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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

REAp1Ne TWENTY SQUARE MILES OF
WHEAT.-The poetry Of the harvest field
will have to be written. A correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune, writing
from the Dalrymple farm, furnishes the
rough materials for one canto.
"Just think" he says, "of sea of
wheat containing twenty square miles
$4,000 acres-rich, ripe, golden; the
winds rippling over it. As far as the eye
can see there is the same golden sunset
hue. Far away on the horizon you be-
hold an army sweeping along in grand
procession. Riding on to meet it you
see major general on horseback-the
superintendent; two brigadiers on horse
back-reapers. No swords flash in the
sunlight, but their weapons are monkey
wrenches and hammers. No brass band,
no drum beat or shrill note of the
fife, but the army moves on-a solid
phalanx of twenty-four self. binding reap
ers-to the music of its own machinery.
At one sweep in twinkling, swath of
one hundred and ninety-two feet has
been cut and bound-the reaper tossing
the bundles almost disdainfully into the
air-each binder doing the work of six
men. In all there are lis self-binding
reapers at work. During the harvest
about 400 men are employed, and during
thrashing 600-their wages being SO
day with board.
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A Letter from the Daughter Of Agent
Meeker.

DENVER, COL, October
The following is letter from Miss
Meeker, daughter of Agent Meeker, re-
Gently murdered by the Utes at the
White River Agency:
GREELEYL October 9, 1871, as the
eldest daughter of the martyred Agent
Meeker, of the White River Agency, wish
to express my feelings in limited way
about this horrible massacre. Had there
been half as much expedition and force
put in operation from the time of my
fathers calling for troops until the battle
as there has been since the battle this
horrible massacre would never have oc-
CURED. The government with its slow
movements has let my father be murdered
when it could have been prevented. My
father wrote Governor Pithin on Septem-
Der 10 that bis and all the lives at the
agency were in peril, and requested
troops. After three weeks delay 30
small detachment was sent that it was
overcome, giving the Indians more power
than they had before. Had the cowboys
of Colorado been called out on Septem-
Der 10, they would have reached there in
time to save the lives at the agency, and
they would have made so clean work
of the red devils that it would have been
hard to find one alive to-day.
The life of one common white man is
worth more than all the Indians from the
beginning of their creation until the pre-
sent time, and yet such man as my IA
ther, with brains, intellect and power to
move the thoughts of men-his life is
now ignominiously put out by the hand
of savage foe whose life or soul is not
worthy of dog, and no power in the
land to stay the deed. What magnan-
imous government we have to pamper a
set of creatures whose existence should
have been thing of the past long ago.
Oh, my father Gould I have but
died in your steadl My protector, my
hope and Joy! Oh, the broken heart of
widows, daughters and sisters who to-day
at this hour mourn the loss of their dear
martyred ones who were their support,
love, life and their all They are now
gone from their side forever, with only sor-
row and desolation for ther comforter
through life. Who can pay the price of
this mighty woe? Truly, the blood of
the martyred ones cries out for ven.
geance, and shall the voice ofanguisn be
hushed?
ROSE MEEKER.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

