitate to let
your mother and sisters open and eX-
anime. Read the newspapers. Every
boy of fifteen ought to subscribe for
some paper himself, and read it care
fully and preserve it in files, marking
those articles which interest him most,
So he can refer to them aftel wards. If
a mechanic, take some paper which ex-
plains inventions and the working of
machinery; if a farmer, take some good
agricultural paper. The amount of use
full information to be obtained from any
good paper will surprise you"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14

BUSINESS ON THE BRAIN.-One night
last week, the wife of Justice Moses
was reused from sound sleep by a
stern voice:
care you ready for trial, say ~
''Hush Don't make noise, or else
you'll wake the baby" she replied, en-
deayOring to sOOthe him.
"Don't talk back to this court" he
vociferated. "If you've got any wit
nesses bring 'em on, but let your law
yer do the talking" .r
"Wby; Tom, how You take on What
is the matter 2"
81 send you up for sixty days-that's
what's the matter. Here, Enders, take
her away. Now I'm ready for that pet
ty larceny case. Bring up the pris-
oner."
And jumping out of bed, he started
Tor the next room to summon jury,
but fell over rocking chair, barked
his shins, woke up, and asked his wife
what the dickens was the matter, any
how Virginia Chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
BUILDING MATERIALS

For sale, timber, ioice boards, clapboards and
laths cedar and spruce shngle, doors, windows,
blinds mouldings, brackets, ladders, hardware for
building, lime paints, wall paper and everything
necessary for building will not be undersOld or
underbid by any one that will pay 100 cents the
dollar. Give me your plans and let me job and
you will not have any more trouble about it. Blinds
in the white, or painted, trimmed and hung to or.
der. For want of space, will not name the bull
dings that have built. being over 80 in number
mostly dwelling houses stores, and horse barns
scattered all over this village. So my references
are all the leading business men and the men
have built for in this town. 1 deliver lumber and
material to all parts of the city.
Thanking my numerous friends for their liberal
patronage, am now prepared to do all kinds OF
work by the day or job, at prices to suit the times
will furnish all the materials for building not,
as desired by parties wishing to build. take Jobs
from the bottom of the cellar to the top of the
chimneys. Plans and specifications furnished when
desired By being prompt and attentive to bust
ness, L hope to merit a continuance of your past
favors and a share of the public patronage.
WANTED-Fifty thousand feet of clear, dry
spruce, bass and pine lumber.
Residence on Railroad street. opposite Portland
street.
st. JOhnsbury, March, 1879.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14

UP TO SNUFF.-There is a twelve
years-old youngster living on B street
who never fails in answering any ques-
tiOn put to him. The other day-his
father tried to ''stump" him with this
problem "My son, suppose you had a
kitchen in the northwest corner of your
house and stable in the southeast
corner of your yard, so that when the
wind blew from the northwest there
was a strong smell of corned beef and
cabbage in the house and when the
wind came from the southeast there
was a strong horse OdOr about the
premises, how would you act to prevent
the corned beef odor from permeating
the kitchen and the horses odOr from
pertaining the stable 7" "Why," re-
piled the lad, Cpd keep my horses in
the kitchen and cook my corned beef
in the stable. Virginia New Chron-
icle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
CLOTHING
TO THE PEOPLE.

We have just received and
placed upon our counters for
sale for CASH, the largest
stock of Ready-made Clothing
and Gentlemen's Furnishing
Goods, Hats and Caps, ever
before shown between Boston
and Montreal. These goods
have been purchased from the
manufacturers direct, and will
be sold at prices that defy
competition. We have the
nobbiest line of Young Mems
Suits ever shown in this town,
and made especially for us, for
our young mems trade. Single
and Double Breasted Sack
Suits, and English Getaway
Walking Suits. Overcoats
and listers in new and ele-
giant patterns, from $500 up
wards. We have suits for
boys, suits for middle-aged
men, suits for young men and
suits for old men, and suits for
anybody in fact, that has the
cash to pay for them. And
we are bound to sell these
goods at prices that will make
our neighbors show the white
feather.
N. B. Under no circum-
stances shall we misrepresent
goods.
We have the largest line of
Trunks, Valises and Shopping
Bags in town. Also a large
line of Umbrellas, Canes, Etc.
Having taken the Boynton
store adjoining ours, we have
now more room to show our
Robes, Etc. We have lined
and unlined Buffalos, Hudson
Bay, Prairie and Japanese
Wolf Robes, Coon Robes,
Coon and Buffalo Coats, and
we say right here that we
have the largest line and best
assortment of these goods
that can be found in the State.
We have also a large line of
Horse Blankets Square Blank
cts, Lap Robes, &C., which we
shall sell as low as the lowest.
For the benefit of our Farmer
Friends, and those living out
of town, we would like to
quote a few prices, but these
goods must be seen and ex-
amined to be appreciated.
Now, friends, is your time
to buy, and the place is the
store of the St. bloomsbury
Clothing Co., corner of Main
and Central Sts., next door
north of the St. Johnsbury
House. ......... ......
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
Renting a Post Office Box.
[From the Detroit Free Press

He wasn't a member of the Lime
Kiln club, but he had a whole wheel
barrow full of philosophy and logic I'M
der his ancient looking plug-hat as he
entered the post office aud said he
would like to rent box. The chief
clerk was ready to accommodate him,
when the applicant said - f.,r,. -
DE terms am cash, s'pose7"
eyes, sir.n
''ls dar any trust ~ VI ID
mo, sir; you must pay quarterly il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14

Hold thou me up, and shall be safe.
Ps. II9: III.
Let not any iniquity have dominion
over me. Ps. lI9: 1873.
o keep my soul. Ps. 25: 20.
Deliver my soul from the wicked.
Ps. IL. 13.
Keep me, o Lord, from the hands of
the wicked; who have purpOsed to
overthrow my goings. Ps. 140:4
Keep me from the snares which they
have laid for me. Ps. I4I:9.
Draw nigh to my soul, and redeem it.
Ps. 50: IS.