DENNIS KEARNEY RISES TO EXPLAIN
ABOUT HIS CALL ON GRANT.-The San
Francisco Post, in q recent issue, says: (:
Dennis Kearney, as usual, was the prin.
cipal speaker at the sand lot yesterday.
The only thing of interest in his speech
was the explanation of his "call" upon
Gen. Grant, of which he said: All of you
have heard of the arrival in our city of
Gen. Grant. He came here one week
ago yesterday, and was received with
great honors. Looking upon him as a
representative citizen, who has had un.
usual opportunities for observation in
foreign countries, and particularly in
China, 7 considered it my duty as cit
zen to visit him, and to bid him welcome
in behalf of the workingmen to our
home; to invite him to the sand lot, and
to visit our mayor elect, DR.. Kalloch,
who is unable to pay his respects to this
distinguished citizen. Therefore, on
Thursday morning, bright and early,
after having spent the only twenty-five
cents that I had on that day in getting
shaved and having my shoes blacked, I
went to the Palace Hotel, wrote my name
on card, and asked the clerk to send it
up to Gen. Grant. He did so, and after
the lapse of a few moments the waiter re-
turned and informed me that the General
was not up. I asked the waiter what he
had done with my card, and he replied
that he had left it on the Generals table,
and that Mrs. Grant had informed him
that the General was not up, whereupon
I thanked him and left, and returned in
half an hour, when the clerk told me that
he was out. Yesterday morning at 10
o'clock I renewed my visit, sent up my
card, and was informed by the waiter
that the General had left to visit the
Mint. I awaited his return, and called
again, when, upon sending up my name,
I was told by the waiter who returned
that Gen. Grant wished to be excused
from seeing me. thanked him aud left,
considering that I had done my duty.
During the week, when my intention of
visiting Gen. Grant became known, I
was told that it would be necessary that
/ should be introduced by some of the
persons by whom he has been surrounded
since his arrival in this city. Not being
desirous of associating or being identified
with this class of persons, many of whom
Iexpect to see in the striped garments of
convicts before another year rolls round,
I declined the proffered assistance and
went alone, with the result which I have
stated. I have no comments whatever to
make upon the facts, but the working
men of this country must draw their own
conclusions from them.
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A COOP REAsoN.-"I hear that it has
been decided to have nothing but native
California wines at the Great Banquet in
San Francisco" remarked man on @
street yesterday.
eyes; that's the idea," said half a
dozen within hearing.
The first speaker was lost in reflection
for several minutes, when he continued.
It'll make trouble, sure, ifthey use Cali
fornia wines"
Every man in the group seemed to be
fishing up something from his memory,
and one after another they expressed
their views.
"It was five years ago." said the first
speaker, "that I first tackled California
champagne. called on lady and she
opened two bottles. drank 'em both,
all but one glass. Pretty soon I insulted
the lady, beat her poodle to death with a
chair, Kicked a child, broke up the mirrors
and gass fixtures, and was dragged out
of the house by the police. Next day
the husband came after me with q six
shooter and demanded an explanation.
I simply told him his wife had opened
some California wine. He grasped me
by the hand and said no apologies were
necessary"
Here every listener looked moment at
the speaker and they all murmured in
concert:
"You bet; I've been there"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

WOMEN AND ToBAcco.-There are
many women, wives particularly, who
make tobacco source of a large amount
of family unhappiness. They are everlast-
ingly railing against smoking, continu-
ally getting at swords points with every
male friend and relative, and gaining
nothing by it but o grim defiance, which
discovers the fact that in the long run q
mans will is equally as strong as wo.
mans when he once sets out upon sub
ject with the preconceived determination
of having his own way. Then there is
the nervous woman who faints at the
smell of tobacco smoke, and can detect q
smoker mile off; and the particular
creature who is afraid of the house and
the furniture becoming impregnated with
vapor. These unphilosophical wives
rush to the extremity of driving the
smoker from home to indulge elsewhere
in his failing for the obnoxious "weed."
All this is very grave error, and if the
little wives only knew how much un-
happiness might-if it has not already
result from this very proceeding, they
would reflect twice before resortiug to
such petty tyranny. Let the smoker
have some cozy little nook to himself
where he can puff as much as he pleases
without being continually tormented
about it until fault-fnding becomes q
bore and dread to him let it be sacred to
cigars and meerschaum, spittoons and
pipes, of whatever description. He has
an equal right to home and the priyi-
leges the proprietorship should insure
him. You will find that he will not fall
into the unpleasant trick of keeping late
hours 30 frequently, and neglecting to
spend his leisure hours at his own fire.
side.
In the days of courtship-which bring
us to young ladies who may be at present
enjoying that delectable season--you
would not have thought to upbraid him
for such small errors, much less to have
driven him from your side by fainting
fits and small attempts at lectures. No,
no. You might have slowed the knowl-
edge of the aforesaid away in your mem.
ory against the time "when you two
shall be one," but for the time being you
would have let it slumber voiceless, just
as the knowing little sweethearts of the
present generation are doing. In fact,
on birthday anniversaries and holiday
occasions, when you found you had pre-
viously exhausted every other suitable
and available memento of friendship and
something more, you might have active
ly decided upon smoking-cap as your
offering to his lordship.
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- The Democratic national committee
will hold its meeting to arrange for the
opening of the presidential campaign, in
Boston, on the 23d of February next, the
22d, their customary time of meeting,
falling on Sunday.
= In a recent speech at Austin, Texas,
Senator Maxey advised that the actions
and utterances of the Southern people
should be regulated so as not to furnish
Republicans with grounds for conducting
q sectional campaign.
Hon. Henry Watterson, editor of
the Louisville Courier Journal, has de-
clared his purpose to stump North Caro-
lima next year in the interest of the Ma
tional Democratic ticket.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

MANuN1ss1oN OF SLAVES IN CUDA.--
A commercial house in New York has
furnished the following advices from
their correspondents in Havana, dated
the 18th instant: The alcalde correjider
(mayor) of Havana, Mr.. Anto nioGonza-
lez Mendoza, has given freedom to all
his slaves, three hundred in number.
When this became known to the negroes
in Havana they proposed to serenade the
mayor, but the government interfered
and prohibited them from 80 doing.
The planters of St. Jago de Cuba have
held meeting and agreed, with two
exceptions, to free their slaves, but upon
what conditions is not known. On two
estates the negroes killed their overseers,
and then went before justice and stated
that they had done so on account of bad
treatment. From many of the estates the
negroes have left and joined the insur-
gents, those that remained refusing to
work.
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Piedmont Sunday School Institute.

Delegates from several schools in the
bounds of the Piedmont Association met
with the Liberty Church on Friday be-
fore the first Sunday in this month, for
the purpose of organizing a Sunday
School Institute. The Introductory ser
mon. was delivered by Rev. D. Weston
Hiatt; text-Nehemiah 4:6-"So built
we the wall; and all the wall was joined
together unto. the half thereof: for the
people had mind to work" The dis
course was practical interesting and well
adapted to the occasion.
In the afternoon the above Institute
was organized by electing the following
named officers: President, Rev. D. Wes-
ton Hiatt; Vice President, s. A. Gary !;
Secretary and Treasurer, L. Mauldin.
On Saturday, at 10 a. M, We had a
Sabbath School address from Mr.. s. A.
Gary, which was delivered in very
forcible and edifying manner, deeply inn
pressing the audience with the great
work of advancing the Masters cause in
the way of Sunday, Schools. Byrequest,
Rev. d. Weston Hiatt explained the
work of the Institute, which was done
with good effect In the afternoon We
had a lesson in music, ably conducted by
Mr.. A. A. Simmons.
On Sunday morning, at 9 a. M, we
held Sunday School mass meeting.
Addresses were made by Rev: w. b.
Kay, Mr.. s. A. Gary and Rev. D. Weston
Hiatt. The speeches we're good and well
worth listening to. We then assembled
at the water, where the pastor ID. Wes-
ton HAITI led two young ladies into the
water, and they were buried with Christ
by baptism. The missionary sermon,
which was an excellent discourse, was
preached by Rev. F. B. McClanahan.
We then adjourned to meet with the
Beaverdam Church, Anderson County,
S. g., Friday before the third Sunday in
May next.
D. w. HIATT, President.
L. MAULDN, Secretary.
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Next to the love of her husband,
nothing so crowns woman's life with
honor as this second love, the devotion of
the son to her. And / never yet knew q
boy to "turn out" badly who began by
falling in love with his mother. Any
man may fall in love with a fresh-faced
girl, and the man who is gallant to the
girl may cruelty neglect the poor and
weary wife. But the big boy who is a
lover of his mother at middle age is q
true knight, who will love his wife as
much in the sere leaf autumn as he did
in the daisied spring. There is nothing
so beautifully chivalrous as the love of a
big boy for his mother.
= Every moral system which cannot
give to man a new heart will be and
must be failure.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

- The Baltimore american eutertains
hopes of a revival in the Republican
party in the South. 1t says: ere
cent trustworthy advices from South
Carolina and Texas report serious dissen-
sions among the Democrats of both
States that may prove powerful force
for party disintergration. In Texas
there is every prospect that two indepen-
dents, pledged not to act with the Demo
Gratis, will be elected to the next Con-
gress, and in South Carolina there seems
to be no doubt that the Republicans will
effect perfect organization during the
coming year."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23
An Alabama woman has originate

An Alabama woman has originated
a novel industry which may prove to be
an important and interesting one. She
strips the down off the feathers of turkey
and other fowls from their quills and
weaves it into thick soft cloth, which
can be dyed any desired color, and out of
which most beautiful and comfortable
cloaks, sacques, ETC., can be made. His in
ability to buy her seal skin sacque led
her to make the experiment.
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EFFECTS OF MODERN INVENTIONS ON
NIaGER PRoaREss.'-Old Si waited until
the signal bell of the telephone ceased
ringing. Then said he:
"You w'ite folkes is allus lamentatin'
bout de uiggers in dis county not hum.
PIN derselbs an maxim OBJ er livin' like
unto odder folkes-how yer 'speck dey's
gwine ter do dat wild all sich convens-
huns ez dat dar hangin' up on ebery wall
in de lan'?"
"Well, that is grave question Of polit-
ical economy; but what has the tele-
phone to do with the negro making a
living?"
"Dar nowl dat opens de marter fer
debate. Pm wild yer now. OATS what
yer calls FER laber-sabin' convenshin, amt
hit7"
"Yes, it is"
"An' whose laber do hit save? Not de
w'ite folkes' laber, do it? Mol Hits de
neigger's laber all de time. Fore desc
tings cum round hyar ebery time er
genl'man wanted ter sem word ter his
wife bout de company fur supper, er de
bucks wished fur ter forrered er note to
dere sweetheart fur ter go ter de theater,
dey hunted up er slim, limber,jinted, fat
foot nigger ter gallup wild de note. Dat
war laber dat pade niger er big profit
on de outlay OBJ strenf-but how am hit
now? De telerfone dun saved all
dat |"
"Ah! I see you pointr
"Well, hits mo- pinted dan dat! Hyar
dey puts on a'r-brakes on de traines and
'scharge all de nigger brakesman; you'se
all turned de niggers outen de press
room down stars an ackohully dun gone
ter foldin' papers by mershenry; an
down dar ter de boss house de odder day
I seed dey had er fyin'jinny on de ta-
BILE dat skeers off de flies by some kim er
clock-work 'rangementF'
"But, old fellow, these are great helps
to the world"
"Dat's what dey say, but rs moughty
dubious on nigger progriss in sech times
ez desc. Ennybody what kno's er niger
kno's dat he warn't cut out ter lib in er
country full er Yankee noshins an
double back.ackshun convenshuns ter
beat 'em outen de odd jobs dey wuz
fetched up ter do !"
"You darkeys must take advantage of
these thingsW
"Jess sol But how's we gwine ter do
hit2 OATS de pint wild me But I boun'
eff I wuz turn'd loose in de patent offs
bout er day wild dis ole AK dere'd be mo-
laber fer niggers in dis country de mex
week dan all dem wha'rs heah an what's
in Afriky sense de Zulus got lick'd by de
Britishers could do! Don't yer try
me
And the old man made mouth at the
telephone and went out visiting, "Auld
Lang Syne."-AtIanta Constitution.
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1t is said the carrier-pigeons figh by
sight and therefore that, although they
can cover three or four hundred miles
without rest, they could not find their
way to land over three hundred miles of
trackless ocean. Some Antwerp birds
were put on board ship going to the
East. At a distance of one hundred
miles from home they we're let
out of their cage. They would not
return home, but kept flying about the
vessel. The inference is that they did
not know the way back.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

Winnsboro' Nems: Col. Rion, at the re-
Quest of Gen. LeDuc, United States
Commissioner Of Agriculture, has recent
ly sent to the Department Of Agriculture
two specimens of cork wood from his
own tree. The bark sent is one inch
thick. The Colonel's tree. is said to be
the largest in this country.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-23

People learn wisdom by experience.
A man never wakes up his second baby
to see it laugh, but always keeps DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup handy.
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THE SIBERIAN MINES.
Why Nihuism is So widespread In Russia.
letter from Germany.


If a person of sane mind were to in
form you of his or her intention to spend
a vacation in Siberia, you would un-
doubtedly smile audibly, and opine that
the party making 80 audacious an asser-
ton would be q ct subject for the lunatic
asylum. Still, I am bound to confess
that I have Just returned from q trip
to that Arctic region; where I made
quite q stay, in company with my friend,
Robert Lemke, the eminent political
economist, and student of political phi
losophy, than whom there is none more
thorough and more searching. We have
been through the land of the Nihilists !;
and, however earnest we might have been
in our desire to discover important in
formation, all our efforts would have been
in vain had not an influential American
at st. Petersburg, whose name I have
promised not 70 mention, given. us such
letters of introduction that all portals
were opened wide to us, and we saw and
heard what
ONLY A PRIVILEGED FEW
have seen and heard. for a good many
years. It is easily. understood that the
Russian Government, under the trying
circumstances of the present day, is not
very liberal in granting extended privi!-
.leges tonewspaper men; and, had trav-
elled in that capacity, I might have been
denied access to the sources from which
I have drawn the information about a
good many things in Russia. The large
cities, however, are not the places for the
accumulation, Of knowledge such as we
desired to get; and, after idfng few
days at Moscow, st. Petersburg and its
villageatures, ne started for the Siberian
mine.
Until we came to Tobolsk, there was
still some civilization about and around
US. But after that, we received FORE
taste of the horrors we were about to wit
ness. For days we dragged along in a
miserable carriage, without meeting any
thing or anybody, except the lonely Gov
ernment posts, with their stupid "Starost"
and his subordinate Cossacks. At last
we saw in the distance a towering noun
tain, and within its cleft side q colossal
opening, similar to the pit of volcano.
From within
FOUL AIR AND D1sAGREEABEE SMELLS
saluted our nostrils, and for some time We
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working the iron ore. Before us we saw
several hundred ragged creatures, with
terribly rough, long boards, faces pale as
death, or of sickly yellow, with red
trimmed eyes, dragging heavy chains, rat
tling them at every motion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-08-01
AIctsciIo1ts, cU111IUI soItss On III OOI"1V'eV
AL DublicO.

A los fines oportunos hago saber al p1blico
en- general que u. lhFbiendo finaljzado en- primero
de Mayo del corlienfG ano ef tteefniipo sehsIado
para la uuracion de la Suciedad Couvertie Il Co.,
quetl6 diAuelta de derecEo aesde ese da segun
los articulos 329 y 33l del C6digo de comercio
Tambien hago piesente que habiendose mega
40 D. Manuel Couvertie dejar Ia gcstion de
la Sociedad y nombrar, en- union del que sus.
cribe, hquidadores para ella de fuera della cor
pafia, segun 10 mandado por el articulo 33S
del C6digo, voy ejerci ar desde luego ante los
Tribunaies de justieia, las correspondence ac-
clones para obligarlo ese nombramiento, ash
como para que me indemnice de los perjuicios
me ha causado y esta causando, y protesto que
no reconohco nj reconocere la valdez de acto
alguno realizsdo por dcho seflor Couvertie,
desde ell tia arriba citado en- ell sentido de obi
gar de ninguna manera a la Sociedad Cou
Vertie & Comps
3-3 Jorge j. Finlay.